Thu, 03 Sep 2015, 14:28 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 2

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 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
   33 Bo Butner                            J191 Jonathan Allegrucci          
C2   ****WINNER****  0.035  8.965 145.00                     0.033  8.998 148.95
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.185           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.152
 Prior rounds:
C1    (F Henson    ) 0.046  9.132 120.60      (J Noonan    ) 0.044  9.029 148.76
 Qualified:             #9  8.918 151.54                       #23  9.029 148.76

allegrucci with a slight starting line advantage, but Butner gets the win. Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0313 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3285 Joseph Welch                          159 Vic Cagnazzi                 
C2   ****WINNER****  0.055  8.911 150.56                    -0.008  9.092 151.07
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.239           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.058
 Prior rounds:
C1    (T Patterson ) 0.070  8.920 150.53      (J Myers     ) 0.025  9.041 150.63
 Qualified:             #6  8.903 150.58                       #17  9.000 151.14

Cagnazzi turns on the red light and Welch gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1192 Bob Hochrun                          5415 John Dourlet                 
C2                   0.023  9.038 149.75     ****WINNER****  0.049  8.945 151.87
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.112           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.205
 Prior rounds:
C1    (R Lawrence  ) 0.045  9.019 148.12      (P Mercure   ) 0.029  9.200 123.91
 Qualified:            #18  9.005 147.96                        #7  8.906 150.01

Hochrun with the starting line advantage, but Dourlet gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                1990 David Barton                 
C2                                            ****WINNER**** -0.004  8.921 135.50
                                                  FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.229
 Prior rounds:
C1                                           (J Strickland) 0.174  8.988 133.53
 Qualified:                                                       #3  8.804 152.76

Barton with the bye here...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4312 P.B. Candies                         3334 Chris Holbrook               
C2                   0.084  9.109 149.83     ****WINNER****  0.142  8.627 147.54
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.791           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.273
 Prior rounds:
C1    (J Pennington) 0.099  9.119 150.40      (C Watson    ) 0.078  8.615 145.33
 Qualified:            #97  8.962 152.04                        #4  8.560 158.86

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.06 inches, adjusted altitude 3,864 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Candies with the starting line advantage, but Holbrook gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1587 Don Fezell                           350D Adam Berberich               
C2                   0.033 14.714  70.03     ****WINNER****  0.046  8.924 136.80
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-):  4.814           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.976
 Prior rounds:
C1    (G Emmons    ) 0.011  8.692 155.51      (D Sayres    ) 0.068  9.060 129.49
 Qualified:             #5  8.637 155.61                       #35  8.830 154.62

Fezell with the starting line advantage, but smoked the tires right at the hit. Berberich gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  439 Stephen Bell                         1656 Kenneth Miele                
C2                   0.201  8.785 155.63     ****WINNER****  0.042  8.930 148.71
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.115           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.970
 Prior rounds:
C1    (B Candies   ) 0.233  8.797 155.40      (C Arnett    ) 0.053  8.921 152.24
 Qualified:            #29  8.797 155.40                       #68  8.913 149.12

Miele with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Kenneth Miele's MOV: 0.0146 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3805 Kevin Skinner                        1489 Steven Ficacci               
C2   ****WINNER****  0.163  8.597 145.91                     0.043  8.981 147.52
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.303           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.919
 Prior rounds:
C1                   0.031  8.616 141.08      (B Massel    ) 0.084  8.958 150.87
 Qualified:             #2  8.553 141.39                       #82  8.942 151.22

Ficacci with the starting line advantage, buy Skinner gets the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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