Tue, 03 Sep 2019, 09:55 AM Factory Stock Showdown Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in School of Automotive Machinists Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Arthur Kohn                           373 Bill Skillman                
E5                   0.041  7.918 172.98     ****WINNER****  0.062  7.888 172.39
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Bell      ) 0.049  7.936 172.34      (D Hamp      ) 0.008  7.947 170.99
E3    (M Pawuk     ) 0.016  7.957 171.90      (D Janac     ) 0.061  7.956 169.89
E2    (C Holbrook  ) 0.023  7.970 171.58      (L Libersher ) 0.053  7.958 169.64
E1    (R Bierie    ) 0.038  8.094 170.06      (D Barton    ) 0.063  7.984 169.61
 Qualified:            #12  7.972 171.66                       #20  8.038 168.30

Kohn is 1 - 0 against Skillman in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

Kohn with the starting line advantage, but Skillman chased him down for the win in a close one. Bill Skillman's MOV: 0.0090 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Skillman wins his second Factory Stock Showdown Wally this year.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink