Sun, 28 Feb 2016, 16:16 PM Top Fuel Harley Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  720 Craig Pelrine                         911 Tii Tharpe                   
E2                   0.085  6.623 189.79     ****WINNER****  0.075  6.538 194.72
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Boyer     ) 0.161  7.529 181.98      (J Seaman    ) 0.090  6.629 228.42
 Qualified:             #6  6.792 205.72                        #2  6.462 210.41

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 3,036 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

A great side by side race for these two.Tharp gets the starting line advantage and holds Pelrine off to after the 60 foot lights. Pelrine gets on by and stays out in front until right before the 1000 foot lights, where Tharp thunders on by for the win.

Tii Tharpe's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(-0.044), 660ft(-0.023), 1,000ft(0.009). MOV: 0.0951 seconds (approximately 26 feet).

Craig Pelrine's incremental times: 60ft-1.123 sec., 330ft-2.841, 660ft-4.248/177.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.488.
Tii Tharpe's incremental times: 60ft-1.122 sec., 330ft-2.895, 660ft-4.281/172.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.489.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Ron Gledhill                           63 Jay Turner                   
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.067  6.314 220.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Darnell   ) 0.037  6.835 187.96      (T Grimes    ) 0.083  6.251 223.80
 Qualified:             #5  6.588 195.59                        #1  6.338 223.99

That was weird! Both bikes do their burn outs and come up to stage. The lights turn green and Gledhill just sits in the lights. Nice pass for Turner and he will have lane choice overTharp in the next round.

Jay Turner's incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.800, 660ft-4.148/179.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.302.

2:11 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink