“FLYIN’ RYAN” OEHLER
WINS NHRA’S PRO STOCK RACE By The Mag Man, Randy Gracy
O
ne of my friends I met back some 10-15 years ago when he was racing AHDRA has won his first Pro Stock NHRA race. Ryan Oehler stopped three-time world champion Matt Smith in the final round of the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals.
“We’ve been hunting for this for a long time,” said Oehler. “This has been my dad’s dream. (He) raced Pro Stock Harleys and Pro Stock cars in the 1970s. We Oehler entered the final round with lane got into motorcycles because it was a little bit choice, left first with a very competitive .010 more our style. We got here, and we just keep light and sealed the win with a 6.974. Smith, who had one of the quickest bikes in the field on working every day. As soon as I did the during qualifying and eliminations, worked his burnout, the bike starts dragging out of the water and we don’t have the right freeplay in way to career final No. 55 with wins against the clutch. When the light dropped I knew it Chris Bostick, Angelle Sampey, and reigning was good. To have it all come together like champ Andrew Hines. Smith narrowly defeated Hines in a great 6.943 to 6.943 side- that; this is for my family and my wife, and my team and for God. I love you all very much.” by-side race in the semifinals. Oehler has made great improvements this year after each race and the teams work proved they are a force to be reckoned with.
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Congrats Ryan from your friend and fan. Keep the throttle open and bring home a few more Wallies!
August 2020
