(Photo by Danny The Shoe Clum Motorsports)
Inside Line Promotions – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (Oct. 19, 2021) – The Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division will take part in one of micro sprint racing’s marquee events this weekend.
Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., hosts the KKM Giveback Classic presented by Velox Racing Thursday through Saturday with the Restricted ‘A’ Class being sanctioned by the NOW600 Series.
Points will be tabulated throughout the two preliminary nights with the top six locking into Saturday’s finale, which culminates with a 40-lap, $3,000-to-win main event.
Garrett Benson is the current leader in the NOW600 Series championship standings, holding a 44-point advantage over Corbin Rueschenberg. Jett Nunley, Justis Sokol and Talin Turner round out the top five, respectively.
Benson and Rueschenberg are also tied atop the series’ wins list with five victories apiece this year. Four of Benson’s victories have occurred at Port City Raceway while Rueschenberg is also a feature winner at the track this year. Kaley Mahaffey is the only other driver to score a NOW600 Series Restricted ‘A’ Class win at Port City Raceway this season.
The pits are open all day throughout the event with the grandstands opening at 5 p.m. each night. Practice is set for 6 p.m. with racing to follow all three nights.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for students ages 6-years-old to 14-years-old on Thursday and Friday. Saturday’s ticket prices are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for students. Veterans and children 5-years-old and younger get in free each night.
There is a practice night beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
2021 LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES FEATURE WINNERS –
STOCK NON-WING:
Gavin Miller – 4 (Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on June 9; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 10 and June 13; and Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury, Neb., on July 17); Chelby Hinton – 3 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 11; Solomon Valley Raceway in Beloit, Kan., on July 15; and Nevada Speedway in Nevada, Mo., on Sept. 5); Frank Flud – 2 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 7 and Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on Sept. 4); Daison Pursley – 2 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 6 and July 13); Johnny Boland – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 7); Gavan Boschele – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 8); Kris Carroll – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on June 12); Garrett Hulsey – 1 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on April 30); Jake Rosario – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on Sept. 3); Corbin Rueschenberg – 1 (Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury, Neb., on July 16); and Colby Sokol – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 6)
WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:
Frank Flud – 4 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 7; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on April 30; and Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 8 and Sept. 3); Garrett Benson – 2 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 6 and Nevada Speedway in Nevada, Mo., on Sept. 5); Johnny Boland – 2 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 11 and Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 13); Kris Carroll – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on June 12 and Sept. 4); Noah Key – 1 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 10); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 6); Laydon Pearson – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 7); and Corbin Rueschenberg – 1 (Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on June 9)
RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:
Garrett Benson – 5 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 6, May 8, June 12 and Sept. 4; and Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury, Neb., on July 16); Corbin Rueschenberg – 5 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 7; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on April 30; Solomon Valley Raceway in Beloit, Kan., on July 15; Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury, Neb., on July 17; and Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on Sept. 3); Jett Nunley – 3 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 10 and June 13, and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 11); Jaxton Wiggs – 2 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 6 and Nevada Speedway in Nevada, Mo., on Sept. 5); Kaley Mahaffey – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 7); and Justis Sokol – 1 (Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on June 9)
UP NEXT –
Thursday through Saturday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., for the KKM Giveback Classic presented by Velox Racing
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.
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- Shawn Miller on Oct 19, 2021
- Article Date: 10/19/2021 by Inside Line Promotions