Tue, 03 Sep 2019, 09:49 AM Factory Stock Showdown Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in School of Automotive Machinists Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3054 Nick Shirley                         7167 Ryan Priddy                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.128  8.109 168.39
 Qualified:            #28  8.948 152.61                       #14  7.998 169.44

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 3,022 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Shirley is a no-show to give Priddy the freebie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Leah Pritchett                       3361 Bo Butner                    
E1                   0.024  8.077 169.42     ****WINNER****  0.040  8.040 168.07
 Qualified:            #10  7.964 171.25                       #24  8.249 166.17

This is the first time Pritchett and Butner have faced each other in eliminations.

Pritchett with the starting line advantage, but Butner chases him down for the win. Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0218 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Arthur Kohn                          R210 Richard Bierie               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  8.094 170.06                           No Time      
 Qualified:            #12  7.972 171.66                       #26  8.423 141.71

Bierie is a no-show to give Kohn the freebie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3047 Kim Shirley                             8 Leonard Libersher            
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.052  8.049 170.39
 Qualified:            #27  8.779 155.29                       #13  7.996 171.31

Shirley is a no-show to give Libersher the freebie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4031 Kevin Lumsden                        3246 Clay Arnett                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  8.078 172.65                     0.065  8.889 141.74
 Qualified:             #7  7.934 171.66                       #21  8.065 168.87

This is the first time Lumsden and Arnett have faced each other in eliminations.

Lumsden with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  293 Allen Johnson                        102R Robert Falcone               
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.026  8.258 166.03                     0.063 No Time      
 Qualified:            #23  8.164 166.91                        #9  7.961 171.55

Johnson goes red, but Falcone makes a quick move toward the centerline and crosses the centerline collecting the 330-foot timing blocks. He brings it back into his lane and the car darts into lane two wall, hitting really hard. The car then skids down the wall. When Falcone crossed the centerline, he gave Johnson back the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 David Barton                          373 Bill Skillman                
E1                   0.038  8.017 170.95     ****WINNER****  0.063  7.984 169.61
 Qualified:             #6  7.933 172.08                       #20  8.038 168.30

Skillman is 3 - 1 against Barton in prior events.

Barton with starting line advantage, but Skillman chased him down by 330 feet and took the win in close one. Bill Skillman's MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3014 Dustin Wheelock                       313 Jesse Alexandra              
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.638  8.610 125.65
 Qualified:            #29  9.654 124.91                       #15  8.005 168.51

Wheelock rolled the beams and turned on the red light to give Alexandra the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Kevin Skinner                         597 David Kramer                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050  8.037 168.07                     0.050  8.674 130.12
 Qualified:             #4  7.925 171.58                       #18  8.019 171.86

This is the first time Skinner and Kramer have faced each other in eliminations.

They have identical reaction times and skinner gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Stephen Bell                         3909 Drew Skillman                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  8.255 168.24                     0.052  9.266 166.37
 Qualified:            #17  8.016 170.28                        #3  7.925 172.06

Bell and Skillman have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Skillman with a tick advantage on the tree, but Bell gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 T100 Terry Munroe                            6 Randy Taylor                 
E1                   0.037  8.100 168.98     ****WINNER****  0.031  8.066 169.96
 Qualified:            #22  8.109 168.96                        #8  7.950 171.64

This is the first time Munroe and Taylor have faced each other in eliminations.

Taylor with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3334 Chris Holbrook                         10 Scott Libersher              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.067  8.007 171.58                     0.044  8.076 170.28
 Qualified:             #5  7.926 173.36                       #19  8.035 170.32

Holbrook is 1 - 0 against Libersher in prior events.

Libersher with the starting line advantage, but Holbrook has the lead by 330 feet and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1991 Pete Gasko Jr.                        402 David Janac                  
E1                   0.054  8.022 171.82     ****WINNER****  0.009  8.066 168.62
 Qualified:             #2  7.921 173.54                       #16  8.012 169.34

This is the first time Gasko Jr. and Janac have faced each other in eliminations.

Janac with a great light and the hole shot win in a close one. David Janac's MOV: 0.0013 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  387 Mark Pawuk                                 Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.057  8.638 121.45     
 Qualified:             #1  7.864 173.36                     Bye

Pawuk with the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  385 Bruno Massel                          107 Doug Hamp                    
E1                   0.021  8.462 166.07     ****WINNER****  0.043  8.050 168.28
 Qualified:            #25  8.296 167.45                       #11  7.964 171.10

Massel with the starting line advantage, but Hamp has the lead early and never trails for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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