Sun, 19 May 2024, 09:56 AM Factory Stock Showdown Round 2 Eliminations

By Reporter

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 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
   10 David Janac                             4 Mark Pawuk                   
E2                   0.039  7.865 172.67     ****WINNER****  0.022  7.872 173.81
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Shirley   ) 0.039  7.934 172.87      (J Dietsch   ) 0.046  7.934 173.38
 Qualified:             #2  7.871  34.15                        #7  7.901  33.35

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,112 feet.

Janac and Pawuk have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Pawuk with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  212 Ricky Hord                           T200 Anthony Troyer               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  8.127 171.49                     0.058 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Davies    ) -0.015  7.937 172.14      (K Skinner   ) 0.035  7.921 172.65
 Qualified:             #4  7.891 169.78                        #5  7.897 172.98

Hord is 2 - 1 against Troyer in prior events.

Hord with a great light and leaves with the front end in the air. Troyer with a huge wheel stand and slams back down to earth. He pulls over by the wall in case he broke something.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  439 Stephen Bell                          339 Tony Scott Jr                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  7.868 173.58                     0.052  7.878 174.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Holbrook  ) 0.089  7.923 173.32      (R Nash      ) 0.063  7.903 173.94
 Qualified:             #6  7.898 174.26                        #3  7.888 170.49

This is the first time Bell and Scott Jr have faced each other in eliminations.

Bell with the starting line advantage and the win. He will have lane choice over Pawuk in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3662 Scott Libersher                         7 Lee Hartman                  
E2                   0.056  7.871 173.74     ****WINNER****  0.022  7.886 172.98
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Hamp      ) 0.055  7.930 173.65      (M Lloyd     ) 0.049  7.917 168.14
 Qualified:             #8  7.913 173.36                        #1  7.871 170.26

Libersher and Hartman have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Hartman with the starting line advantage and holds on for the hole shot win. He will have lane choice over Hord in the semifinal

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