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Inside Line Promotions – SAPULPA, Okla. (June 20, 2014) – A trio of drivers captured their first NOW 600 Series victory of the season on Thursday at Creek County Speedway.
Steven Shebester, Alison Slaton and Brad Best each picked up a micro sprint win on a night that was shared with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour during its Speedweek.
After claiming his heat race, Shebester powered from his fourth starting position to the victory in the 20-lap NOW600 Non-Wing feature.
Polesitter Dylan Ward finished second with eighth-place starter Hunter Fischer rounding out the podium. Kyle Keeler charged from 14th to place fourth and Curtis Jones rounded out the top five after starting 10th.
Matt Moore and Cannon McIntosh each won a NOW600 Restrictor heat race, but it was Slaton who garnered the victory in the main event.
After starting on the inside of the third row, Slaton maneuvered into the lead and held on during the feature that was shortened to 15 laps because of a time limit and the threat of weather.
Third-place starter Ryan Hunt finished second with Moore also on the podium after he started on the outside of the front row. Cole Roberts, who started sixth, place fourth and McIntosh – the polesitter – capped the top five.
Grady Chandler, who is tied for the most NOW600 feature wins this season with two total, and Best both earned a win in the NOW600 A-Class heat races.
The duo shared the front row for the 20-lap feature and Best capitalized by recording the victory.
Kyle Keeler rallied from seventh to second place and Dean Drake Jr. finished where he started – third. Chandler was fourth and fourth-place starter Dylan Ward ended in fifth.
The NOW600 Series returns to action on Friday at Outlaw Motorsports Park in Wainwright, Okla.
CREEK COUNTY SPEEDWAY RESULTS –
NOW600 Non-Wing
HEAT 1 (8 Laps): 1, Grady Chandler. 2, Dylan Ward. 3, Hunter Fischer. 4, Austin Shores. 5, Bailey Felkins. 6, Curtis Jones. 7, Brett Wilson. 8, Taylor Petersen.
HEAT 2 (8 Laps): 1, Steven Shebester. 2, Christan Kinnison. 3, Jason Collins. 4, Garrett Olson. 5, Caleb Paris. 6, Cord Dodson. 7, Kyle Keeler.
A FEATURE (20 Laps):1, Steven Shebester. 2, Dylan Ward. 3, Hunter Fischer. 4, Kyle Keeler. 5, Curtis Jones. 6, Christan Kinnison. 7, Garrett Olson. 8, Caleb Paris. 9, Jason Collins. 10, Austin Shores. 11, Grady Chandler. 12, Cord Dodson. 13, Taylor Petersen. 14, Bailey Felkins. 15, Brett Wilson.
NOW600 Restrictor
HEAT 1 (8 Laps): 1, Matt Moore. 2, Ryan Hunt. 3, Alison Slaton. 4, Jaiden Hughes. 5, Kelsey Gray. 6, Jase Randolph. 7, Cody Freeman. 8, Seth Shebester. 9, Trent Griggs.
HEAT 2 (8 Laps): 1, Cannon McIntosh. 2, Noah Key. 3, Cole Roberts. 4, Jace McIntosh. 5, Blake Scott. 6, Brendon Wiseley. 7, Garrett Bias. 8, Hunter McWhirt.
FEATURE WAS CUT DOWN DUE TO TIME LIMIT AND THREAT OF WEATHER
A FEATURE (15 Laps): 1, Alison Slaton. 2, Ryan Hunt. 3, Matt Moore. 4, Cole Roberts. 5, Cannon McIntosh. 6, Jace McIntosh. 7, Jase Randolph. 8, Noah Key. 9, Kelsey Gray. 10, Brendon Wiseley. 11, Blake Scott. 12, Cody Freeman. 13, Garrett Bias. 14, Jaiden Hughes. 15, Seth Shebester. 16, Trent Griggs. 17, Hunter McWhirt.
NOW600 A-Class
HEAT 1 (8 Laps): 1, Grady Chandler. 2, Dean Drake, Jr. 3, Dylan Ward. 4, Kyle Keeler. 5,
Austin Shores. 6, Brett Wilson. 7, Christan Kinnison.
HEAT 2 (8 Laps): 1, Brad Best. 2, Steven Shebester. 3, Bailey Hughes. 4, David Baker. 5, Jason Collins. 6, Bailey Felkins. 7, Garrett Olson.
A FEATURE (20 Laps): 1, Brad Best. 2, Kyle Keeler. 3, Dean Drake, Jr. 4, Grady Chandler. 5, Dylan Ward. 6, Bailey Felkins. 7, Bailey Hughes. 8, Steven Shebester. 9, David Baker. 10, Jason Collins. 11, Brett Wilson. 12, Garrett Olson. 13, Austin Shores. 14, Christan Kinnison.
UP NEXT –
Friday at Outlaw Motorsports Park in Wainwright, Okla.
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.NOW600Racing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NOW600Series
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOW600series
NOW 600 SERIES –
The National Open Wheel 600 Series showcases premier non-wing, a class and restrictor micro sprint racing throughout Oklahoma. For more information, including the schedule, points and rules, visit http://www.NOW600Racing.com.
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- Shawn Miller on Jun 20, 2014
- Article Date: 6/20/2014 by Inside Line Promotions