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In less than 24 hours at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Pro Stock Motorcycle rookie Jianna Salinas went from fighting to qualify for the field of 16 at the NHRA Finals to holding her first Wally trophy.
The emotional 22-year-old from San Jose celebrated her winning 7.464-second, 180.81-mph victory Sunday on the fabled quarter-mile California dragstrip, saying, “I never would have thought that I would be able to pull this off. I came into today saying, 'you know, whatever happens, happens. Win or lose, I get to end the season on a high note. But just to be here right now in this moment . . . it's just, it's not something I ever thought would happen too soon."
Salinas never would have predicted that she would play such a key role in the championship results. She triggered some drama with her first-round victory. She won over points leader Andrew Hines, who had a foul start but sweated out the rest of the day, worrying about closest challengers Matt Smith and Jerry Savoie swooping in to claim the championship that appeared to be his with an eight-victory domination.
5 сен 2024
