Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 17:18 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 59th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1628 John Hall                               7 Marc Ingwersen               
E1                   0.035  6.808 199.67     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.821 197.77
 Qualified:             #8  6.792 200.53                        #9  6.792 197.62

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 1,848 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

John Hall wins 74% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice. Marc Ingwersen is 1 - 2 against Hall in the last 3 races.

Hall and Ingwersen have each won 3 times against the other in prior events.

Ingwersen with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Marc Ingwersen's MOV: 0.0086 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Hector Arana Jr                       351 Geno Scali                   
E1                   0.056  7.194 153.26     ****WINNER****  0.056  6.810 197.74
 Qualified:            #10  6.796 199.14                        #7  6.788 198.55

Geno Scali is 81 - 71 (53%) in Rd. 1 in his career. Hector Arana Jr. is 137 - 53 (72%) in Rd. 1 in his career.

This is the first time Arana Jr and Scali have faced each other in eliminations.

they leave together, but Arana Jr. has problems early and clicks it off early.

Scali is straight down the groove for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Angie Smith                          7012 Lance Bonham                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  6.787 200.47                     0.397  7.158 186.56
 Qualified:             #2  6.758 201.43                       #15  7.248 187.78

Angie Smith wins 71% of her Rd. 1 races when she has lane choice. Lance Bonham is making his 12th start.

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

Smith with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. she will have lane choice over Scali in the next round.

Bonham with his quickest pass this weekend in the losing effort.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   17 Chris Bostick                           9 Chase Van Sant               
E1                   0.031  6.846 195.96     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.769 199.43
 Qualified:            #11  6.815 198.29                        #6  6.783 198.96

Chase Van Sant is 8 - 5 in the Countdown. Chris Bostick is 0 - 2 against Van Sant in the Countdown this year.

Van Sant 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
    5 Jianna Evaristo                         6 Steve Johnson                
E1                   0.143  6.838 199.94     ****WINNER****  0.048  6.803 195.31
 Qualified:            #12  6.834 202.09                        #5  6.771 196.44

Steve Johnson has won 2 rounds in the Countdown. He had won 1 round in the previous 9 races. Jianna Evaristo's 12 round wins this year are the most for her in a single season.

Evaristo is 6 - 5 against Johnson in prior events.

Johnson 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
 3284 Ryan Oehler                            23 Richard Gadson               
E1                  -0.046  6.885 195.90     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.839 198.26
 Qualified:            #13  6.885 196.82                        #4  6.767 199.82

Richard Gadson is 12 - 2 in Rd. 1 this year. Ryan Oehler lost to Gadson in Rd. 1 at Indy.

Oehler goes red to give Gadson the win. He will have lane choice over Johnson in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                            711 Aaron Pine                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.092  6.746 201.46                     0.048  7.247 189.23
 Qualified:             #1  6.721 202.64                       #16 17.388  72.97

The #1 PSM qualifier hasn't lost in Rd. 1 here since 2006. Aaron Pine is making his 1st start.

Pine with the starting line advantage, but Smith has the lead as they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7002 Clayton Howey                           1 Gaige Herrera                
E1                   0.009  7.014 184.04     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.779 200.00
 Qualified:            #14  7.001 193.35                        #3  6.765 201.22

Gaige Herrera has won 29 straight Rd. 1 races. Clayton Howey is making his 3rd start.

This is the first time Howey and Herrera have faced each other in eliminations.

Howey with a great light, but Herrera has the lead as they go by the christmas tree and never trailed form there on for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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