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Sunday, August 24th |
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THE HIGHT CHEVROLET BUICK
GMC 150 |
CASSIUS CLARK -
WALTER HIGHT |
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Reigning Champion Cassius
Clark Claims
First
PASS Super Late Model Win
This Year
in
Hight 150 at Speedway 95 |
Hermon, Maine --
Cassius Clark of Farmington
survived a rough-and-tumble
finish to wrestle victory
away from DJ Shaw in
Sunday’s Hight Chevrolet 150
Pro All Stars Series Super
Late Model race at Speedway
95 in Hermon, Maine.
Clark and Shaw, rubbing
doors and fenders while
trading paint in the closing
laps, suffered mostly minor
cosmetic damage until after
the checkered flag, when
contact from behind left the
winner with a wrecked #77
Hight Chevrolet that never
made a victory lane
appearance with its
triumphant driver.
Clark, looking as unhappy as
any winner could in victory
lane, expressed his
displeasure at Shaw’s drive,
even predicting “I don’t
know who will be getting the
big trophy in November, but
I know it won’t be (Shaw).”
The winner, the reigning
PASS Super Late Model
champion, entered the
afternoon ranked fifth in
the championship standings,
and winless on the season
after ten events. Ben Rowe,
suffering through an even
worse run than race winner
Clark entering the
afternoon, led the first
dozen laps before his car
quit, handing the lead to
Gary Smith of Bangor, who
went on to suffer a
multitude of troubles.
Cassius Clark, after
starting fourth, led for
awhile as Mike Rowe, Johnny
Clark, Joey Doiron, Benjamin
and Shaw climbed into
contention from much farther
back in the starting lineup.
Positions changed
frequently, especially
following restarts, as the
contenders formed an
entertaining pack of
frontrunners.
Shaw
and Cassius Clark were the
final combatants for top
honors, and as the checkered
flag waved over Clark he was
on his way around and into
the earthen barrier off turn
one, emerging unscathed
physically, but visibly
angry with Shaw, who was
ordered to appear at the
proverbial “trailer” for a
post-race discussion with
series officials.
Shaw, who started the event
from 14th position, led over
40 laps before settling for
runner-up honors,
unofficially, in the
Precision JLM #60. Travis
Benjamin of Morrill also led
a fair amount of the event’s
middle stages, and earned
the final podium finish with
his Belfast Variety #17.
Mike Rowe and Glen Luce,
both from Turner, rounded
out the top-five in the
Super Late Model rundown.
Berwick’s Joey Doiron was
the sixth-place finisher,
with Curtis Gerry of
Waterboro seventh across the
finish line. Multi-time
series champion Johnny Clark
of Farmingdale ended up in
eighth position, with Adam
Polvinen of Auburn and
Winterport’s Ryan Deane
rounding out the top-ten.
Joey Pastore led a
podium sweep for Gorham,
Maine racers, extending his
lead in the championship
standings with a win in the
50-lap feature race for Pro
All Stars Sportsman Series
competitors.
Pastore
took the lead away from
multi-time series champion
Dan McKeage and cruised to
victory lane for the third
time this season. McKeage
managed to hang on to second
position by a comfortable
margin over his father,
Lyman McKeage.
Scott
Dorr of Portland earned a
fourth-place finish, with
Kris Matchett leading a
healthy portion on the event
before crossing the finish
line in fifth position.
JR Baril of Haverhill,
Massachusetts held off a
valiant charge by
championship contender Scott
Alexander of Newburgh to
post the victory in the
40-lap main event for PASS
Modifieds, driving the Bill
Lake #00.
Alexander,
locked in a close title
battle with Mark Lucas of
Harpswell, nailed down the
runner-up finish but didn’t
help his title hopes out
much with Lucas in
third-place under the
checkered flag.
Andy
Shaw ended up fourth in the
Sumner Sessions #0, followed
by Poland’s Tyson Jordan.
Ron Henry of New Gloucester
led the early stages of the
event before troubles later
on relegated him to a
10th-place finish.
Three events remain on the
2014 PASS North Super Late
Model Series schedule.
Saturday, September 6 the
Autobus La Quebecoise
Thunder Valley National 200
National Championship Series
event at Autodrome
Chaudiere, in Chaudiere
Quebec goes off.
The
annual PASS 400 weekend at
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway,
also a PASS National
Championship Series race, is
scheduled for Friday-Sunday,
September 12-14.
PASS North Super Late
Models, Sportsman Series and
Modified racers conclude
their championship seasons
on Saturday, September 27 at
Oxford Plains Speedway. |
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PASS NORTH SLM at SPEEDWAY
95
OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS - 8-24-14 |
1) 77 - Cassius
Clark - 150 Laps 2) 60 -
DJ Shaw - 150 3) 17 -
Travis Benjamin - 150 4)
24 - Mike Rowe - 150 5)
7L - Glen Luce - 150 6)
73 - Joey Doiron - 150 7)
7 - Curtis Geary - 150 8)
54 - Johnny Clark - 150
9) 73me - Adam Polvinen -
150 10) 54x - Ryan Deane
- 148 |
11) 28 - Mark
Lundblad Jr. - 103 12) 15
- Mike Hopkins - 102 13)
00 - Brian Kruczek - 101
14) 90 - Craig Weinstein -
101 15) 33 - Richie
Dearborn - 81 16) 75 -
Gary Smith - 74 17) 01 -
Andy Saunders - 42 18) 96
- Wyatt Alexander - 38
19) 4n - Ben Rowe - 13
20) 61 - TJ Bracket - 11 |
MARK LUCAS - JR
BARIL -SCOTT ALEXANDER |
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PASS MODS at SPEEDWAY 95
OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS - 8-24-14 |
1) 00 - JR Baril
2) 17a - Scott Alexander
3) 5 - Mark Lucas 4) 0 -
Andy Shaw 5) 86J - Tyson
Jordan 6) 14 - Scott
McDaniel |
7) 36 - Ryan Robbins
8) 22 - Doug McClure 9)
33 - Billy Dixon 10) 05 -
Ron Henry 11) 9 - Evan
Armington 12) 27 - Henry
Sirignano Jr. |
DAN MCKEAGE -
JOE PASTORE - LYMAN MCKEAGE |
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PASS SPORTSMAN at SPEEDWAY
95
OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS - 8-24-14 |
1) 20 - Joe Pastore
2) 43 - Dan McKeage 3) 58
- Lyman McKeage 4) 60 -
Scott Dorr 5) 17 - Kris
Matchett |
6) 53x - Andy
Turbovsky, 7) 1 - Brad
Hammond 8) 01 - Rob Drew
9) 7a - D.C. Alexander
10) 66x - Alex Locagnata |
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PASS North
Returns To Speedway 95
This Weekend After Long
Hiatus |
NAPLES, ME (August
20) – After a 5 year
absence, North America’s
best short trackers will
return to Speedway 95 this
Sunday afternoon when the
Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
North Super Late Models take
to the track for the Hight
Chevrolet-Buick-GMC 150. The
1/3 mile track located in
Hermon, ME will see a great
slate of action in addition
to the PASS North Super Late
Models, including the PASS
Modifieds and PASS Sportsman
divisions.
Despite
not being on the schedule in
recent years, Speedway 95
has a long history with PASS
dating back to the series
inception in 2001. With the
exception of the 2008
season, Speedway 95 hosted
at least one PASS event
every year from 2001-2009.
And, the list of winners at
Speedway 95 reads like a
“who’s who” in New England
short track racing history.
All-time PASS wins leader
Ben Rowe leads all drivers
at Speedway 95 with three
victories, while Sam
Sessions, Scott Chubbuck,
Cassius Clark, and Johnny
Clark have each won there
twice. Other drivers to
claim PASS triumphs at
Speedway 95 include Tracy
Gordon, Mike Rowe, and
Richie Dearborn.
As
the PASS North stars prepare
to compete in the Hight
Chevrolet-Buick-GMC 150
Sunday afternoon at Speedway
95, the battle for the
championship continues to be
a good one. 6-Time PASS
North champion Johnny Clark
has reclaimed the top spot
in the standings over New
Hampshire’s DJ Shaw by just
seven points, while Mike
Rowe, Joey Doiron, and
defending series champion
Cassius Clark remain within
striking distance. C. Clark
believes knowledge of
Speedway 95’s tricky layout
could play into the hands of
the veterans this Sunday
afternoon.
“Speedway
95 has 2 distinct grooves
with the top side being
preferred,” said Clark.
“It’s been a few years since
we’ve been there, but we’re
really looking forward to
getting back and putting on
a good show.”
And,
while all eyes will be on
the championship battle, one
cannot lose sight of several
other strong contenders in
the field including leading
Speedway 95 winner Ben Rowe
and 2-Time defending Oxford
250 winner Travis Benjamin.
C. Clark hopes his
motivation to win the Hight
Chevrolet-Buick-GMC 150,
which is also the sponsor of
his Hight Motorsports #77,
will prove to be greater
than that of his
competition.
“Speedway 95 has always been
a track I’ve enjoyed going
to,” said Clark. “Hight’s is
sponsoring the race and we
are looking to put our #77
Chevrolet in victory lane
Sunday afternoon.”
A
big weekend of action at
Speedway 95 kicks off on
Saturday, August 23 with
optional practice for all
divisions from 4 – 7 PM. On
Sunday, August 24, pit gates
open at 9 AM, with rotating
practice 11 AM – 1:30 PM,
followed by heat races at 2
PM, and the main events for
the PASS Sportsman, PASS
Modifieds, and PASS North
Super Late Models in the
Hight Chevrolet-Buick-GMC
150.
The Pro All
Stars Series is recognized
as North America’s premier
sanctioning body for asphalt
Super Late Models and boasts
such marquee events as PASS
South’s Easter Bunny 150 at
the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Triple Crown
at Autodrome Chaudiere, and
the legendary Oxford 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway.
For media or marketing
questions, please contact
Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com.
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