Sat, 15 May 2021, 16:34 PM Top Fuel Harley Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Bill Jackson Runs 6.752/187.42, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.982/183.44, Was #7

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 30.21 inches, adjusted altitude 1,706 feet.

Jackson is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Bill Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-1.159 sec., 330ft-2.958, 660ft-4.378/163.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.573.

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Left Lane: Tyler Wilson Runs 8.079/119.85, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.967/158.19, Was #7
Right Lane: Tim Kerrigan Runs 7.798/157.19, Now #9; Best prior run: 8.238/109.37, Was #9

Wilson started to to make a move toward the centerline and clicked it off.

Kerrigan clicked it off and he will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Rickey House Runs 7.028/219.36, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.653/214.14, Was #5

House was up in smoke right at the hit.

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Left Lane: Randal Andras Runs 6.318/220.98, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.330/215.41, Was #2
Right Lane: Jay Turner Runs 6.408/208.30, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.529/217.28, Was #4

Andras kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. Randal Andras' incremental times: 60ft-1.115 sec., 330ft-2.843, 660ft-4.161/188.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.312.

Turner with his quickest pass of the weekend...Jay Turner's incremental times: 60ft-1.123 sec., 330ft-2.879, 660ft-4.224/185.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.380.

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Left Lane: Ryan Peery Runs 6.260/227.38, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.309/218.94, Was #1
Right Lane: Tii Tharpe Runs 6.420/216.00, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.361/224.96, Was #3

Peery with a great pass, quickest of the weekend to hold on to the number one spot. Ryan Peery's incremental times: 60ft-1.093 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.112/188.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.261.

Tharpe with a good pass, but will not improve. Tii Tharpe's incremental times: 60ft-1.120 sec., 330ft-2.908, 660ft-4.259/185.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.421.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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