Sun, 06 Sep 2026, 20:43 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 2 eliminations in FlexJet Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jonathan Allegrucci                  B346 Lee Hartman                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058  7.688 179.16                     0.048  7.719 166.56
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.053  7.691 178.45      (D Duell     ) 0.036  7.833 178.61
 Qualified:             #1  7.714 179.59                       #12  7.820 178.38

8:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,515 feet.

Allegrucci is 2 - 0 against Hartman in prior events.

Hartman gets out of the gate first but Allegrucci gets around him and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3279 Raymond Nash                         3694 Jason Dietsch                
E2                   0.021  7.936 174.46     ****WINNER****  0.007  7.675 175.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Clark     ) 0.045 12.522  78.35      (M Hartman   ) 0.054  7.677 177.00
 Qualified:             #6  7.760 174.44                        #7  7.765 171.69

This is the first time Nash and Dietsch have faced each other in eliminations.

Dietsch gets the holeshot and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Dietsch will take on Allegrucci in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  107 Doug Hamp                             303 James Betz                   
E2                   0.049  7.738 177.07     ****WINNER****  0.035  7.668 178.21
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Dawson    ) 0.033  7.809 163.53      (C Tasca     ) 0.067  7.682 178.28
 Qualified:            #10  7.814 177.30                        #3  7.723 178.76

Betz gets the starting line advantage and pulls away for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 A362 Alex Anderson                        3171 Taylor Dietsch               
E2                   0.090  7.682 178.26     ****WINNER****  0.030  7.731 177.65
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Ingram    ) 0.006  7.716 177.79      (T Scott     ) 0.025  7.726 177.42
 Qualified:             #2  7.719 178.52                       #11  7.814 176.56

Dietsch is 1 - 0 against Anderson in prior events.

Dietsch gets the holeshot and holds off Anderson for the holeshot win.

Taylor Dietsch's incremental margins: 60ft(0.074), 330 ft(0.036), 660ft(0.033), 1,000ft(0.016). MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  212 Ricky Hord                              5 Scott Libersher              
E2                   0.028 16.706  67.33     ****WINNER****  0.017  7.695 178.45
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Pawuk     ) 0.044  7.727 178.05      (M Lloyd     ) 0.091  7.757 178.73
 Qualified:             #8  7.771 176.19                        #5  7.750 177.84

Libersher is 3 - 1 against Hord in prior events.

Hord spun off of the line and had to pedal. Libersher got the holeshot and pulled away for the win.

Libersher will take on Taylor Dietsch in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Mark Pawuk                            402 David Janac                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  7.672 180.16                     0.048  7.746 175.71
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Shirley   ) 0.095  7.727 179.80      (D Davies    ) 0.007  7.728 177.95
 Qualified:             #4  7.744 179.90                        #9  7.797 174.44

Pawuk is 5 - 1 against Janac in prior events.

Janac gets the holeshot but Pawuk drives around him before they reach half track and pulls away for the win.

Pawuk will take on Betz in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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