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FOGLEMAN - CHURCH -
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Tyler Church Claims
Hometown
PASS South Win At
Hickory |
HICKORY, NC (September 22) –
Part-time competitor and hometown
favorite Tyler Church claimed his
first career Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) South Super Late Model win
Sunday afternoon at Hickory Motor
Speedway in the 7th running of the
Over The Mountain 150 Presented By
CV Products. Church took the lead
with 13 laps to go from Johnson
Motorsports teammate and 4-time
Hickory Motor Speedway winner
Preston Peltier and held on the rest
of the way to take an emotional
victory in front of the hometown
fans.
“I wasn’t going to give
up, but I owe a lot to Preston
[Peltier] because he’s got these
cars figured out and I’m privileged
to get to drive one,” said an
emotional Church in victory lane.
“Man, this is home. Mama’s buried in
the cemetery on the hill. This is
special.”
Peltier and Church
set the rest of the field on notice
during qualifying as they claimed
the top two spots. Following the
mandatory redraw for the top 10
qualifiers, Peltier would start
sixth and Church would start tenth,
while Bobby Measmer, Jr. and Colt
James moved up to the front row.
At the drop of the green flag,
James and Kyle Grissom moved around
Measmer, who would settle into third
at the start. But, Peltier wasted
little making his move towards the
front moving around Measmer for
third and by Grissom for second on
lap 8. The first caution of the day
waved on lap 15 after contact
between rookies Joseph Mursuli and
Tyler Audie sent Audie for a spin in
turn one.
On the ensuing
restart, Peltier would bypass James
for the lead. Several cars were
making their way to the front on the
slick, old racetrack though,
including Ryan Moore, who started
17th, and PASS South points leader
Jay Fogleman, who started 21st after
having to race his way into the
feature via the last chance race.
Moore was in third by lap 53 and
Fogleman moved into the top five
after passing Rodney Brooks on lap
75.
While Peltier continued
to lead, early race leader James
struggled, spinning from 10th with
49 laps to go. Although Grissom
managed to pass Peltier on the
restart, his stay up front was short
lived as Peltier moved back around
to take the lead just two laps
later. Grissom would struggle in the
final third of the race, falling out
of the top 10 at one point before
eventually finishing ninth.
With Peltier still out front, his
teammate Church was making his push
towards the leaders passing Moore
for second with 26 laps to go.
Following a caution for a spin by
John Batten in turn one with 14 laps
to go, Peltier and Church would line
up on the front row for the restart.
Heading into turn one after the
green flag, Peltier had to get out
of the gas as his car pushed up the
speedway allowing Church to take the
lead on the high side. Church would
lead the final 14 laps, holding off
a spirited charge by Peltier to join
Austin Theriault and Daniel Hemric
as first time PASS South winners in
2013. Fogleman edged out Moore to
finish third, in front of Roger Lee
Newton, Trevor Noles, Brooks,
Brandon Ward, Grissom, and Jared
Irvan in the top 10.
In the PASS
Pro Late Model division, points
leader Trevor Noles took the lead at
the drop of the green flag and never
looked back for his sixth win of the
season. Erik Nash finished second in
front of Kodie Connor, fast
qualifier Austin Reed and Kerry
Lawrence.
In other feature
racing action, Gary Young, Jr. edged
out Jonathon “John Boy” Brown, and
Josh Nichols in the CCS Modified
division. Ryan Mackintosh held off
Kyle Beattie and Ryan Shattuck to
win the Legends feature.
The
PASS South Super Late Models will be
in action again on Saturday night,
October 5th at Dillon Motor Speedway
for the Wildcat 150 along with the
PASS Pro Late Models, Legends,
Chargers and Street Stocks. |
UNOFFICIAL PASS SOUTH SLM
RESULTS
150 Laps -
HICKORY - 9/22/13 |
1. 7 – Tyler Church - 150
Laps
2. 26 – Preston Peltier -
150
3. 4 – Jay Fogleman - 150
4. 74 – Ryan Moore - 150
5.
33 – Roger Lee Newton - 150
6. 2
– Trevor Noles - 150
7. 30 –
Rodney Brooks - 150
8. 62 –
Brandon Ward - 150
9. 31 – Kyle
Grissom - 150
10. 28 – Jared
Irvan - 150
11. 198 – Russell
Fleeman - 150
12. 15 – Colt
James - 150
13. 13 – Joe Ryan
Osborne - 150
14. 129 – Spencer
Davis - 150
15. 51– Bobby
Measmer, Jr. - 150 |
16. 71 – Jimmy Doyle - 148
17. 1 – Justin Allison - 148
18.
12 – Mark Reedy - 148
19. 09 –
Randy Gentry - 147
20. 48 – John
Batten - 147
21. 98 – Jody
Measamer - 143
22. 14 – Clete
Caywood - 124
23. 8 – Joseph
Mursuli - 106
24. 77 – Ted
Mickelsen - 102
25. 57 – Cole
Timm - 100
26. 22 – Tyler Audie -
68
27. 8f – Tate Fogleman - 59
28. 66 – Brandon Setzer - 49
29.
104 – Kevin Powell - 3 |
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SLM Entries Received - Hickory - 9/21 | |
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CONNOR - NOTES - NASH |
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UNOFFICIAL PASS SOUTH PLM
RESULTS
50 Laps -
HICKORY - 9/22/13 |
1. 16 – Trevor Noles
2.
1x – Erik Nash
3. 45 – Kodie
Connor
4. 14 – Austin Reed |
5. 03 – Kerry Lawrence
6.
49 – Jeff Batten
7. 02 – Walker
Yates
8. 7 – Matt Murphy |
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Top Short Trackers Prep
for PASS South "Over The Mountain
150"
at Hickory Motor Speedway |
CHARLOTTE, NC (September 18)
– Ever since the Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) staged its first event
at Hickory Motor Speedway in 2006,
the legendary track has had a knack
for attracting some of short track
racing’s most talented drivers. This
weekend’s Over The Mountain 150
Presented By CV Products will be no
different. A significant number of
PASS South Super Late Model and PASS
Pro Late Model teams have been
testing at the .363 mile track in
preparation for Saturday night’s
seventh running of the fall classic.
Defending PASS South Super
Late Model Champion Kyle Grissom is
no stranger to the legendary North
Carolina track that originally
opened as a dirt track in 1951. Just
as others before him have, Grissom
made his stock car racing debut at
Hickory in 2004 after moving up from
the Bandolero division. And, it did
not take long for Grissom to reach
victory lane there in a Late Model
Stock car and for Hickory Motor
Speedway to become one of his
favorite race tracks.
“Hickory’s one of those places that
can really humble you in a
heartbeat,” said Grissom. “You can
go there one week and think you’ve
got it mastered and go back the next
week and be out to lunch.”
So
naturally, when Grissom decided to
make the move from Late Model Stock
cars to the more powerful PASS South
Super Late Models, Hickory was the
first place that came to mind.
Grissom made his PASS South debut in
the 2011 Over The Mountain 150,
qualifying well and running near the
front before problems relegated him
to a 20th place finish. But, Grissom
and the Marlowe Racing Chassis team
were sold on PASS South Super Late
Model racing and decided to make a
run at the 2012 series championship.
And, it did not take long for fans
and competitors to see how much
potential the team had as they
dominated one of the biggest short
track races of the year and won the
Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory. That
win solidified Grissom as a threat
in the PASS South series. He went on
to win 4 more races on the way to
the championship in his rookie
season.
“We won the Easter
Bunny there last year and since then
we’ve struggled at Hickory a little
bit,” said Grissom, who enters
Saturday night’s race trailing Jay
Fogleman by 22 points in the PASS
South standings. “I like to think
we’ve got things figured out since
the first race at Hickory this year
and I’m going there with that
mindset.”
Unique to most
short tracks of comparable size,
Hickory Motor Speedway offers three
distinct grooves of racing, making
it a favorite of fans and racers
alike. While many drivers tend to
think the top groove is the way to
reach victory lane there, Grissom
offers a different opinion.
“At Hickory, to me, the place to win
has always been on the bottom,” says
Grissom. “Being able to get pointed
and get to the gas early is what
works for me. I don’t know though,
that place changes a lot, but I
always tend to stick to the bottom.”
If Grissom hopes to capture his
second win at Hickory in Saturday
night’s Over The Mountain 150
Presented By CV Products, he will
definitely have his work cut out for
him as PASS continues to attract the
toughest racers in the country.
4-time Hickory Motor Speedway winner
Preston Peltier returns to the
series this weekend. PASS South
points leader Jay Fogleman is sure
to be in contention along with his
son, Tate, and Woodman Racing
teammate Kevin Powell. Georgia
rookie Spencer Davis led at Hickory
in April and will be seeking his
first series win. Jared Irvan
finished second at South Boston
Speedway and returns to the track
where he made his debut a year ago.
PASS Pro Late Model points leader
Trevor Noles will be doing double
duty at Hickory for Coulter
Motorsports. Former Mason Dixon
Meltdown winner Colt James will make
his first start of the season, along
with veteran racer Mark Reedy.
Fellow veterans Brandon Ward, Jody
Measamer, Clete Caywood, Bobby
Measmer, Jr., Jimmy Doyle, and Randy
Gentry will each be seeking their
first wins of the season. Brandon
Setzer, son of former Hickory Motor
Speedway track champion Dennis
Setzer, will be making his series
debut this weekend, while fellow
rookie Joseph Mursuli seeks to
continue his progression this year.
Action gets underway on Friday,
September 20th at Hickory Motor
Speedway with rotating practice for
the PASS South Super Late Models,
PASS Pro Late Models, CCS Modifieds,
and CCS Legends from 3 PM – 6:45 PM.
On Saturday, September 21st,
practice rolls from 12:30 PM – 3:30
PM, qualifying begins at 4:15 PM,
followed by the Pit Party at 5:30
PM. Main event racing is slated to
begin at 6:15 PM.
The PASS
South Super Late Models and PASS Pro
Late Models will see action in
October at Dillon Motor Speedway for
the Wildcat 150 on October 5th and
the Orange Blossom Special at Orange
County Speedway on October 19th.
Then, a huge month of November kicks
off with the North-South Shootout at
Caraway Speedway on November 9th.
Two weeks later on November 23rd,
the PASS South and PASS National
Champions will be crowned at
Southern National Motorsports Park
as part of the 8th Annual Mason
Dixon Meltdown, which will also
feature the Must See Xtreme Racing
Winged Sprint Cars.
The Pro All
Stars Series is recognized as North
America’s premier sanctioning body
for asphalt Super Late Models and
boasts such marquee events as the
PASS Northwest Triple Crown at
Wenatchee Valley Super Oval, PASS
South’s Easter Bunny 150 at the
historic Hickory Motor Speedway, the
Autobus La Qubecoise Triple Crown at
Autodrome Chaudiere, and the
legendary TD Bank 250 at Oxford
Plains Speedway.
For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please contact Scott
Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For media
or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or alandietzpass@live.com. Don’t
forget to “Like” the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook or follow us on
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news as it happens. |
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