Sun, 19 May 2024, 13:48 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Reporter

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Chase Van Sant                          6 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.797 196.93                     0.015  6.988 191.89
 Qualified:             #8  6.822 198.12                        #9  6.838 130.78

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,501 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Chase Van Sant is 9 - 6 in Rd. 1 in his career. Steve Johnson is 17 - 26 in Rd.1 when starting #9. Van Sant and Johnson have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Johnson with a couple ticks on the tree, but Van Sant has the lead has they go by the Christmas tree and holds on for the win. Van Sant with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Angie Smith                          3284 Ryan Oehler                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  6.806 197.97                     0.085  NoTime 192.11
 Qualified:             #4  6.778 200.26                       #13  6.948 193.32

Angie Smith is 4 - 1 against Ryan Oehler and they have all been in Rd.1. Ryan Oehler is 22 - 63 in Rd. 1 in his career.

Smith is 4 - 1 against Oehler in prior events.

Smith with the starting line advantage and the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1628 John Hall                               7 Marc Ingwersen               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.815 198.15                     0.001  6.888 194.69
 Qualified:             #7  6.811 198.50                       #10  6.853 195.45

John Hall is 2 - 0 in Rd. 1 this year. It's the 1st time since 2013 he has started the year 2 - 0. Marc Ingwersen is making his 44th start. He is 1 - 0 against Hall.

Ingwersen with anear perfect light, but Hall has the lead by half track and never trailed for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   23 Richard Gadson                         17 Chris Bostick                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.753 199.58                     0.018  6.918 193.52
 Qualified:             #6  6.795 200.00                       #11  6.867 196.22

Richard Gadson is 2 - 0 in Rd. 1 this year. Chris Bostick is making his 54th start.

Bostick with the starting line advantage, but Gadson has the lead by 150 feet and never trails from there on for the win. Gadson with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Hector Arana Jr                      1138 Ron Tornow                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.812 197.51                     0.069  7.031 192.11
 Qualified:             #5  6.782 200.95                       #12  6.894 196.96

Hector Arana Jr. wins 79% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice. Ron Tornow is making his 27th start. He is 0 - 2 against Arana Jr.

Arana Jr with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Angie Smith in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  473 LE Tonglet                              5 Jianna Evaristo              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.104  6.792 198.61                     0.028  7.453 139.20
 Qualified:             #3  6.772 200.44                       #14  6.956 195.28

LE Tonglet is 88 - 51 in Rd. 1 races. Jianna Evaristo is making her 44th start.

This is the first time Tonglet and Evaristo have faced each other in eliminations.

Evaristo with the starting line advantage, but the bike starts drifting toward the wall before she clicked it off. He will give up lane choice to Gadson in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Gaige Herrera                         371 Wesley Wells                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  6.694 200.47                     0.036  7.429 173.32
 Qualified:             #2  6.733 201.16                       #15  7.237 185.51

Gaige Herrera is won 17 consecutive Rd. 1 races. This is the 30th start for Wesley Wells.

Wells with the starting line advantage, but Herrera has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. He makes the quickest pass of the event for the win. He will have lane choice over Hall in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                           7012 Lance Bonham                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.795 199.23                     0.436  8.250 130.09
 Qualified:             #1  6.708 201.40                       #16  7.246 184.50

The #1 PSM qualifier is 21 - 2 in Rd. 1 at this event. The last time the #16 PSM qualifier won a round at this race was 2016. This is the 10th start for Lance Bonham.

Smith and Bonham have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Smith with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Van Sant by 0.002 seconds in the next round.

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