Sun, 01 Nov 2026, 17:15 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
 3284 Ryan Oehler                             9 Steve Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.823 198.03                     0.076  6.828 196.85
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Tonglet   ) 0.123  6.865 197.05      (G Scali     ) 0.058  6.931 185.51
 Qualified:             #3  6.844 196.87                        #6  6.857 195.11

2:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 3,233 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Johnson is 5 - 1 against Oehler in prior events.

Oehler gets the holeshot and makes his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Ryan Oehler's incremental margins: 60ft(0.017), 330 ft(0.016), 660ft(0.019), 1,000ft(0.022). MOV: 0.0282 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Angie Smith                             1 Richard Gadson               
E2                   0.036  6.865 199.08     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.857 194.72
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Van Sant  ) 0.073  6.833 198.12      (J Hall      ) 0.029  7.158 186.33
 Qualified:             #7  6.867 194.66                        #2  6.836 196.10

Gadson is 4 - 2 against Smith in prior events.

Gadson gets a great light, has to really lean on the bike to keep it in the groove, but he hangs on and takes the win.

Richard Gadson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.055), 330 ft(0.061), 660ft(0.067), 1,000ft(0.051). MOV: 0.0296 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Oehler will have lane choice over Gadson in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Matt Smith                           1550 Joey Gladstone               
E2                   0.090  7.153 158.32     ****WINNER****  0.046  6.863 196.93
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.036  6.857 197.74      (M Ingwersen ) 0.073  6.874 196.07
 Qualified:             #4  6.856 197.19                        #5  6.856 195.65

Smith is 7 - 4 against Gladstone in prior events.

Gladstone gets out of the gate first and extends his lead all the way through the run. Smith is off of the throttle early.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   79 Gaige Herrera                        7002 Clayton Howey                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.047  6.752 200.05                     0.035  6.890 195.73
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Bostick   ) 0.086  6.765 199.79      (M Phillips J) 0.010  6.865 196.30
 Qualified:             #1  6.799 197.91                        #8  6.921 193.90

Herrera is 4 - 0 against Howey in prior events.

Howey gets the holeshot but Herrera goes around him before they reach the sixty foot mark. Herrera pulls away extending his lead through the rest of the run.

Herrera will have lane choice over Gladstone in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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