Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown
Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Makes First Appearance at NHRA Mile-High Nationals
Morrison, CO – History will be made at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals this weekend at Bandimere Speedway when the 
competitors in the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown hit the track for the first time. For Chevrolet COPO Camaro and Dodge Mopar Challenger Drag Pak teams this will be their maiden runs on the mountainside at the historic track located 25 minutes west of Denver. The challenges of racing at altitude combined with the competitive nature of the class have point leader Aaron Stanfield of Bossier City, Louisiana, eager to get behind the wheel of his Chevrolet COPO Camaro.
“It will definitely be different,” said Stanfield, who won the season opening Gatornationals in Florida. “I don’t think any of the showdown cars have gone up there and done much racing on the mountain. It is going to be a learning experience for everybody. I think we are well prepared. We are excited to get out there, go racing and see who can be king of the mountain.”
Chuck Watson II Secures Bittersweet Win in Norwalk Nationals’ Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown
NORWALK, OH – Four years ago Chuck Watson’s father won the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Norwalk Nationals and today the 
driver from Grosse Ile, Michigan, raced to his first Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown final and won his first race less than three months after his father passed away. Watson, the No. 2 qualifier, took out Arthur Kohn, Stephen Bell, Scott Libersher and finally Bill Skillman to secure the win. The victory moved the racer from tenth in the point standings to sixth.
“This is my first Factory Stock Showdown win and my first final round,” said an emotional Watson in the winner’s circle of Summit Motorsports Park. “This was very emotional for me and my team. My father won this event four years ago and he passed away this March. To win my first Factory Stock Showdown at this track four years later, this is a very emotional moment.”
The competition was tough for all the racers and Watson felt the pressure throughout the day. In addition to over two dozen competitors, rainstorms blew through and forced multiple race delays which extended racing action well into the night.
David Barton Runs to No. 1 in Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown at Norwalk Nationals
NORWALK, OH – At the conclusion of three qualifying sessions at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals David Barton and his 
Ray Barton Chevrolet COPO Camaro ran to the top of a tough Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown field. Twenty-seven race cars entered the event vying for 16 spots in tomorrow’s national event, the third race of the Factory Stock Showdown. Barton on the strength of his 7.825 second run will go into race day as the No. 1 qualifier and he will face No. 16 Waldemar Rodriguez in the first round whose quickest run was 7.928 seconds.
No. 1 qualifier David Barton runs down Summit Motorsports Park during the third qualifying session.
Barton was solidly in the field going into the second day of qualifying and he took a shot in the second round, which did not pan out for the driver from Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania. In the final session Barton dialed his Camaro back and shot to the top of the field.
Race Three of Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Set for NHRA Norwalk Nationals
NORWALK, OH – With two races in the books for the 2021 Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown, the competition is heating up 
heading into this weekend’s NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio. The third race of the eight-race specialty series will feature an ongoing battle between 2020 champion Aaron Stanfield and a tough field of contenders led by most recent winner David Barton as well as Jesse Alexandra, Jesse Skinner, Mark Pawuk and David Janac.
Designed to showcase competition between Chevrolet COPO Camaro, Ford Mustang Cobra Jet and the Dodge Mopar Challenger Drag Pak entries the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown series has seen increased car counts at races across the country and has an enthusiastic fan following.
“You look at the field of factory stock race cars and top-to-bottom it is stacked with tough competitors and amazing race cars,” said David H. Davies, Constant Aviation Chief Executive Officer. “We got involved with the series because our business is about attention to detail and raising expectations in the aviation maintenance, avionics and mobile response industry. There is so much overlap when you look at what happens at an NHRA event amongst the teams and what our employees do every day across the country it shows this is a perfect fit for Constant Aviation.”
