Sat, 12 Nov 2022, 13:26 PM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 770A Michael Boner                        7642 Ryan Zermeno                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.119  9.895 170.86                    -0.006  9.913 166.87
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Willis    ) 0.052  9.920  0.020      (R Fabbro    ) 0.063  9.869 -0.031
 Qualified:            #11  9.920  0.020                       #25  9.869 -0.031

10:09 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 50 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 30.06 inches, adjusted altitude 633 feet.

Michael Boner's MOV: opponent's -0.006red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Jason Kenny                            33 Bob Locke                    
E2                   0.028  9.896 157.58     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.924 147.91
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Yeager    ) 0.017  9.880 -0.020      (M Wiebe     ) 0.018  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #23  9.880 -0.020                        #9  9.918  0.018

Bob Locke's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.004.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 711R Don Riley                            6218 Lindsey Larson               
E2                   0.046  9.893 149.20     ****WINNER****  0.006  9.958 168.98
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Bradshaw  ) 0.017  9.927  0.027      (M Lang      ) 0.045  9.841 -0.059
 Qualified:            #14  9.927  0.027                       #28  9.841 -0.059

Nice six light for Lindsey Larson and the brake out win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                         728B David Butler                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.903 158.33                     0.018  9.909 136.77
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Gotts     ) 0.054  9.907  0.007      (B Earleywine) 0.100 10.037  0.137
 Qualified:             #5  9.907  0.007                       #19 10.037  0.137

Just 0.006 difference in their ET's and Robert Naber scores the close win.MOV: 0.0178 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7544 Brad Pierce                          701Y Steve Parsons                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.919 144.41                    -0.138  9.938 173.54
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Galati    ) 0.018  9.884 -0.016      (J Parrino   ) 0.019  9.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #22  9.884 -0.016                        #8  9.917  0.017

Another great light. Brad Pierce puts up a seven for the win. MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 751X Kenny Snow                           7657 Loreen Rogers                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.047  9.909 139.03                     0.009  9.950 163.29
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.050
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Boehner   ) 0.039  9.936  0.036      (E Destaute  ) -0.004  9.755 -0.145
 Qualified:            #15  9.936  0.036                       #29  9.755 -0.145

Eye ball to eye ball in the lights!

Kenny Snow runs nine to the index for the win. MOV: 0.0034 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 361X Bo Butner                            7019 Peter Bothe                  
E2                   0.001  9.930 167.14     ****WINNER****  0.007  9.912 146.10
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.030             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Archambaul) 0.030  9.851 -0.049      (G Ventura   ) 0.014  9.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #27  9.851 -0.049                       #13  9.927  0.027

Just 0.006 difference in RT's and Peter Bothe takes the close win. MOV: 0.0123 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Evan Kowalski                        7566 Ray Cordeiro                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.921 157.61                     0.023  9.940 166.64
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Williams  ) 0.045  9.913  0.013      (J Mckoane   ) 0.024  9.886 -0.014
 Qualified:             #7  9.913  0.013                       #21  9.886 -0.014

Identical RT's and Evan Kowalski's MOV: 0.0195 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7267 Larry Scarth                         7809 Val Torres                   
E2                   0.016  9.886 156.90     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.905 162.24
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Wiechmann ) 0.011  9.904  0.004      (G Martin    ) 0.118  9.951  0.051
 Qualified:             #3  9.904  0.004                       #17  9.951  0.051

Val Torres' MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 Pete Zak                              761 Matt Treadway                
E2                   0.018  9.902 159.72     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.909 162.37
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J 'Jimmy G' ) 0.011  9.926  0.026      (D Ruff      ) 0.005  9.856 -0.044
 Qualified:            #12  9.926  0.026                       #26  9.856 -0.044

Super close in the lights!

Matt Treadway's MOV: 0.0013 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

Pete Zak's package: 0.020. Matt Treadway's package: 0.019.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.                     767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E2                   0.004  9.926 131.86     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.904 162.47
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Adams     ) 0.056  9.907  0.007      (D Dryden    ) 0.028 10.013  0.113
 Qualified:             #4  9.907  0.007                       #18 10.013  0.113

Another close race.

Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  406 Jesse Serna                          6766 Rodney Lee                   
E2                   0.050  9.909 160.82     ****WINNER****  0.035  9.914 168.58
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Smith     ) 0.010  9.904  0.004      (M Zak       ) 0.013  9.947  0.047
 Qualified:             #2  9.904  0.004                       #16  9.947  0.047

Rodney Lee gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0102 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   64 Brian Preszler                        743 Gary Mignacca                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.904 156.06                     0.032  9.887 150.90
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Scott     ) 0.016  9.912  0.012      (D Bain      ) 0.012 10.104  0.204
 Qualified:             #6  9.912  0.012                       #20 10.104  0.204

Brian Preszler's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0080 seconds (approximately 21 inches), opponent broke out.

Brian Preszler's package: 0.011.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5500 Edwinn Olpin                          734 Gary Cooke                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.000  9.856 176.19                    -0.057  9.803 158.97
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.044             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.097
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Thompson  ) 0.020  9.918  0.018      (P Unruh     ) 0.001  9.879 -0.021
 Qualified:            #10  9.918  0.018                       #24  9.879 -0.021

Perfect light for Edwinn Olpin and the win. MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                706D Damon Bustamante             
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.024  9.981 142.32
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.081
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (L Wilburn   ) 0.018  9.904  0.004
 Qualified:                                                       #1  9.904  0.004

Bye run for Bustamante.

10:20 a.m.

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