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Scotty Pollacheck and reigning
champ Matt Smith during Mon-
day's final elimination rounds.
Despite the loss, Hines was able
to lock up the top spot in the
Countdown to the Championship
standings.
Before Hines took over on
Monday, the start of the Vance
& Hines team had been Angelle
Sampey who qualified on the
pole for the first time since join-
ing the Harley squad last March.
Sampey, a three-time NHRA
champ, admittedly struggled to
adjust to the Harley platform, but
turned in her best showing of the
season with a 6.816. Sampey
now has been the top qualifier
50 times in her career, more than
any other rider in the class.
With the regular season com-
plete, the playoff round will begin
in two weeks in Reading, Penn-
sylvania, where the top 10 riders
in the class will continue their
pursuit of the Mello Yello Cham-
pionship and the $75,000 bonus
that goes with it. In addition to
Hines, the top seed, the rest of
the contenders include Eddie
Krawiec, Matt Smith, Hector
Arana Jr., Savoie, Karen Stoffer,
Angie Smith, Angelle Sampey,
Ryan Oehler and Hector Arana
Sr.
Kevin McKenna
FINAL
1. Jerry Savoie (Suz)
2. Andrew Hines (H-D)
