Rain interrupts the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown at US 131 Motorsports Park, halting eliminations before the semifinals. NHRA moves completion to October 2–4 at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis.

Two Friday qualifying sessions run to plan, and eliminations start aggressively to beat weather. The stoppage comes with Raymond Nash, David Janac, David Davies II, and Lee Hartman still to race.

With forecasts deteriorating, NHRA folds the remaining rounds into the Midwest Nationals schedule in Madison, Illinois. Different surface and autumn conditions could nudge setup direction and lane choice priorities.

Early Friday, Lee Hartman tops qualifying in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown with a 7.558-second pass. It resets the class elapsed-time record and locks him in as the No. 1 seed.

David Davies II then sets a new speed benchmark at 185.72 mph in his Dodge Challenger. That eclipses Doug Duell’s 185.59 mph and Mark Pawuk’s 7.583 ET reference from 2023.

Hartman credits the Stanfield group for a precise window and a hooked-up surface. Tight, fast conditions reward execution across the field, notably strengthening the current Dodge package.

Eliminations reshape the points narrative as Alex Anderson holeshots points leader Jonathan Allegrucci. A .006 light over a .031 start compensates for Anderson’s slower elapsed time.

Raymond Nash, Allegrucci’s closest rival, defeats Doug Duell in round one. He then stops Scott Libersher in the quarterfinals on a .003 holeshot with a 7.614, earning the $1,000 bounty.

Libersher arrived with momentum after winning the U.S. Nationals, underscoring the competitiveness of the bracket before rain intervened.

The remaining pairings are set: Nash versus Hartman, and Davies versus Janac. They will run during the Midwest Nationals weekend in Madison, concluding a weather-delayed showdown.

The points fight intensifies with two title protagonists split across opposing semifinals. Track evolution in St. Louis will be central to how aggressively crews lean on their tune-ups.

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