Sun, 05 Sep 2021, 16:06 PM Top Fuel Harley Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   63 Jay Turner                            201 Chris Smith                  
E1                   0.089  7.791 144.61     ****WINNER****  0.029  7.558 191.35
 Qualified:             #1  6.520 217.49                        #8 10.172 102.18

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,718 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Turner is 4 - 0 against Smith in prior events.

Smith with the starting line advantage, but is out of the groove. Turner has the lead early, but his bike goes silent on the top end and Smith drives back around him on the top end for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1039 Bob Malloy                            301 Jacob Stordeur               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.175  6.988 205.22                    -0.008  7.158 145.72
 Qualified:             #2  6.669 208.42                        #7  8.555 195.08

This is the first time Malloy and Stordeur have faced each other in eliminations.

Stordeur goes red to give Malloy the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  212 Tyler Wilson                          911 Tii Tharpe                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.060  6.867 179.35                     0.142 16.190  85.06
 Qualified:             #4  7.035 152.38                        #5  7.224 203.55

Tharpe is 2 - 0 against Wilson in prior events.

Wilson with the starting line advantage and the win. Tharpe banged it and slowed. Wilson will have lane choice over Smith in the semifinal.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Ryan Peery                              1 Randal Andras                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.117  6.596 214.38                     0.089 18.897  38.94
 Qualified:             #3  6.792 163.00                        #6  7.271 208.62

Andras is 2 - 0 against Peery in prior events.

Andras with the starting line advantage, but banged it right at the hit. Peery with the win. He has the quickest pass of the round and will have lane choice over Malloy in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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