Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 17:30 PM Top Fuel Harley Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  267 Kevin Boyer                           600 Andy Beauchemin              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.132  6.386 215.13                     0.098  8.202 164.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Froehling ) 0.075  6.346 217.28      (R Andras    ) 0.143  7.594 221.23
 Qualified:             #2  6.392 211.86                        #6  6.737 198.38

2:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,510 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Beauchemin Gets a big head start, but his bike isn't happy and the front wheel in up and down severala times.

Boyer gets the easy win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jay Turner                            911 Tii Tharpe                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.065  6.556 191.08                     0.049  6.837 165.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R House     ) 0.068  6.360 213.87      (L Darnell   ) 0.063  6.567 192.69
 Qualified:             #1  6.388 212.03                        #4  6.519 194.10

Tharpe gets the lead initially and holds off Turner until near the 660 lights, but has to watch him ride on by for the win.

Turner is celebrating his National Championship, announced before rond one.

Jay Turner's incremental times: 60ft-1.104 sec., 330ft-2.820, 660ft-4.165/182.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.409.
Tii Tharpe's incremental times: 60ft-1.092 sec., 330ft-2.826, 660ft-4.213/165.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.541.

Boyer will have lane choice in the fial round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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