Sat, 12 Nov 2022, 20:54 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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
 7544 Brad Pierce                           767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E4                   0.028  9.876 144.09     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.897 167.45
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Snow      ) 0.018  9.906  0.006      (M Boner     ) 0.017  9.897 -0.003
E2    (S Parsons   ) 0.007  9.919  0.019      (M Blodgett  ) 0.010  9.904  0.004
E1    (J Galati    ) 0.018  9.884 -0.016      (D Dryden    ) 0.028 10.013  0.113
 Qualified:            #22  9.884 -0.016                       #18 10.013  0.113

5:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 1,408 feet.

Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   33 Bob Locke                             761 Matt Treadway                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.890 151.78                     0.041  9.874 165.60
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Bustamante) 0.021  9.906  0.006      (R Naber     ) 0.054  9.914  0.014
E2    (J Kenny     ) 0.023  9.924  0.024      (P Zak       ) 0.010  9.909  0.009
E1    (M Wiebe     ) 0.018  9.918  0.018      (D Ruff      ) 0.005  9.856 -0.044
 Qualified:             #9  9.918  0.018                       #26  9.856 -0.044

Great five light for Bob Locke and his Championship changes continue MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0200 seconds (approximately 5 feet) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5500 Edwinn Olpin                            9 Evan Kowalski                
E4                   0.052 10.060 167.24     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.978 149.05
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.160             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.078
 Prior rounds:
E3    (V Torres    ) 0.046  9.918  0.018      (L Larson    ) 0.034  9.913  0.013
E2    (G Cooke     ) 0.000  9.856 -0.044      (R Cordeiro  ) 0.023  9.921  0.021
E1    (D Thompson  ) 0.020  9.918  0.018      (S Williams  ) 0.045  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #10  9.918  0.018                        #7  9.913  0.013

Olpin is a little late and can't run his dial.

Kowalski will race Locke tomorrow.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   64 Brian Preszler                       6766 Rodney Lee                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.908 150.11                     0.011  9.866 167.18
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.034
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Bothe     ) 0.007  9.877 -0.023                     0.000  9.952  0.052
E2    (G Mignacca  ) 0.007  9.904  0.004      (J Serna     ) 0.035  9.914  0.014
E1    (G Scott     ) 0.016  9.912  0.012      (M Zak       ) 0.013  9.947  0.047
 Qualified:             #6  9.912  0.012                       #16  9.947  0.047

Preszler runs eight to his dial and takes the great out win.

He races Wiblishouser in round five.

5:51 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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