OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Three features Friday night at I-44 Riverside Speedway with the Dirt2Media NOW600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division that came down to the final laps. The result was Laydon Person doubling up in A-Class and Non-Wing, while Ty Fulghum adding his name to the list of winners in Restricted.
Going to victory lane at Port City Raceway on both occasions, Pearson’s last wingless win came on July 20, 2019. Adding an A-Class win on May 11, 2021, Pearson upped his overall win total to six with the Dirt2Media NOW600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division on Friday night and sits at .833 on the season at I-44.
A similar storyline in both wins, Pearson had to get by Shawn Mahaffey. Doing so on lap 13 in wingless action, the pass on the No. 11 came down to the final two laps in A-Class when Mahaffey suffered mechanical issues on the final restart that forced him into the infield.
Keeping pace over Flud in Non-Wing, the No. 81 varied his line around the one-fifth mile oval but could not mount the charge needed to deny Pearson the win. Likewise, the No. 81 would again have to settle for the show position in A-Class. Mahaffey would cross third in Non-Wing, with Johnny Boland and Jack Kassik making up the top five. Third through fifth in A-Class were Johnny Boland, Brecken Reese, and Brett Osborn.
A nail-biter to the finish, Fulghum fended off the last lap charge of Jett Nunley for his first career Restricted A-Feature win with the Dirt2Media NOW600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division. Saved from traffic once before, that was not the case as the field raced into the final five laps. Using the slower cars as picks on Nunley, the No. 33 would have to settle for second. Garyn Howard, Chase McDougal, and Cale Lagroon comprised the top five.
The series’ first time back at the Oklahoma City oval since 2017, a field of 86 entries was on hand with the Dirt2Media NOW600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division.
The event was broadcast live by SPEED SPORT affiliate Dirt2Media.tv.Â
The Feature Finish, A-Class (25 Laps)
1. 11-Laydon Pearson[5]; 2. 81-Frank Flud[10]; 3. 1V-Johnny Boland[9]; 4. 20Q-Brecken Reese[16]; 5. 99-Brett Osborn[1]; 6. 33-Jett Nunley[15]; 7. 83-Brant Woods[6]; 8. 78C-Chance Cody[7]; 9. 63-Jack Thomas[8]; 10. 99X-Raymond Gastineau[12]; 11. 18K-Brayden Kongdara[18]; 12. 24C-Cale Lagroon[13]; 13. 11K-Shawn Mahaffey[2]; 14. 28U-Austin Ullstrom[11]; 15. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[4]; 16. B2-Carson Bolden[17]; 17. 23L-Tyler LaPointe[19]; 18. 12K-Jack Kassik[3]; 19. 26K-Kale Drake[20]; 20. 12-Jacob Ewing[14]