Sun, 26 Sep 2021, 16:10 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 John Cerbone                            1 Aaron Stanfield              
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.033  7.814 176.56
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Hamp      ) 0.010  7.900 177.65      (D Janac     ) 0.069  7.824 176.40
E1    (L Pruett    ) 0.046  7.883 177.72      (K Shirley   ) 0.059  7.840 176.53
 Qualified:            #12  7.880 176.35                        #1  7.765 176.12

3:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,303 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Cerbone stages, starts to bring up the RPM's and the car jumps out of the beams. Stanfield takes the win and is going to his fourth final this year, 10th of his career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Mark Pawuk                           L177 Leonard Lottig               
E3                   0.000  7.871 177.88     ****WINNER****  0.055  7.809 176.01
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Davies II ) 0.008  7.829 178.80      (L Scott Libe) 0.036  7.812 175.52
E1    (L Hartman   ) 0.123  7.816 182.50      (J Alexandra ) 0.049  7.798 179.16
 Qualified:             #2  7.772 179.14                        #3  7.782 178.10

Pawuk is perfect off of the line but it isn't enough. Lottig reels him in and goes around for the win.

Leonard Lottig's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.037), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.013), 1,000ft(0.013). MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 23 inches).

Lottig is going to his first final round against Stanfield.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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