The first day of the President’s Cup Nationals Fueled by Sunoco is in the books with qualifying taking place at Maryland International Raceway. The second session was cut short due to rain showers in the area and will continue tomorrow on the quarter-mile drag strip.
There was a new track record in the Nitro Harley class. Jay Turner put down a 6.321 second pass on the quarter-mile drag strip. His momentum continued into the second session and he secured his spot as the top qualifier heading into eliminations.
Final Qualifying
1) Jay Turner 6.32 216 mph
2) Bob Malloy 6.44 212 mph
3) Rickey House 6.53 204 mph
4) Randal Andras 6.65 199 mph
5) Tii Tharpe 7.06 144 mph
6) Alvin Kobernusz 7.29 138 mph
7) Tracy Kyle 7.38 145 mph
8) Jim Fagan 7.57 149 mph
