Sat, 18 May 2019, 15:51 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 1 eliminations in School of Automotive Machinists Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual Virginia NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3909 Drew Skillman                        1587 Don Fezell                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  8.078 170.58                     0.017  8.444 157.12
 Qualified:             #8  8.013 170.67                       #16  8.135 167.55

Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.72 inches, adjusted altitude 3,209 feet, track temperature 134 degrees.

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

Fezell with the starting line advantage, but Skillman chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Arthur Kohn                          4031 Kevin Lumsden                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062  8.031 171.27                     0.089  8.137 169.98
 Qualified:             #7  8.004 170.99                       #15  8.078 170.56

Kohn is 1 - 0 against Lumsden in prior events.

Kohn with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  402 David Janac                           360 Geoff Turk                   
E1                   0.058  9.538 164.69     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.187 169.15
 Qualified:             #6  7.997 170.19                       #14  8.060 171.99

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

Turk with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Scott Libersher                         1 Leah Pritchett               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.091  8.994 168.87                     0.027  9.126 167.22
 Qualified:             #4  7.985 171.47                       #12  8.054 170.06

Pritchett with the starting line advantage, but Libersher chased her down for the win. He will face Drew Skillman in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  373 Bill Skillman                           9 David Barton                 
E1                   0.077  8.186 169.53     ****WINNER****  0.074  8.050 172.85
 Qualified:             #3  7.968 169.74                       #11  8.038 173.03

Barton with a few ticks on the tree and the win. He will face Kohn in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Randy Taylor                         3334 Chris Holbrook               
E1                   0.086 14.485  63.85     ****WINNER****  0.077  8.105 170.97
 Qualified:             #2  7.956 171.95                       #10  8.031 171.86

Taylor is 1 - 0 against Holbrook in prior events.

Holbrook with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Turk in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3361 Bo Butner                               5 Kevin Skinner                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.057  7.992 172.17                     0.037 13.566  75.19
 Qualified:             #1  7.943 173.38                        #9  8.015 168.96

Butner is 1 - 0 against Skinner in prior events.

Skinner with the starting line advantage, but Butner chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  387 Mark Pawuk                           1991 Pete Gasko Jr.               
E1                   0.032 12.584  90.76     ****WINNER****  0.064  8.022 171.36
 Qualified:            #13  8.054 169.85                        #5  7.986 171.99

This is the first time Pawuk and Gasko Jr. have faced each other in eliminations.

Pawuk with the starting line advantage, but Gasko Jr. chased him down for th win. He will face Butner in the next round.

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