Sat, 11 Oct 2025, 15:33 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.314/182.43, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.262/181.55, Was #16
Right Lane: Charles Poskey Runs 7.082/193.87, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.081/189.40, Was #15

2:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.96 inches, adjusted altitude 2,757 feet.

Bonham makes a decent run for the conditions but doesn't improve. Poskey almost equals his best pass yesterday.

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Left Lane: John Hall Runs 6.860/198.56, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.815/200.38, Was #6
Right Lane: Marc Ingwersen Runs 6.933/196.80, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.869/194.38, Was #9

Hall makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Ingwersen drifted to the left early in the run and slowed from his previous attempt.

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Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.250/198.55, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.871/198.94, Was #10
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.816/200.12, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.777/199.07, Was #4

Clontz had a slow 60 foot time and it affected the ET. Smith made the quickest pass of the round so far but didn't improve.

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Left Lane: Clayton Howey Runs 6.883/195.92, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.885/197.20, Was #13
Right Lane: Jianna Evaristo Runs 6.912/197.77, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.881/195.36, Was #12

Howey makes his quickest pass of the weekend but stays in the 13th spot. Evaristo makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Chris Bostick Runs 6.922/194.28, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.880/194.28, Was #11
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.897/195.90, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.886/196.27, Was #14

Bostick makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Oehler got close to the wall after the finish line. he makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Chase Van Sant Runs 6.835/198.96, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.843/198.55, Was #8
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.826/198.24, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.831/195.07, Was #7

Van Sant makes his quickest pass of the weekend but stays in the eighth spot. Johnson improves but not enough to move up in the order.

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Left Lane: Gaige Herrera Runs 6.758/201.32, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.767/200.35, Was #2
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.820/199.92, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.803/200.15, Was #5

Herrera makes an impressive run for the conditions, the quickest of the round so far. He improves but stays in the second spot. Smith makes a decent pass for the conditions but doesn't improve.

Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.051 sec., 330ft-2.824, 660ft-4.327/163.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.639.

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Left Lane: Brayden Davis Runs 6.771/201.46, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.772/200.53, Was #3
Right Lane: Richard Gadson Runs 6.770/201.23, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.747/201.59, Was #1

Davis makes his quickest pass of the weekend but stays in the third spot. Gadson makes a good run but doesn't improve.

Brayden Davis' incremental times: 60ft-1.070 sec., 330ft-2.843, 660ft-4.342/163.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.653.

Richard Gadson's incremental times: 60ft-1.049 sec., 330ft-2.829, 660ft-4.337/162.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.652.