Sat, 31 Oct 2026, 19:32 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 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: Brad Hawkes Runs 7.414/179.59, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.444/184.35, Was #18
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.960/190.46, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.093/184.09, Was #16

4:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.87 inches, adjusted altitude 3,452 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Hawkes makes his quickest run of the weekend but it isn't enough to get in the show. Stoffer goes down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend and she moves up to the 12th spot.

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Left Lane: Marc Ingwersen Runs 6.957/192.77, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.986/189.82, Was #15
Right Lane: Chris Bostick Runs 8.607/103.79, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.043/187.86, Was #16

Ingwersen makes his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the 12th spot for now. Bostick has problems and is off of the throttle early.

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Left Lane: Malcolm Phillips Jr. Runs 6.926/194.55, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.949/192.14, Was #10
Right Lane: John Hall Runs 6.981/194.32, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.973/190.30, Was #15

Phillips makes another good run and he moves up to the eighth spot. Hall makes a full pass but doesn't improve.

Malcolm Phillips Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.884, 660ft-4.427/158.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.773.

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Left Lane: Clayton Howey Runs 6.921/193.90, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.945/191.73, Was #10
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.048/191.27, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.954/192.88, Was #11

Howey makes his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the eighth spot for now. Scali slows from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Chase Van Sant Runs 6.960/195.03, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.933/193.24, Was #10
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.871/196.73, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.867/194.66, Was #7

Van Sant makes a decent pass but he doesn't improve. Smith makes another good run but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.844/196.87, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.857/196.99, Was #5
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.888/193.46, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.857/195.11, Was #6

Oehler goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up a spot to fourth. Johnson slows from his earlier attempt.

Ryan Oehler's incremental times: 60ft-1.064 sec., 330ft-2.859, 660ft-4.380/161.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.706.

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Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.883/195.53, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.856/195.65, Was #4
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.856/197.19, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.857/197.45, Was #5

Gladstone makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Smith improves by a tick and it's enough to move him up a spot in the order.

Joey Gladstone's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.865, 660ft-4.397/159.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.736.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.864, 660ft-4.390/160.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.720.

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Left Lane: Gaige Herrera Runs 6.799/197.91, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.802/197.65, Was #1
Right Lane: Richard Gadson Runs 6.836/196.10, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.841/194.41, Was #2

Herrera goes down the groove with an impressive pass, the quickest of the weekend and he picks up three bonus points. Gadson improves and stays in the second spot.

Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.027 sec., 330ft-2.816, 660ft-4.338/160.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.665.

Richard Gadson's incremental times: 60ft-1.024 sec., 330ft-2.824, 660ft-4.357/159.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.693.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink