Fri, 18 Sep 2026, 15:56 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

MARTIN, Mich. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals 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: Mark Paquette Runs 7.091/170.78, Now #13; Best prior run: 11.472/68.95, Was #14

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 30.22 inches, adjusted altitude 1,917 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Paquette is out of the groove early, he reels it back into the groove and then got real loose in the shut down area. He did a great job riding the bike.

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Left Lane: Marc Ingwersen Runs 7.064/191.00, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.933/192.55, Was #12

Ingwersen with a clean pass, but will not improve

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.803/194.64, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.832/195.99, Was #9

Johnson is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show.

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Left Lane: John Hall Runs 6.790/197.98, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.817/179.00, Was #9
Right Lane: Clayton Howey Runs 6.858/195.31, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.894/195.06, Was #11

Hall is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show.

Howey with his quickest pass today, but stays in the number 11 spot.

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Left Lane: Chase Van Sant Runs 28.934/17.62, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.810/197.11, Was #9
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 6.905/196.59, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.853/197.02, Was #10

Van Sant with problems right at the hit and clicked it off.

Scali with a good pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Ronnie Procopio Runs 6.782/198.15, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.788/191.16, Was #6
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.719/200.80, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.784/196.76, Was #5

Procopio is straight down the groove with his quickest pass, but will stay in the number six spot.

Oehler kept it hooked up and goes to the number one spot.

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Left Lane: Gaige Herrera Runs 6.778/198.15, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.760/200.00, Was #5
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.757/201.25, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.740/197.02, Was #3

Herrera with a good pass, but will not improve.

Smith with another good pass, the fastest pass of the event.

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Left Lane: Richard Gadson Runs 6.764/198.59, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.746/200.00, Was #4
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.768/199.12, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.737/196.51, Was #2

Gadson with another good pass, but will not improve.

Smith is straight down the groove, but will not improve.