
After Zilisch stint at the point, Deumedjian began making his way forward, working past Eves and then Zilisch when he was dropped back to second. The lead pack was four for much of the race with Braden Eves (MGP / Will Power Kart) and Deukmedjian trailing. Waiting in the wings was EKN Driver Rankings co-#1 Arias Deukmedjian (Zanella / Kart Republic). He led two laps before Ramirez took back the top spot.

Ramirez led the field to the green flag and led the opening five circuit until Senior rookie Connor Zilisch (Nitro / Redspeed) took over the point for the first time. Ramirez was able to get away clean to score the race win with Kyffin Simpson (SCR / Redspeed) winning the fight for second. Laps later, Norberg was shuffled back after contact with Pauly Massimino (MDR / Kosmic) fighting for the second spot. In the Prefinal, Norberg led the opening circuit before Mathias Ramirez (SCR / Redspeed) took over. Four-time SKUSA champion Ryan Norberg (RPG / Kosmic) was able to set fast time in qualifying, that saw the top-seven all within 92 thousandths of a second.
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The Franklin Motorsports X30 Pro category was packed with 39 drivers on the day.

The Ocala, Florida facility is packed with competitors, teams and karting families to open up the ninth season for the program, with picture perfect weather throughout the day following a solid practice day on Friday to contest Round One of the eight-round season. The 2021 United States Pro Kart Series presented by MG Tires kicked off with the first official day of competition on Saturday as a record number of 293 entries competed in the seven IAME categories around the Ocala Gran Prix.
