Sun, 23 Apr 2017, 13:59 PM Top Fuel Harley Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA SpringNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  267 Kevin Boyer                           173 Bob Malloy                   
E1                   0.075  9.306  93.23     ****WINNER****  0.140  6.283 213.74
 Qualified:             #8  7.538 187.26                        #1  6.240 215.93

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 1,240 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Boyer with the starting line advantage, but then is drifting out of the groover over by wall and he clicks it off.

Malloy had the lead 200 feet and never trailed from there on with real nice pass.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  411 Rickey House                         1002 Mike Pelrine                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.172  8.156 146.86                     0.087  8.274 153.14
 Qualified:             #4  6.380 205.10                        #5  6.419 227.50

Pelrine with the starting line advantage, but then is up in smoke early and is off and on the throttle a couple times, but can't chase down House and he is laboring down the track. Rickey House's MOV: 0.0336 seconds (approximately 8 feet). House will give up lane choice to Malloy in the semifinal.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  204 Randal Andras                         602 Mike Scott                   
E1                   0.044  6.983 161.92     ****WINNER****  0.068  6.431 219.90
 Qualified:             #3  6.380 222.14                        #6  6.522 209.49

Andras with the starting line advantage, but Scott has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. Scott with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jay Turner                           1059 Brian Jernigan               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.066  6.374 215.44                     0.110 10.099  90.25
 Qualified:             #2  6.323 216.10                        #7  6.878 213.27

Turner with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Turner with a great pass for the win. He will have lane choice over Scott in the semifinal

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink