Cory Reed has learned the ropes in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle ranks as an owner and driver.

In 2022, all of Reed’s hard work paid off as his teammate Joey Gladstone finished second in the world standings to Matt Smith with three wins and three runner-up finishes aboard a Suzuki.

Reed confirmed he is planning on riding a Suzuki with Gladstone, at least initially.

“I hope so,” Reed said about competing. “I have some surgeries lined up, and maybe I will race Gainesville (Fla.), and then there’s that big gap in there. There’s that big gap in there, and I might get a surgery done somewhere in there. We will see what happens. If not, I plan on having two bikes at all the races running out of my stuff. It will be me or somebody else on it.

“We are getting the new (Suzuki) bodies and all that stuff. We are going to get some more motors coming, and by the end of the year, we will probably build a couple more bikes. I want to start helping other people this year as well. I want to try and get some rental bikes stuff going and whatnot.”

The 2023 season-opening race for the Pro Stock Motorcycle riders is March 9-12 at the Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. The second race for the PSM competitors is not until April 28-30 in Charlotte, N.C.

“My back is kind of getting screwed up from my hips being off and my (left) leg being shorter,” Reed said. “The surgery I will have will be to lengthen my leg back out and stretch my tibia and fibula back out.”

Reed suffered his injury in a horrific wreck in the second round of Charlotte’s fall race in September of 2021. He wrecked into his teammate Gladstone’s motorcycle after the finish line, and injured his leg, and it has been a long road to recovery.

Reed made his Pro Stock Motorcycle debut at the Las Vegas fall race in 2015. Reed has competed in 61 career PSM races. He ran 11 races in 2021 prior to his accident, and he had one runner-up finish.

“Last year (with Gladstone) finishing second in the points gives us a lot of momentum,” Reed said. “It was our first year with that kind of success after learning and learning what not to do. It showed up finally and it was good for me and Joey. It was kind of a shot in the arm kind of thing. It puts our belief back where it should be.”