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Top
Three in PASS Super Late Models: L
to R - Lonnie Sommerville #48, 2nd;
Winner Joey Doiron #73; and Derek
Ramstrom #35, 3rd. |
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Joey Doiron Breaks
Through
at Beech Ridge |
Scarborough
ME (5/5) Berwick Maine’s Joey Doiron
charged to the lead on lap 87 of
Saturday’s PASS North Southern Maine
Motors.com 150 at Beech Ridge Motor
Speedway to earn a convincing
victory, the first for the series’
2010 Rookie of the Year. Lonnie
Sommerville raced home in second
followed by Derek Ramstrom, Cassius
Clark and DJ Shaw. Doiron came from
tenth on the grid and drove under
Sommerville and race leader Shaw for
a lead he would never relinquish.
Doiron’s best
previous finish, a fourth, came in
this event one year ago.
Doiron considers
Beech Ridge his home track, and his
victory comes after two seasons of
trying to carry the PASS feature
checkers. Despite his Rookie of the
Year title in 2010, Doiron has
suffered through more than his share
of mechanical issues and on track
incidents.The family– focused race
teams’ perseverance paid off
Saturday as the young man drove off
to the most convincing win that PASS
fans have witnessed in recent
memory.
The season opener
proved to be a day for the young
guns to shine. Aaron Ricker, Shaw
and Sommerville shared the lead over
the first two thirds of the race and
2011 Co-Rookie of the Year Kyle
DeSouza, Ramstrom, and Brad Babb
spent most of the day contending for
the top spot. Cassius Clark (4th)
and Gary Smith (8th) both came from
the back of the 32 car field and
they were the only two in the top
ten that have more than a few years
experience on the tour’s tracks.
2011 race winner and
defending series champion Johnny
Clark had a race he’d rather forget,
as did Ben and Mike Rowe. Clark
qualified through the consolation
rounds and started nineteenth. Clark
picked up eight spots by lap 21 but
he was sliding back 20 laps later
and it was clear that there were
problems with the 54. A trip to the
pits under caution for a fix seemed
to do the trick and he was back in
the top five by lap 102. But the
same driveline problem resurfaced,
shutting off Clark’s ride
intermittently and sending him
sideways on more than one occasion.
Only experience and determination
allowed him to salvage a 16th place
finish. Ben Rowe never seemed to
have a handle on the speedway,
despite his teams’ best efforts.
Rowe had to settle for 22nd at the
checkers. Mike Rowe had a race
similar to his sons’ and the best
the legend could muster was 18th.
The top eight all
completed 150 green flag laps in
just over an hour. The race was
slowed by six caution periods, and
Doiron’s late race dominance led to
a 6.942 margin of victory. Fast lap
was set by DJ Shaw (15.316/78.271).
Qualifying wins went to Ricker,
Hubbard and Shaw. Johnny Clark and
Donnie Whitten prevailed in the
consolation rounds.
The PASS Mod field
had its’ strongest opening day
showing ever and it was an all Shaw
show from green to checker. Andy
Shaw sat on the pole with Dale Shaw
outside, and the pair swapped the
lead on several occasions before the
defending race and series champion
prevailed. Dale chased Andy to the
checkers and Dana Reed raced home
third with Mark Lundblad Jr. and
Travis Buzzell fourth and fifth.
Scott Alexander and Andy Shaw
claimed their heat races.
The PASS Sportsman
suffered from the dreaded yellow
fever early in their 75 lap feature.
Five of the seven caution flags flew
in the first 30 laps but once the
field hit their stride the racing
was intense. Carey Martin worked his
way by Clyde Hennessey on a lap 28
restart and never gave up the lead,
despite Craig Smith’s late race
charge. Mike Clark made his trip
from Littleton New Hampshire
worthwhile with a solid third; Clyde
Hennessey and Scott Dorr settled for
fourth and fifth. Jarrod Ledger and
Nate Leavitt earned the front row
starting spots in their qualifiers.
The PASS Super Late
Models and Mods are in action
Saturday May 12th when the bull
ring, Epping New Hampshire’s Star
Speedway, hosts the two series. Race
Time is 4:30 PM. The PASS Sportsman
take a break until Sunday June 3rd
when all three PASS North touring
divisions visit Riverside Speedway
in Groveton New Hampshire. |
UNOFFICIAL PASS NORTH SLM
RESULTS
SOUTHERNMAINMOTORS.COM
150 - MAY 5th - BRMS |
1)
73 - Joey Doiron - 150 Laps
2) 48 - Lonnie Sommerville
- 150
3) 35 - Derek Ramstrom - 150
4) 77 - Cassius Clark - 150
5) 60 - DJ Shaw - 150
6) 88 - Kyle Desouza - 150
7) 21 - David Oliver - 150
8) 75 - Gary Smith - 150
9) 80 - Dustin Hubbard - 149
10) 7 - Donnie Whitten - 149
11) 41 - Brad Babb - 149
12) 10 - Scott Dragon - 149
13) 27qc - Alex Gingras -
149
14) 38 - Dan McKeage - 149
15) 47 - Kelly Moore - 149
16) 54 - Johnny Clark - 149 |
17)
17 - Travis Benjamin - 149
18) 24 - Mike Rowe - 149
19) 33 - Richie Dearborn -
149
20) 55 - Corey Williams -
149
21) 61 - Andy Shaw - 149
22) 4 - Ben Rowe - 148
23) 87 - Matt Harris - 147
24) 22 - Aaron Ricker - 142
25) 15 - Scott Chubbuck -
140
26) 9 - JT Thurlow - 138
27) 16 - Kevin Roberge - 131
28) 20 - Mike Landry - 95
29) 53 - Bill Rogers - 87
30) 84 - Scott Mulkern - 87
31) 26 - John Donahue - 67
32) 00 - Bryan Kruczek - 47 |
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Entries Received - BRMS - 5/5 | |
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Top Three in PASS Super Late Models:
L to R - Dale Shaw #6, 2nd;
Winner Andy Shaw #66; and Dana Reed
#60, 3rd. |
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UNOFFICIAL PASS MODS
RESULTS
SOUTHERNMAINMOTORS.COM
150 - MAY 5th - BRMS |
1)
66 - Andy Shaw - Ctr. Conway NH
2) 6
- Dale Shaw - Ctr. Conway NH
3)
60 - Dana Reed - Shapleigh ME
4)
28 - Mark Lundblad Jr. - Conway NH
5) 3
- Travis Buzzell - Hollis ME
6)
17A - Scott Alexander Orrington ME
7)
21 - Mike Carignan Somersworth NH
8) 0
- Sumner Sessions - Norway ME
9)
20 - Gary Thorne - Sidney ME
10)
33 - Bill Dixon - N. Waterboro ME
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11)
1 - Dave Sprague - W. Buxton ME
12)
70 - Gary Norris Jr. W. Gardiner ME
13)
08 - Rusty Bryant - Weymouth MA
14)
14 - Scott McDaniel Livermore ME
15)
7 - Mitch Miller - W Boylston MA
16)
53 - Alan Wilson - Hebron ME
17)
89 - Ryan Phillips - Buxton ME
18)
00 - Bill Lake - Conway NH
19)
56 - Dave Pinkham - Buxton ME |
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Top Three in PASS Super Late Models:
L to R - Mike Clark #2;
Winner
Carey Martin #18; and Craig Smith
#15, 2nd. |
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UNOFFICIAL PASS SPORTSMAN
RESULTS
SOUTHERNMAINMOTORS.COM
150 - MAY 5th - BRMS |
1)
18 - Carey Martin - Denmark ME
2)
15 - Craig Smith E. - Waterboro ME
3) 2
- Mike Clark - Littleton NH
4) 8
- Clyde Hennessey - Windham ME
5)
60me - Scott Dorr - Portland ME
6)
20 - Joe Pastore Jr. - Gorham ME
7)
01 - Sam Gooden - Whitefield NH
8)
88 - J.R. Baril - Haverhill MA
9)
75 - Doug Wolfe Jr. - Buxton ME
10)
02 - Geoff Rollins - Groton MA
11)
36 - Nate Leavitt - Buxton ME
12)
101 - Rob Drew Ctr. - Lovell ME
13)
51 - Bill Ahern - Billerica MA
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14)
44 - Jerrod Ledger - Groveton NH
15)
83me - Ryan Greene - Berwick ME
16)
10 - Donnie Morse - Windham ME
17)
4 - Allan Moeller Sr. - Dresden ME
18)
88 - Andy Field - Buxton ME
19)
99 - Peter Cook - Nottingham NH
20)
94 - Garrett Hall - Scarborough ME
21)
38 - Dan McKeage - Gorham ME
22)
51a - RJ Austin - Smithfield ME
23)
58 - Lyman McKeage - Gorham ME
24)
81 - Ray Dinsmore Jr. - Alfred ME
25)
44x - Rusty Poland - Windham ME |
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Amsoil NELCAR Legends Top Three
L to R:
Bobby Timmons #1, 2nd; Winner Shaun
Buffington, #23s;
and Kevin
Hutchens #27, 3rd; |
