Second - Vance & Hines / Hayden Gillim ( H-D )
Vance & Hines raced with a 2020 Electra Glide and decided that they wanted to " keep it all fairly simple so that the hundreds of thousands of Harley touring bike owners out there could actually relate to what we were doing ," said VP Sales & Marketing John Potts . " We used a Harley 131 " crate motor with a new Vance & Hines air intake with the ' Cagefighter ' VO2 air cleaner in black . A FuelPak for tuning and an all new exhaust - the Hi Output Short in stainless . Our Indianapolis facility worked on the bike , bringing in Eddie Krawiec and Andrew Hines ' championship experience and talents . " We worked to lighten the bike up a bit , added racing wheels , Brembo brakes and did plenty of Öhlins tuning trackside . Kraus controls and Performance Machine mids gave us the improved rider positioning and Saddlemen made us
a custom-made seat . A new swingarm was also added to drop some weight . " We made it part of the family with the Harley racing orange and black from our Pro Stock and AFT Super / Production Twins teams ."
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Third - RSD / Frankie Garcia ( Indian Challenger )
" There ' s something both absurd and awesome about racing Baggers at Laguna Seca ," said Roland Sands when their participation as a second Indian Challenger challenge to the Harleys was first announced . " But it ' s exactly the type of craziness we live for here at RSD . The Indian Challenger is an incredible platform , and we definitely will be competitive . But make no mistake , our priority is to have a great time , and how can you not at an event like this ? Hats off to the gang at MotoAmerica and Drag Specialties for bringing this event to life ." Well , competitive they certainly were , just as you would expect from any outfit bearing former racer Roland Sands ' imprimatur , with track veteran and Indian Motorcycle / RSD Super Hooligan race team alumni Frankie Garcia bringing it home in third . RSD gave the 122 hp PowerPlus a race-tuned S & S exhaust , RSD race wheels shod in Dunlop super sport tires and a hydraulically adjustable FOX X RSD rear shock .
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