Sun, 10 Mar 2024, 16:23 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Gaige Herrera                           4 Matt Smith                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.062  6.636 204.39                     0.054  6.748 200.83
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Smith     ) 0.023  6.684 202.27      (L Tonglet   ) 0.049  6.722 201.43
E2    (J Hall      ) 0.035  6.629 204.54      (M Ingwersen ) 0.034  6.826 199.40
E1    (J Gladstone ) 0.035  6.639 204.35      (C Bostick   ) 0.045  6.751 203.22
 Qualified:             #1  6.746 200.50                        #2  6.768 202.45

4:19 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 1,222 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Herrera is 3 - 1 against Smith in prior events and Herrera is 1 - 0 against Smith in prior final rounds.

Smith gets the advantage off of the line but Herrera goes around him before they reach the 60 foot mark.

Gaige Herrera's incremental margins: 60ft(0.043), 330 ft(0.067), 660ft(0.077), 1,000ft(0.088). MOV: 0.1047 seconds (approximately 31 feet).

Herrera gets his 12 win in 13 final rounds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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