Ken Quartuccio\u2019s Pro Mod experience dates back to 1992, but he eventually moved to small-tire racing and stayed with that segment until finally jumping back into the Pro Mod ranks about four years ago. Now, he\u2019s set to take on the best of the best in the category as he contests the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Johnson\u2019s Horsepowered Garage and J&A Service, March 1-3, at Bradenton Motorsports Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am excited to run it,\u201d Quartuccio said. \u201cI have a lot of confidence going into it. It\u2019s my favorite track and I always do well there. I think I\u2019m driving better than I ever have \u2013 it\u2019s the perfect time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coming off a race win at the PDRA\u2019s North vs. South Shootout in July 2023, Quartuccio suffered a major crash at the following PDRA event in Michigan that required rebuilding the entire car.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy crew and the people helping me rebuilt the whole car within one race,\u201d Quartuccio said. \u201cIt\u2019s basically a new car again. At U.S. Street [Nationals] last month, it showed it\u2019s back to where it was, so we are excited for this event.\u201d<\/p>\n
Quartuccio and his team converted the Camaro to Radial vs. the World trim for Lights Out 15 in February, where the team made a quarter-final-round appearance and clocked a 3.55-second run.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a pretty a good handle on it, so we will convert it back and go testing before the World Series,\u201d Quartuccio explained of the Tim McAmis chassis that is powered by a Pro Line Racing HEMI and F4R-140 ProCharger.<\/p>\n
\u201cPro Line, M&M Transmission, FuelTech \u2013 all their stuff runs through my veins,\u201d Quartuccio said. \u201cJamie [Miller] is tuning the car and we have been together almost 22 years now. We kind of grew up together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Quartuccio was invited to last year\u2019s World Series of Pro Mod, but a mechanical failure forced him out in the first round.<\/p>\n
\u201cBradenton is like my home track and I\u2019ve won so many races there,\u201d Quartuccio said. \u201cI\u2019m looking for redemption in 2024. I\u2019m an outlaw racer at heart and the big money and one-off stuff is all I live for. I\u2019m as outlaw as you can get. That\u2019s what I like best. I want to race every combination, and there will be racers from different associations at this event. You\u2019re judging yourself against everybody and that\u2019s what I like.\u201d<\/p>\n
Quartuccio also weighed in on how he felt about his ProCharger combination versus the roots\/screw blowers and turbocharged combinations that will be powering the competition who are all vying for the $100,000 payday.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be honest, I think we are third as far as where we need to be,\u201d Quartuccio said. \u201cI think the screw is a little better than us and the turbo is way better than us. The U.S. Street Nats was a good comparison. Turbos are going to have the advantage, but I think the chip draw is going to be the equalizer. I\u2019m just glad the combinations are all back because the turbos were a combination that really need to be out there.\u201d<\/p>\n
With one Pro Mod race under his belt this year and the World Series of Pro Mod just days away, Quartuccio is just getting started with a very busy 2024 Pro Mod season. He is planning on racing more PDRA races in the Pro Boost category, several Outlaw races, more RVW events, and he\u2019s going to be driving one of Scott Tidwell\u2019s NHRA Pro Modified machine for the entire season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m 54 and going to take advantage of the time and do a lot of racing this year,\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u2019m lucky my wife and kids are very supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information, check out www.WorldSeriesofProMod.com<\/a>. To purchase tickets, visit https:\/\/bit.ly\/wsopm2024<\/a>. Fans can livestream the event at https:\/\/flosports.link\/3uYLot3<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The post Ken Quartuccio Ready for Another Shot at WSOPM Success<\/a> first appeared on Drag Illustrated | Drag Racing News, Opinion, Interviews, Photos, Videos and More<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ken Quartuccio\u2019s Pro Mod experience dates back to 1992, but he eventually moved to small-tire racing and stayed with that segment until finally jumping back into the Pro Mod ranks about four years ago. Now, he\u2019s set to take on the best of the best in the category as he contests the Drag Illustrated World […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91779\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}