Inside Line Promotions – MEEKER, Okla. (Sept. 1, 2018) – Daison Pursley, Jim Woods and Ryder Laplante each scored a Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by MyRacePass feature victory on Saturday evening during the first night of the East/West Showdown doubleheader at Red Dirt Raceway.
Pursley posted his second Stock Non-Wing triumph of the season to pull within 64 points of championship points leader Daniel Shaffer, who charged from 12th to third place to finish one spot behind Jace McIntosh. Jase Randolph advanced from ninth to fourth place with Brandon Jones fifth.
McIntosh and Pursley were the heat race winners.
Woods garnered his first career Winged ‘A’ Class victory with the series and he added to his lead in the championship standings. Joey Starnes ended in the runner-up position with Pursley, who is only seven points behind Woods in the standings, finishing third. McIntosh was fourth and Jones placed fifth.
Woods and Pursley each captured a heat race win.
Laplante powered to his series-best 15th career trip to Victory Lane during Restricted ‘A’ Class competition. It was his sixth triumph of the season and gives him a 10-point lead in the championship standings over Ryan Timms, who earned a second-place finish. Brant Woods rounded out the podium with Kale Drake fourth and Elizabeth Phillips fifth.
Laplante and Phillips both picked up a heat race victory.
The East/West Showdown wraps up on Sunday at Red Dirt Raceway. The front gates open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 5:15 p.m. and racing to follow.
General admission tickets are $15. High school students and younger get in free.
LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES PRESENTED BY MYRACEPASS RESULTS AT RED DIRT RACEWAY (Sept. 1, 2018) –
NOW600 Stock Non-Wing
A-Main (20 Laps): 1. 9P-Daison Pursley (3); 2. 08J-Jace McIntosh (2); 3. 78-Daniel Shaffer (12); 4. 15-Jase Randolph (9); 5. 5-Brandon Jones (7); 6. 11H-Logan Hill (15); 7. 27D-Jared Dunkin (10); 8. 21-Jeremy Wickham (6); 9. 33-Jack Kassik (1); 10. 25-Logan Berthelson (11); 11. 5T-Ryan Timms (8); 12. 58-Phillip Fessler (14); 13. 63-Trey Burke (4); 14. 75-Kale Drake (5); 15. 95X-Colton Cox (13).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 08J-Jace McIntosh (2); 2. 33-Jack Kassik (5); 3. 75-Kale Drake (4); 4. 5-Brandon Jones (6); 5. 5T-Ryan Timms (7); 6. 25-Logan Berthelson (8); 7. 58-Phillip Fessler (3); 8. 11H-Logan Hill (1).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9P-Daison Pursley (2); 2. 63-Trey Burke (1); 3. 21-Jeremy Wickham (4); 4. 15-Jase Randolph (3); 5. 27D-Jared Dunkin (6); 6. 78-Daniel Shaffer (7); 7. 95X-Colton Cox (5).
NOW600 Winged ‘A’ Class
A-Main (20 Laps): 1. 83-Jim Woods (2); 2. 11-Joey Starnes (1); 3. 9P-Daison Pursley (3); 4. 08J-Jace McIntosh (8); 5. 5-Brandon Jones (4); 6. 88R-Ryder Laplante (7); 7. 99-Russel Gastineau (10); 8. 63-Trey Burke (9); 9. 5T-Ryan Timms (5); 10. 58-Phillip Fessler (11); 11. 11H-Logan Hill (12); 12. 10K-Koda Oller (6); 13. 12E-Emme Hughes (13); 14. 6K-Josh Knowles (14).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 83-Jim Woods (2); 2. 5-Brandon Jones (1); 3. 5T-Ryan Timms (4); 4. 99-Russel Gastineau (3); 5. 88R-Ryder Laplante (7); 6. 58-Phillip Fessler (5); 7. 12E-Emme Hughes (6).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9P-Daison Pursley (1); 2. 11-Joey Starnes (6); 3. 10K-Koda Oller (2); 4. 63-Trey Burke (4); 5. 08J-Jace McIntosh (7); 6. 11H-Logan Hill (3); 7. 6K-Josh Knowles (5).
NOW600 Restricted ‘A’ Class
A-Main (20 Laps): 1. 88R-Ryder Laplante (1); 2. 5T-Ryan Timms (5); 3. 83-Brant Woods (3); 4. 75-Kale Drake (2); 5. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips (4); 6. 37-Jack Hall (7); 7. 12G-Joshua Gentry (8); 8. 70-Aidan Silva (6); 9. 8-Tanner Johnson (9); 10. 27T-Timothy Watson III (10); 11. 1-Brenham Crouch (12); 12. 50-Jackson Beers (11); 13. 25-Brayden Dowdle (13).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 88R-Ryder Laplante (2); 2. 5T-Ryan Timms (3); 3. 70-Aidan Silva (4); 4. 37-Jack Hall (6); 5. 8-Tanner Johnson (7); 6. 1-Brenham Crouch (1); 7. 25-Brayden Dowdle (5).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips (1); 2. 75-Kale Drake (4); 3. 83-Brant Woods (6); 4. 12G-Joshua Gentry (5); 5. 27T-Timothy Watson III (2); 6. 50-Jackson Beers (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); Hank Davis – 2 (Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on June 20 and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 22); Frank Flud – 2 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 21 and Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on July 7); Daison Pursley – 2 (Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on April 14 and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Sept. 1); Daniel Shaffer – 2 (Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., on May 26 and May 27); Chris Andrews – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on July 8); Jerry McGinnis – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on June 23); Chase Randall – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9); Jase Randolph – 1 (Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on July 6); Morgan Roan – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23); Colby Stubblefield – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on July 21); and Jason Tyer – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24)
WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:
Frank Flud – 6 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9 and June 23; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on May 6 and June 21; and Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on July 6 and July 7); Daison Pursley – 3 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23 and Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., on May 26 and May 27); Harley Hollan – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); Chase Brewer – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24); Steven Curbow – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on July 8); Hank Davis – 1 (Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on June 20); Riley Goodno – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 22); Chase Randall – 1 (RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on July 20); Brady Ross – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on July 21); and Jim Woods – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Sept. 1)
RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:
Ryder Laplante – 6 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24; Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on July 6 and July 7; Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on July 8; RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on July 20; and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Sept. 1); Shawn Mahaffey – 4 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9; Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on June 20; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 21 and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 22); Garth Kasiner – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); Ryan Timms – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on June 23 and Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on July 21); Kale Drake – 1 (Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on April 14); 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 –
Sunday at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, 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 Sep 02, 2018
- Article Date: 9/1/2018 by Inside Line Promotions