Drivers ready for racing at autoplus raceway at gainesville. Smith brings more to the table than just an expertise in driving her. Smith discusses improvements that have been made to her denso bike, and her expectations for the 2020 nhra season. In winning 20 world championship, joined father rickie. Jun 03, 2019 22nd annual route 66 nhra national route 66 raceway joliet, il may 31june 2, 2019.
A large portion of this weeks third event in the 2020 nhra mello yello drag racing series has been postponed to an as yet undetermined date as a result of the pandemic. The famous kandy girls will be greeting fans in smith s pit area. Matt, the 2007 nhra mello yello pro stock motorcycle champion, made a late. Victory motorcycle driver angie smith is eager to return to nhra pro stock motorcycle competition in 2016. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover angies. Oct 12, 2014 nhra prostock motorcycle racer angie smith looking mighty good in her custom red leathers. Angie smith talks motorcycle racing sponsorship and new. Oct 03, 2019 much like richard petty is the greatest driver in nascar history, force is pettys equal when it comes to hurtling down the straight line. Racing regularly since 1989 in the nhra, smith has never finished lower the th in the points.
Pro stock motorcycle rider angie smith approaches the starting line during the first round of eliminations at the toyota nhra sonoma nationals at sonoma raceway in sonoma, calif. The agreement will include kandy branding on angie s 190mph buell. Erica enders is an nhra pro stock driver from texas. Matt and angie smith nhra pro stock motorcycle youtube. Wfo radio motorsports podcast nhra podcast rob flynn. Mmr sat down with matt and angie smith over zoom on behalf of dragracingtv streaming on roku. May 09, 2016 angie smith has been racing motorcycles since 2000.
Just for kicks, we decided to tally the driver, rookie of the year and. Denso products and services americas, an affiliate of leading global automotive supplier denso corp. Nhra motorcyclists angie and matt smith, combine racing, marriage. Alanabi racing funding terminated in north america january 5, 2015 the racingjunk editors 18. Alan and joe take questions and comments from the live audience on facebook and youtube, and discuss the nhra news of the day. Nhra prostock motorcycle racer angie smith looking mighty. One of only 16 women in the nhras 65year history to have won a drag race at the professional level, smith is the wife of twotime world champion matt smith, who will continue to serve as her crew chief and compete himself.
The 2018 nhra mello yello drag racing season was announced on june 6, 2017 it is the 63rd season of the national hot rod association s top drag racing competition. Angie smith tenacious and gorgeous motorcycle drag. The 50th amalie motor oil, gator nationals, sanctioned by the national hot rod association will be a memorable occasion to say the least. In this hour long interview we cover a lot of territory of the matt smith motorsport team members that. Wfo radio motorsports podcast nhra podcast angie smith. Nhra on fox lead announcer brian lohnes recaps the news of the last week and takes a look at the week ahead for nhra.
Get nhra driver angie smiths career highlights, bio, stats and latest news. Apr 25, 2017 denso products and services americas, an affiliate of leading global automotive supplier denso corp. Angie smith june 2629 oreilly auto parts route 66 nhra nationals. A courtney force win in kansas marked the 100 th win by a female nhra competitor. Team safety sentry motorsports has teamed up with 2010 nhra full throttle pro stock runnerup greg stanfield to contest the series in 2011. Detailed analysis and commentary, coupled with an honesty that is all too often missing from corporate coverage, make this a mustlistento podcast for fans of nascar, nhra, indycar, and formula 1. Here are few pictures from some those earlier days. Angie smith went through the sand trap and into a corn field during nhra qualifying at norwalk, oh. Grab a beverage and hang out with this crew as they go wfo live. The 2017 nhra mello yello drag racing season was announced on june 8, 2016 it was the 62nd season of the national hot rod association s top drag racing competition. Friday cocktails with angie smith and scott palmer. Angie smith has 1,488 photos and videos on their instagram profile.
Say hello to the most successful female driver in the world. Courtney force made history on sunday in kansas by collecting win no. Morrison angie and matt smith are the romeo and juliet of pro stock motorcycle racing. Nhra driver courtney force left will race against her father, john, in funny car. Matt is heading into the countdown to the championship in the no.
Meet some of the women hitting the track at the nhra drag racing toyota nationals in las vegas top fuel driver leah pritchett made it to the final race to match up against steve torrence who had. Follow us for updates for all drivers in the class jump to. The list of winners had 14 names on it, and that was before brittany force, leah pritchett, and angie smith added theirs to the list. Find everything in one place on angie smith including. One of the most successful pro stock motorcycle drivers in nhra history was sixtime champion dave schultz, who died in 2001. This will be our third year with the lucrative, sassy, and vibrant racer angie smith racing shes welcomed us into her family since the first ra. Nhra motorcyclists angie and matt smith, combine racing. Association nhra pro stock motorcycle team, matt smith racing along with our featured behind the wheel drivers, matt and angie smith. Career best times and speeds updated 7222018 top fuel driver time location, year speed location, year blake alexander 3. The official facebook page for matt smith racing featuring husband and wife team matt and angie. Were all pretty close and it turns into a tunein race on race day, angie smith said. Pro stock motorcycle rider angie smith will compete on a matt smith racing buell vtwin in next season and beyond. Ron capps scored his first victory of the year at the 39th annual arbys nhra southern nationals at atlanta dragway, as steve torrence and andrew hines clinched wins in top fuel and pro stock.
Angie smith professional racer matt smith racing linkedin. Matt smith and wife angie smith introduced victory motorcycles to the nhra mello yello drag racing series in 2015, making a remarkable amount of progress while developing the new bike. Joe castello and his team continuously produce the best talk show in radio. Capps, torrence, hines win southern nationals in atlanta. Sep 11, 2019 matt and angie smith are the only husbandwife combo youll see competing in the professional ranks of nhra drag racing, in the pro stock motorcycle field. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Get to know pro stock motorcycle drivers angie and matt smith as they walk feet with amanda busick. The average salary of a professional drag racer career trend. Smith began 1997 running nhra pro stock, however half way through the year smith decided to return to his roots, the ihra, where he would, yet again, try his hand at a new class, pro modified. Angie smith at denver highres professional motorsports. Team safety sentry also will attack the 2011 pro stock motorcycle competition with the addition of rider angie smith. Talented nhra pro stock motorcycle racer mattangie smith talks about what was an unpredictable offseason for her team, the difficult nature. Courtney force earns 100th nhra win by female driver. Angie on the starting line probably watching matt run angie and matt fishing angie cheering angie, matt and the crew angie and the kandy full crew angie s girls her girls with the patron funny car angie and her kandy girls angie on her bike with her girls angie waiting to run angie and her girls angie getting ready to helmet up. Honored that angie continues to trust us with her public relations and social media throughout the nhra pro stock motorcycle. May 25, 2014 courtney force earns 100th nhra win by female driver. Get nhra driver angie smith s career highlights, bio, stats and latest news. As a proven winner with a victory at the 2014 nationals in epping, new hampshire, smith brings more to the table than just an expertise in driving.
Smith said the incident started in the shutdown area following. Denso sponsors nhra pro stock motorcycle racer angie smith. One team who is looking forward to their upcoming season is national hot rod association nhra pro stock motorcycle team, matt smith racing along with our featured behind the wheel drivers, matt and angie smith. How to break into nhra pro stock motorcycle, matt smith racing ebr bikes flying duration. Angie got her first and only event win in 2014 at the new england dragway. The official page for the nhra pro stock motorcycle class. Oct 11, 2014 husband and wife motorcycle racers matt and angie smith ride nhra pro stocks. Approximately 2014 angie and matt started to drive factory backed victory motorcycles for matt smith racing. Pro stock motorcycle, formerly known as pro stock bike, is a motorcycle drag racing class that. Racing is my life nhra pro stock motorcycle nobody said it was easy they said it was worth it. Team owner, matt smith, son of legendary pro modified drag racer rickie smith, began his. Sep 12, 2017 nhra driver courtney force left will race against her father, john, in funny car. The situation is a bit unusual for angie and matt smith. Angie smith talks motorcycle racing sponsorship and new deal.
The husbandwife power team of angie and matt smith introduced the victory motorcycle brand to the nhra mellow yellow drag racing series competition this season, after victory began looking for a way to get into the nhra pro stock motorcycle class in late 2014. The yearold partnership between victory motorcycles and matt smith racing is ready to reap some big benefits in 2016. Matt smith spoke on saturday morning to regarding a fight which broke out in the pro stock motorcycle pits friday evening at raceway park in englishtown, nj, during the toyota nhra summernationals. Angie smith tenacious and gorgeous motorcycle drag racerby. Angie smith has been racing motorcycles since 2000. Victory motorcycle driver angie smith eager to return. Wfo radio motorsports podcast wfo podcast archives wfo. Angie smith went through the sand trap and into a corn field during nhra. To the casual observer, angie smith is part of a racing duo with her. Not only is matt a competitor of angie s, hes also. Force, houwever, didnt do it without a little ok, a lot of help.
Nhra s female racers took another collective leap forward in 2014. Angie married matt smith, a fellow nhra motorcycle drag racer in 2009. Drivers and crew of the nhra mello yello drag racing series gathered to celebrate their nhra awards banquet 2019 event. View angie smiths profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Matt smith became the third different category winner in the 2019 season with his run of 6. Kandy magazine to sponsor angie smith in charlotte sema.
Behind the wheel checks in with matt smith racing nhra pro stock motorcycle drivers matt and angie smith to take a look back at the past season, and to prep for whats next. Angie smith heading into countdown better than shes ever. John force racing driver robert hight wins at sonoma. Mar 25, 2020 joe castello and his team continuously produce the best talk show in radio. Angie smith teams with safety sentry drag bike news. But its just angie and matt at the shop, which means angie has much more on her plate. Husband and wife motorcycle racers matt and angie smith ride. Browse through our highres professional motorsports photography. Jump to navigation jump to search 2014 nhra mello yello drag racing series season. Family business will be on full display in nhra countdown espnw. There will be 24 top fuel, funny car, and pro stock events, and 16 pro stock motorcycle events. Denso renews primary sponsorship of angie and matt smith for 2020 nhra season husbandandwife teammates ready to rock the racetrack on denso spark plugs denso products and services, inc. Matt and angie smith are the only husbandwife combo youll see competing in the professional ranks of nhra drag racing, in the pro stock motorcycle field. She is the danica patrick of nhra funny cars except she wins.
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