Summit Racing Equipment Racing Series ET Finals
Pacific Division – Division 7
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
June 6, 2026

2026 NHRA Summit ET Series – June Motorcycle Results | Pacific Division 7

The Sportsman Motorcycle Bracket Shootout at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway returned for 2026 on Saturday, June 6th, as part of the LVMS Summit ET Bracket series. The weather was under a “Red Flag Warning”. For those not in the West, that’s very high temperature, very low humidity, and high winds. Friday’s test n’ tune was around 107degF with track temps reaching as high as 162degF!  Wind gusts over 40mph at times. Luckily, it was mostly a quartering tailwind. The LVMS crew really deserves a lot of credit for fighting the heat and giving us a great racetrack for the weekend.

32 bikes from across the West Coast qualified, with reaction times setting the ladder. Lonnie Woodruff, Pahrump, NV, was the #1 qualifier on his Suzuki Hayabusa dragbike with a nearly perfect .001.

David Ochoa, Buellton, CA was in the second spot with a .005 on his Kawasaki ZX-14. Another .005 was third spot with Paul Silva, Bakersfield, CA, on his Suzuki. Dave “Wheels” Wheeler, Murray, UT was fourth with a .010 on his ’06 Kawasaki ZX-14. Stephen Damison, Kuna, ID rounded out the top five with a .013.

ROUND 1

Lonnie Woodruff ended up with the single with a competition bye run. He ran it out with a .011 reaction time and 9.170 at 145.45mph.

Clay Pollitt, Star, ID took the win over Cameron Cook, New Plymouth, ID when Cook redlighed by -.009. Pollitt ran 9.052 at 148.33mph on a 9.01 dial. Cook ran 9.673 at 142.31mph on a 9.75 dial in time.

Roy Barrera, Sr., Boise, ID ended up catching a break when Manny Taylor, Bakersfield, CA broke. Barrera coasted his Kawasaki to the line.

Dave “Wheels” Wheeler defeated Gary Oaks, Las Vegas, NV, ’78 Kawasaki Z1 with a reaction time of .018 vs .036 running 8.945 at 144.07mph on his 8.90 to Oaks 9.430 at 139.65mph on his 9.36 dial.

Clayton Howey, Hanford, CA, drew his Dad, Brian Howey, Lemoore, CA. Brian had the better reaction time, .040 vs. .081, but Clayton won when Brian broke out, running 9.263 at 151.00mph on his 9.27 dial. Clayton ran 7.974 at 166,54mph on the 7.96.

Larry Mota, Orem, UT, won on his ’15 Kawasaki ZX14R when Kip McClain, Hesperia, CA, redlighted his ’79 Kawasaki with a -.006. Mota ran it out the back to a 9.020 at 147.17 on an 8.99 dial. McClain ran it out to a 10.031 at 131.27mph on a 10.01.

Karen Stoffer, Gardnerville, NV, riding Larry Mota’s Kawasaki dragbike, beat David Phillips, Las Vegas, NV, on his ’02 Harley. Phillips got the reaction time advantage, .016 to .080, but couldn’t run as close to his dial. Stoffer ran 8.611 at 147.17mph on the 8.59 dial-in time. Phillips ran 14.076 at 90.75mph on the 13.97 dial.

Ben Pangan, Crestline, CA, on his ’05 Suzuki Hayabusa, defeated Kirk Walton, Salt Lake City, UT, on his ’12 Kawasaki ZX-14R with a reaction time advantage of .096 to .145, running 9.067 at 148.74mph to a 9.073 at 148.89mph on the heads-up dials of 9.00.

David Ochoa defeated reigning LVMS track champion Matt Fredericks, Tooele, UT, with a reaction time of .024 vs .046 and ran 8.717 at 149.25mph (8.69 dial) over the ’79 Kawasaki that ran 9.180 at 140.97mph on the 9.14 dial in time.

Mark Avila, Fresno, CA, took a big starting line advantage and breakout over Stephen Damison, Kuna, ID, with a .057 vs. .391. Avila ran 8.556 at 141.74mph on the 8.44 dial. Damison’s breakout was a 9.667 at 138.87mph on the 9.70.

Roy Barrera Jr., Meridian, ID, won on his ’09 Kawasaki when Matt O’Dell, Riverton, UT, redlighted his ’13 ZX-14R by just -.003. Barrera coasted down the track, but O’Dell ran his out to 8.539 at 153.09mph on an 8.52 dial.

Mike Pinkston, Magna, UT, also won by a red light when Paul Silvas drew a -.002. And of course, when you redlight, you have a great run. Silvas ran 8.522 at 157.19mph on the 8.52. Pinkston ran it out to 9.294 at 139.82mph on the 9.30 and a .044 light.

Chad Hofert, Ontario, OR, overcame a bad light (1.246 vs .045) to win a double breakout over Robert Brandt, Kingman, AZ. Hofert ran 8.918 at 150.85mph on the 8.95 dial, to Brandt, running 9.810 at 136.88mph on the 9.86 dial, in time.

Race organizer took some time to have fun racing. Kahea Woods, North Las Vegas, NV, took the breakout win on his ’98 GSXR dragbike over Scott Grondahl, Nampa, ID, on his ’25 Kawasaki ZX-14R. Grondahl had the better light (.015 vs .124). He ran 9.740 at 137.11mph on the 9.77 dial-in. Woods ran an 8.529 at 151.12mph on the 8.33 dial.

Jeremy Bates, Vineyard, UT, won over Tom Medlin, La Mirada, CA, coasting to a 9.228 at 125.01mph (8.97). Medlin slowed to an 8.919 at 151.85mph (8.29) with the reaction time advantage (.054 vs .064).

Andrew Manning, Montrose, CA, took an easy win over Noah Penright, Rialto, CA, when Penright’s bike didn’t leave the line. Manning ran a slowing 9.281 at 108.98mph on an 8.68 dial. Penright got it going and ran 8.730 at 146.56 on this 8.70 dial.

ROUND 2

Clay Pollitt took a .007 package to beat Ben Pangan. Pollitt ran a 9.054 at 145.44mph on the heads up 9.05 dial and a .003 reaction time. Pangan had a bad light of .185 and ran 9.063 at 150.08mph.

Clayton Howey took out Dave “Wheels” Wheeler with a starting line deficit of .050 to a .023. He ran a 7.988 at 159.14mph on the 7.97 dial. Wheels ran 8.945 at 151.97mph on the 8.89 dial.

Larry Mota and David Ochoa had identical reaction times of .072, but Mota ran dead on with a five to take the win. He ran 9.025 at 145.99mph to Ochoa at 8.728 at 150.85mph on an 8.68 dial-in time.

Kahea Woods beat Karen Stoffer when Stoffer slowed. Woods had the reaction time of .033 vs .066 and ran 8.416 at 139.29mph off the throttle. Stoffer ran a 9.373 at 141.62mph on an 8.59 dial.

Andrew Manning overcame a reaction time disadvantage (.039 vs. 012) to win over Mike Pinkston, running 8.692 at 152.71mph on an 8.68 dial. Pinkston broke out with a 9.275 at 138.94mph on a 9.29 dial-in time.

Chad Hofert forced Jeremy Bates into a breakout with a .013 reaction time to a .074, running an 8.960 at 148.41mph on his 8.92 dial. Bates was a 9.191 at 147.68mph on the 9.20 dial.

The next two pairs were competition bye runs when both Barrera’s bikes couldn’t make the round.

Lonnie Woodruff took advantage of the free run at 9.055 at 147.31mph on the 9.14.

Mark Avila ran 9.783 at 159.06mph on an 8.44 dial.

QUARTERFINALS

Larry Mota won over Clay Pollitt when Pollitt red-lighted by -.030. Mota ran it out at 8.967 at 148.67mph on a 9.01. Pollitt ran it out 9.097 at 148.61mph on his 9.05.

Lonnie Woodruff had a nice .006 vs Mark Avila’s .035 to take a 9.121 at 137.82mph on a 9.06 dial. Avila ran 8.530 at 155.33mph on the 8.44 dial.

Clayton Howey had a great light as well against Kahea Woods with a .005 vs .026 in the double breakout. Howey ran 7.959 at 165.86mph on the 7.97 to an 8.333 at 155.56mph on an 8.38.

Andrew Manning won by a redlight over Chad Hofert by -.005, he ran it out 8.654 at 156.92mph on an 8.66 dial. Hofert ran 8.934 at 151.37mph on an 8.95 dial.

SEMI-FINALS

Lonnie Woodruff took an advantage at the start, .017 to a .059 over Andrew Manning. Woodruff ran 9.111 at 137.65mph on a 9.05 dial. Manning ran 8.682 at 153.04mph on his 8.65 dial-in time.

Clayton Howey also took a starting line advantage with a .035 vs .087 for Larry Mota. Howey ran it out to a 7.985 at 152.85mph on a 7.96. Mota ran 8.966 at 147.88mph breakout time on the 8.99 dial.

FINAL

The final ended up in a double breakout. Lonnie Woodruff had the advantage off the line .030 vs .053 for Clayton Howey. Woodruff ran a 9.061 at 145.36mph on his 9.07. Howey ran 7.931 at 164.19mph on his 7.95.

The day wasn’t over, though. There was a wedding at the starting line. We had most of the bikes lined up on the starting line for Matt Fredericks and Mandy Maple’s marriage officiated by LVMS own Nate Hirschi.

SPONSOR PRIZES

After that were the giveaways for the bonus prizes and raffles. Thanks to all the sponsors for the prizes! Here’s the list of bonus prize winners and sponsors. If nobody hit the exact number, the next closest won. All prizes are $100 except $400 to added to the winner’s purse. Also, a big thanks for the great BBQ dinner cooked by Chris & Yvette Barrios and Jeremy Bates!

• Barrera Motor Works – .022 reaction time for the 22 Veterans who take their lives every day – Matt O’Dell .023 r/t
• Jeff Jones – #1 Qualifier – Lonnie Woodruff
• Barrera Motor Works – Best losing package 1st Round – Matt Fredericks .086
• SEI – Best losing reaction time first round – Scott Grondahl .015
• Blackjack Trucking – Worst reaction time 1st round-Cameron Cook – .009
• EGADS/Kahea Woods – 19th Qualifier – Gary Oaks .046
• Jeff Jones – Best losing reaction time 2nd round – Mike Pinkston .012
• Pine Family Racing – Closest Losing margin of victory 2nd Round – David “Wheels” Wheeler .0108
• Western Pro Extreme – Worst green light 2nd round – Ben Pagnan .185
• Mark Avila – Best losing package 3rd round – Mark Avila .125
• All in One House Cleaning – Best reaction time 3rd round – Clayton Howey .005
• Speed Girl Racing – Closest to the dial 3rd round – Andrew Manning -.006
• SCR Chimney Repair – Closet to the dial 4th round – Clayton Howey .025
• Clayton Howey – 7th qualifier – Jeremy Bates .017
• Grothus Drag Bike – Best appearing bike – Karen Stoffer (Larry Mota – owner)
• Heads Up Performance – Fastest MPH in event – Clayton Howey 166.54mph
• Larry Mota – First .002 in the event – Clay Pollitt with a .003
• PS Audio – Highest finishing fuel-injected bike – Andrew Manning
• Brian Howey – Not so #1 qualifier – not announced 
• Trick Tools/Mickey Thompson-Goodyear – two tire giveaways in raffle
• Trick Tools – Quickest ET in event – Clayton Howey 7.959
• Deidra Shaver/Ron Buzbee – added $400 to winner purse – Lonnie Woodruff

Also, this weekend we were sharing the track with the Western Pro Extreme Association bikes. They had Pro Extreme (open class) and Pro Outlaw (7.90 index). They will have a full report on their races. It was fun to see all those racing again!

There were a lot of people behind the success of the race this weekend, starting with Kahea Woods, who put it all together. The staff at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for allowing us to combine the Summit ET race #9 with our event. But mostly for their hard work in unbelievably hot and windy conditions!

All the sponsors are stepping up for prizes. Bob Johnson Photography for all the great pictures.

Hopefully, we can do it again next season and have even more participation.

– Kirk Walton
NHRA SMC #7151