Last Updated on November 16, 2025 7:43 pm
Tommy D’Aprile made his return to Pro Mod action in a big way with an epic final round victory over Billy Banaka at the Orlando Speedworld Dragway World Street Nationals. D’Aprile used a .018 to .041 RT advantage to make the difference in a final round where both racers recorded identical 3.618 ET’s. Both racers are looking to be big contenders as The Winter Series approaches. Other winners at this event included David Strassel (Top Sportsman) and Nick Schroeder (Pro Street).
World Street Nationals
November 13-16, 2025
Orlando Speedworld Dragway – Orlando, FL
Pro Mod
Winner – Tommy D’Aprile
RU – Billy Banaka
Semis – Ken Quartuccio
Semis – Jeff Rudolf
Final Round: D’Aprile .018, 3.618/206 def. Banaka .041, 3.618/208
#1 Qualifier – Ken Quartuccio 3.594
Top Sportsman
Winner – David Strassel
RU – Javier Matos
Semis – Dennis Kline
Semis – Frank Altilio
Final Round: Strassel .021, 4.412 (4.41) def. Matos .050, 5.152 (4.24)
#1 Qualifier – Jacky Bennett 3.938
Sunday E3 Update
Sunday Eliminations are underway at Orlando Speedworld Dragway’s World Street Nationals. Pro Mod action is down to the Semi-Finals with the Top 4 Qualifiers still in contention.
— Pro Mod E2 Elims
1. Quartuccio 3.642 LC vs. 9. Rojas
4. Banaka 3.641 LC vs. 12. Balduf
2. Rudolf 3.625 LC vs. 10. Collins
3. D’Aprile 3.661 vs. 6. Thorne LC
— E3 Matchups
1. Quartuccio vs. 4. Banaka LC
2. Rudolf LC vs. 3. D’Aprile
Saturday Recap
Saturday at Orlando Speedworld Dragway’s World Street Nationals saw racers push the limits of performance, and it was none other than Ken Quartuccio raising the bar. Ken laid down a 3.594 ET in Q6 to lock down the #1 Qualifying in Pro Mod for the weekend. Jeff Rudolf’s brand new Ghetto Sleigh was right behind with a 3.601, followed by Tommy D’Aprile’s 3.612 in his return to the Pro Mod ranks. Elimination rounds kick off Sunday morning at OSW Dragway.
— E1 Matchups
1. Quartuccio vs. 16. Garcia
8. Glenn vs. 9. Rojas
4. Banaka vs. 13. Dvorak
5. Matos vs. 12. Balduf
2. Rudolf vs. 15. Lang
7. Alvarez vs. 10. Collins
3. D’Aprile vs. 14. Swanstrom
6. Thorne vs. 11. McNeal
Friday Recap
Qualifying Day 1 is complete at the Fueltech World Street Nationals in Orlando, Florida. Last Season’s Winter Series Champion Ken Quartuccio leads the pack in Pro Mod with a 3.607 ET. Other Top Qualifiers include Jacky Bennett (Top Sportsman), Jim Braun (Street Car Shootout), Michael Konstandinou (Limited 235), Jon Pickering (Open Comp), John Winters (8.50 Index) and Matt Grazinski (10.0 Index).
Pro Mod Qualifying Order (After Q3)
1. Ken Quartuccio 3.607
2. Jeff Rudolf 3.613
3. Raymond Matos 3.617
4. Billy Banaka 3.623
5. Tommy D’Aprile 3.640
6. Bob Glenn 3.643
7. Jacob McNeal 3.647
8. Kris Thorne 3.652
9. Isaias Rojas 3.664
10. Jerico Balduf 3.672
11. Victor Alvarez 3.688
12. Jason Collins 3.689
13. Justin Swanstrom 3.735
14. Kenny Lang 3.771
15. Felix Garcia 4.128
16. Kyle Dvorak 4.981
