Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sun, 10 Mar 2024, 14:03 PM

Factory Stock Showdown Round 1 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe



GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 1 eliminations in FlexJet Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3694 Jason Dietsch                        3397 David Davies II              
E1                   0.129  7.957 173.47     ****WINNER****  0.017  7.859 176.05
 Qualified:             #7  7.960 172.04                       #10  7.992 172.41
1:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 30.02 inches, adjusted altitude 642 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Dietsch is 2 - 0 against Davies II in prior events.

Davies gets the holeshot and extends his lead all the way through the run.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3279 Raymond Nash                         T200 Anthony Troyer               
E1                   0.005  7.884 176.53     ****WINNER****  0.048  7.814 176.88
 Qualified:            #11  7.997 173.16                        #6  7.932 173.25
This is the first time Nash and Troyer have faced each other in eliminations.

Nash gets a great light but Troyer reels him in quickly and pulls away for the win.

Anthony Troyer's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.008), 330 ft(0.026), 660ft(0.034), 1,000ft(0.034). MOV: 0.0275 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Del Holbrook                         3662 Scott Libersher              
E1                   0.112  9.449 109.02     ****WINNER****  0.041  7.805 175.62
 Qualified:            #13  8.012 168.41                        #4  7.907 172.28
This is the first time Holbrook and Libersher have faced each other in eliminations.

Libersher gets the holeshot and pulls away for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  212 Ricky Hord                            439 Stephen Bell                 
E1                   0.025  7.825 175.39     ****WINNER****  0.010  7.831 175.07
 Qualified:            #12  8.011 170.92                        #5  7.909 172.34
Bell is 1 - 0 against Hord in prior events.

Bell gets out of the gate first and holds off Hord for the holeshot win.

Bell will take on Libersher in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3171 Taylor Dietsch                       1816 Mike Clark                   
E1                   0.160  8.794 153.93     ****WINNER****  0.090  8.063 171.08
 Qualified:            #19  8.906 151.83                        #1  7.824 175.80
Clark gets the advantage off of the line and pulls away from Dietsch.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Lee Hartman                             4 Mark Pawuk                   
E1                   0.035  7.839 178.14     ****WINNER****  0.032  7.796 179.78
 Qualified:            #14  8.027 171.08                        #3  7.897 177.21
Pawuk is 2 - 0 against Hartman in prior events.

A coin flip off of the line, the swaps around through the run, then pawuk gets in front at half track and takes the win.

Mark Pawuk's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.003), 330 ft(-0.004), 660ft(0.015), 1,000ft(0.032). MOV: 0.0466 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Pawuk will take on Troyer in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3805 Kevin Skinner                          10 David Janac                  
E1                  -0.003  7.944 174.19     ****WINNER****  0.021  7.808 180.38
 Qualified:            #15  8.040 169.96                        #2  7.863 175.05
Skinner leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Janac.

Janac will take on Davies in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  339 Tony Scott Jr                         107 Doug Hamp                    
E1                   0.107 11.731  95.84     ****WINNER****  0.042  7.848 175.21
 Qualified:             #9  7.980 171.73                        #8  7.975 174.44
This is the first time Scott Jr and Hamp have faced each other in eliminations.

Hamp gets the advantage off of the line and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Hamp will take on Clark in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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