Run Notes X Close
Richard Gadson
0.033 | 6.654 | 203.79
Matt Smith
0.006 | 6.66 | 203.08
5:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 30.23 inches, adjusted altitude 1,298 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Smith is 6 - 3 against Gadson in prior events and Smith is 2 - 0 against Gadson in prior final rounds.

Smith gets a great light but Gadson gets around him before the 60 foot mark. Smith rides back around him by the 330, then pulls away for the win. Smith drifted to the left late in the run, getting close to the centerline as he went through the lights.

Matt Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.003), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.014), 1,000ft(0.020). MOV: 0.0210 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

This is Smith's 46th career national event win, his fourth this year in four final rounds.