AMERICUS, Ga. - Sovereign-Star Racing's John Hall began the season with his first ever NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) appearance at the Gatornationals and later advanced to two semifinal round appearances and a celebrated Round 2 win against Championship Runner-Up Andrew Hines and his Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson, while also setting multiple career and team best records along the way.

Hall, who is not only a rookie in the NHRA Full Throttle Series but also a newcomer to wheelie bar racing in general, qualified his S&S Cycle powered XB12R Buell at 13 of the 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle national events this season, earning his best No. 6 qualifying position at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio.

"This season was a great experience but it went by a lot quicker than I thought it would. I also think I had more fun than should be allowed! The best things that we're taking out of this season are the friendships that we made over the year. The other teams accepted us as racers and respected us throughout the season.

"Sure, beating a Harley was a highlight for us - a lot of people ask me about that. But, basically, being able to beat anyone out there is an accomplishment. There were 16 great competitors out there at every race, and being able to go to two semifinals against them was pretty cool," Hall said.

As he fought a close points battle that nearly got him into the top 10 Countdown to the Championship, Hall also steadily improved his career best Elapsed Time (ET) at three different races throughout the season. Hall posted his current career best ET and speed with his 6.864/194 mph pass at the Auto Plus NHRA Nationals in Reading, Penn. This record was also the Star Racing team best ET until it was later surpassed by teammate Scotty Pollacheck's 6.859 ET at the NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif.