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PASS North
Celebrates 2010
at Banquet of Champions |
NAPLES ME (1/15) A full house of PASS drivers, car owners, team
members and fans gathered Friday night to celebrate the 2010 season
and honor the racers who make the three PASS North touring series
some of the best short track racing in the east.
In his
opening remarks PASS President Tom Mayberry's hit upon the series'
new dates at Oxford Plains Speedway and L'Autodrome Chaudiere, the
addition of series sponsors Crane Cams Ignition and AP Racing, and
the switch to Hoosier racing tires for all three Northern tours for
2011.Mayberry noted that a strong contingent of PASS North teams
have pre entered THE RACE at Historic North Wilkesboro and he
believes that the event is on track for an 80-90 car super late
model field when the $75,000.00 to win PASS South race gets the
green on April 7-9.
A long
list drivers were honored with trophies and point fund checks for
their 2010 accomplishments . Dan McKeage claimed his second PASS
Sportsman title on the strength of two wins and seven top fives in
the seven event series. Mike Landry was crashed out of the point
lead at the series final Beech Ridge event and had to settle for
second. McKeage edged Landry by 25 points for the crown. McKeage
completed a story book season by capturing a second championship,
the Pro Series title at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. 2009 Sportsman
titlist Carey Martin came home third in the standings with Clyde
Hennessy fourth and Shane Tatro fifth. A total of sixty six teams
made a PASS Sportsman start in 2010. R.J. Austin earned the 2010
PASS Sportsman Rookie of the Year award. Craig Smith was recognized
with the Sportsmanship award and the Hard Luck driver was Mike
Landry.
Andy
Shaw sealed the deal in PASS Mod competition. Shaw drove Dave and
Crystal Weir's Mod to victory lane in five of their ten starts. Shaw
never finished outside the top five and beat �veteran rookie� Alan
Wilson for the crown by 51 points. Wilson came on strong in the
second half of the season to earn a win and six top fives. Scott
McDaniel, Wayne Whitten Jr. and Bill Dixon finished the season third
thru fifth. Wayne Whitten Jr. earned the Rookie title, Alan Wilson
received the Sportsmanship honors and Scott McDaniels the most
improved driver award. Sumner Sessions received the hard luck award.
The
evening's awards wrapped up with Johnny Clark and his team receiving
the accolades for an unprecedented fifth PASS North super late model
title, his third consecutive championship Clark's run to the title
was an impressive one; five wins, 10 top fives and 12 top tens in 13
starts gave him a forty point margin of victory over Ben Rowe.
Cassius Clark, Trevor Sanborn and Donnie Whitten all gave chase for
the championship, finishing third through fifth in the final
standings.
Joey
Doiron was honored as the super late model rookie of the year,
earning one top five and four top tens on his way to ninth in the
final series point standings. Johnny Clark received the super late
model Sportsmanship award; Travis Benjamin received the hard luck
award and Trevor Sanborn was the most improved driver. All told
eighty seven drivers made at least one PASS North super late model
qualifying attempt in 2010.
All
three PASS North Series will kick off their 2011 campaigns at
Scarborough Maine's Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Saturday April 30.
Learn more at www.beechridge.com
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Photos by
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