KENLY, NC — Preston Peltier looked to be on the way to his second straight Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model win, but slipped in oil from rookie Brandon Lynn’s car coming to the white flag handing Jay Fogleman the win in the Dogwood Blossom 150 Saturday night at Southern National Raceway Park. Fogleman’s 8th career win moves him out of a tie with Ben Rowe into sole possession of second place on the PASS South All Time Wins list.
“My spotter told me that there might be oiI going into turn three and when we got there Preston (Peltier) was about a lane higher than I was and got in it and we were able to get by and make it back to the checkered flag first,” said Fogleman. “I can’t thank Dicky Woodman and these guys enough for the car they gave me tonight. I’m gonna try to run as many races as I can driving other people’s cars because all the focus in my shop is on Tate (Fogleman’s son). He’s got a lot brighter future than I do.”
Beautiful weather greeted 32 PASS South Super Late Model teams to Southern National Raceway Park on Saturday afternoon for the series’ first trip to the speedway since 2009. In qualifying, Preston Peltier obliterated the PASS South track record at Southern National with a lap of 97.422 miles per hour around the high banked 4/10 mile track. Following the top ten qualifiers redraw to determine their starting positions in the main event, Peltier would draw pill #4 to start outside of the second row while his Johnson Motorsports teammate Tyler Church would pull pill #1 to start from the pole.
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CHARLOTTE, NC — As the thermometer rises, so does the excitement level of Eastern North Carolina race fans as the “Big Boys With The Bad Fast Toys” head back to Southern National Raceway Park in Kenly, NC. This weekend’s Dogwood Blossom 150 marks the return of the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Models to Southern National for the first time since 2009. It will only be the third time PASS South has ever raced at Kenly. To show how tough the high-banked, 4/10 mile speedway is look no further than the record books and who came away with those checkered flags, Freddie Query in 2006 and Ben Rowe in 2009, two of the best to ever race Super Late Models.
In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, Nashville, NC’s John Batten was the man to beat when it came to Super Late Model racing at Southern National. Race wins were commonplace to the driver of the #48 Batten Ceramic Tile/Digital Repair/Hutson Insurance Chevrolet, who also won back-to-back Southern National titles in 2004 and 2005. Batten has been a regular with PASS South since the series started in 2006, finishing in the top 10 in points each of the last six seasons. But, despite being one of PASS South’s most consistent drivers, Batten has yet to go to victory lane. And, 2013 has not started the way the veteran had hoped, finishing no better than 14th at Dillon and failing to make the Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory due to a blown engine in practice. The veteran hopes his luck can change this weekend at the site of much of his early racing success.
“Really looking forward to going back to Southern National,” said Batten. “It’s a place where we have been successful in the past and it’s a great place to hopefully turn our season around. We would really like to get a great finish in front of the hometown fans.”
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CHARLOTTE, NC — From the time Southern National Raceway Park first opened as Southern National Speedway in 1993, Super Late Models have been an intricate part of what made the speedway special. While other tracks in the Carolinas were abandoning Super Late Models, Southern National held firm with a dwindling pool of speedways to keep the division alive.
At that same time, a young crew chief from Winston-Salem, NC named Jeff Day was forming a Super Late Model team with one of the region’s heroes, John Paul Linville. A union that would prove fruitful for the two men at opposite ends of their respective careers in racing. For the duo, checkered flags and victory lane celebrations became commonplace at Southern National.
“When I first started working with Super Late Model cars I was with John Paul Linville at Kenly,” said Day. “He was at the end of his career and he wanted to do something fun so we ran Super Late Models down there and I crew chiefed for him for several years, won some races and had a great time.”
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Whelen Modified Tour Veteran Nabs First Southern Modified Pole
KENLY, N.C. – Ryan Preece grabbed his first career pole in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour with a quick lap in qualifying at Southern National Motorsports Park on Saturday, as the field was set for the KOMA Unwind Relaxation Drink 150.
Preece, making just his fourth tour start and his first at the .4-mile track, turned a lap of 14.313 seconds at an average speed of 100.608 mph. The Berlin, Conn., driver is a veteran of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour – where he has five wins and 12 poles in 81 starts.
Three-time Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion George Brunnhoelzl III was second quick, with a lap of 14.369 seconds (100.216 mph). He was followed by Burt Myers, Tim Brown and Andy Seuss. Rounding out the top 10 in qualifying were John Smith, Jason Myers, Ted Christopher, Danny Bohn and Brandon Ward
The green flag for the KOMA Unwind Relaxation Drink 150 is slated to wave later today at 3:30 p.m. ET.
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Whelen Southern Modified Tour Teams in Action at SNMP
KENLY, N.C. – Tim Brown had the quickest time in NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour practice at Southern National Motorsports Park on Saturday.
Brown – wheeling his familiar No. 02 Hayes Jewelers/T&C Motorsports Chevrolet – turned a lap of 14.401 seconds (99.993 mph) near the end of the second of two practice sessions, as teams prepared for tonight’s KOMA Unwind Relaxation Drink 150.
Three-time tour champion George Brunnhoelzl III was second fastest with a time of 14.422 seconds, at an average speed of 99.847 mph.
J.R. Bertuccio Jr., was third quickest. Woody Pitkat’s fast time in the earlier practice session was fourth quickest overall, while Kyle Ebersole’s time from the first session was fifth overall. Completing the top 10 in practice were Ted Christopher, Ryan Preece, Jeremy Zacharias, Andy Seuss and Burt Myers.
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Analyzing The KOMA Unwind Relaxation Drink 150 At SNMP
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour takes to the track for the second event of the 2013 season on Saturday, March 23 in the KOMA Unwind Relaxation Drink 150 at Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, N.C. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of the series and selected drivers at SNMP, as well as some other statistical trends:
Southern National Race Setup
• Two former Southern National winners – Tim Brown and Burt Myers – in the Southern Modified Tour will be on hand for the event.
• Brown has an average finish of 1.67 in three career SNMP starts including a win and two runner-up performances.
• Three-time and defending tour champion George Brunnhoelzl III has finished inside the top 10 in 26 straight Southern Modified races dating back to the beginning of the 2011 season.
• Andy Seuss has a string of seven top-10 finishes on the tour.
• Just eight of the 24 drivers entered in the event have tour experience at Southern National.
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Brown Looks For Redemption In KOMA Unwind Relaxation Drink 150
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The good thing about running back-to-back weekends is it gives drivers a chance to bounce back quickly from misfortune.
For Tim Brown, that’s a very good thing.
Brown leads the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour contingent to Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, N.C., for the KOMA Unwind Relaxation Drink 150 on Saturday, March 23. It’s a track Brown has a win and two runner-up finishes in three tour starts. And he’s eager to put this past weekend’s angst behind him.
koma_unwind_150_logo“After running like we did Saturday night, we need a win,” said Brown, who led a race-high 96 laps in the Charles Kepley 150 at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, N.C., before inexplicably running out of gas less than five laps to the finish. Brown said a “burp somewhere up in the vent line” likely erroneously indicated the tank was full when they were fueling before the race.
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NAPLES, ME — Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials announced today that the 2013 PASS National Series Champion will be awarded a one-of-a-kind championship ring. PASS, in association with series supporter Northern Race Tire, will present the newly crowned PASS National Champion with the championship ring following the final race of the season as part of the Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Southern National Raceway Park in Kenly, NC. The PASS National Champion’s ring is currently being manufactured by Stylecraft. From Super Bowl rings to civic awards, Stylecraft has been making finely crafted jewelry in the United States for over six decades. The 2013 PASS National Champion’s ring will be massive in size and will be emblazoned with the PASS logo and other jewels. This year’s championship ring is meticulously being designed now and will be unveiled on the PASS website in the coming weeks. It joins an impressive list of awards for the PASS National Champion which includes a chassis from Bull City Race Cars and a custom helmet made by Bell Helmets.
“We are very excited to be giving this opportunity to North America’s best Super Late Model racer,” said PASS President Tom Mayberry. “For whoever wins the 2013 PASS National title, no matter where they go, this championship ring will stand as a symbol of the hard work and dedication it took to achieve one of short track racing’s ultimate goals.”
The PASS National Series is comprised of six elite Super Late Model events throughout North America and gets underway in less than three weeks with the Inaugural Florida Winter Meltdown at Auburndale Speedway on February 8-9. In addition to a talented group of PASS regulars, former PASS National Champions Ben Rowe and Jay Fogleman hope to contain a strong contingent of Florida Super Late Model standouts on the tricky quarter mile oval.
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- National Champion’s awards to include chassis and helmet
- 40th Annual TD Bank 250 at Oxford to pay PASS Super Late Model winner $25,000, plus $25,000 in guaranteed lap leader money
- 3rd Leg of Autobus La Quebecois Triple Crown at Chaudiere Will Pay Winner $10,000 to win, plus $20,000 in guaranteed lap leader money
- Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Continues Tradition as Spring’s Premier Super Late Model Event
NAPLES, ME — Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials have released the six races that will make up the 2013 PASS National Championship Series. The schedule is comprised of six premier Super Late Model events in both PASS North and PASS South that will determine an overall PASS National Champion. The PASS National Series will be highlighted by the return of Super Late Model action to the 40th Annual TD Bank 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in July. And, for the first time, the PASS National Series will take on a more international flavor with an event scheduled in Canada later this year. While awards are currently still being finalized with sponsors, Bull City Race Cars has announced it will award the 2013 PASS National Champion with a chassis and Bell Helmets will provide a helmet to the new title holder.
“Thanks to a lot of time and effort by a group of really dedicated people, we are very pleased to announce our 2013 PASS National Series,’” said PASS President Tom Mayberry. “These events exemplify what’s great about short track racing and we feel each of them will attract the best Super Late Model drivers competing today. All of these events are unique and will prove to be a challenge for our competitors. And, with the addition of races in Florida and Canada, a broad base of fans will get to see racers from all over North America come together and compete to see who truly is the best of the best.”
The PASS National Series gets underway in less than a month with the Inaugural Florida Winter Meltdown at Auburndale Speedway on February 8-9. In addition to a talented group of PASS regulars, former PASS National Champions Ben Rowe and Jay Fogleman hope to contain a strong contingent of Florida Super Late Model standouts on the tricky quarter mile oval.
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Inaugural Visit To Southern National Highlights Full Slate
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR announced today the 2013 schedule for the ninth season of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, which includes two new venues to the slate of events.
Next season’s schedule features 12 dates at seven tracks including two companion events with NASCAR’s national series.
New to the schedule in 2013 will be a special event as part of Speedweeks at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and two visits to Southern National Motorsports Park, the .4-mile track in Kenly, N.C., on March 23 and Sept. 21.
“Modified fans are as passionate as any in motorsports,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR vice president, regional and touring series. “The expanded 2013 calendar will give them new and traditional opportunities to enjoy the stars, cars, and unbridled excitement of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.”
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Published at November 23, 2012
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PASS To Sanction $25,000-to-win Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway
PASS South Returns To Southern National Raceway Park
NAPLES, ME — Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials released the 2013 schedules today for both the PASS North Super Late Models and PASS South Super Late Models. In its 13th year of operation, PASS will sanction over 30 Super Late Model races across North America in 2013, including the previously announced PASS Northwest races at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval in Washington and the PASS National opener at Florida’s Auburndale Speedway on February 9th.
The PASS North schedule consists of 13 confirmed dates with races in Maine, New Hampshire, and the Canadian province of Quebec. PASS South has 14 confirmed dates with races in the Carolinas and Virginia. Both schedules could see up to two more additional dates to be added by January.
“We are very pleased to have our 2013 schedules out for the PASS North and PASS South Super Late Models at such an early date,” said PASS President Tom Mayberry. “It is my hope that our teams of talented racers and mechanics around the country can start making plans for next year and hopefully this schedule release will help out in their search for sponsors. I think the PASS fans will enjoy the tracks we are going to in 2013 and will have the chance to see some really great racing at some outstanding venues.”
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Pro All Stars Series (PASS) President Tom Mayberry announced today that the touring short track sanctioning body will not promote a non-points Thanksgiving weekend event at Southern National in Kenly, North Carolina.
“It was a difficult decision for us,” according to Mayberry, “As a series, we don’t like to cancel previously announced events. But we felt that the current economic climate and the impending auction of the property shortly before the scheduled race date would make it difficult for us to promote a successful Thanksgiving Classic at this time. I want to thank Kirk Leone, Mike Bushee, Becky Boone and the Wake County Speedway staff for working with us this season, and I hope that we may bring the Pro All Stars back to Southern National in the future.”
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