White Mountain Motorsports Park -
7/24/04
Rich
Martin the Winner at White Mountain
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White
Mountain Motorsports Park - July 24th |
1 - 14 - Rick Martin - Westport, MA
2 - 00 - Ben Rowe - Turner, ME
3 - 75 - Gary Smith - Bangor, ME
4 - 54g - GeGe Gravel - Gronton, MA
5 - 24x - Mike Rowe - Turner, ME
6 - 33 - Richie Dearborn - Hollis, ME
7 - 24k - Travis Khiel - Denmark, ME
8 - 54 - Johnny Clark - Hallowell, ME
9 - 0 - Sam Sessions - South Paris, ME
10 - 77 - Dave Gorveatt - Charlottetown, PEI
11 - 29 - Scott Chubbuck - Wiscasset, ME
12 - 47 - Corey Williams - Boothbay, ME
13 - 01 - Sam Gooden |
14 - 16g - Tracy Gordon - Strong, ME
15 - 55 - Bobby Cabral - E. Kingston, NH
16 - 2 - Todd Patnode - Swanzey, NH
17 - 73 - Chris Ross - Malta NY
18 - 02 - Eric Hudson - Kingston, NH
19 - 4 - Tony Ricci - Westbrook, ME
20 - 83 - Donnie Whitten - Bideford, ME
21 - 84 - Scott Mulkern - Falmouth, ME
22 - 10 - David Avery - Lincoln, NH
23 - 37g - Larry Gelinas - Scarborough, ME
24 - 8 - Cassius Clark - Farmington, ME
25 - 97 - Walt Hammond - Canaan, NH
26 - 08 - Donnie Lashua - Canaan, NH |
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NEALS
Race Top Three: 1 - 24 - Kyle Coolidge - Poland, ME;
2 - 17 - Dave Sullivan - New Gloucester, ME; 3 - 14 - Katie Hagar
- Nobleboro, ME |
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Martin Wins PASS Thriller
at White Mountain |
Rick Martin took over the race lead with seven laps remaining and powered
to his first Pro All Stars Series feature win in Saturday night’s Pro All Stars 150
at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock NH. Ben Rowe tore through the field
after losing a left rear tire (and a lap) earlier in the race to grab second and Gary
Smith raced home a strong third.
Martin’s G. Lopes Construction Chevrolet was strong all race long but the early
battle up front was Rowe and Cassius Clark. Rowe grabbed the lead from the pole position
as honorary starter Mike Mayberry celebrated his twelfth birthday by unfurling the green.
Johnny Clark took over second from Cassius on lap thirty four and challenged Rowe for the
race lead with Clark dogging Rowe on every lap. Sam Sessions joined the pair up front and
the trio of PASS regulars went to war for the point. Johnny Clark finally wrestled the
lead away from Rowe and the reason soon became apparent as Rowe spun with a flat left
rear, losing a lap to the leaders in the process. The caution also ended another good run
for Cassius Clark who took a hit in the backstretch wall when the front of the field
checked up for Rowe’s spin.
At the halfway mark it was Clark over Sessions with Martin lurking in third, Gary Smith
fourth and Gege Gravel fifth. Dave Gorveatt, Larry Gelinas, Travis Kheil, Scott Chubbuck
and Mike Rowe completed the top ten. Clark and Sessions resumed the battle royal for the
lead and Clark had the measure of Sessions for the next fifty laps although the 2001
series champion was looking high and low for a way around the series point leader. The
opportunity finally came on lap 132 and Sessions powered under Clark for the race lead.
Meanwhile, Ben Rowe was putting on a passing clinic, battling back under green flag
conditions to regain a spot on the lead lap on lap 122. Rowe benefited from a timely
caution at lap 134 to come around to the tail of the lead lap and set the stage for a
charge to the front of the field. The race’s fourth caution waved on lap141 with
Sessions leading and Clark on his back bumper. At the green Clark had a slight advantage
but Sessions battled back on the inside and the pair got together several times and Clark
spun in turn two, sending him to the tail end of the lead lap. Sessions was sent to the
rear for his role in the altercation, handing the race lead to Martin for the night’s
final restart. The veteran Pro Stock competitor knew what to do and fought of his
challengers to record his first Pro All Stars Series win. Ben Rowe made an all out charge
to the front in the last seven laps, just nipping Smith for second at the checkers.
Preliminary action saw Rowe capture the Sunoco Race Fuels fast time award with a lap of
12.258 seconds (88.106 MPH) topping Johnny Clark (12.318 seconds/87.677 MPH) for the
honors. Rowe also captured the dash race over Cassius Clark, Martin and Johnny Clark. Heat
race wins went to Gege Gravel and Donnie Lashua and Tracy Gordon won the consolation
round. Corey Williams earned the Northern Race Tires/PASS Rookie of the Race award for his
twelfth place run.
The Pro All Stars make their first ever visit to Groveton NH’s Riverside Speedway on
Saturday August 7th for the Oquossoc Marine/Polaris Fusion 900 150. On your way to the
races, stop by one of ninety Cumberland Farms locations in New Hampshire and Maine and
pick up an entry for the “You Pick the Race” contest. Turn in your entry at the
Riverside Speedway ticket booth and receive five dollars off an adult general admission
ticket for the race and you’ll be entered in a drawing for the grand prize: two
tickets, airfare and hotel accommodations for the race of your choice The lucky fan can
choose any race, anywhere in the country in 2005, subject to ticket availability and the
contest rules on the entry form. The winning entry will be drawn at the PASS Octoberfest
200 at Thompson International Speedway, E. Thompson, CT on Saturday, October 2, 2004.
UNOFFICIAL ORDER OF FINISH
Pro All Stars Series Race #8
Pro All Stars 150 – White Mountain Motorsports Park
North Woodstock NH – 7/24/04
1) 14 Rick Martin, Westport MA G Lopes Construction Chev
2) 00 Ben Rowe, Turner ME Mechanical Services/Hi-Tech InsulationChevrolet
3) 75 Gary Smith, Bangor ME UncleHenrys.com/Bud&Rays Chev
4) 54G Gege Gravel, Groton MA Downeast Drilling/SA S.A. Sting Chev
5) 24 Mike Rowe, Turner ME K&K Excavating/Lux Enterprises Chev
6) 33 Richie Dearborn, Hollis ME Chadwick BaRoss/Dayton Sand and Gravel Chev
7) 24K Travis Kheil Denmark ME Frechette Tire/K&W Timberlands Chevrolet
8) 54 Johnny Clark, Farmingdale ME DNK Select Used Cars/Clark’s Cars and Parts
Chev
9) 0 Sam Sessions, So. Paris ME Auburn Metal Fabrication Chev
10) 77 Dave Gorveatt, Charlottetown PEI CA, Interstate Batteries/XR4 Ford
11) 29 Scott Chubbuck, Wiscasset ME Cushman Competition Ford
12) 47 Corey Williams, Boothbay ME Midnight Oil Co. Pontiac
13) 01 Sam Gooden, Whitefield NH Chev
14) 14G Tracy Gordon, Strong ME North East Recycling Chev
15) 55 Bobby Cabral E. Kingston NH RAM Printing/WDW Machine Chev
16) 2 Todd Patnode, Swanzey NH Patnode Oil Chev
17) 73 Chris Ross, Malta NY Archibee Construction Chev
18) 02 Eric Hudson, Manchester NH Newmarket Sand and Gravel Chev
19) 4 Tony Ricci, Westbrook ME J.A. Ricci and Son Chev
20) 83 Donnie Whitten, Biddeford ME Richard Moody & Sons Construction Chev
21) 84 Scott Mulkern Community Pharmacies Chev
22) David Avery, Lincoln NH White Mt. Motorsports Park Chev
23) 37 Larry Gelinas, Scarborough ME Wolf Hill/Watts Racing Enterprises Chev
24) 8 Cassius Clark, Farmington ME E.J. Prescott/DNK/Chapman Trucking Ford
25) 97 Walt Hammond, Canaan NH Carpet Mill Chev
26) 08 Donnie Lashua, Canaan NH Jack’s Competition Engines Chev |
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