the race . The final round was over before it started , as No . 2 qualifier Kyle Salminen went red by . 118 and coasted across the finish line . Holdorf in his Nelson-powered Freedom Grow ’ 06 GTO raced to a 4.126 at 169.70 on his victory lap .
“ This is pretty special , especially since it ’ s a home track and I ’ ve always had pretty good luck at Bradenton ,” said Holdorf , who thanked his crew , tuner Jamie Miller , engine builder Kris Nelson , and M & M Transmission . “ I think I took second here at the Snowbirds last year , then won U . S . Street . I ’ ve always been pretty much one / two , so to keep that going is pretty special . Jamie and all his guys , the Red Hat Mafia , they make it pretty easy . I pretty much just get in the car and hang on .”
Holdorf earned a first-round bye , where he coasted to a 10.391 . He ran a 4.179 at 168.91 in the second round to move past FIA European Pro Stock champion Jimmy Alund , who couldn ’ t
> CHRIS HOLDORF
> DAVE FISCUS
Drakeford and his 4.842 in the semifinals .
KALLEE MILLS won the Florida N / T Racing No-Time Shootout presented by Pro Line Racing and RAY MORTON won the Larry Jeffers Race Cars No-Time Truck Shootout presented by Innovative Racecraft .
Victories also went to Mac McAdams in 4.60 Bike , Carl Mitchell in 5.50 Index , Scott Travers in 6.50 Index , Anthony Hodges in 7.50 Index , Klein Simpson in Advanced Jr . Dragster , and Tre Collins in Intermediate Jr . Dragster . DI make the run . Finally , Holdorf used a 4.144 at 169.51 to get past Bradenton ’ s own Lenny Grawburg and his 4.197 in the semifinals .
DAVE FISCUS – ULTRA STREET > Dave Fiscus may not have been the quickest or fastest in TRZ Motorsports Ultra Street presented by Precision Turbo & Engine qualifying , but he had what it took to pull off the win on race day . Behind the wheel of his unique Buick-powered ’ 93 Mustang , Fiscus cut a . 010 reaction time and charged to a 4.432 at 157.26 to hold off No . 3 qualifier Kieffer Simpson and his 4.447 at 161.71 in the final round .
“ It feels amazing , especially when you ’ re competing with a Buick V6 with a turbo ,” said Fiscus ,
January / February 2025 who thanked Tin Soldier Race Cars , Barker Machine , Bischoff Engine Service , TRZ , Precision Turbo , FuelTech , and RPM Transmissions . “ On paper , there ’ s no reason why this engine should be able to compete , but we run it hard enough and make good decisions . ‘ Cheeseburger ’ has this thing dialed in . We have a lot of good parts on this thing , but we have a 35-year-old engine . You put all that together , and it just goes to show , if you buy good parts , you can have an old engine like this and this thing will still make it happen .”
Fiscus recorded three new personal-best passes over the course of the weekend . He won first round over Brian Keep with a 4.504 at 156.14 , then laid down a 4.44 at 156.92 to get past Jason Spina . The Cincinnati area racer prepared for the final by recording a 4.43 at 157.17 to beat Walter
> KALLEE MILLS
> RAY MORTON
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