{"id":48335,"date":"2018-01-19T06:57:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T14:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=48335"},"modified":"2018-08-16T12:26:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T19:26:54","slug":"vance-hines-enter-top-fuel-harley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/vance-hines-enter-top-fuel-harley\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance & Hines Enter Top Fuel Harley"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NHRA\u2019s fledgling Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley Drag Racing Series is extending its reach by two races for the 2018 season, which starts Feb 8-11 at the sanctioning body\u2019s ancestral home, Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also picking up some strong competition for the expanded 10-race series as Vance & Hines, the reigning NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle team, returns to Top Fuel racing with rider Doug Vancil and tuner Mike Romine.<\/p>\n

The nitro-burning Harleys will run alongside Pro Stock Motorcycle at two of its most popular venues this year, the Amalie Oil Gatornationals in March and the category\u2019s season finale during the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals on Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n

Vance & Hines\u2019 2018 Top Fuel Harley (TFH) team reunites the squad with longtime rider Doug Vancil, who helped the team amass a dominating six championships in the TFH category. \u201cI can\u2019t wait until we start running!\u201d Vance exclaimed. \u201cWe have a fast bike and with Mike Romine tuning, I think we are really going to be a top runner in the class.\u201d<\/p>\n

Romine has four decades of experience building, racing and winning on nitro Harley-Davidson motorcycles. \u201cI\u2019m very excited to see the Vance & Hines name on the bike,\u201d Romine stated. \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to working with Terry Vance and Doug in this upcoming season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roman and Vancil will have their hands full dealing with 2017 champion Jay Turner, who earned three wins in five final round appearances last year. Turner snagged his title with one race remaining on the calendar last year.<\/p>\n

This program has been put together under the auspices of Vance & Hines\u2019 Terry Vance, who lauded NHRA for their work in bringing this category to professional status under their umbrella. \u201cNHRA has done a great job of developing the Harley class to create a new, two-wheeled championship category in the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series,\u201d Vance said, \u201cand in bringing together two of the biggest names in Top Fuel in Doug and Mike, I couldn\u2019t be more enthused about getting the season started.\u201d<\/p>\n

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2018 Top Fuel Harley Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winternationals, Feb 8-11, Pomona, CA<\/p>\n

Arizona Nationals, Feb 23-25, Phoenix, AZ<\/p>\n

Gatornationals, Mar 15-18, Gainesville, FL<\/p>\n

Four-Wide Nationals, Apr 6-8, Las Vegas, NV<\/p>\n

Spring Nationals, Apr 20-22, Baytown, TX<\/p>\n

Southern Nationals, May 18-20, Topeka, KS<\/p>\n

Thunder Valley Nationals, Jun 15-17, Bristol, TN<\/p>\n

New England Nationals, July 6-8, Epping, NH<\/p>\n

Northwest Nationals, Aug 3-5, Kent, WA<\/p>\n

US Nationals, Aug 29 \u2013 Sep 3, Indianapolis, IN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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