Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Matt Smith started qualifying in the No. 1 spot at the US Nationals and finished there five sessions later, moving back into the top position to close out Sunday with a run of 6.757 at 200.98.
The six-time world champion earned his third No. 1 qualifier of the season and will open raceday at Indy against Chris Bostick. A three-time winner at Indy, Smith has a great opportunity to win again at The Big Go, and with the way the team has performed thus far, an all-Matt Smith Racing final round is the goal for Monday.
“You know, I’ve won this race three times. I’d like to get a fourth one,” Smith said. “If I can’t do it, then I want one of the other three bikes that we have on our camp to do it, and I think we have a really good shot at doing it. I mean, we have three bikes in the top eight.
“We came back in Q5 and put it all together. I made a little axle adjustment, and it went right down the track and took the top spot. I’m totally confident with how we tested at Rockingham coming here with this kind of weather. I felt good. I’ve felt good all weekend. We’ve just got to turn on four win lights tomorrow.”
Gaige Herrera took second with a 6.781 at 198.79, and Angie Smith qualified third after going 6.787 at 198.50.
Eliminations for the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals begin at 10 a.m. ET on Monday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
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