Peltier Dominates to Win Pass National Race at Hickory

Preston Peltier en route to winning the 2015 edition of the Easter Bunny 150  (photo – Adam Fenwick/via Twitter)

HICKORY, NC – Preston Peltier led more than 100 laps of the Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway to win the event for the third time, his sixth career PASS South win. Tyler Church finished second and Maine racing legend Mike Rowe finished third. Thirty-four teams attempted to qualify for the 28-car starting grid. Mike Rowe’s son, Ben Rowe, finished fourth and Brandon Setzer rounded out the top five.

Zane Smith, a developmental driver for Dartmouth, Nova Scotia native Gary Crooks/Crooks Racing, finished sixth. New Brunswick’s Steve Halpin was among the six that did not qualify for the race.

UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS – EASTER BUNNY 150

1) 74c – Preston Peltier – 150 Laps
2) 7 – Tyler Church – 150
3) 7r – Mike Rowe – 150
4) 4n – Ben Rowe – 150
5) 6 – Brandon Setzer – 150
6) 77- Zane Smith – 150
7) 9x – Jeff Fultz – 150
8) 2 – Trevor Noles – 150
9) 01 – Derek Scott – 150
10) 00 – Shane Lee – 150
11) 9 – Chris Dilbeck – 149
12) H2 – Bret Holmes – 149
13) 8f – Tate Fogleman – 149
14) 4d – Joey Doiron – 149
15) 71r – Nick Robinson – 149
16) 16 – Lucas Jones – 149
17) 12 – Heath Hindman – 149
18) 12j – Trey Jerrell – 148
19) 42qc – Eric St. Gelais – 148
20) 71 – Jimmy Doyle – 148
21) 02 – Walker Yates -147
22) 8 – Jason Stanley – 125
23) 118 – Dave Mader III – 115
24) 74 – Ryan Moore – 91
25) 98 – Jody Measamer – 89
26) 49 – Jeff Batten – 73
27) 29 – Trevor Sanborn – 71
28) 33 – Roger Lee Newton – 21

DNS – 12 – John Gibson
DNS – 55 – Kevin Floars
DNS – 54 – Matt Craig
DNS – 4x – Kyle McCallum
DNS – 89 – David Latour Jr.
DNS – 24 – Steve Halpin

The PASS South Super Late Models and PASS Pro Late Models will be in action again on Saturday, April 25 for the Bash At The Beach 2 at Myrtle Beach Speedway, along with the Pee Dee/Coastal Super Trucks and Bell & Bell Vintage Modifieds.

The PASS North Super Late Model season is slated to start April 18 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine.