Bryan Wright’ s 4.982. That put Ramirez in an international final round against Australian Michael Konstandinou in his right-hand-drive’ 88 Holden Commodore. Ramirez led wire to wire, turning on the win light with a 4.931 at 140.53 to Konstandinou’ s 5.155 at 117.68.
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MIKE FIORELLI OUTLAW 632 > Mike Fiorelli’ s long-awaited first victory in Outlaw 632 came Sunday evening when he knocked out class favorite Walter Lannigan in the final round. Lannigan edged out Fiorelli for the No. 1 spot in qualifying, but Fiorelli’ s Clayton Murphy-tuned’ 68 Camaro was the car to beat throughout eliminations. The Hollywood, Florida-based driver opened eliminations with a. 012 reaction time and a 4.157 at 169.89 to beat
lenger to hold off No. 4 qualifier Jeff Miller in the Paramount’ 10 Jeep SRT and his 5.904. He found more performance in the second round, where he ran a 4.25 at 172.70 to beat No. 5 qualifier Chris Taylor’ s 4.306. Semifinal opponent Alton Clements struggled off the starting line, coasting to a 7.708, while Pearcy stepped up again to a 4.212 at 174.01. Pearcy didn’ t have lane choice over DJ McCain in the final round, but when McCain’ s nitrous-fed“ Vecna” C6 Corvette had issues shortly after launching, Pearcy took the opportunity to cruise to a winning 4.528 at 163.65.
JESSIE COULTER ULTRA STREET > Jessie Coulter’ s turbocharged‘ 03 Mustang was strong in Ultra Street qualifying, but the Bowling Green, Kentucky-based driver was even stronger on race day. He tested the limits on a first-round bye run, coasting to a 6.53, then got back on track with a 4.413 at 163.93 to defeat Mark Browne and his 4.597 in the second round. He set low E. T. of the round again in the third round with his 4.422 at 164.39 to get around Kieffer Simpson’ s 4.448. Coulter kept it rolling in the semifinals, where he fired off a 4.388 at 164.69 to hold off Davey Hull’ s quicker 4.386 on a holeshot. It was all Coulter in the final round versus Terry Wilson, with the green Mustang setting low E. T. of eliminations, a 4.378 at 164.97, to get the win over Wilson’ s nitrous-fed’ 95 Mustang, which ran a 4.489 at 157.37.
EDDIE RAMIREZ LIMITED 235 > Drivers made the trip to Bradenton from as far away as Texas, Ohio, and even Australia to compete in Limited 235, but Eddie Ramirez kept the class win in Florida. He caught a break in the first round, then ran a 4.958 at 140.07 to get past fellow Floridian Troy Pirez Sr. and his 7.996 in the second round. The Sanford resident cut a. 005 reaction time and posted a 4.936 at 140.53 for a third-round win over Brandon Simmons and his 5.101. Ramirez in his’ 88 Mustang then laid down his best performance of eliminations, a 4.904 at 140.65, for the semifinal win over
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Phil Swales and his 4.481. He was even better on both ends of the track in the semifinals when he left with a. 005 light and finished with a 4.135 at 170.23 to defeat Lenny Grawburg, who slowed to a 5.799. In the final round, Lannigan in Chris Holdorf’ s Jamie Miller-tuned Freedom Grow’ 10 GTO left on Fiorelli, but Fiorelli posted a career-best 4.106 at 171.36 to get past Lannigan’ s 4.192 at 168.22. DI
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