Inside Line Promotions – CANEY, Kan. (Oct. 18, 2019) – The winningest driver in Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Tel-Star Technologies history added two more triumphs while another competitor registered his first career series victory on Friday during the opening round of the Border-Town Showdown at Caney Valley Speedway.
Frank Flud hustled to his 14th Stock Non-Wing win and 19th Winged ‘A’ Class triumph, producing a series victory in both divisions on the same night for the 12th time this year. Meanwhile, Brenham Crouch scored his first-ever Restricted ‘A’ Class victory with the series.
Flud drove from last – 21st – to first during the 20-lap Stock Non-Wing main event. It marked the furthest back any driver has started to record a win during series competition this season. Kale Drake place second with Dean Drake Jr. third, Ryan Timms fourth and Kenton Brewer fifth.
Jim Woods, Drake Jr. and Baron Silva were the heat race winners.
Flud rallied from sixth to garner the Winged ‘A’ Class victory. Cole Roberts maneuvered from eighth to second with Drake Jr., Ryder Laplante and Crouch rounding out the top five, respectively.
Drake Jr., Conner Thomas and Flud each won a heat race.
Crouch became the eighth different Restricted ‘A’ Class winner of the season. Mason Daugherty powered from eighth to second. Timms, who leads the championship standings, ended third with Kayden Cole fourth and Laplante fifth.
Crouch and Joshua Gentry both picked up a heat race triumph.
The Border-Town Showdown wraps up at Caney Valley Speedway on Saturday. Racing is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES PRESENTED BY TEL-STAR TECHNOLOGIES RESULTS AT CANEY VALLEY SPEEDWAY (Oct. 18, 2019) –
NOW600 Stock Non-Wing
A Main (20 Laps): 1. 81-Frank Flud (21); 2. 75-Kale Drake (3); 3. 70-Dean Drake Jr (2); 4. 5T-Ryan Timms (6); 5. 7K-Kenton Brewer (7); 6. 57T-Kyle Thompson (4); 7. 8G-Gunner Bowden (13); 8. 33-Jack Kassik (12); 9. 0-Jeff Griggs (10); 10. 27D-Jared Dunkin (14); 11. 08B-Bobby McIntosh (18); 12. 83-Jim Woods (1); 13. 17S-Baron Silva (5); 14. 1-Ryan Truitt (15); 15. 37-Jack Hall (9); 16. 20A-Conner Long (11); 17. 70J-Jason Gariss (17); 18. 00-Daniel Shaffer (8); 19. III-Trae Manning (16); 20. 24-Zach Harrison (19); 21. 8-Josh Marcham (20).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 83-Jim Woods (5); 2. 75-Kale Drake (4); 3. 57T-Kyle Thompson (6); 4. 33-Jack Kassik (3); 5. III-Trae Manning (1); 6. 1-Ryan Truitt (7); 7. 81-Frank Flud (2)81 - Did not go to scales.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 70-Dean Drake Jr (3); 2. 5T-Ryan Timms (2); 3. 0-Jeff Griggs (1); 4. 20A-Conner Long (4); 5. 8G-Gunner Bowden (6); 6. 08B-Bobby McIntosh (5); 7. 24-Zach Harrison (7).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 17S-Baron Silva (1); 2. 7K-Kenton Brewer (2); 3. 00-Daniel Shaffer (3); 4. 37-Jack Hall (5); 5. 27D-Jared Dunkin (4); 6. 70J-Jason Gariss (6); 7. 8-Josh Marcham (7).
NOW600 Winged ‘A’ Class
A Main (20 Laps): 1. 81-Frank Flud (6); 2. 3-Cole Roberts (8); 3. 70-Dean Drake Jr (4); 4. 88R-Ryder Laplante (1); 5. 1-Brenham Crouch (10); 6. 5T-Ryan Timms (3); 7. 22RL-Gage Laney (11); 8. 11-Joey Starnes (5); 9. 7K-Kenton Brewer (12); 10. 29-Mason Daugherty (14); 11. 33-Jack Kassik (17); 12. 27T-Timothy Watson III (20); 13. 08B-Bobby McIntosh (16); 14. M16-Conner Thomas (2); 15. 57T-Kyle Thompson (15); 16. 23L-Tyler LaPointe (23); 17. 00-Daniel Shaffer (13); (DNS) 83-Jim Woods, ; (DNS) III-Trae Manning, ; (DNS) 24-Connor Atkinson, ; (DNS) 8-Josh Marcham, ; (DNS) 11K-Shawn Mahaffey, ; (DQ) 8G-Gunner Bowden (9)8G - Did not report to scales.
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 70-Dean Drake Jr (3); 2. 88R-Ryder Laplante (2); 3. 3-Cole Roberts (4); 4. 22RL-Gage Laney (5); 5. 57T-Kyle Thompson (1); 6. 08B-Bobby McIntosh (6); 7. 24-Connor Atkinson (7); 8. 8-Josh Marcham (8).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. M16-Conner Thomas (1); 2. 5T-Ryan Timms (4); 3. 11-Joey Starnes (8); 4. 29-Mason Daugherty (2); 5. 7K-Kenton Brewer (7); 6. 33-Jack Kassik (6); 7. 27T-Timothy Watson III (5); 8. 23L-Tyler LaPointe (3).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 81-Frank Flud (5); 2. 83-Jim Woods (2); 3. 1-Brenham Crouch (3); 4. 8G-Gunner Bowden (6); 5. 00-Daniel Shaffer (7); 6. III-Trae Manning (4); 7. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey (1).
NOW600 Restricted ‘A’ Class
A Main (20 Laps): 1. 1-Brenham Crouch (1); 2. 15D-Mason Daugherty (8); 3. 5T-Ryan Timms (5); 4. 72-Kayden Cole (7); 5. 88R-Ryder Laplante (2); 6. 12G-Joshua Gentry (3); 7. 2B-Garrett Benson (4); 8. 52JR-Conner Long (13); 9. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall (9); 10. 1B-Brian Bennett (10); 11. 50-Jackson Beers (12); 12. 27T-Timothy Watson III (6); 13. M16-Conner Thomas (11).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Brenham Crouch (4); 2. 88R-Ryder Laplante (6); 3. 27T-Timothy Watson III (1); 4. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall (2); 5. 1B-Brian Bennett (5); 6. 50-Jackson Beers (3); 7. 52JR-Conner Long (7).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 12G-Joshua Gentry (2); 2. 2B-Garrett Benson (3); 3. 72-Kayden Cole (1); 4. 5T-Ryan Timms (5); 5. 15D-Mason Daugherty (6); 6. M16-Conner Thomas (4).
2019 LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES FEATURE WINNERS –
STOCK NON-WING:
Frank Flud – 14 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 15; Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 15, March 16, July 19 and Aug. 31; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on April 12, May 10, June 13 and Aug. 2; Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on June 12 and Oct. 18; Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 14; Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on June 16; and Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on Sept. 28); Jeffrey Newell – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on June 15 and Aug. 30); Chris Andrews – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 14); Chris Cochran – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 9); Anton Hernandez – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 17); Shawn Mahaffey – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on July 9); Layden Pearson – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on July 20); Chase Randall – 1 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on Aug. 1); Brady Ross – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Sept. 7); and Ryan Timms – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 11)
WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:
Frank Flud – 19 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 15 and Feb. 17; Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 9 and June 14; Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 15, March 16, June 15, July 19, July 20, Aug. 30 and Aug. 31; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on April 12, May 10, June 13, Aug. 1 and Aug. 2; Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on June 12 and Oct. 18; and Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on Sept. 28); Avery Goodman – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 14); Chase Randall – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 11); Brady Ross – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Sept. 7); and Timothy Watson III – 1 (Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on June 16)
RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:
Ryan Timms – 12 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 15 and Feb. 17; Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 9 and June 14; Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 16, May 11, June 15 and Aug. 31; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on May 10 and June 13; Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on June 12; and Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on June 16); Ryder Laplante – 3 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on July 20; Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Sept. 7; and Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on Sept. 28); Mason Daugherty – 2 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on Aug. 1 and Aug. 2); Rees Moran – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 15 and Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on April 12); Brenham Crouch – 1 (Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Oct. 18); Grayson Gaddy – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 14); Tyler Kuykendall – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on Aug. 30); and Baron Silva – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on July 19)
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan.
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NOW600 SERIES –
The National Open Wheel 600 Series is in its seventh year of showcasing premier micro sprint racing throughout the country. In addition to the Lucas Oil NOW600 National Micro Series presented by Tel-Star Technologies, there are six regions – the NOW600 Tel-Star Technologies Desert Region, the NOW600 Tel-Star Technologies Kansas Region, the NOW600 Tel-Star Technologies Mile High Region, the NOW600 Tel-Star Technologies Mountain West Region, the NOW600 Tel-Star Technologies Northern Nevada Region and the NOW600 Tel-Star Technologies North Texas Region – as well as NOW600 weekly racing and EMSA NOW600 C2 Micros. 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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TEL-STAR TECHNOLOGIES –
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- Shawn Miller on Oct 19, 2019
- Article Date: 10/19/2019 by Inside Line Promotions