TISSOT - SMITH - JARRELL
Zane Smith Scores 1st PASS South Victory At Kingsport’s Daniel Boone Classic
KINGSPORT, TN (May 8) - Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model points leader Zane Smith took the lead from veteran Lee Tissot on lap 47 and led the rest of the way to score the win in the Daniel Boone Classic 125 Friday night at Kingsport Speedway. The win comes in only Smith's ninth PASS South Super Late Model start and continues a dream season which started with a Speedweeks championship at New Smyrna Speedway back in February.

"I can't thank this Crooks Racing crew enough, they're the reason this car went so fast and they make my job a lot easier," said Smith, donning the traditional coonskin cap that goes to the winner of the Daniel Boone Classic. "The outside groove worked great. We didn't even try that in practice and I decided I didn't want to try the bottom so we moved up top and made it work."

In qualifying, Smith set a blazing pace to capture his first career PASS South fast qualifying time with a lap of 14.757 seconds around the .375 mile concrete speedway. After the top 10 qualifiers redraw, Smith would slot back into the seventh position while Jody Measamer and Tate Fogleman moved to the front row.

Measamer grabbed the initial lead, but was quickly overtaken by Jimmy Doyle on lap five. Local favorite Lee Tissot wasted little time moving from the eighth starting position to the lead on lap 13.

Following a caution for debris from Trey Jarrell's machine on lap 16, Smith took the hard way around Kingsport Speedway, utilizing the high groove to move into second on lap 21. A fierce battle for the lead ensued as Smith stalked Tissot for the lead lap after lap. On lap 44, the two cars made contact entering turn one and began a side-by-side battle for the lead. Smith would eventually move by Tissot to take the lead three laps later.

Mechanical failures bit several contenders including Fogleman on lap 56 and Matt Craig on lap 100. Tissot spun in fluid from Craig's machine and fell back to fourth after he got his car back going. Tissot climbed his way back up to second, but had nothing left from Smith's Pro Am Racing Products Chevrolet. Following Smith and Tissot to the checkered flag were Jarrell, Measamer, and Kevin Floars. Rounding out the top 10 were Jay Fogleman, AJ Frank, Tim Pinion, Jimmy Doyle, and Craig,

Rookie Jake Spillers took advantage of a flat right front tire for race leader Kodie Conner with five laps to go and cruised the rest of the way for his first career PASS Pro Late Model win. Rounding out the top five were Jordan McCallum, Zachary Dabbs, Cameron Burke, and Conner.

Jason Myers survived two late race spins and outran Dan Speeney and Spencer Davis in a wild three way photo finish to win the Food Country USA 125 for the KOMA Unwind Modified Madness Series. Series points leader and two-time race winner Burt Myers suffered a series of mechanical failures to end his early season win streak. Following J. Myers, Speeney, and Davis to the checkered flag were Mike Norman and Jimmy Wallace.

Johnny Johnson led flag-to-flag to claim the win in the Flathead Ford feature.

The PASS South Super Late Models and KOMA Unwind Modified Madness Series will be in action again, along with the PASS Pro Late Models and Street Stocks on Friday, May 22 for the Old Glory Twin 125's at Concord Speedway.
Photos by Laura  -  LWpictures.com
PASS SOUTH SUPER LATE MODELS at KINGSPORT
OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS - 5-8-15
1) 77 – Zane Smith - 125 laps
2) 27 – Lee Tissot - 125
3) 12 – Trey Jarrell - 125
4) 98 – Jody Measamer - 125
5) 55 – Kevin Floars - 125
6) 8 – Jay Fogleman - 125
7) 24 – AJ Frank - 125
8) 42 – Tim Pinion - 125
9) 71 – Jimmy Doyle - 102
10) 54 – Matt Craig - 98
11) 8f – Tate Fogleman - 53
12) 4m – Kyle McCallum - 18
DABBS - SPILLERS - MCCALLUM
PASS SOUTH PRO LATE MODELS at KINGSPORT
OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS - 5-8-15
1) 55 – Jake Spillers - 40 laps
2) 3 – Jordan McCallum - 40
3) 23 – Zachary Dabbs - 40
4) 82 – Cameron Burke - 40
5)45 – Kodie Conner - 37
6) 26 – Chandler Smith - 35
       
Jay Fogleman Set For PASS South Return
at Kingsport's Daniel Boone Classic
CHARLOTTE, NC (May 5) - Two-time Pro All Stars Series (PASS) National Champion, Jay Fogleman, will make his return to the driver's seat for this Friday night's Daniel Boone Classic at Kingsport Speedway. Friday night's 125 lapper at Kingsport will mark the first time Fogleman has sat behind the wheel in competition since March, 2014 at the PASS South Super Late Model season opener at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. The 2013 PASS South Super Late Model Champion will join his son, Tate, who currently sits third in the standings as the two Durham, NC drivers prepare for Friday night's first trip for the series to Kingsport Speedway.

"I'm really excited to be racing at Kingsport with Tate and the PASS South guys this weekend," says Fogleman. "It's hard for me to even believe, but I haven't raced at Kingsport since the late 1990's when I was driving a Late Model Stock car. So, this will be a challenge for me and all the guys, but I can't wait for the fans of that area to see our Super Late Models put on a great show."

Although it will be the first time the PASS South Super Late Models, PASS Pro Late Models, and KOMA Unwind Modified Madness Series have ever tackled the challenging 3/8 mile concrete speedway, it will not be the first time the Daniel Boone Classic has ever been contested. Newport Speedway, another tough speedway in East Tennessee, held the first three runnings of the Daniel Boone Classic from 2008-2010. Jay Fogleman donned the traditional coonskin cap the first two years the race was held and Ryan Blaney captured a hard fought checkered flag at Newport, most recently, in 2010.

"Yeah, it was pretty neat to get those coonskin caps at Newport and I sure would like to start a new tradition with my third one this weekend at Kingsport," said Fogleman. "Looking back on those races, I was still fairly new to PASS and Super Late Model racing, in general, and those wins in the Daniel Boone Classic kind of set us on our way in this type of racing."

Jay Fogleman will not be the only veteran in Friday night's PASS South Super Late Model action at Kingsport Speedway. Former track champion, Wade Day, and 2003 UARA-STARS Late Model champion, Lee Tissot, will both be making their first PASS South Super Late Model starts of the season at Kingsport Speedway Friday night. Both Day and Tissot raced with Fogleman in the now defunct Hooter's Pro Cup Series. Day's one and only PASS South victory came right down the road from Fogleman's home in Durham, NC in the 2006 Orange Blossom Special. Fogleman knows that Day and Tissot will be hard to beat thanks to their extensive knowledge of Kingsport Speedway.

"I'm looking forward to racing with Wade [Day] and Lee [Tissot] again," said Fogleman. "The PASS guys might have a slight advantage with their knowledge of Super Late Model race cars, but Wade and Lee definitely have a big advantage when it comes to Kingsport Speedway and what it takes to win there."

In addition to the trio of veterans, current points leader, Zane Smith, and fellow championship contenders Tate Fogleman, Jody Measamer, and Jimmy Doyle will each be seeking their first wins of the season. Second year drivers Matt Craig and Trey Jarrell will also be in action, as well as veteran AJ Frank, who will be making his first career PASS South Super Late Model start Friday night at Kingsport.

Action begins on Friday, May 8 with pit gates opening at Kingsport Speedway at Noon, rotating practice for the PASS South Super Late Models, KOMA Unwind Modifieds, PASS Pro Late Models, Legends, and Flathead Fords starting at 2 PM, followed by qualifying at 6 PM, and feature racing at 7:45 PM.

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 AIM Recycling Oxford 250 Presented By Kenny U-Pull 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.

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Spencer Davis Eyes PASS South and
KOMA Modified Double At Kingsport
CHARLOTTE, NC (April 30) - Tennessee's Kingsport Speedway will see its share of firsts next Friday night as the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Models and Pro Late Models make their return to the Volunteer State for the first time since 2012. The Daniel Boone Classic will be the first time PASS has ever raced at the 3/8 mile Kingsport Speedway. It will also be the first time the PASS South Super Late Models have ever been paired with the KOMA Unwind Modified Madness Series. PASS South and the KOMA Modifieds will compete in Twin 125's in an event no short track fan will want to miss.

One driver especially looking forward to next Friday night at Kingsport Speedway will be Dawsonville, GA's, Spencer Davis. Davis is a former PASS Pro Late Model winner and had a stellar rookie season in the PASS South Super Late Model division in 2013, finishing second to Jay Fogleman in the final standings. At Kingsport, Davis will attempt the double, driving his family-owned #129 in the PASS South Super Late Model 125 lapper and piloting the #79 Hillbilly Racing entry in the KOMA Unwind Modified Madness portion of the Daniel Boone Classic.

"I'm very excited to pull the double at Kingsport Speedway with PASS and the KOMA Modified Series," says Davis. "I've never been to Kingsport, but I have received a lot of information for the upcoming race. I'm excited to be racing on the concrete surface too."

Kingsport Speedway has a reputation for being equally as tough on drivers as it is on equipment. For Davis, 250 green flag laps in two of short track racing's most competitive divisions could prove to be a daunting task. But, it's a challenge the 16-year-old driver welcomes as he looks forward to next Friday night.

"I honestly have no concerns for competing for 250 green flag laps, I'm actually excited too," said a confident Davis. "I love the longer races and how much strategy goes into them. And going from one race to another, it will give me enough time to adapt back to the car I am racing."

The PASS South Super Late Models and KOMA Unwind Modifieds provide some of the fastest, most action-packed competition in all of short track racing. Each car is relatively light weight, with a lot of power and maneuverability for the drivers. And, while they do share some similarities, Davis says they also have a lot of differences he will have to decipher through at Kingsport.

"From a driver's standpoint, the biggest similarity between the two cars is how they steer, but other than that, they are totally different," say Davis. "You run different lines with the cars considering the dramatic change in tire size and the power between the Modified and the PASS Super. The actual interiors of the cars are really different too and also how much lower to the ground you sit with the Modified."

Davis will have his fair share of competition from the PASS South regulars when he races the Super Late Model, including current points leader, Zane Smith, and fellow championship contenders Tate Fogleman, Jody Measamer, and Jimmy Doyle. Kingsport Speedway veterans Lee Tissot and Wade Day will also present another variable to the PASS regulars as they try to protect their home turf.

Action begins on Friday, May 8 with pit gates opening at Kingsport Speedway at Noon, rotating practice for the PASS South Super Late Models, KOMA Unwind Modifieds, PASS Pro Late Models, Legends, and Flathead Fords starting at 2 PM, followed by qualifying at 5 PM, and feature racing at 7:45 PM. PASS South Super Late Model and PASS Pro Late Model entry forms for the Daniel Boone Classic 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 AIM Recycling Oxford 250 Presented By Kenny U-Pull 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.
 
 
Tissot Hopes to Visit Victory Lane
in Kingsport 125
ARDEN, N.C. -- Veteran racer Lee (Randall) Tissot of Arden, N.C., believes he stands a good chance of visiting victory lane at Kingsport Speedway on Friday, May 8. After all, he's got plenty of experience racing weekly at "The Concrete Jungle" competing in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.
The Pro All Stars Series and Southern Modified Race Tour will make their first-ever visit to the Model City for running of the Daniel Boone Classic. The PASS South Super Late Models and the Koma Unwind Modified Madness Series will each compete in 125-lap events, and the 45-year-old Tissot believes he's got a good shot at capturing his first-ever victory with the Pro All Star Series.

"You always hear people talk about race car drivers having experience, well, I guess you could say I've got plenty of seat-time at Kingsport Speedway," said Tissot while taking a break from working in the race shop getting his Chevrolet SS prepared. "I've competed in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at Kingsport Speedway from 2011 now through the first six races of the 2015 racing season. I just believe the laps I've got around the track will factor into how we'll run in the PASS South race this Friday. With the concrete racing surface, it's got 'characteristics' you don't have compared to racing on asphalt."

Tissot has put together four consecutive winning seasons at the .375-mile banked concrete oval, and finished top-five in points each year. In 2011, Tissot finished runner-up in points and was in contention to win the championship heading into the final event. He captured five Late Model Stock Car feature wins and recorded 18 top-five finishes in 21 starts. He also earned seven pole awards along the way. Beginning the 2012 campaign behind the wheel of his own car before stepping into the J&J Racing ride midway through the season, Tissot won one feature and recorded 12 top-five runs and finished fifth in points.

In 2013 Tissot and J&J Racing captured two victories, 10 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes, along with earning three pole awards including setting a new track record and finishing fifth in points.

Tissot finished fourth in Kingsport Speedway Late Model Stock Car points in 2014, recording one feature win, 11 top-five, and 14 top-10 finishes in 19 starts. Tissot concluded last season ranked 60th in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Top 500 rankings from among over 1,000 drivers across the United States and Canada.

Since the track reopened (2011) for full-time weekly NASCAR racing, Tissot has recorded a total of 11 victories (9 Late Model Stock Car), one United Auto Racing Association-Southern Touring Asphalt Racing Series win back during the '11 racing season, and a Southeast Super Truck Series win in '14.

"We've had a good bit of success racing at Kingsport Speedway," said Tissot. "It's a fun track to run around, but it's close quarters racing action. Sometimes as a driver you get a little impatient with your fellow competitors' and you have to kind of use the front bumper to beat-and-bang around. I don't necessarily like having to race that way. But, hey, what is it they say - rubbin's racin' and I guess that's what the fans love to see - just good hard racing."

To begin the 2015 racing season at Kingsport Speedway, Tissot has recorded one runner-up finish, one third-place run, two fourth-place, and two fifth-place efforts to currently sit second in the Late Model Stock Car point standings, only three points out of the lead.

It was a given Lee would drive a race car, because he grew up watching his father, Randy Tissot, compete with NASCAR's biggest names such as Richard Petty, David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough, Buddy Baker and others during the 1970s and 1980s.

Lee got his start in racing competing at New Asheville Speedway, where he recorded back-to-back NASCAR Late Model Stock Car championships in 1998 and '99. Besides in his hometown racing along "The River," Tissot has also visited victory lane at NASCAR sanctioned tracks in North Carolina such as Hickory Motor Speedway and Tri-County Motor Speedway in Hudson, plus in the Palmetto State at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.

With Tissot enjoying much success on the local level, he branched out and began competing with the NASCAR Slim Jim All-Pro Series, United Speed Alliance Racing Hooters Pro Cup Series, and UARA-STARS. He won not only feature events with each series, but in 2003 he captured the UARA-STARS championship on the strength of four victories and only finished outside of the top-10 once during the season.

For the Kingsport Speedway PASS South event, Tissot will be chauffeuring his own Super Late Model. While many teams will show up at the track on Friday, May 8 with big toter-home haulers and two cars inside, Tissot will be bringing "old faithful" to the track, his almost 20-year-old Port City Race Car.

"Hey, she (race car) might have a little age on her, but don't let that fool you because she's still quite racey," said a smiling Tissot. "I'm also getting a little age on me and closing in on that 50 mark in a few more years, but I feel like I'm a better racer now than I ever was. I've got many years of racing experience, dating back to when I began racing at News Asheville Speedway in 1988. You've got to have confidence not only in yourself and your abilities to drive a race car, but also have confidence in your racing equipment.

"While I might not have a new race car, there's one thing I can guarantee you and that is, I put the hours in at the race shop working on the car. And if you want to run strong and have opportunities to win races, that's where it all begins - back in the race shop with preparation of your equipment. You want to be ready to race when you show up to the track and not have to scramble around working on the car when you arrive. Because if you do that, immediately your back is up against the wall. I really believe we'll have a good race car and hopefully be in contention to get the victory. We'll definitely give it our best effort."

Tissot is looking forward to once again having his old racing buddies onboard helping for this PASS South event: Mitch West, Jeff Caldwell, David Ball, Mark Williams, Jeff Herron, Jason Herron, "Big" Ed Morgan and Kevin Morgan

Supporters of Lee Tissot Racing on the No. 27 Chevrolet SS: A-1 Plumbing & Utilities of Marshall (828-253-5559), David Ball Construction, and Jeff's Auto Sales of Leicester (828-683-JEFF ... jeffsautosalesllc.com).

Grandstand and tier-parking gates at Kingsport Speedway will open at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 8, with qualifying scheduled for 6 p.m. and green flag racing beginning at 7:45 p.m.

Adult grandstand admission $20, youth (ages 12-17) $15, with kids 11-and-under admitted free. Adult tier-parking admission $20 per person (plus a $10 vehicle parking spot fee). Kingsport Speedway is located at 2961 N. John B. Dennis Hwy.

For more information regarding Lee Tissot Racing, contact Lee Tissot at (828) 243-8549.
 
Wade Day Looking Forward To
Kingsport Speedway on Fri., May 8
SEYMOUR, Tenn. -- Wade Day's racing credentials speak volumes, as he is quite accomplished behind the wheel of a race car and also very hands-on overseeing racing operations for young developmental drivers under his guidance.

The Pro All Stars Series and Koma Unwind Modified Madness Series will make their first-ever visit to Kingsport Speedway on Friday, May 8 for running of the Daniel Boone Classic. The PASS South Super Late Models and the Koma Unwind Modifieds will each compete in 125-lap events at "The Concrete Jungle," and the 42-year-old Day is looking forward to competing with the Pro All Star Series.

"Kingsport Speedway is where it all began for me racing NASCAR Late Model Stock Cars in the late '90s," said Day while taking a break from working on the Highlands Motorsports Super Late Model, getting prepared for the PASS South race in the Model City. "After I moved to Northeast Tennessee from my home in Kentucky, the late Jim Wolfe is who put me in a race car at Kingsport Speedway. Jim's son, Matt Wolfe and I were teammates, and I really look back on that time in my life and the great times we had racing.

"I've got the record for most victories at 14 in a season (2000) at Kingsport Speedway, and we had a streak where we won nine straight races and also captured 10 pole awards that year. And the icing on the cake for us was winning the NASCAR Blue Ridge Regional Championship."

Day's a former multi-time World Karting Association state and national champion with over 800 career go-kart victories at tracks all over the Mid-Ohio Valley, East Coast and Southeast. Day captured two NASCAR regional Late Model Stock Car championships, in 2000 at Kingsport (Tenn.) Speedway and 2002 at Lonesome Pine Raceway in Coeburn, Va. Between 1999 and '02, Day recorded a total of 48 Late Model Stock Car feature wins at Kingsport Speedway, LPR and New River (Radford, Va.) Valley Speedway (now known as Motor Mile Speedway).

He's a native of Whitesburg, Ky., and earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Computer-Aided Design Drafting from Louisville Technical Institute, with additional study completed towards a Mechanical Engineering Degree at the University of Kentucky.

In 2004 he led the American Speed Association points as a rookie, recording a best finish of second at Kentucky Motor Speedway and also finished fourth at Atlanta Motor Speedway, just ahead of legendary NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Mark Martin, and eventually wound up fifth in the standings at season's end. Day captured the International Sport Compact Auto Racing Series Dash championship in 2005, plus was a front-running competitor with the United Speed Alliance Racing Hooters Pro Cup Series in 2006 and 2007. Day visited victory lane in 2006 with the Pro All Stars Series (PASS South), winning the prestigious "Orange Blossom Special 150" Super Late Model event at Orange County (Rougemont, N.C.) Speedway.

Over the past eight years, Day has focused on building his racing business (WD Performance) and guiding the racing careers of teenage drivers such as Trevor Bayne (2011 Daytona 500 winner and current full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitor for Roush Fenway Racing) and the T2 Motorsports team in the Hooters Pro Cup Series. Plus mentoring NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racer Blake Jones of Sevierville, who this past weekend won the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200 at Talladega Superspeedway, Dylan Presnell (Late Model Stock and NASCAR K&N Pro Series competitor), and current protege Justin Fontaine, a 17-year-old from Fletcher, N.C., who competes weekly in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at Kingsport Speedway.

Operating WD Performance and heading up racing operations has kept Day from racing on a regular basis. But he's strapped in behind the wheel of a race car on three occasions since stepping away from racing full-time at end of the 2007 season, and he's proven he still has what it takes to get the job done.

Day is three-for-three, having won a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock Car event in 2011 racing as a teammate with Nate Monteith, and in 2012 won the Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series Food Country USA 250 presented by Mahle Motorsport, and in 2014 went to victory lane with the Southeast Super Truck Series.

Day looks to keep his perfect winning streak alive in the PASS South event at Kingsport Speedway, where he will team up with longtime friend and car owner Wade Lopez to drive the Lopez Wealth Management, LLC - Pizza Plus - Texas Roadhouse of Kingsport - Wilwood - AR Bodies - Catch 22 - Breast Cancer Awareness - Robbie White Race Engines - Rebel Chassis - Highlands Motorsports - No. 96 Ford Fusion.

"It's just awesome to get the opportunity to team back up once again with (Wade) Lopez," said Day. "He's really been a big supporter of my racing over the years, and I'm very appreciative for that. But moreso, he and I are just great friends and that means the world to me. I drove full-time for his Highlands Motorsports team back when we won the ISCARS Dash championship, and we also raced in the Hooters Pro Cup Series and some PASS South races too. We won the Pro Cup Series race at Kingsport back in 2012, and there's nothing more that I'd love to do than win another race for Wade. He's a good racer himself, he won the Kingsport Speedway championship in 2001, after I'd won in 2000. I've talked with Pro All Stars Series owner Tom Mayberry and I believe this will be a pretty competitive field of cars coming to Kingsport Speedway. But we'll be bringing a good hot rod with us and hopefully be able to get the win.

"This PASS South race is going to be a great deal because besides Lopez being onboard, I'm going to have my dad (Rick Day), Duke Bare, Dinky Torbett, Tony Ponkauskas, Brad Ball and Larry Gibson in the pits helping. Plus, my current driver in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, Justin Fontaine, he's going to be spotting for me and this will definitely be a role reversal between us. My wife Jessica and our daughter Allison, and sons Connor and Ethan will be at the track, plus my aunt and uncle Roger and Priscilla Day, along with cousin Michael Rayburn and possibly other family members will be watching. I guess you could maybe say we're going to have a family and friends reunion get-together at the track."

Grandstand and tier-parking gates at Kingsport Speedway will open at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 8, with qualifying scheduled for 6 p.m. and green flag racing beginning at 7:45 p.m.

Adult grandstand admission $20, youth ages 12-17 $15, with kids 11-and-under admitted free. Kingsport Speedway is located at 2961 N. John B. Dennis Hwy.

For more information regarding WD Performance, contact Wade Day at (423) 956-2583.

 

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