2014 PASS

DJ SHAW - TRAVIS BENJAMIN - RICHIE DEARBORN

TRAVIS BENJAMIN WINS DELAYED
PASS NORTH OPENER

It may have taken Travis Benjamin an extra day, but the wait was worth it as he scored a popular win in the season opening Ripley and Fletcher Ford PASS 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine on Sunday afternoon. The race was actually scheduled to take place on Saturday, but due to steady rains the event was postponed until Sunday. The race was even in doubt for Sunday, as the showers persisted until late morning. After a lengthy track drying process, qualifying began around 1:15, and you could tell that the thirty-five PASS Super Late Models in attendance were anxious and ready. DJ Shaw, Joey Doiron and Trevor Sanborn claimed wins in the highly competitive qualifying rounds.

Shaw, fresh off his win in the Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory, bolted to the lead and held the point til lap 7 when Trevor Sanborn grabbed the lead. Scott Mulkern raced to the lead on lap 11 and held it until Trevor Sanborn raced by. Sanborn’s lead was short lived as Richie Dearborn took the top spot on lap 65 and was on cruise control through lap 130. At that point, Dearborn, Benjamin and Shaw picked up the pace dramatically and pulled away from the rest of the field.

All of a sudden heavy lapped traffic made the trio dice back and forth, weave in and out, causing each of them to try bonsai maneuvers to get to the front as laps continued to wind down. This traffic jam allowed Benjamin to pinch Dearborn behind a lapped car and into the lead on lap 138. Over the final laps Benjamin opened up a couple of car lengths lead as he crossed the line ahead of Dearborn, Shaw, Johnny Clark and Scott Mulkern. Completing the top ten were Austin Theriault, Mike Rowe, Joey Doiron, Trevor Sanborn and Brent Dragon.

The PASS Sportsman event was a wild one as several cautions continually changed the outcome of the event. When the dust settled Joe Pastore Jr. scored the victory over Rusty Poland, Chris Staples, Dan McKeage and Nathan Leavitt.

Andy Shaw easily outdistanced a nineteen car field of PASS Mods, as he ran away and hid from Scott Alexander, Evan Armington, Andy Saunders and Ryan Phillips.

The NELCAR Legends main event was won by Kevin Gerard Jr. Rounding out the top five were Matthew Bourgoine, Wyatt Alexander, Terry Kirk and Alan Smith.

The PASS Tour is right back in action this coming Saturday, May 3rd at the pristine Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine for the Southern Maine Motors Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, PASS 150. The card will feature PASS Super Late Models, PASS Mods, PASS Sportsman and NELCAR Legends. Post time is 3pm.














		*Photos by Norm Marx*

SUPER LATE MODELS at OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS - 4-27-14

1) 17 - TRAVIS BENJAMIN - 150
2) 33 - RICHIE DEARBORN - 150
3) 60 - DJ SHAW - 150
4) 54 - JOHNNY CLARK- 150
5) 84 - SCOTT MULKERN - 150
6) 57 - AUSTIN THERIAULT - 150
7) 24 - MIKE ROWE - 150
8) 73 - JOEY DOIRON - 150
9) 29 - TREVOR SANBORN - 150
10) 55VT - BRENT DRAGON - 150
11) 4 - BEN ROWE - 150
12) 61 - TJ BRACKETT - 150
13) 23 - DAVID FARRINGTON JR. - 150
14) 77 - CASSIUS CLARK - 150
15) 21 - DAVID OLIVER - 150
16) 7 - CURTIS GERRY - 149
17) 7L - GLEN LUCE - 149
18) 28 - KIRK THIBEAU - 149

19) 75 - GARY SMITH - 149
20) 73ME - ADAM POLIVINEN - 149
21) 03 - SCOTT MOORE - 148
22) 22 - SCOTT FARRINGTON - 148
23) 15 - MIKE HOPKINS - 148
24) 51 - RICKY ROLFE - 148
25) 94 - SHAWN MARTIN - 148
26) 55 - TONY RICCI - 148
27) 36 - SCOTT ROBBINS - 146
28) 32 - NICK JENKINS - 146
29) 54X - SHANE GREENE - 146
30) 91 - DYLAN GOSBEE - 146
31) 00 - BRYAN KRUCZEK - 120
32) 59 - REID LANPHER - 91
33) 60B - TIM BRACKETT - 39
34) 48 - BOBBY TIMMONS - 18
35) 2 - MATT MATHESON -16

| SLM Entries Received - OPS - 4-27 |

EVAN ARMINGTON - ANDY SHAW - SCOTT ALEXANDER

PASS MODS at OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS - 4-27-14

1) 0 - ANDY SHAW
2) 17A - SCOTT ALEXANDER
3) 9 - EVAN ARMINGTON
4) 01 - ANDY SAUNDERS
5) 89 - RYAN PHILLIPS
6) 4 - JOSH BROWN
7) 33 - BILLY DIXON
8) 3 - TRAVIS BUZZELL
9) 05 - RON HENRY
10) 96 - CHAD BINETTE

11) 12 - JIM EMERSON
12) 5 - MARK LUCAS
13) 36 - RYAN ROBBINS
14) 14 - SCOTT MACDANIEL
15) 00 - JR BARIL
16) 53W - ALAN WILSON
17) 28 - MARK LUNDBLAD JR.
18) 22 - DOUG MCCLURE
DNS 1 - DALE COLBY

CHRIS STAPLES - JOE PASTORE JR. - RUSTY POLAND

PASS SPORTSMAN at OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS - 4-27-14

1) 20 - JOE PASTORE JR.
2) 44 - RUSTY POLAND
3) 5 - CHRIS STAPLES
4) 43 - DAN MCKEAGE
5) 36 - NATHAN LEAVITT
6) 22 - STEVE BENNETT SR.
7) 02 - GEOFF ROLLINS
8) 6 - TRAVIS DUNBAR

9) 58 - SHANE TATRO
10) 19S - DUANE SEEKINS
11) 2 - MIKE CLARK
12) 66 - ALEX LACOGNATA
13) 60 - SCOTT DORR
14) 01 - ROB DREW
15) 32 - JEFF MARSHALL

NELCAR LEGENDS: Wyatt Alexancer #96, 3rd;
Winner Kevin Gerard Jr.; and Matthew Bourgoine #38, 2nd.

2014 PASS NORTH SEASON
READY TO EXPLODE WITH EXCITEMENT

The 2014 PASS North season is about ready to explode with excitement as the 2014 Series opener will be held on Saturday, April 26 at 2pm at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. The Oxford Plains Speedway opener will kick off the 14th season of the Pro All Stars Series which PASS President, Tom Mayberry, started in 2001. The PASS Series is recognized as North America’s premier sanctioning body for asphalt Super Late Models and boasts such marquee events as the legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, and the PASS 400 weekend at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine.

The PASS North Series will open up the Oxford Plains Speedway’s 65th racing season. The event will feature the PASS Super Late Models, PASS Mods, and PASS Sportsman and NELCAR Legends. The entire day’s activities will be sponsored by Ripley and Fletcher Ford located in South Paris, Maine.

The very next weekend, Saturday, May 3, will find the PASS Super Late Models, Pass Mods, and PASS Sportsman visiting the pristine Beech Ridge Motor Speedway for a Saturday afternoon event. Post time is 3pm. The card will feature a 150 green flag laps for the Super Late Models. The day’s activities will be sponsored by Southern Maine Motors Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep from Saco, Maine.

Saturday, May 10th will see the PASS Super Late Models, and PASS Mods head to Star Speedway in Epping, New Hampshire. This event will mark the first time in several seasons that the ultra fast, Super Late Models have invaded the tight ¼ mile bullring called Star Speedway. Joining the PASS divisions will be Star’s own Strictly’s and Road Runners.

Saturday, May 17th sees the PASS Super Late Model teams heading North of the border to Autodrome Chardiere in Chardiere, Quebec for a 150 lap main event. The Littleton Chevrolet 150 will go green at White Mountain Motorsports Park in picturesque North Woodstock, New Hampshire on Saturday, May 24th. Several of WMMP’s regular divisions will be in action along with the PASS Super Late Models.

Plan on spending the month of May race chasing the best Super Late Model racecars in the Northeast.

CASSIUS CLARK READY TO DEFEND
PASS NORTH SLM TITLE

Farmington, Maine’s, Cassius Clark is all set to start his 2014 PASS North Super Late Model title defense this coming Saturday, April 26th at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford Maine. The defending champion will once again be aboard the potent #77 Super Late Model owned by Corey Hight, and sponsored by Hight Chevrolet, Buick, GMC.

Clark won his first PASS SLM championship in 2013, and he did it with consistent finishes all season long. In twelve starts last season, he carried the checkered flag twice, had nine top five finishes, and eleven top tens. His consistency allowed him to edge out runner-up Joey Doiron by a mere four points, and third place finisher, DJ Shaw, by just five points. Travis Benjamin finished fourth, just eight-eight points back, while Ben Rowe rounded out the top five. The top four racers in points collected nine of the twelve feature event wins.

2014 looks to be an outstanding season for PASS as several veteran teams, and newcomers will be challenging for the title. Two such veteran campaigners are multi-time champions Johnny Clark and Ben Rowe. Both of these racers were held winless in 2013, and have spent the entire offseason upgrading their racers for 2014. They both are very excited about the upcoming race season, and have high hopes of climbing back to the top of the pack and challenging for the coveted championship title.

The PASS Mods will see Scott Alexander try to defend his title against many cagey veterans, and a slew of newcomers. Expect this title battle to go down to the wire in 2014. The PASS Sportsman will kick off their season as well, and there just might be a new champion crowned as 2013 champ Cary Martin has hinted that something else may be in his plans for this season.

The PASS North Series opens up Saturday, April 26th at Oxford Plains Speedway with a post time of 2pm. There will be an open practice for all PASS divisions and NELCAR Legends on Friday, April 25th from 1-6pm, pits open at 11am. Oxford Plains Speedway is located on Route 26 in Oxford, Maine. For more information visit the track website at www.oxfordplains.com, or call the Track hotline at 207-539-8865.