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Matt Smith pushed his lead in Pro Stock Motorcycle to triple digits after running the table in Denver -- racing from the No. 1 qualifying position to the winner's circle on his Torco/Skull Gear S&S Buell V-Twin. It was his second win of the year in six final-round showings. This one was over at the starting line when U.S. Army racer Angelle Sampey left early by .047-second to disqualify herself. Smith raced through the scoreboards with a 7.400, 177.81 just to be sure. "This has been an awesome year, and I'm so proud to be here," Smith said. "I need to thank so many people who have helped me along the way. They know who they are, and they're a part of this win. "I had to get a monkey off my back. We have been getting to the finals, but it seemed like we couldn't finish the deal. We've had parts failures that have cost us a couple of wins at least. We broke a piston in round one, but luckily Mike Berry had red-lit or we'd have been done right then. You just never know, I guess. It all worked out today." Smith now leads Sampey by 103 points. Sampey leads third-place runner Andrew Hines by 85 points. Smith is 4-6 in finals, and Sampey dropped to 41-24. Pro Stock Motorcycle Position Driver Points PB Make 01 Matt Smith 734 Buell 02 Angelle Sampey 630 -104 Suz 03 Andrew Hines 545 -189 HD 04 Karen Stoffer 509 -225 Suz 05 Chip Ellis 463 -271 Buell 06 Craig Treble 425 -309 Suz 07 Chris Rivas 382 -352 Buell 08 Steve Johnson 372 -362 Suz 09 Antron Brown 369 -365 Suz 10 Peggy Llewellyn 362 -372 Buell |
