Mon, 24 May 2021, 14:34 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 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                            4 Jesse Alexandra              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.039  7.870 175.73                     0.056  7.855 172.54
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Skinner   ) 0.176  7.878 175.66      (D Chaisson  ) 0.041  7.893 176.26
E1    (M Pawuk     ) 0.054  7.896 175.96      (S Libersher ) 0.050  7.921 176.88
 Qualified:             #4  7.915 172.87                        #8  7.945 173.85

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 100 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 1,995 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Barton with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one. David Barton's MOV: 0.0026 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Aaron Stanfield                         6 David Janac                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.031  7.824 174.73                     0.037  7.859 173.94
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Hamp      ) 0.026  7.837 174.50      (L Pruett    ) 0.100  7.863 171.62
E1    (A Troyer    ) 0.056  7.899 174.17      (D Condon    ) 0.024  7.892 173.74
 Qualified:             #3  7.895 174.14                       #15  8.083 168.18

Stanfield with the slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Stanfield will have lane choice in the final over Barton.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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