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SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 24th
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2020 PASS
NORTH SLM
CHAMPION
DJ
SHAW - #60 |
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2020 PASS
MODS
CHAMPION
TYLER KING -
#11 |
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2020 HONEY
BADGER BAR &
GRILL
STREET STOCK
SERIES
CHAMPION
JORDAN
RUSSELL - #4 |
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FRI.-SUN., AUGUST
28-30 |
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FULL RACE PAGE WITH PHOTOS &
RESULTS HERE |
Speed51
videos of the Oxford 250 |
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Clark Scores
Elusive
Oxford 250 Win;
Taylor Left Wondering |
Story by: Zach Evans,
Speed51 Content Supervisor –
Twiter: @ztevans |
Oxford, ME -
After a pit road
miscue during a lap 179
caution relegated Taylor to
10th, Clark took the lead
from Alan Tardiff and led
the rest of the way for his
first Oxford 250 win in 16
attempts.
Finally
climbing to the mountaintop
at Oxford nearly rendered
Clark speechless afterwards,
reflecting on a wild year on
and off the race track.
"It's unbelievable. It
really is. I don't know what
to say. It's been a crazy
year. Honestly, the fact
that it's been such a crazy
year is probably why we're
standing here."
"It's
been stressful to be a good
dad, be a good husband, and
be the best race car driver
you can be. The fact that
I've been able to slow down
a ton has been huge for me
and huge for my family,
everything, personally."
The victory was the
culmination of a year's
worth of effort for the
six-time PASS North champion
to finally score the elusive
win.
FULL RACE PAGE WITH PHOTOS &
RESULTS HERE |
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BOB BAHRE
FUNERAL SERVICES LIVE STREAM |
Bob Bahre, one
of the most accomplished
racing entrepreneurs in the
Northeast. will be
remembered Wednesday, July
29 during his funeral
services at Oxford Plains
Speedway. Race fans and
friends of Bahre who are
unable to attend will be
able to remember his life by
watching the services live
on Speed51.
Click
below to replay the
broadcast. |
https://speed51.com/speed51-to-stream-
bob-bahres-funeral-services-wednesday/ |
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BOB BAHRE |
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Bob Bahre passed
away Friday, July 24, 2020
at the age of 93.
He will be sadly
missed in
the racing
community in Maine and New
Hampshire.
Here at Oxford
Plains we were extremely
honored to have Bob as the
Grand Marshall
of
the 2019 Oxford 250.
Our thoughts and
prayers are with
his
wife, Sandy, son, Gary
and daughter, Terri Carleton
and family.
Sincerely,
The Mayberry
Family
Oxford Plains
Speedway
PASS Racing
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The NORTHEAST CLASSIC |
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2020 Northeast
Classic
Cancelled
Event Now to Debut in 2021 |
Waterbury, VT
and Naples, ME
- American-Canadian
Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) officials have
announced the 2020 Northeast
Classic at Loudon's New
Hampshire Motor Speedway
(NHMS) has been cancelled.
The inaugural edition of the
event will now take place on
April 16 and 17, 2021.
Despite the hopes of
series officials, and a
previous postponement to May
8 and 9, it became clear in
recent days that holding the
Northeast Classic in 2020
was no longer practical. The
state of New Hampshire
recently extended its State
of Emergency declaration,
and indications are that New
Hampshire's Stay at Home
order will also be extended
beyond the current May 4
expiration date.
Furthermore, the U.S.-Canada
border remains closed to
non-essential business,
which would prevent the
large amount of Quebec-based
teams and fans who planned
to attend the Northeast
Classic from doing so. With
the current health and
safety concerns, and other
postponements and
uncertainty throughout the
Northeast racing world
making rescheduling even
more difficult, the decision
was made to wait until 2021
for the debut of the
highly-anticipated event.
"Unfortunately, a lot of
things racing-wise are
beyond our control right
now," ACT managing partner
Cris Michaud said. "We want
to race as much as our teams
and fans do. However, the
current circumstances won't
allow for us to do so in a
healthy and safe manner.
Rather than continue to
shuffle such a big event
around and try to hit a
moving target on the
calendar, we've decided it's
best to hold off until April
2021 and make sure the
Northeast Classic has the
big stage it deserves."
"Both ACT and PASS still
are optimistic about
eventually getting the 2020
racing season in," Michaud
added. "When each of us has
a better picture about when
racing can start, we'll sit
down and put together the
best schedules that we can
for everybody."
ACT
and PASS teams that filed
entries and reserved garage
stalls for the 2020
Northeast Classic will have
several alternatives. These
teams can carry their
reservations over to the
2021 edition or apply the
funds toward another series
event during the 2020
season. If a team wishes to
request a refund, they can
do so in writing. Please
contact
cris@acttour.com or
passracing@roadrunner.com
to inform the respective
series office which option
your team has chosen.
For more information,
contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or
visit
www.acttour.com. You can
also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to "Like"
the Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
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ROWE - SWEET - GERRY |
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PASS Registered
Drivers Surpasses 30 |
Naples, ME -
3-1-20 - With six weeks
to go before the first race
of the 2020 season, the
number of registered drivers
for Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) North/National sits
at 33. With an 18 race
schedule starting with the
Easer Bunny 150 on April
11th in Hickory North
Carolina and culminating
with the championship race
at Seekonk October 24th,
excitement is growing as the
snow begins to melt away.
Leading the charge is
back-to-back champion DJ
Shaw out of Center Conway,
New Hampshire. Shaw has been
perennial contender for the
PASS Championship over the
past decade and hopes to
make it three in a row and
his fifth.
Hoping to put a
stop to the Shaw reign will
be New Hampshire's Derek
Griffith. The youngster from
Hudson narrowly missed his
first PASS North
Championship in 2019 by a
scant 21 points and led the
series with five season
wins. Griffith does have the
2018 PASS National
Championship on his resume,
showing he is more than
capable of running up front
week in and week out at a
variety of different tracks.
Turner's Ben Rowe has
had a rejuvenation of sorts
over the last couple of
years showing a lot of speed
and finishing a not so
distant third in the 2019
championship picture. The
51-time race winner and
four-time North Champion had
4 top 3 finishes in 2019,
including three of them at
home track Oxford Plains
Speedway. Rowe is also a
five-time National Champion
and has a wealth of
experience and a seasoned
crew behind his 2020
campaign.
Perhaps the
biggest wild card in the
deck is teenager Gabe Brown.
The 2018 Super Late Model
Champion at Oxford Plains
Speedway embarked on a full
season of completion with
PASS in 2019. Garnering five
top 5's and 11 top ten's,
the 17 year old driver
showed he is more than
capable of running at the
front in one of the
Northeast's most competitive
touring series. With a full
season under his belt, Brown
is sure to see victory lane
in 2020 and contend for the
title in his Shaw chassis.
Ben Ashline came on
strong at the end of 2019 in
the P&A Racing number 99
Chevy. In five races Ashline
scored a top five and a
seventh place finish in the
Oxford 250 before nailing
down a popular victory at
Lanier, Georgia in November.
Ashline has long since
showed speed in his various
racing endeavors and as a
Distance Racing employee,
has learned how to adapt
setups from track to track.
Scoring a pair of
victories last year was
Vermont's Nick Sweet and
Maine's Garret Hall. While
neither driver has secured a
PASS Championship as of yet
in their young careers,
eight career wins between
them and a multitude of
podium finishes show they
should be considered threats
on a weekly basis.
Two-time Champion Travis
Benjamin took a step back in
the middle of the 2019
season after a slow start.
The Petit Motorsports driver
nailed down a weekly win at
Oxford Plains before
securing his third career
Oxford 250 win. Benjamin
scored 4 top finishes on the
season and finished sixth in
the season title hunt. 2020
looks to be a rebound year
for the driver out of
Morrill. Brandon Barker has
stated his intent to run the
entire North schedule in
2020. With six top 10s in a
limited schedule over the
past two season, the
youngster from Windham is
poised to make a charge for
his first Pass win.
Add into the mix part time
veteran drivers like Mike
Rowe, Curtis Gerry, Mike
Hopkins, Johnny Clark, and
Eddie MacDonald along with
new comers like Evan
Hallstrom and Craig
Weinstein and it doesn't
take long to realize picking
a winner week in and week
out may be difficult.
For more information on
the Pro All Stars Series
visit Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/ProAllStarsSeries/
For marketing
opportunities call
207-693-6497 and email
passracing@roadrunner.com
or 207-577-1836 and email
opsmarketing@yahoo.com. |
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Veterans,
Youngsters Making
PASS
MODS Tour a Home
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Naples, ME -
2-4-20 - Coming off one
of the most successful years
in recent memory, the PASS
MODS Tour is finding a niche
with new drivers and
veterans alike, spurring a
massive growth leading into
2020. At least nine new
drivers have stated
intentions on running parts
or all of the 13 race
schedule while the majority
of last year's class is
planning another campaign.
Among the returnees are
last year's champion and two
time winner Spencer Morse.
When asked why he thought
the MODS were seeing such
growth Spencer said, "It's a
great stepping stone for
young drivers, and a great
landing spot for older guys
that have run out of money
but still have some talent.
Plus they are a ton of fun
to drive, it's like a SLM
and a Street Stock had a
baby."
Tyler
King, who joined the series
on race three in 2019 made
his mark by leading the
series in wins, hopes to
keep Morse and last year's
runner up, Jairet Harrison
in his rearview all season.
Fans can add to that driver
trio, perennial contenders
like Mike Carrigan and Mark
Lundblad Jr, the always
popular Matty Sanborn, and
youngsters Justin Larsen,
Colby Benjamin, Ryan Nelson
and Spencer Vaughn to the
mix.
Making his
return to the series after a
one year absence is twice
champion and 15-time race
winner Ben Tinker out of New
Gloucester, Maine. While
Tinker has yet to commit to
the entire 13 race schedule,
he will surely be a
contender for race wins when
he is able to be present.
Said Tinker about his
schedule, "It's still in the
works, and so much of it
depends on what sponsors
want to do. We will see how
the first few races go and
decide from there what's
best."
Joining the
Pass MODS this year will be
a large and diverse crop of
faces new and old to the
racing scene. Kevin Durgin,
Gary Dwinal, Ajay Cates,
Dwight Moody and Mark Simond
headline some names with a
wide variety of experience.
Rookies Ashley Beyea, Jake
Madore, and Joe Day will
join other new comers Tyler
Fiscus, Mark Proctor, Jake
Madore and Mike Nichols who
has also registered a number
to make a run at the tour
this summer.
Add into
the mix drivers like
Kristina Nadeau, or her
husband Bobby, Geoff Rollins
who snagged a victory in
2019, and occasional
appearances by the likes of
Billy Dixon, Patrick
Sullivan and Mike Brown and
it's not hard to imagine
fields as high as 25 cars at
some races.
With all
the new faces coupled with a
healthy returning
contingent, the PASS MODS
Tour has become one of the
fastest growing touring
divisions in New England.
For marketing
opportunities call
207-693-6497 or email
passracing@roadrunner.com.
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www.facebook.com/ProAllStarsSeries |
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2020 Oxford 250 Entries Top
40
a Full Seven Months
in Advance! |
Oxford, ME -
1-31-20 - The 2020
edition of the Oxford 250
has reached the highest
number of entries for this
time of year in nearly a
decade. King Racing veteran
Cassius Clark officially
filed the 43rd entry for the
prestigious race set to be
run in the last weekend in
August, nearly seven months
away. This puts the pace
well ahead of the last few
years when the historic
weekend drew 55 or more of
the best Super Late Model
drivers in the nation.
"We are absolutely
thrilled that so many
top-notch drivers are
already committing to be a
part of one of the biggest
weekends on the Eastern
Seaboard," said PASS
President Tom Mayberry, "The
last few 250s have had some
phenomenal racing, and by
the looks of our entry list
so far, this year will be no
exception."
Two-time
race winner Ben Rowe in his
familiar yellow number 4 was
the first of this year's
entrants even before the
calendar flipped into 2020.
It wasn't long after that
when entries began to flood
the Rte. 26 office.
Northeast Legend Mike Rowe
was the 20th driver to
officially file his intent
to compete in his 38th
Oxford 250 in hopes to add
to his three previous wins
in three different decades.
The impressive entry
list reads like a Who's Who
of Super Late Model racing
in the Northeast, including
nine-time track champion
Jeff Taylor, 2019 track
champion and multi-time
Pro-All Star Series (PASS)
winner Curtis Gerry, and
back-to-back winner Eddie
MacDonald who still seeks
his first 250 win in a SLM.
Making the long haul
all the way from Washington
State will be Super Late
Model standout Garret Evans
whose lone appearance in
2016 resulted in a
disappointing 23rd place
finish after running near
the front most of the day.
Local young hot shoes like
Austin Teras and Josh
Childs, who have both been
feature winners at the famed
3/8 mile oval, promise to
make the veterans earn their
way, while the Canadian
contingent will be
represented by Cole Butcher,
who has shown a tremendous
amount of speed in several
races.
Among the most
recent entries are the likes
of three-time 250 Champion
Travis Benjamin, four-time
PASS Champion DJ Shaw, and
last year's runner up Derek
Griffith who will all
compete to wear the wreath
at the end of 250 laps. With
43 of the best drivers in
America already on the entry
list, the 47th annual Oxford
250 promises to be the best
yet with the entry list sure
to rise in coming months.
For more information on
Oxford Plains Speedway or
tickets call the speedway
office at 207-539-8865 or
keep an eye on
www.oxfordplains.com and
be sure to follow on
Facebook at
facebook.com/Official-Page-of-Oxford-Plains-Speedway.
For marketing
opportunities call
207-693-6497 or email
passracing@roadrunner.com. |
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CRAIG MURTO |
It is with great sorrow that
we hear of the passing of
Craig Murto, longtime editor
and publisher of Late Model
Racer magazine.
Craig passed away Thursday
1/30/2020 peacefully after a
courageous battle with
cancer.
Craig was a
great supporter and friend
of PASS.
He will be greatly missed.
Our thoughts and prayers go
out to his family and
friends. |
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THE 32nd ANNUAL!
FRI-SUN, JAN. 10-12, 2020
at the Augusta Civic Center
STOP
BY THE PASS/OPS BOOTH
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