Sun, 26 May 2013, 11:50 AM Top Fuel Harley Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Atlanta Dragway:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  111 Mike Scott                            241 Mark Cox                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.454 219.22                     0.092  6.431 223.69
 Qualified:             #5  6.475 214.08                        #4  6.434 221.49

11:41 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 1,878 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Scott gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. Cox starts making up ground after the 330 foot mark but quickly runs out of room.

Mike Scott's incremental margins: 60ft(0.057), 330 ft(0.086), 660ft(0.054), 1,000ft(0.056). MOV: 0.0356 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   66 Steve Dorn                              2 Tommy Grimes                 
E1                   0.048  6.595 210.24     ****WINNER****  0.091  6.477 219.47
 Qualified:             #6  6.489 219.08                        #3  6.428 223.36

Dorn gets off the line first but Grimes starts reeling him in quickly. Grimes continues to gain ground, finally driving around Dorn at the 1000 foot mark and pulling away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   63 Jay Turner                              1 Doug Horne                   
E1                   0.048  6.428 208.88     ****WINNER****  0.058  6.361 208.20
 Qualified:             #8  6.777 177.79                        #1  6.314 223.21

Turner gets off the line first, stays in front for the first 200 feet or so, then Horne goes around him and pulls away.

Doug Horne's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.034), 330 ft(0.022), 660ft(0.017), 1,000ft(0.074). MOV: 0.0573 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  411 Rickey House                           35 Joey Sternotti               
E1                   0.096 13.732  66.16     ****WINNER****  0.084  6.484 220.37
 Qualified:             #7  6.651 203.61                        #2  6.400 215.27

House has problems early and backs off the throttle.

in the next round it will be Horne vs. Scott and Sternetti vs. Grimes.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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