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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009
PASS NORTH SUPER LATE MODELS, MODS, AND SPORTSMAN |
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2009 PASS
North SLM Champion Johnny Clark |
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2009 PASS
MODS Champion Scott Grant |
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2009 PASS
Sportsman Champion Carey Martin |
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2009 PASS
National & South SLM Champion Ben Rowe |
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Clark, Grant,
Martin, Rowe Honored
at PASS Banquet of Champions |
Naples ME (10/11/09) Pro All Stars Series race
teams, officials and fans gathered in Westbrook Maine Saturday night
for the ninth annual PASS Banquet of Champions. Series president Tom
Mayberry opened the evening by thanking all of the competitors for
racing with PASS in 2009, especially given the challenges of our
current economy. Although the 2010 PASS North Super Late Model
schedule is about two weeks away, Mayberry did touch upon the
upcoming season, including the January 29-30 PASS Florida Winterfest
hosted by New Smyrna Speedway.
The President�s awards were up next and the most improved driver
awards went to Derek Ramstrom (Super Late Model) and Scott McDaniel
(PASS Mod). The award that no one hopes to receive came next. Hard
Luck drivers for 2009 were Adam Bates (Super Late Model), Dan Somes
(PASS Mod) and Dan McKeage (PASS Sportsman). Northern Race Tires
Rookie of the Year accolades were collected by Nick Ribbe (Super
Late Model), Scott Grant (PASS Mod) and Clyde Hennessey (PASS
Sportsman).
Master of Ceremonies Mark Thomas and Michael Mayberry distributed
the hardware to the top ten in each series. Carey Martin made it
official, claiming the 2009 PASS Sportsman Champion�s spoils. Scott
Grant came out on top in the PASS Mod series where he earned both
the championship and rookie of the year.
2009 PASS National Champion Ben Rowe and the Richard Moody team were
recognized for their accomplishments, and 2009 PASS Super Late Model
Champion Johnny Clark closed out the awards presentation, making his
fourth walk to the podium as Champion in the series premier
division. Clark�s team received championship jackets and travel bags
from Northern Race Tire and Superior Image Embroidery. |
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2009 Banquet Picture Page HERE |
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Johnny Clark
Prevails for Fourth
PASS North
Super Late Model
Title |
Naples ME (11/17/2009) Johnny
Clark�s 2009 Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Championship is remarkable
unto itself, given the level of competition in the New England super
late model ranks. But two in a row and four titles in the nine years
that PASS has been sanctioning super late model racing is a feat
that only one other driver has managed to accomplish. Clark tied Ben
Rowe for the most series titles by beating Rowe for the thirteen
race crown in 2009, and it�s fitting that the two drivers that top
the all time PASS standings are now tied in the titles won column.
Clark�s 2008 championship was a come from behind effort that saw the
Farmingdale Mainer come on strong in the second half of the season.
His 2009 title drive started out just the opposite, winning two out
of the first three races (Speedway 95 and Unity) and scoring a
seventh at the Beech Ridge PASS opener. Clark�s consistency was
challenged throughout the campaign by perennial title contender Ben
Rowe and upstart Adam Bates.Derek Ramstrom, Richie Dearborn and
Kelly Moore were all ready to pounce should Clark falter.
But Clark and his veteran crew kept their train on the tracks,
posting another win in the series� return to Lee USA Speedway and
never finishing outside the top ten after that. The final tally was
Clark 2799 -Rowe 2767, a 32 point bulge.
Clark�s 2009 stats are remarkable: thirteen starts, three wins,
eight top fives and twelve top tens in the North, plus another top
ten in The PASS South opener at Hickory Motor Speedway, a fourth
place in the Mason-Dixon Meltdown at South Boston and capped his
year of with a win in the season closer at Greenville-Pickens
Clark�s only hiccup of the season came at New Brunswick Canada�s
Speedway 660 where a wheel departed the Clark�s Car Crushing /Port
City Race Cars 54, resulting in a fourteenth place run.
That�s the kind of consistency that championships are made of, and a
big chunk of the credit goes to the team that keeps Clark on the
speedway lap after lap. From crew chief Robert Green to brother
Bobby Clark on the spotters stand, John Marshall taking care of the
tires and Heidi Marshall keeping track of the stats. Dad John Clark,
Tim Clark, Terri Davies, Craig Smiley and Herb Geraux, each played
key roles in the 2009 PASS title for Johnny Clark Motorsports. In
fact, many of the team�s members have played a role in all four
championships.
The right equipment, team work, consistency, and most of all, the
talent and will to win. Those are the key elements to any
championship. Johnny Clark and his race team have once again proven
that they have them all in spades.
The Pro All Stars Series will return to action in ten weeks, kicking
off their 10th season with the non points PASS Florida Winterfest at
New Smyrna Speedway on January 29-30, 2010. |
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PASS 150 SLM -
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Top Three: Kelly Moore, 3rd; Winner Richie Dearborn; and Ben
Rowe, 2nd. |
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The Dearborn Team |
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PASS North Super Late Model Champions :.
Johnny Clark and the Clark Motorsports Team |
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Dearborn Dominates PASS North Finale
Johnny Clark Finishes Fifth, Earns
Fourth
PASS North Super Late Model Championship |
| Naples ME (9/19/09)
Richie Dearborn started on pole in Friday's Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) North Night of Champions 150 at White Mountain Motorsports
Park and never looked back to win the PASS super late model feature.
Dearborn led every lap and was never really challenged, despite the
best efforts of Ben Rowe (second) and Kelly Moore (third). The
victory was the fourth Pro All Stars Series win for Dick and Deb
Dearborn's family race team, moving the Hollis Maine veteran up to
sixth in the career win column. His last feature win came during the
2007 season at Hermon Maine's Speedway 95. Dearborn is the tenth
different PASS North feature winner of 2009.
FULL STORY,
RESULTS AND PHOTOS HERE |
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PASS 300: DJ Shaw, 2nd; Winner Mike Rowe; and Ben Rowe,
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Full
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Saturday, August 15th |
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| Scully Jr. Scores at
Seekonk |
| Naples ME (8/17/2009)
Seekonk Speedway regular Tom Scully Jr. worked his way to the front
of the field at the halfway mark of Saturday night's Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) Cirelli Foods 150 and kept two of the touring series
best in his mirrors to record an upset victory. At the checker it
was Scully Jr. followed by Ben Rowe in second and Johnny Clark
third. Derek Ramstrom and Dave Darling came home fourth and fifth in
the twenty eight car field.
FULL STORY HERE |
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Riverside Speedway on Sunday
8/16 |
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PASS MODS
Top 3: L to R - Sumner Sessions, 3rd;
Winner Dan Somes; and Andy Shaw, 2nd. |
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PASS MODS Feature - 40 laps
1) 56 Dan Somes 2) 66 Andy Shaw 3) 50
Sumner Sessions 4) 4 Scott Grant 5) 29 Greg Ellis 6) 03 Gary Norris
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7) 85 Glenn Bradbury 8) 21 Sulo Burbank 9) 33 Bill Dixon 10) 14
Scott McDaniel 11) 12 Stephen Bennett Jr.
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PASS Sportsman Top 3: L to R - Winner Mike
Landry;
Clyde Hennesey, 3rd; and Dan McKeage, 2nd. |
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PASS Sportsman Feature 8/16 - 75
laps
1) 40 Michael Landry 2) 38 Dan Mckeage
3) 8 Clyde Hennessey 4) 58 Lyman Mckeage
5 ) 56 Mike Short
6) 04 Shawn Swallow 7) 14 Jim Mayrand Jr 8) 73 David Ofsuryk Jr.
9) 02F David Fowler 10) 18 Rick Martin
11) 74 Douglas Lalemme 12) 7 Shane Tatro 13) 71 Richard Paradis Jr.
14) 7X Matt Leblanc 15) 60 Kyle Hart
16) 35 Bobby Nadeau
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The NAPA 150 - Unity Raceway on August 2nd |
D.J. Shaw, 2nd; Winner Randy
Turner; & Ben Rowe, 3rd. |
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Topples PASS Regulars at Unity |
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Naples ME (8/3/2009) Randy Turner drove by Scott Chubbuck on
lap 117 of Sunday afternoon's Pro All Stars Series (PASS) NAPA 150
at Unity (ME) Raceway, taking the lead for good to capture his first
career Pro All Stars Series (PASS) super late model feature win. DJ
Shaw came from the back of the field to nip Ben Rowe for second at
the checker. Rowe settled for third and Chubbuck slipped to fourth;
Richie Dearborn rounded out the top five.
FULL STORY HERE |
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McDaniel
Nabs First PASS Mod Win;
Tatro Repeats in PASS Sportsman |
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8/3/2009) Scott McDaniel looked high and low for a way around race
leader Gary Norris in Sunday's 40 lap Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
Mod feature at Unity (ME) Raceway, and when the white flag unfurled
the young racer from Livermore Falls Maine found a way by Norris to
capture his first PASS Mod series feature win. McDaniel looked like
he had the car to beat from the get go and gave the fans plenty to
watch as he tried the outside and inside lines on Norris. It was
tight clean racing at its best for the full 40 laps as the pair
battled for the win.
FULL STORY HERE |
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| Lee USA Speedway - The PASS
Bastille 200 - Tuesday, July 14th |
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| Louis Mechalides, 2nd; Winner
Johnny Clark; and Cassius Clark, 3rd. |
Johnny Clark PASS North King Pin at
Lee USA Bastille 200;
Andy Shaw's the PASS Mod Winner |
LEE NH (7/14/2009) Johnny Clark grabbed
the race lead from Joey Pole on lap 123 of the Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) Bastille 200 and held off a green-white-checker challenge
from Louis Mechalides to earn his third PASS North super late model
win of 2009 at Lee USA Speedway Tuesday night. Mechalides settled
for runner-up and Cassius Clark scored his first podium appearance
since April, finishing third. Matt Frahm earned a career best
fourth, and Eddie MacDonald completed the top five.
Clark's key to victory came when the front runners came down pit
road for fuel and a two-tire change on lap 117. Mechalides won his
heat race and started from the pole, and the infrequent PASS
competitor was the class of the field In the Cat Scales 1C. Clark
had worked his way to second from eleventh on the grid and his team
got him out front of the pack that pitted, while Mechalides came out
seventh. The quick stop resulted in Clark lining up fifth on the
restart and Mechalides back in the pack, fifteenth.
Mechalides made a second stop
during a quick caution and on the restart Clark quickly worked past
Joey Pole to take over the top spot. Meanwhile Mechalides was
weaving his way through the field, cracking the top five on lap 147
as the race stayed under green. It was Clark, Pole, Cassius Clark,
Derek Ramstrom and Mechalides with fifty to go, and at lap 172
Mechalides took over second. Clark had built up a considerable lead
but a skirmish that collected Travis Benjamin, Michael Pope and DJ
Shaw on lap 198 gave Mechalides one last shot at the leader. Clark
kept his cool and got a great restart, leaving Mechalides to settle
for second.
FULL STORY HERE |
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Derek Ramstrom Rumbles to PASS
Full Fender Frenzy Win at Thompson |
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Thompson CT (7/11/2009) Derek
Ramstrom turned in a dominant performance to win Saturday night's
Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model Full Fender
Frenzy 75 at Thompson International Speedway. Ramstrom took the lead
on lap one and kept the field in his rear view mirror, leading from
green to checker. Richie Dearborn continued his streak of top five
finishes with a second place run and Johnny Clark finished third.
FULL
STORY HERE |
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PASS 150
Friday 6/26 |
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Richie Dearborn, 3rd; Winner Adam Bates; and Johnny Clark, 2nd. |
| Adam Bates Unstoppable
at Beech Ridge |
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Adam Bates took over the race lead from Scott Chubbuck just past
half way in Friday night's Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North 150 lap
super late model feature to score his third career series win, his
second at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. The Granite State racer had a
car that could dominate and the talent to take advantage of it in a
race that was short on cautions and featured a 115 lap stretch of
green flag racing. Bates now has two wins and two second place
finishes in the last four PASS races at Beech Ridge dating back to
July of 2008.
FULL STORY HERE |
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| Shaw Charges to Lee USA
PASS Mod Win |
NAPLES ME
(June 6) Andy Shaw drove from the back of the pack to
the front to capture his second Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mod
series win of 2009 Friday night at Lee (NH) USA Speedway. Shaw
battled visiting North Carolina super late model star Jay Fogleman
and Sulo Burbank for the win in the first of a four race Twin State
Series for the open wheelers.
Shaw and his team were fortunate to be in the feature at all. The
rear end in their race car blew up in practice but they were able to
borrow another from a fellow competitor, swap them out, and run
second in their qualifying race. But the work wasn't over then; the
team had holed a radiator in the heat and had to make another hasty
swap before feature time. Shaw, Dave Weir and the entire 66 team
proved that once again, hard work and perseverance pay off at the
race track.
Sulo Burbank had luck on his side as well. After his best PASS Mod
finish of the season in third, the team discovered a broken hub held
in place only by the wheel after giving the Lee USA concrete a tap
midway through the feature.
Unofficially, Shaw vaults from third to first in the PASS Mod points
standings after four races. Jerry Harrison held the top spot going
into the race but a hard trip into the turn one wall resulted in a
12th place finish and second place points man Scott Grant came home
seventh. The top three were only separated by three points prior to
the Lee USA event.
Unofficial Finish - PASS Mod Feature (40 laps) - Lee USA Speedway -
6/5/2009
1) 66 Andy Shaw, Center Conway NH 2) 2 Jay Fogleman, Durham NC
3) 21 Sulo Burbank, Gorham ME
4) 14 Scott McDaniel, Livermore ME 5) 33 Bill Dixon, North Waterboro ME
6) 27 Scott Grant, Waterboro ME
7) 12 Steve Bennett Jr., Buckfield ME 8) 31 Glen Boss,
Danielson, CT 9) 56 Dan Somes, Belgrade ME
10) 29 Greg Ellis, Hermon ME 11) 50 Sumner Sessions, Norway ME
12) 5 Jerry Harrison, Freeport ME
13) 03 Gary Norris, West Gardiner, ME 14) 85 Glen Bradbury,
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Unity Raceway -
PASS 150 - Sat. 5/16 |
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SLM - Randy Turner #1 (3rd),
Winner Johnny Clark #54, & Scott Chubbuck #77 (2nd) |
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| Johnny Clark Back in
Unity Victory Lane |
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(May 16) Johnny Clark wrestled the lead away from Randy Turner
on a lap 111 restart and held the point for the final 39 laps to
capture the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North super late model Unity
150 at Unity(ME) Raceway. Scott Chubbuck hung tough to come home
second with local super late model ace Randy Turner third. Kelly
Moore and DJ Shaw completed the top five.
FULL STORY HERE |
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| MODS - Jerry Harrison
#5 (2nd), Winner Andy Shaw #66, & Scott Grant #27 (3rd) |
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| SPORTSMAN - Carey
Martin #18 (3rd), Winner Shane Tatro #7, & Dan McKeage #38 (2nd)
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Unity Wins |
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Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mod and Sportsman series made the trip
to Unity Raceway after a one year hiatus, and for Andy Shaw (Mod)
and Shane Tatro (Sportsman) it was a triumphant return to Maine's
toughest oval.
FULL STORY HERE |
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PASS 150
Saturday 5/2
Racing @ 3 PM |
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Staples Seals
the Deal |
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Scarborough ME (May 2) Chris Staples took the lead from DJ Shaw on
lap 129 of Saturday's Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North super late
model feature at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway and led the final 21
laps to earn his first PASS super late model win. The 2007 PASS Mod
champ beat Adam Bates to the stripe by 1.022 seconds. Kelly Moore
finished third, Shaw faded to fourth and Derek Ramstrom raced home
fifth.
Sportsman
Dan McKeage and Mike Landry staged a battle for the 75 lap PASS
Sportsman win, and in the end it was 2007 Sportsman Champion McKeage
in victory lane, Landry a close second and Clyde Hennessey Jr.
third. Shane Tatro and Nate Leavitt completed the top five. Richie
Morse, Nate Weston and Mike Landry won the heat races.
Mods
Gary Norris took the lead from the pole in the 40 lap PASS Mod
feature and was never headed. Andy Shaw chased Norris to the
checkers for second and Jerry Harrison earned third with Dan Somes
fourth and Glenn Bradbury fifth. Norris and Somes won the qualifying
races.
Full Story and Photo Page HERE |
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Sun. April 19th |
PASS NAPA 150 at
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Johnny Clark Wins PASS
North Opener at Speedway 95 |
Hermon ME (April 19) Johnny Clark
fired his Car Crushing/Port City Race Cars Impala SS under Richie
Dearborn and Cassius Clark on lap 136 of Sunday' s Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) NAPA 150 to take the opening day win at Speedway 95 in Hermon ME. Clark got into Dearborn on the backstretch in a side by
side battle for the lead and Dearborn dropped his right rear off the
backstretch, slipping back to fourth at the finish after leading
much of the day. Cassius Clark raced back from an early race
incident to capture second place. Chubbuck came home third after
running up front all day . Dearborn and Adam Bates rounded out the
top five.
Full Story and Photo Page HERE |
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Steve Bennett Jr. Tops
PASS Mods;
Carey Martin Scores Sportsman Win |
Hermon ME ( April 19) The
Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mods and Sportsman kicked off their 2009
campaigns at Speedway 95 Sunday, and when the dust cleared there was
a new winner and a familiar face in victory lane.
Full Story and Photo Page HERE |
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Sunoco Returns as the Official Fuel
of the Pro All Stars Series |
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Naples
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(March 26) Change is constant in motorsports.
Its one of the few things every racer and race fan can count
on. It's unusual to see long term relationships in the sport, but
for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) , there's been one fuel in every
racer's fuel cell since it's inception.
Sunoco Race
Fuels and their distributor New England Racing Fuel have been on
board since that first PASS Super Late Model race at Lee USA
Speedway in 2001. Their Sunoco Standard and Supreme products are
back as the official fuel of PASS for a ninth season. |
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Charlie Holland and Mike Joy of New England Racing Fuel were one of
the first to step up to the plate and support our series," said
series President Tom Mayberry. "They taught us how to control the
cost of race fuel by testing fuel samples at our events, and they
have assisted us in every way possible throughout our relationship. They're good friends of PASS, as well as
motorsports in general. We are proud to represent Sunoco once
again in 2009." Visit New England Racing Fuel on line at
www.newenglandracingfuel.com or dial 1-860-673-9555.
Their address is 271
Spielman Highway,
Burlington CT
06013.
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www.SpeedwayEXPO.com
Stop by
and see Derek Ramstrom's #35 SLMs in the
Lee USA Speedway and the Thompson Int'l Speedway Booths. |
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Portland Expo -
Feb. 20-21 |
PASS Racers All Geared Up for
Racin� Preview 2009 |
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Naples ME.
(February 16) Each February there are a few signs of spring that
make northern New England racers and race fans realize that the
season is just around the corner. The days get longer, the short
track marathons in Florida get under way, its speed weeks at "the
big track" and Mark Thomas stages his popular Racin' Preview 2009.
As always, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) will be out in force at
this year's edition, set for Friday and Saturday February 20 and 21
at the Expo in Portland Maine.
There's an all star lineup PASS drivers and cars scheduled to
appear, led by 2008 super late model Champion Johnny Clark and his
Clark's Car Crushing #54. 2008 PASS Rookie of the Year D.J. Shaw
will have Julio and Rita Miglioli's JLM Precision SLM on display,
and Chris Staples will have his slick super late model in the PASS
booth as well.
The PASS Mods will be well represented by Sulo Burbank and Jerry
Harrison, and PASS Sportsman Rookie of the Year Kyle Hart will have
Sallie Bolduc's sharp #60 on display. Autograph sessions will be on
the schedule for both big days of the show. You can pick up all the
2009 PASS series schedules, grab a PASS/ Choice Hotels discount
card, ask questions of series officials, and bench race with some of
the series top drivers.
Racin' Preview 2009 kicks off on Friday February 20 from 4:00 p.m.
until 10:00 p.m. Saturday's hours are 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. The
Portland Expo is located at 239 Park Avenue (U.S. Route 1) in
Portland Maine. For more information on the show, please call (603)
447-4251.
The PASS South Super Late Models and Late Model Trucks get their
2009 season underway on Saturday March 14th with the South Carolina
Clash at Dillon (SC) Motor Speedway. All three PASS North series
will be in action at Speedway 95 in Hermon Maine on Sunday April
19th. |
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PASS North SLM Champ
Johnny Clark
named Touring Series Driver of the Year |
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Augusta Civic Center
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Augusta, Maine -
Friday,
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PASS
Kicks Off 2009 Racing Season at Northeast Motorsports Expo |
Naples ME (December 31, 2008) The
21st edition of Tim Attaya's Northeast Motorsports Expo is on tap
this weekend and as always, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) will be
well represented.
The PASS booth will host two autograph sessions on Friday and
Saturday evening from 7:00 PM until 8:00 PM. 2008 PASS North Super
Late Model Champion Johnny Clark will be on hand to meet and greet
fans both evenings. Friday night 2008 PASS National Champion Cassius
Clark and PASS North Super Late Model racer Gary Bellefleur will
join the champ at the autograph session.
On Saturday night, Atlantic CAT 250 winner Travis Benjamin and 2008
PASS North Rookie of the Year D.J. Shaw will flank Clark at the
autograph table.
PASS officials will be on hand throughout the show to answer
questions and 2009 schedules for all three PASS North touring series
will be available. Be sure to pick up a Choice Hotels International
Pro All Stars Series discount card; The Official Hotel Partner of
the Pro All Stars Series, PASS competitors, fans and friends can
save 15% at over 4500 different hotels throughout North America.
Northeast Motorsports Expo gets underway on Friday January 2nd;
Friday's show hours are 5:00 PM until 10:00 PM. On Saturday January
3rd the show opens at 10:00 AM and runs until 10:00 PM. Sunday
January 4th the show hours are 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. |
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