(Image Credit: John Lee)
Hunter Kohn And Tate
Gurney Top Dirt2Media
NOW600 For the First
Time At Mitchell County
Fairgrounds Raceway
Bryan Hulbert –
BELOIT, Kan. (July 12,
2023) Adding
their names to the list
of winners with the
Dirt2Media National Open
Wheel 600 Series
presented by Hi-Plains
Building Division,
Hunter Kohn and Tate
Gurney mastered the
Mitchell County
Fairgrounds Raceway
Wednesday night during
the Chad McDaniel
Memorial.
A nearly relentless
battle for the top spot
that saw Cale Coons
throwing slide jobs at
every turn, the Indiana
racer pulled ahead of
the No. 48 a few times
but was never able to
officially lead a lap.
From as little as
0.046-seconds on Lap 9,
to as much as
0.658-seconds on Lap 16,
the pair traded around
the top spot numerous
times, with Kohn winning
the drag race off the
final turn by
0.139-seonds. Cale
Coons, in second, was
followed by Trey Zorn,
who battled into second
at one point before
getting shuffled back to
a bronze finish. Bobby
Eubanks and Jacob Latta
made up the top five.
Likewise, for the
Restricted feature, the
question of who would
win was up in the air
nearly every time Tate
Gurney and Braxton Weger
rolled by the flag
stand.
Side by side through the
mid-point of the 20-lap
feature, Weger led from
the start, with Gurney
able to sneak into the
lead on Lap 10, but
would have to regroup as
Braxton shot back to the
point a lap later.
Trading lines and
adjusting tactics, the
pair finally swapped for
good on Lap 14. Able to
finally start putting
distance on the field,
Gurney would ultimately
take the KKM No. 71 to a
2.647-second lead at the
finish. Braxton Weger
crossed second, followed
by Kyle Hooper, Kasen
Zorn, and Gavyn Bolt to
complete the top five.
Running alongside the
USAC NOS Energy Drink
Midget National
Championship, the theme
for the night was the
same with them as Bryant
Wiedeman wheeled to his
first career victory.
The next event for the
Dirt2Media National Open
Wheel 600 Series
presented by Hi-Plains
Building Division is
Friday, July 28, and
Saturday, July 29, at
KAM Raceway in Hastings,
Neb.
The 2023 season marks
the 11th year of
competition for the
National Open Wheel 600
Series. Anchored by the
Dirt2Media NOW600
National Championship,
the NOW600 Series
comprises several
regional tours and
sanctioned racetracks.
The NOW600 National
Championship features
three divisions of 600cc
micro sprints at each
event: Stock Non-Wing,
Winged A-Class, and
Restricted 'A' Class.
To keep up on everything
happening with the
National Open Wheel 600
Series, from the
National Tour to
Regional and Weekly
racing lineups, log
onto http://www.now600series.com and
make sure to follow the
tour on Facebook and
Twitter (@NOW600Series).
Race Results:
Dirt2Media
NOW600 Series
Mitchell County
Fairgrounds Raceway
(Beloit, Kan.)
Wednesday, July
12, 2023
NOW600 NON-WING MICROS
Hi Plains Building
Division A-Main (25
Laps): 1. 48-Hunter
Kohn[1]; 2. 3C-Cale
Coons[4]; 3. 3Z-Trey
Zorn[5]; 4. 7-Bobby
Eubanks[3]; 5. 7J-Jacob
Latta[2]; 6. 72-Alex
Karpowicz[10]; 7.
2F-Jadyn Friesen[14]; 8.
10S-Scout Spraggins[17];
9. 8Z-Kasen Zorn[11];
10. 5-Dylan
Steinkruger[12]; 11.
98-Matthew Laflin[20];
12. 97-Donnie
Burrows[6]; 13.
1G-Garett Hake[13]; 14.
24C-Cale Lagroon[21];
15. 2N-Dawson
Nunnenkamp[18]; 16.
1F-Jason Friesen[9]; 17.
13-Tyler Odle[16]; 18.
77-Tyler Watts[23]; 19.
3-Todd Laflin[22]; 20.
63-Todd Odle[19]; 21.
87X-Cooper Williams[8];
22. 9C-Cade Cowles[7];
23. 38-Riley
Osantowski[15]
Milestone Home Service
Co Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1.
3C-Cale Coons[3]; 2.
48-Hunter Kohn[4]; 3.
87X-Cooper Williams[2];
4. 72-Alex Karpowicz[6];
5. 10S-Scout
Spraggins[1]; 6.
38-Riley Osantowski[7];
7. 24C-Cale Lagroon[5];
8. 3-Todd Laflin[8]
Milestone Home Service
Co Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1.
97-Donnie Burrows[2]; 2.
7J-Jacob Latta[4]; 3.
5-Dylan Steinkruger[1];
4. 9C-Cade Cowles[7]; 5.
2F-Jadyn Friesen[5]; 6.
13-Tyler Odle[3]; 7.
98-Matthew Laflin[6]; 8.
77-Tyler Watts[8]
Milestone Home Service
Co Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1.
3Z-Trey Zorn[2]; 2.
7-Bobby Eubanks[4]; 3.
8Z-Kasen Zorn[1]; 4.
1F-Jason Friesen[6]; 5.
1G-Garett Hake[3]; 6.
2N-Dawson Nunnenkamp[5];
7. 63-Todd Odle[7]
Performance Electronics
Qualifying 1 (3 Laps):
1. 48-Hunter Kohn,
13.859[3]; 2. 3C-Cale
Coons, 14.026[1]; 3.
87X-Cooper Williams,
14.180[7]; 4. 10S-Scout
Spraggins, 14.196[4]; 5.
24C-Cale Lagroon,
14.277[2]; 6. 72-Alex
Karpowicz, 14.287[6]; 7.
38-Riley Osantowski,
14.298[8]; 8. 3-Todd
Laflin, 14.648[5]
Performance Electronics
Qualifying 2 (3 Laps):
1. 7J-Jacob Latta,
13.814[6]; 2. 13-Tyler
Odle, 13.835[1]; 3.
97-Donnie Burrows,
13.910[4]; 4. 5-Dylan
Steinkruger, 13.991[7];
5. 2F-Jadyn Friesen,
13.995[2]; 6. 98-Matthew
Laflin, 14.077[5]; 7.
9C-Cade Cowles,
14.116[3]; 8. 77-Tyler
Watts, 14.963[8]
Performance Electronics
Qualifying 3 (3 Laps):
1. 7-Bobby Eubanks,
13.478[4]; 2. 1G-Garett
Hake, 13.602[7]; 3.
3Z-Trey Zorn, 13.611[1];
4. 8Z-Kasen Zorn,
13.768[5]; 5. 2N-Dawson
Nunnenkamp, 13.768[6];
6. 1F-Jason Friesen,
13.951[2]; 7. 63-Todd
Odle, 14.387[3]
NOW600 RESTRICTED MICROS
A-Main (20 Laps): 1.
71-Tate Gurney[2]; 2.
31BW-Braxton Weger[1];
3. 11K-Kyle Hooper[4];
4. 8Z-Kasen Zorn[5]; 5.
18-Tityn Roberts[7]; 6.
18T-Taelynne Roberts[6];
7. 31Z-Sawyer
Zimmerman[9]; 8.
75-Gavyn Bolt[3]; 9.
70-Micah Becker[8]; 10.
(DNS) 24C-Cale Lagroon
Milestone Home Service
Co Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1.
75-Gavyn Bolt[1]; 2.
31BW-Braxton Weger[3];
3. 71-Tate Gurney[4]; 4.
8Z-Kasen Zorn[2]; 5.
11K-Kyle Hooper[8]; 6.
18T-Taelynne Roberts[6];
7. 18-Tityn Roberts[5];
8. 70-Micah Becker[9];
9. 31Z-Sawyer
Zimmerman[7]; 10. (DNS)
24C-Cale Lagroon
Performance Electronics
Qualifying 1 (3 Laps):
1. 71-Tate Gurney,
13.686[8]; 2.
31BW-Braxton Weger,
13.782[7]; 3. 8Z-Kasen
Zorn, 13.828[6]; 4.
75-Gavyn Bolt,
13.922[5]; 5. 18-Tityn
Roberts, 13.941[1]; 6.
18T-Taelynne Roberts,
13.957[3]; 7. 31Z-Sawyer
Zimmerman, 14.265[10];
8. 11K-Kyle Hooper,
14.308[2]; 9. 70-Micah
Becker, 14.371[9]; 10.
24C-Cale Lagroon, NT
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