Mon, 24 May 2021, 13:44 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in School of Automotive Machinists Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 David Barton                         3805 Kevin Skinner                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.176  7.878 175.66                    -0.284  8.723 146.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Pawuk     ) 0.054  7.896 175.96      (S Bell      ) 0.049  7.977 170.92
 Qualified:             #4  7.915 172.87                       #12  8.006 172.89

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 100 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,011 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Skinner goes red to give Barton the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jesse Alexandra                      4523 Dennis Chaisson              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.041  7.893 176.26                     0.024  8.299 166.35
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Libersher ) 0.050  7.921 176.88      (B Skillman  ) 0.329  8.799 124.16
 Qualified:             #8  7.945 173.85                       #16  8.308 165.62

Chaisson with the starting line advantage, but Alexandra had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win.

He will give up lane choice to Barton in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Aaron Stanfield                         7 Doug Hamp                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.837 174.50                     0.037  7.879 173.67
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Troyer    ) 0.056  7.899 174.17      (J Welch     ) 0.046  8.774 111.57
 Qualified:             #3  7.895 174.14                        #6  7.921 173.83

Stanfield with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of race day.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 David Janac                           689 Leah Pruett                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.100  7.863 171.62                     0.047  8.042 163.77
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Condon    ) 0.024  7.892 173.74      (A Kohn      ) 0.029  7.893 174.96
 Qualified:            #15  8.083 168.18                       #10  7.959 174.73

Pruett with the starting line advantage, but Janac has the lead by half track and never trails from there on for the win. He will give up lane choice to Stanfield in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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