Sun, 13 Nov 2022, 18:53 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Steve Johnson                           7 Angie Smith                  
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.020  6.794 200.26
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Sampey    ) 0.097  7.126 152.80      (J Savoie    ) 0.046  6.754 202.24
E1    (K Clontz    ) 0.139  6.855 196.27      (F Camarena  ) 0.033  6.752 202.09
 Qualified:             #8  6.840 192.93                        #4  6.734 201.34

3:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 1,675 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Smith is 13 - 11 against Johnson in prior events.

Johnson's bike engine goes silent after the burnout and the crew can't get it restarted.

Smith makes another strong pass to go to the final round. This will be her third final of the year and her fifth career.

Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-2.855, 660ft-4.359/162.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.674.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                           1550 Joey Gladstone               
E3                   0.039  6.757 202.03     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.757 199.40
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Ingwersen ) 0.116  6.915 171.90      (K Stoffer   ) 0.037  6.746 199.55
E1    (M Phillips  ) 0.074  6.770 200.92      (H Arana Jr  ) 0.037  6.765 198.29
 Qualified:             #2  6.719 202.70                        #3  6.720 267.75

Smith is 7 - 2 against Gladstone in prior events.

Two strong lights and the run identical ET's in the lights.

They run right together and Joey Gladstone scores the close win. He goes to his fifth final of the year and his eighth career.

MOV: 0.0148 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Joey Gladstone's incremental margins: 60ft(0.038), 330 ft(0.038), 660ft(0.033), 1,000ft(0.026). MOV: 0.0148 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.071 sec., 330ft-2.848, 660ft-4.345/163.67 mph, 1,000ft-5.647.
Joey Gladstone's incremental times: 60ft-1.047 sec., 330ft-2.824, 660ft-4.326/163.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.635.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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