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Shaffer, Pursley and Laplante Capture Lucas Oil NOW600 Series Championships as Flud and Timms Win During Season Finale

(Photo by Jessica Edmiston Photography)

Inside Line Promotions – ARKOMA, Okla. (Nov. 4, 2018) – Daniel Shaffer, Daison Pursley and Ryder Laplante secured Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by MyRacePass championships as the season concluded on Sunday at Arkoma Speedway.

Frank Flud won the Stock Non-Wing main event while Ryan Timms scored victories in the Winged ‘A’ Class and Restricted ‘A’ Class divisions to wrap up a highly successful season for the marquee micro sprint series.

Flud powered from the fifth starting position and he held off Timms for the Stock Non-Wing triumph, which was his series-best fourth of the season. Cole Roberts ended third with Chase Randall fourth and Emerson Axsom fifth.

Timms, Porter and Randall were the heat race winners and Pursley claimed the B Main.

Shaffer maneuvered from 13th to seventh to garner his first career NOW600 Series championship.

Timms earned his first career Winged ‘A’ Class victory with the series after starting on the pole. Axsom, Trey Burke, Flud and Pursley rounded out the top five, respectively.

Pursley and Flud each won a heat race.

Pursley’s performance helped him surge to his first career NOW600 Series Winged ‘A’ Class championship by only two points over Jim Woods, who ended 13th.

Timms was also victorious during Restricted ‘A’ Class action as he recorded his fifth win of the season in the division. Shawn Mahaffey placed second with Chase Brown third, Mason Daugherty fourth and Joshua Gentry fifth.

Brown, Timms and Daugherty were the heat race winners.

Laplante powered from 10th to sixth place, which helped him edge Timms for the championship by only one point.

LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES PRESENTED BY MYRACEPASS RESULTS AT ARKOMA SPEEDWAY (Nov. 4, 2018) –

NOW600 Stock Non-Wing

A-Main (20 Laps): 1. 81-Frank Flud (5); 2. 5T-Ryan Timms (3); 3. 3-Cole Roberts (7); 4. 9-Chase Randall (1); 5. 42-Emerson Axsom (8); 6. 8-Gunner Bowden (17); 7. 28P-Daniel Shaffer (13); 8. 09-Grady Mercer (9); 9. 17F-Hunter Fischer (14); 10. 8P-Caleb Pence (18); 11. 3X-Shawn Mahaffey (6); 12. 21-Jeremy Wickham (20); 13. 24-Roy Entze II (12); 14. 9P-Daison Pursley (15); 15. 51-Matt Ward (19); 16. 3E-Shawn Wicker (16); 17. 33-Jack Kassik (4); 18. 01-Weldon Buford (11); 19. 2-Chase Porter (2); (DQ) 63-Trey Burke (10).

Semi 1 (12 Laps): 1. 9P-Daison Pursley (5); 2. 3E-Shawn Wicker (3); 3. 8-Gunner Bowden (2); 4. 8P-Caleb Pence (1); 5. 51-Matt Ward (9); 6. 21-Jeremy Wickham (11); 7. 17-Dave Nicholson (7); 8. 20A-Conner Long (4); 9. 21K-Randell Traylor (12); 10. 22G-Tyler Drummond (8); 11. 22-Curtis Jones (13); 12. 73-Brock Berreth (10); 13. 29-David Pyatt (6).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms (1); 2. 3X-Shawn Mahaffey (8); 3. 09-Grady Mercer (4); 4. 63-Trey Burke (6); 5. 8P-Caleb Pence (5); 6. 29-David Pyatt (3); 7. 3E-Shawn Wicker (9); 8. 21-Jeremy Wickham (2); 9. 22-Curtis Jones (7).

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Chase Porter (1); 2. 81-Frank Flud (7); 3. 01-Weldon Buford (2); 4. 28P-Daniel Shaffer (4); 5. 17F-Hunter Fischer (6); 6. 20A-Conner Long (5); 7. 9P-Daison Pursley (8); 8. 51-Matt Ward (3); 9. 22G-Tyler Drummond (9).

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Chase Randall (1); 2. 3-Cole Roberts (3); 3. 33-Jack Kassik (6); 4. 42-Emerson Axsom (7); 5. 8-Gunner Bowden (4); 6. 24-Roy Entze II (9); 7. 17-Dave Nicholson (5); 8. 21K-Randell Traylor (2); 9. 73-Brock Berreth (8).

NOW600 Winged ‘A’ Class

A-Main (20 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms (1); 2. 42-Emerson Axsom (2); 3. 63-Trey Burke (3); 4. 81-Frank Flud (6); 5. 9P-Daison Pursley (4); 6. 3-Cole Roberts (10); 7. 36-Kris Carroll (5); 8. 9R-Chase Randall (11); 9. 10-Brock Berreth (7); 10. 88R-Ryder Laplante (12); 11. 2-Dylan Reynolds (13); 12. 88-Aimery Turner (8); 13. 83-Jim Woods (15); 14. 01-Weldon Buford (9); 15. 2X-Chase Porter (16); 16. 21G-Garth Kasiner (14); 17. 99-Nathan Rainey (17).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9P-Daison Pursley (1); 2. 63-Trey Burke (3); 3. 88-Aimery Turner (2); 4. 5T-Ryan Timms (7); 5. 10-Brock Berreth (8); 6. 88R-Ryder Laplante (4); 7. 21G-Garth Kasiner (5); 8. 2X-Chase Porter (6); 9. 99-Nathan Rainey (9).

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 81-Frank Flud (2); 2. 42-Emerson Axsom (3); 3. 36-Kris Carroll (6); 4. 01-Weldon Buford (4); 5. 3-Cole Roberts (5); 6. 2-Dylan Reynolds (1); 7. 9R-Chase Randall (8); 8. 83-Jim Woods (7).

NOW600 Restricted ‘A’ Class

A-Main (20 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms (2); 2. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey (4); 3. 55-Chase Brown (3); 4. 15D-Mason Daugherty (1); 5. 12G-Joshua Gentry (7); 6. 88R-Ryder Laplante (10); 7. 5-Chase Hyland (6); 8. 83-Brant Woods (8); 9. 78-Wyatt Wilkerson (9); 10. 11S-Evan Spaulding (11); 11. 52-Hayden Mabe (17); 12. 70-Aidan Silva (13); 13. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips (12); 14. 27T-Timothy Watson III (21); 15. 59-Brody Mclaughlin (18); 16. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall (14); 17. 37-Jack Hall (15); 18. 75-Kale Drake (5); 19. 50-Jackson Beers (16); 20. 13-Evie Dean (20); 21. 95-Grayson Gaddy (19).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 55-Chase Brown (2); 2. 12G-Joshua Gentry (1); 3. 78-Wyatt Wilkerson (3); 4. 70-Aidan Silva (4); 5. 37-Jack Hall (5); 6. 50-Jackson Beers (6); 7. 95-Grayson Gaddy (7).

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms (1); 2. 5-Chase Hyland (2); 3. 75-Kale Drake (5); 4. 83-Brant Woods (6); 5. 11S-Evan Spaulding (7); 6. 52-Hayden Mabe (4); 7. 27T-Timothy Watson III (3).

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 15D-Mason Daugherty (1); 2. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey (6); 3. 88R-Ryder Laplante (3); 4. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall (4); 5. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips (7); 6. 59-Brody Mclaughlin (2); 7. 13-Evie Dean (5).

2018 LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES FEATURE WINNERS –

STOCK NON-WING:

Frank Flud – 4 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 21 and Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on July 7, Nov. 3 and Nov. 4); Trey Robb – 3 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 and Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on Nov. 3); Daniel Shaffer – 3 (Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., on May 26 and May 27 and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Sept. 2); Chris Cochran – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); Hank Davis – 2 (Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on June 20 and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 22); Daison Pursley – 2 (Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on April 14 and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Sept. 1); Jase Randolph – 2 (Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on July 6 and Nov. 3); Chris Andrews – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on July 8); Jerry McGinnis – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on June 23); Chase Randall – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9); Morgan Roan – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23); Colby Stubblefield – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on July 21); and Jason Tyer – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24)

WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:

Frank Flud – 8 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9, June 23 and Oct. 20; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on May 6 and June 21; and Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on July 6, July 7 and Nov. 3); Daison Pursley – 3 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23 and Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., on May 26 and May 27); Harley Hollan – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); Gage Robb – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on Oct. 19 and Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla.); Chase Brewer – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24); Steven Curbow – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on July 8); Hank Davis – 1 (Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on June 20); Riley Goodno – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 22); Chase Randall – 1 (RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on July 20); Layden Pearson – 1 (Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on Nov. 3); Brady Ross – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on July 21); Joey Starnes – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Sept. 2); Ryan Timms – 1 (Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on Nov. 4); and Jim Woods – 1 (Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Sept. 1)

RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:

Ryder Laplante – 6 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24; Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on July 6 and July 7; Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on July 8; RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on July 20; and Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Sept. 1); Shawn Mahaffey – 6 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9; Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on June 20; Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on June 21; Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on June 22 and Sept. 2; and Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on Nov. 3); Ryan Timms – 5 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on June 23 and Oct. 19; Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on July 21; and Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4); Garth Kasiner – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); Rees Moran – 2 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on May 6 and Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on Oct. 20); Chase Brown – 1 (Arkoma Speedway in Arkoma, Okla., on Nov. 3); Kale Drake – 1 (Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on April 14); and Caleb Rouser – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23)

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 sixth year of showcasing premier micro sprint racing throughout the country. In addition to the Lucas Oil NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass, there are five regions – the NOW600 North Texas Region, the NOW600 Desert Region, the NOW600 Mile High Micro Sprints, the NOW600 Mountain West Region and the NOW600 Northeast Region. 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.

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