Hector Arana Sr. (near lane) got the semifinal win when his son Hector Jr. turned on the red light.

"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."