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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Steve Johnson 1981 Kelly Clontz
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.139 6.855 196.27 0.093 7.309 192.96
Qualified: #8 6.840 192.93 #9 6.860 195.00
12:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent,
barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,725 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.Steve Johnson is 4 - 1 against Kelly Clontz in Rd. 1. He has 11 national event wins with 2 wins in 2022. The last win: Charlotte-1, 2022. This is his 477th race overall. Kelly Clontz is making her 50th star. This is her 68th race overall and her 12th race this year. Johnson is 6 - 1 against Clontz in prior events. Johnson is way late off line line, but Clontz spins the slick off the line to give him the decisive win. Steve Johnson's incremental times:
60ft-1.075 sec., 330ft-2.869, 660ft-4.390/160.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.718. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7020 Gaige Herrera 370 Marc Ingwersen E1 0.029 6.898 193.52 ****WINNER**** 0.013 6.849 195.08 Qualified: #10 6.871 193.85 #7 6.812 194.69Marc Ingwersen is 5 - 8 in Rd. 1 this year. This is his 33rd race overall and his 14th race this year. Gaige Herrera ran career best E/T & MPH in qualifying. This is his 6th race overall and his 6th race this year. This is his first race at this event. This is the first time Herrera and Ingwersen have faced each other in eliminations. Marc Ingwersen gets away first by a bunch and pull steadily ahead for the win. Gaige Herrera's
incremental times: 60ft-1.073 sec., 330ft-2.874, 660ft-4.400/159.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.744. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 32 Freddie Camarena 7 Angie Smith E1 0.001 6.994 194.41 ****WINNER**** 0.033 6.752 202.09 Qualified: #13 6.924 196.47 #4 6.734 201.34Angie Smith has been in the top half of the field at every race this year. She has 2 national event wins with her last win: Las Vegas, 2020. This is her 211th race overall. Freddie Camarena is making his 62nd start. This is his 129th race overall and his 2nd race this year. This is the first time Camarena and Smith have faced each other in eliminations. A stellar 0.001 light for Camarena, but Smith has the power to ride on by and take an easy win. Freddie
Camarena's incremental times: 60ft-1.123 sec., 330ft-2.947, 660ft-4.490/158.41 mph,
1,000ft-5.840. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Ryan Oehler 5 Karen Stoffer E1 0.005 6.862 197.83 ****WINNER**** 0.005 6.828 196.42 Qualified: #11 6.872 195.45 #6 6.792 197.31In her career Karen Stoffer is 130 - 128 in Rd. 1. She has 11 national event wins with one win in 2022. Last win: Gainesville, 2022. This is her 276th race overall. Ryan Oehler is 1 - 3 against Stoffer in Rd. 1 races. He has 2 national event wins. His last win: Las Vegas 4-Wide, 2021. This is his 74th ace overall. Stoffer is 3 - 2 against Oehler in prior events. They both leave with great five lights and Stoffer slowly pulls ahead for the close 10 foot win. Ryan Oehler's incremental times: 60ft-1.096
sec., 330ft-2.886, 660ft-4.404/160.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.729. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 300 Hector Arana Jr 1550 Joey Gladstone E1 0.026 6.971 197.86 ****WINNER**** 0.037 6.765 198.29 Qualified: #14 6.937 200.23 #3 6.720 No SpeedJoey Gladstone has qualified in the top half of the field at 11 consecutive races. He has 3 National event wins with 3 wins in 2022. His last Win, Reading, 2022. This is his 76th race overall. Hector Arana Jr. will try to be just the 2nd PSM rider to win a race when starting #14 (M. Phillips, Dallas, 2011 was the other). He has 17 National event wins with 2 win in 2022. Last win: Las Vegas-2, 2022. This is his 163rd race overall and his 7th race this year. Arana Jr. with the
starting line advantage, but Gladstone chases him down for the win.
He will have lane choice over Stoffer in round two. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 17 Chris Bostick 401 Jerry Savoie E1 0.046 6.956 189.10 ****WINNER**** 0.103 6.792 198.09 Qualified: #12 6.909 192.22 #5 6.761 198.29Jerry Savoie is 102 - 51 (67%) in Rd. 1. He was the 2016 World Champion with 14 national event wins. He has 1 win in 2022. Last win: Bristol, 2022. This is his 159th race overall. Chris Bostick's first race was in Memphis in 1999. This is his 49th race overall and his 11th race this year. Bostick gets a big starting line advantage, but Savoie quickly rides on by for the win
He will face Angie smith in round two and she will have lane choice. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 745 Katie Justice 2 Angelle Sampey E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.079 6.829 192.17 Qualified: #16 7.107 190.51 #1 6.703 201.61Overall Angelle Sampey is 50 - 8 in Rd. 1 when #1 qualifier but she is just 3 - 2 this year. She is a 3 time NHRA World Champion with 46 national event wins. 1 win in 2022. Last win: Norwalk, 2022. This is her 292nd race overall. This is Justice's 63rd race overall and her 3rd race this year. The #16 PSM qualifier has only won twice in Rd. 1 at this event. the last time was 2006. Justice
is a no-show to give Sampey the freebie.
She will have lane choice over Johnson next round. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 412 Michael Phillips 1 Matt Smith E1 0.051 7.037 187.68 ****WINNER**** 0.074 6.770 200.92 Qualified: #15 7.097 191.73 #2 6.719 202.70Overall Angelle Sampey is 50 - 8 in Rd. 1 when #1 qualifier but she is just 3 - 2 this year. She is a 3 time NHRA World Champion with 46 national event wins. 1 win in 2022. Last win: Norwalk, 2022. This is her 292nd race overall. This is Justice's 63rd race overall and her 3rd race this year. The #16 PSM qualifier has only won twice in Rd. 1 at this event. the last time was 2006. Phillips with the starting line advantage, but Smith had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Smith wins his sixth Pro Stock Motorcycle
Championship with the win.
He will face Ingwersen in round two.
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