2014 PASS

Saturday, May 31st - 7 PM

BRANDON SETZER - DANIEL HEMRIC - JAY FOGLEMAN

Hemric In Right Place At Right Time for 3rd PASS South Win at Southern National

LUCAMA, NC (May 31) – Daniel Hemric took advantage of late race contact between leaders Preston Peltier and Trevor Noles to secure his third Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model win of the season in Saturday night’s Dogwood Blossom 150 at Southern National Motorsports Park. All three of Hemric’s PASS South triumphs this year have come after late race rallies that have seen him take the lead with 12 or fewer laps left to go in each race.

“Without a little luck on your side you can never get one of these things, these races are so hard to win now,” said Hemric, after becoming the first multiple time winner in 7 PASS South events at Southern National. “The cautions fell right so we could show the fans what we had left. It’s just an honor to be a part of this deal and hopefully we can come back and do it again soon.”

In qualifying for the Dogwood Blossom 150, PASS South Super Late Model points leader Tyler Church bested Peltier by .002 seconds for this 3rd career fast qualifying time. After the top 10 qualifiers redraw, Church would pull pill number 2 to start on the outside pole alongside rookie Harrison Burton.

At the drop of the green flag, Burton jumped out front to lead the stout 23 car field around the high banked 4/10 mile speedway. The first caution of the night would wave on lap 26 when top 10 runner Tyler Dippel spun in turn three and collected the machine of Dusty Cornelius. Both cars would sustain significant damage and would be finished for the night.

While Burton and Peltier continued to lead, Church was struggling. The PASS South points leader began to drop through the field and would eventually stop on the track with a flat right front tire to bring out the second caution of the night on lap 47.

Following the restart, Peltier was able to move around Burton for the lead. The handle on Burton’s car was starting to slip away as Trevor Noles moved by to take second. While the leaders were battling up front around the halfway mark of the 150 lap race, Jay Fogleman and Hemric were starting their climb to the front running 10th and 11th respectively.

The third caution of the night would wave with 40 laps to go for a solo spin by Zane Smith on the front straightaway. On the restart, Peltier appeared to spin his tires allowing Noles to move into the lead. But, just 12 laps later Peltier reassumed the top spot as he moved by Noles for the lead. As Peltier and Noles battled hard up front, Cole Timm, Brandon Setzer, and Hemric were all closing in from behind.

With 12 laps to go, Noles made contact with Peltier in turn 2 sending the leader around. For the restart, the leaderboard took a different look as Setzer and Hemric would lead the field around for the restart. At drop of the green flag, Hemric was able to take the lead from Setzer entering turn one. Hemric maintained his advantage the rest of the way to take the checkered flag in the Dogwood Blossom 150 ahead of Setzer, Fogleman, Timm, and Jared Irvan. Rounding out the top 10 were Burton, Daniel Keene, Jr., Church, Peltier, and Michael Rouse.

Austin Thompson took the lead from Jeff Batten for the final time with 13 laps to go and held on the rest of the way for his second career PASS Pro Late Model win. Early race leader Kodie Conner struggled on the previous restart losing the lead to Batten before eventually spinning as he exited turn four. Following Thompson at the finish were Nick Robinson, Batten, Lucas Jones, and Matt Murphy.

Jimmy Herrington and Billy Hogan raced side-by-side for the first ten laps before Herrington took command and led the rest of the way for the win in the Pee Dee Coastal Super Truck Series feature. Rounding out the top five were Hogan, Bryan Blackwell, Michael Cooper, and Jody Measamer.

The PASS South Super Late Models will be in action again next Saturday night, June 7 at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, VA along with twin events for the Limited Sportsman, plus Pure Stocks and Legends.




**Photos by Laura - LWpictures.com**

SUPER LATE MODELS at SOUTHERN NATIONAL
UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS - 5-31-14

1) 98h - Daniel Hemric - 150 Laps
2) 6 - Brandon Setzer - 150
3) 4f - Jay Fogleman - 150
4) 57 - Cole Timm - 150
5) 28 - Jared Irvan - 150
6) 12 - Harrison Burton - 150
7) 5k - Daniel Keene Jr - 150.
8) 7 - Tyler Church - 150
9) 26 - Preston Peltier - 150
10) 23 - Michael Rouse - 150
11) 2 Trevor Noles - 150
12) 15h - Joe Heigl - 150

13) 56 - Gus Dean - 150
14) 62 - Brandon Ward - 150
15) 48 - John Batten - 149
16) 66 - Zane Smith - 149
17) 7k - Ted Mickelson - 147
18) 22 - Tyler Audie - 135
19) 8f - Tate Fogleman - 112
20) 18s - Kiel Spaulding - 93
21) 83 - Joey Padgett - 68
22) 1 - Tyler Dippel - 24
23) 22x - Dustin Cornelius - 24

| SLM Entries Received - SONAT - 5-31 |
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JEFF BATTEN - AUSTIN THOMPSON - NICK ROBINSON

PRO LATE MODELS at SOUTHERN NATIONAL
UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS - 5-31-14

1) 2 - Austin Thompson - 50 Laps
2) 71 - Nick Robinson - 50
3) 49 - Jeff Batten - 50
4) 16 - Lucas Jones - 50
5) 7 - Matt Murphy - 50
6) 11x - Erik Nash - 50
7) 45 - Kodie Connor - 50

8) 6 - Evan Horne - 50
9) 82x - Jason Laskey - 50
10) 91 - Mason Diaz - 48
11) 81 Jacob Schneider - 48
12) 02 - Walker Yates - 42
DQ - 23 - Zachery Dabbs

PASS TV Returns Saturday May 31st with
Live Broadcast from Southern National

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NAPLES, ME (May 29) - PASS TV Powered By MotorsportsBroadcasting.com and Race22.com returns with a live Pay-Per-View broadcast of the 2nd Annual Dogwood Blossom 150 from the Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, NC this Saturday night, May 31. The broadcast will once again utilize MSB's years of expertise in covering short track racing events and will also feature live fan interaction through Race22's live race updates throughout the day from Southern National.

Fans will be able to purchase the broadcast of the 2nd Annual Dogwood Blossom 150 for just $25 by visiting either PASS TV HERE, MotorSportsBroadcasting.com, or Race22.com. PASS TV, along with MotorSportsBroadcasting.com, will partner to bring fans multi-camera coverage with play-by-play provided by Race22.com.

PASS TV Powered By MotorSportsBroadcasting.com and Race22.com will bring flag-to-flag coverage of all the events from Southern National Motorsports Park starting at approximately 5 PM Eastern and will include the 2nd Annual Dogwood Blossom 150 for the PASS South Super Late Models, as well as all the action for the PASS Pro Late Models and Pee Dee Coastal Super Truck Series.

TREVOR NOLES #2 & JARED FRYAR #16

Hometown Favorites Seek PASS South Glory At Southern National

CHARLOTTE, NC (May 27) – As the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Models prepare to return to Southern National Motorsports Park this weekend, the series is in the midst of one of its most competitive seasons ever. Through five races so far this year, there have been four different winners. Only Daniel Hemric has been able to double up in victory lane in 2014, yet that was with two different teams, Woodman Racing and Carswell Motorsports.

This Saturday night’s 2nd Annual Dogwood Blossom 150 could very well see the fifth different PASS South Super Late Model winner this season. Southern National Motorsports Park in eastern North Carolina has traditionally been a stronghold for Super Late Model racing. PASS South competitors John Batten and Joe Heigl are both former Super Late Model track champions at the high banked, 4/10 mile speedway.

Veteran racer Randy Renfrow has also seen his fair share of success at Southern National behind the wheel. But, these days, Renfrow is finding success in PASS South as the crew chief for Coulter Motorsports. Renfrow first wrenched cars in PASS South on a limited basis for Joey Coulter, before moving on to a full assault for the championship with Gray Gaulding in 2012. After a strong season last year with multiple drivers behind the wheel of the #2 machine, Renfrow is now mentoring Trevor Noles as he competes for the championship and Rookie-Of-The-Year honors in PASS South.

Growing up in nearby Fuquay-Varina, NC, Noles is very familiar with the tracks of eastern NC. Noles first experience racing full size stock cars came at Southern National Motorsports Park and that has him excited for his prospects this weekend.

“Southern National is probably one of my favorite racetracks to go to, it’s high-banked and you can keep a lot of speed there,” said Noles, driver of the Military Missions In Action Chevrolet. “It’s near my hometown and I’m looking forward to going there again. You know heading to Kenly and South Boston the next two weeks should be good since we raced there last year. Just getting used to a track for the first time is one of the hardest things, so I’m excited about going back.”

Last year, Noles dominated that PASS Pro Late Model division, winning the championship while driving for Coulter Motorsports on the strength of 7 wins in 12 starts. And, in just a handful of PASS South Super Late Model starts in 2013, Noles was able to score a career best second place finish to Austin Theriault last June at Southern National.

Despite the success of a year ago, 2014 has been somewhat of a struggle for Coulter and Renfrow. But things have definitely turned around for the duo as they head home this weekend to Southern National. After a top 10 finish in the prestigious Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway, Noles put forth his best performance thus far in a PASS South Super Late Model, leading 144 laps and finishing second at Ace Speedway in the most recent event for the series. With that said, Noles realizes the learning curve is steep when racing in the most competitive short track series in North America.

“Moving up has definitely been tough trying to get used to the speed and saving the tires,” said Noles, who currently sits fifth in PASS South points. “You know we’re just having to get used to racing with these guys, they’re a good group to race with and we’re glad to be here.”

Hometown fans can see Trevor Noles in person along with all the “Big Boys With The Bad, Fast Toys” at Southern National or watch live Pay-Per-View coverage of every lap and every division competing at the Dogwood Blossom 150 on PASS TV Powered By MotorsportsBroadcasting.com and Race22.com.

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PASS South points leader Tyler Church and championship contenders Jared Irvan and Tyler Dippel lead the list of drivers currently pre-entered for this weekend’s 2nd Annual Dogwood Blossom 150. Defending PASS National Champion, Jay Fogleman returns to action at Southern National along with Gus Dean, Chad Kendrick, and Kiel Spaulding. Brandon Setzer will be looking for another strong run following his third place finish at Ace Speedway along with veterans Brandon Ward and Tate Fogleman. While Ted Mickelson and Matt Daley hope to rebound with a good run on the high banks.

Action gets under way on Friday, May 30th at Southern National Motorsports Park with rotating practice for all divisions from 4-7 PM. On Saturday, May 31st, practice will start at 2 PM, followed by qualifying at 5 PM and racing slated to start at 7 PM. The PASS South Super Late Models will race for 150 laps, along with a 50 lapper for the PASS Pro Late Models, and action for the Pee Dee/Coastal Supertruck Series.

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 PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory Motor Speedway, the Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudière, and the legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.

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TYLER DIPPEL #1, TYLER CHUCK #7, & HARRISON BURTON #12

PASS South Hopefuls Ready For
Return To Southern National

CHARLOTTE, NC (May 21) - After successfully returning to Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, NC last year, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Models are ready to once again hit the high banks on Saturday, May 31 for the 2nd Annual Dogwood Blossom 150. This year, teams return to Southern National with a hefty notebook to rely on full of data acquired in the series' four trips to the track in 2013.

Wallkill, NY's Tyler Dippel is especially looking forward to returning to Southern National for the Dogwood Blossom 150. After competing on a very limited basis with the PASS South Super Late Models last year, the 14-year-old Empire State driver heads back to Southern National Motorsports Park where he qualified in the top 10 for last year's season-ending Mason Dixon Meltdown. And that's significant for the young driver. Southern National will be the first return trip for Dippel of any of the tracks he has competed on while racing in PASS South.

"I like small, slick racetracks and Southern National was pretty slick when we went there," said Dippel. "We have a little bit to build on from Southern National since we went there last year. So, hopefully we can use our prior knowledge from there and get a really good finish."

It is no surprise that slick racetracks would play to Dippel's driving style. After all, Dippel cut his teeth racing on the tough dirt tracks of the Northeast. Most recently, Dippel has become one of the top Small Block Modified drivers in New York competing at tracks such as Middletown, Accord, and Lebanon Valley.

Joining with veteran car owner and mechanic Buggy Pletcher this year, Dippel is showing his potential on asphalt as he competes against the top short track drivers in the country. In just seven PASS South Super Late Model starts dating back to last year, Dippel has shown progress each week, recording a PASS South career high third place finish in the Orange Blossom Special at Orange County Speedway back in April. Dippel currently sits fifth in PASS South points and, more importantly, leads the prestigious PASS National Championship standings heading to the 41st Annual Oxford 250 in July.

"I feel pretty good and like everything is starting to come around," said Dippel, driver of the Tycar Trenchless Technologies Chevrolet. "We struggled a little bit at the beginning of the season, but I feel like it's just starting to come together and I can't wait to get back to Southern National."

Dippel also donates 50-percent of his on-track winnings to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, an institution recognized for its treatment of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.

Fans can catch Tyler Dippel and all the "Big Boys With The Bad, Fast Toys" from Southern National with live Pay-Per-View coverage of every division competing at the Dogwood Blossom 150 on PASS TV Powered By MotorsportsBroadcasting.com and Race22.com.

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Action gets under way on Friday, May 30th at Southern National Motorsports Park with rotating practice for all divisions in the afternoon. On Saturday, May 31st, practice will go from 12:45 PM - 4:20 PM, followed by qualifying at 4:45 PM and racing slated to start start at 7 PM. The PASS South Super Late Models will race for 150 laps, along with a 50 lapper for the PASS Pro Late Models, and action for the Pee Dee/Coastal Supertruck Series.