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SCHEDULE FOR ALL DIVISIONS
2008 Schedules for PASS North, PASS
South, & PASS Mini Series Super Late Models
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2008
PASS South
Rewind:
Alex Haase Wins Championship |
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CHARLOTTE, NC
(January 6) - Since the inception of the Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
South Super Late Model division in 2006 the series has seen a varied
group of drivers claim the championship. In 2006, PASS North
veteran Mike Rowe made the long trek down from Maine to compete in
every race that season, winning two races to become the first ever
PASS South champion. Last year, Texas native Ryan Lawler used
experiences gained from his championship battle with Rowe the
previous year to win two races and bring the championship back to
the South. Coming into 2008, most racing minds agreed that the 2008
championship could very well go to Corey Williams. After all, he was
coming off a season that saw him win three PASS South races in just
seven starts. And, at the 2008 PASS South season opener at Hickory
Motor Speedway, Williams dominated the second half of the Easter
Bunny 150 to take his fourth career win. It looked to be a long
season for anybody else hoping to win the title in 2008, but along
the way, somebody forgot to tell Alex Haase.
Haase came to the PASS South Super Late Model division after a long
tenure of racing on the West Coast. Wins in the Bandoleros and
Legends Car division led to races and wins driving Super Late Models
at The Bullring at Las Vegas and at the Irwindale Speedway in
California. It was his Legends Car racing, though, that led to
Haase's opportunity with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch
"His dad and my dad worked at a Ford dealership in Las Vegas years
and years ago," said Busch of his relationship with the Haase
family. "Alex started racing Bandoleros and I sort of helped him
out and was talking to him about maybe doing more. I was looking
for something that was a good series to put him [Haase] in and
something that he could go after a points championship with and get
some recognition out of and that's why we decided to go with PASS."
Coming into the 2008 season, Haase
had little PASS South experience to fall back on having attempted
only one race and failing to qualify for that one (the 2006
Mason-Dixon Meltdown at South Boston Speedway). Being a virtual
rookie with PASS South in 2008, the results showed in Haase's first
two starts. Haase finished 21st at Hickory after being involved in
a couple of accidents and followed that up with an eighth place
finish at the Watermelon Capital Speedway in Georgia. From there,
Haase began to find his stride. Haase finished third at the Motor
Mile Speedway despite an incident with Trevor Sanborn that sent him
to the rear of the field and followed that up with a sixth place
finish in his first trip to Orange County Speedway.
Entering the summer months, Haase was fully entrenched as a
championship contender along with Williams. In June, the PASS South
Super Late Models made their first trip to the tight quarter-mile
Wake County Speedway just outside of Raleigh, NC. The race looked
to be a duel between former Wake County Speedway champion Alex
Fleming and Williams, who was used to racing on this type of track
from his days back in Maine. Surely enough, Fleming led the early
laps before fading back, handing the lead to Williams. All the
while, Haase was methodically making his way up from the middle of
the field. Near the halfway point, Haase would take the lead from
Williams and never looked back to take his first PASS South victory
in the Capital City Clash.
From there, PASS South teams and drivers headed to the legendary
Greenville-Pickens Speedway for the Firecracker 125. In front of a
packed house, Haase looked to gain points on Williams after Williams
had to start in the back after a problem in qualifying. At the drop
of the green flag, Justin Wakefield established himself as the
driver to beat opening up a straightaway lead over Haase. While
this was going on, Williams wowed the crowd by passing cars on the
extreme outside groove of the flat half mile track. Wakefield would
be eliminated in a crash on a late race restart leaving Williams and
Haase to duel it out for the win. Despite being the stronger of the
two cars on long runs, Williams did not have enough laps on the
green-white-checker restart and Haase would go on to score his
second straight victory.
The middle of the year would see Haase and all of the championship
contenders struggle. Haase was eliminated in an early crash at
Orange County's Southern Sizzler and would finish 24th. At Dillon,
Haase suffered a flat tire while leading forcing him to pit under
green which resulted in a ninth place finish. Haase came back from
a spin at Caraway to finish second and at Newport another flat tire
resulted in a disappointing tenth place finish.
Coming back to Greenville-Pickens
for the Howler 150, the championship battle was down to a three man
fight between Williams, Haase, and Perry Brown. The weekend started
badly for Haase after he lost an engine in practice and had to
qualify his back-up car with very little practice in it. In
qualifying, Haase was barely able to crack the top 20. The early
stages of the race would be dominated by Greenville regulars Toby
Porter and Randy Porter. Williams' championship hopes took a
nosedive when he had to retire his car due to a mechanical issue.
Meanwhile, Haase had been slowly making his way to the front to
challenge new front runners Adam Bates and Jeff Fultz. The three
drivers waged war over the final 15 laps with Haase nearly losing
control down the back straightaway. Haase managed to take the lead
and hold on for his third win of the 2008 season. Haase's win
coupled with Williams' problem allowed Haase to take the points lead
heading into the final race at South Boston.
Early on in the Mason Dixon Meltdown at South Boston, Haase and
Williams had strong runs going behind race leader and PASS North
champion Johnny Clark. Haase made a charge on Clark prior to the
halfway mark, but a mechanical problem heading into turn one sent
Haase's Toyota hard into the outside wall. Despite a setback that
could have cost him the championship, Haase's Kyle Busch Foundation
crew worked hard to get their car repaired for the second half of
the race. The hard work paid off when Williams' championship hopes
were dashed due to a crash just past the halfway break. Haase
soldiered on to finish 12th and would win the 2008 PASS South
championship by 16 points over Williams.
Haase looks to defend his title in 2009, but it will be a tall order
indeed with many new teams coming to PASS next year and many
existing teams upgrading their equipment for the new season. On
behalf of everyone with PASS, we wish you a Happy and Safe New Year
and look forward to seeing all of you in 2009!
Although the 2008 season is over, it won't be long before the 2009
season begins. The 2009 PASS South schedule was recently released
and will begin on Saturday, March 14, 2009, with the Fourth Annual
South Carolina Clash at the Dillon Motor Speedway in Dillon, SC. |
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2008 PASS SOUTH POINTS
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CHAMPIONSHIP |
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Sat. Oct. 25th |
RACE WINNER -
JOHNNY CLARK |
PASS SOUTH SLM
CHAMP - ALEX HAASE |
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MASON DIXON PASS SOUTH
OFFICIAL FINISH - 10/25 |
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1) 54 - Johnny
Clark
2) 67 - Jeff Fultz
3) 8 - Cassius Clark
4) 44 - Trevor Sanborn
5) 32 - Randy Porter
6) 60 - DJ Shaw
7) 47M - Kelly Moore
8) 10 - Ryan Blaney
9) 23 - Lonnie Sommerville
10) 47 - Corey Williams
11) 0 - Jeremie Whorff
12) 51H - Alex Haase
13) 22 - Perry Brown
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14) 62 - Mark
Gibson
15) 4 - Jay Fogleman
16) 15 - Clay Jones
17) 17 - Scott Alexander
18) 42 - Tim Pinion
19) 98N - Adam Bates
20) 22N - Harry Olson
21) 5 - Alex Fleming
22) 91 - Heath Hindman
23) 16 - Tom McCann Jr
24) 98 - Justin Wakefield
25) 97 - John Fleming
26) 48 - John Batten
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Johnny Clark
wins Mason-Dixon - Alex Haase is PASS South Champion
Johnny Clark turned in a dominate performance
Saturday night at Virginia's South
Boston Speedway to win the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South
250 lap season finale. It was the 2008 PASS North
champion's first win in the South series and
Clark's fourth checkered flag in his last eight
PASS super late model starts.
Clark
beat Jeff Fultz to the line by a margin of 2.223 seconds.
Cassius Clark raced home third with Trevor Sanborn in
the fourth spot and Randy Porter fifth. DJ Shaw, Kelly
Moore, Ryan Blaney, Lonnie Sommerville and Corey Williams
finished sixth through tenth. The top
eight finished on the lead lap.
Alex Haase's Kyle Busch Foundation Toyota
looked like a super late model "cutaway"
car after 250 laps, but the eighteen year old's twelfth
place finish was enough to clinch the PASS South super late
model Championship for the Las Vegas Nevada native that now
calls North Carolina home. Haase earned
three race wins, six top five and nine top ten finishes in
twelve PASS South starts on his way to the title.
Haase topped Johnny Clark by nine-one
thousandths of a second to capture the RC2 Race City Race
Cars Pole Award.
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SPEED51 TRACKSIDE NOW AT THE HOWLER 150
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Cassius Clark wins the
Championship Trophy
for the PASS National Series
with the best three
out of four finishes.
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Alex Haase won his third
PASS South Division race at
Greenville-Pickens
(51 Sports photo) |
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PASS South "The Howler" at Greenville-Pickens - Sat., Oct
18th |
1 -51h -
Alex Haase
2 - 98n - Adam Bates
3 - 67 - Jeff Fultz
4- 147 - Trey Mitchell
5- 32 - Toby Porter
6 - 98 - Justin Wakefield
7 - 23 - Lonnie Sommerville
8 - 20 - John Stancill
9 - 91 - Heath Hindman
10 - 97 - John Fleming
11 - 56 - Kyle Bonignore
12 - 29x - Alan Karnes
13 - 62 - Mark Gibson
14 - 32x - Randy Porter |
15 - 05 -
Alex Fleming
16 - 09 - John Townley
17 - 26 - Brandon Johnson
18 - 22 - Perry Brown
19 - 48 - John Batten
20 - 42 - Tim Pinion
21 - 8 - Cassius Clark
22- 47 - Corey Williams
23 - 24- Brian Royalty
24 - 14 - Clete Caywood
25 - 18 - Bradley McCaskill
26 - 5 - Spencer Wauters
27 - 71 - Jimmy Doyle
28 - 39 - Dean Clattenburg |
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Haase
PASS
South Winner at Greenville-Pickens - Cassius Clark
is National Champ |
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Alex Haase drove under Justin Wakefield in the
closing laps of Saturday's Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) Howler 150 super late model feature at
Greenville-Pickens Speedway to capture his third
PASS victory of 2008 in his #51 Kyle Busch
Foundation Toyota Camry.Haase edged out Warner New
Hampshire's Adam Bates and Goldsboro North
Carolina's Jeff Fultz for the victory. Trey Mitchell
and Toby Porter rounded out the top five. Haase
swept both PASS South events at Greenville-Pickens
in 2008.
Toby Porter led the way in time trials with a lap of
20.207 seconds, besting Justin Wakefield (20.276)
and John Wes Townley (20.284) for the RC2 Race City
Race Cars Pole award. Canadian Lonnie Summerville
won the last chance qualifier over Mark Gibson and
Clete Caywood.
Cassius Clark pulled the number one spot in the top
ten redraw to start the race from the pole. Clark
and his fellow PASS National Championship contender
John Stancill got together on lap 90, ending
Clark's night. Although Stancill
continued on for an eighth place finish, Clark's
finishes in the first three National Championship
rounds were enough to top Stancill for the inaugural
PASS National title.
Haase's win, coupled with a 22nd
place finish by Corey Williams unofficially
puts Haase on top of the PASS South standings as the
series heads into its final events of 2008.
The fastest full fendered racers
in the east will travel to Virginia's South Boston
Speedway on Friday and Saturday October 24 and 25
for the Mason-Dixon 500, a short
track spectacular that will feature twin 250 lap
features for the PASS Super Late Models and NASCAR
Late Model Stock Cars. Each
feature will pay a whopping $10,000.00 to the
winner.
Grandstands open Friday, October 24 at 3:00 PM.
Practice for the PASS Super Late Models and the
NASCAR Late Models is scheduled from 1:00 PM until
3:00 PM Qualifying time trials will get the green
flag at 4:00 PM. Twenty-five lap qualifying races
will close out the first day of the Mason Dixon 500
at 7:00 PM.
Grandstand gates will open Saturday, October 25 at
11:00 AM. At 12:00 noon there's 50-lap Last Chance
races for the PASS Super Late Models and the NASCAR
Late Models. A Fan Appreciation Session will begin
at 1:30 p.m. trackside and will continue until 2:30
p.m. The NASCAR Late Models will get the green flag
for their 250-lap race feature at 3:00 PM, followed
by the PASS Super Late Models in a 250-lap shootout.
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DANIEL
BOONE
CLASSIC
SAT. SEPT. 6TH |
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1) 4
- Jay Fogleman
2) 26 - Bobby East
3) 88 - Lee Tissot
4) 24 - Brian Royalty
5) 44 - Gary Helton
6) 28 - Tom Schuette
7) 38 - Kevin Dicks
8) 22 - Perry Brown
9) 42 - Tim Pinion
10) 51h - Alex Haase |
11) 39
- Scott Patton
12) 91 - Heath Hindman
13) 47 - Corey Williams
14) 98 - Justin Wakefield
15) 17 - Mark Gibson
16) 05 - Alex Fleming
17) 24x - Keith Rankin
18) 8 - Ed Surrett
19) 48 - John Batten |
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Margin of victory: 0.482
Best Lap Time: 13.071 Best Speed:
110.168 Best Lap: #91 Heath Hindman |
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Jay Fogleman Scores First PASS South Win |
Jay Fogleman surprised even himself
when he drove his JFco Motorsports Ford No. 4 Super Late Model to
victory on Sept. 6 in the Daniel Boone Classic 125 PASS South race
at Newport (Tenn.) Speedway.
"We really ran good," said the short-track racing veteran from
Durham, N.C., a regular in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series. "We were
running third late in the race when the leaders got tangled up in
front of us; I think someone had a tire go down. They got together
and we were there to take advantage of it."
Until this season Fogleman had never driven an offset chassis,
straight-rail Super Late Model, building his career in Late Model
Stock Cars before running some in what is now the Nationwide Series
and settling in Pro Cup. But there's nothing like a win to keep a
racer coming back for more.
"I really enjoy running with PASS," Fogleman said. "I'm not running
for points, so it's pretty low-key, and there's no stress. It's me
and the guys in my shop going racing.
"It's extremely competitive," Fogleman continued. "There are seven
to ten serious operations over there. The series fits me because
it's a tire-management series, and I learned how to manage tires
early in my career; when I raced Late Models at Orange County and
South Boston the features were 150 laps. And the double-file
restarts make it exciting for the fans and fun to race."
Fogleman's using an old car he obtained from Gary St. Amant to run
in PASS this year, but he may have something new in 2009.
"I'm going to have to buckle down to do more PASS racing next
season," Fogleman said. "This old car served its purpose, though; I
really didn't expect to win so soon. That just shows what a good job
Jeremy Upchurch and Will Bradford have done at the shop and helping
me at the track. We're definitely going to do more of this next year
when it doesn't conflict with my Hooters deal."
The Mason-Dixon 500 at South Boston Speedway and the Thanksgiving
Classic at Southern National Raceway Park are next up on Fogleman's
PASS schedule. |
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Justin
Wakefield Wins
Second Race in a Row
Sat. 8/30 Caraway
Speedway |
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1
- Justin Wakefield
2 - Alex Haase
3 - Bradley McCaskill
4 - Mark Gibson
5 - Dean Clattenburg
6 - Ryan Blaney
7 - Spencer Wauters
8 - Michael Buckner
9 - Trey Mitchell
10 - Billy Leslie
11 - Trevor McKinley |
12 - Corey Williams
13 - Michael Vellines
14 - Matt Bowers
15 - Hal Goodson
16 - Tim Pinion
17 - Alex Fleming
18 - Duane Linville
19 - Cale Gale
20 - Heath Hindman
21 - John Batten
22 - Perry Brown |
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Wakefield Back in PASS
South Victory Lane at Caraway |
Naples ME - (September 1, 2008)
Every racer knows that before you can win, you must put yourself in
position to win. Saturday night, Justin Wakefield did just that in
the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Piedmont 125 presented by
presented by 93.1 FM The Wolf at Caraway Speedway.
Wakefield ran at the front of the field all night long and was
sitting in third when race leader Alex Haase got a bump from Mark
Gibson on lap 122 of the 125 lap PASS feature. The contact slid
Haase back to sixth, Gibson was sent to the tail end of the field
and Wakefield was suddenly the new race leader. Wakefield survived
two more restarts to claim the victory over Haase and Bradley
McCaskill. Gibson raced back to fourth at the checkers and Dean
Clattenburg completed the top five
Wakefield now has a two race win streak in PASS South super late
model competition after scoring his first on August 2nd in the South
Carolina Clash at Dillon Motor Speedway.
It was a tough night at the races for several of the front runners
in the PASS South championship battle. Point leader Corey Williams
wound up twelfth after a wreck knocked him out of the top three with
two to go. Perry Brown took a hard shot into the wall on lap two to
end his night; Brown was 22nd in the final run down. Haase and
Gibson salvaged second and fourth place finishes respectively, but
fourth place points man Heath Hindman was credited with 20th spot
after mechanical woes ended his day. |
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PASS South's 3rd Annual
South Carolina Clash
Sunday, August
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Justin Wakefield's been on the
verge of his first Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South win throughout
the 2008 season and Sunday afternoon he sealed the deal, racing
under Alex Haase and Jay Fogelman to snag the lead and drive away
from the field in Sunday's South Carolina Clash 125 at Dillon Motor
Speedway. Wakefield joins Zach Stroupe, Alex Haase, Perry Brown and
Trevor Sanborn on the list of drivers who've paid their first visit
to PASS South super late model victory lane in 2008.
Alex Fleming proved that he is knocking on the door to victory lane
himself, coming home a career best second after a fierce battle with
Perry Brown (3rd), Jay Fogleman (4th) and PASS South point leader
Corey Williams (5th).
Wakefield set yet another fast time, but the redraw put the Carswell
Motorsports 98 fifth on the grid. Wakefield wasted little time
getting out front and he was the leader of the pack on lap ten.
Temperatures approaching 100 degrees made for a slick Dillon Motor
Speedway, and all the front runners were slipping and sliding,
including Wakefield. Near the half way mark Wakefield lost the top
spot to Alex Haase when he slipped up the race track while battling
Fogleman for the lead.
Haase, Fogleman and Wakefield were lined up first through third on a
lap 89 restart but when the green flew Haase washed up the speedway
with a flat tire, taking Fogleman with him and giving Wakefield the
opening he needed to reclaim the lead and the checkers.
PASS South gets back on track Saturday August 30th at the Caraway
Speedway in Asheboro North Carolina. |
Justin Wakefield Snags
First PASS South Win at the
South Carolina Clash |
1) 98 - Justin
Wakefield
2) 05 - Alex Fleming
3) 22 - Perry Brown
4) 4 - Jay Fogleman
5) 47 - Corey Williams
6) 91 - Heath Hindman
7) 62 - Mark Gibson
8) 5 - Spencer Wauters
9) 51 - Alex Haase
10) 30 - Rodney Brooks
11) 22x - Michael Buckner
12) 76 - Logan Ruffin
13) 48 - John Batten
14) 42 - Tim Pinion
15) 67 - Duane Linville
16) 15 - Clay Jones
17) 0 - Jason Calhoun
18) 80 - Shannon Mines |
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RACE TWO of
the PASS 2008 National
Super Late Model Mini Series
THE SOUTHERN SIZZLER 200
July 19th - Orange County Speedway |
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TREVOR
SANBORN WINS at Orange County |
OFFICIAL FINISH
1) Trevor Sanborn
2) Cassius Clark
3) Tom McCann Jr.
4) John Stancill
5) Dean Clattenburg
6) Justin Wakefield
7) Jeff Fultz
8) Clay Jones
9) Perry Brown
10) Logan Ruffin
11) Mark Reedy
12) Duane Linville
13) Mark Gibson
14) Spencer Wauters |
15) Ben Rowe
16) Tim Pinion
17) Corey Williams
18) Ryan Blaney
19) Mike Rowe
20) Rodney Brooks
21) Jason Hogan
22) Zach Stroupe
23) Alex Fleming
24) Alex Haase
25) Bradley McCaskill
26) John Batten
27) Preston Peltier
28) Heath Hindman
29) DJ Shaw |
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Alex Haase Wins at
Greenville-Pickens
on July 3rd |
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Official
Order of Finish
Firecracker 125
Greenville-Pickens Speedway
Easley, South Carolina - 7/3/2008
1) Alex Haase
2) Corey Williams
3) Jeff Fultz
4) Mark Gibson
5) Dean
Clattenburg
6) Logan
Ruffin
7) Jimmy Doyle
8) Heath Hindman
9) Perry Brown
10) Brandon Johnson
11) Justin Wakefield
12) Clete
Caywood
13) Spencer
Wauters
14) John
Stancill
15) Rodney Brooks
16) Tim Pinion
17) Michael Buckner
18) Alex Fleming
19) John Batten
DNS Samantha
Vannoy
DNS Chase Austin |
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Wake County Speedway
Raleigh, NC
Web Site |
Capital City
Clash 150
Fri. June 20th
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Capital City
Clash
Official Results
Wake County Speedway
Raleigh, NC
6/20/08 -150 lap SLM Feature
Finish
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Driver
Alex Haase
Corey Williams
Heath Hindman
Mark Gibson
Clay Jones
Perry Brown
Brandon Johnson
Kevin Floars
John Batten
Alex Fleming
Matt Jones
Bradley McCaskill |
Start
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12
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Qualified
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Haase
Battles PASS Stars at Wake County and Wins
First Triumph in
PASS Super Late Models for Kyle Busch Development Driver
NAPLES, ME (June 23, 2008) - In recent weeks in the PASS Super Late Model
tours, fans have been treated to witnessing several first-time winners. Zach
Stroupe at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA; Trevor Sanborn at Orange
County Speedway in Rougemont, NC; and DJ Shaw at Wiscasset Raceway in Maine.
Now you can add another name to that list, Alex Haase.
The 18-year-old Haase took the lead on lap 47 at Wake County Speedway (NC)
from 2007 track champion Alex Fleming and held off the advances of current
PASS South point leader Corey Williams and series winner Heath Hindman for
the victory in the 150-lap "Capital City Clash." It was his first victory in
PASS Super Late Model action.
"I have run late models around the country, so I know what it takes to do
it," commented Haase, who is a Las Vegas native. "It is cool to get the
first win on the East coast. We had a blast; this is a fun racetrack.
"We just took our time and took what was given to us. I knew when I was
about third-place we were going to have a good car. I went after it and it
worked out. We got the lead and never looked back. We are excited. These
guys worked their butts off to get this. It should happen a couple more
times this year, I think."
Haase beat some of the best Super Late Model competition in the South on the
tight confines of the 1/4-mile Wake County Speedway. The race was
exceptionally clean with great competition throughout the field. Three
leaders, Alex Fleming, Clay Jones and Alex Haase, swapped the lead four
times. Only three cautions slowed the 150-lap event.
"It is a small place, buy real racey," said Haase, who is also a Rookie of
the Year contender in PASS South. "It is a real unique track. I hope we come
back here. It put on a good show for the fans."
"I want them to come back here," said Williams, who set fast-time during
qualifying. "Honestly, no one really tore anything up bad tonight. I thought
it was a good show, so hopefully we will come back next year."
Early race leader Alex Fleming faded with mechanical troubles and still
wound up with a 10th-place finish. Clay Jones, who also led a handful of
laps, scored his first top-five finish of the PASS South season.
Haase had something else in common with the rash of first-time winners in
PASS, a successful mentor in the racing business. For Stroupe, it is SPEED
Channel's Bob Dillner; for Sanborn, it's Ben Rowe; and for DJ Shaw, his
father is former Busch North champion Dale Shaw. For Haase, he has NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series point leader Kyle Busch to lean on.
"I just talked to Kyle, and he was pumped," said Haase, who started sixth in
the field. "He is a racer, and he knows what it takes. I felt we had a
winning car at Motor Mile, but something happened there. He was stoked about
the win."
For Kyle, witnesses say he was smiling from ear-to-ear even before his win
Sunday in the Sprint Cup race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA. It was his
first victory with his Super Late Model development team.
"I won a race last year with my team, but this was my first win as a team
owner," stated Busch, who will compete in the PASS North event this Saturday
at All-Star Speedway in Epping, NH, during the Cup weekend at the "Magic
Mile." "To have Alex come out from the West Coast and compete here on the
East Coast is cool. He's been working 12-14 hours a day with the rest of the
guys. It's tough on all of them, but it finally paid off. It means a lot to
me and him and the family, so hopefully this continues on and we can get
some more wins."
Busch, as Haase said, is a racer. He drives many different racecars
throughout the year, but Super Late Models are among his favorites. His
brother, Kurt, also a NASCAR winner, was a former NASCAR Southwest Tour
champion, and Kyle compares the PASS series to the good old days of NASCAR�s
elite series.
"With no more Southwest Tour or Southeast Tour, those drivers needed
something else. PASS is now a big enough Late Model Touring Series that it
has sort of taken over that role in the Southeast," explained Busch. "For
me, it's a good series to be involved in. There are some good rules, but
there are not too many rules. We feel like it is a good area for us to be in
and for Alex to get some experience. I know he enjoys it a lot, and I've
always had fun running with PASS too."
The next stop for PASS South will be at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in
Greenville, SC, on Thursday, July 3rd. This will be the third-annual running
of the Firecracker 150, but the first time it is held at the legendary South
Carolina racetrack. |
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TREVOR
SANBORN WINS
THE ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL on JUNE 7th |
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1)
#44 - Trevor Sanborn
2)
#92 - Jason Hogan
3)
#67 - Jeff Fultz
4)
#4 - Ben Rowe
5)
#20 - John Stancill
6)
#51h - Alex Haase
7)
#47 - Corey Williams
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#5 - Spencer Wauters
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#98 - Justin Wakefield
10) #24 - Brian Royalty
11) #26 - Preston Peltier
12) #22 - Perry Brown
13) #91 - Heath Hindman
14) #62 - Mark Gibson
15) #29 - Allen Gordon
16) #18 - Brandon McCaskill
17) #51 - Zach Stroupe
18) #76 - Logan Ruffin
19) #70 - Jeff Choquette
20) #42 - Tim Pinion
21) #05 - Alex Fleming
22) #31 - Ryan Lawler
23) #30 - Rodney Brooks
24) #0 - Strom Altman
25) #48 - John Batten
26) #15 - Clay Jones
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Radford, VA
SAT. MAY 10, 2008 |
| SLM WINNER:
ZACH STOUPE #51 |
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Cordele, GA
SAT. APRIL
25, 2008 |
| SLM WINNER: PERRY BROWN #22 |
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David Ragan
Files First
PASS South
Watermelon
125 Entry
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Naples
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- (April 9, 2008) The field for the April 26th Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) Watermelon 125 at Cordele
Georgia's Watermelon Capital Speedway
has taken an exciting twist with the addition of NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series regular David Ragan .
Ragan, driver of the AAA Insurance Ford
Fusion for Roush - Fenway Racing will be flying in from Talladega Super
Speedway to make his first Pro All Stars Series start. He will be behind
the wheel of his own Ford Fusion super late model with sponsorship from
Watermelon Capital Speedway and Advanced Technology Motorsports of
Lovejoy Georgia.
A native of nearby Unadilla,
Georgia, Ragan is currently seventeenth
in the NASCAR Spring Cup point standings and fourth in NASCAR Nationwide
Series points.
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COREY
WILLIAMS
#47
THE WINNER
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Hickory NC (Saturday March 22, 2008) Maine speedster Corey Williams drove his
Prevost-Stuff.com Chevrolet to a hard fought victory in Saturday's PASS
South Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway. Williams battled 2007
PASS South champ Ryan Lawler for thirty laps in the closing stages of the
150 lap event, taking the lead for good on lap 137. Lawler settled for
second, with teenagers John Stancill and Zach Stroupe third and fourth.
Heath Hindman completed the top five.
Blue skies, a warm breeze and a pit area full of race cars
- it's the recipe
for a perfect kick off to any race season, and the Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) South racers and fans that made the trip to Hickory Motor Speedway
Saturday were greeted by all three. Forty four of the fastest Super Late
Models in the country were on hand to try and crack the field of thirty.
Forty cars made the call for PASS South qualifying and Signal Mountain
Tennessee's Heath Hindman set quick time with a lap of 14.904 seconds, .036
seconds quicker than Jimmy Doyle. Ben Rowe led the PASS North contingent
with a 14.944 followed by Floridian Jeff Choquette at 14.970 and Corey
Williams with a lap of 14.971. The remaining fifteen drivers locked in
through time trials (in order) were: Cassius Clark, Zach Stroupe, Derek
Ramstrom, Grant Enfinger, Ryan Lawler, Mitch Cobb, Tom McCann Jr., Mark
Gibson, Shaun Turple, Perry Brown, Mike Rowe, Brad McCaskill, Justin
Wakefield, John Batten and Butch Miller. Just three tenths of a second
separated the top twenty.
Three fifteen lap consolation rounds qualified six more cars; Morrill
Maine's Travis Benjamin, Nova Scotian Dean Clattenburg and Raleigh North
Carolina's Alex Fleming earned the consi wins. Ryan Sieg, John Fleming and
John Stancill were runner-ups. A 20 lap last chance filled the final two
qualifying spots and Alex Haase led from green to checker to put the Kyle
Busch Foundation Toyota in the starting field; Easley South Carolina's Clete
Caywood was the runner-up. Brandon Johnson and Tim Pinion received
provisional starting spots.
The top ten time trialers redrew for their starting positions, and Jeff
Choquette had the touch, pulling the number one spot .Zach Stroupe drew the
outside pole and fast timer Hindman drew third. Corey Williams, Cassius
Clark, Jimmy Doyle, Ben Rowe, Derek Ramstrom, Ryan Lawler and Grant Enfinger
lined up in positions four through ten.
At the green Choquette jumped out to the lead with Hindman second, Williams
third, Clark fourth and Jimmy Doyle fifth. The front of the field ran single
file for the first twenty laps until Doyle spun to bring out the first
caution. Choquette didn't get going on the restart, allowing Hindman and
Clark to get by. It took Choquette just seven laps to work his way back to
the point, and he kept the number one spot through several early cautions,
despite Hindman's best efforts to wrestle the away the lead.
On lap 75 Choquette was still out front with Hindman, Rowe, Zach Stroupe and
Corey Williams the top five. The front pack was running nose to tail,
working the lapped traffic on lap 103 and the lappers got together with the
leaders, jumbling the front of the field and handing the lead to 2007 PASS
South champ Ryan Lawler and sending Choquette and Ben Rowe to the pits. When
the smoked cleared it was Lawler followed by Williams, a charging Travis
Benjamin, Mike Rowe and John Stancill. Benjamin's run to the front was
sidetracked a short while later after contact with Mike Rowe; Dean
Clattenburg was a victim of the melee and had to retire for the night.
The last third of the race was a battle royal with Williams now in command
and Lawler hungry to get back the point Lawler got his way on lap 117, but
20 laps later Williams took the lead for good and drove off into the sunset
to claim the Easter Bunny 150, the first ever PASS National Champion's
event, and a guaranteed starting spot in the $30,000-to-win PASS North DNK
250 at Wiscasset Raceway. Lawler, Stancill, Stroupe and Hindman rounded out
the top five. Cassius Clark, John Fleming, Travis Benjamin, Mike Rowe and
Sean Turple finished in positions six through ten.
The PASS South tour heads to Dillon South Carolina on Saturday April 5th for
their first visit to Dillon Motor Speedway for the South Carolina Clash 125.
ORDER OF FINISH - PASS SOUTH RACE #1 - PASS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ROUND #1
THE EASTER BUNNY 150
- HICKORY MOTOR SPEEDWAY -
HICKORY NC
1) 47-Corey Willians,Boothbay ME Prevost-Stuff.com Chev
2) 31-Ryan Lawler, Colleyville TX Grapevine Suzuki Ford
3) 20-John Stancill,Ayden NC Stancill Farms Chev
4) 51-Zach Stroupe,Iron Station NC bdiracing.net Chev
5) 91-Heath Hindman,Signal Mountain TN Chev
6) 8-Cassius Clark, Farmington ME EJP Ford
7) 99-John Fleming, Dartmouth, NS, The Roofing Connection
8) 17-Travis Benjamin, Morrill, ME, Belfast Variety & Morrill General Store
Chev
9) 2R-Mike Rowe, Turner ME PT Watts Chev
10) 0-Shawn Turple,Truro Nova Scotia Dexter Construction Chev
11) 22-Perry Brown,Riverview FL Pal-King Pallets Chev
12) 98-Justin Wakefield, Woodstock GA Grace Mortgage Service
13) 4R-Ben Rowe,Turner ME Richard Moody & Sons Ford
14) 18-Bradley McCaskill, Knightdale NC TR Verna Painting Chev
15) 48-John Batten,Nashville NC Batten Ceramic Tiles Chev
16) 35-Derek Ramstrom,W Boylston MA W.Boylston Auto Parts Chev
17) 39S-Ryan Seig,Tucker GA S&W Services Chev
18) 70-Jeff Choquette,Loxahatchee FL Guaranteed Concrete Ford
19) 14-Clete Claywood,Easley SC Kaytech Inc.Chev
20) 16- Tom McCann Jr.,Mooresville NC McCann Motorsports Chev
21) 51H-Alex Haase,Concord NC Kyle Busch Foundation Toyota
22) 82-Grant Enfinger,Mobile AL Beslyallen.com Chev
23) 62-Mark Gibson,Winston-Salem NC Yarborough Trans Chev
24) 39-Dean Clattenburg,Dartmouth NS Langley Industrial Machining Ford
25) 26-Brandon Johnson,Harrisburg NC US Navy Pontiac
26) 71-Jimmy Doyle,Henderson NC General Auto Repair
27) 52-Butch Miller, Mooresville NC ASI Limited Chev
28) 05-Alex Fleming,Raleigh NC Joyner Traffic Eng. Chev
29) 94-Mitch Cobb,Edwards CO JAMK LLC Ford
30) 42-Tim Pinion,Bedford VA PR Design Dodge |
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Official Finish
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Easter Bunny 150 |
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Most laps lead were by the #70 of Jeff Chouqette.
The most improved position was the #20 of John Stancill. |
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Starting
Lineup
for the
Easter Bunny 150 |
1-70-Jeff Choquette
2-51-Zach Stroupe
3-91-Heath Hindman
4-47-Corey Williams
5-8 -Cassius Clark
6-71-Jimmy Doyle
7-4R-Ben Rowe
8-35-Derek Ramstrom
9-31-Ryan Lawler
10-82-Grant Enfinger
11-94-Mich Cobb
12-16-Tom McCann Jr
13-62g-Mark Gibson
14-0-Shaun Turple
15-22-Perry Brown |
16-2R-Mike Rowe
17-18-Bradley McBaskill
18-98-Justin Wakefield
19-48-John Batten
20-52-Butch Miller
21-05-Alex Fleming-(consi one - 1st)
22-39-Dean Clattenburg-(consi two - 1st)
23-17-Travis Benjamin-(consi three - 1st)
24-20-John Stancill-(consi one - 2nd)
25-39S-Ryan Sieg-(consi two - 2nd)
26-97-John Fleming-(consi three - 2nd)
27-26-Brandon Johnson-(PASS South Provisional)
28-42-Tim Pinion-(PASS South Provisional)
29-51H-Alex Haase-(last chance - 1st)
30-14-Clete Caywood-(final provisional awarded) |
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Time Trials for the Easter Bunny 150 |
Pos-No.-Name-Best Time
1-91-Heath Hindman-14.904
2-71-Jimmy Doyle-14.94
3-4R-Ben Rowe1-4.944
4-70-Jeff Choquette-14.97
5-47-Corey Williams-14.971
6-8-Cassius Clark-14.981
7-51-Zach Stroupe-14.985
8-35-Derek Ramstrom-14.991
9-82-Grant Enfinger-15.007
10-31-Ryan Lawler-15.008
11-94-Mich Cobb-15.021
12-16-Tom McCann Jr-15.022
13-62g-Mark Gibson-15.04
14-0-Shaun Turple-15.058
15-22-Perry Brown-15.061
16-2R-Mike Rowe-15.073
17-18Bradley McBaskill-15.077
18-98-Justin Wakefield-15.085
19-48J-ohn Batten-15.097
20-52-Butch Miller-15.101 |
Pos-No.-Name-Best Time
21-17-Travis Benjamin-15.132
22-39-Dean Clattenburg-15.143
23-5-Alex Fleming-15.162
24-97-John Fleming-15.171
25-39S-Ryan Sieg-15.187
26-4L-Blake Lehr-15.225
27-24-Brian Royalty-15.231
28-14-Clete Caywood-15.26
29-5b-Tom Buzze-15.263
30-51H-Alex Haase-15.277
31-93-Chris Roberts-15.298
32-20-John Stancill-15.333
33-26-Brandon Johnson-15.335
34-15-Clay Jones-15.357
35-5-Spencer Wauters-15.445
36-40-Eric Chase-15.513
37-91m-Joe Mattress-15.521
38-23-Brian Roberts-15.548
39-42-Tim Pinion-15.624
40-00-Ginny Quinones-15.868 |
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