Hoon driver jailed 14 years over fiery crash that killed two teens

The hoon driver who goaded two teenagers into a drag race that ended in their ute exploding in a fireball, killing them both, has been slapped with a 14 year jail term.

Ivana Clonaridis, 18, and Harley Churchill, 19, died on January 27, 2016 when their ute exploded in a fireball while drag racing Adem Arpaci, then 21, along the Western Ring Road.

Arpaci pleaded not guilty over the fatal crash but a Victorian County Court jury found him guilty of two counts of culpable driving causing death.

Mr Churchill and Ms Clonaridis died moments after Arpaci goaded others to participate in a high-speed race following an illegal skids meeting, where drivers go to perform and watch burnouts.

Victorian County Court judge Frances Hogan said Arpaci was "hyped up" when he goaded Mr Churchill the illegal drag race that ended catastrophically.

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Witnesses claimed they saw the two vehicles "flying past" before Mr Churchill lost control of his ute at 182 km/h.

At a pre-sentence hearing in February, the defence said Arpaci, now 23, had no previous criminal history and was otherwise a young man of exemplary character.