Sat, 03 Oct 2026, 15:33 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Reporter

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Malcolm Phillips Jr. Runs 6.938/192.36, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.895/191.29, Was #14
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 6.934/195.22, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.865/194.32, Was #13

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 30.16 inches, adjusted altitude 1,421 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Phillips used up and engine in the lights.

Scali with a clean pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Marc Ingwersen Runs 6.831/199.43, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.830/197.10, Was #11
Right Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 6.847/199.29, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.841/198.23, Was #12

Ingwersen is straight down the groove with another good pass.

Clontz with a good pass, just off her qualifying time.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.745/199.02, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.788/196.10, Was #9
Right Lane: Clayton Howey Runs 6.783/197.88, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.803/197.71, Was #10

Johnson kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show.

Howey is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend.

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Left Lane: Chase Van Sant Runs 6.742/200.59, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.762/199.76, Was #9
Right Lane: Richard Gadson Runs 6.733/200.89, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.739/200.20, Was #7

Van Sant kept it hooked up and makes his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show.

Gadson is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend, he will stay in the number seven spot.

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Left Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 7.417/136.07, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.712/201.19, Was #6
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.663/202.70, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.710/200.86, Was #5

Oehler with problems early and clicked it off.

Smith launched hard and kept it hooked to go to the number one spot. Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.030 sec., 330ft-2.783, 660ft-4.266/165.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.558.

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Left Lane: John Hall Runs 6.721/202.03, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.707/199.26, Was #5
Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.695/201.37, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.697/202.15, Was #4

Hall with another good pass, but will not improve.

Gladstone is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up the ladder one spot. Joey Gladstone's incremental times: 60ft-1.038 sec., 330ft-2.796, 660ft-4.282/164.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.582.

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Left Lane: Gaige Herrera Runs 6.678/202.76, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.666/202.03, Was #2
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.723/201.01, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.696/199.88, Was #4

Herrera with another good pass, but will not improve. He makes the second quickest pass of the session. Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.035 sec., 330ft-2.791, 660ft-4.277/164.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.572.

Smith with another good pass, but will not improve.

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