Sat, 11 Oct 2025, 18:55 PM Factory X Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Factory X at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  441 Greg Stanfield                        313 Jesse Alexandra              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  6.957 196.64                     0.308  7.046 195.74
 Qualified:             #3  6.927 199.14                        #4  6.951 198.34

5:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,928 feet.

Stanfield gets out of the gate first. Alexandra hits the throttle, starts spinning the tires, then finally gains traction. Stanfield goes down the groove and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Conner Statler                       3334 Chris Holbrook               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.956 197.36                     0.059  7.034 197.89
 Qualified:             #2  6.913 199.57                        #5  7.035 198.12

A coin flip off of the line, Statler pulls away and takes the stripe for the win.

Statler will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 L177 Lenny Lottig                               Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.096  6.967 197.01     
 Qualified:             #1  6.911 198.41                     Bye

Lottig gets the bye and is the Factory X champion for 2025.

Stanfield will have lane choice over Lottig in the next round.