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Inside Line Promotions – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (June 18, 2018) – The busiest week of the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by MyRacePass season has arrived as the 2nd annual Sooner 600 Week is about to get underway.

The event features four straight nights of action at four different tracks in Kansas and Oklahoma. All three premier classes – Stock Non-Wing, Winged ‘A’ Class and Restricted ‘A’ Class – will race each night.

The action begins on Wednesday at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., for the first of three NOW600 Series shows there this year. Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., hosts its second NOW600 Series event of the season on Thursday. Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., welcomes the series on Friday for the first time this year before Sooner 600 Week wraps up on Saturday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., where the series kicked off the season with a tripleheader in March.

Daniel Shaffer enters the four-race event as the leader in the Stock Non-Wing championship standings by only six points over Daison Pursley. Trey Burke is 28 points out of the lead.

Shaffer is tied with Chris Cochran with a pair of division-leading triumphs.

Jim Woods holds a 19-point advantage over Pursley in the Winged ‘A’ Class championship standings. Harley Hollan ranks third – only 43 points behind Woods.

Pursley leads the division with a trio of victories.

Ryan Timms owns a 13-point edge in the Restricted ‘A’ Class championship standings. Ryder Laplante is second with Kale Drake third, only 15 points out of the lead.

Garth Kasiner leads the division with two wins.

The gates open at 5 p.m. with racing scheduled for 8 p.m. each night. The pill draw will open at 5:30 p.m. and will close once the drivers meeting begins at 6:45 p.m. the first three nights. The pill draw opens at 5 p.m. with the drivers meeting at 6:30 p.m. during the finale at Port City Raceway.

2018 LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES FEATURE WINNERS –

STOCK NON-WING:

Chris Cochran – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); Daniel Shaffer – 2 (Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., on May 26 and May 27); Daison Pursley – 1 (Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on April 14); Chase Randall – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9); Morgan Roan – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23); and Jason Tyer – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24)

WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:

Daison Pursley – 3 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23 and Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., on May 26 and May 27); Frank Flud – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9 and Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on May 6); Harley Hollan – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); and Chase Brewer – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24)

RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:

Garth Kasiner – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); Kale Drake – 1 (Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on April 14); Ryder Laplante – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24); Shawn Mahaffey – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9); Rees Moran – 1 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on May 6); and Caleb Rouser – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23)

UP NEXT –

SOONER 600 WEEK: Wednesday at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan.; Thursday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.; Friday at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla.; and Saturday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla.

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.

LUCAS OIL –

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MYRACEPASS –

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INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –

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