"Overall the outcome was not what we totally wanted but we got to the final," Arana Sr. said. "The way I see it, you have to get to the final before you can win."
Arana reached the final by scoring a first-round win after Angie Smith's bike was unable to launch and a second-round victory over Eddie Krawiec. He then stopped son Hector Jr. in the semifinals.
"Today the big thing was that the weatherman was wrong; it was overcast," Arana said. "The track felt good. The sun came out and we started losing traction. We lost something in the clutch combination and the tune-up because of it."