{"id":98269,"date":"2025-01-26T04:18:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T04:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/mark-micke-leads-outlaw-pro-mod-field-at-u-s-street-nationals\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T04:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T04:18:38","slug":"mark-micke-leads-outlaw-pro-mod-field-at-u-s-street-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/mark-micke-leads-outlaw-pro-mod-field-at-u-s-street-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Micke Leads Outlaw Pro Mod Field at U.S. Street Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Micke\u2019s reign of qualifying dominance continued Saturday night, as he snatched the No. 1 spot from Ken Quartuccio at the U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission. Competing in the second of three races in the inaugural Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service, Micke put everyone on notice with his 3.567-second pass at 219.36 mph in the third and final qualifying session.<\/p>\n

Quartuccio predicted his 3.572 from Friday night in M&M Transmission Outlaw Pro Mod presented by FuelTech and PJS Racing wouldn\u2019t hold up through the next morning; but it was good enough until the final few cars of the night, when Micke unleashed his twin-turbo \u201869 Camaro in the cool air at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Matt Deitsch sits on the 32-car bump spot with a 3.655 in his nitrous-fed \u201869 Camaro.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 32 drivers who qualified in Pro Mod assembled after the field was set to determine first-round pairings through a random chip draw, including marquee matchups between Snowbird Outlaw Nationals winner Kye Kelley and two-time NHRA Pro Mod champion \u201cStevie Fast\u201d Jackson, as well as a rematch of the 2023 World Series of Pro Mod final round between Spencer Hyde and Kurt Steding.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The U.S. Street Nationals is also the second race of the 2024-25 FuelTech Radial Outlaws Racing Series, with No. 1 qualifier honors going to Lyle Barnett in PST Driveshafts Pro 275 presented by Pro Line Racing, Chad Henderson in Energy Manufacturing Limited Drag Radial presented by Callies Performance, Alan Felts in Motion Raceworks X275 presented by Precision Turbo & Engine, Shawn Pevlor in TRZ Motorsports Ultra Street presented by Innovative Racecraft, and Dean Fluhart in SP Tools Limited 235 presented by ICE Ignition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Walter Lannigan Jr. qualified No. 1 in TBM Brakes Outlaw 632 presented by Rife Sensors.<\/p>\n

PRO MOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mark Micke extended his No. 1 qualifier streak to an incredible 12 events in a row on Saturday night with his 3.567-second pass at 219.36 mph. Micke had joked the previous evening that he was going to let the screw-blower cars run out front, but after consistent prodding from Bradenton Motorsports Park co-owner Victor Alvarez, Micke decided to let it all hang out in Q3.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe screw-blower guys, they\u2019ve all made a hell of a lap,\u201d said Micke, who is the owner of event-sponsor M&M Transmission. \u201cI was going to kind of let them go, but Vic\u2019s up there prodding me, telling me to let it hang out. I came back here and said, \u2018I can\u2019t take it no more. We\u2019re going to go for it.\u2019 These things, they\u2019re animals, you don\u2019t know if they\u2019re going to make it, but we looked at the track and Wade [Rich] had that track on kill. This car\u2019s just a testament to the crew and what we\u2019ve done as a program.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite his continued dominance in qualifying, Micke knows there are no ducks in the 32-car field out of 69 entries. With warmer temperatures expected for eliminations on Sunday, and seven cars that all ran in the 3.50\u2019s during qualifying, it\u2019s still anyone\u2019s race.<\/p>\n

\u201cA .56 is stout,\u201d Micke said. \u201cThat\u2019s fast out there, but you won\u2019t get these conditions tomorrow. It\u2019s going to be warmer and the track will get hotter. But I mean, how badass of a series do we got going on here? It just shows the testament of the quality of the rules package. I really believe these teams are the best of the best. Everybody\u2019s on edge. Whoever you draw can just beat your ass in any minute.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Micke is also looking to defend his U.S. Street Nationals title, as he defeated Ken Quartuccio in the finals last year. Quartuccio qualified second with a 3.572 at 211.36 mph. Micke, who drew Steve King in round one, says that anything less than another win will be a disappointment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m almost speechless just to think that we\u2019ve been able to maintain this since January of last year,\u201d said Micke. \u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate enough to win this event a couple of times. We always sponsor this event, so we kind of feel like this is our event. This is our home. We own this event. And we won\u2019t settle for anything else but a win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Right behind Micke is the aforementioned Quartuccio, piloting a screw-blown \u201969 Camaro out of the Scott Tidwell Racing camp. Quartuccio runnered-up to Kye Kelley last month at the Snowbirds, and came into this weekend second in points. With 3.57-second passes on both Friday and Saturday, Quartuccio is incredibly confident headed into race day. He faces Brazilian native Sidnei Frigo in the first round.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel good about all of it,\u201d Quartuccio said. \u201cI know I can race well tomorrow. I mean, it\u2019s like a bracket car right now. Everybody here is hard, and you can\u2019t make a mistake; it doesn\u2019t matter if they didn\u2019t qualify as good, we just got to go out there and race hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

The most anticipated matchup of round one is no doubt the pairing between the 2024 Snowbirds winner and Street Outlaws star Kye Kelley and two-time NHRA Pro Mod champion \u201cStevie Fast\u201d Jackson. Speaking after Saturday night\u2019s chip draw, the two weren\u2019t short on trash talk.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been going back and forth in the pits all day,\u201d said Kelley. \u201cIt\u2019s all fun and games. We come up here and draw each other, it\u2019s like, you can\u2019t make this shit up. It\u2019s gonna be badass. I know we\u2019re gonna let it all hang out, and people are gonna get to see a drag race.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe things happen exactly like they\u2019re supposed to,\u201d Jackson said of the matchup. \u201cWhen it got to number 10 (during the chip draw), I said, \u2018Please just let it happen, Lord. Please just give it to me.\u2019 This round right here will set the internet on fire. We race cars because of moments like this. This is probably going to be the biggest round of the year for the internet and maybe for the sport. And this guy just won the last one. He\u2019s at the top of the heap, right? I\u2019m used to being on top and swinging down. Now I\u2019m swinging up. I like it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The randomly drawn first round pairings are: Matt Deitsch vs. Erica Enders, Craig Sullivan vs. Zach Sackman, Cameron Hensley vs. Travis Harvey, Spencer Hyde vs. Kurt Steding, Jason Scruggs vs. Isaias Rojas, Ken Quartuccio vs. Sidnei Frigo, Kenny Lang vs. Lyle Barnett, Raymond Matos vs. Ty Tutterow, Antron Brown vs. Joel Wensley Sr., Mark Micke vs. Steve King, Scott Taylor vs. Andrew Handras, Stevie Jackson vs. Kye Kelley, Mike Decker III vs. Bob Glenn, Jim Whiteley vs. Melanie Salemi and Jerico Balduf vs. Jeff Rudolf.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Street Nationals is the second of three points-earning races in the inaugural Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service. Following the U.S. Street Nationals, Bradenton will host the World Series of Pro Mod on Feb. 27-March 1. The series will pay out more than $275,000 to the three race winners and overall series champion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

PRO 275\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Several Pro 275 drivers made major improvements in the second qualifying session after struggling on Friday, completely changing the top three. Snowbird Outlaw Nationals winner Lyle Barnett scored the No. 1 qualifying spot by throwing down a 3.689 at 204.79 in Tommy Youmans\u2019 ProCharged \u201cSalvage Title\u201d Mustang. Tim Dutton, who is also making his Drag Illustrated Winter Series debut in Pro Mod, moved up to second with a 3.696 at 203.40 in his ProCharged C7 Corvette. Reigning FuelTech Radial Outlaws Series Pro 275 champion Mo Hall rounded out the top three with a 3.711 at 202.36 in his nitrous-fed \u201817 Corvette.\u00a0<\/p>\n

LIMITED DRAG RADIAL\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Limited Drag Radial saw changes at the top of the qualifying order on Saturday thanks to conditions that appealed to the high-horsepower, small-tire machines. Alabama farmer Chad Henderson scored the No. 1 qualifying position in his supercharged \u201887 Buick Grand National on the strength of a 3.902 at 190.46. Rob Goss took the No. 2 spot with a 3.924 at 186.69 in his ProCharged \u201823 Challenger. Matt Bell, who was Friday\u2019s provisional No. 1 qualifier with his 3.928 at 195.65, slipped to third in his turbocharged \u201893 Mustang.<\/p>\n

X275\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Saturday\u2019s conditions helped the X275 class step up in a big way. Alan Felts laid down a 4.197 at 163.41 in his turbocharged \u201891 Mustang to secure the No. 1 qualifying position. DJ McCain, who\u2019s also competing in Pro Modified, almost dipped into the 4.10s as well with a 4.201 at 168.14 in his Musi-powered \u201cVecna\u201d C6 Corvette to claim the No. 2 spot. Jeff Moses improved to a 4.235 at 166.23 in his Tennessee-based Mustang to qualify third.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ULTRA STREET\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Shawn Pevlor and John Kolivas continued to prove that they\u2019re on top of the world in Ultra Street when Pevlor wheeled Kolivas\u2019 KBX Performance \u201893 Mustang to a new class E.T. record, 4.340 at 166.89, in the final session to lock in the No. 1 spot. Brunswick, Georgia\u2019s Davey Hull in his \u201893 Mustang maintained his No. 2 spot with the 4.41 at 157.61 pass he made on Friday. Jessie Coulter moved into the top three in his Bowling Green, Kentucky-based \u201803 Mustang when he ran a 4.417 at 158.63.<\/p>\n

LIMITED 235\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jacksonville, Florida-based racer Dean Fluhart moved into the No. 1 qualifying position in Limited 235 in the final qualifying session, recording a 4.847 at 141.00 in his nitrous-fed \u201868 Mustang. Jimmy Harris didn\u2019t run quicker than the 4.857 at 141.65 that put him on top of the Friday qualifying sheet, but that run was quick enough to take the No. 2 spot in his \u201893 Mustang. Brad Schehr slipped one spot to third in his \u201889 Mustang, though he did step up to a 4.875 at 143.11.<\/p>\n

OUTLAW 632\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Walter Lannigan Jr., driving for Snowbird Outlaw Nationals Outlaw 632 winner Chris Holdorf in his Nelson-powered Freedom Grow \u201810 GTO, didn\u2019t improve upon his Friday qualifying effort in Saturday\u2019s second and final session, but he did hold on to the No. 1 spot with a 4.109 at 171.29. Mike Fiorelli recorded a career-best 4.117 at 171.29 in his Clayton Murphy-tuned \u201868 Camaro to move up a spot to second. Bradenton\u2019s own Lenny Grawburg also improved in the final session, posting a 4.143 at 174.80 in his \u201869 Camaro to take the No. 3 position going into Sunday eliminations.<\/p>\n

Tickets are available on\u00a0TheFoat.com<\/a>. Single-day admissions tickets are available online or at the gate for $30 on Sunday. Active military and children 11 and under get in free.\u00a0Fans can also watch the race through the official event livestream on\u00a0www.FloRacing.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on January 25, 2025. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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