Sun, 7 Oct 2007, 02:44 PM Nitro Harley Round 2 Eliminations

By Dan Bennett

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Screamin' Eagle Nitro Harley at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Second annual Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Tommy Grimes Jr.                       63 Jay Turner                   
E2                   0.083  7.832 133.53     ****WINNER****  0.069  7.462 194.80
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Vancil    ) 0.138  7.932 121.11      (P Schmidt   ) 0.072  6.628 205.94
 Qualified:             #8  9.037 106.05                        #5  6.729 204.82

Even after smoking the tire twice before half track, Turner takes a decisive win and goes to the final round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   17 William Furr                           35 Joseph Sternotti Jr          
E2   ****WINNER****  0.116  6.595 203.77                     0.077  6.704 197.13
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Malloy    ) 0.108  6.644 211.00      (T Shigematsu) 0.098  6.420 218.09
 Qualified:             #7  8.997 100.70                        #3  6.471 219.58

This was the best pair of the weekend so far. Furr wins and will race in the finals.

William Furr's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.037), 660ft(-0.052), 1,000ft(-0.001). MOV: 0.0702 seconds (approximately 20 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink