5/17/2026
NOW600 National Micros
Battarbee and Slough Sweep! Landry and Alvarez Ace Leroy Strother Memorial at Gulf Coast Speedway!
ALVIN, Texas (May 17, 2026) - Karter Battarbee, Audrie Slough, Harley Landry, and Ayden Alvarez aced their respective fields on Saturday in the finale of the Leroy Strother Memorial at Gulf Coast Speedway.
25-NOW600 Non-Wing, 14-NOW600 Restricted, 20-NOW600 Turf Tire, and 16-NOW600 Junior Sprints were in attendance.
In the headline NOW600 Non-Wing Micros division, Karter Battarbee put together a flawless performance from the pole position to claim the 30-lap A-Feature victory. Battarbee held off a charging Anthony Reaves, who advanced from fifth to finish second, while Caiden Mitchell completed the podium after starting sixth. Anthony Rea drove to fourth, while Dustin Hamelmann earned hard charger honors by storming from 17th to fifth. Oscar Aguilera was equally impressive, climbing from 18th to sixth, with Rachel Zabawa advancing from 13th to seventh. KayDee Howard also put together a strong drive from 24th to eighth. Earlier in the evening, heat race wins went to Reaves, Allen Hazell, and Rea.
The Restricted Micros feature belonged to Audrie Slough, who led wire-to-wire from the front row to capture the 20-lap main event victory. Corbin Weekly delivered one of the best runs of the night, slicing from 10th to second at the finish, while Spencer Gatlin rounded out the top three. Oran Whatley and Brantley Queeney completed the top five after solid feature performances. Harley Knox crossed sixth ahead of Laney McNeil and Ben Knox Jr. Heat race victories earlier in the night were claimed by Whatley and Knox.
Junior Sprint competition saw Ayden Alvarez score the feature victory after starting second in the 15-lap main event. Kase Martin made an impressive charge from fifth to finish runner-up, while pole sitter Jett Swindoll settled for third after leading the field to green. Hudson Jordan and Hayes Perry completed the top five. Bradley Pounds, Brody Kritzler, and Greyson Brown all turned in solid top-10 efforts in a competitive field. Martin and Pounds captured the evening’s heat race victories.
The Turf Tire Micros division capped off the evening with one of the most entertaining races of the night. Harley Landry raced from third to the victory in the 30-lap feature, but much of the attention centered on Chris Russell’s incredible run from 17th to second. Bubba Runnels charged from 10th to third, while Brian Caldwell and Harley Knox completed the top five. Chad Chamberlain, Brian Perry, and Darren Anderson Jr. all worked their way into strong finishing positions as well. Heat race wins went to Connor Chamberlain, Allen Hazell, and Landry.
RACE RESULTS >> 5/16/2026 at Gulf Coast Speedway - Alvin, Texas
NOW600 Texas Championship Cup - Leroy Strother Memorial
NOW600 NON-WING MICROS
A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 0F-Karter Battarbee[1]; 2. 70-Anthony Reaves[5]; 3. 13T-Caiden Mitchell[6]; 4. 71T-Anthony Rea[4]; 5. 1H-Dustin Hamelmann[17]; 6. 5T-Oscar Aguilera[18]; 7. 62-Rachel Zabawa[13]; 8. 15K-KayDee Howard[24]; 9. 1-Mark Sharkey[20]; 10. 29M-Lawrence Mann[14]; 11. 15G-Grant Gilbert[19]; 12. 13-Jase Raper[16]; 13. 84-Dalten Maust[3]; 14. 73F-Ty Fulghum[11]; 15. 57-Jacob Lucas[23]; 16. 04-Allen Hazell[7]; 17. 58-Collin Traylor[15]; 18. 17M-Chris Miller[25]; 19. 61-Brannon Lucas[10]; 20. 22-Greyson Henry[2]; 21. 01H-Jacob Hammack[8]; 22. 4-David Spencer[9]; 23. 429-Dilynn Hamelman[22]; 24. (DNS) 10-Patrick Lundy; 25. (DNS) 16W-Dawson Watson
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 70-Anthony Reaves[2]; 2. 84-Dalten Maust[7]; 3. 61-Brannon Lucas[4]; 4. 58-Collin Traylor[1]; 5. 1H-Dustin Hamelmann[3]; 6. (DNF) 16W-Dawson Watson[5]; 7. (DNF) 15K-KayDee Howard[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 04-Allen Hazell[2]; 2. 4-David Spencer[3]; 3. 01H-Jacob Hammack[8]; 4. 73F-Ty Fulghum[6]; 5. 13-Jase Raper[5]; 6. 5T-Oscar Aguilera[1]; 7. 15G-Grant Gilbert[4]; 8. 1-Mark Sharkey[7]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 71T-Anthony Rea[1]; 2. 13T-Caiden Mitchell[5]; 3. 29M-Lawrence Mann[2]; 4. 10-Patrick Lundy[6]; 5. 62-Rachel Zabawa[8]; 6. (DNF) 429-Dilynn Hamelman[4]; 7. (DNF) 57-Jacob Lucas[7]; 8. (DNF) 17M-Chris Miller[3]
NOW600 RESTRICTED MICROS
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 102-Audrie Slough[1]; 2. 7C-Corbin Weekly[10]; 3. 12-Spencer Gatlin[6]; 4. 2-Oran Whatley[4]; 5. B1-Brantley Queeney[5]; 6. 29-Harley Knox[3]; 7. 25M-Laney McNeil[8]; 8. 8-Ben Knox Jr[7]; 9. 13S-Travis Stembridge[13]; 10. 55X-Elijah Abotteen[11]; 11. 39-Holley Spake[2]; 12. 41G-Steven Patrick[12]; 13. 24C-Carolynn Sanders[9]; 14. 93-Hayes Perry[14]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Oran Whatley[2]; 2. 12-Spencer Gatlin[1]; 3. 25M-Laney McNeil[4]; 4. 7C-Corbin Weekly[5]; 5. 55X-Elijah Abotteen[3]; 6. 93-Hayes Perry[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 29-Harley Knox[1]; 2. B1-Brantley Queeney[5]; 3. 8-Ben Knox Jr[3]; 4. 24C-Carolynn Sanders[4]; 5. 41G-Steven Patrick[2]; 6. 13S-Travis Stembridge[6]
NOW600 JUNIOR SPRINTS
A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 43-Ayden Alvarez[2]; 2. 51-Kase Martin[5]; 3. 16-Jett Swindoll[1]; 4. 12-Hudson Jordan[6]; 5. 01-Hayes Perry[3]; 6. 05-Bradley Pounds[4]; 7. 21-Brody Kritzler[10]; 8. 32-Greyson Brown[8]; 9. 82-Brantley Sinibaldi[9]; 10. 77-Wesson Whitaker[11]; 11. 25M-Logan McNeil[7]; 12. 48-Dani Smith[16]; 13. 79-Adeline Hazel[14]; 14. 105-David Beard[15]; 15. 26-DJ Hazell[13]; 16. (DNS) 18-Sawyer Zermeno
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 51-Kase Martin[7]; 2. 12-Hudson Jordan[4]; 3. 32-Greyson Brown[5]; 4. 21-Brody Kritzler[1]; 5. 77-Wesson Whitaker[3]; 6. 26-DJ Hazell[6]; 7. 105-David Beard[8]; 8. 48-Dani Smith[2]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 05-Bradley Pounds[3]; 2. 01-Hayes Perry[2]; 3. 25M-Logan McNeil[5]; 4. 82-Brantley Sinibaldi[6]; 5. 18-Sawyer Zermeno[1]; 6. 79-Adeline Hazel[4]
NOW600 TURF TIRE MICROS
A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 21-Harley Landry[3]; 2. 99-Chris Russell[17]; 3. 92-Bubba Runnels[10]; 4. 54-Brian Caldwell[8]; 5. 29-Harley Knox[7]; 6. 23Z-Chad Chamberlain[11]; 7. 49-Brian Perry[12]; 8. 48-Darren Anderson Jr[13]; 9. 64-Kenny Caldwell[9]; 10. 95-Lightning McGreen[6]; 11. 0-Buster Deen[14]; 12. 29X-Chad Rogers[18]; 13. 17-Chad Fuselier[1]; 14. 04-Allen Hazell[2]; 15. 11J-Connor Chamberlain[4]; 16. 33-Dakota Perry[5]; 17. 523-Trenton Miller[15]; 18. (DNS) 44R-Roger Upton
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11J-Connor Chamberlain[3]; 2. 54-Brian Caldwell[2]; 3. 92-Bubba Runnels[1]; 4. 23Z-Chad Chamberlain[5]; 5. 0-Buster Deen[6]; 6. (DNF) 99-Chris Russell[4]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 04-Allen Hazell[2]; 2. 29-Harley Knox[4]; 3. 95-Lightning McGreen[6]; 4. 48-Darren Anderson Jr[3]; 5. 523-Trenton Miller[1]; 6. 44R-Roger Upton[5]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Harley Landry[2]; 2. 33-Dakota Perry[3]; 3. 64-Kenny Caldwell[4]; 4. 49-Brian Perry[5]; 5. (DNF) 15-Calvin Perry[1]; 6. (DNF) 29X-Chad Rogers[6]
The 2026 season marks the 14th consecutive year of competition for the National Open Wheel 600 Series. NOW600 continues to sanction micro sprint racing across the United States, from the prestigious National Series to multiple regional tours and weekly sanctioned facilities. With Factory Fourteen now joining the top level of competition, the series is poised for its most dynamic season yet.
For more information on Factory Fourteen you can find them at www.Factory-14.com or on all social media outlets.
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NOW600 SERIES –
The National Open Wheel 600 Series is entering its fourteenth season of sanctioning micro sprint racing across the country. Anchored by the Factory Fourteen NOW600 National Series, the NOW600 Series is made up of several regional tours and sanctioned race tracks. The NOW600 National Championship features four divisions of 600cc micro sprints at each event: Stock Non-Wing, Winged A-Class, Restricted, and Junior Sprints. Check out www.NOW600Series.com to find a race near you.
Submitted By: Terry Mattox
