Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 18:48 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 41st annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Richard Gadson                          3 Matt Smith                   
E4                   0.033  6.654 203.79     ****WINNER****  0.006  6.660 203.08
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Johnson   ) 0.006  6.703 201.30      (R Oehler    ) 0.058  6.718 200.70
E2    (A Smith     ) 0.019  6.719 201.13      (C Van Sant  ) 0.043  6.715 201.22
E1    (M Ingwersen ) 0.037  6.694 201.88      (M Phillips  ) 0.037  6.693 201.78
 Qualified:             #5  6.692 202.07                        #3  6.659 204.18

5:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 30.23 inches, adjusted altitude 1,298 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Smith is 6 - 3 against Gadson in prior events and Smith is 2 - 0 against Gadson in prior final rounds.

Smith gets a great light but Gadson gets around him before the 60 foot mark. Smith rides back around him by the 330, then pulls away for the win. Smith drifted to the left late in the run, getting close to the centerline as he went through the lights.

Matt Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.003), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.014), 1,000ft(0.020). MOV: 0.0210 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

This is Smith's 46th career national event win, his fourth this year in four final rounds.