AMERICUS, Ga. - In their first NHRA season, the Sovereign-Star Racing Team already has several round wins under their belts and a small Wally for "2012 Best Appearing Crew" at the NHRA Southern Nationals in Commerce, Ga. The crew has since had four weeks to put appearances aside and concentrate on enhancing their Pro Stock Motorcycle program.

"After being off the (NHRA) tour for three full seasons, it's amazing how far behind we got," Star Racing owner George Bryce said. "Now, after the mistakes we've made, we feel like learning from them will give us a chance to step up in our performance and run better compared to the field than we have been."

Although Bryce's Sovereign-Star Racing drivers, Scotty Pollacheck and John Hall, have posted several Round 1 wins and qualified both bikes at all three races this season, the team continues to strive for bigger wins.

"We have a good winning record at Englishtown. We have several Englishtown Wallys on our trophy shelf at Star Racing. It sure would be cool for John or Scotty to add a new one. As far as preparation goes, we feel that we've put in the hours, the dyno time and track testing to be as ready as we can be, and we want to hit the ground running on Friday," Bryce said.