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line approximately 40 seconds
behind Sutherlin.
Colton Udall (Honda) and Jus-
tin Seeds (Kawasaki) rounded
out the top five, while Mark Sam-
uels (Honda), Justin Jones (KTM)
and Eric Yorba (KTM) filled out
the Pro-class finishers.
In the Pro 2 class, Husqvarna
rider Justin Morgan captured his
first win, but it was RPM/KTM's
Travis Coy clinching the title with
a second-place finish.
Honda rider Blayne Thompson
took top honors in the Pro 2 Li-
tes class, but it wasn't enough to
keep Yamaha rider Michael Del
Fante from clinching the class
title.
With one round left on the
2014 schedule, Sutherlin holds
a semi-comfortable 16-point lead
over Bell.
Taylor Robert took
top honors at the
Glen Helen WORCS.
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BY
HARLEN
FOLEY
SAMPEY-DRAGO TO NHRA
A
ngelle Sampey-
Drago, the most
successful female drag
racer in NHRA Pro Stock
Motorcycle history, is
coming out of retirement
to race for George and
Jackie Bryce's Star Rac-
ing. Sampey-Drago, the
three-time NHRA Pro
Stock Champion, is 44
years old.
"We have been working on
bringing back Angelle for a
few months now," said George
Bryce. "Next year is our 35th An-
niversary at Star Racing and we
thought what better way to cele-
brate than having the winningest
female racer in NHRA history
to keep the Star Racing legacy
alive. We were going to wait to
announce this, but in light of
recent events we thought there
was never a better time."
Bryce's rider Michael Ray re-
signed from the team last week.
Sampey-Drago has amassed
41 NHRA event wins and wants to
go after Dave Schultz's record of
45. Her 45 Top Qualifier awards
are the most in class history, ac-
cording to a team release.
"We had a great test this week
at South Georgia Motor-
sports Park," said Sampey-
Drago. "I was definitely
nervous the first run, but I
kept getting more comfort-
able each run. My life is in
order with a great family and
I have been missing my rac-
ing family. The fans were so
good to me when I was at
Houston earlier this year…
and to be honest I still have
that burning desire to win."
"Angelle and her Star Racing
S&S-powered Buell will be back
before the end of the season,"
said Bryce. "We are not sure if
it will be Dallas or St. Louis, but
you will see Angelle this season
and we will make an all-out as-
sault for the championship in
2015 with both Angelle and Chaz
Kennedy."
