Sun, 09 Feb 2020, 15:19 PM Top Fuel Harley Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 
  702 Tim Kerrigan                            3 Rickey House                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.079  6.673 201.19                     0.110  8.495 117.06 
 Qualified:             #5  6.807 200.89                        #4  6.752 210.44 

12:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,160 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

Kerrigan gets away first and pulls steadily ahead to the finish line on a clan pass for the easy win.

House chases, but has the bike drive steadily towards the center line down track and he has to lift.

Tim Kerrigan's incremental times: 60ft-1.147 sec., 330ft-2.910, 660ft-4.310/173.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.572.

 

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 
    1 Tii Tharpe                            212 Tyler Wilson                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.000  6.753 198.47                    -0.225  8.154 116.08 
 Qualified:             #3  6.630 184.80                        #6  6.844 167.45 

Wilson goes red by a bunch and Tharpe nails the tree with a perfect light!

Tharpe runs clean to the finish line, as Wilson has the chute out before the 1000 foot lights.

Tii Tharpe's incremental times: 60ft-1.177 sec., 330ft-2.988, 660ft-4.401/174.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.641.
Tyler Wilson's incremental times: 60ft-1.238 sec., 330ft-3.085, 660ft-4.659/142.37 mph, 1,000ft-6.362.

 

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 
   63 Jay Turner                            700 Greg Justice                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.084  6.948 152.54                     0.119  8.690 105.43 
 Qualified:             #2  6.301 217.60                        #7  7.186 180.04 

Justice is late at the green and dumps early.

Turner leaves hard and clicks it early too. He gives up lane choice to Tharpe next round.

 

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 
  204 Randal Andras                        6640 Rich Vreeland                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.279 216.58                     0.212 13.636  54.78 
 Qualified:             #1  6.224 207.85                        #8  7.506 147.20 

Vreeland is way late and starts coasting early.

Another strong pass from #1 qualifier Andras. He will keep lane choice next round.

Randal Andras' incremental times: 60ft-1.146 sec., 330ft-2.863, 660ft-4.171/191.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.288.

12:15 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink