(Photo by TeeJay Crawford)
Inside Line Promotions – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (Oct. 15, 2018) – The Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by MyRacePass is down to its penultimate event of the 2018 season.
The series will invade Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., this Friday and Saturday for the 19th annual Pete Frazier Memorial presented by Western Flyer Express. The three premier NOW600 Series classes – Stock Non-Wing, Winged ‘A’ Class and Restricted ‘A’ Class – will compete each night.
Daniel Shaffer holds a 69-point lead in the Stock Non-Wing championship standings entering the event. Daison Pursley ranks second while Trey Burke is third – only 111 points out of the lead.
Jim Woods currently has a 10-point advantage over Pursley in the Winged ‘A’ Class championship standings. Burke is 79 points behind Woods.
The closest battle all season long has been in the Restricted ‘A’ Class division as Ryder Laplante heads into this weekend with a 12-point margin over Ryan Timms. Kale Drake is third and is only 88 points out of the top spot.
This Friday will be a complete show for all classes with the top-five finishers and the Hard Charger Award winner locking into Saturday’s finale, which pays $600 to win in both the Stock Non-Wing and Winged ‘A’ Class divisions and $400 to win in the Restricted ‘A’ Class division.
Drivers who aren’t locked in on Saturday will compete in heat races and B Mains to try to advance into the main event.
There is an entry fee of $120, which includes pit passes for each competitor. Pit passes will be $30 per person each night for non-drivers.
Adults tickets are $10 while seniors and children ages 6-years-old to 12-years-old are $6. Children ages 5-years-old and younger as well as veterans get in free.
The gates open at 5 p.m. with racing at 8 p.m. on Friday. Everything is an hour earlier on Saturday.
2018 LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES FEATURE WINNERS –
STOCK NON-WING:
Daniel Shaffer – 3 (Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., on May 26 and May 27 and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Sept. 2); 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); 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); Joey Starnes – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Sept. 2); 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 – 5 (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 and Sept. 2); 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 –
Friday and Saturday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., for the Pete Frazier Memorial
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 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.
LUCAS OIL –
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MYRACEPASS –
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INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –
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- Shawn Miller on Oct 15, 2018
- Article Date: 10/15/2018 by Inside Line Promotions