3/13/2020
Inside Line Promotions
Carroll, Flud and Benson Hustle to Lucas Oil NOW600 Series Wins During Opening Night of Oil Capital Clash
Inside Line Promotions – TULSA, Okla. (March 12, 2020) – A season-best 100 entries participated in the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division action at the 4th annual Oil Capital Clash on Thursday at Port City Raceway.
Kris Carroll recorded his first career Stock Non-Wing triumph with the series, besting 34 competitors for the top prize on the opening night of the three-day event. Meanwhile, Frank Flud and Garrett Benson continued their strong starts to the season by returning to Victory Lane. Flud remains undefeated after beating 41 fellow racers to score his fifth straight series Winged ‘A’ Class win and Benson posted his third Restricted ‘A’ Class victory in the last four races.
Carroll outlasted Flud for the top spot in the 25-lap Stock Non-Wing main event with Connor Lee placing third, Daison Pursley fourth and 13th-starting Ryan Timms fifth.
Layden Pearson, Baron Silva, Caleb Pence and Pursley each won a heat race. Ashton Torgerson and Johnny Boland were the B Main winners.
Flud maneuvered from sixth to keep his winning streak alive in the 25-lap Winged ‘A’ Class main event. Pursley topped Timms for the runner-up position with Trey Robb fourth and Shawn Mahaffey fifth.
Pursley, Robb, Pence, Flud and Pearson claimed heat race victories. Blake Battles and Lee were victorious during the B Mains.
Benson bested the most recent Restricted ‘A’ Class winner Ryder Laplante for the win to maintain his lead in the championship standings. Megan Thomas rounded out the podium with Kayden Cole placing fourth and Collin Mitchell fifth.
Thomas, Laplante and Elizabeth Phillips were the heat race winners.
Round 2 of the event is Friday. The pits open at 4 p.m. and the grandstands at 6 p.m. Hot laps will start at 7:15 p.m.
Adult tickets are $10 with children ages 6-years-old to 12-years-old and senior citizens $6. Children 5-years-old and younger as well as active and retired military (with proper identification) get in free. A pit pass is $30.
LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES PRESENTED BY HI-PLAINS BUILDING DIVISION RESULTS AT PORT CITY RACEWAY (March 12, 2020) –
NOW600 Stock Non-Wing
A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 3K-Kris Carroll (2); 2. 81-Frank Flud (6); 3. 1H-Connor Lee (5); 4. 81P-Daison Pursley (3); 5. 5T-Ryan Timms (13); 6. 12-Trey Robb (4); 7. 70-Dustin Dixon (7); 8. 28P-Grady Mercer (11); 9. 27-Jesse Frazier (19); 10. 88-Austin Torgerson (17); 11. 11-Layden Pearson (9); 12. 02-Ashton Torgerson (15); 13. 18S-Aidan Salisbury (14); 14. 17S-Baron Silva (1); 15. 1V-Johnny Boland (16); 16. 938-Bradley Fezard (12); 17. 75-Kale Drake (20); 18. 8P-Caleb Pence (10); 19. 57T-Kyle Thompson (21); 20. 3S-Shawn Mahaffey (8); 21. 09-Dean Drake Jr (18).
B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 02-Ashton Torgerson (4); 2. 88-Austin Torgerson (5); 3. 27-Jesse Frazier (2); 4. 12G-Gage Robb (1); 5. 5K-Kelbie Volkman (6); 6. 00-Daniel Shaffer (11); 7. 19T-Caleb Thompson (9); 8. 14R-Jake Nail (7); 9. 24T-Glenn Bratti (3); 10. 33-Colton Nimrod (8); 11. 1P-Dylan Postier (10).
B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 1V-Johnny Boland (1); 2. 09-Dean Drake Jr (6); 3. 75-Kale Drake (4); 4. 93-Matt Carr (2); 5. 29-Mason Daugherty (3); 6. 57T-Kyle Thompson (10); 7. 40-Jason Gariss (8); 8. 08-Jayson Campbell (9); 9. 92-Jake Rosario (5); 10. 27T-Timothy Watson III (7).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Layden Pearson (1); 2. 1H-Connor Lee (6); 3. 938-Bradley Fezard (2); 4. 5T-Ryan Timms (5); 5. 02-Ashton Torgerson (4); 6. 24T-Glenn Bratti (8); 7. 14R-Jake Nail (7); 8. 27T-Timothy Watson III (9); 9. 00-Daniel Shaffer (3).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 17S-Baron Silva (2); 2. 81-Frank Flud (8); 3. 3S-Shawn Mahaffey (6); 4. 27-Jesse Frazier (3); 5. 29-Mason Daugherty (5); 6. 12G-Gage Robb (9); 7. 33-Colton Nimrod (4); 8. 1P-Dylan Postier (1); 9. 08-Jayson Campbell (7).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 8P-Caleb Pence (1); 2. 70-Dustin Dixon (4); 3. 3K-Kris Carroll (7); 4. 93-Matt Carr (3); 5. 28P-Grady Mercer (9); 6. 88-Austin Torgerson (6); 7. 5K-Kelbie Volkman (8); 8. 19T-Caleb Thompson (2); 9. 57T-Kyle Thompson (5).
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 81P-Daison Pursley (3); 2. 12-Trey Robb (6); 3. 18S-Aidan Salisbury (1); 4. 1V-Johnny Boland (4); 5. 75-Kale Drake (2); 6. 92-Jake Rosario (5); 7. 09-Dean Drake Jr (8); 8. 40-Jason Gariss (7).
NOW600 Winged ‘A’ Class
A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 81-Frank Flud (6); 2. 81P-Daison Pursley (4); 3. 5T-Ryan Timms (3); 4. 12-Trey Robb (5); 5. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey (10); 6. 14A-Jade Avedisian (12); 7. 34-KJ Snow (8); 8. 11-Riley Goodno (2); 9. 11L-Layden Pearson (7); 10. 14-Blake Battles (15); 11. 1V-Johnny Boland (21); 12. 12G-Gage Robb (19); 13. 88-Austin Torgerson (14); 14. 02-Ashton Torgerson (9); 15. 8P-Caleb Pence (1); 16. 27T-Timothy Watson III (20); 17. 29-Mason Daugherty (17); 18. 20S-Steven Curbow (18); 19. 1H-Connor Lee (16); 20. 29S-Scott Sawyer (11); 21. 14K-Noah Key (13).
B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 14-Blake Battles (1); 2. 29-Mason Daugherty (2); 3. 12G-Gage Robb (3); 4. 22M-Rees Moran (13); 5. 1V-Johnny Boland (6); 6. 70-Dustin Dixon (4); 7. 17-Blake Mahoney (9); 8. M16-Conner Thomas (7); 9. 12U-Tyler Devenport (12); 10. 33-Cody Barnes (5); 11. 28H-Noah Harris (10); 12. 7-Tret Loesing (14); 13. 40-Jason Gariss (8); 14. 92-Jake Rosario (11).
B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 1H-Connor Lee (3); 2. 20S-Steven Curbow (2); 3. 27T-Timothy Watson III (1); 4. 36K-Kris Carroll (6); 5. 22RL-Gage Laney (4); 6. 938-Bradley Fezard (5); 7. 39-Russ Disinger (10); 8. 57T-Kyle Thompson (11); 9. 21-Jeremy Wickham (8); 10. 29P-Brian Potter (12); 11. 72-Alex Karpowicz (7); 12. 99-Brett Osborn (9); 13. 1P-Dylan Postier (13); 14. 22T-Brendon Wiseley (14).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 81P-Daison Pursley (4); 2. 14A-Jade Avedisian (1); 3. 29-Mason Daugherty (3); 4. 88-Austin Torgerson (6); 5. 21-Jeremy Wickham (2); 6. 1H-Connor Lee (9); 7. 17-Blake Mahoney (8); 8. 57T-Kyle Thompson (7); 9. 7-Tret Loesing (5).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Trey Robb (1); 2. 02-Ashton Torgerson (2); 3. 11-Riley Goodno (7); 4. 22RL-Gage Laney (3); 5. 1V-Johnny Boland (5); 6. 938-Bradley Fezard (8); 7. 28H-Noah Harris (9); 8. 29P-Brian Potter (6); 9. 22T-Brendon Wiseley (4).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 8P-Caleb Pence (2); 2. 5T-Ryan Timms (5); 3. 20S-Steven Curbow (3); 4. 70-Dustin Dixon (4); 5. 33-Cody Barnes (6); 6. 36K-Kris Carroll (7); 7. 12U-Tyler Devenport (1); 8. 92-Jake Rosario (8).
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 81-Frank Flud (1); 2. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey (2); 3. 14K-Noah Key (4); 4. 12G-Gage Robb (5); 5. 27T-Timothy Watson III (8); 6. M16-Conner Thomas (7); 7. 39-Russ Disinger (3); 8. 22M-Rees Moran (6).
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 11L-Layden Pearson (1); 2. 29S-Scott Sawyer (2); 3. 34-KJ Snow (5); 4. 14-Blake Battles (6); 5. 40-Jason Gariss (3); 6. 72-Alex Karpowicz (7); 7. 99-Brett Osborn (8); 8. 1P-Dylan Postier (4).
NOW600 Restricted ‘A’ Class
A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 2B-Garrett Benson (3); 2. 88R-Ryder Laplante (4); 3. 45-Megan Thomas (2); 4. 72-Kayden Cole (6); 5. 3C-Collin Mitchell (5); 6. 1B-Brian Bennett (9); 7. 101-Kylee Young (7); 8. 3Z-Trey Zorn (12); 9. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall (11); 10. 63-Jack Thomas (20); 11. 7S-Kaden Smith (10); 12. 3-Cale Coons (16); 13. M16-Conner Thomas (14); 14. 52-Hayden Mabe (15); 15. 5C-Cooper Miller (17); 16. 50-Jackson Beers (19); 17. 23J-Journey Hunt (22); 18. 66-Jayden Clay (18); 19. 27T-Trevor Twardeski (21); 20. 14-Jade Avedisian (23); 21. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips (1); 22. 59-Brody Mclaughlin (8); 23. 22M-Rees Moran (13).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 45-Megan Thomas (1); 2. 101-Kylee Young (2); 3. 7S-Kaden Smith (4); 4. 3C-Collin Mitchell (8); 5. 3Z-Trey Zorn (7); 6. 66-Jayden Clay (3); 7. 50-Jackson Beers (6); 8. 14-Jade Avedisian (5).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 88R-Ryder Laplante (5); 2. 1B-Brian Bennett (1); 3. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall (4); 4. 72-Kayden Cole (8); 5. 52-Hayden Mabe (3); 6. M16-Conner Thomas (7); 7. 27T-Trevor Twardeski (2); 8. 23J-Journey Hunt (6).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips (1); 2. 59-Brody Mclaughlin (2); 3. 2B-Garrett Benson (7); 4. 22M-Rees Moran (4); 5. 3-Cale Coons (3); 6. 5C-Cooper Miller (6); 7. 63-Jack Thomas (5).
2020 LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES FEATURE WINNERS –
STOCK NON-WING:
Frank Flud – 2 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 28 and Feb. 29); Kenton Brewer – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 7); Kris Carroll – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 12); and Harley Hollan – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 8)
WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:
Frank Flud – 5 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 28 and Feb. 29; Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 7 and March 8; and Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 12)
RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:
Garrett Benson – 3 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 29; Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 7; and Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 12); Jade Avedisian – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 28); and Ryder Laplante – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 8)
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., for the 4th annual Oil Capital Clash
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 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 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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