KRAWIEC HOLDS TIEBREAKER ADVANTAGE; LEADS POMONA QUALIFYING
Fri, 2008-11-14 09:00
Eddie Krawiec rode his way to the top spot in 
Pro
Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA AAA Finals in Pomona, Ca., because he knew that is what he needed to do in order
to remain in the running for the 2008 NHRA world championship. The
second rider on the Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson team is in the
midst of a four-way battle for the crown.
He’s been figuring the points and at 19 points behind, knew he couldn’t afford to fall one point further behind. Krawiec believed if he lost one point to leader Matt Smith and fell twenty points behind, if he made up the deficit and the championship came down to a tie, he noted Smith overall season round wins outnumbered his and with that said, the incumbent champion would win the tiebreaker. Eddie Krawiec rode his way to the top spot inPro
Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA AAA Finals in Pomona, Ca., because he knew that is what he needed to do in order
to remain in the running for the 2008 NHRA world championship. The
second rider on the Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson team is in the
midst of a four-way battle for the crown.
He’s been figuring the points and at 19 points behind, knew he couldn’t afford to fall one point further behind. Krawiec believed if he lost one point to leader Matt Smith and fell twenty points behind, if he made up the deficit and the championship came down to a tie, he noted Smith overall season round wins outnumbered his and with that said, the incumbent champion would win the tiebreaker.
Krawiec was correct in his thought process that Smith did have the edge in round wins dating back to the start of the season. He was incorrect in thinking it had a play in the championship tiebreaker.
According the Michael Padian, lead publicist for the NHRA Countdown to the Championship public relations, Krawiec holds the tiebreaker with more round wins in the last six races.
“That’s a pretty good thing and changes my outlook on all of this,” Krawiec said when told of the correct scenario. “My whole outlook coming into the weekend was to avoid the tie; it’s good to know that I have an upper hand on a tiebreaker.
“I guess this is one time I don’t mind being publicly corrected.”
Pro
Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA AAA Finals in Pomona, Ca., because he knew that is what he needed to do in order
to remain in the running for the 2008 NHRA world championship. The
second rider on the Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson team is in the
midst of a four-way battle for the crown.He’s been figuring the points and at 19 points behind, knew he couldn’t afford to fall one point further behind. Krawiec believed if he lost one point to leader Matt Smith and fell twenty points behind, if he made up the deficit and the championship came down to a tie, he noted Smith overall season round wins outnumbered his and with that said, the incumbent champion would win the tiebreaker. Eddie Krawiec rode his way to the top spot in
Pro
Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA AAA Finals in Pomona, Ca., because he knew that is what he needed to do in order
to remain in the running for the 2008 NHRA world championship. The
second rider on the Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson team is in the
midst of a four-way battle for the crown.He’s been figuring the points and at 19 points behind, knew he couldn’t afford to fall one point further behind. Krawiec believed if he lost one point to leader Matt Smith and fell twenty points behind, if he made up the deficit and the championship came down to a tie, he noted Smith overall season round wins outnumbered his and with that said, the incumbent champion would win the tiebreaker.
Krawiec was correct in his thought process that Smith did have the edge in round wins dating back to the start of the season. He was incorrect in thinking it had a play in the championship tiebreaker.
According the Michael Padian, lead publicist for the NHRA Countdown to the Championship public relations, Krawiec holds the tiebreaker with more round wins in the last six races.
“That’s a pretty good thing and changes my outlook on all of this,” Krawiec said when told of the correct scenario. “My whole outlook coming into the weekend was to avoid the tie; it’s good to know that I have an upper hand on a tiebreaker.
“I guess this is one time I don’t mind being publicly corrected.”
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