Sat, 18 May 2024, 19:30 PM Factory X Round 1 Eliminations

By Reporter

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Factory X at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3334 Chris Holbrook                        313 Jesse Alexandra              
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.003  7.329 186.48
 Qualified:             #3  7.170 191.16                        #6  7.285 185.46

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,872 feet.

Holbrook is a no-show.

Alexandra with a good clean pass on the single.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   40 Alex Laughlin                        L177 Lenny Lottig                 
E1                   0.068  7.303 186.95     ****WINNER****  0.031  7.262 186.54
 Qualified:             #5  7.236 188.15                        #4  7.207  68.69

Lottig is 1 - 0 against Laughlin in prior events.

Lottig with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  439 Stephen Bell                          445 Aaron Stanfield              
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.090  7.247 191.02
 Qualified:             #7  7.606  42.70                        #2  7.119 191.78

This is the first time Bell and Stanfield have faced each other in eliminations.

Bell can't get the car to fire and Stanfield gets the single.

Stanfield is straight down the groove with sa good looking pass. He will have lane choice over Alexandra in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  290 Rick Hord                             441 Greg Stanfield               
E1                   0.017  7.310 191.43     ****WINNER****  0.091  7.228 188.81
 Qualified:             #8  8.096 164.29                        #1  7.101 191.40

Stanfield is 1 - 0 against Hord in prior events.

Hord with starting line advantage, has the difference made up by 330 feet and takes the win in a close one. Greg Stanfield's MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He will have lane choice over Lottig in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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