[Hines]—and it was nice to have
an all-Vance & Hines final. Plus,
I kind of got redemption from
last year here. I had 11 consecu-
tive race wins, and then Chase
[Van Sant] beat us in the final, so
I had a goal coming here to get
the win here."
Gadson, in his second season
with the Vance & Hines team,
reached the final round for the
fourth time in 2025 with wins
against Angie Smith and Chris
Bostick. Gadson now has a win
and three runner-up finishes to
his credit this year.
In the opening round, Bostick
was involved in a frightening
high-speed incident when his
WAR-prepared Suzuki made
hard contact with the left side
retaining wall after the finish
line. Somehow, Bostick man
-
aged to stay on the bike and
avoid serious injury. The WAR
team even rolled out their
backup bike for the next round
as permitted by NHRA rules. Bo-
stick, who had never ridden the
new bike, wasn't able to get it off
the starting line, but he earned
the respect of fans and his fel
-
low competitors for even trying.
After seven of 15 events, Her-
rera will now take a 138-point
lead to the next round in So-
noma, California, where the
class will also take part in the
GETTRX Pro Stock Motorcycle
All-Star Callout, a special high-
stakes bonus race for the top
eight riders in the class.
Kevin McKenna
Pro Stock MC Final
1. Gaige Herrera (Suz) 6.690 –
201.55 mph
2. Richard Gadson (Suz) 6.743 –
200.32 mph
WIND
IN THE
P50
Winner Herrera (pictured) went up
against Vance & Hines teammate
Richard Gadson in the final in
Seattle, producing the first-ever Pro
Stock Motorcycle run in the 6.60s at
the historic Pacific Raceways track.
