Fri, 13 Sep 2013, 13:03 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 1 Class Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 class eliminations in Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Sixth annual Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 335X Dave Connolly                        1522 Jeff Myers                   
C1   ****WINNER****  0.044  9.226 144.55                     0.040  9.475 140.31
       FS/AC Index: 10.50 (+/-): -1.274          BB/SA Index: 10.50 (+/-): -1.025

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,445 feet.

Myers gets the slight starting line advantage, but Connelly takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                1990 David Barton                 
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.079  9.022 145.20
                                                 FS/AC Index: 10.50 (+/-): -1.478

Barton will face Connolly in the FS/AC semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1608 Gary Richard                         3361 Bo Butner                    
C1                  -0.004  8.844 154.07     ****WINNER****  0.023  8.847 154.51
       FS/DC Index: 10.20 (+/-): -1.356          FS/DC Index: 10.20 (+/-): -1.353

Richard goes red and Butner gets the easy win. He will face the winner of Barton and Connolly for the Factory Stock Showdown title.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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