An International Super Late Model Tour with events in New England & Canada
An International Super Late Model Tour with events in New England & Canada
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Pullen Heavy Industries 300 Had Many Stories (Naples. ME – September 25, 2005) Four days of racing action at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway over the weekend ended with a tighter points race heading into the season finale at Star Speedway on Saturday night October 1st. After 197 laps of heats, concis, C Mains, B Mains, and two features on Saturday for 211 cars in five divisions, and a night’s rest in the 200 plus campers that filled the parking area, the competitors and fans were back for more action at noon on Sunday. The action got under way with the IBG Pass Series B Main. Young Michael Pickens of Auckland, New Zealand was one of the good stories of the day. He started in the top five and quickly moved to the front. Now, you have to know that this was Michael’s fourth day in an asphalt car ever. He races dirt midgets back home and is in the States running a USAC midget at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway. He met the current PASS champion Johnny Clark at the Roush “Gong Show”, and they worked out a deal for Michael to drive Johnny’s backup car this weekend. After Thursday’s practice, he was not sure about these asphalt cars, but after some more seat time in Friday’s practice he was getting more comfortable. It all paid off as he won the 35 lap B Main and was in the show after an exciting last lap that saw Corey Williams pass Cassius Clark on the outside to take the last spot in the 300 lapper, which relegated Cassius to a PASS provisional. Pickens watched it all in his mirror. Not bad for someone with less than 100 laps in any kind of asphalt car on one of the trickier tracks around. Continuing the international theme, Rollie MacDonald of Pictou, Nova Scotia, the current Maritime Carquest Series champion at age 62, was also having trouble getting the hang of the track in his first visit to Beech Ridge, but more on Rollie’s weekend later. Ben Rowe and Trevor Sanborn brought the 37 car field to the green in the IBG PASS Pullen 300 while 15 others had to go home. Ben went out quickly with Sanborn jumping in front of Bill Rodgers as the front pack singled up. A tangle on lap seven sent Donnie Whitten’s #83 to the pits for a flat right front and the #4R of Tony Ricci off on the flatbed. On lap 17, Mike Rowe had moved to second from his fifth-place starting spot, and on lap 23 took the lead from son Benjie. On lap 48, Benjie got high in turn four and went around in the marbles bringing out the yellow. Rollie MacDonald in the #13 was slicing through the file from his 16th place on the grid, and on lap 58 was up to fourth, and on lap 66 went by Bill Rodger’s #53X for second and was closing on Mike Rowe. From lap 66 to 74 the two veterans went side by side until MacDonald took the lead much to the delight of the many Maritime fans in attendance. On lap 76, Alan Wilson’s #53 was pushed off the turn three banking bringing out the caution, and Mike Rowe gave up second to pit early like he did in the Oxford 250 for tires and fuel. On the restart, the #27 of Alexandre Gingras of Quebec City came to a stop in turn two bringing out another yellow, and on the restart Bill Rodgers took the lead and pocketed some of the $50 per lap in lap leader money. At the 100 lap mark, it was MacDonald back to the lead with Brad Leighton in the #25 up to second, followed by Richie Dearborn’s #33, Bill Rodgers, Paul White’s #15, Alan Tardif in the #8T, Gary Smith’s #75, Kirk Thibeau in the 28T, Cassius Clark in the #8, and Johnny Clark in the #54. However, things came undone on lap 108 as the #54 slowed in turn two with rear end troubles which sent him behind the wall for the day. At the halfway mark, it was Leighton, Mike Rowe back up to second, Paul White in the #15, in another great run, to third, Alan Wilson’s #53, Ben Rowe, Tardif, Dearborn, Smith, Rodgers, and Sanborn. Mike Rowe went by Leighton for the lead on lap 160, and five laps later Michael Picken’s weekend on the asphalt came to an end with a blown motor in the Curb Records #154. Leighton returned the favor and took the lead back on the restart. At the 200 lap mark, it was still Rowe, Sr followed by Rowe, Jr, Cassius Clark, Leighton, Tardif, Rollie MacDonald coming back to the front after his pit stop, Wilson, Smith, Dearborn, and Thibeau. MacDonald was up to fourth on lap 256 and to third past Cassius on lap 260. Leighton finally pitted for tires and was making his way back to the front and was up to seventh by lap 275. With ten to go, it was Mike Rowe followed by Ben, with MacDonald all over his bumper and Cassius looking for a way around MacDonald. And Tardif, Dearborn, Leighton, and Wilson were just waiting for a mistake. At the line, the unofficial finish was Mike Rowe for the $15,000 plus a bunch of $50 laps, Ben Rowe, MacDonald, Cassius, and Tardif followed by Leighton and Wilson on the lead lap. With the finale Saturday night at Star Speedway in Epping, NH, Ben Rowe is looking for another championship as he has an unofficial 30 point lead on his dad, with Cassius third just four behind Mike, and Johnny dropping 52 points behind Ben after he dropped out early and finished 31st. |
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Day Two at Beech Ridge – 181 Cars Now in the Pits Pullen 400 Lap Sponsors
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83 Cars at Beech Ridge for Practice for PASS Pullen 400 Weekend (Naples, ME – September 22, 2005) You could have had quite a race at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway today with the teams that showed up for the first practice for this weekend’s PASS Pullen 400 Weekend. With 83 cars signed in by early afternoon, and that’s without more than half of the already registered Beech Ridge Wildcats and Sport Series cars (Limited/Streeters), it looks like the pits will be full with over 200 cars by Saturday morning. The first car in line to enter this morning was the Pioneer Coal car of Donald Chisholm of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and right behind him was the two car team of local favorites Mike Rowe and Brad Leighton. John Flemming of Halifax, NS and the legendary Rollie MacDonald, this year’s winner of the Carquest Series in the Maritimes, also made the long trip for a crack at the $15,000 to win. Among the other top Super Late Model/Pro stock drivers in attendance were Steve Berry, Jr, Scott Mulkern, Corey Williams, Alan Tardif, Dan McKeage, Jeff Taylor, Bill Rodgers, David Bath, Chuck Lachance, Scott Chubbuck, Ben Rowe, Cassius Clark, Brockie Gerry, J. R. Baril, Bub Bilodeau, last week’s winner at White Mountain Richie Dearborn, and several others. Johnny Clark was one of the late arriving drivers because he was busy preparing two cars. The 2004 PASS championship #54 and the #154 of the new long distance champion Michael Pickens of Auckland, New Zealand. Michael and Johnny met when they were both invited to participate in the Roush Racing “Gong Show” several months ago to win a ride in the Craftsman Truck Series. Michael would probably be at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway this weekend running his dirt midget in the USAC Four Crown Show if Johnny didn’t offer him a chance at his first ride on asphalt. He said that he was really looking forward to his first pavement race experience and just to be part of an event like the PASS Pullen 300 lap race was quite something. |
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Camper Rules For PASS Pullen 400 WEEKEND At Beech Ridge (Naples, ME – September 19, 2005) There will be Race Weekend Camping at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway for the PASS Pullen 400 Weekend on September 24th – 25th. Campers will be allowed in on Thursday Morning at 8AM – not before. All campers must stop at the camper registration area opposite the front gate of the speedway to pay the $20 fee (no checks) and to fill out their registration form and obtain parking credentials. The camping fee is to cover the cost of security and clean up. All campers must be self-contained, and dumping of gray water is absolutely prohibited. |
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| Final Guaranteed Starters for PASS Pullen 400 Weekend (Naples, ME – September 13, 2005) Mike Mitchell at Seekonk and Joey Doyon at Speedway 95 earned the final two guaranteed starting spots in the PASS Pullen 400 Weekend $5000 to win Norway Savings Bank Street Stock/Limited 100 lap race on Saturday and Sunday September 24th – 25th. Mike Mitchell of Lincoln, RI worked his way to front on the outside of the 25 car field at Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, MA to take the checkers Saturday night and claim his guaranteed starting spot and his free tire from Northern Race Tire. On Sunday afternoon at the E. J. Prescott PASS 150 at Speedway 95, Joey Doyon of Winterport, ME took the win in the Super Street feature. Like Mitchell down south, Doyon claimed the final guaranteed starting spot and the free tire from Northern Race Tire. However, both Mitchell and Doyon must try to qualify for the race but will have the guaranteed spot to fall back on if they need it. Derek Pearson in the #29 claimed the final guaranteed starting spot in the $1000 to win Main Street Auto Wildcat/Strictly 75 lapper with his win in the Strictly Stock feature at Speedway 95 on Sunday afternoon. |
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Larrabee Latest Two Pullen 400 Weekend Qualifiers (Naples, ME – September 8, 2005) On Saturday night September 3rd , Chuck Dehney took the checkers in the second of the Super Street Twin 20s at Star Speedway and guaranteed himself a starting spot in the $5000 to win Street Stock (Limiteds) 100 lapper at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, ME as part of the PASS Pullen 400 Weekend on September 24th – 25th. At the same time, Jason Larrabee brought his # 27 home first in the Sport Series feature at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway guaranteeing him a starting spot in the $5000 to win race at his home track. In addition to the trophy presented at the tracks Saturday night, Dehney and Larrabee will receive one free tire from Northern Tire for the race. They must attempt to qualify but will have the guaranteed starting spot to fall back on. The final two qualifiers for street stock type cars for the PASS Pullen 400 Weekend will be at Seekonk on Saturday night September 10th and at Speedway 95 in Bangor, ME on Sunday afternoon September 11th. |
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Qualifiers in the Books for PASS Pullen 400 Weekend (Naples, ME – August 29, 2005) On Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, ME, the Limiteds and Strictlys raced for guaranteed starting spots in the $5000 to win Limited (Street Stocks) race and the $1000 to win Strictly race as part of the PASS Pullen 400 Weekend at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, ME on September 24th and 25th. At the same time, the Wildcats at Beech Ridge were having their qualifier for the big show. At Oxford, Jerry Harrison of Freeport, ME brought the Ken & Roxie Farley #48 home first and claimed the guaranteed starting spot for the Limiteds. The winner of the Strictly “A” feature was Skip Trip of Sabattus, ME in the RPM Racing Engines #12, and the winner of the Strictly “B” Feature was Kim Trip of Oxford in the #42. Both winners in the Strictlys now have guaranteed starting spots in the $1000 to win race on September 24th and 25th. In fact, Skip Trip was at Beech Ridge Sunday afternoon for the open practice along with over 40 other cars. I would guess that he’s serious about his one. At Beech Ridge on Saturday night, five Wildcats (Strictlys) came across the finish line pointing in different directions, and Russ Morse of Old Orchard Beach, ME was declared the winner after it was all sorted out. He now is the only Wildcat from Beech Ridge who knows he’s in the show for the $1000 to win in September. This Saturday night, September 3rd, Beech Ridge will be hosting the qualifier for the Sport Series cars (Limiteds/Street Stocks), and if it’s anything like the Wildcat finish last Saturday night, it will be fun to see. Saturday night is also the qualifier for the $5000 to win show for Star Speedway and the Super Streets. We’ll see if it’s point’s leader Ron Buldoc, or Jimmy Renfrew, Bobby Gahan, Check Denhey, Lee Weldy, Mitch Wendell or someone else from a very strong field that claims the guaranteed spot. |
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Series Contact: Tommy Mayberry - (207) 693-6497
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