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LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 26th annual MOPAR NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge: Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7002 Clayton Howey 461 Malcolm Phillips Jr. E1 ****WINNER**** 0.010 6.865 196.30 0.049 6.899 195.96 Qualified: #8 6.921 193.90 #9 6.926 194.5512:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.68 inches, adjusted altitude 3,265 feet, track temperature 79 degrees. This is the first time Howey and Phillips Jr. have faced each other in eliminations. Clayton Howey vs. Malcolm Phillips Jr. is the only pair in the PSM class where both drivers are looking for their 1st win. Howey gets the advantage off of the line
and extends his lead all the way through the run with his quickest pass of the weekend.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Angie Smith 8 Chase Van Sant
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.073 6.833 198.12 -0.010 6.901 196.62
Qualified: #7 6.867 194.66 #10 6.933 193.24
Angie Smith's 20 round wins this year are the 2nd most for her in any year (24 - 2022). Chase Van Sant's average R/T against Angie is .038. Smith is 5 - 3 against Van Sant in prior events. Van Sant misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Smith. Smith goes down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend. Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.854, 660ft-4.374/160.61 mph,
1,000ft-5.700.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Steve Johnson 351 Geno Scali
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.058 6.931 185.51 0.102 6.947 194.66
Qualified: #6 6.857 195.11 #11 6.954 192.88
This is the 829th round for Steve Johnson and that is 2nd most in PSM. Geno Scali's 1st race with Johnson
was in Reading in 1995.Johnson is 11 - 9 against Scali in prior events. Johnson gets the holeshot and
extends his lead all the way through the run. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1550 Joey Gladstone 370 Marc Ingwersen E1 ****WINNER**** 0.073 6.874 196.07 0.027 6.938 194.60 Qualified: #5 6.856 195.65 #12 6.957 192.77Joey Gladstone is 5 - 0 in Rd. 1 this year. Marc Ingwersen lost to Gladstone in Rd. 1 at Rockingham. Gladstone is 5 - 0 against Ingwersen in prior events. Ingwersen gets the advantage off of the line but Gladstone reels him in a little past half track and pulls away for the win. Joey Gladstone's
incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.031), 330 ft(-0.025), 660ft(-0.004), 1,000ft(0.010). MOV:
0.0186 seconds (approximately 5 feet).
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Matt Smith 777 Karen Stoffer
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.857 197.74 0.021 6.972 191.24
Qualified: #4 6.856 197.19 #13 6.960 190.46
This is the 830th round for Matt Smith and that's the most for any PSM rider. Karen Stoffer is 7 - 7 against Smith in Rd. 1. Smith is 22 - 15 against Stoffer in prior events. Stoffer gets out of the gate first, stays in front to the 330 foot mark, then Smith goes around her and pulls away for the win. Matt Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.012), 330 ft(-0.001), 660ft(0.030), 1,000ft(0.065). MOV: 0.1009 seconds (approximately 28 feet). Smith will have lane choice over Gladstone in the next
round. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 3284 Ryan Oehler 485 GT Tonglet E1 ****WINNER**** 0.123 6.865 197.05 0.020 7.015 194.63 Qualified: #3 6.844 196.87 #14 6.962 193.27Ryan Oehler has been in the top half of the field at 11 of his 13 races this year. GT Tonglet is 51 - 27 in Rd. 1 (65%) This is the first time Oehler and Tonglet have faced each other in eliminations. Tonglet gets the holeshot but Oehler reeled him in at half track and pulled away for the win. Ryan Oehler's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.080), 330 ft(-0.024), 660ft(0.007), 1,000ft(0.031). MOV: 0.0479 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Oehler will have lane choice over Johnson in the next
round.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Richard Gadson 6 John Hall
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.029 7.158 186.33 0.056 7.860 123.93
Qualified: #2 6.836 196.10 #15 6.973 190.30
Gadson is 5 - 1 against Hall in prior events. Richard Gadson has 32 round wins this year. He had 34 wins in 2025. John Hall has been in the top 5 in points all season long. Gadson gets out of the gate first but his bike starts moving toward the centerline. he stays on the throttle, leans hard to the left, and keeps the bike off of the centerline. hall gets about 800 feet out and his bike quits, not sure why. Angie
Smith will have lane choice over Gadson in the next round.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 79 Gaige Herrera 10 Chris Bostick E1 ****WINNER**** 0.086 6.765 199.79 0.040 6.895 195.11 Qualified: #1 6.799 197.91 #16 7.043 187.86Gaige Herrera is 34 - 1 in Rd. 1 when qualified #1. The last time the #16 PSM qualifier won a round here was 2013. Herrera is 6 - 0 against Bostick in prior events. Bostick gets the holeshot but Herrera goes around him before they reach the sixty foot mark. Herrera pulls away with his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win. Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.019 sec., 330ft-2.805, 660ft-4.321/161.34 mph, 1,000ft-5.640. Herrera will have lane choice over Howey in the next round.
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