CONCORD, North Carolina --Drivers from all corners of the country flocked to South Boston, Virginia on Friday for the first day of the inaugural Mason-Dixon Meltdown, but the Northerners were the class of the field in time trials for Saturday’s 250-lap events for the PASS South Super Late Models and the Tour-Type Modifieds.
Cassius Clark set fast time for Saturday’s 250-lap PASS South Super Late Model season finale at the Mason-Dixon Meltdown. His lap of 15.110 seconds at 95.301 mph narrowly beat out fellow PASS North regular Ben Rowe for the fast lap of the day. Another Maine native, just as Clark and Rowe are, Corey Williams timed third, while Florida’s Travis Kittleson led the charge for the Southerners by qualifying fourth. The top-eight PASS South qualifiers will enter Saturday’s Dash, while heat races will set the remainder of the field for both 250-lap Mason-Dixon Meltdown Saturday events.
PASS South championship contenders Mike Rowe and Ryan Lawler will each have top-10 starting positions Saturday, with Rowe qualifying fifth and Lawler timing eighth. Rowe leads Lawler by just 12 points going into Saturday’s season finale.
Another Northeasterner, New York’s Chuck Hossfeld, drove his #79 Hillbilly Racing entry to the fast time in Tour-Type Modified time trials, earning him the DMC Auto Exchange Modified Pole Award. Fellow Northerner Bobby Grigas, III turned heads with his second-place time trial effort. Burt Myers led the Southern drivers’ contingent by qualifying third. Burt’s brother Jason Myers timed fourth, while Northerner Jim Storace timed fifth.
Thomas Hartensveld was the first feature winner of Meltdown weekend by topping the 50-lap Legends Semi-Pro feature Friday night. In the Legends Pro/Masters feature, Casey Roderick blasted through the field after starting deep in the pack to take the checkered flag. Full-field results from both Legends features will be made official this week.
For more information on the Mason Dixon Meltdown, contact Matt Kentfield at (704) 455–2051 (ext: 5) and be sure to visit www.masondixonmeltdown.com.
MASON-DIXON MELTDOWN SUPER LATE MODEL TIME TRIAL RESULTS
1. Cassius Clark - 15.110
2. Ben Rowe - 15.125
3. Corey Williams - 15.159
4. Travis Kittleson - 15.178
5. Mike Rowe - 15.184
6. J.C. Umscheid - 15.202
7. Jason Hogan - 15.248
8. Ryan Lawler - 15.279
9. Kyle Busch - 15.284
10. Johnny Clark - 15.288
11. Clay Jones - 15.294
12. Brian Campbell - 15.306
13. Tom McCann, Jr. - 15.337
14. Bill Whorff, Jr. - 15.350
15. Ted Musgrave, Jr. - 15.369
16. Scott Hantz - 15.385
17. Tim Nooner - 15.394
18. Dean Clattenburg - 15.404
19. Preston Peltier - 15.480
20. Alan Tardiff - 15.486
21. Boris Jurkovic - 15.502
22. Dennis Schoenfeld - 15.550
23. Chris Dunn - 15.550
24. Jeremie Whorff - 15.583
25. Richie Dearborn - 15.596
26. Rick Martin - 15.607
27. Curt Gerry - 15.625
28. Alex Haase - 15.631
29. Trevor Sanborn - 15.649
30. Patrick Leperle - 15.692
31. Stan Meserve - 15.720
32. Justin Wakefield - 15.742
33. Travis Benjamin - 15.750
34. Ryan Sieg - 15.754
35. Chris Bowers - 15.782
36. Joey Polewarczyk - 15.802
37. Mike Parks - 15.832
38. Alex Fleming - 15.846
39. Joey Porciello - 15.856
40. Larry Pollard - 15.886
41. Chris Kennison - 15.904
42. Mark Gibson - 15.948
43. Matt Jones - 15.957
44. Dan McKeage - 15.994
45. Adam Crawford - 16.207
46. Brian Scott - 16.275
47. Charlie Colby - 16.419
48. Rob Stevens - 17.893
MASON-DIXON MELTDOWN MODIFIED TIME TRIAL RESULTS
1. Chuck Hossfeld - 14.512
2. Bobby Grigas - 14.555
3. Burt Myers - 14.580
4. Jason Myers - 14.623
5. Jim Storace - 14.637
6. Andy Seuss - 14.679
7. Matt Hirschman - 14.687
8. James Civali - 14.752
9. Tyler Haydt - 14.812
10. Tom Rodgers - 14.823
11. Eric Beers - 14.861
12. Todd Owen - 14.917
13. Kory Rabenold - 14.969
14. Earl Paules - 15.020
15. Chris Pasteryak - 15.052
16. Rusty Smith - 15.069
17. J. Wes Swartout - 15.083
18. George Brunnhoelzl, III - 15.091
19. Alex Hoag - 15.120
20. Ben Rowe - 15.139
21. Louie Mechalides - 15.154
22. Dean Gulick - 15.518
23. Harold Goden - 17.924
24. Darrell Krentz - 58.207
