Karen
Stoffer
Team Geico/Royal Purple Suzuki Pro Stock Bike
The
Jonco Motorsports Team and rider Karen Stoffer have enjoyed
some strong performances this season coupled with mechanical
menaces that have produced a recent series of first round
losses. The one thing left to do is shake-off the past and
claim their first win!
What better time
and place to pour it on than this seasons home stretch to
its finish and in Stoffer's home state of Nevada. Coming into
the AC Delco NHRA Nationals at The Strip, Stoffer and team
are looking at a Top Ten finish in the POWERade Series. Running
the entire series in NHRA Pro Stock Bike is no walk in the
"Proverbial Park," so carving a place in the POWERade
Top Ten carries some meaning to this first year contender.
Team owners, Doug
and Debbie Johnson have not yet recuperated from 11 weeks
on the road, operating their own "Big Rig." Now,
they load up for the twenty-four hundred mile trek to Lost
Wages, Nevada from their home in southern Florida.
"I enjoy visiting
Las Vegas and I am looking forward to staying a few days after
the event before we move on to Pomona," said Johnson.
"My dad brought me out here my first few visits when
he would R&R from a tough year of farming. You are surrounded
by excitement in Vegas and the evenings are pretty spectacular.
It would certainly be special to see Karen capture her first
win! It seems this is the season for first time winners, and
trust me... I'm ready."
If anyone is confident
about this team garnering a win it is Stoffer, and rightfully
so!
"As we head
into Las Vegas there is an abundance of energy and excitement
surrounding my team," said Stoffer. "We have new
sponsors, a new motor, fresh spares, a new look, AND, to top
it off I'm returning to my home state to race that familiar
Las Vegas Strip. All the cards are in place, now we just have
to play them right, Oh and have a little Lady Luck on our
side! This team is solely focused on finishing up the year
on a high note. We are coming out west to "take it".
That's the plan, and we're sticking to it."
