Matt Smith overcame clutch trouble Saturday with his Viper Motorsports Buell to claim the No. 1 qualifying spot in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class for the Amalie Oil Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, Florida.

 
Matt Smith overcame clutch trouble Saturday with his Viper Motorsports Buell to claim the No. 1 qualifying spot in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class for the Amalie Oil Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, Florida.
 
His 6-point-804-second elapsed time and 197-point-28 miles an hour from Friday lasted through two Saturday qualifying sessions. That gave the King, North Carolina, racer his 19th top qualifying position and his first No. 1 start at Gainesville since 2009.
 
But he discovered some problems with his clutch that actually started when he emerged as the early leader Friday.

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