Irvan Makes Late Charge To Claim PASS Win At Dillon

Jared Irvan celebrates in victory lane after scoring the win in Saturday’s Winter Meltdown 200 to open the 2017 season for hte PASS Super Late Model series. Photo: LWPictures.com

Third-generation racer Jared Irvan was able to move past leader Christian Eckes following a late-race restart and led the rest of the way to win Saturday’s PASS Super Late Model national season opener at South Carolina’s Dillon Motor Speedway.

Irvan’s win in the Winter Meltdown 200 was his first since capturing the checkered flag at Anderson Motor Speedway in Williamston, South Carolina back in 2015.

“We both spun the tires a little bit on that last restart and ended up going into turn one too fast and I actually thought I went in too high, but he (Eckes) did too and I was able to come off with the lead,” said Irvan, the son of 1991 Daytona 500 winner Ernie Irvan. “This is really big for our momentum for the rest of the year and hopefully we can get a little more sponsorship to help us through the rest of the year.”

In qualifying, Eckes edged out Tate Fogleman by five 1/1000ths of a second to claim his first career PASS quick qualifying time with a speed of 90.068 miles per hour. Following the top 10 qualifiers redraw, Eckes would slot in to the sixth starting position, while Derek Griffith and Chad McCumbee would move up to the front row.

Griffith led through a couple of early cautions before Eckes moved to the top spot on a lap three restart. By lap five, the third caution of the day would already be waving as Jeff Batten and Eddie Fatcher collided in turn four and spun.

When the race went back green, Joey Polewarcyzk was able to get the better of Eckes on the restart and take the lead. Polewarcyzk stretched his lead until the caution waved again on lap 46 for hard contact with the inside wall by Kodie Conner.

Back under green, Eckes moved by Polewarcyzk for the fourth lead change of the day, but the car on the move was that of Ben Rowe. The 4-time PASS National Champion started 11th, but had charged into second by lap 62. After another rash of caution periods, Rowe was able to take the lead from Eckes on lap 93.

Just five laps later, the caution would wave for the ninth time of the race when Roy Hayes, Jr. checked up to avoid the slowing car of Kyle DeSouza and made hard contact with the front stretch wall. Again on the restart, the outside groove would prevail and Eckes would move by to take the lead from Rowe.

Following the competition caution on lap 125, Eckes continued to lead, but Dawsonville, Georgia’s Spencer Davis, Irvan, and Bradley McCaskill were all becoming factors. Rowe lost ground to Eckes in lapped traffic, nearly being caught up with defending race winner, Brandon Setzer, with 24 laps to go. Three laps later, Irvan moved past Rowe for second and set his sights on Eckes. But, like Rowe, Irvan got tangled with the lapped machine of Polewarcyzk with 19 laps to go and had to go to the apron entering turn one to avoid an accident.

Irvan caught the break he needed when the final caution of the day waved with 14 laps to go for debris in turn two. On the restart, both Eckes and Irvan charged into turn one, but Irvan was able to take advantage of the banking on the outside, using the momentum to take the lead at the end of the backstretch. Irvan led the rest of the way to take the win.

Eckes finished in second, with McCaskill third, Rowe fourth and Davis in fifth.

Dave Farrington, Jr., Gus Dean, Griffith, Setzer and Fogleman rounded out the top ten.

The PASS South Super Late Models return to action on Saturday, March 4 at Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, North Carolina.

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1. 28 – Jared Irvan
2. 15 – Christian Eckes
3. 18 – Bradley McCaskill
4. 4n – Ben Rowe
5. 29 – Spencer Davis
6. 7 – Dave Farrington, Jr.
7. 56 – Gus Dean
8. 12g – Derek Griffith
9. 6 – Brandon Setzer
10. 8F – Tate Fogleman
11. 97 – Joey Polewarczyk
12. 51 – Eddie Fatcher
13. 54 – Matt Craig
14. 24j – J.P. Josiasse
15. 55 – Tanner Thorson
16. 84 – Roy Hayes II
17. 10 – Kyle DeSouza
18. 16 – Hayes Goodson
19. 00 – Byan Kruczek
20. 16m – Chad McCumbee
21. 45 – Kodie Conner
22. 74 – Josh Berry
23. 7c – Tyler Church
24. 49 – Jeff Batten
DNS: 71 – Jimmy Doyle
DNS: 99 – Sarah Cornett-Ching
DNS: 55 – Kevin Floars