SOUTH BOSTON, Va. - Matt Craig took the lead just shy of halfway and led the rest of the way to win the South Boston 150 for the PASS South Super Late Model Series Saturday night at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway.
Craig’s fifth series win of the season and the sixth of his career further extends his lead in the championship as he seeks to become the first two-time champion in series history.
“Unbelievable season, I can’t thank everybody enough, all my guys have worked so hard on the car all year long,” said Craig. “The track is so fast and so fun and we just had a great race. It’s just been an awesome year.”
Tate Fogleman started on the pole and jumped out to a sizeable advantage over the rest of the field at the start. Trevor Noles flexed his muscle in the early stages, tapping Brandon Setzer to move into second on lap 15. Ryan Moore looked to have a good run going, but slowed with a suspension problem on lap 27.
The first caution of the night would not wave until lap 54 when Sarah Cornett-Ching slammed the turn three wall while running eighth. Back under green, both Noles and Craig were able to move past Fogleman and into the lead. Fogleman’s night would end a few laps later when he spun in turn four due to a rear end problem.
On the restart, Craig would get the advantage over Noles to take the lead in turn one. Local favorite Austin Thaxton’s strong third place run came to an end on lap 76 with an apparent engine problem.
After several exciting moments negotiating lapped traffic, Craig was able to hold off Noles for the win. Dave Farrington, Jr. finished in third, followed by Jared Fryar in fourth and Jay Fogleman in fifth.
Kodie Conner, Roy Hayes, J.P. Josiasse, Tim Pinion and Thaxton rounded out the top ten.
The PASS South Super Late Models will return to action on Saturday, October 21 for 150 laps at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, North Carolina. For more information, visit ProAllStarsSeries.com.
PASS South Super Late Model Series
South Boston Speedway – South Boston, Virginia
South Boston 150 – September 16, 2017
Unofficial Race Results
1. 54 – Matt Craig
2. 2 – Trevor Noles
3. 7 – Dave Farrington, Jr.
4. 14 – Jared Fryar
5. 4 – Jay Fogleman
6. 45 – Kodie Conner
7. 15 – Roy Hayes
8. 24 – J.P. Josiasse
9. 42 – Tim Pinion
10. 15t – Austin Thaxton
11. 00 – Tate Fogleman
12. 99 – Sarah Cornett-Ching
13. 6 – Brandon Setzer
14. 74 – Ryan Moore
15. 49 – Jeff Batten
