HARLEY-DAVIDSON SCREAMIN-EAGLE / VANCE & HINES-DRAG-TEAM
The HARLEY-DAVIDSON ™ SCREAMIN-EAGLE / VANCE & HINES-DRAG TEAM OPENS THE DEFENSE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN GAINESVILLE
The impressive team of Hines, Krawiec and Sampey returns for the 2020 season
MILWAUKEE (March 12 2020) - The 10-time drag racing team Harley-Davidson Screamin‚ Eagle / Vance & Hines will open its title defense when the NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing series opens its 2020 season March 12-15, at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida.
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAsopbjkkzU&width=1000&height=563&rel=0[/embedyt]With the defending Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion Andrew Hines and the former champions Ed Krawiec and Angelle Sampey on board the Harley-Davidson FXDR competition motorcycles the team is bringing a successful tradition to the track. .
„The Screamin‚ Eagle team demonstrates a champion's mindset every time they step up to the tree.“, said Jon Bekefy, GM of Brand Marketing at Harley-Davidson. „Hines, Krawiec and Sampey have together 13 Pro Stock Motorcycle Championships and are supported by a team with incredible technical know-how and experience. This is a very competitive class, but we expect to be the team to beat in 2020.
The Harley-Davidson Screamin‚ Eagle / Vance & Hines Team rides competition drag bikes, which are Harley-Davidson® FXDR 114 a high-performance cruiser based on the Softail® model platform that combines the unrelenting power of the Milwaukee-Eight combines 114 engine with the generous use of new weight-saving aluminum and composite components to strengthen all aspects of performance. For 2020, the Screamin’ Eagle Drag Bikes with Jet Fire Orange painted, the historical color of the Harley-Davidson® Competition motorcycles.
Hines will race for his milestone seventh Pro Stock Motorcycle championship in 2020. His six titles (2004-06, 2014-15 and 2019) equal the record of the late Hall of Fame racer Dave Schultz.
In 17 races for the Harley / Davidson Screamin Eagle / Vance & Hines team, the 36-year-old Hines has won 56 finals, also a record for Pro Stock Motorcycle racers. In 2019, Hines dominated the class aboard his Harley-Davidson FXDR dragbike. He won eight times in ten final rounds and claimed the number one spot for the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
Ed Krawiec
Krawiec wird 2020 um seinen fünften Pro Stock Motorcycle-Titel fahren. Der 43-jährige vierfache Champion (2008, 2011-12, 2017), ein cooler und konzentrierter Rennfahrer, hat seitdem 47 Mal in 85 Finalrunden gewonnen. Sein Pro Stock Motorcycle-Debüt war im Jahr 2004. Im Jahr 2019 bestritt Krawiec four final round matches and was the number one qualifier for three events. He set a new personal speed record of 200.59 miles per hour in Gainesville and finished fifth in season points.
Angelle Sampey
Sampey, 49, a three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion ((2000-02)), joined the Screamin‚ Eagle team in 2019. Her 42 event wins were the most by a female racer in NHRA competition. In 2019, Sampey advanced to a final round, was the number one qualifier at two events and finished the season in seventh place.
Andrew Hines
„Andrew and Ed will certainly challenge for the championship this season, and I think Angelle could be set for a break-out year,“ said Terry Vance, owner of Vance & Hines Motorsports. „She has had a season with the Harley-Davidson motorcycles and has been working on winning races since last November.“
THE NHRA DATES 2020
The 16-event 2020 Pro Stock Motorcycle schedule includes three new venues: the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals in Houston (April 17-19), the Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee (June 19-21) and the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle, Washington (July 31-Aug. 2). The Pro Stock Motorcycle class will compete in five events in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. The entire Pro Stock Motorcycle schedule can be found at NHRA.com.
Harley-Davidson and Vance & Hines Motorsports founded the Harley-Davidson Screamin‚ Eagle / Vance & Hines team in 2002 to compete in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Division. In 2004, the team was the first to win the NHRA title with a V-Twin motorcycle.
The Harley-Davidson Screamin‚ Eagle / Vance & Hines team is led by Vance & Hines Motorsports owners Byron Hines and Terry Vance. Matt Hines, Byron's older son and three-time (1997-99) NHRA champion, brings his competitive experience to his role as crew chief of the Screamin‚ Eagle / Vance & Hines team. Byron Hines leads the development and engineering efforts for the team.
