{"id":20410,"date":"2016-03-28T08:05:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T12:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=20410"},"modified":"2016-03-28T08:05:04","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T12:05:04","slug":"ben-rowe-dominates-to-claim-second-pass-easter-bunny-150-win-at-hickory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/ben-rowe-dominates-to-claim-second-pass-easter-bunny-150-win-at-hickory\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Rowe Dominates To Claim Second PASS Easter Bunny 150 Win At Hickory"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BenBen Rowe Dominates To Claim Second PASS Easter Bunny 150 Win At Hickory<\/strong><\/p>\n

HICKORY, NC (March 26) \u2013 Three-time Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model national champion Ben Rowe led 114 laps en route to a dominating win in Saturday night\u2019s 11th Annual Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway. The Turner, ME, native\u2019s second win in the Easter Bunny 150 was made even sweeter by the fact that it guarantees Rowe a starting spot in this year\u2019s Oxford 250 in August at Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just tried to set my own pace, but that kid in the 19 car [Riley Herbst], he was giving me all I wanted, but if I could clear him off turn two I was ok and I can\u2019t think of a better way to travel back home 17 hours than with a win,\u201d said Rowe after his first win in the prestigious race since 2009. \u201cThis win is I huge, I mean it\u2019s the Easter Bunny and this is Hickory and it\u2019s a tough place. To be locked into the Oxford 250 is huge too. I\u2019ve seen over 100 cars try to qualify for that race and a lot can happen in the heat races, so to have a guaranteed starting spot is great.\u201d
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Qualifying earlier in the day had its own share drama with several drivers breaking the six-year-old track record set by Andy Loden. Jody Measamer set the new track record with a lap of 82.693 miles per hour and also became the fastest Super Late Model driver in any series to ever tour the legendary speedway. Following the top 10 qualifiers redraw, Measamer would slot into the seventh starting position, while the father-son duo of Ben and Mike Rowe would move to the front row.<\/p>\n

When the green flag fell under overcast skies, M. Rowe jumped into the lead over the younger member of the family. The two would trade the lead four times before B. Rowe would take command on lap 41.<\/p>\n

Following a caution for an incident between Brandon Setzer and Tracy Gordon on lap 54, B. Rowe continued to lead, but a new player was in the mix. Trey Jarrell took the top spot on lap 56, before relinquishing it to B. Rowe four laps later. While they were exchanging the lead up front, Matt Craig and Joey Doiron had climbed up to 10th and 11th respectively after both started deep in the field.<\/p>\n

After spins by Tanner Gray and Trevor Noles in turn four, the action continued to pick up with less than 50 laps to go. DJ Shaw\u2019s return to PASS was derailed with 34 laps to go when he spun and collected Craig, Doiron, and Joey Padgett. Things would only get worse for the defending PASS National Champion, Doiron, when he was eliminated in a crash involving Travis Stearns, Josh Williams and Travis Benjamin just 10 laps later.<\/p>\n

After struggling with the handle on his car throughout the night, three-time Easter Bunny 150 winner Preston Peltier climbed into the top 10 and into contention late in the race. But, Peltier would be eliminated in a grinding crash in turn three on lap 129 involving AJ Frank and Kodie Conner.<\/p>\n

B. Rowe held off a persistent Riley Herbst to take the win over Derek Ramstrom, Measamer, and Jeremy Davis. Rounding out the top 10 were Mike Hopkins, Gray, Jarrell, Tate Fogleman, and John-Michael Shenette.<\/p>\n

Next up, will be the PASS North Super Late Model season opener and round three of the PASS National Championship Series as part of the annual Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway in Connecticut on April 9-10.
\nThe PASS South Super Late Models will be in action once again for 150 laps on Saturday, April 16th at Caraway Speedway. Entry forms are available now at ProAllStarsSeries.com. Be sure to \u201cLike\u201d the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14.<\/p>\n

PASS Super Late Model \u2013 PASS Easter Bunny 150 \u2013 Unofficial Results
\n1. 4n \u2013 Ben Rowe 150 18. 07 \u2013 Shane Lee 132<\/p>\n

2. 19 \u2013 Riley Herbst 150 19. 15x \u2013 AJ Frank 128<\/p>\n

3. 35 \u2013 Derek Ramstrom 150 20. 74 \u2013 Preston Peltier 128<\/p>\n

4. 98 \u2013 Jody Measamer 150 21. 49 \u2013 DJ Shaw 128<\/p>\n

5. 09 \u2013 Jeremy Davis 150 22. 24 \u2013 Mike Rowe 126<\/p>\n

6. 15m \u2013 Mike Hopkins 150 23. 7 \u2013 Travis Benjamin 125<\/p>\n

7. 40 \u2013 Tanner Gray 150 24. 73 \u2013 Joey Doiron 125<\/p>\n

8. 12 \u2013 Trey Jarrell 150 25. 22 \u2013 Trevor Noles 124<\/p>\n

9. 8 \u2013 Tate Fogleman 150 26. 9 \u2013 Chris Dilbeck 116<\/p>\n

10. 82 \u2013 John-Michael Shenette 150 27. 83 \u2013 Joey Padgett 115<\/p>\n

11. 16me \u2013 Travis Stearns 149 28. 41 \u2013 Tracy Gordon 111<\/p>\n

12. 45 \u2013 Kodie Conner 149 29. 71 \u2013 Jimmy Doyle 100<\/p>\n

13. 24j \u2013 JP Josiasse 148 30. 6 \u2013 Brandon Setzer 85<\/p>\n

14. 54 \u2013 Matt Craig 148 31. 01 \u2013 Derek Scott, Jr. 60<\/p>\n

15. 1 \u2013 Josh Williams 144 32. 44 \u2013 Gus Dean 38<\/p>\n

16. 88 \u2013 Kyle Desouza 137 33. 7k \u2013 Jody Lavender 30<\/p>\n

17. 33 \u2013 Roger Lee Newton 136 34. 53 \u2013 Cale Gale 27<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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