Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 18:07 PM Top Fuel Harley Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Right Lane: Mike Beland Runs 13.728/97.63, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.825/212.93, Was #8

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 28.74 inches, adjusted altitude 2,281 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Beland with problems as soon as the light turned green and he clicked it off. He stays on the bubble.

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Left Lane: Mike Pelrine Runs 6.739/203.16, Now #7; Best prior run: 8.423/226.77, Was #9
Right Lane: Jake Stordeur Runs 7.278/192.17, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.767/206.83, Was #7

Pelrine is drifting toward the centerline, but stays with it to get in the show.

No help here Stordeur and he gets bumped back to the number eight spot.

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Left Lane: Tii Tharpe Runs 9.715/94.71, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.361/221.92, Was #4
Right Lane: Kevin Boyer Runs 10.758/76.83, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.328/215.10, Was #3

Tharpe launched with the front end in the air and it got back on the wheelie bar and then was up in smoke before he clicked it off.

Boyer with problems right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Rickey House No Time, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.240/218.72, Was #1
Right Lane: Bob Malloy Runs 6.235/215.51, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.270/214.18, Was #2

House never fired, not sure what was the issue.

Malloy launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot.

Bob Malloy's incremental times: 60ft-1.044 sec., 330ft-2.711, 660ft-4.029/185.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.201.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink