Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 16:41 PM Factory Stock Showdown Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 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
    3 Arthur Kohn                           597 David Kramer                 
E4                   0.053  8.013 169.30     ****WINNER****  0.000  8.022 170.41
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Skillman  ) 0.031  7.988 171.79      (J Alexandra ) 0.012  8.019 170.43
E2    (L Pritchett ) 0.011  8.010 172.06      (S Bell      ) 0.024  8.041 171.08
E1    (D Barton    ) 0.039  7.954 170.04      (D Janac     ) 0.021  7.975 170.97
 Qualified:             #3  7.941 170.58                        #8  7.985 171.62

3:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 3,620 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

This is the first time Kohn and Kramer have faced each other in eliminations.

Kramer is perfect off the line and starts to pull away. Kohn drifts a little to the left, starts reeling in Kramer, but he can't make up the difference off the line. Kramer hangs on for his first career Factory Stock win.

David Kramer's MOV: 0.0443 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink