(Photo by Danny The Shoe Clum Motorsports)
Inside Line Promotions – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (May 3, 2021) – Port City Raceway is the site of the 5th annual Oil Capital Clash this weekend as the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division invades the dirt oval in Tulsa, Okla.
The three-day event running Thursday through Saturday represents half of the six NOW600 Series races currently scheduled there with the premier divisions – Stock Non-Wing, Winged ‘A’ Class and Restricted ‘A’ Class – racing each night.
Port City Raceway has hosted the second-most series races in the state of Oklahoma and the Midwest with 19 races in the last three years. Frank Flud leads the way with five Stock Non-Wing wins and 12 Winged ‘A’ Class triumphs. Ryan Timms owns a series-best six Restricted ‘A’ Class victories.
Flud enters the weekend with a 20-point lead over Chelby Hinton in the Stock Non-Wing championship standings and a four-point advantage over Noah Key in the Winged ‘A’ Class standings. Justis Sokol is ahead of Garrett Benson by 11 points in the Restricted ‘A’ Class standings.
Event points will be calculated throughout the first two nights with the top six drivers in combined points in each class locking directly into the 4th annual Terry Walker Memorial A Mains on Saturday.
The gates open at 5 p.m. each night with racing at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Nightly tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for seniors and children ages 6-years-old to 12-years old. Veterans and children 5-years-old and younger get in free. A pit pass is $30 each night.
FloRacing will be broadcasting a live stream all weekend for fans unable to attend the action.
2021 LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES FEATURE WINNERS –
STOCK NON-WING:
Frank Flud – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 7); Garrett Hulsey – 1 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on April 30); and Daison Pursley – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 6)
WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:
Frank Flud – 2 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 7 and Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on April 30) and Garrett Benson – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 6)
RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:
Corbin Rueschenberg – 2 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 7 and Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on April 30) and Jaxton Wiggs – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 6)
UP NEXT –
Thursday through Saturday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., for the 5th annual Oil Capital Clash and 4th annual Terry Walker 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 ninth 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 six regions – the NOW600 Hi-Plains Building Division Ark-La-Tex 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 Hi-Plains Building Division North Texas 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.
INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –
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- Shawn Miller on May 03, 2021
- Article Date: 5/3/2021 by Inside Line Promotions