Sun, 26 Feb 2017, 14:39 PM Top Fuel Harley Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   36 Jake Stordeur                         173 Bob Malloy                   
E1                   0.045  6.710 177.11     ****WINNER****  0.167  6.231 214.72
 Qualified:             #8  6.767 206.83                        #1  6.235 215.51

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 28.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,372 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Stordeur with the starting line advantage, but Malloy chases him down by150 feet and never trailed from there on for the win.

Malloy with the quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   13 Tracy Kile                            267 Kevin Boyer                  
E1                   0.231  6.636 193.35     ****WINNER****  0.126  6.723 177.93
 Qualified:             #6  6.663 211.79                        #3  6.328 215.10

Boyer with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win.

Kevin Boyer's MOV: 0.0183 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1002 Mike Pelrine                          411 Rickey House                 
E1                   0.106  6.322 227.84     ****WINNER****  0.075  6.227 215.37
 Qualified:             #7  6.739 203.16                        #2  6.240 218.72

House with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. House with another good looking pass for the win. He will have lane choice over Boyer in the semifinal.

Pelrine with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jay Turner                            911 Tii Tharpe                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.074  6.392 223.43                     0.051  6.449 200.83
 Qualified:             #5  6.387 223.69                        #4  6.361 221.92

Tharpe with the starting line advantage and the lead lead until the top end when Turner was able to chase him down. Turner with the win will give up lane choice to Malloy in the semifinal. Jay Turner's MOV: 0.0348 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink