Fri, 13 Nov 2026, 19:35 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Dave Rowe |
POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 61st annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals 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:
Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.793/197.59, Now #6; Best prior run: 18.260/33.47, Was #16
4:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.78 inches, adjusted altitude 1,934 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.
Johnson goes down the groove with a good run and moves up to the sixth spot. He can't quite get the bike to stop and ends up in the sand trap at the end of the track.
Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.051 sec., 330ft-2.831, 660ft-4.342/162.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.661.
Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 21.989/28.73, Now #16; Best prior run: 16.523/46.05, Was #16
Laughlin leaves the line, the bike doesn't go into second gear, and he has to give up on the run.
Left Lane: Geno Scali Runs 6.835/197.59, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.952/179.09, Was #14
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.771/199.02, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.683/123.09, Was #15
Scali makes a decent run and improves, moving up to the tenth spot. Smith makes a clean, straight pass and moves up to the fourth spot for now.
Left Lane: Chris Bostick Runs 6.863/194.72, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.902/194.07, Was #15
Right Lane: Malcolm Phillips Jr. Runs 6.906/195.48, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.890/192.74, Was #14
Bostick makes a decent run and ,moves up to the 13th spot for now. Phillips slows from his previous attempt and will drop a spot to 15th. Phillips can't get the bike stopped and ends up deep in the sand trap.
Left Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 6.867/198.03, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.854/198.06, Was #12
Right Lane: Marc Ingwersen Runs 23.952/31.24, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.875/196.10, Was #14
Tonglet goes down the rove with a good run but he doesn't improve. Ingwersen hit the throttle and the engine bogged.
Left Lane: John Hall Runs 6.855/198.85, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.839/200.47, Was #11
Right Lane: Chase Van Sant Runs 13.561/56.94, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.828/197.97, Was #9
Hall goes down the groove with a good pass but he doesn't improve. Van Sant left the line, gets about 30 feet out and the bike noses over, not sure why.
Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.750/201.28, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.772/201.22, Was #5
Right Lane: Clayton Howey Runs 6.755/198.64, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.799/198.12, Was #8
A good side-by-side, both down the groove with clean, straight passes. Smith improves and moves up to the third spot. Howey improves and moves up to the fourth spot.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.839, 660ft-4.336/163.89 mph, 1,000ft-5.638.
Clayton Howey's incremental times: 60ft-1.050 sec., 330ft-2.823, 660ft-4.321/163.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.629.
Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.756/200.00, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.768/200.47, Was #5
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.774/200.26, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.780/198.96, Was #7
Gladstone makes another good run and improves but not enough to move up in the order. Oehler improves a little and stays in the seventh spot.
Joey Gladstone's incremental times: 60ft-1.048 sec., 330ft-2.824, 660ft-4.326/163.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.636.
Ryan Oehler's incremental times: 60ft-1.062 sec., 330ft-2.845, 660ft-4.346/163.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.654.
Left Lane: Richard Gadson Runs 6.713/200.00, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.745/201.91, Was #2
Right Lane: Gaige Herrera Runs 6.675/201.88, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.673/201.76, Was #1
Gadson goes down the groove with a good pass, improving and getting a little closer to Herrera but he stays in the second spot. Herrera goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the round.
Richard Gadson's incremental times: 60ft-1.019 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.284/163.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.593.
Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.263/164.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.564.
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