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U . S . STREET NATIONALS
was my most nervous in the race car ever . I ’ m like , ‘ God , this dude , he ’ s a badass .’ Then we just kept it going . Stan Shelton , he ’ s just a machine too . Then , to run Ken , one of my best friends , in the final . We went into that final thinking if either car wins , it ’ s a win for me . But man , I ’ m so happy for my guys . I ’ m more happy for them than anything .
“ I just gotta thank all my people ,” Micke continued . “ Of course , M & M Transmission , all the guys at the shop , my wife , Maria , and my kids Brooke and Lauren for putting up with all this craziness for the past 30-some years . I couldn ’ t do it without them . I got my buddy Jason Carter here , so I have to thank him and all my guys : Bryce , Troy , Damon , Alec . I had our family here , had some friends from Sweden . We brought on Harts Turbos . Pro Line Racing , TurboSmart , Rick Jones , Blake Housley – I could go on forever . We ’ ve just got the dream team , man .”
Quartuccio , the 2023 U . S . Street Nationals winner , was unopposed in the first round , as Adam Flamholc couldn ’ t make the call . Quartuccio coasted to a 4.726 at 109.86 , then got back into a groove with a 3.636 at 207.37 to beat Craig Sullivan ’ s 3.707 at 206.64 in the second round . He stepped up again to a 3.613 at 208.42 in the third round to knock out Snowbird Outlaw Nationals winner Lyle Barnett and his slowing 3.998 at 185.31 . In a race between former Outlaw 10.5
rivals , Quartuccio left the line first against Mike Decker Jr . and recorded a 3.615 at 208.78 to finish ahead of Decker ’ s 3.626 at 209.17 .
The U . S . Street Nationals served as the season opener for the FuelTech Radial Outlaws Racing Series , which crowned winners in five drag radial classes . Victories went to Jason Collins in PST Driveshafts Pro 275 presented by Pro Line Racing , Mark Meiering in Mickey Thompson Tires X275 presented by Precision Turbo & Engine , Rob Goss in Energy Manufacturing Limited Drag
Radial presented by Callies Performance , Shawn Pevlor in TRZ Motorsports Ultra Street presented by Motion Raceworks , and Louie Filippides in SP Tools Limited 235 presented by ICE Ignition . Brandon McGee won the Radial Remix over Steven Wardlow .
Chris Holdorf secured the win in Summit Racing Outlaw 632 presented by Rife Sensors . The winners in the index classes were Jerry Norton in 5.50 Index , Pat Nanney in 6.50 Index , and Mickey Pearce in 7.50 Index . DI
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