The U.S. Street Nationals wasn’t your average crown jewel race at Bradenton Motorsports Park. There were historic weather issues, tents flying into powerlines causing delays, and a truck hitting powerlines causing delays, but at the end of the day, the racing was amazing. Every class delivered an action-packed weekend in both the Drag Illustrated Winter Series and the Radial Outlaws Racing Series (RORS).
Pro Mod Winter Series Brawl
When you have 69 great Pro Mods on the property fighting for 32 spots, you know qualifying is going to be intense. Matt Deitsch clawed his way into the field with a 3.655 pass. Mark Mickie continued his impressive run of number one qualifying efforts and landed on the pole with a blistering 3.567 pass at 219.37 mph behind the wheel of his turbocharged Camaro. That pass earned Mickie a bonus of $5,000 for qualifying number one.
Just like the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals, the matchups for each round of racing were determined by a chip draw. This adds to the intrigue of the event, and forces racers to bring the A-game to the starting line each round. The biggest matchup that came from the chip draw was Kye Kelley and Stevie “Fast” Jackson for round one. There was a ton of hype around this race, but Kelley rose to the occasion and sent the former NHRA champion home.
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