(Photo by Danny the Shoe Clum Motorsports)
Inside Line Promotions – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (July 10, 2017) – This weekend marks the halfway point of the season for the Driven Midwest USAC NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass, which will compete at a pair of Texas ovals.
RPM Speedway in Crandall will host its first of two events this season on Friday before the series makes its first visit to Superbowl Speedway in Greenville since the season-opening doubleheader in March. Winged ‘A’ Class and Restricted ‘A’ Class will compete both nights.
Frank Flud leads the way in the Winged ‘A’ Class as his six wins have guided him to a 67-point advantage in the championship standings over Jason McDougal, who has one win in the books. Kaylee Bryson is 34 points behind McDougal and ranks third in the standings.
The closest championship battle is in the Restricted ‘A’ Class as three-time winner Daison Pursley owns a 44-point edge over four-time winner Ryder Laplante. Chase Randall, who has one win, is 98 points behind Pursley. Kale Drake has won the last two races to pull within 112 points of the lead.
Tickets for Friday’s show are $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens, military members and ages 13-years-old to 15-years-old, and free for children ages 12 and younger.
Saturday’s tickets are $12 for adults, $7 for children ages 7-years-old to 11-years-old and free for children ages 6 and younger.
The front gates are scheduled to open at 5 p.m. with racing at 8 p.m. both nights. The drivers meeting is at 6:30 p.m.
The series will hold the draw directly after the drivers meeting and it will close after the last driver present at the meeting has drawn in. If any driver is running late he or she should call Series Director Terry Mattox at 918-417-0624.
2017 DRIVEN MIDWEST USAC NOW600 FEATURE WINNERS –
STOCK NON-WING:
Frank Flud – 7 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on March 9, March 10 and June 1; I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 26 and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 2); Holley Hollan – 1 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 3); Trey Marcham – 1 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 27) and Steven Shebester – 1 (Wichita Speedway in Iowa Park, Texas, on March 3)
WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:
Frank Flud – 6 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18, Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on March 9, March 10 and June 1, and I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 26); Colton Corbin – 1 (281 Speedway in Stephenville, Texas, on July 1); Dustin Davidson – 1 (281 Speedway in Stephenville, Texas, on March 25); Holley Hollan – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 2); Jason McDougal – 1 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 27) and Jeffrey Newell – 1 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 3)
RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:
Ryder Laplante – 4 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 18; Wichita Speedway in Iowa Park, Texas, on March 3; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on March 9; and 281 Speedway in Stephenville, Texas, on March 25); Daison Pursley – 3 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 26 and May 27 and Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 1); Kale Drake – 2 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 3 and 281 Speedway in Stephenville, Texas, on July 1); Noah Gass – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 17); Grady Mercer – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 2) and Chase Randall – 1 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on March 10)
UP NEXT –
Friday at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, and Saturday at Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, 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 fifth year of showcasing premier micro sprint racing throughout Oklahoma and Northern Texas. In addition to the Driven Midwest USAC NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass, there are three regions – the Driven Midwest NOW600 North Texas Region, the Driven Midwest NOW600 Sooner Region and the USAC NOW600 Coastal Clash. 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.
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- Shawn Miller on Jul 10, 2017
- Article Date: 7/10/2017 by Inside Line Promotions