STEPHEN BELL WINS FLEXJET FACTORY STOCK SHOWDOWN IN NORWALK AGAIN
NORWALK, OH (June 30, 2024) — For the third time this season Stephen Bell drove his bright red Chevrolet COPO Camaro to a Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown national event win extending his point lead over a stacked field of Camaros, Dodge Drag Paks and Ford Cobra Jets. Today at Summit Motorsports Park Bell, the No. 1 qualifier outran Mike Clark, Lee Hartman, David Janac and Mark Pawuk on the way to his way to victory. This was Bell’s second consecutive win at “America’s Racetrack.”
“I’m just the luckiest guy in the world and so blessed to be doing this,” said Bell. “My family allows me to do this, and they support it. My engine guys Greg and Aaron Stanfield and my crew guys Dean and Dylan did an amazing job. We just have so much fun at the races and we get along. We’re all checking and double checking everything on the car. We’re just in a groove right now and I want to keep it going.”
In the semifinals Bell matched up with the most recent Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown winner of the Thunder Valley Nationals David Janac. Bell got to the finish line stripe first turning on the win light and collecting the $1,000 Flexjet bounty. This was the first time Bell has collected the bounty in 2024.
“I’ll be honest with you. David had me dead to rights,” said Bell. “I mean, he devastated me on the tree. His car got up on the tires and he had to pedal it a little bit. That gave me the window I needed but I got very lucky on that run.”
Racing Ohioan Pawuk in the final was a clash of point leader Bell and his closest pursuer chasing his first win in Norwalk. Bell was looking to go back-to-back. Bell was first off the line with a strong .020 reaction time and Pawuk overpowered the track as Bell drove away for the win. Bell’s winning time of 7.811 seconds at 174.98 mph was his quickest run of race day and just a tick slower than his No. 1 qualifier time of 3.806 seconds.
“In the final we knew what we did when we qualified, and we made our best run in that left lane. We just went right back to what that run did for us and we ran with it,” said Bell. “It worked out for us. I mean, they were all fast. You know, even in the first round all the racing was fantastic. There’s parity in the class, and we have full fields. It’s just great heads-up racing.”
All weekend fans poured into Summit Motorsports Park and today packed grandstands welcomed all the competitors. Throughout the day fans were treated to close racing from Camaros, Dodges and Fords.
“I told Mr. Bader at the top end when you pull into your facility, it’s just different,” explained Bell. “Everybody’s wearing uniforms and everybody’s nice and polite. It’s the cleanest place. The culture here is unbelievable. The fans are so knowledgeable about our sport. It’s just my favorite place to race.”
The Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series will return to action August 15-17 at the Lucas Oil Nationals from Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minn.
Flexjet Bounty Program
Gatornationals (Gainesville, Fla.)
$1,000 bounty collected by Mark Pawuk, defeated Stephen Bell (Norwalk winner)
Winternationals (Pomona, Calif)
$1,000 bounty collected by David Davies II, defeated Mark Pawuk (Gatornationals winner)
Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals (Las Vegas, Nev.)
$1,000 bounty collected by Mark Pawuk, defeated Stephen Bell (Winternationals winner)
Route 66 Nationals (Chicago, Ill.)
$1,000 bounty collected by Lee Hartmand, defeated Ricky Hord (Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals winner)
Thunder Valley Nationals (Bristol, Tenn.)
$1,000 bounty collected by David Janac, defeated Stephen Bell (Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 Nationals winner)
Summit Racing Equipment Nationals (Norwalk, Ohio)
$1,000 bounty collected by Stephen Bell, defeated David Janac (Thunder Valley Nationals)
2024 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Results
Gainesville – Mark Pawuk, winner; Stephen Bell, runner-up
Pomona – Stephen Bell, winner; David Davies II, runner-up
Las Vegas – Ricky Hord, winner; David Janac, runner-up
Chicago – Stephen Bell, winner; Lee Hartman, runner-up
Bristol – David Janac, winner; Stephen Bell, runner-up
Norwalk – Stephen Bell, winner; Mark Pawuk, runner-up
Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Point Standings
- Stephen Bell — 588
- Mark Pawuk — 492
- David Janac — 475
- Ricky Hord — 366
- Scott Libersher — 334
- Lee Hartman — 326
- Tony Scott Jr. — 279
- David Davies III — 273
- Doug Hamp — 257
- Anthony Troyer — 240
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