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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cWe\u2019re excited to be the first to field a canopy car in the Top Alcohol Dragster class,\u201d Brown said. \u201cI first started racing in a canopy car in 2013 and it\u2019s something I feel strongly about. Safety is always first and foremost and I\u2019m glad we were able to implement this on Angelle\u2019s car. A huge thank you to Hangsterfer\u2019s for supporting this initiative. This is the next step in seeing the category continue to be a developmental platform for the future crop of Top Fuel drivers. Our goal has always been to steadily prepare Angelle to move to Top Fuel and by converting our race-proven backup car into an A\/Fuel car, we\u2019re moving towards that objective.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sampey began preparations for the upcoming race season on Feb. 10 at Bradenton Motorsports Park with her Michalek Brothers Racing (MBR) team, led by brothers Corey and Kyle. The team will continue to test at the Florida facility through Feb. 12, and the canopied Hangsterfer\u2019s dragster will make its official on-track entry on March 6 to begin qualifying for the Gatornationals.
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\u201cI\u2019ve never been more excited to start a race season, and I truly mean that,\u201d Sampey said. \u201cHangsterfer\u2019s has stepped up to support AB Motorsports and the Accelerate program to allow me to live my dreams and improve behind the wheel of this A\/Fuel dragster with the goal of graduating up to Top Fuel in the near future.\u201d
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Hangsterfer\u2019s was named the primary sponsor of Sampey\u2019s A\/Fuel dragster, which competes in NHRA\u2019s Top Alcohol Dragster category, the feeder class to Top Fuel, last May before the Cleetus & Cars event at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Sampey raced the green and black rail to the final round of the prestigious U.S. Nationals over Labor Day weekend before capturing her first career win on four wheels at the Pep Boys Nationals in Reading, Pa. in September. It was her 47th NHRA triumph to go along with her three NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championships.
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\u201cWe had such a wonderful first full season in A\/Fuel last year with Hangsterfer\u2019s and my MBR team and that was capped off by winning at Reading last fall and doubling up with Antron\u2019s team,\u201d added Sampey.\u201d That really was one of my greatest days in racing. I got to attend the IMTS (International Manufacturing Technology Show) in Chicago, spend much of the PRI Show in Indy, and the Blackhawk Industrial Tradeshow in Oklahoma City this January with my Hangsterfer\u2019s family, and they sincerely have become family in a very short time. I can\u2019t wait for the great things in store in 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nHangsterfer\u2019s, which joined Brown\u2019s Matco Tools Top Fuel team while at Don Schumacher Racing, enters a second decade in support of the four-time NHRA Top Fuel champion and 80-time race winner. Hangsterfer\u2019s branding will again adorn the sides of the Matco Tools car, along with primary branding on Sampey\u2019s A\/Fuel dragster, which will compete in up to 15 NHRA Misson Foods and Lucas Oil Series races throughout the 2025 season. The Hangsterfer\u2019s sales team also will host more than 300 guests, trackside, in AB Motorsports\u2019 Pit-Side Experience hospitality area that flanks Brown\u2019s Top Fuel pit.\u00a0
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\u201cHangsterfer\u2019s, with Mike Ditzel and the Jones family, continues to be such an amazing partner and avid supporter of our team and the sport of NHRA Drag Racing,\u201d Brown added. \u201cThey continue to help our organization grow for the future while working very closely with our partners to cultivate B2B relationships, which helps us with a better product on the track, while the support and technology from Hangsterfer\u2019s help our vendor partners produce a better-quality product.\u201d
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The Hangsterfer\u2019s\/ABM partnership has proven beneficial in opening doors to vendors who now utilize Hangsterfer\u2019s products in their facilities. ABM vendors such as Point 1, DSR Performance, Race Winning Brands, and Darton Sleeves all use Hangsterfer\u2019s coolant and cutting fluid in their CNC machines thanks to relationships which were born trackside at the dragstrip.
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\u201cHangsterfer\u2019s has been a sponsor of Antron Brown for more than a decade now and we are proud to be a part of his success in becoming a champion team owner and driver,\u201d Mike Ditzel, Hangsterfer\u2019s Director of Motorsports Performance Products, said. \u201cMy personal relationship with Antron has grown beyond the drag strip. To call Antron a friend is an understatement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith ABM\u2019S Accelerate Program, we are proud to have supported Angelle Sampey as she turned the page from Pro Stock Motorcycle to driving the Hangsterfers A\/Fuel Dragster. We\u2019re excited to see her turn on more win lights in 2025 and compete for an NHRA championship.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sampey and Brown will open their 2025 campaigns with the NHRA Gatornationals, March 6 \u2013 9, at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Fla. Qualifying for the Top Alcohol Dragster category gets underway at 4:30 p.m. local time on Thursday, while Top Fuel qualifying begins at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 7.<\/p>\n
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