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Unity Raceway -
PASS 150 - Saturday 5/16 |
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SLM - Randy Turner #1 (3rd),
Winner Johnny Clark #54, & Scott Chubbuck #77 (2nd) |
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| Johnny Clark Back in
Unity Victory Lane |
Unity ME
(May 16) Johnny Clark wrestled the lead away from Randy Turner
on a lap 111 restart and held the point for the final 39 laps to
capture the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North super late model Unity
150 at Unity(ME) Raceway. Scott Chubbuck hung tough to come home
second with local super late model ace Randy Turner third. Kelly
Moore and DJ Shaw completed the top five.
Travis Benjamin and Scott Alexander made up the front row. Benjamin
grabbed the early lead but gave it up to Chubbuck at lap 35. Clark
charged to the front early from his 11th place starting position and
took the lead on lap 38. The laps were clicking away rapidly with a
single caution marring the race at the half way mark. It was Johnny
Clark out front with Ben Rowe second, Travis Benjamin third, Turner
fourth and Chubbuck riding fifth. Benjamin decided it was time to go
on lap 105, and the former Unity regular retook the lead. Rowe and
Turner also got by Clark, and Rowe immediately tried Benjamin on the
bottom. The turn four bumps on the tough old speedway sent Rowe up
the track and the pair banged wheels. Benjamin took a ride off of
turn four and Rowe was sent to the back of the field for his part in
the incident. The pair would restart in 14th and 15th respectively.
So the front of the field was shuffled as Turner inherited the lead
with Johnny Clark to his outside and Scott Chubbuck right behind
him. Billy Penfold sat in fourth with Adam Bates fifth. Clark took
advantage of his outside row starting spot to get the jump on Turner
and retake the point. Turner, and later Chubbuck, both challenged
the reigning PASS super late model champ prevailed for his second
win of the young PASS North season.
Cassius Clark led the PASS North super late model point standings
after the season's first two events, but mechanical issues put him
out of the show at lap 58. Saturday's heat races went to Travis
Benjamin, Scott Alexander, and Bill Penfold. Fourteen cars completed
all 150 green flag laps; four cautions slowed the event, which took
one hour to complete.
The PASS road show moves on to White Mountain
Motorsports Park Saturday May 23rd. The PASS super late
models will be joined by White Mountain's weekly racing divisions
for an opening day spectacular at the North Woodstock NH oval.
Racing gets underway at 4:00 sharp.
All the latest PASS points and statistics can be found at
racewithpass.com.
Racetalkradio.com is the
home of "Live to PASS" every Wednesday night, an hour of news, views
and interviews hosted by Allan Dietz and Dennis Michelson. The Unity
150 will be aired in its entirety on Internet television. The show
will air on
renagadenetwork.com. Visit the website for air times and
additional information. |
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UnOfficial Super Late Model
Finishing Order |
1. 54 - Johnny Clark - Hallowell, ME -150
2. 77 - Scott Chubbuck - Dresden, ME -150
3. 1 - Randy Turner - Unity, ME -150
4. 47 - Kelly Moore - Scarborough, ME -150
5. 60 - DJ Shaw - Center Conway, NH -150
6. 4 - Ben Rowe - Turner, ME -150
7. 5 - Chris Staples - Brunswick, ME -150
8. 33 - Richie Dearborn - Hollis, ME -150
9. 7 - Donnie Whitten - Wells, ME -150
10. 98 - Adam Bates - Warner, NH -150
11. 35 - Derek Ramstrom - Worcester,
MA -150
12. 75 - Gary Smith - Bangor, ME -150 |
13. 20 - Steve Legendre - Danville, VT -150
14. 12 - John Drabrowski - W. Bridgewater, MA - 150
15. 85 - Nick Ribbe - Kingston, ME -149
16. 15 - David Folsom l - Skowhegan, ME -145
17. 25 - Mike Thomas - Lewiston, ME -144
18. 33h - John Higgins - Glenburn,
ME
-136
19. 17 - Travis Benjamin - Stetson, ME - 133
20. 0 - Bill Penfold - Yarmouth, ME-124
21. 8 - Cassius Clark - Farmington, ME -55
22. 17a - Scott Alexander - Orrington, ME -34
23. 36 - Jay Sands - Hampton, NH -28 |
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| MODS - Jerry Harrison
#5 (2nd), Winner Andy Shaw #66, & Scott Grant #27 (3rd) |
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| SPORTSMAN - Carey
Martin #18 (3rd), Winner Shane Tatro #7, & Dan McKeage #38 (2nd)
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| Tatro, Shaw Score PASS
Unity Wins |
Unity ME
(May 16) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mod and Sportsman series
made the trip to Unity Raceway after a one year hiatus, and for Andy
Shaw (Mod) and Shane Tatro (Sportsman) it was a triumphant return to
Maine's toughest oval.
Shaw nabbed his first PASS Mod win of 2009 over Jerry Harrison and
Scott Grant. Shaw charged to the lead from his seventh place
starting spot on lap six, overhauling Bill Dixon for the point. Shaw
had the advantage over Harrison, Dixon, Scott Grant and Steve
Bennett Jr. at the half way mark but the 66 slipped up the speedway
coming off turn two one lap later and Harrison dove low to take over
the lead. The pair started side by side on a lap 21 restart, and
five laps later Shaw worked his way around Harrison to retake the
lead. At the checker it was Shaw by four car lengths. Scott McDaniel
and Steve Bennett Jr. each scored heat race wins
Shane Tatro's first PASS Sportsman win wasn't a "gimme" by any
means. Tatro started ninth on the field and worked his way to the
front as Mike Landry, Dan McKeage and Carey Martin waged a war at
the front of the field. McKeage and Landry ran side by side lap
after lap; McKeage had the better of Landry off turn two but Landry
would draw even at the start/finish line.
Meanwhile, Tatro had worked his way into the top three, and tried to
challenge McKeage for the lead, but he was denied. It looked like
McKeage was on his way t his second win of 2009 but Tatro would get
one last shot at him when Kyle Hart spun, setting up a
green/white/checker finish.
It was Tatro outside of McKeage, and the preferred outside groove
gave Tatro the advantage he needed to capture the checkers. McKeage
ran second, with Martin third, Dan Hennessey fourth and Mike Landry
fifth. Landry and McKeage checkered the Sportsman heat races.
The PASS Mods head for Lee USA Speedway for the first of several
2009 appearances on Friday June 5th. The Sportsman series is back on
track at Unity Raceway for a special NAPA-sponsored 2 for 1 event.
All the latest PASS points and statistics can be found at
racewithpass.com. Tune in
to racetalkradio.com for "Live
to PASS", an hour long show devoted to the news and results from all
five PASS racing divisions.
Unofficial Results
- PASS Mod 40 lap feature - Unity Raceway, Unity ME - May 16th
1) 66-Andy Shaw 2) 5-Jerry Harrison 3) 27-Scott Grant 4) 03-Gary
Norris Jr. 5) 33-Bill Dixon 6) 29-Greg Ellis 7) 12-Steve Bennett Jr.
8) 14-Scott McDaniel 9) 50-Sumner Sessions 10) 2-Glenn Bradbury 11)
56-Dan Somes 12) 21-Sulo Burbank
Unofficial Results
- PASS Sportsman 75 lap feature - Unity Raceway, Unity ME - May 16th
1) 7-Shane Tatro 2) 38-Dan McKeage 3) 18-Carey Martin 4) 8-Clyde
Hennessey 5) 40-Mike Landry 6) 58-Lyman McKeage 7) -5 John Kalel II
8) 19S-Duanne Seekins 9) 56-Mike Short 10) 60-Kyle Hart 11) 48L-Mike
Lynch 12) 80-Dana Reed 13) 64-Ed Drake 14) 02-Frank Wear 15)
02F-David Fowler 16) 48A-Meagan Allen |
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