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"Road to the Oxford 250" |
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SUNDAY,
MAY 26th |
The 57th Mekkelsen
RV
Memorial Day Classic
THE PASS 150 |
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POLWARCZYK (3rd)
- GRIFFITH - SHAW (2nd) |
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PASS N0RTH SLMs at THUNDER
ROAD
OFFICIAL RACE
RESULTS - 5-26-19 |
1) 12g - Derek
Griffith - 150 Laps
2) 60
- DJ Shaw - 150
3) 97 -
Joey Polewarczyk Jr. - 150
4) 7 - Travis Benjamin - 150
5) 94 - Garrett Hall - 150
6) 47 - Gabe Brown - 149 |
7) 40vt - Nick Sweet
- 148
8) 4 - Ben Rowe -
148
9) 59 - Reid Lanpher
- 148
10) 35 - Derek
Ramstrom - 148
11) 1vt -
Evan Hallstrom - 145
12)
5x - Bobby Therrien - 145 |
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Derek Griffith prevails
in PASS
SLM 150 race at
Thunder Road |
Barre, VT - Reigning
Pro All Stars Series
National Champion Derek
Griffith of Hudson, New
Hampshire nailed down his
first PASS Super Late Model
victory of the season in
impressive fashion Sunday
afternoon in the Mekklesen's
RV 150 at Thunder Road
International Speedbowl in
Barre, Vermont.
Griffith's Louie
Mechalides-prepared Super
Late Model was the class of
the field in the second half
of the competitive event on
the historic, high-banked
quarter-mile oval. He is the
sixth different winner in
six Pro All Stars Series
events contested at Thunder
Road.
Griffith took
the lead away from defending
PASS North Super Late Model
champion DJ Shaw of Center
Conway, New Hampshire. Shaw,
who started 11th, looked
like a good bet to prevail
until Griffith put the
hammer down in the outside
groove and took command of
the race in the closing
laps.
Shaw, who had
prevailed in an epic battle
versus Griffith at Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park
last month, stayed atop the
PASS North Super Late Model
championship standings with
his runner-up performance.
Mekklesen 150 defending
champion Joey Polewarczyk,
Jr., of Hudson, New
Hampshire, finished third in
the race after restarting
from the back of the field
at the race's halfway point.
Travis Benjamin of
Belfast, Maine battled
adversity effectively enough
to record a fourth-place
finish, with Scarborough,
Maine's Garrett Hall making
a lot of late progress to
score the final top-five
finishing position.
Derek Ramstrom of Worcester,
Massachusetts was credited
with a 10th-place finish
after dominating the first
half of the race.
Northfield, Vermont's Evan
Hallstrom appeared to have a
career-best third-place
finish locked up when his
car appeared to quit running
while under caution prior to
the last restart.
Eighth-place finisher Ben
Rowe was strong early on and
the Moody team appears
poised to snap an extended
dry spell.
The next
Pro All Stars Series North
Super Late Model race is
scheduled for this Sunday
afternoon, June 2 at Oxford
Plains Speedway in Oxford,
Maine. Post time is 2:00
p.m. For more information
please visit
proallstarsseries.com or
call (207) 539-8865.
Official results from the
Mekklesen's RV Memorial Day
150 Pro All Stars Series
Super Late Model race at
Thunder Road Speedbowl;
Barre, VT; Sunday, May 26,
2019 showing finishing
position, car number,
driver's name, driver's
hometown:
1 12
Derek Griffith, Hudson, NH;
2 60 DJ Shaw, Center Conway,
NH; 3 97 Joey Polewarczyk,
Jr., Hudson, NH; 4 7 Travis
Benjamin, Belfast, ME; 5 94
Garrett Hall, Scarborough,
ME; 6 47 Gabe Brown, Center
Conway, NH;7 40 Nick Sweet,
Barre, VT; 8 4 Ben Rowe,
Turner, ME; 9 59 Reid
Lanpher, Manchester, ME; 10
35 Derek Ramstrom,
Worcester, MA; 11 1 Evan
Hallstrom, Northfield, VT;
12 5 Bobby Therrien,
Hinesburg, VT. |
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Big Opportunity
On The Line For PASS
Stars At Thunder Road This
Weekend |
NAPLES, ME (May 22)
- A busy Memorial Day
weekend for racing fans
across the United States is
on tap and the Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) North Super
Late Models will again be a
big part of it. New
Englanders will get to see
the Northeast's best Super
Late Models tackle the high
banks of the newly revamped
Thunder Road International
Speedbowl on Sunday
afternoon as part of the
57th Annual Mekkelsen RV
Memorial Day Classic. And, a
lot will be on the line for
PASS racers. Sunday's 150
lapper at Thunder Road will
be part of the "Road To The
Oxford 250" programs,
rewarding the top finishers
with guaranteed spots for
the biggest Super Late Model
race in the country.
In Vermont on Sunday
afternoon, PASS North
competitors will tackle one
of the most unique
racetracks in the country.
Thunder Road International
Speedbowl is almost
literally a bowl, a tight
quarter-mile, with some of
the highest banks in the
region. And with recent
improvements, including a
wall around the legendary
speedway, the tricky Thunder
Road layout could present an
even bigger challenge to New
Engalnd's best short track
trackers. This outstanding
afternoon of racing will not
only include the PASS North
Super Late Models, but also
the local ACT-style Late
Models, competing for 100
laps.
While defending
PASS North champion and
former Thunder Bowl winner,
DJ Shaw, has opened up to a
25 points advantage over
Oxford Plains winner,
Garrett Hall, the top six
drivers in the standings are
only separated by 60 points.
Adding to the drama, former
3-time Milk Bowl winner,
Nick Sweet, will try to
close ground in the
standings with a strong run
at Thunder Road. And, local
favorite, Bobby Therrien
will attempt to take
advantage of his track
knowledge to steal a win
from the PASS regulars.
The weekend begins at
Thunder Road on Sunday, with
rotating practice from 10:00
AM - 1:15 PM. On Sunday
afternoon, heat races will
begin at 1:30 PM, followed
by features for the PASS
North Super Late Models,
Late Models, Flying Tigers,
Street Stocks, and Road
Warriors.
PASS Super
Late Model entry forms for
Thunder Road International
Speedbowl and Oxford Plains
Speedway, along with the
46th Annual Oxford 250, can
be found at
ProAllStarsSeries.com.
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 the
legendary Oxford 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway,
Easter Bunny 150 at the
historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, and the PASS
Commonwealth Classic at
Richmond Raceway.
For technical information
concerning all PASS
divisions please send
questions to
passracing@roadrunner.com.
For media or
marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at
704-231-2039 or
alandietzpass@live.com.
And, don't forget to
"Like" the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook or follow
us on Twitter @PASSSLM14 to
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as it happens. |
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