Sat, 31 Oct 2026, 16:28 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 26th annual MOPAR NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge 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: Chris Bostick Runs 7.043/187.86, Now #15; Best prior run: 8.255/110.62, Was #17
Right Lane: Malcolm Phillips Jr. Runs 6.949/192.14, Now #10; No Prior Run

1:11 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,242 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

Bostick makes his first full pass under power this weekend and he gets in the field in the 15th spot. Phillips makes his first run of the weekend and he gets in the show in the tenth spot.

Chris Bostick's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-2.892, 660ft-4.472/155.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.852.

Malcolm Phillips Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.070 sec., 330ft-2.880, 660ft-4.431/157.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.785.

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Left Lane: John Hall No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.973/190.30, Was #13
Right Lane: Brad Hawkes Runs 7.444/184.35, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.723/167.68, Was #18

Hall does a burnout and has problems. Hawkes makes a full pass but the bike was laboring all the way through.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.127/184.80, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.093/184.09, Was #16
Right Lane: Ronnie Procopio Runs 9.987/86.21, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.407/144.75, Was #17

Stoffer makes a full pass but doesn't improve and stays on the bump. Procopio's bike sounded like it wouldn't shift and he had to give up on the run.

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Left Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 6.991/192.30, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.962/193.27, Was #12
Right Lane: Gaige Herrera Runs 6.802/197.65, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.835/195.42, Was #1

Tonglet makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Herrera goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend.

Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.037 sec., 330ft-2.826, 660ft-4.346/161.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.669.

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Left Lane: Geno Scali Runs 6.960/193.57, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.954/192.88, Was #11
Right Lane: Marc Ingwersen Runs 7.229/152.04, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.986/189.82, Was #14

Scali makes a decent pass but he doesn't improve. Ingwersen was off of the throttle about 1200 feet out.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.867/194.66, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.927/194.27, Was #7
Right Lane: Clayton Howey Runs 7.455/147.67, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.945/191.73, Was #9

Smith goes down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend and she moves up to the fifth spot. Howey had problems late in the run and was off of the throttle early.

Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.861, 660ft-4.382/160.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.718.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.857/197.45, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.896/196.39, Was #7
Right Lane: Chase Van Sant Runs 6.979/194.83, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.933/193.24, Was #8

Smith makes his quickest pas of the weekend and moves up to the fourth spot for now. Van Sant makes a full pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Richard Gadson Runs 6.845/195.65, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.841/194.41, Was #2
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.857/196.99, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.882/194.86, Was #7

Gadson makes another good run but he doesn't improve. Oehler makes his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the fifth spot.

Richard Gadson's incremental times: 60ft-1.034 sec., 330ft-2.830, 660ft-4.359/159.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.697.

Ryan Oehler's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-2.876, 660ft-4.396/160.88 mph, 1,000ft-5.722.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 9.386/87.37, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.857/195.11, Was #6
Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.885/195.28, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.856/195.65, Was #3

Johnson had problems and was off of the throttle early. Gladstone made a decent run but did not improve.

Joey Gladstone's incremental times: 60ft-1.070 sec., 330ft-2.876, 660ft-4.404/160.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.739.

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