Last week at zMAX Dragway, Shawn Gann rode his XTremeRebellion.com/RumBum Buell to the semi-final
round in the NHRA Full Throttle Series event there. His third-round appearance moved him up two
places in the Pro Stock Motorcycle points standings to fifth, only two markers behind fifth-place
Karen Stoffer.
This week at the Texas Motorplex near Dallas, Gann and his team plan to ride that momentum to more
round wins in the 24th Annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals. He said even
though his experience at this stop in the Lonestar State is limited, he's looking forward to the
weekend.
"I like Dallas. The track is really good, but I just haven't raced there enough. They just
(recently) added that to (the PSM) schedule. I've raced there a couple times."
More importantly to Gann and his team is the statement they made last weekend and their confidence
they can repeat here. "We've been telling everyone that we're back," he said. "Back in the day, we
were winning rounds, winning races.we fell off for a while, but we're back. We made it into the
Countdown to 1 and we've been consistent all year. XTremeRebellion.com and RumBum being onboard has
been huge for us and we want to get them a Wally and we're going to."
Gann and the rest of the NHRA Full Throttle Series Pro Stock Motorcycle class qualify for Sunday's
eliminations for the O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals Friday at 2 p.m. EST. The
second qualifying round on Friday is scheduled to start at 4:45 p.m. Saturday's qualifying for the
bikes is scheduled to start at 11:15 a.m. with the final round starting at 2:30 p.m. Sunday's
eliminations begin at 11 a.m.
For more information about the O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas
Motorplex, visit them on the Web at TexasMotorPlex.com. Event qualifying can be seen on ESPN2
Sunday at 12:15 a.m. EST and again at 1 p.m. Eliminations air at 7 p.m. EST Sunday and again Friday
at 1:30 a.m. The race can be heard via live streaming Sunday at NHRA.com.
Fans can follow Shawn Gann at Twitter.com/ShawnGann or on his page on Facebook.
SHAWN GANN FAST FACTS:
* Gann is a four-time Nationals event winner in the NHRA Full Throttle Series Pro Stock
Motorcycle class: Joliet, Denver (2004); Englishtown (2003); Las Vegas (2001)
* This season represents Gann's first appearance in the Countdown to 1
* Gann is currently seventh in NHRA Full Throttle Series PSM points, seven points ahead of
eighth-place Michael Phillips and only two points behind fifth-place Karen Stoffer
* Gann has earned five career top qualifier awards: Las Vegas (2006); Englishtown, Madison
(2003); Houston, Pomona (2002)
* Gann's career round wins record is 121-120, including 12 final round appearances
* Gann round win record in 2009 is 9-13
* Gann did not attempt this event last year
* Gann's highest finish in the year-end points standings in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class is
third (2003) on the strength of one win, one runner-up, and a final round win record of 21-14
* Won the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle at the U.S. Nationals at Indy (2001)
* Gann's career-best speed is 193.65 (Houston, 2006) and career-best ET is 6.952 (Reading,
2006)
