Sun, 26 May 2013, 13:36 PM Top Fuel Harley Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Atlanta Dragway:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   35 Joey Sternotti                          2 Tommy Grimes                 
E2                   0.050  6.463 216.65     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.444 219.54
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R House     ) 0.084  6.484 220.37      (S Dorn      ) 0.091  6.477 219.47
 Qualified:             #2  6.400 215.27                        #3  6.428 223.36

1:19 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 2,295 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Grimes gets the hole shot and hangs on for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  111 Mike Scott                              1 Doug Horne                   
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.168  9.827  94.29
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cox       ) 0.034  6.454 219.22      (J Turner    ) 0.058  6.361 208.20
 Qualified:             #5  6.475 214.08                        #1  6.314 223.21

Scott left before the tree was activated and received no time. Horne went up in smoke at the hit and had to get off and then back on the throttle.

It will be Grimes vs. Horne in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink