3/9/2020
NOW600 National Micros
Format for Oil Capital Clash Announced!
DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (March 9, 2020) - Officials with the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by the Hi Plains Building Division have announced the format and purse details for the 4th Annual Oil Capital Clash III and 3rd Annual Terry Walker Memorial that will be held at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Thursday-Saturday, March 12-14, 2020.
The Clash will feature all three Lucas Oil NOW600 National Series divisions: Stock Non-Wing, Winged A-Class and Restricted 'A' Class along with Sportsman and Junior Sprints all three nights.
Saturday nights finale will be the Terry Walker Memorial with all classes (except Junior Sprints) racing for 27-laps.
Non-Wing and A-Class on Saturday will compete for $527 to win each, Restricted and Sportsman will race for $327. Junior Sprints will race for $127 to win!
The Format: ALL CLASSES
No split field. All drivers will compete on both qualifying nights as combined points from Heat Races, B-Mains, and Mains will set the lineup for Top 6 on Saturday night. Any tie in points will be broken by Friday’s finish.
NOW600 Format will be utilized with draw in for Heat Race starting position and passing points to determine drivers who advance to the B-Mains and A-Main.
On Thursday and Friday, Top 14 in Passing Points from Heat Races will move into the 25-lap Main. The highest passing point driver will draw for the invert at the NOW600 trailer during intermission. Remainder will fall into the nights B-Main's. Lineup will be done by passing point totals.
If one B-Main is needed, the top 6 drivers will advance to the A-Main. If two B-Main’s, then the top three, if three B-Main’s, then the top two. All B-Main's will be 12-laps or 10 minutes.
Following the completion of Friday’s program event points will be totaled with the Top 6 locked in, straight up, into Saturday’s Main Event. All other drivers will run a complete show on Saturday night.
NOW600: Thursday and Friday Race Points will follow the following scale:
Heat Races:
20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, etc.
B-Main Races:
Each driver that does not transfer from the Semi will receive 30 points.
A-Main:
100, 97, 94, 91, 88, 85, 82, 79, 76, 73, 70, 68, 66, 64, 62, 60, 58, 56, 54, 52, 50.
Purse structure for the three NOW600 sanctioned classes will follow standard two-day event purse payout with Thursday and Friday night paying Day 1 purse and Saturday night paying Day 2 Purse.
Each night will count as points events for the Lucas Oil NOW600 National Series.
Wednesday night, March 13 will be a practice night.
Times:
Wednesday: Practice Night - 6pm to 9pm
Thursday and Friday: Preliminary Nights
Pits open: 4pm
Pill Draw: 5pm to 6:30pm
Drivers Meeting: 6:45pm
Hot Laps: 7:15pm
Racing: 8pm
Saturday: Finale
Fan Fest: 12pm to 2pm
Gates open at 2pm
Pill Draw: 2:30pm to 4pm
Drivers Meeting: 4:15pm
Hot Laps: 4:45pm
Opening Ceromonies: 5:15pm
Racing: 5:30pm
More information on this event will be posted as the weekend draws near. For continued updates, and to find class/series rules, log into http://www.now600series.com.
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 eighth 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 seven regions – the NOW600 Hi-Plains Building Division Ark-La-Tex Region, the NOW600 Hi-Plains Building Division Cactus 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 Milestone TOWR 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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Submitted By: Terry Mattox