Sun, 01 Nov 2020, 15:11 PM Top Fuel Harley Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   63 Jay Turner                            700 Greg Justice                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.054  6.449 217.04                     0.163  7.372 181.11
 Qualified:             #2  6.291 231.48                        #7  7.966 131.15

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 6 percent, barometer 30.20 inches, track temperature 89 degrees.

Turner is 1 - 0 against Justice in prior events.

Turner with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Justice with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  602 Mike Scott                              3 Rickey House                 
E1                   0.236 10.688  80.29     ****WINNER****  0.093  6.646 211.56
 Qualified:             #4  6.470 223.36                        #5  6.493 212.86

House is 3 - 2 against Scott in prior events.

House with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Scott's chute fell out as he launched and blossomed slowing him down all the way down the 1/4 mile.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  300 Ryan Peery                            204 Randal Andras                
E1                   0.084  6.953 164.95     ****WINNER****  0.041  6.401 207.11
 Qualified:             #3  6.424 217.21                        #6  6.635 170.51

Andras is 1 - 0 against Peery in prior events.

Andras with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Andras with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win and lane choice over Turner in the semifinal.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Tii Tharpe                             77 Tony Ruggiero                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.484 213.43                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #1  6.264 230.33                        #8 No Time      

Ruggiero is a no-show to give Tharpe the freebie.

Tharpe is straight down the groove with a nice pass and he will have lane choice over House in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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