12:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.24 inches, adjusted altitude 2,498 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.
Oehler is 1 – 0 against Stoffer in prior events. Stoffer gets a great light and extends her lead all the way through the run.

Arana gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. Salinas had to lean way to the left to keep her bike in the groove. Arana makes his worst run of the weekend and Salinas was able to get around him and take her first win.

Angelle Sampey won this race in 2002 & 2003. She has 28 round wins here and that is the most for any Pro Stock Motorcycle rider and she is 13 -1 in round 1 here. Pollacheck is 4 – 3 against Sampey in prior events. Sampey gets the holeshot, Pollacheck starts making up ground past the 330 foot mark, but Sampey hangs on and takes the win.

This is the first time Smith and Ingwersen have faced each other in eliminations.
Ingwersen gets a great light, stays in front to half track, then Smith powers by and pulls away for the win.

Hector Arana Jr. won this race in 2014 & 2015. Arana Jr is 3 – 1 against Clontz in prior events. Arana gets out of the gate first and pulls away for the win with the quickest pass of the round so far. Arana jr. will have lane choice over Salinas in the next round.

Rawlings gets out of the gate first, Hines hits the throttle and the bike bogs badly. He recovers but Rawlings holds him off and takes her first-round win. Angie Smith will have lane choice over Rawlings in the next round.

The No. 1 qualifier in the motorcycle class is 19 – 2 in round 1 at this event…make that 19-3. Krawiec gets a big holeshot and extends his lead all the way through the run with the quickest pass of the round so far. Krawiec will have lane choice over Stoffer in the next round.

Smith gets a single because Johnson is unable to make the call to the line. Smith goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend and will have lane choice over Sampey in the next round.

This is the first time Smith and Rawlings have faced each other in eliminations. Rawlings leaves the line, gets about 10 feet out and the engine goes silent. Smith makes a clean pass to move on to the next round.

This is the first time Arana Jr and Salinas have faced each other in eliminations.
Salinas gets out of the gate first and stays in front past the 330 foot mark. the bike starts drifting to the left, she leans over on the bike but can’t keep it off of the centerline. She takes out a couple of timing blocks at the 1000 foot mark and goes down right at the finish line. She rolls on the ground, the bike flips over her without touching her and comes to a stop in the shutdown area. Salinas gets up, takes off her helmet and appears to be okay.
Arana takes the lead at half track and takes the win.

Krawiec is 24 – 8 against Stoffer in prior events. Stoffer straps a holeshot on Krawiec and makes it stick. Krawiec starts reeling her in but she hangs on and takes the holeshot win.

Sampey just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Smith. Matt will have lane choice over his wife Angie in the next round.

Arana Jr is 9 – 2 against Stoffer in prior events. Stoffer is almost perfect off the line, Arana starts making up ground but Stoffer hangs on and takes the win. This is Stoffer’s first final round this year.

Matt gets out of the gate first and extends his lead all the way through the run. He will have lane choice over Stoffer in the final round. This is Smith’s second final round this year and 51st of his career.

Smith is 16 – 12 against Stoffer in prior events and each has won 2 times against the other in final rounds. Stoffer has another great light, stays in front past the 1000 foot mark, then Smith is able to get around her and take the win. This is Smith’s first win this year and the 23rd of his career.