2/14/2017
NOW600 National Micros
Driven Midwest NOW600 Introduces the Driven Midwest Cup for 2017
(Karen Davis Photo)
DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (February 14, 2017) – Something new for fans and teams, the 2017 Driven Midwest USAC NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass season will see the introduction of the “Driven Midwest Cup”.
The Driven Midwest Cup will take place at Wichita Speedway in Wichita Falls, Texas on Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28, 2017 and is open to all teams to compete.
The Driven Midwest Cup, featuring the Driven Midwest USAC NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass, will feature two nights of competition that culminate in championship Main Events on Saturday night.
Friday night will consist of qualifying races (Heats and Semis) to lock 16 drivers into the Driven Midwest Cup on Saturday which will feature a LCQ for the Top 12 Non-Qualifiers from Friday nights Semis to get their last chance to make the show.
There will be three (3) Driven Midwest Cup Mains for each of the three (3) divisions on Saturday, once 20 cars have qualified. Highest overall finisher will be crowned the winner. A $1000 prize awaits winners in Winged A-Class and Stock Non-Wing with $500 going to the top driver in Restricted ‘A’ Class competition.
CUP BONUS! If a driver wins all three Main Events in Winged A-Class and Stock Non-Wing, they will get a $2000 bonus. Winning all three in Restricted ‘A’ Class nets a $1000 bonus. Regular NOW600 purse will be paid per class after Cup Main No. 3 with your combined finishing spots determining your finishing order.
The Cup Format:
Friday, October 27:
Drivers will draw in for Heat Race competition. Normal NOW600 draw rules apply to Heat Race lineups. Top 10 in Passing Points from Heats will lock straight into Saturday night’s Cup event. Everyone else will fall into one of the nights Semis. Semis will be 15 laps taking the Top 6 transfers into Saturday night’s show. If two Semis are contested, the Top 3 will transfer and if three Semis are contested, the Top 2 from each will transfer.
The Top 12 Non-Qualifiers from Friday nights Semis will have one last chance to make the show in Saturday night’s LCQ. Lineup is straight up from Friday’s Semi finishes. The Top 4 in the LCQ will transfer into the Cup. The LCQ will be 12 laps in distance.
Saturday, October 28:
Driven Midwest Cup Main 1: The Top 16 drivers that are locked into the Cup Mains will be placed in one of two Qualifying Groups. Group Qualifying will take place during hot laps with drivers being lined straight up from their times to form Cup Main 1, while the four transfer drivers from the LCQ will be lined straight up off their LCQ finish.
Driven Midwest Cup Main 2: Passing points from Cup Main 1 will be tallied with the Top 8 in passing points being inverted with drivers 9-20 being lined up straight up off their passing points from Cup Main 1.
Driven Midwest Cup Main 3: Passing points from both Cup Main 1 and 2 will be totaled together and drivers will be lined straight up off their combined passing points from the previous two Cup Mains.
Each Driven Midwest Cup Main will be 12 laps in distance.
The Cup Points:
The winner is determined via overall scores from the three Cup Mains. Points are rewarded Olympic-style, meaning a win gets 1 point, a second gets 2, etc.
The driver with the lowest amount of points after third Driven Midwest Cup Main will be crowned champion of the Driven Midwest Cup.
The Purse:
RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:
WIN ALL THREE: $1000 bonus!
STANDARD: 1. $500, 2. $250, 3. $150, 4. $125, 5. $115, 6. $100, 7. $80, 8. $70, 9. $65, 10-20. $60.
WINGED A-CLASS and STOCK NON-WING:
WIN ALL THREE: $2000 bonus!
STANDARD: 1. $1000, 2. $300, 3. $200, 4. $150, 5. $130, 6. $125, 7. $115, 8. $100, 9. $80, 10. $70, 11-20. $60.
2017 marks the fifth season of competition for the Driven Midwest USAC National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by MyRacePass sanctioning 600cc micro sprint racing in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and California.
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The National Open Wheel 600 Series is in its fifth year of showcasing premier micro sprint racing throughout Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Northern Texas, and California. 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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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, visithttps://www.facebook.com/DrivenPerformanceMidwest/?fref=ts.
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Submitted By: Terry Mattox