"My dad, my brother Adam and Dan (Gonzales) worked their butts off for me and we're all clicking so well together," Arana Jr. said. "This Lucas Oil Buell is an absolute rocket and I couldn't be happier.

"I'm living a dream. This is amazing. I couldn't have imagined this."

Eddie Krawiec

In the finals against Krawiec, Arana Jr. had a perfect reaction time of .000 seconds, getting an instant advantage.

"That was cutting it close in the final but I knew I was just so amped up," Arana Jr. said. "I knew how big that single round was; definitely the biggest round of my rookie year. There's probably going to be a few more of those before we're done."

Arana Jr. put more pressure on Vincent Nobile in the battle for the Auto Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award that honors the NHRA's top rookie. Making things more interesting is Arana Jr. is dating Nobile's older sister, Nicole.

"It makes it a really tough battle for me and Vincent," Arana Jr. said. "I've seen where there has been a tie before, and I don't see why it wouldn't be a tie. We're both deserving. It's not about the money. It's about the reward."

POINT STANDINGS

With two events left in the 2011 season, the points standings leaving Phoenix are as follows.

Top Fuel
1. Antron Brown, 2,425; 2. Larry Dixon, 2,405; 3. Spencer Massey, 2,400; 4. Del Worsham, 2,374; 5. Tony Schumacher, 2,334; 6. Brandon Bernstein, 2,247; 7. Doug Kalitta, 2,200; 8. David Grubnic, 2,168; 9. Shawn Langdon, 2,167; 10. Morgan Lucas, 2,079.

Funny Car
1. Jack Beckman, 2,362; 2. Matt Hagan, 2,357; 3. Mike Neff, 2,340; 4. Cruz Pedregon, 2,314; 5. Robert Hight, 2,304; 6. Jeff Arend, 2,239; 7. Ron Capps, 2,223; 8. Bob Tasca III, 2,221; 9. John Force, 2,168; 10. Tim Wilkerson, 2,157.

Pro Stock
1. Jason Line, 2,505; 2.  Greg Anderson, 2,317; 3. Vincent Nobile, 2,312; 4. Erica Enders, 2,304; 5. Mike Edwards, 2,297; 6. Allen Johnson, 2,241; 7. Rodger Brogdon, 2,240; 8. Greg Stanfield, 2,207; 9. Shane Gray, 2,154; 10. Ron Krisher, 2,113.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Eddie Krawiec, 2,466; 2. Hector Arana Jr, 2,456; 3. Matt Smith, 2,369; 4. Karen Stoffer, 2,319; 5. Andrew Hines, 2,286; 6. Jerry Savoie, 2,248; 7. LE Tonglet, 2,247; 8. Michael Phillips, 2,236; 9. Hector Arana, 2,230; 10. Jim Underdahl, 2,149.