Sat, 12 Nov 2022, 17:26 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
 751X Kenny Snow                           7544 Brad Pierce                  
E3                   0.026  9.902 138.48     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.906 148.12
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Rogers    ) 0.047  9.909  0.009      (S Parsons   ) 0.007  9.919  0.019
E1    (M Boehner   ) 0.039  9.936  0.036      (J Galati    ) 0.018  9.884 -0.016
 Qualified:            #15  9.936  0.036                       #22  9.884 -0.016

2:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,809 feet.

Eyeball to eyeball in the lights. Just 0.022 difference in ET's.

Brad Pierce's MOV: 0.0044 seconds (approximately 11 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Evan Kowalski                        6218 Lindsey Larson               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.034  9.913 153.44                     0.021  9.888 166.99
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Cordeiro  ) 0.023  9.921  0.021      (D Riley     ) 0.006  9.958  0.058
E1    (S Williams  ) 0.045  9.913  0.013      (M Lang      ) 0.045  9.841 -0.059
 Qualified:             #7  9.913  0.013                       #28  9.841 -0.059

Larson breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                          761 Matt Treadway                
E3                   0.072  9.943 154.09     ****WINNER****  0.054  9.914 160.77
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.043             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Butler    ) 0.007  9.903  0.003      (P Zak       ) 0.010  9.909  0.009
E1    (D Gotts     ) 0.054  9.907  0.007      (D Ruff      ) 0.005  9.856 -0.044
 Qualified:             #5  9.907  0.007                       #26  9.856 -0.044

Matt Treadway's MOV: 0.0473 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   33 Bob Locke                            706D Damon Bustamante             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.906 147.41                     0.042  9.924 160.65
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Kenny     ) 0.023  9.924  0.024                     0.024  9.981  0.081
E1    (M Wiebe     ) 0.018  9.918  0.018      (L Wilburn   ) 0.018  9.904  0.004
 Qualified:             #9  9.918  0.018                        #1  9.904  0.004

Locke's Championship hops continue with a nine foot win and a 0.006 to the index ET.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   64 Brian Preszler                       7019 Peter Bothe                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.877 158.50                     0.020  9.874 143.09
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Mignacca  ) 0.007  9.904  0.004      (B Butner    ) 0.007  9.912  0.012
E1    (G Scott     ) 0.016  9.912  0.012      (G Ventura   ) 0.014  9.927  0.027
 Qualified:             #6  9.912  0.012                       #13  9.927  0.027

Brian Preszler leaves with a nine light for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0100 seconds (approximately 2 feet) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 770A Michael Boner                         767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E3                   0.029  9.890 165.33     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.897 171.62
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Zermeno   ) 0.119  9.895 -0.005      (M Blodgett  ) 0.010  9.904  0.004
E1    (R Willis    ) 0.052  9.920  0.020      (D Dryden    ) 0.028 10.013  0.113
 Qualified:            #11  9.920  0.020                       #18 10.013  0.113

Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0050 seconds (approximately 15 inches) in a double breakout.

Pierce will be in the other lane later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5500 Edwinn Olpin                         7809 Val Torres                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.046  9.918 167.74                     0.021  9.947 159.80
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Cooke     ) 0.000  9.856 -0.044      (L Scarth    ) 0.018  9.905  0.005
E1    (D Thompson  ) 0.020  9.918  0.018      (G Martin    ) 0.118  9.951  0.051
 Qualified:            #10  9.918  0.018                       #17  9.951  0.051

Another really close finish.

Edwinn Olpin's MOV: 0.0049 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                6766 Rodney Lee                   
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.000  9.952 171.93
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (J Serna     ) 0.035  9.914  0.014
E1                                           (M Zak       ) 0.013  9.947  0.047
 Qualified:                                                      #16  9.947  0.047

Bye run and he will arcePressler in round four.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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