At the five School of Automotive Machinists & Technology NHRA Factory Stock Showdown events to be held in 2017, competitors will qualify within Stock Eliminator and compete in FS/XX and FS/X class eliminations. Competitors in the Factory Stock Showdown this year will qualify together as a group rather than being dispersed throughout the Stock Eliminator qualifying field as in past years. At four of the five events the quickest eight race cars following qualifying will advance to the Factory Stock Showdown eliminations. At the fifth event, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, the quickest sixteen race cars following qualifying will advance to the Factory Stock Showdown eliminations. The five Factory Showdown eliminators will showcase the quickest Factory Stock race cars in a heads up competition to be contested on Saturday and Sunday. The competitors who did not qualify for the Factory Stock Eliminator will remain in Stock Eliminator.

The School of Automotive Machinists & Technology NHRA Factory Stock Showdown qualifiers will be competing for the NHRA Wally trophy, event champion’s jacket and an event purse. Factory Showdown qualifiers will not receive Lucas Oil Stock Eliminator national championship points.

Additional Showdown Rules are listed below:

.5 Pro Tree

·         This is new in 2017 and will be in effect during qualifying as well

FS/XX: Supercharged entries only

·         Cars with a 2.3L Eaton supercharger must weigh a minimum of 3,300 lbs.

·         Cars with a 2.9L Whipple supercharger must weigh a minimum of 3,550 lbs.

  FS/X: Normally Aspirated entries only

·         Entries with Chevrolet 427, Dodge 426, and Ford 429 must weigh a minimum of 3,350 lbs.

·         2011 Dodge V10 entries must weigh a minimum of 3,425 lbs.

·         All others entries must weigh a minimum of 3,200 lbs.

School of Automotive Machinists & Technology NHRA Factory Showdown Schedule: 

·         Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Florida’s Gainesville  Raceway, March 16-19.

·         NHRA Four-Wide National at zMAX Dragway, April 28-30

·         Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, June 22-25

·         Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Aug. 30-Sept. 4

·         AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park, Sept. 29-Oct. 1