Sun, 16 Oct 2022, 16:44 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  370 Marc Ingwersen                        401 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                   0.020  6.880 189.67     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.862 194.45
 Qualified:             #8  6.826 197.66                        #9  6.832 198.83

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 90 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,400 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Marc Ingwersen is 0 - 2 against Jerry Savoie. He lost to Savoie in Rd. 1 at this race last year. Jerry Savoie's 26 round wins here are the 2nd most in the PSM class (Krawiec - 33).

Savoie with a tick advantage on the tree and never trailed for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Chip Ellis                            300 Hector Arana Jr              
E1                   0.083  6.930 194.75     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.917 192.98
 Qualified:            #11  6.871 196.63                        #6  6.808 199.73

Hector Arana Jr is 112 - 46 (71%) in Rd. 1. Chip Ellis is 5 - 5 against Arana Jr. This is their first meeting since Pomona-2, 2016.

Arana Jr. with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Angie Smith                          7020 Gaige Herrera                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051  6.841 200.77                     0.019  6.955 190.96
 Qualified:             #3  6.793 200.96                       #14  6.914 193.77

Angie Smith is making her 187th start. Gaige Herrera is making his 2nd. In his first start (St. Louis) he lost to Angie in Rd. 1.

Herrera with the starting line advantage, but Smith chases him down for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 Jianna Evaristo                         3 Steve Johnson                
E1                   0.018  6.888 196.97     ****WINNER****  0.070  6.804 195.54
 Qualified:            #12  6.877 198.65                        #5  6.793 199.80

Steve Johnson wins 72% of his Rd. 1 races when qualified in the top half of the field. Jasmine Evaristo is 1 -2 against Johnson. This is their first meeting this year.

Evaristo with the starting line advantage, but Johnson has the led by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1550 Joey Gladstone                        100 Richard Gadson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  6.852 197.92                     0.038  7.675 121.02
 Qualified:             #4  6.793 200.00                       #13  6.904 195.65

Joey Gladstone is 10 - 2 in Rd. 1 this year. Richard Gadson is making his first start. He is the 211th rider to qualify for an NHRA national event.

Gadson with a slight starting line advantage, but then has problems and clicks it off. Gladstone is straight down the groove for the win. He will give up lane choice to Johnson in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Angelle Sampey                         10 Ryan Oehler                  
E1                   0.118  7.033 146.09     ****WINNER****  0.078  6.960 191.84
 Qualified:             #1  6.728 202.05                       #16  6.930 197.46

When qualified #1 Angelle Sampey is 50 - 7 in Rd.1. Ryan Oehler is 2 - 6 against Angelle Sampey.

Oehler with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Savoie in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Eddie Krawiec                          17 Chris Bostick                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.834 198.88                     0.001 11.660  68.21
 Qualified:             #7  6.815 199.29                       #10  6.863 199.12

Eddie Krawiec is 206 - 37 in Rd. 1 in his career (85%). Chris Bostick is making his 8th start this year.

Bostick with a near perfect light, but has problems right at the hit and clicks it off. Krawiec is straight down the groove for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                              5 Karen Stoffer                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.069  6.818 200.38                     0.146  7.065 180.43
 Qualified:             #2  6.734 203.58                       #15  6.919 193.64

The #2 PSM qualifier at this event is 13 - 4 in Rd. 1. This (#15) is the lowest starting spot for Karen Stoffer since she was #15 at this event in 2018.

Smith is 21 - 15 against Stoffer in prior events.

Smith with the starting line advantage and the win. He will have lane choice over Krawiec in the next round.

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