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Inside Line Promotions – TULSA, Okla. (Aug. 9, 2016) – A pair of tracks in Amarillo, Texas, will host their first-ever Driven Midwest NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass events this weekend.
The series is putting on Stock Non-Wing and Winged ‘A’ Class races on Friday at Tri-State Speedway and Saturday at Route 66 Motor Speedway.
Three-time feature winner Steven Shebester holds a 359-point lead in the Stock Non-Wing championship standings. However, positions two through five are separated by only 74 points. Bryan Debrick ranks second with Dean Drake Jr. three points back, Seth Shebester is 41 points behind Debrick with Hunter Gengo rounding out the top five.
Steven Shebester leads the series with his three victories as Frank Flud and Kyle Jones have both won twice with Quinton Benson and Dylan Kadous also reaching Victory Lane – both last weekend.
Drake Jr. has a 250-point advantage in the Winged ‘A’ Class championship standings over Scott Sawyer with Debrick only 19 points behind him. Colby Stubblefield ranks fourth – 47 points behind Debrick and 11 ahead of Cody Freeman.
Sawyer is the only driver to win twice this season with Nathan Benson, Garrett Hulsey, Jace McIntosh, Marcus Thomas and Josh Toho also scoring victories.
The gates will open at 2 p.m. with hot laps at 7 p.m. on Friday at Tri-State Speedway. There is free admission into the grandstands with pit passes costing $15 per person.
The pits open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstands at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Route 66 Motor Speedway. Hot laps are slated for 6:30 p.m. Adult tickets are $12 and pit passes are $30.
2016 DRIVEN MIDWEST NOW600 FEATURE WINNERS –
NON-WING: Steven Shebester – 3 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 3; Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla., on June 25 and Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on July 16); Frank Flud – 2 (Red River Speedway in Wichita Falls, Texas, on March 4 and March 5); Kyle Jones – 2 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 19 and Feb. 20); Quinton Benson – 1 (Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex in Sweet Springs, Mo., on Aug. 6); Dylan Kadous – 1 (Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex in Sweet Springs, Mo., on Aug. 5)
A-CLASS: Scott Sawyer – 2 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 20 and Red River Speedway in Wichita Falls, Texas, on March 4); Nathan Benson – 1 (Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex in Sweet Springs, Mo., on Aug. 5); Garrett Hulsey – 1 (Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex in Sweet Springs, Mo., on Aug. 6); Jace McIntosh – 1 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 16); Marcus Thomas – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 19); Josh Toho – 1 (Red River Speedway in Wichita Falls, Texas, on March 5)
RESTRICTED: Jake Nail – 2 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 19 and Feb. 20); Kaylee Bryson – 1 (Red River Speedway in Wichita Falls, Texas, on March 4); Trey Gropp – 1 (Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex in Sweet Springs, Mo., on Aug. 6); Braden Knipmeyer – 1 (Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex in Sweet Springs, Mo., on Aug. 5); Ryder Laplante – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on July 16); Blake Scott – 1 (Red River Speedway in Wichita Falls, Texas, on March 5)
UP NEXT –
Friday at Tri-State Speedway in Amarillo, Texas, and Saturday at Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo, Texas
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.NOW600Series.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NOW600Series
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOW600Series
NOW600 SERIES –
The National Open Wheel 600 Series is in its fourth year of showcasing premier micro sprint racing throughout Oklahoma and Northern Texas. New in 2016 is the NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass, which will encompass each of the series events. Additionally, there will be two regions – the Inside Line Promotions NOW600 North Texas Region presented by FFE Motorsports and the NOW600 Sooner Region. The featured racing divisions are Stock Non-Wing, Winged ‘A’ Class and Restricted ‘A’ Class. For more information, including the schedule, points and rules, visit http://www.NOW600Series.com.
DRIVEN MIDWEST –
Driven Midwest is a speed shop and D1 chassis dealer located in Tulsa, Okla. The company, which is owned by Harley Hollan and micro sprint standout Frank Flud, has one goal: to raise the standard of customer service to an exceptional level while building a relationship with every customer. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/DrivenPerformanceMidwest/?fref=ts.
MYRACEPASSPRO –
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INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –
Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.
To meet the media relations needs of your program by joining Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or Shawn@InsideLinePromotions.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.
- Shawn Miller on Aug 09, 2016
- Article Date: 8/9/2016 by Inside Line Promotions