Matt Smith Racing Matt Smith NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Auto Club Raceway POMONA, Calif. Friday, 11 Nov 2011 Matt Smith 093.jpgDespite celebrating a birthday on 11-11-11, former NHRA Full Throttle Series Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith wasn't No. 1 Friday at the Auto Club NHRA World Finals here. The 2007 winner of this event saw his run go south immediately at the starting line with the same ailment his teammate Michael Ray suffered from in Q2. Fortunately, his 6.896 second run Friday has kept him in the fifth position.