Sun, 23 Apr 2017, 16:40 PM Top Fuel Harley Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 3 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
    1 Jay Turner                            173 Bob Malloy                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.056  6.219 222.47                     0.067  6.312 209.88
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Scott     ) 0.063  6.272 220.22      (R House     ) 0.061  6.223 210.57
E1    (B Jernigan  ) 0.066  6.374 215.44      (K Boyer     ) 0.140  6.283 213.74
 Qualified:             #2  6.323 216.10                        #1  6.240 215.93

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.96 inches, adjusted altitude 1,412 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Turner with the starting line advantage, but Malloy had the lead when they went by the Christmas tree, but Turner chase him down and takes the lead just past half track and and takes the win. Turner with the quickest pass of the event for the win. Jay Turner's incremental times: 60ft-1.094 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.083/211.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.222.

Turner wins his third Wally this this year and the eighth of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink