pretty special to join that club."
At the conclusion of the 2021
season, Smith is the champion,
followed by Sampey, Johnson,
Krawiec, Stoffer, Scotty Pol-
lacheck, Angie Smith, Joey
Gladstone, Andrew Hines and
Ryan Oehler.
The 2021 NHRA Pro Stock
Motorcycle season is expected
to kick off at the traditional
opener in Gainesville, Florida in
mid-March.
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Final
1. Matt Smith (Bue)
2. Karen Stoffer (Suz)
"I've been saying all year that
the Suzuki's have an advantage
and now I'm going to build one
to see what I can do," Smith
said. "I'm really excited about
working with Jianna, because I
think I can help make her a bet-
ter rider. This [Denso Buell] that
I've been riding the last couple
of years has been a great bike
but it's going into storage.
"I've never won a race on
a Suzuki so that's my goal for
2022," Smith said. "Of course,
I also want to come back and
race for a sixth championship.
The only guy who's done that is
Andrew [Hines] so it would be
season on a strong note by
reaching the final round of the
last three races in Bristol, Ten-
nessee, Las Vegas and Pomona.
Stoffer has been on the leading
edge of a performance resur-
gence by the Suzuki brand in
NHRA competition thanks to a
rules revision that permitted four-
valve technology.
That performance increase
hasn't gone unnoticed by Smith,
who plans to race a Suzuki
next season. Smith has also
announced a partnership with
the Scrappers team including
riders Jianna Salinas and Jimmy
Underdahl.
FINAL ROUND / NOVEMBER 12-14, 2021
AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY / POMONA, CALIFORNIA
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DRAG RACING I NHRA CAMPING WORLD PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP
Smith and his supporters celebrate the title.
