36new approach makes us a stronger team.”Sampey is the winningest female athlete in NHRA racing and all of motorsports with 45 wins to her credit. She was NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion three times (2000, 2001 and 2002). Sampey joined Vance & Hines in 2019, and in 2021 competed on a Vance & Hines Suzuki notching two wins. She also reset Suzuki’s all-time best speed of 202.03mph in Charlotte and ffnished in second place in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship.Krawiec, a four-time champion (2008, 2011, 2012, 2017), has accumulated 49 NHRA PSM wins. He’s been on the Vance & Hines team since 2007 and was the ffrst member of the team to enter the Denso 200 MPH Club. His current top speed is 203.49mph. For 2022, Krawiec swaps his twin-cylinder Buell for a Vance & Hines-powered Suzuki.“Andrew’s move to Crew Chief is special for Byron and I,” said Terry Vance. “We’ve watched him grow up in the sport, become a champion, and now take the lead role on the team. He has the right combination of skills to excel in this position for us.”A cold and rain-soaked start to the event forced qualifying rounds on Friday and Saturday to be cancelled due to inclement weather. As a result, the run order for Sunday’s final eliminations was set based on last season’s final points standings, putting Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki rider Sampey, the 2021 Championship Runner-Up, in the number two spot on the ladder. Teammate Krawiec, a six-time winner at Gainesville, TEAM SUZUKI RACING NEWSstarted in fourth position. The weather improved on race day, with the cool, dense air and well-groomed track presenting ideal conditions for record-setting runs.class champion Krawiec from starting ofi a new era in his career as a Suzuki rider on the right foot with a 6.884-second/198.70 mph victory over Michael Phillips in the first round of eliminations. However, his second-round 6.92-second/197.74 mph run was not enough to advance against eventual race winner Stofier.For Sampey, the Gatornationals marked a return to her roots as a Suzuki-sponsored rider. Sampey spun the tyre offi the line resulting in an 8.30-second/105mph first-round loss to Marc Ingwersen, but the three-time class champion was elated to be back in action with the motorcycle brand where she has spent most of her career.Krawiec beat Ryan Oehler with a 6.786/198.96 mph and then knocked ofi Joey Gladstone in the second round with a 6.772/199.17 mph to make the semi-final round. But his 6.802/197.10 mph in the semi-ffinals was not enough to overcome Steve Johnson’s 6.711/201.55 mph run. Johnson won the final over Matt Smith.The lack of qualifying did not stop four-time In the ffirst round of Sunday eliminations, For Sampey, racing at the closest track to her home in Louisiana, where she has won four times previously in her career, was something of a bittersweet homecoming with the news that Houston Raceway Park was closing after this event, ending its 35-year run as host of the NHRA Spring Nationals.After qualifying eighth, she topped fellow Louisianan Jerry Savoie with a 6.814/201.19 mph run in the first round. In the second round, her 6.852/201.07 mph run wasn’t enough to overcome top qualiffer Karen 2022 Summer IssueGatornationals. Gainesville, FL - March 10-13 The NHRA Gatornationals season opener for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class didn’t produce the winning result the Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle Team hoped for on its debut.“Angelle Sampey is the winningest female athlete in NHRA racing”Spring Nationals. Houston - April 22-24. The Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle Team returned to action at the NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park for the second round of the 2022 Pro Stock Motorcycle championship.NHRA
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