Ed Krawiec

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Eddie Krawiec
NationalityAmerican
Born (1976-12-06) December 6, 1976 (age 48)
Englishtown, New Jersey, U.S.
Current teamVance & Hines
NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series
Years active2004-2023
TeamsVance & Hines
Championships4 (PSM)
Wins49
Fastest laps
  • Best ET
  • 6.692 seconds [1]
  • Best Speed
  • 203.92 mph (328.18 km/h) [1]
Championship titles
2008, 2011, 2012, 2017NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion
Statistics up to date as of September 16, 2025.

Eddie Krawiec (born December 6, 1976, in Englishtown, New Jersey) is a former NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle racer, and four time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion. He piloted the #2 Buell Motorcycles Pro Stock bike for Vance & Hines as a teammate to fellow four time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Andrew Hines. He currently serves as crew chief for Vance & Hines rider Richard Gadson. [2]

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Racing career

Krawiec a former AMA Prostar racer, served as a full-time employee of Old Bridge Township Raceway Park from 1999 through 2007, and became dragstrip manager in 2001. [3]

On November 16, 2008, Krawiec overcame a 19-point deficit to win his first NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Motorcycle championship by five points over second-place finisher Chris Rivas. Krawiec did this, despite never having won an official event in his career. [4] He is only the second NHRA driver to win a championship without winning an event in the same year. [4]

In 2012, Krawiec captured his third NHRA title (and second consecutive title) at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals and won his fourth Pro Stock motorcycle title in 2017. [5] [6] Krawiec has 49 career wins in the Pro Stock Motorcycle division. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eddie Krawiec". NHRA. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Richard Gadson". NHRA. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Eddie Krawiec: From track manager to world champ". NHRA. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 Burgess, Phil. "2008: Eddie Krawiec wins championship from behind by just five points". NHRA. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  5. ↑ McKenna, Kevin. "Krawiec locks up 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Motorcycle title". NHRA. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "NHRA Eddie Krawiec". Vance & Hines. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
LE Tonglet
 NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion
2011, 2012		Succeeded by
Matt Smith
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