Back-to-back series champion Andrew Hines made it back-to-back-to-back wins for Harley-Davidson in the lucrative Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle Saturday by beating Chip Ellis in the final to claim a record $25,000 first prize. Hines' Screamin' Eagle teammate, GT Tonglet, won the event in 2005 and Hines won the title in 2004.

This time, Hines earned the glory for the Vance & Hines gang, leaving Ellis at the starting line with a superior .032- to .073-second reaction time and leading all the way down O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis with a 7.062 at 188.15 mph to Ellis' 7.114 at 184.75 mph. The final margin of victory was a whopping 25 feet.

"That's three years in a row for our team, and that's hard to believe," Hines said. "I felt like I was making good run, and I didn't hear Chip. I was just tucked in, looking at the wall, and thinking, 'Come on, finish line.'

"I owe a lot of the credit for this to my crew, especially my crew chief, Scott Scuerman. NHRA only gave us 25 minutes between rounds and we barely got the job done, but the bike was flawless. In fact, I had a 1.07 60-foot time in the final that was the best 60-foot time we've had with this bike. It was an awesome run. If we can keep this up, we've got a shot at that $10,000 bonus for winning on Monday."

Hines has put himself in position to earn $20,000 from NHRA should he double up and win the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Monday. The race and the double-up bonus are worth $10,000 each.

The No. 1 qualifier in the event, Drag Specialties S&S Buell V-Twin rider Ellis pockets $10,000 for finishing as runner-up to Hines. Ellis had four No. 1 qualifying efforts over the course of the 15-race schedule of events that make up the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle series. Each race's low qualifier received $1,000 per event.

Matt Smith and Antron Brown earned $6,000 as semifinalists in the race, which features the top eight qualifiers from the previous 12 months. Craig Treble, Angelle Sampey, Tom Bradford, and Ryan Schnitz lost in the opening round but pocketed $3,500 each for making the show.

Riders are awarded points at each national event in the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle series based on their qualifying position. The top qualifier earns 175 points. The final qualifier earns 85 points.