Sun, 27 Sep 2026, 13:00 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 John Hall                               8 Chase Van Sant               
E1                  -0.004  6.962 185.72     ****WINNER****  0.002 12.540  42.33
 Qualified:             #9  6.762 200.00                        #8  6.759 201.34

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.86 inches, adjusted altitude 1,974 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Chase Van Sant starts the day with an overall record of 50-50 (8-9 this year). John Hall is one of 23 PSM riders to win five or more races.

Hall and Van Sant have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Hall goes red to give Van Sant the win, who has problems and coast down the track for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Angie Smith                                Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.804 196.85     
 Qualified:             #1  6.674 201.61                     Bye

Angie Smith had a bye run in Round 1 in Maryland and went on to win the race.

Smith with a good pass on the bye run, she will have lane choice over Van Sant in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3284 Ryan Oehler                           461 Malcolm Phillips Jr.         
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.742 199.56                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #4  6.681 202.25                       #13  6.986 168.04

Ryan Oehler set Low E.T. in Martin, making him one of 43 PSM riders to have set Low E.T. This is the 7th start for Malcolm Phillips. He lost to Oehler in Round 1 at Indy.

Phillips Jr. hurt his engine yesterday and decide to focus on getting the bike fixed for St. Louis, so he is a no-show.

Oehler with a good clean pass on the single.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7002 Clayton Howey                           9 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.806 196.94                     0.027  8.156 131.58
 Qualified:            #10  6.775 198.15                        #7  6.737 199.65

Steve Johnson's 824 rounds are the 24th most among all Pro drivers. Clayton Howey beat Johnson in Round 1 at two of the last three races.

Howey is 2 - 0 against Johnson in prior events.

Howey with the starting line advantage for the win. Johnson with problems early and clicked it off.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1550 Joey Gladstone                        370 Marc Ingwersen               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.082  6.804 197.37                     0.012  6.948 197.63
 Qualified:             #6  6.732 201.34                       #11  6.787 198.41

This is Joey Gladstone's 4th race since 2023. Marc Ingwersen's foul in Martin was the 16th of his career.

Gladstone is 4 - 0 against Ingwersen in prior events.

Ingwersen with the starting line advantage, but Gladstone chased him down for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  351 Geno Scali                              1 Richard Gadson               
E1                   0.098  6.927 196.08     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.742 200.71
 Qualified:            #12  6.861 197.72                        #5  6.683 202.41

Richard Gadson is 36-4 (90%) in Round 1. Geno Scali is 0-3 against Gadson in Round 1.

Gadson is 3 - 0 against Scali in prior events.

Gadson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Oehler in the next round based on his faster mph.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Matt Smith                            276 Marcus Hylton                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  6.738 202.43                     0.160 12.220  64.68
 Qualified:             #3  6.681 204.17                       #14  7.104 185.03

Matt Smith wins 83% of his Round 1 races when he has lane choice. Marcus Hylton is making his 5th start.

This is the first time Smith and Hylton have faced each other in eliminations.

Smith with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Gladstone in the next round.

Hylton with problems early and clicked it off.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7012 Lance Bonham                           79 Gaige Herrera                
E1                  -0.103  7.157 184.35     ****WINNER****  0.069  6.683 201.97
 Qualified:            #15  7.256 182.63                        #2  6.680 202.07

Gaige Herrera is 7-0 in Round 1 when qualified No. 2. This is Lance Bonham's first race since Dallas in 2025.

Herrera is 1 - 0 against Bonham in prior events.

Bonham goes red to give Herrera the win. He is straight down the groove for the win. He will have lane choice over Howey in the next round.




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