Fri, 10 Feb 2017, 18:28 PM Top Fuel Harley Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Dustin Werner No Time, Now #0
Right Lane: Andy Beauchemin No Time, Now #0

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,368 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

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Left Lane: Dustin Werner No Time, Now #2
Right Lane: Andy Beauchemin Runs 6.774/180.98, Now #1

Werner with a huge engine explosion right at the hit and came to a stop by 100 feet. Beauchemin makes a full pass.

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Left Lane: Mike Beland Runs 6.570/206.51, Now #2
Right Lane: Tii Tharpe Runs 6.563/183.57, Now #1

Beland is straight down the groove. Tharpe makes a quick move toward the center line, but keeps it in his lane to go to the number one spot. Tii Tharpe's incremental times: 60ft-1.199 sec., 330ft-2.990, 660ft-4.321/167.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.450.

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Left Lane: Bob Malloy Runs 7.026/156.30, Now #4
Right Lane: Ron Gledhill Runs 9.972/89.59, Now #5

Malloy is drifting out of the groove all the way down the track continuing to get closer to the wall. He finally clicks it off and off the wall. Gledhill with problems right at the hit and shuts it off.

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Left Lane: Rickey House Runs 6.699/216.79, Now #3
Right Lane: Tracy Kile Runs 6.927/209.75, Now #5

House labored off the starting line and then got it to hook up and goes to the number two spot. Rickey House's incremental times: 60ft-1.313 sec., 330ft-3.137, 660ft-4.505/181.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.683. Kile with a full pass to go to the number five spot. Tracy Kile's incremental times: 60ft-1.232 sec., 330ft-3.129, 660ft-4.615/168.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.861.

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Left Lane: Kevin Boyer Runs 6.564/194.77, Now #2
Right Lane: Jay Turner Runs 6.678/164.25, Now #4

Boyer is drifting toward the centerline all the way down the 1320, but kept it in his lane and goes to the number two spot. Kevin Boyer's incremental times: 60ft-1.184 sec., 330ft-2.904, 660ft-4.275/174.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.489. Turner was right there with him, but was getting close to the centerline before he clicked it off. He still gets into the top half of the field.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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