Sat, 18 May 2024, 19:11 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 1 Eliminations

By Reporter

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in FlexJet Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  107 Doug Hamp                            3662 Scott Libersher              
E1                   0.040  7.946 169.55     ****WINNER****  0.055  7.930 173.65
 Qualified:             #9  7.940  32.44                        #8  7.913 173.36

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,968 feet.

Hamp is 3 - 1 against Libersher in prior events.

Hamp with the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights when Libersher chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3694 Jason Dietsch                           4 Mark Pawuk                   
E1                   0.073 17.180  62.07     ****WINNER****  0.046  7.934 173.38
 Qualified:            #10  7.950 173.85                        #7  7.901  33.35

This is the first time Dietsch and Pawuk have faced each other in eliminations.

Pawuk with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Del Holbrook                          439 Stephen Bell                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.089  7.923 173.32
 Qualified:            #11  7.955  32.08                        #6  7.898 174.26

Holbrook is a no-show to give Bell the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3397 David Davies II                       212 Ricky Hord                   
E1                  -0.378  7.989 171.40     ****WINNER**** -0.015  7.937 172.14
 Qualified:            #13  8.036  30.32                        #4  7.891 169.78

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

Davies II goes red to give Hord the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3279 Raymond Nash                          339 Tony Scott Jr                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.063  7.903 173.94
 Qualified:            #14  8.235  26.75                        #3  7.888 170.49

Nash is a no-show to give Scott Jr the freebie. He will have lane choice over Bell in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3047 Kim Shirley                            10 David Janac                  
E1                   0.104  8.416 161.59     ****WINNER****  0.039  7.934 172.87
 Qualified:            #15  8.376  24.68                        #2  7.871  34.15

This is the first time Shirley and Janac have faced each other in eliminations.

Janac with the starting line advantage and the win. Janac ties Pawuk's E.T. but will give up lane choice based on Pawuk's faster speed.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3725 Michael Lloyd                           7 Lee Hartman                  
E1                   0.055  8.695 156.28     ****WINNER****  0.049  7.917 168.14
 Qualified:            #16  8.666 150.60                        #1  7.871 170.26

This is the first time Lloyd and Hartman have faced each other in eliminations.

Hartman with the starting line advantage and the win. He will have lane choice over Libersher in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3805 Kevin Skinner                        T200 Anthony Troyer               
E1                   0.082  8.006 170.67     ****WINNER****  0.035  7.921 172.65
 Qualified:            #12  8.002 171.10                        #5  7.897 172.98

This is the first time Skinner and Troyer have faced each other in eliminations.

Troyer with the starting line advantage and the win. He will have lane choice over Hord in the next round.

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