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Ken Quartuccio And Others Win Big At U.S. Street Nationals

Ken Quartuccio And Others Win Big At U.S. Street Nationals

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.

After four blockbuster rounds of racing only two competitors remained, Ken Quartuccio and Lyle Barnett. Neither racer had an easy path to the finals and they were ready to throwdown for the $75,000 prize. Quartuccio put together a monster run to pick up the win by cutting a .001 light and lighting the boards with a 3.586 pass at 208.62 mph. Barnett didn’t roll over, his 3.608 run at 207.62 was impressive, it just wasn’t enough to defeat the seasoned veteran.

The stage is now set for a huge final event of the Winter Series when the World Series Of Pro Mod comes to Bradenton Motorsports Park in March. Quartuccio’s 1,210 points put him ahead of Kelley (896), Micke (714), Kurt Steding (707), Mike Decker III (700), and Melanie Salemi (700). Since the World Series Of  Pro Mod is points-and-a-half, all of these racers are in the hunt for the overall championship.

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