5/9/2021
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Boschele, Flud and Benson Produce Lucas Oil NOW600 Series Wins During Oil Capital Clash Finale at Port City Raceway
(Photo by Richard Bales Photo)
Inside Line Promotions – TULSA, Okla. (May 8, 2021) – Gavan Boschele, Frank Flud and Garrett Benson are Oil Capital Clash champions as all three drivers scored Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division victories on Saturday night during the fifth edition of the marquee event hosted by Port City Raceway.
Boschele topped more than 40 drivers to garner his first career series triumph during Stock Non-Wing competition at the dirt oval. Trey Robb posted a runner-up result with Daniel Shaffer third, 15th-starting Kris Carroll fourth and Chelby Hinton fifth.
Colby Sokol, Connor Lee, Ryker Pace, Kobe Simpson and Jace Park each won a heat race. Carroll and Flud were the B Main winners.
Flud garnered his third Winged ‘A’ Class victory of the season during the sixth race of the year for the series. Josh Marcham earned a second-place result with Laydon Pearson rounding out the podium. Carroll was fourth and Lee ended fifth.
Park, Noah Key, Cole Roberts and Pace picked up heat race triumphs. Corbin Rueschenberg and Garrett Hulsey split the B Main wins.
Benson bested Braxton Wilson for his second NOW600 Series Restricted ‘A’ Class win of the season, which is tied for the most. Jett Nunley finished third with Justis Sokol fourth and Rueschenberg fifth.
Billy Lieb, Chase Wright, Chase McDougal and William Conner captured heat race victories. Kaley Mahaffey and Jaxton Wiggs pocketed B Main triumphs.
The NOW600 Series will be off for the next month until Sooner 600 Week begins on June 9 at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan.
LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES PRESENTED BY HI-PLAINS BUILDING DIVISION RESULTS AT PORT CITY RACEWAY (May 8, 2021) –
NOW600 Stock Non-Wing
A-Main (27 Laps): 1. 5-Gavan Boschele (2); 2. 12-Trey Robb (4); 3. 00-Daniel Shaffer (1); 4. 36-Kris Carroll (15); 5. 28-Chelby Hinton (5); 6. 8-Josh Marcham (8); 7. 21K-Kobe Simpson (6); 8. 56-Jace Park (7); 9. 24S-Colby Sokol (10); 10. 71K-Gavin Miller (9); 11. 21-Jeremy Wickham (18); 12. 23L-Tyler LaPointe (14); 13. 92-Jake Rosario (17); 14. 81-Frank Flud (16); 15. 75-Blayne Buntin (20); 16. 11-Laydon Pearson (13); 17. 8R-Ryker Pace (12); 18. 1H-Connor Lee (11); 19. 84-Dave Nicholson (19); 20. 51-Kyle Thompson (3); 21. 3Z-Trey Zorn (21).
B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 36-Kris Carroll (4); 2. 92-Jake Rosario (6); 3. 84-Dave Nicholson (1); 4. 1B-Brian Bennett (3); 5. 24T-Glenn James Bratti (7); 6. 28P-Garth Kasiner (8); 7. 59-Brody Mclaughlin (10); 8. 3W-John Kilmer (5); 9. 96-Jayson Campbell (2); 10. 3E-Ethan Wicker (11); 11. 9T-Tanner Holwerda (13); 12. 88R-Ryder Laplante (12); 13. 33-Cody Barnes (9); 14. 6D-Daryl Gates (14).
B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 81-Frank Flud (1); 2. 21-Jeremy Wickham (2); 3. 75-Blayne Buntin (8); 4. 01-Weldon Buford (7); 5. 88G-Garrett Hulsey (10); 6. 938-Bradley Fezard (9); 7. 77-Ryan Sullivan (3); 8. 3Z-Trey Zorn (14); 9. 2B-Brandon Boggs (11); 10. 23K-Jordan Kluver (5); 11. 51K-Kaimron Schoonover (6); 12. 40-Jason Gariss (4); 13. 57P-Peter Walker (13); 14. 22-David Walker (12).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 24S-Colby Sokol (1); 2. 96-Jayson Campbell (2); 3. 3W-John Kilmer (3); 4. 36-Kris Carroll (6); 5. 28P-Garth Kasiner (4); 6. 938-Bradley Fezard (5); 7. 88G-Garrett Hulsey (8); 8. 57P-Peter Walker (7).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1H-Connor Lee (1); 2. 21-Jeremy Wickham (2); 3. 8-Josh Marcham (6); 4. 01-Weldon Buford (3); 5. 23K-Jordan Kluver (7); 6. 2B-Brandon Boggs (4); 7. 3E-Ethan Wicker (8); 8. 3Z-Trey Zorn (5).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 8R-Ryker Pace (1); 2. 1B-Brian Bennett (2); 3. 71K-Gavin Miller (6); 4. 24T-Glenn James Bratti (4); 5. 92-Jake Rosario (7); 6. 59-Brody Mclaughlin (5); 7. 9T-Tanner Holwerda (3).
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 21K-Kobe Simpson (3); 2. 77-Ryan Sullivan (2); 3. 23L-Tyler LaPointe (5); 4. 81-Frank Flud (7); 5. 75-Blayne Buntin (4); 6. 33-Cody Barnes (6); 7. 6D-Daryl Gates (1).
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 56-Jace Park (2); 2. 11-Laydon Pearson (3); 3. 84-Dave Nicholson (5); 4. 40-Jason Gariss (6); 5. 51K-Kaimron Schoonover (7); 6. 88R-Ryder Laplante (1); 7. 22-David Walker (4).
NOW600 Winged ‘A’ Class
A-Main (27 Laps): 1. 81-Frank Flud (2); 2. 8-Josh Marcham (1); 3. 11-Laydon Pearson (3); 4. 36-Kris Carroll (6); 5. 1H-Connor Lee (4); 6. 3-Cole Roberts (10); 7. 24S-Colby Sokol (20); 8. 14K-Noah Key (9); 9. 96-Jayson Campbell (7); 10. 56-Jace Park (8); 11. 25S-Justis Sokol (14); 12. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg (15); 13. 21K-Kobe Simpson (17); 14. 88G-Garrett Hulsey (16); 15. 71-Gavan Boschele (19); 16. 22RL-Gage Laney (13); 17. 2B-Garrett Benson (21); 18. 8R-Ryker Pace (11); 19. 91-Kevin Bayer (12); 20. 92-Jake Rosario (18); 21. 12-Trey Robb (5).
B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg (1); 2. 21K-Kobe Simpson (2); 3. 71-Gavan Boschele (4); 4. 2B-Garrett Benson (3); 5. 71K-Gavin Miller (8); 6. 10N-Lonnie Nunley (11); 7. 2T-Brandon Boggs (5); 8. 33-Kolton Nimrod (12); 9. 14X-Braxston Wilson (6); 10. 3Z-Trey Zorn (7); 11. 22J-Jimmy Ray (10); 12. 83-Shane Weeks (9).
B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 88G-Garrett Hulsey (2); 2. 92-Jake Rosario (4); 3. 24S-Colby Sokol (7); 4. 10T-Talin Turner (3); 5. 99-Brett Osborn (8); 6. 21G-Garth Kasiner (5); 7. 59-Brody Mclaughlin (11); 8. 14-Blake Battles (1); 9. 45-Megan Thomas (10); 10. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall (6); 11. 51-Kyle Thompson (9).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 56-Jace Park (3); 2. 21K-Kobe Simpson (1); 3. 22RL-Gage Laney (5); 4. 2T-Brandon Boggs (2); 5. 92-Jake Rosario (6); 6. 71K-Gavin Miller (4); 7. 83-Shane Weeks (7); 8. 10N-Lonnie Nunley (8).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14K-Noah Key (1); 2. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg (2); 3. 88G-Garrett Hulsey (4); 4. 25S-Justis Sokol (7); 5. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall (3); 6. 21G-Garth Kasiner (8); 7. 45-Megan Thomas (6); 8. 59-Brody Mclaughlin (5).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Cole Roberts (1); 2. 96-Jayson Campbell (6); 3. 10T-Talin Turner (2); 4. 91-Kevin Bayer (8); 5. 3Z-Trey Zorn (3); 6. 99-Brett Osborn (4); 7. 51-Kyle Thompson (7); 8. 33-Kolton Nimrod (5).
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 8R-Ryker Pace (1); 2. 14-Blake Battles (2); 3. 2B-Garrett Benson (4); 4. 71-Gavan Boschele (3); 5. 14X-Braxston Wilson (5); 6. 24S-Colby Sokol (6); 7. 22J-Jimmy Ray (7).
NOW600 Restricted ‘A’ Class
A-Main (27 Laps): 1. 2B-Garrett Benson (1); 2. 14X-Braxston Wilson (2); 3. 33-Jett Nunley (8); 4. 25S-Justis Sokol (4); 5. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg (3); 6. 73-Chase McDougal (13); 7. 15V-Cole Vanderheiden (5); 8. 63-Jack Thomas (6); 9. 5C-Cooper Miller (9); 10. 13C-William Conner (14); 11. 77-Cooper Sullivan (10); 12. 10S-Scout Spraggins (17); 13. 77W-Chase Wright (12); 14. 30K-Kamirin Cook (19); 15. 45-Megan Thomas (18); 16. 10T-Talin Turner (7); 17. 38-Riley Osantowski (20); 18. 88-Billy Lieb (11); 19. 21-Keegan Osantowski (21); 20. 71-Jaxton Wiggs (16); 21. 11-Kaley Mahaffey (15).
B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 11-Kaley Mahaffey (1); 2. 10S-Scout Spraggins (4); 3. 30K-Kamirin Cook (3); 4. 2E-Jackson Kounkel (2); 5. 9-Abigayle Lett (6); 6. 5G-Landon Graham (5); 7. 29K-Kinsley Cook (9); 8. 35-Gaige Weldon (12); 9. 23J-Jace Wren (13); 10. 6-Brylee Kilmer (7); 11. 33B-Sky Bartholomew (8); 12. 10R-Ray Brewer (10); 13. 5B-Cade Bierman (11).
B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 71-Jaxton Wiggs (1); 2. 45-Megan Thomas (12); 3. 38-Riley Osantowski (3); 4. 21-Keegan Osantowski (7); 5. 52-Hayden Mabe (11); 6. 88P-Ayden Parrish (4); 7. 4S-Aubrey Jo Sappington (6); 8. 11H-Nicholas Harris (5); 9. 5-Braden Jones (2); 10. 66-Jayden Clay (8); 11. 31-Tru Bartholomew (10); 12. 11D-Dominic White (9).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Billy Lieb (1); 2. 33-Jett Nunley (4); 3. 2E-Jackson Kounkel (2); 4. 38-Riley Osantowski (3); 5. 11H-Nicholas Harris (5); 6. 21-Keegan Osantowski (7); 7. 66-Jayden Clay (9); 8. 35-Gaige Weldon (6); 9. 23J-Jace Wren (8).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 77W-Chase Wright (1); 2. 5C-Cooper Miller (4); 3. 10T-Talin Turner (8); 4. 88P-Ayden Parrish (2); 5. 9-Abigayle Lett (5); 6. 29K-Kinsley Cook (3); 7. 11D-Dominic White (7); 8. 45-Megan Thomas (6).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Chase McDougal (1); 2. 77-Cooper Sullivan (4); 3. 5-Braden Jones (2); 4. 10S-Scout Spraggins (3); 5. 4S-Aubrey Jo Sappington (5); 6. 5G-Landon Graham (8); 7. 10R-Ray Brewer (6); 8. 52-Hayden Mabe (7).
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 13C-William Conner (1); 2. 11-Kaley Mahaffey (3); 3. 30K-Kamirin Cook (2); 4. 71-Jaxton Wiggs (6); 5. 6-Brylee Kilmer (5); 6. 33B-Sky Bartholomew (7); 7. 31-Tru Bartholomew (4); 8. 5B-Cade Bierman (8).
2021 LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES FEATURE WINNERS –
STOCK NON-WING:
Johnny Boland – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 7); Gavan Boschele – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 8); Frank Flud – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 7); Garrett Hulsey – 1 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on April 30); Daison Pursley – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 6); and Colby Sokol – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 6)
WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:
Frank Flud – 3 (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); Garrett Benson – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 6); Jeffrey Newell – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 6); and Laydon Pearson – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 7)
RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:
Garrett Benson – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 6 and May 8); Corbin Rueschenberg – 2 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 7 and Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on April 30); Kaley Mahaffey – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on May 7); and Jaxton Wiggs – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on March 6)
UP NEXT –
June 9 at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., for Round 1 of the Sooner 600 Week
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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