Sun, 01 Sep 2019, 17:49 PM Top Fuel Harley Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1039 Bob Malloy                              4 Rickey House                 
E1                   0.105  7.021 145.58     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.512 216.06
 Qualified:             #2  6.216 217.77                        #7  6.502 223.54

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.12 inches, adjusted altitude 2,996 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

House with the starting line advantage, but Malloy has the lesd by 150 feet. Malloy loses the engine with a quick flash of flames around 800 feet and House rides back around him. House gets the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  602 Mike Scott                              2 Doug Vancil                  
E1                   0.173  6.323 236.13     ****WINNER****  0.059  6.333 228.11
 Qualified:             #5  6.389 205.26                        #4  6.283 215.17

Vancil with the starting line advantage and the hole shot win. Doug Vancil's MOV: 0.1046 seconds (approximately 36 feet). Vancil with the win keeps his Championship hopes alive.

Scott was out of the groove, but stayed with it. He carried the front wheel until just past the finish line...he has a big top end speed in the losing effort just off the National speed record. He sets the track speed record. Mike Scott's incremental times: 60ft-1.171 sec., 330ft-2.906, 660ft-4.264/186.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.370.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tii Tharpe                            267 Kevin Boyer                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.060  6.389 223.32                     0.051  6.948 152.38
 Qualified:             #3  6.266 219.54                        #6  6.468 208.97

Boyer with the slight starting line advantage, but Tharpe chased him down just past half track and never trails from there on for the win. Tharpe has the lead in the Championship points.

He has lane choice in the semifinal tomorrow against House, if he wins that race he will repeat as the Top Fuel Harley Champion.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  600 Andy Beauchemin                       204 Randal Andras                
E1                   0.077 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.045  6.354 226.43
 Qualified:             #8  6.504 219.36                        #1  6.158 227.50

Andras with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Vancil in the semifinal. Beauchemin broke right off the starting line and came to a stop.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink