Sun, 04 Oct 2026, 12:34 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Reporter

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Chase Van Sant                          1 Richard Gadson               
E1                   0.008  6.850 196.93     ****WINNER****  0.054  6.755 200.14
 Qualified:             #8  6.742 200.59                        #7  6.729 202.06

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 30.19 inches, adjusted altitude 1,340 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

Richard Gadson is 37-3 (90%) in Round 1. The No. 8 PSM qualifier is 6-7 in Round 1 at this event.

Gadson is 10 - 5 against Van Sant in prior events.

Van Sant with a great light, but Gadson chased him down on the top end for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Angie Smith                           370 Marc Ingwersen               
E1                   0.073 17.375  41.88     ****WINNER****  0.109  6.864 195.00
 Qualified:             #4  6.696 199.88                       #11  6.830 197.10

Angie Smith’s 19 round wins this year are already tied for the second-most in any season of her career. This is Marc Ingwersen’s 76th career start.

Smith is 4 - 1 against Ingwersen in prior events.

smith with the starting line advantage, but has problems and she sits up on the bike. Ingwersen with a clean pass for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 John Hall                               9 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052  6.744 200.62                    -0.006  6.864 194.60
 Qualified:             #6  6.707 199.26                        #9  6.745 199.02

John Hall’s foul in Rockingham was the 23rd of his career. Steve Johnson’s 337 round wins are the sixth-most in PSM history.

Hall is 3 - 2 against Johnson in prior events.

Johnson goes red to give Hall the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1550 Joey Gladstone                       1981 Kelly Clontz                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064  6.747 199.94                     0.068  6.833 197.77
 Qualified:             #3  6.695 201.37                       #12  6.841 198.23

Joey Gladstone is 44-43 in Round 1 in his career. Kelly Clontz is making her 90th career start.

Gladstone is 2 - 0 against Clontz in prior events.

Gladstone with the starting line advantage for the win. He will give up lane choice to Hall in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3284 Ryan Oehler                          7002 Clayton Howey                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.103  6.724 198.70                     0.036  6.801 195.68
 Qualified:             #5  6.699 202.21                       #10  6.783 197.88

Ryan Oehler is 6-4 in Round 1 this year. Clayton Howey is 6-2, but 0-1 against Oehler.

Howey is 2 - 0 against Oehler in prior events.

Howey with the starting line advantage, but Oehler chased him down in the lights. Ryan Oehler's MOV: 0.0106 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will have lane choice over Ingwersen in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Matt Smith                            351 Geno Scali                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.693 202.79                     0.030  6.853 197.05
 Qualified:             #2  6.663 202.70                       #13  6.865 194.32

Matt Smith wins 83% of his Round 1 races when he has lane choice. The No. 13 PSM qualifier is 1-12 in Round 1 at this event.

Scali is 7 - 3 against Smith in prior events.

Smith with a starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes the quickest pass of the race day. He will have lane choice over Gadson in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  461 Malcolm Phillips Jr.                   79 Gaige Herrera                
E1                   0.053  6.912 193.38     ****WINNER****  0.102  6.693 201.49
 Qualified:            #14  6.895 191.29                        #1  6.644 202.76

Gaige Herrera’s 157 round wins are tied with S. Gann for the 18th-most in PSM history.

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

Phillips Jr. with the starting line advantage, but Herrera had the lead by 150 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. He ties Matt Smith with the quickest pass of the race day. He has a bye in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink