Thu, 14 Jan 2021, 14:42 PM Brian Preszler Wins First World Championship

By Rick Green Photo copyright 2021 Bob Johnson Photography

Brian Preszler won his first Super Gas World title. He won the title on the strength of winning three Divisional events.

Due to the pandemic, Preszler's first event of the season was the Division Seven event at Sonoma Raceway.

Preszler won his first Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series title of the double-header at Sonoma Raceway. He defeated Dennis Paz in the final.

Peszler and crew celebrate the his divisional win of the season.

In the second event of the weekend, he would advance to the fifth round where he would fall to Val Torres.

Preszler would then go to the Boise divisional where he suffered a first round lost. He would rebound at the next Northwest Division double header at Yellowstone Drag Strip in Acton, Mont.. He won the first race of the weekend. In the second race of the weekend he would drop a third round match up with Ed Olpin Jr.. Photo copyright 2021 Robert Grice

Preszler would travel to his first National event of the season, the U.S. Nationals. He would lose in the first round. Photo copyright 2021 Auto Imagery, Inc.

Preszler was the Division Six Jegs Allstar Super Comp representative. He would advance to the semifinal. Photo copyright 2021 Auto Imagery, Inc.

He would travel to the Dallas for the 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, again he would lose in round one. Photo copyright 2021 Auto Imagery, Inc.

Next Preszler went to the Divional race The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He would win the event defeating Marko Perivolaris.

Preszler and his wife Terri celebrate his third Divisional event of the season and ninth of his career.

Preszler would stay in Las Vegas for the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals, he would bow out in the third round where he would lose to Mark Yeager.

He would continue his stay at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil losing in round one.

Preszler would stay in Las Vegas for one more week for the final Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event of the year. He would win the Super Gas World title in round two when Rick Cates lost. Preszler and crew and family celebrate his championship.

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