TULSA, Okla. — Daison Pursley has accomplished a lot in his career. A USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Champion, a 4-Crown Nationals Champion and a winner in High Limit sprint car competition.
One trophy that has eluded him is the Golden Driller, but that changed on Saturday night with a win in the Sawyer Chassis Outlaw A-Feature at the 41st annual Hyper Racing Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy Drink.
Able to lead all 30 laps, it was not without challenge, as 2024 Outlaw winner, Kyle Larson clawed his way into contention from the sixth starting spot. Getting the run on Pursley on Lap 26, the pair made slight contact battling through the third and fourth turns.
Recovering and giving chase, the next set of turns saw Larson shoot sideways and save it, but not before dropping to fourth. Allowing Jeffrey Newell and Steven Snyder, Jr. to roll by, the pair were in a dogfight with Snyder slipping by on Lap 28.
Having charged from 12th, time was out to run down Pursley, the NOS Energy No. 86 hit the checkered flag with 0.755 seconds to spare.
Snyder in second was followed by Newell, with Lason holding onto fourth.
From the 15th, Emerson Axsom made it to fifth with Ricky Thornton, Jr. in sixth, with Briggs Danner in tow.
A field of 292 drivers made up the Sawyer Chassis Outlaw roster.
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 86-Daison Pursley[1]; 2. 21S-Steven Snyder Jr[12]; 3. 1J-Jeffrey Newell[3]; 4. 83K-Kyle Larson[6]; 5. 10J-Emerson Axsom[15]; 6. 20R-Ricky Thornton Jr[11]; 7. 99X-Briggs Danner[17]; 8. 21K-Thomas Kunsman Jr[8]; 9. 41R-Chase Cabre[10]; 10. 81-Frank Flud[20]; 11. 14T-Ryan Timms[16]; 12. 28P-Gunnar Pio[22]; 13. 24-KJ Snow[18]; 14. 14D-Jake Hagopian[21]; 15. 21D-Keegan Osantowski[9]; 16. 14S-TJ Smith[19]; 17. 19R-Reed Miller[14]; 18. 63-Colton Key[23]; 19. 00T-TJ Stark[2]; 20. 88J-Joey Amantea[5]; 21. 2J-Gaige Weldon[7]; 22. 71B-Clinton Boyles[4]; 23. 22Z-Kyle Spence[13]; 24. (DNS) 14-Harley Hollan
