CASSIUS CLARK AND CHUCK HOSSFELD SET FAST TIME AT MELTDOWN

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

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