Inside Line Promotions – GARDEN CITY, Kan. (May 28, 2018) – Daniel Shaffer and Daison Pursley swept the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by MyRacePass doubleheader at Airport Raceway by winning the TBJ Promotions’ 3rd annual Midget Round Up finale on Sunday.
Both drivers claimed the opener on Saturday and put themselves in position to win on Sunday, when a victory in each class was worth $1,000.
Shaffer was victorious from the pole position for the second straight night in the Stock Non-Wing division. The triumph was his second career with the series and it propelled him into the lead in the championship standings.
Jason Friesen placed second with Jim Woods rounding out the podium. Trey Burke was fourth and Jack Kassik advanced from 11th to fifth place.
Jayden Friesen, Bradley Huish and Jace McIntosh were the heat race winners.
Pursley also edged Jason Friesen for a win as he claimed the Winged ‘A’ Class main event. Gunner Bowden finished third, McIntosh ended fourth and points leader Jim Woods rallied from 11th to fifth place.
Mal Mullens, Woods, Hunter Fischer and Brant Woods all captured a heat race win. Ryder Laplante and Skylar Rhoades were the B Main winners for the second straight night.
Next up for the Lucas Oil NOW600 National Series is Sooner 600 Week, which features races on June 20 at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan.; June 21 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.; June 22 at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla.; and June 23 at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla.
LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES PRESENTED BY MYRACEPASS RESULTS AT AIRPORT RACEWAY (May 27, 2018) –
NOW600 Stock Non-Wing
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 78-Daniel Shaffer (1); 2. 1F-Jason Friesen (2); 3. 83-Jim Woods (5); 4. 63-Trey Burke (9); 5. 33-Jack Kassik (11); 6. 17F-Hunter Fischer (3); 7. 0-Derek Kral (14); 8. 1-Zach Middleton (16); 9. 17N-Dave Nicholson (21); 10. 5-Bradley Huish (7); 11. 38-Bo Ready (18); 12. 96-Adam Fox (22); 13. 9P-Daison Pursley (4); 14. 24-Tristan Ullstrom (20); 15. 2F-Jadyen Friesen (6); 16. 15M-Marcedies Vogts (17); 17. 28-Austin Ullstrom (19); 18. 8-Gunner Bowden (8); 19. 16X-Danny Davidson (12); 20. 08J-Jace McIntosh (10); 21. 17-Christian Galicia (15); (DNS) 6S-Spencer Martinez; (DNS) 51-Joshua Huish; (DNS) 5XX-Brandon Martin; (DNS) 43-Cameron Willhite.
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2F-Jadyen Friesen (2); 2. 83-Jim Woods (5); 3. 0-Derek Kral (1); 4. 17-Christian Galicia (3); 5. 15M-Marcedies Vogts (4); 6. 17N-Dave Nicholson (6); (DNS) 5XX-Brandon Martin.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 5-Bradley Huish (2); 2. 33-Jack Kassik (1); 3. 16X-Danny Davidson (4); 4. 6S-Spencer Martinez (5); 5. 28-Austin Ullstrom (3); 6. 38-Bo Ready (7); 7. 51-Joshua Huish (6).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 08J-Jace McIntosh (1); 2. 8-Gunner Bowden (4); 3. 63-Trey Burke (6); 4. 1-Zach Middleton (2); 5. 24-Tristan Ullstrom (3); 6. 96-Adam Fox (5); 7. 43-Cameron Willhite (7).
NOW600 Winged ‘A’ Class
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 9P-Daison Pursley (1); 2. 1F-Jason Friesen (4); 3. 8-Gunner Bowden (5); 4. 08J-Jace McIntosh (3); 5. 83-Jim Woods (11); 6. 63-Trey Burke (2); 7. 17F-Hunter Fischer (12); 8. 75M-Mal Mullens (10); 9. 23R-Skylar Rhoades (16); 10. 16X-Danny Davidson (7); 11. 88R-Ryder Laplante (15); 12. 15M-Marcedies Vogts (14); 13. 86-Tanner Johnson (17); 14. 12B-John Todd Jr (8); 15. 2F-Jadyen Friesen (18); 16. 24-Tristan Ullstrom (20); 17. 85-Kevin Gigot (6); 18. 99-Rich Koop (19); 19. 80K-Kris Warner (13); 20. 83W-Brant Woods (9).
Semi 1 (12 Laps): 1. 88R-Ryder Laplante (1); 2. 86-Tanner Johnson (4); 3. 99-Rich Koop (2); 4. 121-John Campbell (5); 5. 17-Christian Galicia (8); 6. 5X-Jeremy Dockery (9); 7. 46-Chris Hickman (6); 8. 35-Scott Lutz (7); 9. 99K-Jacob Koop (10); 10. 5-Bradley Huish (3); 11. 43-Cameron Willhite (11).
Semi 2 (12 Laps): 1. 23R-Skylar Rhoades (1); 2. 2F-Jadyen Friesen (4); 3. 24-Tristan Ullstrom (2); 4. 28-Austin Ullstrom (5); 5. 17N-Dave Nicholson (3); 6. 22-john campbell jr (7); 7. 3R-Hunter Rhoades (9); 8. 33-Evan Harvey (11); 9. 4-Cecil Milhon (10); 10. 51-Joshua Huish (6); 11. 08-David Witzke (8).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 75M-Mal Mullens (1); 2. 8-Gunner Bowden (6); 3. 15M-Marcedies Vogts (5); 4. 5-Bradley Huish (3); 5. 35-Scott Lutz (2); 6. 51-Joshua Huish (7); (DNS) 43-Cameron Willhite; (DNS) 33-Evan Harvey.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 83-Jim Woods (1); 2. 85-Kevin Gigot (5); 3. 99-Rich Koop (3); 4. 88R-Ryder Laplante (7); 5. 17N-Dave Nicholson (6); 6. 28-Austin Ullstrom (8); 7. 3R-Hunter Rhoades (2); 8. 99K-Jacob Koop (4).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 17F-Hunter Fischer (1); 2. 80K-Kris Warner (3); 3. 16X-Danny Davidson (7); 4. 121-John Campbell (2); 5. 86-Tanner Johnson (6); 6. 22-john campbell jr (4); 7. 17-Christian Galicia (5); 8. 5X-Jeremy Dockery (8).
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 83W-Brant Woods (2); 2. 23R-Skylar Rhoades (1); 3. 12B-John Todd Jr (7); 4. 24-Tristan Ullstrom (4); 5. 2F-Jadyen Friesen (6); 6. 46-Chris Hickman (8); 7. 08-David Witzke (5); 8. 4-Cecil Milhon (3).
2018 LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES FEATURE WINNERS –
STOCK NON-WING:
Chris Cochran – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); Daniel Shaffer – 2 (Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., on May 26 and May 27); Daison Pursley – 1 (Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on April 14); Chase Randall – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9); Morgan Roan – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23); and Jason Tyer – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24)
WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:
Daison Pursley – 3 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23 and Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., on May 26 and May 27); Frank Flud – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9 and Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on May 6); Harley Hollan – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); and Chase Brewer – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24)
RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:
Garth Kasiner – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); Kale Drake – 1 (Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on April 14); Ryder Laplante – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24); Shawn Mahaffey – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9); Rees Moran – 1 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on May 6); and Caleb Rouser – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23)
UP NEXT –
SOONER 600 WEEK: June 20 at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan.; June 21 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.; June 22 at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla.; and June 23 at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla.
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NOW600 SERIES –
The National Open Wheel 600 Series is in its sixth year of showcasing premier micro sprint racing throughout the country. In addition to the Lucas Oil NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass, there are five regions – the NOW600 North Texas Region, the NOW600 Desert Region, the NOW600 Mile High Micro Sprints, the NOW600 Mountain West Region and the NOW600 Northeast 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.
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- Shawn Miller on May 28, 2018
- Article Date: 5/28/2018 by Inside Line Promotions