Thu, 03 Sep 2015, 16:02 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 3

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in the Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5415 John Dourlet                         1990 David Barton                 
C3                   0.067  8.922 150.30     ****WINNER****  0.136  8.835 152.64
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.228           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.315
 Prior rounds:
C2    (B Hochrun   ) 0.049  8.945 151.87                     -0.004  8.921 135.50
C1    (P Mercure   ) 0.029  9.200 123.91      (J Strickland) 0.174  8.988 133.53
 Qualified:             #7  8.906 150.01                        #3  8.804 152.76

Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 3,914 feet, track temperature 125 degrees.

Dourlet with the starting line advantage, but Barton gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   33 Bo Butner                            3285 Joseph Welch                 
C3   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.099 120.01                    -0.003  8.952 147.91
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.051           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.198
 Prior rounds:
C2    (J Allegrucci) 0.035  8.965 145.00      (V Cagnazzi  ) 0.055  8.911 150.56
C1    (F Henson    ) 0.046  9.132 120.60      (T Patterson ) 0.070  8.920 150.53
 Qualified:             #9  8.918 151.54                        #6  8.903 150.58

Welch is just a few ticks too quick and turns on the red light. Butner moves on to the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1656 Kenneth Miele                        3805 Kevin Skinner                
C3                   0.021  8.915 153.84     ****WINNER****  0.068  8.601 141.97
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.985           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.299
 Prior rounds:
C2    (S Bell      ) 0.042  8.930 148.71      (S Ficacci   ) 0.163  8.597 145.91
C1    (C Arnett    ) 0.053  8.921 152.24                     0.031  8.616 141.08
 Qualified:            #68  8.913 149.12                        #2  8.553 141.39

Miele with the starting line advantage, but Skinner chases him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 350D Adam Berberich                       3334 Chris Holbrook               
C3                   0.010  8.884 153.18     ****WINNER****  0.063  8.602 152.35
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.016           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.298
 Prior rounds:
C2    (D Fezell    ) 0.046  8.924 136.80      (P Candies   ) 0.142  8.627 147.54
C1    (D Sayres    ) 0.068  9.060 129.49      (C Watson    ) 0.078  8.615 145.33
 Qualified:            #35  8.830 154.62                        #4  8.560 158.86

Berberich with a good light, but Holbrook gets the win to go to the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink