Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 20:44 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 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
    4 Matt Smith                              1 Gaige Herrera                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.705 202.12                     0.025  6.722 201.91
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Johnson   ) 0.033  6.747 201.85      (A Smith     ) 0.042  6.765 199.85
E2    (M Ingwersen ) 0.048  6.738 201.46      (C Van Sant  ) 0.022  6.779 200.08
E1    (A Pine      ) 0.092  6.746 201.46      (C Howey     ) 0.032  6.779 200.00
 Qualified:             #1  6.721 202.64                        #3  6.765 201.22

Weather conditions: air temperature 57 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 1,334 feet.

The #1 PSM qualifier has won this race 14 times in 17 Final rounds (but only twice in the last 4 years).

Herrera is 7 - 1 against Smith in prior events and Herrera is 4 - 0 against Smith in prior final rounds.

Herrera with a tick advantage on the tree, but Smith has the lead by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Matt Smith's MOV: 0.0167 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Smith with the quickest pass of the event for the win.

Herrera with his quickest pass of the event in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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