Fri, 18 Sep 2026, 18:40 PM Factory Stock Showdown Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MARTIN, Mich. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  402 David Janac                          3171 Taylor Dietsch               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.711 180.29                    -0.001  7.672 179.57
 Qualified:            #11  7.660 183.37                        #6  7.628 180.58

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 30.18 inches, adjusted altitude 1,823 feet.

Dietsch is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Janac the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  303 James Betz                           301H Matt Hartman                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.013  7.740 179.71
 Qualified:             #3  7.590 181.38                       #14  7.736 178.08

Betz is a no show, couldn't get the car to fire. Hartman is straight down the groove with a good pass. He will face Janac in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Scott Libersher                         1 Mark Pawuk                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  7.598 180.29                     0.031  7.712 174.42
 Qualified:             #4  7.611 180.22                       #13  7.669 181.38

Pawuk with the starting line advantage, but Libersher chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3279 Raymond Nash                          350 Doug Duell                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  7.640 181.16                     0.061  7.681 180.72
 Qualified:             #5  7.619 180.72                       #12  7.668 183.82

Nash with the starting line advantage for the win. He will face Libersher in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 B346 Lee Hartman                          387K Kyle Pawuk                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  7.616 181.31                     0.054  7.780 177.51
 Qualified:             #1  7.558 182.56                       #16  7.781 177.30

Hartman with a tick advantage on the tree and win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3725 Mike Lloyd                           3397 David Davies II              
E1                   0.003  7.834 175.10     ****WINNER****  0.049  7.672 182.56
 Qualified:            #15  7.778 175.85                        #2  7.587 186.10

Lloyd with a near perfect light, but Davies II chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 A362 Alex Anderson                           4 Jonathan Allegrucci          
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006  7.650 179.71                     0.031  7.639 180.72
 Qualified:             #7  7.630 180.00                       #10  7.653 181.23

Anderson with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. He will face Davies II in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  212 Ricky Hord                            803 Rouven Dawson                
E1                   0.022  7.657 179.78     ****WINNER****  0.021  7.643 180.51
 Qualified:             #9  7.652 180.07                        #8  7.633 176.54

Dawson with a tick advantage on the tree for the win. He will face Lee Hartman in the next round.