Sun, 13 Oct 2024, 14:49 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   23 Richard Gadson                          9 Chase Van Sant               
E1                   0.016  6.830 199.32     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.808 199.96
 Qualified:             #9  6.840 198.75                        #8  6.832 198.92

1:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 30.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,967 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

This is the 4th time in the last 5 races Van Sant & Gadson have raced each other. They have each won twice.

Van Sant gets the advantage off of the line and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Chase Van Sant's incremental margins: 60ft(0.017), 330 ft(0.019), 660ft(0.024), 1,000ft(0.027). MOV: 0.0310 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Angie Smith                            17 Chris Bostick                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.808 202.54                     0.034  6.949 180.22
 Qualified:             #6  6.808 201.41                       #11  6.870 197.26

Angie Smith wins 70% of her Rd. 1 races when she has lane choice. Chris Bostick is making his 64th start.

Smith is 4 - 2 against Bostick in prior events.

Smith gets out of the gate first but Bostick pulls in front early. Bostick stays in front to half track, then Smith is able to get back around him and pull away for the win.

Angie Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.012), 330 ft(-0.002), 660ft(0.044), 1,000ft(0.082). MOV: 0.1640 seconds (approximately 43 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Marc Ingwersen                       1628 John Hall                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.845 199.22                    -0.009  6.876 195.90
 Qualified:            #10  6.856 197.89                        #7  6.824 199.89

John Hall is 10 - 2 in Rd. 1 this year. Marc Ingwersen is making his 52nd start.

Ingwersen and Hall have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Hall is a little too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Ingwersen. Ingwersen makes his quickest pass of the weekend in the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3284 Ryan Oehler                             3 Hector Arana Jr              
E1                   0.039  6.974 194.30     ****WINNER****  0.090  6.808 197.81
 Qualified:            #14  6.956 192.88                        #3  6.773 200.40

Hector Arana Jr. is 9 - 3 in Rd. 1 this year. Ryan Oehler is making his 7th start this year.

Arana Jr is 8 - 1 against Oehler in prior events.

Oehler gets the advantage off of the line but Arana reels him in just past the 60 foot mark and pulls away for the win.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.007), 330 ft(0.019), 660ft(0.060), 1,000ft(0.092). MOV: 0.1150 seconds (approximately 33 feet).

Angie Smith will have lane choice over Arana in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jianna Evaristo                      1138 Ron Tornow                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.895 200.76                     0.573 No Time      
 Qualified:             #4  6.778 201.81                       #13  6.932 197.85

Jianna Evaristo has qualified in the top half of the field at 9 of the 13 races this year. Ron Tornow is 0 - 8 in Rd. 1 this year.

Tornow is 1 - 0 against Evaristo in prior events.

Tornow broke right off of the line and was pushed off of the track.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  351 Geno Scali                              6 Steve Johnson                
E1                  -0.002  6.979 196.52     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.774 196.88
 Qualified:            #12  6.903 195.89                        #5  6.780 196.99

This is the 6th time this year Steve Johnson has been in the top half of the field. Geno Scali is 7 - 8 in Rd. 1 against Johnson.

Scali misses the tree on the wrong side and goes red giving the win to Johnson.

Johnson makes his quickest pass of the weekend and will have lane choice over Evaristo in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                            461 Malcolm Phillips Jr.         
E1   ****WINNER****  0.107  6.776 202.48                     0.012  6.946 194.34
 Qualified:             #2  6.756 201.77                       #15  7.020 190.44

Matt Smith wins 82.2% of his Rd. 1 races when starting from the top half of the field. Malcolm Phillips Jr. is making his 4th start.

This is the first time Smith and Phillips Jr. have faced each other in eliminations.

Phillips gets the holeshot, stays in front past half track, then Smith reels him in and goes around for the win.

Matt Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.091), 330 ft(-0.054), 660ft(-0.014), 1,000ft(0.031). MOV: 0.0750 seconds (approximately 21 feet).

Smith will have lane choice over Ingwersen in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   1 Gaige Herrera                
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.017  6.758 201.78
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.749 202.52

Herrera gets the bye and makes the quickest pass of eliminations. he will have lane choice over Van Sant in the next round.

Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.836, 660ft-4.334/163.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.643.

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