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Newell Nets Two Victories and Laplante Scores Another Win During Driven Midwest USAC NOW600 National Series Season Debut at Caney Valley

Inside Line Promotions – CANEY, Kan. (Sept. 16, 2017) – Jeffrey Newell captured a pair of Driven Midwest USAC NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass feature victories and Ryder Laplante earned his series-best sixth triumph of the season on Saturday night during the season debut at Caney Valley Speedway.

Newell won a Stock Non-Wing heat race to advance into the feature redraw, in which he pulled the No. 2 to start the $500-to-win main event on the outside of the front row. He took advantage of the great starting position by driving to his second career NOW600 Stock Non-Wing win and first of the season.

Fellow heat race winner Hank Davis finished second with Avery Goodman ending third, 11th-starting Ryan Truitt fourth and Blake Battles fifth.

Newell also capitalized on terrific starting position in the Winged ‘A’ Class main event as he won his second race of the season with the series after starting on the pole. Davis powered from seventh to second place with Battles, Ryan Mushrush, who won the lone heat race, and Daison Pursley rounding out the top five, respectively.

Laplante was also victorious after garnering the pole position for the Restricted ‘A’ Class main event. The win was his sixth of the season and seventh career – both lead the series.

Ryan Timms earned a runner-up result with Pursley, who is the points leader, placing third. Aidan Silva ended fourth and Kale Drake was fifth.

Laplante was the lone heat race winner.

The Driven Midwest USAC NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass will return to competition on Oct. 14-15 at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., for the inaugural Meeker 500.

DRIVEN MIDWEST USAC NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES PRESENTED BY MYRACEPASS RESULTS AT CANEY VALLEY SPEEDWAY (Sept. 16, 2017) –

NOW600 Stock Non-Wing

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 1-Jeffrey Newell (2); 2. 42-Hank Davis (4); 3. 11G-Avery Goodman (7); 4. 75-Ryan Truitt (11); 5. 10-Blake Battles (5); 6. 23C-Jason Crane (12); 7. 6-Steve Hart (8); 8. 08-Roscoe Moore (15); 9. 89-Andy Duncan (10); 10. 480-Cory Green (1); 11. 08B-Bobby McIntosh (6); 12. 20-Josh Pickle (9); 13. 1W-Mike Ward (16); 14. 22-Curtis Jones (13); 15. 1X-Jeff Griggs (14); 16. 15R-Blaine Ray (3).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 42-Hank Davis (7); 2. 480-Cory Green (2); 3. 08B-Bobby McIntosh (4); 4. 6-Steve Hart (5); 5. 11G-Avery Goodman (8); 6. 23C-Jason Crane (3); 7. 22-Curtis Jones (6); 8. 1W-Mike Ward (1).

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Jeffrey Newell (3); 2. 10-Blake Battles (1); 3. 15R-Blaine Ray (8); 4. 20-Josh Pickle (4); 5. 89-Andy Duncan (5); 6. 75-Ryan Truitt (7); 7. 1X-Jeff Griggs (6); 8. 08-Roscoe Moore (2).

NOW600 Winged ‘A’ Class

A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 1-Jeffrey Newell (1); 2. 42-Hank Davis (7); 3. 10-Blake Battles (5); 4. 9-Ryan Mushrush (2); 5. 9P-Daison Pursley (3); 6. 11G-Avery Goodman (6); 7. 89-Andy Duncan (10); 8. 22RL-Gage Laney (4); 9. 75-Kale Drake (8); 10. 78G-Scott Bradley (9).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Ryan Mushrush (1); 2. 1-Jeffrey Newell (8); 3. 9P-Daison Pursley (4); 4. 22RL-Gage Laney (2); 5. 10-Blake Battles (5); 6. 42-Hank Davis (6); 7. 11G-Avery Goodman (9); 8. 78G-Scott Bradley (3); 9. 75-Kale Drake (10); 10. 89-Andy Duncan (7).

NOW600 Restricted ‘A’ Class

A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 88R-Ryder Laplante (1); 2. 5T-Ryan Timms (4); 3. 9P-Daison Pursley (3); 4. 70-Aidan Silva (7); 5. 75-Kale Drake (2); 6. 24T-Dooley Harris (6); 7. 22T-Thomas Byford (8); 8. 17S-Baron Silva (5).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 88R-Ryder Laplante (1); 2. 9P-Daison Pursley (2); 3. 75-Kale Drake (5); 4. 5T-Ryan Timms (3); 5. 17S-Baron Silva (6); 6. 24T-Dooley Harris (8); 7. 70-Aidan Silva (7); 8. 22T-Thomas Byford (4).

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); 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); 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 – 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 RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on July 14); Jeffrey Newell – 2 (I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 3 and Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Sept. 16); 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); 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 – 6 (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); 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); 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); Chase Randall – 1 (Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on March 10); and Caleb Rouser – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on Aug. 19)

UP NEXT –

Oct. 14-15 at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., for the inaugural Meeker 500

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.NOW600Series.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NOW600Series

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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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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.

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