Sun, 09 Feb 2020, 18:18 PM Top Fuel Harley Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 3 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 
    1 Tii Tharpe                            204 Randal Andras                
E3                   0.044  6.569 189.02     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.346 191.62 
 Prior rounds: 
E2    (J Turner    ) 0.047  6.315 213.43      (T Kerrigan  ) 0.058  6.354 205.91 
E1    (T Wilson    ) 0.000  6.753 198.47      (R Vreeland  ) 0.053  6.279 216.58 
 Qualified:             #3  6.630 184.80                        #1  6.224 207.85 

3:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 28.65 inches, adjusted altitude 2,285 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

This is the first time these two have met in a final round. Tharpe already has ten wins. Andras has three prior runner-ups.

Andras has the starting line advantage, but has his hands full down track, as the bikes drifts to the center line. He just stays i his lane for the win.

Tharpe makes his second best pass of the weekend, but can't catch a stronger Andras.

Tii Tharpe's incremental times: 60ft-1.139 sec., 330ft-2.846, 660ft-4.166/184.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.416.
Randal Andras' incremental times: 60ft-1.117 sec., 330ft-2.853, 660ft-4.137/210.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.260.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink