Sovereign-Star Racing’s Scotty Pollacheck locked into the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship after winning in round one against his teammate John Hall at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis.

Even though the Sovereign-Star Racing team was looking to get Hall into the Countdown from his No. 11 spot in the points standings, there were no hard feelings between the teammates after Pollacheck’s round-one win against Hall.

“If I just had to go that one round to get in it might have been different, but I would’ve basically had to make it to the finals to get the points I needed. I wouldn’t expect Scotty to come all the way from Oregon twice for Indy to lay down for me in the first round,” Hall said. “I could tell you 100 reasons why I didn’t make it into the Countdown, and 99 of them are my fault. So, I told Scotty, ‘I’m working for you now.’ I’m gonna help my teammate win because whatever points I can take away from the other nine in the Countdown just puts him closer to the top.”

Hall’s quick transition over the year from spectator and recreational racer to the No. 11 Pro Stock Motorcycle racer in NHRA still surprises even him.

“It’s crazy to think of how far I’ve come this season from watching Indy on my couch last year to actually racing here. I’ve been a fan of these (PSM) people for years, and then I was competing against them for the top 10. We had them worried about it too because we were so close! This year has given me a great learning experience,” Hall said.

Even though Indy didn’t give the results they were looking for with both racers, the team was thrilled to get one of their rookie drivers into the Countdown at the competitive No. 6 position.

“I’m so happy that we got Scotty into the Countdown, but on the other hand I also wanted to get John in and I wanted a blue, yellow and red bike to win the U.S. Nationals,” Bryce said. “As far as the strategy is concerned going into North Carolina, we’re 10 points behind Karen Stoffer and 20 points behind Hector Arana. Anything can happen at this point.”

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