Inside Line Promotions – MEEKER, Okla. (June 2, 2017) – Frank Flud, Holley Hollan and Grady Mercer each scored a feature victory on Friday during the first-ever Driven Midwest USAC NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass event at Red Dirt Raceway.
Flud recorded his series-leading 13th career Stock Non-Wing main event win while Hollan (Winged ‘A’ Class) and Mercer (Restricted ‘A’ Class) each registered their first career series triumph during Round 5 of Sooner 600 Week, which is co-sanctioned with the Driven Midwest NOW600 Sooner Region.
Flud maneuvered from third to capture his seventh Stock Non-Wing victory of the season as Chris Cochran finished in the runner-up position. Brandon Anderson ended third with Matt Ward fourth and Hollan fifth after starting 14th.
Flud and Cochran were the heat race winners.
Hollan outlasted Flud to garner the Winged ‘A’ Class triumph as Jim Woods rounded out the podium. Chase Randall advanced from ninth to fourth place and Anderson placed fifth.
Woods and Jason McDougal both recorded a heat race victory.
Mercer held off Randall, who started seventh, to become the fifth different Restricted ‘A’ Class winner this season. Daison Pursley, who won the first three Sooner 600 Week main events, rallied from eighth to third place with Jarret Hjorth fourth and Dylan Pendergrass fifth.
Aimery Turner and Mercer both claimed heat race wins.
Sooner 600 Week wraps up on Saturday at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., which hosted the first two rounds last weekend. The front gates open at 3 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m. The drivers meeting is at 5 p.m. The series will hold the draw directly after the drivers meeting and it will close after the last driver present at the meeting has drawn in. If any driver is running late he or she should call Series Director Terry Mattox at 918-417-0624.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and military members, $5 for teenagers, $3 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for children ages 5 and younger.
DRIVEN MIDWEST USAC NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES PRESENTED BY MYRACEPASS RESULTS AT RED DIRT RACEWAY (June 2, 2017) –
NOW600 Stock Non-Wing
Main Event (20 Laps): 1. 81-Frank Flud (3); 2. 7C-Chris Cochran (4); 3. 55B-Brandon Anderson (1); 4. 51-Matt Ward (6); 5. 14H-Holley Hollan (14); 6. 3-Ethan Wicker (9); 7. 22-Curtis Jones (2); 8. 6A-Holden Anderson (10); 9. 5E-Austin Shores (8); 10. 11G-Avery Goodman (7); 11. 2B-Brandon Boggs (5); 12. 10-Blake Battles (13); 13. 28K-Jeremy Penick (11); 14. 96-Taylor Garrison (12).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 81-Frank Flud (2); 2. 22-Curtis Jones (3); 3. 2B-Brandon Boggs (4); 4. 3-Ethan Wicker (1); 5. 5E-Austin Shores (7); 6. 28K-Jeremy Penick (5); 7. 14H-Holley Hollan (6).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7C-Chris Cochran (5); 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson (2); 3. 51-Matt Ward (4); 4. 11G-Avery Goodman (6); 5. 6A-Holden Anderson (1); 6. 96-Taylor Garrison (3); 7. 10-Blake Battles (7).
NOW600 Winged ‘A’ Class
Main Event (20 Laps): 1. 14H-Holley Hollan (1); 2. 81-Frank Flud (6); 3. 83-Jim Woods (4); 4. 9R-Chase Randall (9); 5. 55B-Brandon Anderson (2); 6. 2B-Brandon Boggs (5); 7. 11G-Avery Goodman (7); 8. 10K-Koda Oller (11); 9. 6A-Holden Anderson (14); 10. 3-Ethan Wicker (13); 11. 51-Matt Ward (12); 12. 28K-Jeremy Penick (16); 13. 12E-Emme Hughes (15); 14. 6T-Jason McDougal (3); 15. 10-Blake Battles (10); 16. 9-Emilio Hoover (8).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 83-Jim Woods (1); 2. 55B-Brandon Anderson (2); 3. 2B-Brandon Boggs (6); 4. 11G-Avery Goodman (5); 5. 9-Emilio Hoover (7); 6. 10K-Koda Oller (8); 7. 6A-Holden Anderson (4); 8. 12E-Emme Hughes (3).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 6T-Jason McDougal (1); 2. 81-Frank Flud (6); 3. 14H-Holley Hollan (3); 4. 10-Blake Battles (4); 5. 9R-Chase Randall (7); 6. 51-Matt Ward (5); 7. 3-Ethan Wicker (8); 8. 28K-Jeremy Penick (2).
NOW600 Restricted ‘A’ Class
Main Event (20 Laps): 1. 42-Grady Mercer (4); 2. 9R-Chase Randall (7); 3. 9P-Daison Pursley (8); 4. 58H-Jarret Hjorth (1); 5. 50-Dylan Pendergrass (3); 6. 83-Brant Woods (2); 7. 95-Grayson Gaddy (9); 8. 88-Aimery Turner (5); 9. 66J-Holden Jennings (10); 10. 59-Richie Harvey (13); 11. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey (12); 12. 75-Kale Drake (11); 13. 37-Jack Hall (14); 14. 88R-Ryder Laplante (6).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Aimery Turner (2); 2. 88R-Ryder Laplante (7); 3. 9R-Chase Randall (1); 4. 9P-Daison Pursley (3); 5. 95-Grayson Gaddy (4); 6. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey (5); 7. 59-Richie Harvey (6).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 42-Grady Mercer (2); 2. 83-Brant Woods (1); 3. 58H-Jarret Hjorth (3); 4. 50-Dylan Pendergrass (7); 5. 66J-Holden Jennings (4); 6. 75-Kale Drake (6); 7. 37-Jack Hall (5).
2017 DRIVEN MIDWEST USAC NOW600 FEATURE WINNERS –
STOCK NON-WING:
Frank Flud – 7 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on March 9, March 10 and June 1; I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 26 and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 2); Trey Marcham – 1 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 27) and Steven Shebester – 1 (Wichita Speedway in Iowa Park, Texas, on March 3)
WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:
Frank Flud – 6 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18, Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on March 9, March 10 and June 1, and I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 26); Dustin Davidson – 1 (281 Speedway in Stephenville, Texas, on March 25); Holley Hollan – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 2) and Jason McDougal – 1 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 27)
RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:
Ryder Laplante – 4 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 18; Wichita Speedway in Iowa Park, Texas, on March 3; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on March 9; and 281 Speedway in Stephenville, Texas, on March 25); Daison Pursley – 3 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 26 and May 27 and Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 1); Noah Gass – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 17); Grady Mercer – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 2) and Chase Randall – 1 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on March 10)
UP NEXT –
SOONER 600 SPEEDWEEK: Saturday at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Website: http://www.NOW600Series.com
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NOW600 SERIES –
The National Open Wheel 600 Series is in its fifth year of showcasing premier micro sprint racing throughout Oklahoma and Northern Texas. In addition to the Driven Midwest USAC NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass, there are three regions – the Driven Midwest NOW600 North Texas Region, the Driven Midwest NOW600 Sooner Region and the USAC NOW600 Coastal Clash. 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.
DRIVEN MIDWEST –
Driven Midwest is a speed shop and D1 chassis dealer located in Tulsa, Okla. The company, which is owned by Harley Hollan and micro sprint standout Frank Flud, has one goal: to raise the standard of customer service to an exceptional level while building a relationship with every customer. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/DrivenPerformanceMidwest/?fref=ts.
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