{"id":21024,"date":"2016-12-05T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=21024"},"modified":"2016-12-05T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T16:00:35","slug":"sargeant-claims-meltdown-at-concord-rowe-craig-win-pass-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/sargeant-claims-meltdown-at-concord-rowe-craig-win-pass-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Sargeant Claims Meltdown At Concord; Rowe, Craig Win PASS Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MIDLAND, NC (November 5) \u2013 Dalton Sargeant held off Preston Peltier in a near photo finish to claim his first career Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model win Saturday afternoon in the Mason-Dixon Meltdown as part of the North-South Shootout at Concord Speedway.\u00a0 Maine\u2019s Ben Rowe also celebrated his fourth career PASS National Championship, while Matt Craig edged out Kodie Conner for the PASS South Super Late Model title.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst off, I really want to thank Preston [Peltier] for driving me as clean as he did, I really respect that,\u201d said Sargeant in victory lane. \u00a0\u201cI think we had a little bit better drive off the corner than he did, but it\u2019s just amazing to get this win as part of the PASS North-South Shootout.\u00a0 I\u2019ve got to thank my guys for all the hard work they\u2019ve put in all year long.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In qualifying, Jared Irvan blistered the half-mile triangle for his fourth career PASS South quick qualifying lap with a time of 15.822 seconds (113.766 MPH).\u00a0 After the top 10 qualifiers redraw, Irvan would slot into the third starting position, while Clay Rogers and Sargeant would move up to the front row.\u00a0 PASS South points leader Kodie Conner would have an uphill slog racing for the championship as he would start 21st<\/sup> and second place points driver Matt Craig would start fifth.\u00a0 For Ben Rowe, he secured the PASS National Championship by merely starting the race.<\/p>\n

Rogers led the field at the drop of the green flag, but was quickly overtaken by Irvan on lap five as they raced through the dogleg.\u00a0 The big mover early on was the winner at Concord in May, Ryan Moore.\u00a0 After starting 12th<\/sup>, Moore moved by Tate Fogleman for 10th<\/sup> on lap 15 and was making his way up towards the leaders.<\/p>\n

The first caution of the afternoon waved on lap 34 for a solo spin by Terry Horak in turn three.\u00a0 Just two laps later, Horak would again spin, along with Ontario\u2019s JP Josiasse, in turn three.\u00a0 Irvan continued to lead, now over Sargeant, who moved by Rogers for second.\u00a0 The caution would wave again on lap 50 for the third time during the race as Wes Burton spun down the frontstretch.<\/p>\n

After struggling on several restarts due to a broken shifter, Peltier made his way up to third as Sargeant began closing in on Irvan for the lead.\u00a0 The final caution of the afternoon would wave with 45 laps to go when former Meltdown winner Trevor Noles spun in turn three.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Sargeant got a slightly better start than Irvan and was able to use the advantage to take the lead.\u00a0 As Irvan continued to struggle with the handling on his Chevrolet, Peltier moved by to take second and set his sights on Sargeant for the lead with 30 laps to go.\u00a0 Both drivers masterfully worked through slower traffic, but Sargeant was able to maintain just a one car length advantage over Peltier.<\/p>\n

Peltier made one final run at Sargeant on the last lap, but the Boca Raton, FL driver held the advantage at the finish for his first career PASS South Super Late Model win.\u00a0 Irvan finished third, with Moore in fourth and Rogers in fifth.\u00a0 Rounding out the top 10 were Craig, Josh Berry, Christian Eckes, Jake Crum, and Trey Jarrell.<\/p>\n

With his sixth place finish, Craig was able to overtake Conner to become the PASS South Super Late Model titlist by just 12 points.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll week I just put in my mind that it wasn\u2019t a big deal, but every day I got more and more nervous and this morning was pretty rough,\u201d said a relieved Craig afterward.\u00a0 \u201cA lot of good guys have come through this series and a lot of the tracks are tough and prove yourself as a racer and I\u2019m very proud to be the PASS South champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Rowe having only to start the race, his championship run might have been a bit anti-climactic.\u00a0 But for him and his team, a chance to call himself the nation\u2019s only true national champion is an honor he truly relishes.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know we all start off the beginning of the year with the goal to be the PASS National Champion and luckily we were able to do it again this year,\u201d said Rowe.\u00a0 \u201cWe really enjoy coming down to race with the southern guys, but we were just a little bit off today.\u00a0 My guys did a great job all year long and we\u2019re looking forward to celebrating some more when we get back to Maine.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the 2016 season is in the books, next year is just around the corner.\u00a0 The first race for both the PASS National Championship and PASS South will be on Saturday, February 4, 2017<\/span>, with return of the Winter Meltdown featuring the South Carolina Clash at Dillon Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

For the complete 2017 PASS South schedule and more information on any PASS division, please go to ProAllStarsSeries.com, follow us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14, or \u201cLike\u201d the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook.<\/p>\n

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PASS Super Late Model \u2013 Mason-Dixon Meltdown 125 \u2013 Unofficial Results<\/u><\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a055 \u2013 Dalton Sargeant 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14. 45 \u2013 Kodie Conner 125<\/li>\n
  2. \u00a033 \u2013 Preston Peltier 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15. 4n \u2013 Ben Rowe 125<\/li>\n
  3. 28x \u2013 Jared Irvan 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16.\u00a0 4s \u2013 Trevor Sanborn 124<\/li>\n
  4. 74 \u2013 Ryan Moore 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17. 27 \u2013 Lee Tissott 124<\/li>\n
  5. 15x \u2013 Clay Rogers 125\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18. 8f \u2013 Tate Fogleman 124<\/li>\n
  6. 54 \u2013 Matt Craig 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19. 16m \u2013 Vinnie Miller 124<\/li>\n
  7. 25 \u2013 Josh Berry 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20. \u00a028 \u2013 Terry Horak 121<\/li>\n
  8. 15 \u2013 Christian Eckes 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21. 13 \u2013 Wes Burton 113<\/li>\n
  9. 01 \u2013 Jake Crum 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22.\u00a0 29 \u2013 Spencer Davis 110<\/li>\n
  10. \u00a012 \u2013 Trey Jarrell 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23. 76 \u2013 Jake Spillers 102<\/li>\n
  11. \u00a0\u00a07 \u2013 Dave Farrington, Jr. 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24. 22 \u2013 Trevor Noles 78<\/li>\n
  12. \u00a083 \u2013 Joey Padgett 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25. 53 \u2013 Jerry White 77<\/li>\n
  13. \u00a009 \u2013 Jeremy Davis 125 26. 24j \u2013 JP Josiasse 53<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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