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Fri, 13 Nov 2026, 14:51 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 61st annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 16.523/46.05, Now #1

11:14 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,029 feet.

Laughlin has problems and is off of the throttle early.

Left Lane: Brad Hawkes Runs 7.343/153.16, Now #2
Right Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 6.854/198.06, Now #1

Hawkes has problems and is off of the throttle early. Tonglet makes a clean pass to take the early pole.

Left Lane: Malcolm Phillips Jr. Runs 6.890/192.74, Now #2
Right Lane: Chris Bostick Runs 6.902/194.07, Now #3

Phillips goes down the groove with a good run and gets in the second spot for now. Bostick makes a decent pass and gets in the third spot for now.

Left Lane: Marc Ingwersen Runs 6.875/196.10, Now #2
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 6.952/179.09, Now #5

Ingwersen goes down the groove with a good pass and gets in the second spot for now, Scali slows near the end of the run.

Left Lane: Clayton Howey Runs 6.799/198.12, Now #1
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 18.260/33.47, Now #9

Howey drifts a little to the right early in the run and then started putting out a lot of smoke near the end of the run. Johnson had problems right off of the line and clicked it off.

Clayton Howey's incremental times: 60ft-1.067 sec., 330ft-2.852, 660ft-4.358/162.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.671.

Word from the track, Howey oiled the track.

Left Lane: Chase Van Sant Runs 6.828/197.97, Now #2
Right Lane: John Hall Runs 6.839/200.47, Now #3

Van Sant goes down the groove with a good run and he gets in the second spot for now. Hall makes the first 200 MPH pass of the weekend and he gets in the third spot for now.

Chase Van Sant's incremental times: 60ft-1.053 sec., 330ft-2.848, 660ft-4.368/161.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.694.

John Hall's incremental times: 60ft-1.072 sec., 330ft-2.896, 660ft-4.406/162.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.718.

Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.683/123.09, Now #11
Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.768/200.47, Now #1

Smith was on a good run but had problems and was out of power early. Gladstone makes a good run and takes the top spot for now.

Left Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.780/198.96, Now #3
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.772/201.22, Now #2

Oehler was a little quicker to 60 feet than Gladstone and Smith but was a little slower on the top end and he gets in the third spot for now. Smith makes a good pass and gets in the second spot for now.

Ryan Oehler's incremental times: 60ft-1.054 sec., 330ft-2.834, 660ft-4.337/163.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.653.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.062 sec., 330ft-2.845, 660ft-4.349/163.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.657.

Left Lane: Gaige Herrera Runs 6.673/201.76, Now #1
Right Lane: Richard Gadson Runs 6.745/201.91, Now #2

Herrera has an impressive 60 foot time, a 1.010, and he goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the round to take the top spot. Gadson makes a good pass but was falling behind all the way through the run.

Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.261/164.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.561.

Richard Gadson's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.834, 660ft-4.329/164.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.632.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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