Sun, 14 Feb 2016, 17:23 PM Top Fuel Harley Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  222 Mike Pelrine                            2 Len Darnell                  
E2                  -0.093  7.173 151.15     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.864 156.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Seeman    ) 0.111  6.529 225.48                     0.061 12.885  84.84
 Qualified:             #4  6.866 176.53                        #1  6.371 212.73

2:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,948 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Pelrine went red and Darnell made a good run to about 1,000 feet, then lost fire.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Ron Gledhill                          267 Kevin Boyer                  
E2                   0.102  7.319 140.55     ****WINNER****  0.032  7.064 152.95
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Ruggiero  ) 0.208  6.580 188.44      (C Pelrine   ) 0.091  7.207 192.93
 Qualified:             #3  6.806 185.23                        #7  7.906 172.01

Both had the front wheel down at half track and Boyer won the coasting contest. Darnell will have lane choice against Boyer in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink