Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 15:30 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in School of Automotive Machinists Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  597 David Kramer                          313 Jesse Alexandra              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.019 170.43                     0.067  7.999 170.60
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Bell      ) 0.024  8.041 171.08      (M Pawuk     ) 0.075  8.034 170.19
E1    (D Janac     ) 0.021  7.975 170.97      (R Taylor    ) 0.086  8.009 169.81
 Qualified:             #8  7.985 171.62                        #6  7.975 171.51

2:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 3,685 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

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

Kramer gets the advantage off the line and extends his lead to half track. Alexandra starts making up ground but runs out of race track.

David Kramer's incremental margins: 60ft(0.036), 330 ft(0.038), 660ft(0.041), 1,000ft(0.038). MOV: 0.0357 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Kramer is going to his third final round, his first in Factory Stock.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3909 Drew Skillman                           3 Arthur Kohn                  
E3                   0.042  7.996 171.53     ****WINNER****  0.031  7.988 171.79
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Hamp      ) 0.042  8.007 170.97      (L Pritchett ) 0.011  8.010 172.06
E1    (B Skillman  ) 0.034  8.726 118.20      (D Barton    ) 0.039  7.954 170.04
 Qualified:             #1  7.852 173.85                        #3  7.941 170.58

This is the first time Skillman and Kohn have faced each other in eliminations.

Kohn gets the holeshot and extends his lead all the way through the run. Kohn is going to his fifth career final round and his third this year.

Kohn will take on Kramer in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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