Reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Gaige Herrera started his 2025 with the provisional No. 1 qualifier position at Gainesville Raceway, taking the top spot on Friday at the 56th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.
Herrera’s domination at Gainesville Raceway continued on Friday, as the back-to-back world champion took over the top spot during the second session on his RevZilla/Mission Foods/Vance & Hines Suzuki with a run of 6.670 at 202.97. Herrera has rolled to Gatornationals wins at the last two events at the legendary facility and appears poised to try and make it three in a row.
Herrera hasn’t let up after two straight championships, continuing to post one standout run after another. If it holds, it would be Herrera’s 24th No. 1 qualifier since the start of the 2023 campaign.
“I have a lot of fun racing in Gainesville. I got my first win here two years ago in my debut with the Vance & Hines team and I’ve got a lot of great memories here,” Herrera said. “Before that run, Andrew [Hines, crew chief] said ‘This is all we’ve got. I hope it sticks.’ It did and we made a nice run.
“I think you’ll see me and Matt [Smith] go back and forth all season and it won’t just be us. You can see that Angie [Smith] was close and Richard [Gadson] was close. We’ve got a lot of good bikes out here and that includes some new guys.”
Matt Smith is currently second with a pass of 6.679 at 203.49 and Angie Smith is third after going 6.709 at 201.01.
Qualifying continues at 12: 15 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.
Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.670, 202.97; 2. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.679, 203.49; 3. Angie Smith, Buell, 6.709, 201.01; 4. Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.727, 201.67; 5. Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.764, 199.64; 6. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.783, 201.58; 7. John Hall, Beull, 6.795, 195.36; 8. Ryan Oehler, EBR, 6.798, 197.05; 9. Kelly Clontz, Suzuki, 6.808, 199.35; 10. Ron Tornow, Victory, 6.812, 199.64; 11. Marc Ingwersen, EBR, 6.838, 196.56; 12. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 6.862, 196.82; 13. Brandon Litten, Suzuki, 6.895, 191.24; 14. Brayden Davis, Suzuki, 6.920, 193.54; 15. Lance Bonham, Buell, 7.077, 189.02; 16. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.116, 190.92. Not Qualified: 17. Steve Johnson, 7.243, 188.54; 18. Wesley Wells, 7.417, 186.67.
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