PEROIA, Ariz. (March 6, 2020) - AJ Hernandez picked up his first career feature event win with the NOW600 Hi Plains Building Division Cactus Region at Canyon Speedway Park on Friday night.
Rolling from the pole of the A-Main, Hernandez topped the 14 car Non-Wing field. Drake Edwards advanced one spot to finish in the runner up spot. Paul Martin rounded out the podium. Jason Smith from eighth finished in fourth. The top five rounded out with Brandon Sutton who started in ninth.
Tuesday Calderwood was sixth, Logan Calderwood took home seventh. Eighth went to Larry Kesterson with Mark Morin and Mason Keefer making up the top ten.
Cameron La Rose and Keefer were the nights two heat race winners.
The NOW600 Cactus Region returns to action on Saturday night for the finale of the Spring Showcase which also features the USAC CRA / Southwest 410 Sprint Cars.
RACE RESULTS -
3/6/2020 at Canyon Speedway Park
Arizona Micros | NOW600 Cactus Region
A Feature 1: 1. 72-AJ Hernandez[1]; 2. 3-Drake Edwards[3]; 3. 1AZ-Paul Martin[4]; 4. 88-Jason Smith[8]; 5. 7-Brandon Sutton[9]; 6. 36-Tuesday Calderwood[10]; 7. 35-Logan Calderwood[2]; 8. F2-Larry Kesterson[7]; 9. 28-Mark Morin[12]; 10. 7K-Mason Keefer[6]; 11. 5S-Blaze Silva[14]; 12. 7T-Terry O Conner[11]; 13. (DNS) 11K-Eric Bartlett; 14. (DNS) 52-Cameron La Rose
Heat 1 TOP 3 REDRAW: 1. 52-Cameron La Rose[1]; 2. 3-Drake Edwards[6]; 3. 35-Logan Calderwood[7]; 4. F2-Larry Kesterson[2]; 5. (DNS) 28-Mark Morin; 6. (DNS) 11K-Eric Bartlett; 7. (DNS) 5S-Blaze Silva
Heat 2 TOP 3 REDRAW: 1. 7K-Mason Keefer[4]; 2. 72-AJ Hernandez[2]; 3. 1AZ-Paul Martin[1]; 4. 88-Jason Smith[6]; 5. 7-Brandon Sutton[7]; 6. 36-Tuesday Calderwood[5]; 7. (DNF) 7T-Terry O Conner[3]
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.NOW600Series.com
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NOW600 SERIES –
The National Open Wheel 600 Series is in its eighth year of showcasing premier micro sprint racing throughout the country. In addition to the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division, there are seven regions – the NOW600 Hi-Plains Building Division Ark-La-Tex Region, the NOW600 Hi-Plains Building Division Cactus Region, the NOW600 Hi-Plains Building Division Desert Region, the NOW600 Hi-Plains Building Division Kansas Region, the NOW600 Hi-Plains Building Mile High Region, the NOW600 Hi-Plains Building Division Mountain West Region and the NOW600 Milestone TOWR Region – as well as NOW600 Hi-Plains Building Division weekly racing and EMSA NOW600 C2 Micros. The featured national 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 –
Lucas Oil Products produces a premium line of oils, greases and problem-solving additives for the consumer automotive industry and also a heavy duty line of products for the industrial and agricultural markets. For more information, visit http://www.LucasOil.com.
HI-PLAINS BUILDING DIVISION –
Hi-Plains Building Division manufactures building projects, encompassing agricultural, barndominiums, commercial, industrial, warehouse and utility buildings. For more information, visit http://www.HPBuildingDivision.com.
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Photo Credit: Canyon Speedway Park FB
- Terry Mattox on Mar 07, 2020
- Article Date: 3/7/2020