Sun, 20 Oct 2019, 14:47 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in School of Automotive Machinists Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Leah Pritchett                          6 Randy Taylor                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.054  8.012 171.36                     0.093  8.012 171.53
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Janac     ) 0.035  7.978 171.97      (S Bell      ) 0.039  7.997 171.60
E1    (D Barton    ) 0.052  7.934 172.61      (B Massel    ) 0.158  7.944 172.41
 Qualified:             #2  7.889 172.36                        #8  7.944 172.10

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,410 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Pritchett and Taylor have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Pritchett with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the hole shot win as they ran identical E.T.s. Leah Pritchett's MOV: 0.0394 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

She is advancing to her 23rd final round including her Top Fuel and Pro Mod finals. This is her fourth Factory Stock final round and she is the defending event Champion.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  387 Mark Pawuk                           3334 Chris Holbrook               
E3                   0.026  7.986 172.52     ****WINNER****  0.053  7.953 173.92
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Kohn      ) 0.015  7.941 173.18      (D Hamp      ) 0.049  7.957 173.52
E1    (D Doll Jr   ) 0.071  7.909 173.65      (R Priddy    ) 0.051  7.917 172.74
 Qualified:             #9  7.947 173.16                        #3  7.909 174.01

This is the first time Pawuk and Holbrook have faced each other in eliminations.

Pawuk with the starting line advantage and the lead until on the top end when Holbrook chased him down for the win in a close one. Chris Holbrook's MOV: 0.0063 seconds (approximately 19 inches). He will have lane choice over Pritchett in the final. He is advancing to his first final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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