winning against Brayden Davis
and Clayton Howey. Angie is
now second in points, 26 behind
defending champion Richard
Gadson.
"Matt is a remarkable person
for him to just navigate running
four motorcycles, lining four
people up," Angie said. "It was
just a challenge, and as a team,
we had to step up to the plate.
I was very thankful that Matt
made it back before the first
round on Sunday. He didn't want
to be at the hospital; he wanted
to be there with us."
Smith was also excited to
be part of NHRA's long list of
female competitors, which
includes Pro Stock Motorcycle
racers Angelle Sampey, Karen
Stoffer, Peggy Llewellyn and
Smith's own teammate, Jianna
Evaristo, and to reach 200 pro
wins.
"It means everything [to get
the 200th]. From Erica Enders to
Shirley Muldowney to Angelle,
to all of those ladies who have
paved the way for me to come
out here, and I get to call some
of them my really good friends,
and that's what means so much
to me. We have such a close
relationship, and I will always be
the 200th. I'm glad I can repre
-
sent the women of NHRA."
Oehler
also had a weekend to
remember, advancing to his first
final round in five years and his
fifth in his career, continuing to
show strong progress with round
wins over Chase Van Sant, reign
-
ing world champion Gadson, and
Jianna Evaristo.
Oehler caught a big break in
round one when he slowed, but
Van Sant fouled at the start. A
round later, Oehler made the
best run of his career, posting a
6.698 elapsed time and a 203.12
mph speed in his win over Gad
-
son.
The Pro
Stock Motorcycle
class will return in two weeks
at the NHRA Thunder Valley
Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee,
June 12-14.
Kevin McKenna
FINAL
1. Angie Smith (.041) 6.683,
201.52 mph
2. Ryan Oehler (.048) 6.741,
201.91 mph
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Smith made drag racing
history by capturing the
200th win by a female in the
NHRA Mission Foods Drag
Racing Series.
