Sun. April 19th |
PASS NAPA 150 at
Speedway 95 |
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Scott Chubbuck #77 (3rd) - Winner
Johnny Clark #54 - Cassius Clark #8 (2nd) .
NAPA 150 FINISHING ORDER |
1 - 54 - Johnny Clark - Hallowell, ME
2 - 8 - Cassius Clark - Farmington, ME
3 - 77 - Scott Chubbuck - Dresden, ME
4 - 33 - Richie Dearborn - Hollis, ME
5 - 98 - Adam Bates - Warner, NH
6 - 35 - Derek Ramstrom - Worcester, MA
7 - 5 - Chris Staples - Brunswick, ME
8 - 97 - John Flemming - Halifax, NS
9 - 4 - Ben Rowe - Turner, ME
10 - 7 - Donnie Whitten - Wells, ME
11 - 12 - John Dabrowski - W. Bridgewater, MA
12 - 36 - Jay Sands - Hampton, NH |
13 - 17 - Travis Benjamin - Morrill, ME 14 - 75 - Gary Smith - Bangor, ME
15 - 20 - Steven Legendre - Danville, VT
16 - 25 - Michael Thomas - Lewiston, ME
17 - 47 - Kelly Moore - Scarborough, ME
18 - 60 - DJ Shaw - Ctr. Conway, NH
19 - 17a - Scott Alexander - Orrington, ME
20 - 15 - David Folsom - Skowhegan, ME
21 - 85 - Nick Ribbe - Kingston, MA
22 - 33h - John Higgins - Glenburn, ME
23 - 84 - Scott Mulkern - Falmouth, ME |
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MODS: Scott Grant #27 (2nd -
Waterboro, ME) - Winner Steve Bennet Jr. (Buckfield, ME)
Glen Bradbury (3rd - Hollis Center, ME) |
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SPORTSMAN: Dan McKeage #38 (2nd -
Gorham,ME) - Winner Carey Martin #18 (Denmark, ME)
Richie Morse #34 (3rd - Waterford, ME) |
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Johnny Clark Wins PASS
North Opener at Speedway 95 |
Hermon ME (April 19) Johnny Clark
fired his Car Crushing/Port City Race Cars Impala SS under Richie
Dearborn and Cassius Clark on lap 136 of Sunday' s Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) NAPA 150 to take the opening day win at Speedway 95 in Hermon ME. Clark got into Dearborn on the backstretch in a side by
side battle for the lead and Dearborn dropped his right rear off the
backstretch, slipping back to fourth at the finish after leading
much of the day. Cassius Clark raced back from an early race
incident to capture second place. Chubbuck came home third after
running up front all day . Dearborn and Adam Bates rounded out the
top five.
The defending PASS North Champion beat Cassius Clark to the stripe
by .389 seconds. Derek Ramstrom, Chris Staples, John Flemming, Ben
Rowe and Donnie Whitten raced home sixth thru tenth. Fifteen cars
finished on the lead lap. Dearborn, Ramstrom and Cassius Clark each
earned heat race wins.
Cassius snatched the lead away from pole sitter Dearborn on lap six
but Kelly Moore's NAPA Chevy was charging and it looked like he
might have something for Clark. They battled tooth and nail for
several laps before the pair got together, spinning out of the top
two spots on lap fifty six. Clark fell back to thirteenth and Moore
restarted fourteenth. Scott Chubbuck was the beneficiary, restarting
in the lead, but Dearborn and Chris Staples soon made their way by.
Those three ran nose to tail at the halfway mark, with Johnny Clark
fourth and Ramstrom fifth. Staples had a great run going, keeping
the pressure on Dearborn and battling back and forth with Chubbuck
for the second spot.
With twenty five to go Cassius Clark had recovered from his early
spin and looked like he was ready to challenge Dearborn for the win;
Johnny Clark worked his way up to third and local hero Scott
Alexander was running a fine fourth as Staples faded back from the
lead pack. Alexander's day would eventually end in the tires off
turn four with the finish line in his sights.
It all came to a head on a lap 136 restart and Johnny Clark showed
his hand, clashing with Dearborn to grab the lead. Despite
Cassius'best efforts to run him down, it was Johnny at the checkers
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Steve Bennett Jr. Tops
PASS Mods;
Carey Martin Scores Sportsman Win |
Hermon ME ( April 19) The
Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mods and Sportsman kicked off their 2009
campaigns at Speedway 95 Sunday, and when the dust cleared there was
a new winner and a familiar face in victory lane.
Andy Shaw and Steve Bennett Jr. lined up on the front row of the 40
lap PASS Mod feature and Shaw jumped out front for seven laps before
Bennett Jr. took over. Shaw battled back but the 66 headed for the
pits a short time later when drive train problems ended his day.
Early on it was Bennett Jr., Jerry Harrison and Scott Grant up front
and the racing was tight. The PASS Mods were making their first
start on 10 inch tires, and there were yellows galore marring the
action. At the halfway mark it was still Bennett Jr., Harrison and
Grant in the top three with Greg Ellis fourth. Harrisons challenge
ended after a spin with Bill Dixon and Glenn Bradbury took over the
third spot from Grant.
The top four raced nose to tail between bouts of yellow fever but
Bennett held off all the challenges to win his first PASS Mod
feature event. Scott Grant and Glenn Bradbury finished second and
third; Bill Dixon and Jerry Harrison rounded out the top five. Shaw
and Bennett Jr. captured the heat race wins.
There were 75 laps of PASS Sportsman action on tap and a strong
field of the popular class lined up for their first feature of the
new season. Mike Lynch and Lyman McKeage led the field to the green
and McKeage took the top spot for five laps before sliding high and
handing the lead to Chris Watson.Meanwhile Carey Martin had worked
his way up to the second spot from sixth on the grid, ready to
challenge for the lead. Martin took the lead on a lap nine restart
and Dan McKeage followed Martin through for second and the battle
was on. McKeage took over the top spot three laps later. McKeage,
Martin and Mike Landry were the top three at the half way, and the
red flag came out for Bobby Nadeau's flip a lap later.
When the green flew the top three remained the same but with ten to
go the racing got serious. Landry took a shot at the lead and made
it stick on lap sixty five, only to fall victim to a flat right
front two laps later. With two to go Dan McKeage took the top spot
away from Martin, but his dad Lyman sailed off turn three and
brought out the final caution. The yellow set up a
green-white-checker with McKeage on the pole and Martin outside. The
top groove is usually the place to be on a restart at Speedway 95,
and Martin took advantage to edge McKeage for the victory. 2008 PASS
Sportsman Champ Richie Morse managed to work his way up to third;
Duane Seekins and Mike Lynch finished fourth and fifth.
The PASS Mods and Sportsman are back on track Saturday May 2nd at
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough Maine. Post time is 3:00
PM. Beech Ridge is on line at
www.beechridge.com .
PASS MOD FEATURE
FINISH (40 laps) - Speedway 95, Hermon ME - April 19 2009
1) 12 Steve Bennett Jr. , Buckfield ME 2) 27 Scott Grant, Waterboro
ME 3) 85 Glenn Bradbury, Hollis Center ME 4) 29 Greg Ellis, Hermon
ME 5) 33 Bill Dixon 6) 5 Jerry Harrison, Yarmouth ME 7) 14 Scott
McDaniel, Livermore ME 8) 21 Sulo Burbank, Gorham ME 9) 01 Ronald
Gooden Jr.. Whitefield NH 10) 50 Sumner Sessions, Norway ME 11) 66
Andy Shaw. Center Conway NH DNS Gary Norris, West Gardiner ME
PASS SPORTSMAN
FEATURE FINISH (75 laps) - Speedway 95, Hermon ME - April 19, 2009
1) 18 Carey Martin, Denmark ME 2) 38 Dan McKeage, Gorham ME 3) 34
Richie Morse, Waterford ME 4) 19S Duane Seekins, Stockton Springs ME
5) 02 Charlie Small, Gray, ME 6) 40 Mike Landry, Oakland ME 7) 48L
Mike Lynch Winterport ME 8) 56 Mike Short 9) 60 Kyle Hart, Fryeburg
ME 10) 5 John Kalel ll, Orrington ME 11) 22 Steve Bennett Sr.,
Buckfield ME 12) 02F David Fowler, Barnstead NH 13) 58 Lyman McKeage,
Gorham ME 14) 80 Dana Reed, Shapleigh ME 15) 47 Nate Weston, Madison
ME 16) 7 Shane Tatro, Levant ME 17) 35W Kris Watson 18) 35 Bobby
Nadeau, Hollis ME 19) 48A Meagan Allen, Winterport ME 20) 22T Todd
Goodness, E Concord VT |
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Sun. April 19th at 2 PM |
PASS NAPA 150 at
Speedway 95:
Can Ben Rowe Score
the Hat Trick? |
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Naples ME (April
14) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North season kicks
off Sunday April 19th at Speedway 95 in Hermon Maine with the NAPA
150 and fans of the fastest full fender short track series in the
east are asking themselves, “can Ben Rowe Rowe score three PASS
super late model wins in a row and lead the points in all three
title chases?”
It will be no easy task, but the four time PASS North champion is
definitely on an early season roll. With PASS South wins at Dillon
(SC) Motor Speedway and Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway already under
his belt, Rowe leads both the PASS South and National Championship
title chases. A win in the NAPA 150 and a good run in his qualifying
race could put Rowe on top of the North Series points as well, a
feat never accomplished since PASS started the South super late
model series in 2006.
Rowe will have his hands full with a strong field of super late
models that will include defending PASS North champ Johnny Clark,
2008 race winners Travis Benjamin, Adam Bates, Derek Ramstrom and
2008 PASS Rookie of the Year D.J. Shaw, Scott Chubbuck, Kelly Moore
and a host of new talent including Steve Legendre and John Dabrowski.
If licensed drivers are any indication, the PASS Sportsman and Mod
divisions should see their ranks grow in 2009. Many of the top guns
in the Sportsman class are back on board for 2009, including Steve
Bennett Sr., 2008 Rookie of the Year Kyle Hart, Mike Landry, Duane
Seekins, Shane Tatro and many more. New names and veterans dot the
Mod list, including Greg Ellis, Scott McDaniel, Steve Bennett Jr.
and Dan Somes. The Mods “move up” to 10 inch tires this season, and
the quick, economical class should be even more exciting in 2009.
- NAPA
Two for One Discount Coupon: 2 Adult Tickets for $10.00 each!
If you’ve made it this
far, you’re in for an additional treat! NAPA will be offering a Two
for One discount coupon, valid exclusively at
the NAPA 150 at Speedway 95 this Sunday, and for the Father’s Day
weekend (6/21) race at Unity Raceway. The two for one coupon
brings the price of two adult tickets down to $10.00 each.
“We felt it was an opportune time to give back to the fans that have
supported PASS in the North for nine seasons now,” said series
President Tom Mayberry, “ and with the cooperation of NAPA we are
able to offer this coupon for these two events. “
The Two for One coupon will be available in
Bangor area NAPA stores late this week.
PASS North goes green for the first time in 2009 at
Speedway 95 on Sunday April 19th at 2:00 PM
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PASS NORTH GEARS UP for ALL OUT
ASSAULT on NORTHEAST TRACKS |
By all
indications, the Pro All Stars Series is alive and well heading into
its ninth season under the guidance of series President, Tom
Mayberry. The series will head into this season with a full head of
steam, after last year's torrid point battle which wasn't decided
until the final event of the season. The 2009 North Series will kick
off the season at Speedway 95 in Herman, Maine on Sunday, April 19th.
As far as
excitement goes, there is no more competitive racing than when the
PASS
Tour comes to town. The
PASS
Tour is known
for its photo finishes and side by side racing throughout the
field. The competition is so keen that in 2008, the top six Super
Late Models were separated by just seventy-two points in the final
standings in which Johnny Clark edged out Ben Rowe by a mere ten
points, 2593 to 2583. Just sixteen points back was Travis Benjamin
with 2577. Benjamin sat atop the standings for a good part of the
season before slipping back to third in the final rundown. Hard
charging youngster, Adam Bates came on strong in 2008 and secured
the fourth position with 2571 points. Rounding out the top six in
points contention were DJ Shaw, 2539 points, and Cassius Clark with
2521 points.
Three time,
and defending Series champion, Hallowell, Maine's, Johnny Clark, is
all set to defend his title against one of the most talented field
of racers in the Northeast. Clark, whom collected four big wins in
2008, is prepared to take on all challengers in 2009, including the
likes of four time
PASS
Super Late Model Series champion, Ben Rowe. Clark was a dominant car
at many of the races in 2008, as he led 469 laps, which was more
than double the amount of his nearest competitor, Cassius Clark.
Johnny Clark, who is noted for his consistency, and bonsai charges
to the front of the pack, managed eleven top ten finishes, and eight
top five finishes to go along with his four wins in the fourteen
events in route to his third Series title. Four time Series
champion, Turner, Maine's, Ben Rowe, will likely be searching out
one for the thumb this year, as he will look to improve on a season
which saw him win a pair of races in 2008. Rowe led but 76 laps in
2008, but his consistency led him to the runner-up spot in the final
standings. He garnered 11 top tens, and nine top fives along the
way. Morrill, Maine's, Travis Benjamin is also set to challenge
Clark for the title in 2009. Benjamin grabbed a big win last season
at Scotia Speedworld, and almost pulled off the upset, falling just
sixteen points short of a championship. Benjamin ran off nine
consecutive top ten finishes to start the season, and ended up with
twelve for the year.
There is a new
generation of drivers all set to challenge for the championship in
2009. The young guns are poised and confident that they can now run
at the front of the pack, pick up some wins, and pull of a
championship. The big three, Adam Bates, DJ Shaw and Derek Ramstrom
all showed the veterans that they have what it takes to be
competitive at every event. Leading the way in 2009 will be Warner,
New Hampshire's, Adam Bates, the 2008
PASS
North most improved driver. Bates got stronger and stronger as the
season progressed in 2008, winning a pair of events and claimed
eleven top ten finishes and eight top five runs. Look for Bates to
be a contender for the championship. Center Conway, New Hampshire
speedster, DJ Shaw claimed the 2008
PASS
Rookie of the Year award, plus the youngster captured two Super Late
Model wins. The talented driver is following in the footsteps of his
dad, noted car builder Dale Shaw, and he too has aspirations of
unseating Clark for the championship. The third of the young lions
is Derek Ranstrom, from West Boylston, Mass. Derek also picked up a
win, and was competitive all season long. Keep your eye on this
group as one of these drivers could end up being crowned the 2009
PASS
Super Late Model champion.
Other notable
drivers that certainly will create waves on the
PASS
tour in 2009 include Kelly Moore, Gary Smith, Richie Dearborn,
Donnie Whitten and Scott Chubbuck. These names and a whole lot more
will once again make the
PASS
Super Late Model Tour one of the premiere traveling organizations in
the Northeast. Last season, one hundred-ten different drivers
competed at the various venues. With this year's events including a
first ever run at the "Cement Palace", Seekonk
Speedway, Speedway 660 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada and the
return to Lee USA Speedway and Canaan Fair Speedway, you can rest
assured that those numbers should easily be surpassed. |
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