Thu, 03 Sep 2015, 14:22 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 1

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in the Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 350D Adam Berberich                       310D Daniel Sayres                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.068  9.060 129.49                     0.255 10.912 100.18
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.840           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-):  1.012
 Qualified:            #32  8.830 154.62                      #165  9.207 149.40

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 3,595 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Berberich with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3469 Chuck Watson                         3334 Chris Holbrook               
C1                  -0.142  8.936 152.28     ****WINNER****  0.078  8.615 145.33
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.964           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.285
 Qualified:            #44  8.867 152.95                        #3  8.560 158.86

Watson goes red and Holbrook gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4312 P.B. Candies                         3791 Jordan Pennington            
C1   ****WINNER****  0.099  9.119 150.40                    -0.002  8.819 155.27
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.781           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.081
 Qualified:            #94  8.962 152.04                       #20  8.774 155.76

Pennington is just a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1587 Don Fezell                           4403 Gary Emmons                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.011  8.692 155.51                     0.026  8.958 149.15
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.208           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.942
 Qualified:             #5  8.637 155.61                       #69  8.921 149.88

Fezell with a good light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1656 Kenneth Miele                        3246 Clay Arnett                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.053  8.921 152.24                    -0.007  8.488 160.40
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.979           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.412
 Qualified:            #62  8.913 149.12                        #4  8.589 159.21

Arnett turns on the red light and Miele gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1489 Steven Ficacci                        385 Bruno Massel                 
C1   ****WINNER****  0.084  8.958 150.87                     0.044  9.504 153.67
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.942           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.396
 Qualified:            #80  8.942 151.22                       #10  8.671 159.82

Massel with the starting line advantage, but blew the tires off and Ficacci gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  439 Stephen Bell                         4192 Brett Candies                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.233  8.797 155.40                     0.041  9.173 147.05
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.103           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.727
 Qualified:            #25  8.799 157.54                      #138  9.060 148.14

Candies with the starting line advantage, but Bell chase him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3805 Kevin Skinner                              Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.031  8.616 141.08     
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.284    
 Qualified:             #1  8.553 141.39                     Bye

Skinner on the bye

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2503 Paul Mercure                         5415 John Dourlet                 
C1                   0.070  9.171 147.76     ****WINNER****  0.029  9.200 123.91
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -0.979           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -0.950
 Qualified:            #50  9.124 148.31                        #7  8.906 150.01

Dourlet with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. John Dourlet's MOV: 0.0121 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1331 Jerry Noonan                         J191 Jonathan Allegrucci          
C1                   0.042  9.221 145.22     ****WINNER****  0.044  9.029 148.76
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -0.929           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.121
 Qualified:            #99 No Time                             #26  9.050 148.01

Noonan just got here and makes his firdt pass of the event. He has a slight starting line advsntage, but Allegrucci gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1192 Bob Hochrun                           308 Robin Lawrence               
C1   ****WINNER****  0.045  9.019 148.12                           No Time      
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.131           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): 89.849
 Qualified:            #16  9.005 147.96                      #175  9.649 142.12

Lawrence is a no show and Hochrun with the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Jeff Strickland                      1990 David Barton                 
C1                  -0.007  9.147 129.60     ****WINNER****  0.174  8.988 133.53
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.003           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.162
 Qualified:            #29  9.066 145.85                        #2  8.804 152.76

Strickland is red and Barton with the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3285 Joseph Welch                         5250 Todd Patterson               
C1   ****WINNER****  0.070  8.920 150.53                     0.055  9.798 127.93
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.230           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -0.352
 Qualified:             #6  8.903 150.58                       #30  9.070 149.41

Patterson with the starting line advantage, but has a lot of tire spin and Welch gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1522 Jeff Myers                            159 Vic Cagnazzi                 
C1                  -0.015  9.258 145.83     ****WINNER****  0.025  9.041 150.63
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -0.892           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.109
 Qualified:           #145  9.339 143.76                       #15  9.000 151.14

Myers goes red and Cagnazzi with the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   33 Bo Butner                            4222 Fred Henson                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.046  9.132 120.60                     0.109  9.375 145.17
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.018           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -0.775
 Qualified:             #9  8.918 151.54                      #114  9.256 145.33

Butner with the starting line advantage and the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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