{"id":17978,"date":"2017-11-21T15:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T20:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maineracing.com\/wp\/?p=17978"},"modified":"2017-11-21T15:00:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T20:00:39","slug":"late-race-contact-propels-brandon-setzer-15000-pass-win-hickory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2017\/11\/late-race-contact-propels-brandon-setzer-15000-pass-win-hickory\/","title":{"rendered":"Late-Race Contact Propels Brandon Setzer To $15,000 PASS Win At Hickory"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Late-Race Contact Propels Brandon Setzer To $15,000 PASS Win At Hickory<\/strong><\/p>\n

HICKORY, NC (November 18) \u2013 Hometown favorite Brandon Setzer took the lead after contact with Garrett Hall coming to the white flag to go on and win the Mason-Dixon MegMeltdown 300 for the Pro All Star Series (PASS) Super Late Models Saturday afternoon at Hickory Motor Speedway. Setzer\u2019s third PASS Super Late Model win was the biggest of his career as he took home the $15,000 winner\u2019s prize.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe [Hall] had the best car, I hate it ended like that, but the lapped car just screwed him up,\u201d said Setzer, driver of the Romeo Guest Construction\/The Jewelry Exchange Ford #6. \u201cAs soon as he [Hall] went to the outside I saw the lapped car waving to the inside and I said, \u2018Oh, I\u2019ve got a hole,\u2019 I filled the hole, he tried to come back down, but at that point I couldn\u2019t back out. Man, this means the world to me. I could\u2019ve won the Daytona 500 and not be this happy.\u201d
\n<\/p>\n

In qualifying, Kodie Conner beat two-time PASS North champion Travis Benjamin by 0.001 seconds to claim his second career pole. After the top 10 qualifiers redraw, former PASS champions DJ Shaw and Tate Fogleman would move to the front row, while Conner moved back to the fifth starting position.<\/p>\n

The 300 lapper got off to a slow start with five cautions in the first 21 laps, including one on a lap 17 restart that knocked 2017 PASS South Super Late Model champion, Matt Craig, and Garrett Evans from contention. Shaw and Fogleman would trade the lad back and forth before Shaw would eventually settle for the lead on lap 38. By this time, Cassius Clark, whose team had struggled to cross the American\/Canadian border for four days before arriving just in time for the race, had charged from the rear of the field into the top 10.<\/p>\n

Shaw would pit on lap 99 after a caution for the stalled car of Jeff Batten, handing the lead over to Benjamin. After making it as high as fourth, Clark would have to pit under green on lap 125 with a flat left rear tire, losing three laps in the process. Another group of leaders pitted on lap 130 after Roy Hayes made contact with the turn four wall, but Benjamin again stayed out and continued to lead. <\/p>\n

While Cole Butcher and Spencer Davis would take turns up front, Benjamin would make his way back to the front each time. But, Benjamin would pull to a stop while leading on lap 183 after his car ran out of fuel. On the restart, Garrett Hall would take the lead from Davis for the first time in the race. On lap 225, Derek Ramstrom spun from third allowing Setzer, Shaw and others to pit for four tires, while Hall stayed out to maintain the lead. The final caution of the night would wave when Dennis Spencer, Jr. spun entering turn three, collecting Clark and Gracie Trotter. With the free pass, Benjamin would be able to take the pass around to get back on the lead lap.<\/p>\n

Hall continued to lead with Setzer in his tire tracks over the final laps. Shaw moved into third, until Benjamin came charging through the field to take the spot with 19 laps to go. Hall and Setzer continued to weave their way through lapped traffic until they encountered the car of David Calabrese. With two laps to go, as they entered turn three, Hall looked to pass Calabrese on the outside. Calabrese instead moved up, causing Hall to check up. Setzer took advantage of the opening, turning inside Hall and making contact. Hall spun up the track causing Benjamin to check up while Setzer would go on to take the win over Shaw, Conner, Davis and Ben Rowe, who claimed his fifth PASS National Championship. Rounding out the top 10 were Hall, Travis Stearns, Nicholas Naugle, Benjamin, and Spencer.<\/p>\n

The Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown 300 from Hickory will air on MAV TV in mid-January, 2018 so please check local listings. Look for more on the newly crowned champions, Ben Rowe and Matt Craig, later this week.<\/p>\n

The 2017 PASS Super Late Model is complete, but continue to monitor ProAllStarsSeries.com over the coming weeks for more on the upcoming season. Be sure to \u201cLike\u201d the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14.<\/p>\n

Race Results<\/p>\n

Race Results<\/p>\n

Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown 300
\nPASS South
\nNovember 18, 2017
\nHickory Motor Speedway \u2013 Hickory, NC
\nFinish Position, Driver
\n1. 6 \u2013 Brandon Setzer 300
\n2. 60 \u2013 DJ Shaw 300
\n3. 45 \u2013 Kodie Conner 300
\n4. 55 \u2013 Spencer Davis 300
\n5. 4n \u2013 Ben Rowe 300
\n6. 94 \u2013 Garrett Hall 300
\n7. 16me \u2013 Travis Stearns 300
\n8. 08 \u2013 Nicholas Naugle 300
\n9. 7b \u2013 Travis Benjamin 300
\n10. 46 \u2013 Dennis Spencer, Jr. 300
\n11. 24 \u2013 Mike Rowe 299
\n12. 53 \u2013 Cole Butcher 299
\n13. 7L \u2013 Glen Luce 296
\n14. 49 \u2013 Jeff Batten 294
\n15. 43 \u2013 Davis Calabrese 294
\n16. 98 \u2013 Jody Measamer 291
\n17. 24j \u2013 JP Josiasse 291
\n18. 7f \u2013 Dave Farrington, Jr. 281
\n19. 55t \u2013 Gracie Trotter 245
\n20. 35 \u2013 Derek Ramstrom 243
\n21. 13 \u2013 Cassius Clark 243
\n22. 54 \u2013 Matt Craig 238
\n23. 12j \u2013 Trey Jarrell 191
\n24. 8f \u2013 Tate Fogleman 152
\n25. 15 \u2013 Roy Hayes 125
\n26. 61 \u2013 TJ Brackett 71
\n27. 12g \u2013 Derek Griffith 63
\n28. 9 \u2013 Chris Dilbeck 42
\n29. 47 \u2013 Gabe Brown 38
\n30. 4m \u2013 Kyle McCallum 22
\n31. 09 \u2013 Kayla Eshleman 22
\n32. 64 \u2013 Garrett Evans 21
\n33. 99 \u2013 John Gustafson 16
\nDNS 41 \u2013 Trevor Sanborn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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