Sun, 27 Sep 2020, 17:01 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 2 eliminations in School of Automotive Machinists Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  402 David Janac                           313 Jesse Alexandra              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.071  7.999 170.79                     0.020 11.265  82.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Libersher ) 0.058  8.072 169.70      (L Hartman   ) 0.053  8.112 168.98
 Qualified:             #3  7.994 172.19                        #6  8.057 169.70

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 3,223 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

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

Alexandra with the starting line advantage, but made a quick move toward the centerline and he clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 David Barton                          445 Aaron Stanfield              
E2                   0.034  7.979 171.10     ****WINNER****  0.050  7.958 171.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Cerbone   ) 0.057  7.990 169.72      (K Skinner   ) 0.035  7.992 171.34
 Qualified:             #8  8.061 170.21                        #1  7.951 172.36

Stanfield is 1 - 0 against Barton in prior events.

Barton with starting line advantage and made a quick move toward the wall, he reeled it in. Stanfield gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  107 Doug Hamp                               2 Arthur Kohn                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  8.011 170.02                     0.043  8.000 171.47
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Rodriguez ) 0.102  8.047 169.55      (L Pruett    ) 0.010  8.027 170.82
 Qualified:             #4  8.004 171.12                        #5  8.038 171.60

Hamp with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one. Doug Hamp's MOV: 0.0065 seconds (approximately 20 inches). He will give up lane choice to Stanfield in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  387 Mark Pawuk                              4 Stephen Bell                 
E2                   0.003  8.065 170.58     ****WINNER****  0.045  7.987 171.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kramer    ) 0.032  8.091 169.83      (D Condon    ) 0.063  8.035 170.79
 Qualified:            #10  8.105 171.99                        #2  7.993 172.17

Bell is 1 - 0 against Pawuk in prior events.

Pawuk with a great light, but Bell has the lead by 330 feet and never trails from there on for the win. He will have lane choice over Janac in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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