PASS PR - Last chance results "The Race"
Trey Mitchell and Alex Fleming Race Their Way into PASS South “THE RACE” at North Wilkesboro Speedway 33 Drivers Raced for Two Transfer Spots in Last-Chance Races Saturday Afternoon With 30 drivers already locking themselves in to the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Parts “THE RACE” on Friday, April 8th, 33 drivers raced in two last chance races for two more transfer positions on Saturday afternoon into the 300-lap race. Trey Mitchell and Alex Fleming took the checkered-flags first in their heat races, earning their spots into THE RACE. |
Joey Coulter and Mitchell started side by side at the start of the first last chance race. Coulter got the edge going into turn one, clearing Mitchell for the top spot. Lonnie Sommerville settled in to the third position as the top-three drivers distanced themselves from the rest of the field. A battle back for seventh between 62 year old Geoff Bodine and 13 year old Gray Gaulding was heated for a few laps, but Gaulding was able to work his way under Bodine to take the position just before lap 10. Meanwhile, up front, Mitchell worked his way to the back bumper and inside Coulter for the top spot, officially taking the lead. Also, Joey Pole made his presence known, moving his way up from ninth to second, chasing Mitchell for the transfer spot. With the rest of the race going green flag, Mitchell was able to hold off the late charge by Pole to take the victory and the coveted transfer spot into THE RACE. “I’ve got to thank Joey (Coulter),” said Mitchell. “This is a do-or-die thing, and he didn’t have to race me clean. He did, and I appreciate that. I really do think we have a good piece. It rolls the center great and has great horsepower.” Pole, Coulter, Sommerville and Gaulding rounded out the top five. Jimmy Weller and Ryan Reed started on the front row of the second last chance race. Coming to take the green flag, both leaders seemed to have trouble coming up to speed, almost stacking up the field. Reed was able to get going and take the lead while Weller dropped back several positions. The yellow flag flew early for Randy Gentry’s spin in turn one after contact with Dustin Hubbard. On the restart, Reed and Fleming headed to turn one with Fleming driving hard on the outside, taking the lead. Reed settled in second with Donnie Wilson in third. Over the final handful of laps, Wilson put pressure on Reed for the second position, eventually moving his way into the runner-up spot as the racers took the white flag, but it was just a little too late as Fleming went to victory lane in the second last chance race. “I have never been more excited to qualify into a race,” said Fleming. “We put ourselves in a hole working on long runs (yesterday). We didn’t realize we weren’t in the race yet. We started the heat race and they left us. This morning we changed every single thing on the car back to a normal set-up.” Wilson, Reed, DJ Shaw and Brian Levant rounded out the top five. The balance of the field will be determined by PASS officials with provisionals going to multiple drivers. For more information on the Pro All Stars Series and “THE RACE” at North Wilkesboro Speedway, go to www.proallstarsseries.com. PASS South presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Products “THE RACE” Last Chance Race Results Last Chance Race #1 Results 1st 47 Trey Mitchell 2nd 197 Joey Pole 3rd 16 Joey Coulter 4th 48n Lonnie Sommerville 5th 2 Gray Gaulding 6th 97 John Fleming 7th 4n Ben Rowe 8th 10b Geoff Bodine 9th 84qc Martin Latuilitte 10th 22 Aaron Ricker 11th 29k Allen Karnes 12th 8 Cassius Clark 13th 75 Gary Smith 14th 80s Mark Shaffer 15th 17a Scott Alexander 16th 1n Randy Turner 17th 42n Ronnie Hults 18th 80 Dean Clattenburg Last Chance Race #2 Results 1st 05 Alex Fleming 2nd 82 Donnie Wilson 3rd 04 Ryan Reed 4th 60n DJ Shaw 5th 49 Brian Levant 6th 35 Devin Jones 7th 9p Tommy Pecaro 8th 73 Joey Doiron 9th 09 Randy Gentry 10th 40 Sterling Marlin 11th 20 Steve Legendre 12th 2m Matt Matheson 13th 48 John Batten 14th 23 Jimmy Weller 15th 21 Dustin Hubbard |
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