# NHRA Factory Stock Showdown

The NHRA Factory Stock Showdown (FSS) is a class of drag racing designed to showcase the Chevrolet COPO Camaro, Dodge Challenger Drag Pak, and the Ford Mustang Cobra Jet.
FSS continues to be a fan favorite with growing popularity over the last ten years. The popularity of this class of racing is in large part due to the recognizable cars. All three of the types of cars that race in the FSS are "factory" built cars that are based on the production platform of the same cars that are on the road.
While cars competing in FSS are of the same type you see on the road, they do have numerous safety enhancements and rules that are required to be eligible to run in FSS events. Cars are limited to 9" wide tires, must have full safety cages, independent fuel cells, weight limits and other general racing safety requirements. These safety enhancements are in place to allow these cars to run the 1/4 mile at speeds no faster than 7.50 seconds. Since its inception the FSS class has gone faster every year and the NHRA has put restrictions in place to ensure safety and parity between the cars
Drivers competing in the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Series earn championships points at each of the NHRA National events at which they compete. The points are accumulated throughout the year, and an annual champion is crowned at the conclusion of the season.
While the NHRA FSS is the original and preeminent racing series for Factory Stock cars the growth and popularity of FSS racing has been seen through expansion in other series. These include the National Muscle Car Association's (NMCA) Factory Super Car series and Drag Illustrated's Factory Stock Classic as examples.

## History
### 2012

The FSS class was started with a single event at the US Nationals.
Winner - Bo Butner

### 2013

FSS expanded to three events.

### 2014

FSS Expanded to four events.

### 2016

The School of Automotive Machinists and Technology (SAM Tech) became the series sponsor.

### 2017

SAM Tech NHRA Factory Stock Showdown added a fifth event.
Champion - David Barton

### 2018

Expanded to a seven-race series with a 16-car qualifying field.
Champion - Lean Pruett

### 2019

Expanded to and eight event schedule.
Champion - Drew Skillman

### 2020

Champion - Aaron Stanfield

### 2021

In 2021 Constant Aviation became the title sponsor and introduced the Factory Stock Showdown Bounty prize. The Bounty prize is a $1000 bounty that is put on the winner of the previous event. Whomever eliminates the holder of the Bounty at the next event earns the bonus. If the same driver wins the next event than the Bounty is rolled forward until it is awarded.
Champion - Aaron Stanfield

### 2022

Champion - David Barton

### 2023

In 2023 Flexjet will be the title sponsor and the series will be expanded from 8 to 10 races

## 2023 Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Schedule

| Date | Event | Location |
| March 9–12 | 54th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals | Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fl |
| April 28–30 | 13th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals | zMAX Dragway, Charlotte, NC |
| May 19–21 | 23rd annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance | Route 66 Raceway, Chicago, IL |
| June 9–11 | 22nd annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals | Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tenn. |
| June 22–25 | 17th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals | Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio |
| Aug. 30-Sept. 4 | 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis |
| Sept. 14–17 | 38th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals | Maple Grove Raceway, Reading, Pa. |
| Sept. 29-Oct. 1 | 12th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals | World Wide Technology Raceway, St. Louis |
| Oct. 12–15 | 38th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals | Texas Motorplex, Dallas |
| Oct. 26–29 | 23rd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals | The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas |

## 2022 Constant Aviation NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Point Standings

| Position | Driver | Points |
| 01 | David Barton | 712 |
| 02 | Bill Skillman | 662 |
| 03 | Aaron Stanfield | 586 |
| 04 | Lenny Lottig | 456 |
| 05 | Mark Pawuk | 394 |
| 06 | Daniel Condon | 382 |
| 07 | David Janac | 369 |
| 08 | David Davies II | 362 |
| 09 | Anthony Troyer | 352 |
| 10 | Stephen Bell | 346 |
| 11 | Jesse Alexandra | 333 |
| 12 | Warren Walcher | 321 |
| 13 | Ricky Hord | 304 |
| 14 | Lee Hartman | 276 |
| 15 | L. Scott Libersher | 238 |
| 16 | Doug Hamp | 230 |
| 17 | Donald Belles | 183 |
| 18 | Conner Statler | 129 |
| 19 | Alan Scruggs | 122 |
| 20 | Geoffrey Turk | 84 |
| 21 | Lindsay Wheelock | 72 |
| 22 | Charles Watson II | 63 |
| 23 | Tripp Carter III | 57 |
| 24 | Dennis Chaisson | 41 |
| 25 | Jonathan Allegrucci | 41 |
| 26 | Kim Shirley | 40 |
| 27 | Carl Tasca | 31 |
| 28 | Richard Bierie | 30 |
| 29 | Jason Dietsch | 30 |
| 30 | Dustin Wheelock | 30 |
| 31 | Waldemar Rodriguez | 20 |
| 32 | Gardner Stone | 10 |
| 33 | Mike Letellier | 10 |
| 34 | Ryan Priddy | 10 |
| 35 | Anthony Berge | 10 |
| 36 | Terry Munroe | 10 |
| 37 | James Betz | 10 |
| 38 | Raymond Nash | 10 |