{"id":11746,"date":"2013-03-10T07:28:23","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T11:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=11746"},"modified":"2013-03-10T07:31:29","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T11:31:29","slug":"austin-theriault-nips-peltier-for-history-making-win-in-pass-south-opener-at-dillon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/austin-theriault-nips-peltier-for-history-making-win-in-pass-south-opener-at-dillon\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Theriault Nips Peltier For History Making Win In PASS South Opener At Dillon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Theriault Nips Peltier For History Making Win In PASS South Opener at Dillon<\/b><\/h3>\n

Top Three at Dillon South Carolina Clash: L to R – Kevin Powell #104, 3rd; Winner Austin Theriault #29, & Preston Peltier #26, 2nd.<\/p><\/div>DILLON, SC<\/strong>\u00a0(<\/strong>March 9<\/strong>) \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Austin Theriault led less than a hundred feet to edge out former Pro All Stars Series (PASS) National Champion Preston Peltier in a photo finish to win the 8<\/span>th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual South Carolina Clash 150 at Dillon Motor Speedway.\u00a0\u00a0Theriault\u2019s .120 second margin of victory in the PASS South season opener was the closest margin in series history.\u00a0\u00a0Theriault and Peltier made contact coming out of turn four racing to the checkered flag as they both maneuvered to pass the lapped machine of John Hunter Nemechek with Theriault just having enough to eke out the victory.<\/span>
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Austin Theriault #29 noses ahead of Preston Peltier #26 at the checkers.<\/p><\/div>\u201cI didn\u2019t think I had anything for him [Peltier], but that lapped car gave me an opportunity there and I took it,\u201d said Theriault, making only his second career PASS South Super Late Model start.\u00a0\u201cI hate that it came down to that, but I felt like I had the inside there down on the apron.\u00a0\u00a0I went there and hoped that it stuck and luckily we had the lapped car there.\u00a0\u00a0It hasn\u2019t quite hit me yet, but we\u2019re on a roll and I think we\u2019re gonna have a great season.\u201d<\/p>\n

After starting 10th<\/sup>, Peltier methodically worked his way to the front taking the lead for the first time on lap 101. Despite momentarily losing the lead on a restart, Peltier regained the top spot on lap 116 and looked to be on his way to a second straight win in the South Carolina Clash.\u00a0\u00a0However, as the leaders entered lapped traffic late in the race, Theriault was able to close on Peltier and was just a car length behind as the white flag waved.\u00a0\u00a0With Nemechek racing hard with Bobby Gower for a top 10 finish, the lead duo had a decision to make entering turn three on the final lap.\u00a0Peltier erred on the side of caution while Theriault took a chance that ultimately led to him getting the win.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of those lapped cars were courteous and got out of the way and I was a little bit disappointed that the 8 car [Nemechek] didn\u2019t just pull down to the inside of the track,\u201d said a noticeably upset Peltier after the race.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cSo I tiptoed down there into turn three\u2026the next time I\u2019m behind that 29 car [Theriault] for the win, I\u2019m gonna win that race.\u201d<\/p>\n

In qualifying, defending PASS South Super Late Model Champion Kyle Grissom was fastest with a lap of 91.232 miles per hour around the egg-shaped 4\/10 mile speedway.\u00a0\u00a0Grissom\u2019s good fortune continued as he drew pill one during the redraw allowing him to start from the pole for the main event.<\/p>\n

At the drop of the green flag, Grissom jumped out to the lead over outside pole starter Brandon Ward.\u00a0\u00a0Grissom continued to lead through the early going as the race was slowed briefly for a few minor incidents.\u00a0\u00a0The cars on the move early on were 4-time PASS North Champion Ben Rowe and Kevin Powell who started 21st<\/sup>\u00a0and 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0respectively.\u00a0\u00a0Rowe and Powell came up through the field together and were both in the top 10 by lap 45.<\/p>\n

Steve Wallace ran in the top five much of the first half of the South Carolina Clash but began to struggle after contact with Theriault while battling for 5th<\/sup>\u00a0on lap 84.\u00a0\u00a0Eventually, Wallace would retire from the race and finish 23rd<\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0With 56 laps to go, defending PASS National Champion Jay Fogleman and Peltier moved around Ward and set their sights on the lead car of Grissom.\u00a0\u00a0Peltier got by Fogleman for second and was able to pass Grissom for the lead with 49 laps to go.<\/p>\n

The race\u2019s biggest incident occurred with 42 laps to go when the cars of Bobby Measmer, Jr. and Bill Catania collided on the front straightaway while battling for 8th<\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0Measmer made hard contact with the outside wall just passed the start\/finish line and came back across the track in front of oncoming traffic.\u00a0\u00a0With cars going everywhere, RA Brown, Alex Fleming, John Batten, and Karl Weber were collected causing considerable damage to all of their machines.\u00a0\u00a0After a lengthy red flag to clean up the speedway, the field was once again under caution just a lap later when Joe Boyd had a right front tire go flat sending him hard into the turn one wall.<\/p>\n

Despite losing the lead to Grissom on a lap 112 restart, Peltier moved back by with 34 laps to go.\u00a0\u00a0Grissom and Fogleman struggled with their cars after the red flag and fell out of the top five.\u00a0Theriault assumed second and began to close the gap on Peltier.\u00a0\u00a0With his last lap heroics to secure the win, Theriault has the distinction of having won last year\u2019s PASS North season finale at Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine and this year\u2019s PASS South opener in South Carolina.\u00a0\u00a0Following Theriault and Peltier at the finish were Kevin Powell, with his best career PASS South finish, rookie Brandon Lynn, and Clay Rogers, who fought his way back to the front after pitting with a flat right rear tire early in the race.\u00a0\u00a0Rounding out the top ten Gus Dean, Grissom, Fogleman, Catania, and Gower.<\/p>\n

12-year old Harrison Burton took the lead at the drop of the green flag and led all 75 laps to take a dominating win in the PASS Pro Late Model division.\u00a0\u00a0Burton\u2019s win marked his first ever in a full-bodied stock car after moving up from the Quarter Midget ranks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a huge deal to me with everybody in the shop working so hard and to come out with a result like this and win for me is huge,\u201d said Burton afterwards.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a fun track, but it\u2019s also very challenging which makes it a great place to race at.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burton jumped to the lead at the start over fast qualifier Trevor Noles.\u00a0\u00a0The only major incident of the race occurred on lap 12 after Joey Padgett got sideways coming out of turn four causing Tate Fogleman and Tyler Audie to take evasive action.\u00a0\u00a0Fogleman and Audie made hard contact on the front straightaway and came to a grinding stop along the inside wall.\u00a0\u00a0Both cars would be finished for the night.\u00a0\u00a0Burton led flag-to-flag to take the win over Noles, Jeff Batten, Padgett, and Nick Robinson.<\/p>\n

Hunter Moody took his first career win in the Allison Legacy feature over Casey Hillenburg and Justin Laduke.<\/p>\n

Official results and more from the 8th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual South Carolina Clash can be found at ProAllStarsSeries.com.\u00a0\u00a0For further information, contact Alan Dietz at\u00a0alandietzpass@live.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or \u201cLike\u201d the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook.<\/p>\n

The next event for the Pro All Stars Series will be on March 16th<\/sup>\u00a0at Myrtle Beach Speedway.\u00a0\u00a0The Bash At The Beach will be the inaugural visit for the PASS South Super Late Models and PASS Pro Late Models to Myrtle Beach Speedway.\u00a0\u00a0It will also mark the first time Super Late Models have raced at the speedway since 2004.<\/p>\n

PASS South South Carolina Clash 150 \u2013 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a029 \u2013 Austin Theriault 150\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a015.\u00a0\u00a0129 \u2013 Spencer Davis 149<\/p>\n

2.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a026 \u2013 Preston Peltier 150\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a016.\u00a0\u00a04n \u2013 Ben Rowe 149<\/p>\n

3.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0104 \u2013 Kevin Powell 150\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a017.\u00a0\u00a08 \u2013 Joesph Mursuli 147<\/p>\n

4.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a097 \u2013 Brandon Lynn 150\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a018.\u00a0\u00a05J \u2013 Joe Boyd 111<\/p>\n

5.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 \u2013 Clay Rogers 150\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a019.\u00a0\u00a014 \u2013 Bobby Measmer 110<\/p>\n

6.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a056 \u2013 Gus Dean 150\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a020.\u00a0\u00a060 \u2013 RA Brown 110<\/p>\n

7.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a031 \u2013 Kyle Grissom 150\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a021.\u00a0\u00a005 \u2013 Alex Fleming 110<\/p>\n

8.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04 \u2013 Jay Fogleman 150\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a022.\u00a0\u00a050 \u2013 Karl Weber 109<\/p>\n

9.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a018 \u2013 Bill Catania 150\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a023.\u00a0\u00a066 \u2013 Steve Wallace 104<\/p>\n

10.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05 \u2013 Bobby Gower 150\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a024.\u00a0\u00a07D \u2013 Jimmy Doyle 101<\/p>\n

11.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a08n \u2013 John Hunter Nemechek 149\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a025.\u00a0\u00a057 \u2013 Cole Timm 91<\/p>\n

12.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a062 \u2013 Brandon Ward 149\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a026.\u00a0\u00a019 \u2013 Zak Hausler 52<\/p>\n

13.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 \u2013 Justin Allison\u00a0\u00a0149\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a027.\u00a0\u00a013 \u2013 John Gibson 13<\/p>\n

14.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a048 \u2013 John Batten 149<\/p>\n

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PASS Pro Late Models \u2013 75 laps<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a012 \u2013 Harrison Burton<\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a016 \u2013 Trevor Noles<\/span><\/p>\n

3.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a049 \u2013 Jeff Batten<\/span><\/p>\n

4.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a083 \u2013 Joey Padgett<\/span><\/p>\n

5.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a071 \u2013 Nick Robinson<\/span><\/p>\n

6.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a016g \u2013 Hayes Goodson<\/span><\/p>\n

7.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a002 \u2013 Walker Yates<\/span><\/p>\n

8.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a055 \u2013 Collin Vernal<\/span><\/p>\n

9.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a014 \u2013 Austin Reed<\/span><\/p>\n

10.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a022 \u2013 Tyler Audie<\/span><\/p>\n

11.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a08 \u2013 Tate Fogleman<\/span><\/p>\n

12.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07 \u2013 Drew Heisenbuttel<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Theriault Nips Peltier For History Making Win In PASS South Opener at Dillon DILLON, SC\u00a0(March 9) \u2013\u00a0Austin Theriault led less than a hundred feet to edge out former Pro All Stars Series (PASS) National Champion Preston Peltier in a photo finish to win the 8th\u00a0Annual South Carolina Clash 150 at Dillon Motor Speedway.\u00a0\u00a0Theriault\u2019s .120 second […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,5,14972],"tags":[4671,8],"class_list":["post-11746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maine","category-pass","category-touring-series-news","tag-austin-theriault","tag-pass-south"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11746\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}