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Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (November 3, 2023) Upsets, heartbreak, and jubilation was the theme Friday night as the NOW600 Nationals kicked off at Creek County Speedway with the Dirt2Media National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division welcoming 119 entries to the quarter-mile oval where Brant Woods, Philip Cordova, Jett Nunley, and Jeff Patterson went to Victory Lane.
Finding the lead late in the A-Class feature event, Brant Woods charged past Trey Zorn on a Lap 17 restart and held on for career victory No. 3 despite his top wing coming apart. Chasing Harley Hollan from the start, the Driven Midwest No. 14h suffered a failed drive chain, that sadly, ended with a flip trying to escape the racing surface.
Handing the point to Zorn, the No. 3z couldn’t fend off the Culligan No. 83, who slid by for the lead on the restart.
Shades of Johnny Herrera at the 1996 King’s Royal, the top left sideboard began peeling loose from the belly of the wing. With support struts no longer affixed, the top airfoil somehow held together for the final revolution. Trey Zorn settled for second, with Matt Car moving from 11th to third. Jett Nunley and Jim Woods completed the top five.
Landing his first career NOW600 victory, Skiatook’s Phillip Cordova found himself chasing a wild battle at the front of the field before taking over the point on Lap 16. Prior to that, the race for the lead was between Iowa’s Jaden Alexander and North Carolina’s Matt Carr.
Leading the first 11 revolutions, Alexander fell to second by 0.020-seconds the following lap. Able to retake the point at the mid-point of the feature, Carr hustled back to the lead on Lap 14, only to bike the car two laps later in the first and second turns.
Leaving the bottom groove exposed, Cordova’s persistence paid off, with the door wide open for the lead. Taking advantage, Phillip kept the field at bay as Brant Woods hustled his way into second in the closing laps from ninth. Jaden Alexander slipped to third, with Cole Roberts and Jim Woods completing the top five.
Getting the pole, taking the lead, and never looking back, Jett Nunley clicked off career victory No. 25 in NOW600 Restricted action. Never a contest for the No. 33, the Marlow, Okla. shoe ran away by 3.823-seconds over Braxton Weger. Ollie Geiger, Cale Lagroon, and Cash Lacombe, from 15th, made up the top five.
Making the trip from Carrollton, Texas, to take on the Sooner State NOW600 Dwarf Cars, Jeff Patterson bested a field of 34 drivers Friday night for season win No. 7.
Challenged early by Chandler Foltz, the No. 27p found the top and with it, momentum, as he proceeded to run away by 2.825-seconds. Chandler Foltz held on for second, with Ryan Stoy in third. Dylan Budnik was fourth, with Justin Foltz in fifth.
The NOW600 Nationals at Creek County Speedway concludes Saturday, November 4, with features paying $3,000 to win, $400 to start to both stock divisions. Restricted will race for $2,000 to win, $300 to start, with Dwarf Cars on track for $1,000 to win, $100 to start.
Saturday, November 4, opens at 2:00 P.M. with Hot Laps underway at 5:00 P.M. (CDT). Admission is $20 for adults, with kids 12 and under free into the grandstands. Pits are $40 on Saturday.
Creek County Speedway is located at 18450 West Hwy. 66 between Sapulpa and Kellyville. For more information on Creek County Speedway, including a complete lineup of events and directions, log onto http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co, or follow on Twitter (@CreekSpeedway), and https://www.facebook.com/CreekCountySpeedway.
The 2023 season marks the 11th year of competition for the National Open Wheel 600 Series. Anchored by the Dirt2Media NOW600 National Championship, the NOW600 Series comprises several regional tours and sanctioned racetracks. The NOW600 National Championship features three divisions of 600cc micro sprints at each event: Stock Non-Wing, Winged A-Class, and Restricted 'A' Class.
To keep up on everything happening with the National Open Wheel 600 Series, from the National Tour to Regional and Weekly racing lineups, log onto http://www.now600series.com and make sure to follow the tour on Facebook and Twitter (@NOW600Series).
Race Results:
Dirt2Media NOW600 Series
Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.)
Friday, November 3, 2023
NOW600 NON-WING MICROS
Hi Plains Building Division A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 7C-Phillip Cordova[6]; 2. 83-Brant Woods[9]; 3. 11-Jaden Alexander[1]; 4. 3-Cole Roberts[10]; 5. 83W-Jim Woods[5]; 6. 1V-Johnny Boland[15]; 7. 5-Ryder McCutcheon[4]; 8. 35-Gaige Weldon[8]; 9. 3Z-Trey Zorn[18]; 10. 6-Blake Parmley[2]; 11. 51K-Kaimron Schoonover[16]; 12. 38-Jackson Kounkel[11]; 13. 78C-Chance Cody[13]; 14. 93-Matt Carr[3]; 15. 29-Trevor Cohn[20]; 16. 80-Ryan Winter[12]; 17. 3L-Lathe Griggs[19]; 18. 27KW-Kaden Weger[17]; 19. 81-Frank Flud[14]; 20. 938-Bradley Fezard[7]
Hoss Media B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 1V-Johnny Boland[4]; 2. 51K-Kaimron Schoonover[2]; 3. 27KW-Kaden Weger[7]; 4. 3Z-Trey Zorn[5]; 5. 3L-Lathe Griggs[3]; 6. 29-Trevor Cohn[1]; 7. 5G-Landon Graham[10]; 8. 43-Kaden Bennett[6]; 9. 34-Colton Robinson[9]; 10. 94-Austin Crowder[8]; 11. (DNS) 14H-Robbie Smith; 12. (DNS) 24U-Tristan Ullstrom
Milestone Home Service Co Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Jaden Alexander[2]; 2. 6-Blake Parmley[3]; 3. 5-Ryder McCutcheon[4]; 4. 81-Frank Flud[1]; 5. 78C-Chance Cody[6]; 6. 51K-Kaimron Schoonover[7]; 7. 43-Kaden Bennett[8]; 8. 5G-Landon Graham[5]; 9. (DNS) 24U-Tristan Ullstrom
Milestone Home Service Co Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7C-Phillip Cordova[1]; 2. 35-Gaige Weldon[2]; 3. 83-Brant Woods[3]; 4. 3-Cole Roberts[4]; 5. 29-Trevor Cohn[5]; 6. 3L-Lathe Griggs[7]; 7. 3Z-Trey Zorn[8]; 8. 94-Austin Crowder[9]; 9. 14H-Robbie Smith[6]
Milestone Home Service Co Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 83W-Jim Woods[1]; 2. 938-Bradley Fezard[2]; 3. 93-Matt Carr[4]; 4. 38-Jackson Kounkel[5]; 5. 80-Ryan Winter[3]; 6. 1V-Johnny Boland[6]; 7. 27KW-Kaden Weger[7]; 8. 34-Colton Robinson[8]
Performance Electronics Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 5-Ryder McCutcheon, 13.090[1]; 2. 6-Blake Parmley, 13.258[9]; 3. 11-Jaden Alexander, 13.358[5]; 4. 81-Frank Flud, 13.372[3]; 5. 5G-Landon Graham, 13.387[7]; 6. 78C-Chance Cody, 13.399[8]; 7. 51K-Kaimron Schoonover, 13.533[6]; 8. 43-Kaden Bennett, 14.227[4]; 9. (DNS) 24U-Tristan Ullstrom
Performance Electronics Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 3-Cole Roberts, 13.138[1]; 2. 83-Brant Woods, 13.268[4]; 3. 35-Gaige Weldon, 13.270[3]; 4. 7C-Phillip Cordova, 13.350[9]; 5. 29-Trevor Cohn, 13.443[7]; 6. 14H-Robbie Smith, 13.482[8]; 7. 3L-Lathe Griggs, 13.562[6]; 8. 3Z-Trey Zorn, 13.750[5]; 9. 94-Austin Crowder, 13.890[2]
Performance Electronics Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 93-Matt Carr, 12.953[6]; 2. 80-Ryan Winter, 13.061[7]; 3. 938-Bradley Fezard, 13.069[8]; 4. 83W-Jim Woods, 13.222[1]; 5. 38-Jackson Kounkel, 13.233[5]; 6. 1V-Johnny Boland, 13.233[2]; 7. 27KW-Kaden Weger, 13.405[3]; 8. 34-Colton Robinson, 14.023[4]
NOW600 A-CLASS MICROS
Hi Plains Building Division A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 83-Brant Woods[5]; 2. 3Z-Trey Zorn[4]; 3. 93-Matt Carr[11]; 4. 33-Jett Nunley[3]; 5. 83W-Jim Woods[8]; 6. 1V-Johnny Boland[10]; 7. 5-Ryder McCutcheon[15]; 8. 31BW-Braxton Weger[9]; 9. 38-Jackson Kounkel[13]; 10. 34-Colton Robinson[14]; 11. 22-Hank Soares[17]; 12. 27KW-Kaden Weger[2]; 13. 9A-Hunter Hanson[19]; 14. 11-Jaden Alexander[16]; 15. 82-Robert Randolph[20]; 16. 14H-Harley Hollan[1]; 17. 3-Cole Roberts[6]; 18. 81-Frank Flud[7]; 19. 35-Gaige Weldon[18]; 20. 22X-Gerald Ray[12]
Hoss Media B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 5-Ryder McCutcheon[3]; 2. 22-Hank Soares[2]; 3. 9A-Hunter Hanson[1]; 4. 78C-Chance Cody[8]; 5. 24C-Cale Lagroon[6]; 6. 14K-Kyle Hooper[7]; 7. 5G-Landon Graham[4]; 8. 5C-Kameron Chamness[5]; 9. 11D-Dominic White[10]; 10. 938-Bradley Fezard[9]
Hoss Media B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 11-Jaden Alexander[3]; 2. 35-Gaige Weldon[1]; 3. 82-Robert Randolph[2]; 4. 14-Landon Muehlberger[5]; 5. 59-Evan Semerad[4]; 6. 43-Kaden Bennett[9]; 7. 24U-Tristan Ullstrom[6]; 8. B2-Carson Bolden[8]; 9. 5S-Zak Swanson[7]; 10. (DNS) 9D-Degan Lelsz
Milestone Home Service Co Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3Z-Trey Zorn[3]; 2. 31BW-Braxton Weger[2]; 3. 9A-Hunter Hanson[1]; 4. 35-Gaige Weldon[5]; 5. 22-Hank Soares[4]; 6. 11-Jaden Alexander[8]; 7. 24C-Cale Lagroon[6]; 8. 14K-Kyle Hooper[9]; 9. B2-Carson Bolden[7]
Milestone Home Service Co Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 81-Frank Flud[1]; 2. 83W-Jim Woods[2]; 3. 83-Brant Woods[4]; 4. 34-Colton Robinson[5]; 5. 22X-Gerald Ray[9]; 6. 5C-Kameron Chamness[7]; 7. 14-Landon Muehlberger[8]; 8. 5S-Zak Swanson[6]; 9. 78C-Chance Cody[3]
Milestone Home Service Co Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Cole Roberts[1]; 2. 27KW-Kaden Weger[4]; 3. 1V-Johnny Boland[5]; 4. 38-Jackson Kounkel[3]; 5. 82-Robert Randolph[6]; 6. 59-Evan Semerad[7]; 7. 24U-Tristan Ullstrom[2]; 8. (DNS) 9D-Degan Lelsz
Milestone Home Service Co Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 14H-Harley Hollan[2]; 2. 33-Jett Nunley[4]; 3. 93-Matt Carr[3]; 4. 5-Ryder McCutcheon[1]; 5. 5G-Landon Graham[5]; 6. 11D-Dominic White[7]; 7. (DNS) 43-Kaden Bennett; 8. (DNS) 938-Bradley Fezard
Performance Electronics Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 22-Hank Soares, 13.219[6]; 2. 3Z-Trey Zorn, 13.408[8]; 3. 31BW-Braxton Weger, 13.480[4]; 4. 9A-Hunter Hanson, 13.491[7]; 5. 35-Gaige Weldon, 13.562[3]; 6. 24C-Cale Lagroon, 13.568[9]; 7. B2-Carson Bolden, 13.623[5]; 8. 11-Jaden Alexander, 13.706[2]; 9. 14K-Kyle Hooper, 13.737[1]
Performance Electronics Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 83-Brant Woods, 12.813[9]; 2. 78C-Chance Cody, 13.114[5]; 3. 83W-Jim Woods, 13.123[1]; 4. 81-Frank Flud, 13.243[2]; 5. 34-Colton Robinson, 13.300[8]; 6. 5S-Zak Swanson, 13.303[6]; 7. 5C-Kameron Chamness, 13.624[7]; 8. 14-Landon Muehlberger, 13.767[4]; 9. 22X-Gerald Ray, 13.799[3]
Performance Electronics Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 27KW-Kaden Weger, 12.937[8]; 2. 38-Jackson Kounkel, 12.944[1]; 3. 24U-Tristan Ullstrom, 12.989[2]; 4. 3-Cole Roberts, 13.054[4]; 5. 1V-Johnny Boland, 13.078[7]; 6. 82-Robert Randolph, 13.236[3]; 7. 59-Evan Semerad, 13.374[6]; 8. (DNS) 9D-Degan Lelsz
Performance Electronics Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 33-Jett Nunley, 12.479[5]; 2. 93-Matt Carr, 12.615[1]; 3. 14H-Harley Hollan, 12.677[7]; 4. 5-Ryder McCutcheon, 12.699[2]; 5. 938-Bradley Fezard, 12.902[6]; 6. 5G-Landon Graham, 12.979[8]; 7. 43-Kaden Bennett, 13.953[3]; 8. (DNS) 11D-Dominic White
NOW600 RESTRICTED MICROS
Hi Plains Building Division A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 33-Jett Nunley[1]; 2. 31BW-Braxton Weger[2]; 3. 7G-Ollie Geiger[3]; 4. 24C-Cale Lagroon[7]; 5. 97-Cash Lacombe[15]; 6. 22-Hank Soares[5]; 7. 23-Mason Nester[20]; 8. 4-Jude Allgayer[4]; 9. 11A-Jadi Jo Andrasek[13]; 10. B2-Carson Bolden[12]; 11. 99L-Kaiden Lane[16]; 12. 06-Marek Pipe[8]; 13. 88K-Bryce Kujath[9]; 14. 11AZ-Annalesia Miller[14]; 15. 73F-Ty Fulghum[10]; 16. 83-Dawson Woods[6]; 17. 11-Mattix McBride[11]; 18. 66W-Hunter White[18]; 19. 11K-Kyle Hooper[19]; 20. 9-Mavrick Page[17]
Hoss Media B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 97-Cash Lacombe[3]; 2. 99L-Kaiden Lane[5]; 3. 9-Mavrick Page[1]; 4. 66W-Hunter White[6]; 5. 11K-Kyle Hooper[7]; 6. 23-Mason Nester[8]; 7. 73-Chase McDougal[11]; 8. 29A-Colton Andrasek[9]; 9. 28L-Jensen Long[2]; 10. 28-Kyson Bolden[4]; 11. 14-Jacob Moseley[10]; 12. GH7-Garyn Howard[12]
Milestone Home Service Co Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 06-Marek Pipe[1]; 2. 88K-Bryce Kujath[2]; 3. 83-Dawson Woods[4]; 4. 11A-Jadi Jo Andrasek[3]; 5. 11K-Kyle Hooper[5]; 6. 23-Mason Nester[6]; 7. (DNS) 73-Chase McDougal
Milestone Home Service Co Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 4-Jude Allgayer[2]; 2. 22-Hank Soares[3]; 3. 9-Mavrick Page[1]; 4. 28L-Jensen Long[5]; 5. 28-Kyson Bolden[6]; 6. 99L-Kaiden Lane[4]; 7. GH7-Garyn Howard[7]
Milestone Home Service Co Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 24C-Cale Lagroon[1]; 2. 33-Jett Nunley[4]; 3. 73F-Ty Fulghum[2]; 4. 11-Mattix McBride[3]; 5. 97-Cash Lacombe[6]; 6. 14-Jacob Moseley[5]
Milestone Home Service Co Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 7G-Ollie Geiger[2]; 2. 31BW-Braxton Weger[4]; 3. 11AZ-Annalesia Miller[1]; 4. B2-Carson Bolden[3]; 5. 66W-Hunter White[5]; 6. 29A-Colton Andrasek[6]
Performance Electronics Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 83-Dawson Woods, 13.606[6]; 2. 11A-Jadi Jo Andrasek, 13.655[7]; 3. 88K-Bryce Kujath, 13.659[5]; 4. 06-Marek Pipe, 13.754[1]; 5. 11K-Kyle Hooper, 13.928[2]; 6. 23-Mason Nester, 13.944[3]; 7. 73-Chase McDougal, 13.968[4]
Performance Electronics Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 99L-Kaiden Lane, 13.490[3]; 2. 22-Hank Soares, 13.503[7]; 3. 4-Jude Allgayer, 13.540[2]; 4. 9-Mavrick Page, 13.860[5]; 5. 28L-Jensen Long, 13.927[4]; 6. 28-Kyson Bolden, 14.637[1]; 7. (DNS) GH7-Garyn Howard
Performance Electronics Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 33-Jett Nunley, 13.237[6]; 2. 11-Mattix McBride, 13.393[1]; 3. 73F-Ty Fulghum, 13.665[4]; 4. 24C-Cale Lagroon, 13.697[3]; 5. 14-Jacob Moseley, 13.716[2]; 6. 97-Cash Lacombe, 13.980[5]
Performance Electronics Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 31BW-Braxton Weger, 13.351[3]; 2. B2-Carson Bolden, 13.434[6]; 3. 7G-Ollie Geiger, 13.512[5]; 4. 11AZ-Annalesia Miller, 13.744[1]; 5. 66W-Hunter White, 13.822[4]; 6. 29A-Colton Andrasek, 14.061[2]
NOW600 DWARF CARS
A-Main (20 Laps): 1. 27P-Jeff Patterson[1]; 2. F4-Chandler Foltz[2]; 3. 42P-Ryan Stoy[3]; 4. 25-Dylan Budnik[4]; 5. 22-Justin Foltz[5]; 6. 4M-Chris Ochoa[6]; 7. X15-Larry Pense[12]; 8. 93X-Waylon Weaver[15]; 9. 75-Paul York[8]; 10. 12T-Dillon Coyne[7]; 11. 22C-Cauy Moore[11]; 12. 1K-Kaegen Moore[14]; 13. 10-Danny Davis[19]; 14. 12-Rodger Moore[18]; 15. 23-Robbie Russell[16]; 16. 08-Danielle Long[20]; 17. 12N-Keith Lischer[13]; 18. 44M-Thomas Mach[9]; 19. 71-Mason Mach[17]; 20. 81B-Jerry Burford[10]
B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 93X-Waylon Weaver[8]; 2. 23-Robbie Russell[5]; 3. 71-Mason Mach[1]; 4. 12-Rodger Moore[6]; 5. 10-Danny Davis[11]; 6. 08-Danielle Long[2]; 7. 121-Landon Falkenberg[4]; 8. 00-Jeff Robertson[9]; 9. 39-Rex Johnson[7]; 10. 92X-Michael Payton[12]; 11. 14R-Duane Burford[13]; 12. 97-Amanda Cummings[10]; 13. (DNS) 06-Marek Pipe; 14. (DNS) 35-Kevin Cummings; 15. (DNS) 03-Ryan Winter; 16. (DNS) 27-Jeff Pense; 17. (DNS) 30-Billy Groff; 18. (DNS) 94-Toccara Weaver; 19. (DNS) 4G-Newton Ceat; 20. (DNS) 00P-Blaze Payne
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. F4-Chandler Foltz[6]; 2. 12T-Dillon Coyne[3]; 3. 75-Paul York[5]; 4. 71-Mason Mach[2]; 5. 12-Rodger Moore[4]; 6. 4G-Newton Ceat[7]; 7. 14R-Duane Burford[1]; 8. (DNS) 03-Ryan Winter; 9. (DNS) 35-Kevin Cummings
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 27P-Jeff Patterson[8]; 2. 22-Justin Foltz[6]; 3. 22C-Cauy Moore[2]; 4. 06-Marek Pipe[1]; 5. 93X-Waylon Weaver[3]; 6. 00-Jeff Robertson[5]; 7. (DNS) 30-Billy Groff; 8. (DNS) 27-Jeff Pense
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 42P-Ryan Stoy[6]; 2. 44M-Thomas Mach[1]; 3. 81B-Jerry Burford[3]; 4. 12N-Keith Lischer[4]; 5. 23-Robbie Russell[5]; 6. 39-Rex Johnson[7]; 7. 97-Amanda Cummings[8]; 8. (DNS) 94-Toccara Weaver
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Dylan Budnik[4]; 2. 4M-Chris Ochoa[5]; 3. X15-Larry Pense[2]; 4. 121-Landon Falkenberg[1]; 5. 1K-Kaegen Moore[6]; 6. 08-Danielle Long[8]; 7. 10-Danny Davis[3]; 8. 92X-Michael Payton[7]
- Bryan Hulbert on Nov 04, 2023
- Article Date: 11/4/2023