---

Driven Midwest USAC NOW600 National Series Reaches New Heights in 2017

(Photo by TeeJay Crawford)

Inside Line Promotions – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (Oct. 25, 2017) – The Driven Midwest USAC NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass took another large step forward in 2017.

The national tour ventured to eight different tracks in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas for a total of 20 races, which is the most ever in a season, despite enduring eight rainouts. A total of 154 drivers competed in Stock Non-Wing, 151 in Winged ‘A’ Class and 67 in Restricted ‘A’ Class competition at least once during the banner season, which was a season high in each division.

“It’s grown tremendously,” NOW600 Founder Terry Mattox said. “Teaming up with USAC this year and with us doing the North Texas Region has helped boost car counts. We’re building this step by step and are working on some big things for 2018 to continue building momentum from this year.”

Frank Flud, who is the winningest driver in series history, captured his first career Stock Non-Wing and Winged ‘A’ Class titles this year thanks to 11 feature victories in both divisions.

Flud was the only multiple race winner in the Stock Non-Wing class, which also welcomed Holley Hollan, Jacob Lucas, Trey Marcham, Jason McDougal, Jeffrey Newell and Steven Shebester to the Inside Line Promotions Victory Lane.

Hollan and Newell each posted two triumphs in the Winged ‘A’ Class competition while Chase Brewer, Colton Corbin, Dustin Davidson, Hank Davis and McDougal were also victorious.

Daison Pursley capitalized on six feature wins to earn his second straight Restricted ‘A’ Class championship.

Ryder Laplante led the division with eight victories. Kale Drake joined Pursley and Laplante as multiple race winners with his three triumphs. Noah Gass, Grady Mercer, Chase Randall, Caleb Rouser and Ryan Timms also picked up a win.

“I want to thank all of the teams for competing with us this season and I want to congratulate our champions and race winners,” Mattox said. “While Frank Flud and Ryder Laplante set a record for most wins by a driver in a season in the premier classes, we had 19 different winners across the three divisions of the series.”

Additionally, Laplante won the Restricted ‘A’ Class championship and Corbin claimed the Winged ‘A’ Class title with the Driven Midwest North Texas Region and Kris Carroll was named the NOW600 Sportsman champion after winning all six races.

Mattox added that he is excited to announce the series will have a $15,000 points fund spread across its three premier classes next year.

“Thank you to Driven Midwest, MyRacePass and all of the marketing partners who were part of our team this year,” Mattox said. “We’re excited to continue to move forward with our great partners and teams as well as the tracks and fans who support the Driven Midwest USAC NOW600 National Micro Series.”

Stay tuned to the social media accounts for the series throughout the offseason for news about the 2018 season, which is slated to begin Feb. 16-17 at Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas.

2017 DRIVEN MIDWEST USAC NOW600 FEATURE WINNERS –

STOCK NON-WING:

Frank Flud – 11 (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; Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 2 and Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 – 3 wins); Holley Hollan – 1 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 3); Jacob Lucas – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Aug. 19); Trey Marcham – 1 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 27); Jason McDougal – 1 (Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Oct. 20); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Sept. 16); and Steven Shebester – 1 (Wichita Speedway in Iowa Park, Texas, on March 3)

WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:

Frank Flud – 11 (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; RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on July 14 and Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Oct. 20, Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 – 2 wins); Holley Hollan – 2 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 2 and Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Oct. 22); Jeffrey Newell – 2 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 3 and Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Sept. 16); Chase Brewer – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Oct. 14); Colton Corbin – 1 (281 Speedway in Stephenville, Texas, on July 1); Dustin Davidson – 1 (281 Speedway in Stephenville, Texas, on March 25); Hank Davis – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Sept. 15); and Jason McDougal – 1 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 27)

RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:

Ryder Laplante – 8 (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; 281 Speedway in Stephenville, Texas, on March 25; RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on July 14 and Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Sept. 16, Oct. 20 and Oct. 21); Daison Pursley – 6 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 26 and May 27; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 1; Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Oct. 14 and Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Oct. 22 – 2 wins); Kale Drake – 3 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 3; 281 Speedway in Stephenville, Texas, on July 1 and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Sept. 15); Noah Gass – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Feb. 17); Grady Mercer – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 2); Chase Randall – 1 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on March 10); Caleb Rouser – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Aug. 19); and Ryan Timms – 1 (Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Oct. 22)

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 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.

MYRACEPASSPRO –

MyRacePass Pro offers a full set of tools for drivers, tracks and series to GET RECOGNIZED quickly and easily. Whether you’re a weekend warrior or travel the full ASCS or World of Outlaws tours, MRP Pro has the features you need in an online presence. Using MyRacePass PRO you can get a very professional, templated website that comes with all the tools and menu options of most of our custom websites. Most importantly, you can set everything up yourself with a custom domain name and background/header images. Starting out at simply $10 per month, you can set yourself apart from your competition and start utilizing the power of MyRacePass. There is a free 30-Day trial, so get to http://www.myracepass.com/pro today to see just how easy it is to “Get Recognized.”

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –

Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.

To meet the media relations needs of your program by joining Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or Shawn@InsideLinePromotions.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.

---

Back to News