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Mark Pawuk Triumphs in Dallas to Win Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Season
Highlights
- Mark Pawuk won 2026 Texas Fall Nationals, sixth career win.
- Pawuk edged Lee Hartman with 7.522 seconds at 185.07 mph.
- Jonathan Allegrucci clinched 2026 world championship with four wins.
- Pawuk’s son Kyle won Super Gas, family double victory.
- Doug Duell earned second consecutive $1,000 bonus at Dallas.
- 2027 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown schedule to be announced later.
Mark Pawuk ends the 2026 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown season by winning the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals in Dallas, 7.522s at 185.07mph to Lee Hartman’s 7.542s at 183.32mph.
The win is his sixth in the series and arrives after a year spent adapting to a new Empaco Dodge Charger, with improved execution late paying off.
Qualifying ninth shaped a tougher route. Pawuk dispatched Rouven Dawson, then David Davies II, before meeting top qualifier Doug Duell in a finely poised semifinal.
Both left together, but a measured 7.546s at 184.58mph advanced Pawuk to the final, where a .017s reaction grounded the decisive launch advantage.
Pawuk wins the Dallas final, 7.522s at 185.07mph, over Hartman’s 7.542s at 183.32mph.
Pawuk credits Dodge and a cohesive group, including Ray Barton Racing Engines, Mike Valerio, and Frank Madonia, with turning a learning year into a result.
The result caps an exacting campaign for the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown field, last profiled in our build-up to the Texas Fall Nationals in Dallas.
There is emotion, too. On what would have been his father’s 101st birthday, Pawuk says, “He was looking over us all day,” after celebrating alongside his family.
“He was looking over us all day.” — Mark Pawuk on winning in Dallas on his late father’s 101st birthday
Earlier, his son Kyle won Super Gas, making them the 17th family to double at an NHRA national event. Pawuk jokes he could not let “the kid” outdo him.
Kyle Pawuk wins Super Gas as his father triumphs in Factory Stock Showdown, delivering a rare NHRA family double.
The championship picture belongs to Jonathan Allegrucci. Four wins and six final appearances secure the title, clinched in Dallas after beating Scott Libersher in a Ford versus Chevrolet decider.
Jonathan Allegrucci clinches his first Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown title with four wins and six final-round appearances.
Duell leaves with the $1,000 bonus again, earned by outrunning Libersher in round two with a 7.544s at 184.69mph to 7.612s at 183.01mph.
Across 2026, five different national event winners underline competitive depth in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series, with execution on the tree and repeatable power separating contenders.
The series returns in 2027, with the calendar to follow later. Ongoing parity rules and development cycles will again test teams’ ability to adapt across changing conditions.
Further Dallas coverage includes features on Bo Butner and Justin Lamb, with additional stories on the weekend’s standout performers.
Visual Summary
FINISH 🏁
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#9
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Mark Pawuk
🏆 Winner • 7.522s
185.07 MPH
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Lee Hartman
Runner-up • 7.542s
183.32 MPH
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Margin of Victory
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“The Cowboy” Pawuk
“The Cowboy” Pawuk
6th career FSSNAT win • 2x defending champ
Family feat: Son Kyle Pawuk wins Super Gas—the 17th father-son double in NHRA history!
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Won on dad’s 101st birthday
Won on dad’s 101st birthday
“He was looking over us all day.”
Other national event winners: Pawuk, Hartman,
Duell, Libersher
Duell, Libersher
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Pawuk’s lightning reaction time sealed the victory
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