TULSA, Okla. — Jake Nail fashioned a near-perfect drive to win preliminary night two of the annual installment of the Keith Kunz Motorsports Giveback Classic with the POWRi Non-Wing Outlaw Micro League at Port City Raceway.
High-point qualifier Kole Kirkman battled outside front-row contender Nail as the green flag waved with Kirkman holding the front of the field as Cruz Dickerson, Cannon McIntosh, Nail and Connor Lee all kept close inside the early contending top five.
Kirkman extended to a lead of more than two seconds over McIntosh, with Dickerson, Nail and Jett Barnes staying within the top five until a lap-13 yellow flag slowed the pace.
Kirkman defended the preferred position hitting the halfway point leading a quickly gaining Nail as McIntosh and Kris Carroll kept Dickerson at bay.
Overtaking for the top spot on lap 22 in a flurry on on-track action, Nail would score the lead with Carroll followed suite into the second spot as Dickerson would sweep into the running third place and Kirkman recovered to fourth and McIntosh stayed inside the top five with caution showing with only four laps remaining.
Setting the stage for late-race dramatics, Nail prevailed and held steady up front for his first career POWRi Non-Wing Outlaw Micro victory as Dickerson finished second.
“The bottom was so good early and I knew I just had to bide my time, I adjusted the shocks under red and that was the change that won the race,” said Nail. “Track was tricky but this car was on a rail tonight and I couldn’t do any of this without everyone on this team.”
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 14R-Jake Nail[2]; 2. 33-Cruz Dickerson[3]; 3. 5-Kris Carroll[7]; 4. 78-Kole Kirkman[1]; 5. 39-Russ Disinger[14]; 6. 1H-Connor Lee[8]; 7. 29-Jake Andreotti[6]; 8. 4-Jett Yantis[4]; 9. 8C-Brian Carber[18]; 10. 71K-Gavin Miller[20]; 11. 7C-Phillip Cordova[13]; 12. 87-Mack Leopard[11]; 13. 25S-Justis Sokol[19]; 14. 92K-Justin Simpson[15]; 15. 14T-Tylen Trammell[16]; 16. 88M-Max Crabdree[10]; 17. 28-Austin Ullstrom[21]; 18. 34-Colton Robinson[12]; 19. 72-Jett Barnes[9]; 20. 14-Cannon McIntosh[5]; 21. 93-Matt Carr[17]; 22. 1V-Johnny Boland[22].