Mon, 11 Feb 2019, 17:54 PM Top Fuel Harley Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tii Tharpe                              2 Doug Vancil                  
E3                   0.050  6.322 223.50     ****WINNER****  0.066  6.277 227.34
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Layne     ) 0.045  6.211 227.96      (R House     ) 0.077  6.260 220.08
E1    (A Beauchemin) 0.092  6.510 218.30      (R Andras    ) 0.052  6.279 228.73
 Qualified:             #2  6.264 223.88                        #1  6.247 235.64

2:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 1,559 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Vancil has three wins and two runner-ups to date and won here last year. Tharpe is 2-0 against Vancil and has seven prior wins and three runner-ups.

Tharpe is away first and can only hold off Vancil until about 100 feet out.

Vancil rides on by takes the ten foot win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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