2016 PASS SOUTH RACE

	SAT, MARCH 19, 2016 RACING AT 5:00 PM
SOUTHERN SIZZLER 125
*The* Southern Sizzler PASS South SLM at Concord Has Been Cancelled
CHARLOTTE, NC (March 19) – With a forecast calling for at least a 60 percent chance of rain on both Saturday and Sunday, race officials had no other option but to postpone this weekend’s inaugural Southern Sizzler at Concord Speedway. The PASS SLM portion of the program has been CANCELLED.

MATT CRAIG #54 & JARED IRVAN #2

Irvan Looking For “Hometrack” Advantage
In PASS South Return To Concord

CHARLOTTE, NC (March 16) - For his entire life in motorsports, Jared Irvan has had to live up to greatness. His grandfather, Vic, was a terror on the short tracks of California, while his dad, Ernie, found success on stock car racing's biggest stage, winning the Daytona 500 back in 1991. At just 18-years-old, Jared Irvan was not around to see those triumphs, but he has certainly made a mark of his own in recent years. And this Saturday afternoon in the inaugural Southern Sizzler, Irvan hopes he can continue the streak of "no repeat" winners in PASS at Concord Speedway.

After graduating from Legends cars and open wheel midgets, Irvan made the step up to Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Models in 2012. Irvan quickly became a front runner, finishing third in PASS South Super Late Model points in 2014, his only season competing for the championship. Last year, that elusive first PASS South win came at Anderson Motor Speedway.

Now driving for the Coulter Motorsports team and crew chief Randy Renfrow, Irvan reflected back on the start of his racing career, ironically at Concord Speedway. Living just down the road in nearby Midland, NC, Irvan raced at the quarter-mile track in Concord, just a few yards away from the fast, high-banked triangle he and the PASS South regulars will tackle on Saturday afternoon.

"It's a ton of fun to race at Concord for multiple reasons," says Irvan. "It's one of the fastest tracks on the PASS South schedule, so that always makes for an interesting race. Also, the dogleg in the back straightaway sets up a challenge every lap of the race."

With a third place already under his belt this season at the most recent PASS South event at Dillon Motor Speedway, Irvan again has high hopes heading to Concord Speedway. Irvan fought back from an extremely ill-handling car at Concord in May to finish fourth in the Old Glory 125. And, became the only driver to score top five finishes in both races there last year when he piloted the Coulter Motorsports entry to a fourth place finish in the North-South Shootout.

"I expect to run well this weekend," said Irvan. "We ran well at Dillon and that should carry over some good momentum going into Concord. We ran well at Concord the last we were there in the #2 car and found some things that should make the car faster throughout the whole race, so it should be good."

Irvan will be faced with another strong field at the Southern Sizzler led by defending PASS South Super Late Model champion, Tate Fogleman, and 2016 championship contenders Kodie Conner and Matt Craig, both from nearby Kannapolis. Former Mason-Dixon Meltdown winner, Trevor Noles, is entered, along with former North-South Shootout winner, Ryan Moore, as well as local favorite Clay Rogers. PASS South rookies Kyle Desouza and Vinnie Miller will each be looking for their first wins, as well as David Gilliland Racing driver Raphael Lessard.

All the action gets under way on Friday, March 18 at Concord Speedway with open practice for all competing divisions from 2 - 6 PM. On Saturday, March 19, practice will begin at 12:30 PM with qualifying starting at 3:15 PM for the PASS South Super Late Models, Mid-Atlantic Limited Late Models, Mini Stocks, and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour followed by main events for the Southern Sizzler starting at approximately 4:30 PM.

Don't forget to make plans as well for the upcoming Easter Bunny Weekend at Hickory Motor Speedway, featuring the PASS Super Late Models, South East Mini Stock Tour, and the debut of the Southern Modified Racing Series Presented By PASS.

PASS South Super Late Model entry forms and complete weekend schedules for the events at Concord Speedway, Hickory Motor Speedway, and Caraway Speedway can be found at ProAllStarsSeries.com in the left column.

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 legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway and PASS South's Easter Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory Motor Speedway.

For technical information concerning all PASS divisions please send questions to passracing@roadrunner.com.

For media or marketing questions, please contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039 or alandietzpass@live.com.

And, don't forget to "Like" the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep up with breaking news as it happens.

BRANDON SETZER #6

MATT CRAIG #54

PASS South Racers Focus Attention
To Concord And Hickory

CHARLOTTE, NC (March 9) - Following another successful and competitive Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model event this past weekend at Dillon Motor Speedway, the focus now shifts to two huge events at a couple of legendary North Carolina short tracks. The next two PASS South Super Late Model races will be the inaugural Southern Sizzler on March 19 at Concord Speedway and the 11th Annual Easter Bunny 150 on March 26 at Hickory Motor Speedway. PASS will be paired with the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour at Concord and the new Southern Modified Racing Series Presented By PASS at Hickory. And both events could loom large in the race for the 2016 PASS South Super Late Model title.

A trio of talented youngsters currently leads the PASS South Super Late Model standings following the first two events of the season. Rookie Kodie Conner leads the points race after a runner-up finish at Dillon Motor Speedway, over second year racer Matt Craig and defending PASS South champion, Tate Fogleman. Craig trails Conner by just two points on the strength of a pair of sixth place finishes. The Kannapolis, NC driver is excited about returning to Concord and Hickory as he seeks his first career PASS South Super Late Model win.

"I really like racing at Concord and Hickory because it's close to home and the fans there during the pit party always ask about the old #54 they saw back in the late 90s and early 2000s," said Craig referencing the family-owned car once piloted by drivers like Rodney Childers, Clay Rogers, and Jeff Fultz. "With a couple of back-to-back sixth place finishes to start the season, it's kind of sweet, but bitter at the same time. We definitely have momentum to build off of going in to Concord."

Just a week after the Southern Sizzler at Concord, one of the most prestigious short track events of the Spring will go green on Saturday, March 26 as the 11th Annual Easter Bunny 150 brings PASS racers from across the continent back to Hickory Motor Speedway. And if the Easter Bunny weekend was not already big enough, two inaugural series events at Hickory will make it that much bigger. The Southern Modified Racing Series Presented By PASS is expected to bring Tour-type Modified racers from across the East Coast together in the first ever Easter Bunny 125. And, the new South East Mini Stock tour will also be in action following an exciting introductory event at Concord last Fall.

As an added bonus, the winner of this year's Easter Bunny 150 will get a guaranteed starting spot in arguably the biggest Super Late Model race in the country as part of the "Road To The Oxford 250." David Garbo, Jr. secured his spot via a win in last year's North-South Shootout at Concord. The most recent winner in PASS South competition, Brandon Setzer, is excited about the opportunity following his win at Hickory last year in the Mason-Dixon Meltdown 200.

"Hickory is already a huge race for my crew and I because it's so close to home and I raced there for years before I started touring with PASS," says Setzer, who lives in nearby Newton, NC. "It's also a huge bonus that, if we could win, it would lock us into the Oxford 250. That's a race I've wanted to run since I went up two years ago to help Dick Woodman. It would be awesome to go up to Oxford knowing that we are guaranteed a starting spot."

All the action gets under way on Friday, March 18 at Concord Speedway with open practice for all competing divisions from 2 - 6 PM. On Saturday, March 19, practice will begin at 12:30 PM with qualifying starting at 3:15 PM for the PASS South Super Late Models, Mid-Atlantic Limited Late Models, Mini Stocks, and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour followed by main events for the Southern Sizzler starting at approximately 5 PM.

PASS South Super Late Model entry forms and complete weekend schedules for the events at Concord Speedway and Hickory Motor Speedway can be found at ProAllStarsSeries.com.

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 legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway and PASS South's Easter Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory Motor Speedway.

For technical information concerning all PASS divisions please send questions to passracing@roadrunner.com.

For media or marketing questions, please contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039 or alandietzpass@live.com.

And, don't forget to "Like" the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep up with breaking news as it happens.