Sat, 28 Sep 2019, 17:34 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in School of Automotive Machinists Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 373 Bill Skillman 3909 Drew Skillman E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.034 8.726 118.20 Qualified: #9 7.995 172.23 #1 7.852 173.85Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.53 inches, adjusted altitude 2,906 feet.
D. Skillman is 2 - 0 against B. Skillman in prior events.
Bill couldn't get the car to fire and Drew gets the freebie.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 313 Jesse Alexandra 6 Randy Taylor E1 ****WINNER**** 0.086 8.009 169.81 0.061 8.035 170.17 Qualified: #6 7.975 171.51 #14 8.039 171.42Taylor is 1 - 0 against Alexandra in prior events.
Taylor with the starting line advantage,
but Alexandra chases him down for the win in a close one. Jesse Alexandra's MOV: 0.0012 seconds
(approximately 4 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Arthur Kohn 9 David Barton
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.039 7.954 170.04 0.047 8.045 174.03
Qualified: #3 7.941 170.58 #11 8.023 173.47
Kohn and Barton have each won 2 times against the other 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 107 Doug Hamp 1603 James Jeschke Jr E1 ****WINNER**** 0.073 7.950 169.00 0.077 8.185 164.67 Qualified: #5 7.954 172.56 #17 8.166 163.06This is the first time Hamp and Jeschke Jr have faced each other in eliminations.
Hamp with
the starting line advantage and the win. He will have lane choice over Drew skillman in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7167 Ryan Priddy 1 Leah Pritchett E1 0.051 8.125 166.48 ****WINNER**** 0.053 8.010 170.77 Qualified: #15 8.085 168.28 #7 7.977 172.32This is the first time Priddy and Pritchett have faced each other in eliminations. She will give up lane choice to Kohn in the next round.
Priddy with a couple ticks on the tree, but
Pritchett has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and she picks up her first round
win this season.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 402 David Janac 597 David Kramer E1 0.025 9.125 109.80 ****WINNER**** 0.021 7.975 170.97 Qualified: #16 8.087 169.83 #8 7.985 171.62This is the first time Janac and Kramer have faced each other in eliminations.
Kramer with
the slight starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Scott Libersher 387 Mark Pawuk E1 0.016 8.151 167.55 ****WINNER**** 0.041 8.073 171.51 Qualified: #10 7.998 168.66 #2 7.892 173.92Libersher with the starting line advantage, but Pawuk has the difference made up by the tine they go by the Christmas tree and takes the win. He will give up lane choice to alexandra in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Stephen Bell 1991 Pete Gasko Jr.
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.055 7.975 171.77 0.046 8.013 171.64
Qualified: #4 7.953 172.30 #12 8.033 169.17
Bell is 2 - 1 against Gasko Jr. in prior events. Gasko Jr. with the starting line advantage,
but Bell chases him down by 250 feet and never trails from there on for the win. Stephen Bell's
MOV: 0.0299 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Bell ties Kramer's E.T. and he will get the lane
choice based on his faster mph in the next round.
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