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2013 Schedules for North SLM,
South SLM, National SLM,
PASS MODS, & Sportsman
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Series Contact: Tommy Mayberry, President
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(207) 693-6497
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email:
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Rebroadcasting,
or using any other pictures, descriptions or accounts of
PASS Events, without
the express written consent of PASS
Racing Inc,
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2013 Licenses
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2013 Super Late Model License Form
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LISTING of
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Inside PASS
Presented by the
National Speedway Directory - Wednesdays on
RaceTalkRadio.com at 8 PM
or listen any time, 24/7 On
Demand!
Get the
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Get the inside story about
the Pro All Stars Series
with hosts Alan Dietz and
Dennis Michelsen as they
bring you the latest news
from the most competitive
Super Late Model series in
the country.
THIS WEEK (5/15):
We'll
look back at the first race
of the Autobus La Quebecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome
Chaudiere with Frameco 150
winner
Patrick Laperle, then
we talk to PASS South rookie
Brandon Lynn, and
we'll preview the big
doubleheader weekend of
action coming up at
Caraway Speedway and White
Mountain Motorsports Park.
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SUNDAY,
JULY 21st, 2013
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LAP BOARD
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EVENT SCHEDULE HERE
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ENTRY FORM HERE
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INFO SHEET HERE
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Flowing in For 40th Annual TD Bank
250 at Oxford |
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NAPLES, ME (April 10) –
Entries from all across North
America are pouring in as team’s
start looking forward to the 40th
Annual TD Bank 250 on July 21st at
Oxford Plains Speedway. This year
one of short track racing’s most
historic event will be contested by
the popular Pro All Stars Series
Super Late Models for the first time
since 2006. The list of winners
reads like a “who’s who” in stock
car racing and includes such names
as Lindley, Bodine, Hanley, Craven,
Rowe, Harvick, and Busch. And, with
the richest single-day purse in
motorsports, the TD Bank 250 at
Oxford is once again attracting the
best short tracks racers in the
world, all competing for the $25,000
winner’s share. With $25,000 in
additional lap leader money, this
year’s TD Bank 250 winner could take
home upwards of $50,000 in total.
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Saturday,
August 17 at 7:00 PM
Sunday,
August 18 at 4:00 PM
Multiple Ticket Options
Available on the
Oxford Plains Speedway site HERE
Pre-Event Pit Party!
Post-Event
Autograph Session!
Freestyle
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PASS To
Sanction Autobus
La Quebecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudiere
in 2013 |
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$30,000 Bonus Point Fund |
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NAPLES, ME (September 10) – Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) President Tom
Mayberry and Autodrome Chaudiere
owners Dany Lagace and Kevin Roberge
announced today that PASS will
sanction the Autobus La Quebecoise
Triple Crown at the speedway located
in
Vallee-Jonction, Quebec in
2013. The Autobus La Quebecoise
Triple Crown will pit the best Super
Late Model drivers from across North
America in a series of three events
with a purse totaling $123,000. And,
as an added bonus, drivers who
compete in all three Triple Crown
events will vie for their share of a
bonus points fund totaling $30,000.
PASS and Autodrome Chaudiere’s
combined effort will be one of the
most lucrative endeavors in asphalt
short track racing and looks to
benefit both racers and fans alike.
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PASS Events, without
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Miller
Electric Mfg. Co. Launches
Job Weld Done
Giveaway
HERE
Miller Electric Mfg. Co.
Launches
all NEW Miller Owners Club HERE
Sunoco Driven
Challenge Offers Unique Nationwide Competition For
Drivers
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Sunoco and Joe Gibbs Racing
Partner
to Recognize Drivers
From Five Regional Series
HERE |
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The Pro All Stars Series is
looking for people who are interested in helping on
the tour. We are currently seeking people who are
interested in helping in the following areas: tech
inspection, announcing for the North Series, and PR/writer. If
you are interested in helping in any of these
positions, please send your information to
passracing@roadrunner.com. |
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Contact CV Products, the
PASS South exclusive trackside parts supplier, today
at 1-800-448-1223 to place your parts order to be
delivered directly to the track.
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PASS HOOSIER ANNOUNCEMENT
The Pro All Stars
Series will be running on Hoosier tires in the North and the
South in all divisions in 2012. Northern Race Tires will
service the tires once again in the North and the South.
Tires will be available at the race track until the
conclusion of each event in the North and the South.
Call Jack at Northern Race Tires at 603-539-1566. |
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Tires may be ordered fron Northern Race Tires (603)
539-1566 or Hoosier Tire South (336) 731-6100 on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:00pm-5:00pm.
Tires may be ordered by chalk size or stagger size.
No sizing at warehouse. Payment can be made by cash
or check. To pay by credit card, call Northern Race
Tires before picking up tires at Hoosier Tire South. |
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TRANSPONDER REMINDER!
All SUPER LATE MODEL teams
that do not have their own transponders must contact
Scott Reed at 207-625-3230.
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AAPPLETON, Wis. — April 15, 2012 — Miller Electric
Mfg. Co. today announced the launch of the Job Weld
Done Giveaway, offering customers a chance to win
premium Miller product every month for nine months
beginning April 15, 2012. Three individual grand
prize packages will also be awarded in January 2013,
including a custom-built EPIC chopper, NASCAR trip
to Bristol, Tenn., and a trip to Las Vegas including
an inside look at the SEMA Show.
Program info HERE.
“Great work happens
when skilled craftsmen and premium products come
together,” said John Swartz, Marketing Manager for
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. “The giveaway celebrates
the passion of our customers and the tools they use
for a job ‘weld’ done.”
Those interested can
enter online at MillerWelds.com/win once monthly
between April 15 and Dec. 31, 2012, to increase
chances of winning. All winners will be announced
via MillerWelds.com/win. |
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Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Launches
all NEW Miller Owners Club |
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Free club offers exclusive access to welding tips,
product previews and projects catered to
individuals’ interests and products owned. |
CAPPLETON, Wis. - Created
for welders who are passionate about what they do,
Miller
Electric Mfg. Co. introduces the
“Miller Owners Club,” which provides a
personalized experience when visiting the website at
Owners.MillerWelds.com. Since membership is limited
to Miller equipment owners, members have exclusive
access to product previews, welding tips and project
ideas that support a welder’s ability to do great
work.
“The Miller Owners Club individualizes
the experience for the welder,” says John Swartz,
Marketing Manager for Miller Electric Mfg. Co.
“While we offer an extensive amount of information
on MillerWelds.com, this Club provides the videos,
tips and other how-to information unique to the
products you own and use, for the projects you're
most passionate about.”
Upon registering,
members will be asked to complete a profile,
providing information specific to the individual’s
welding equipment, applications and interests — the
more details received the more personalized
experience Miller can give the member.
Upon
joining, each member will enjoy the benefits the
Miller Owners Club has to offer including:
 Product
previews
News
and special events
How-to
info and welding tips based on products the member
owns
Exclusive
merchandise offerings available only to members
Project
ideas
Special
offers including a free set of Miller decals with
sign up – while supplies last
Interested
Miller equipment owners are encouraged to sign up
now at
Owners.MillerWelds.com.
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Sunoco Driven
Challenge Offers Unique Nationwide Competition For
Drivers
Sunoco and Joe Gibbs Racing
Partner
to Recognize Drivers
From Five Regional Series
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NAPLES, ME
(October 14, 2011) - The Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
has announced its participation in the Sunoco Driven
Challenge for both the North and South Super Late
Model divisions. Sunoco and Joe Gibbs Racing have
partnered to develop the Sunoco Driven Challenge
where drivers across the country have a chance to
compete for a unique opportunity to test with one of
NASCAR’s top teams.
“Sunoco has been with the
Pro All Stars Series since day one,” said Tom
Mayberry, President of PASS. “We are proud to be
associated with the Sunoco Driven Challenge, Sunoco
and Joe Gibbs Racing for this great opportunity for
the racing community.”
Drivers in five
qualifying grassroots racing series will compete in
a uniquely developed points system throughout the
2012 season to determine one overall winner. The
winner will receive a test in a JGR NASCAR K&N Pro
Series car at the conclusion of the season, a tour
of JGR’s Huntersville, NC headquarters and a meeting
with JGR President, J.D. Gibbs.
There will
also be an opportunity for one lucky fan and a guest
to join in the winning driver’s experience with an
all expenses paid trip to Charlotte, NC where they
will tour the JGR race shop, meet J.D. Gibbs, and
attend the test session. Prizes will also include
Joe Gibbs Driven oil products, Sunoco fuel, and the
opportunity to attend a driving school. The consumer
promotion will begin in 2012.
“Sunoco is
committed to fueling victories both on and off the
track,” said Cynthia Archer, Sunoco’s vice president
of marketing. “The Joe Gibbs Racing partnership
helps strengthen that commitment by fueling the
dreams of the next generation of drivers while also
rewarding one lucky fan.”
“We’re excited to
have the opportunity to work with Sunoco on the
Challenge,” said J.D. Gibbs, president of JGR.
“Identifying talented young drivers is obviously
something that has always been of interest to
NASCAR’s top teams and certainly when you look at
our team there are a lot of great stories behind the
development of our guys. This has been something
we’ve participated in over the past few years
through our Joe Gibbs Driven oil brand and a Sunoco
partnership allows us to enhance the program.”
To be eligible drivers must be entered in one of
the following grassroots series: PASS North, PASS
South, CRA, ASA Midwest, or SRL Southwest. Each week
points will be totaled based upon a driver’s finish
in their respective Series’ race and once each
Series concludes its season, a winner will be
determined.
All participating drivers will be
evaluated based on a standardized points system with
the top 10 drivers in each race, as well as the pole
sitter, earning points. Points will then accumulate
across the season and will be standardized based on
the total number of races in each series. The driver
with the highest average number of points at the end
of the season will be named the Sunoco Driven
Challenge champion and win the grand prize of a test
in a JGR K&N Pro Series car.
WWW.RACEGAS.COM
About Joe Gibbs Racing:
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is one of the premier
organizations in NASCAR, currently fielding three
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, three NASCAR
Nationwide Series teams and a driver development
program. Its driver lineup consists of Denny Hamlin,
Kyle Busch and Joey Logano in the Sprint Cup Series,
while Brian Scott joins those three in the
Nationwide Series along with Michael McDowell, Drew
Herring, Ryan Truex. JGR also boasts Max Gresham in
its K&N Pro Series East and Darrell Wallace, Jr. in
its driver development program. Based in
Huntersville, N.C., and owned by Joe Gibbs – a
three-time Super Bowl winner as head coach of the
Washington Redskins and a member of the Pro Football
Hall of Fame – JGR has competed in NASCAR since
1992, winning three Cup Series championships, and
three Nationwide Series owner’s championship along
with more than 150 NASCAR races, including three
Brickyard 400s and the 1993 Daytona 500.
About Sunoco:
Sunoco is a leading transportation fuel provider
with operations located primarily in the East Coast
and Midwest regions of the United States. The
company sells transportation fuels through more than
4,900 branded retail locations in 24 states. APlus
convenience stores are operated by the company or
independent dealers in more than 600 of its retail
locations. The retail network in the Northeast is
principally supplied by Sunoco-owned refineries with
a combined crude oil processing capacity of 505,000
barrels per day. Sunoco is also the General Partner
and has a 31-percent interest in Sunoco Logistics
Partners, L.P., a publicly traded master limited
partnership which owns and operates 7,600 miles of
refined product and crude oil pipelines and
approximately 40 active product terminals. Sunoco
has an 81-percent ownership interest in SunCoke
Energy, Inc., (NYSE: SXC) which makes high-quality
metallurgical-grade coke for major steel
manufacturers. SunCoke Energy has facilities in the
U.S. which have the capacity to manufacture
approximately 3.7 million tons of
metallurgical-grade coke annually and is the
operator of, and has an equity interest in, a 1.7
million tons-per-year coke making facility in
Vitoria, Brazil.
Media Contacts: Chris Helein, JGR, (704)
944-1562
Thomas Golembeski, Sunoco, (215)
977-6298
Norm Desjardins, PASS (603) 387-5598 |
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Hotel Partner of PASS.
Receive a 15% discount while staying
at participating Choice hotels!
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Series Contact: Tommy Mayberry,
Pres.
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(207) 693-6497
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email:
passracing@roadrunner.com |
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Sunoco Signs
Multi-Year Agreement
with the
Pro All Stars Series |
Naples ME - Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
President Tom Mayberry and Sunoco Race Fuels have
announced a multi-year agreement making Sunoco Supreme
and Standard racing gasoline the official spec fuel for
all five PASS touring series through 2011 and beyond.
The Pro All Stars Series sanctions and promotes five
racing series in the eastern United States and Canada.
2011 marks the series’ eleventh anniversary.
“Sunoco has been with us from day one,” said Mayberry in
making the announcement. “Mike Joy, John Holland,
Charlie Holland and the entire crew at New England Race
Fuels have played a major role in the growth of our
organization from a single northern New England based
tour to five individual series with races from Florida
to Maritime Canada. As we expanded to the southeast we
have had tremendous support from Sunoco distributors
such as Hank Thomas Performance, and the fact that most
every race track where we compete pumps Sunoco Race Fuel
makes it a perfect partnership, one that we hope
will
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Oxford Plains
Speedway
Under New
Ownership |
OXFORD,
ME (October 14) – Veteran
motorsports promoter Tom Mayberry
has entered into an agreement to
purchase Oxford Plains Speedway. The
transaction is expected to become
final this week. The track is being
purchased from previous owner Bill
Ryan who has operated the speedway
since 1998. Mayberry, a former racer
himself, has found a great deal of
success as Owner and President of
the Pro All Stars Series (PASS).
PASS was founded in 2001 and has
since grown to be the nation’s
premier sanctioning body for asphalt
short track racing. PASS currently
sanctions a variety of stock car
divisions throughout North America.
Mayberry knows the challenges of
owning and promoting a racing
facility and is looking forward to
his latest endeavor.
“Obviously, I grew up attending
races at Oxford Plains and
eventually was able to race there
myself,” said Mayberry. “We hope we
can continue the great tradition at
Oxford and are looking forward to a
bright future. I’m looking forward
to working with the competitors and
the fans and I hope to have their
support.”
The TD Bank 250 is
the biggest single day short track
event in the United States and that
great tradition will continue under
Mayberry’s leadership. The 40th
Annual TD Bank 250 weekend has
already been scheduled and will be
contested July 19-21, 2013. The TD
Bank 250 will be a PASS sanctioned,
“open” Super Late Model event with
qualifying and racing for the PASS
Super Late Models on July 21 to
continue the single day tradition.
It will be the first time the TD
Bank 250 has featured Super Late
Models since 2006 when the division
formerly known as Pro Stocks last
competed in the event. Rules are
being adjusted at this time so
various competitors can make their
cars legal if they wish to compete.
The Oxford Plains Speedway
regular season opener is tentatively
scheduled for April 20, 2013. The
full season schedule and event
schedule for the TD Bank 250 will be
complete by December 1. This will be
a major transition period for
everyone involved in Oxford Plains
Speedway, but the new management
will let competitors know divisions
and rules for 2013 by approximately
November 5.
Plans are in the
works for Oxford Plains Speedway to
be a multi-use facility with more
major events currently being
scheduled at this time. A swap
meet/flea market has already been
announced for October 25-27, 2013
with more details to be announced in
the near future.
For media or marketing questions
please contact Alan Dietz at
alandietzpass@live.com or
704-231-2039. More details will be
announced soon and can be found at
oxfordplains.com. |
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Pro Late Models To Become
Newest
PASS Division in 2013 |
CHARLOTTE, NC (September 6)
– Officials from the Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) announced today that
the Pro Late Models will become the
sanctioning bodies newest feature
division beginning in 2013. The PASS
Pro Late Models will build on the
platform began by the Carolina
Competition Sports (CCS) Super
Limited division in 2012. The PASS
Pro Late Models will continue to
employ a variety of chassis and
engine combinations to allow racers
an affordable way to compete in a
touring division. The first event
for the PASS Pro Late Models will be
on November 24th at Concord Speedway
as part of the 7th Annual Mason
Dixon Meltdown/Thanksgiving Classic.
Starting on March 9, 2013 at Dillon
Motor Speedway, the PASS Pro Late
Models will tour regularly as a
support division with the PASS South
Super Late Models and will also
stage stand alone events throughout
the season.
“We’re looking
forward to having the PASS Pro Late
Models continue our tradition of
marquee racing throughout the
Southeast in 2013 and beyond,” said
PASS President Tom Mayberry. “This
year the CCS Super Limiteds built a
great foundation and with slight
rules modifications and procedure
changes, we hope that the PASS Pro
Late Models can take that leap to
the next level. The PASS Pro Late
Models will continue to be a great
stepping stone division for
youngsters looking to make the move
from Bandelero and Legends cars up
to PASS Super Late Models. But it
will also provide local Saturday
night racers who never thought they
would have a chance to race at
different race tracks a really
affordable way to showcase their
talents in front of different race
fans.”
The PASS Pro Late
Model will be open to both perimeter
and straight rail chassis, with
engine and weight rules aimed at
making both types of chassis
competitive. Also in an effort to
keep costs down, racers will race on
a restricted tire rule. All of the
factors help make the PASS Pro Late
Models one of the most unique
divisions in all of short track
racing.
This year, Lexington,
SC’s Austin Leitner has shown how
competitive the Late Model
Stock-style perimeter chassis has
been versus the more traditional
straight rails by winning three
races and currently leading the
points standings in the Super
Limited division. Youngsters like
Tate Fogleman, Cole Timm, Walker
Yates, Jeff Batten, and Tyler Dayton
have provided great excitement as
they hone their skills in bigger
race cars. While veterans Kyle
Beattie and Jody Measamer have shown
that with some minor changes you can
take one of these types of race cars
and move up into the PASS South
Super Late Model division.
The purse is guaranteed and all tech
and officiating will be handled in
full by PASS officials. For
technical information please contact
Scott Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.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 to keep up with
breaking news as it happens. |
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PASS 150
SAT.
MAY 25th
Pit
Gates Open at 10:00 AM
Practice at
1:30 PM
Racing Starts at 4:00 PM
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whitemountainmotorsports.com |
Memorial Day Weekend Double
Set For PASS
Competitors |
NAPLES, ME (May 22) – For
many, Memorial Day weekend is the
unofficial start to summer. Folks
all over the country break out their
swimsuits and sunscreen to unwind
after hibernating through the winter
and spring. For race fans, the
upcoming weekend highlights many of
the pinnacles in racing. Open
wheel’s Indianapolis 500 and the
Grand Prix of Monaco and stock car
racing’s Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte
are some of the most coveted
trophies in all of motorsports.
Short track racing is no
different. The Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) Super Late Model divisions
provide some of the toughest
competition in all of racing. And,
competitors know they have beaten
the best if they are lucky enough to
take home a checkered flag in PASS.
It is a rare occasion when both the
PASS North and PASS South Super Late
Models compete on the same weekend
and Memorial Day weekend just
happens to be one of those
occasions. This weekend the best
short track drivers in the country
will be in competition with the PASS
South Super Late Models and PASS Pro
Late Models racing at North
Carolina’s Caraway Speedway on
Friday night and the PASS North
Super Late Models racing at New
Hampshire’s White Mountain
Motorsports Park on Saturday
afternoon.
The PASS South
Super Late Models will start the
weekend off on Friday returning to
Caraway Speedway for the “Krazy”
Kevin Powell 150. In two events at
Caraway in 2012, PASS South front
runners Kyle Grissom and Jay
Fogleman took home the checkered
flags. The two drivers enter Friday
night’s event separated by just six
points for the PASS South points
lead.
This weekend’s sponsor
at Caraway Speedway is also a
part-time competitor in PASS South.
Kevin Powell began racing with PASS
late last year at South Boston
Speedway and immediately adapted to
the series, regularly running in the
top ten. Powell’s PASS South
highlight thus far was a stirring
drive from 22nd to finish third at
the season opening South Carolina
Clash at Dillon Motor Speedway. But,
Powell believes his best is yet to
come and that it could come this
weekend.
“Caraway Speedway is
special because it’s in my backyard,
all the fans know ‘Krazy’ Kevin
Powell and they know my sponsor
Q104,” said Powell. “Dicky and Becky
Woodman give me a really good car
and it’s easy to look good when the
car’s so good. These PASS South
Super Late Models are so fun because
you have to get up on the wheel for
150 laps.”
While the PASS
South is competing in North
Carolina, New England’s best racers
will be heating things up in New
Hampshire. The PASS North Super Late
Models return to the United States
thus Saturday night after a hard
fought contest last weekend at
Canada’s Autodrome Chaudiere. While
Patrick Laperle went to victory
lane, PASS North points leader Joey
Doiron padded his points lead over
Travis Benjamin and DJ Shaw in
unlikely fashion. Doiron raced his
way to a second place finish in
Shaw’s backup car after he lost an
engine in practice.
4-time
PASS North Champion Ben Rowe
certainly has to be looking forward
to racing this weekend at White
Mountain. PASS’s All-Time Wins
Leader collected nine of those
checkered flags at White Mountain,
more than any other driver. Rowe’s
best finish so far this season has
been fourth at the PASS North season
opener at Oxford Plains. And, he no
doubt believes this weekend at White
Mountain could be where he tastes
victory for the first time this
season.
“I’m hoping for a lot
better luck at White Mountain, the
last two race haven’t gone exactly
the way we would have liked,” said
Rowe. “Racing on Memorial Day
weekend is cool, but all I ever do
is race. Hopefully a lot of fans
will come out because I know they’ll
see a great race.”
Action
begins on Friday for the PASS South
Super Late Models and PASS Pro Late
Models at Caraway Speedway with pit
gates opening at 2:00 PM, rotating
practice from 2 – 4 PM, followed by
qualifying at 6:30 PM and main event
racing slated to begin at 8:00 PM.
On Saturday, the PASS North
Super Late Models tackle White
Mountain Motorsports Park with pit
gates opening at 10 AM, practice at
1:30 PM and main event racing at 4
PM.
Entry lists for both the
Caraway Speedway and White Mountain
Motorsports Park events can be found
at ProAllStarsSeries.com.
PASS North Super Late Model entry
forms for White Mountain Motorsports
Park, Speedway 660, Canaan Speedway,
and Beech Ridge Motor Speedway as
well as PASS South Super Late Model
entry forms for Caraway Speedway,
South Boston Speedway, and Anderson
Motor Speedway and the 40th Annual
TD Bank 250 at Oxford Plains
Speedway 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 PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudiere,
and the legendary TD Bank 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway. For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please contact Scott
Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For
media or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Pro All
Stars Series on Facebook to keep up
with breaking news as it happens. |
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18th. - 5:45 PM |
The
150
Race #1 of
the Autobus La Quebecoise Triple
Crown
Race Info, Purses, &
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PASS NORTH SLM TOP THREE
- L to R: Martin Latulippe #84, 3rd;
Winner Patrick Laperle #91; & Joey
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Patrick Laperle Prevails in Wild
PASS North 150-lapper at Chaudiere
Runner-up finish in borrowed car
keeps
Joey Doiron atop Series
standings. |
Vallee-Jonction, QC –
Patrick Laperle of St. Denis, Quebec
rebounded from an early-race spin to
earn his first trip to victory lane
in Pro All Stars Series North Super
Late Model competition in six years
on Saturday night in the Frameco 150
at Autodrome Chaudiere in
Vallee-Jonction, Quebec.
Charging from the back of the pack
after starting from 16th position in
the 28-car Super Late Model field,
Laperle wheeled his LaSalle
Ford/Vision
Harley-Davidson-sponsored machine
through traffic almost flawlessly,
setting up a late-race battle versus
hometown competitor Martin
Latulippe, in the closing laps.
Occasionally swapping paint,
Latulippe, fought a gallant battle
throughout the event, but couldn’t
hold back the talented Laperle, a
proven champion in Late Model
competition. Laperle, whose last
PASS North triumph came in a
$12,000-to-win 250-lapper at Maine’s
Unity Raceway in 2007, was chased
under the checkered flag by Joey
Doiron of Berwick, Maine.
Doiron, who fought what turned out
to be insurmountable problems with
the powerplant in his Wild Willy’s
Burgers/JBJ Machine 73, started the
event in a car numbered 68, borrowed
from the Precision JLM team and
driver DJ Shaw. For Doiron it was a
third consecutive PASS North SLM
runner-up finish, He chased the
racer he borrowed his ride from
under the checkered flag at Maine’s
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway a couple
of weeks earlier, and finished
behind Cassius Clark in the series
opener at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Doiron, 21, continues to lead the
PASS North Super Late Model
championship standings.
Latulippe, who led the most laps in
the 150-lap main event, settled for
third position at the finish line.
He’d spent most of the race battling
with six-time series champion Johnny
Clark of Farmingdale, Maine. Clark
had the lead when a flat tire forced
him to the pit area in the late
stages of the event, setting up the
late race battle between Latulippe
and Laperle.
Quebec racers
Karl Allard of St-Felicien and Alex
Gingras of Quebec City rounded out
the top five. Gingras led the
event’s opening laps and ran amongst
the leaders until forced to make an
unscheduled pit stop and subsequent
charge back into contention.
The Frameco 150 was the first of
three Pro All Stars Series events
scheduled for this season at
Autodrome Chaudiere, comprising the
Autobus Quebecois Triple Crown
Series. In addition to race purse
earnings, a $30,000 bonus plan is
offered for drivers competing in all
three events at the Vallee-Jonction,
Quebec racetrack, with the overall
champion of the series claiming a
$7000 prize. The second event in the
three-race series is scheduled for
Tuesday, August 6, with NASCAR
superstar Kyle Busch a confirmed
entry.
The next Pro All Stars
Series North Super Late Model event
is scheduled for Saturday, May 25 at
White Mountain Motorsports Park in
North Woodstock, New Hampshire. Post
time is set for 4:00 p.m. |
UNOFFICIAL PASS NORTH SLM
RESULTS
150 Laps -
Autodrome Chaudiere - 5/18/13 |
1) 91 - Patrick Laperle -
150 Laps
2) 68 - Joey Doiron -
150
3) 84 - Martin Latulippe -
150
4) 7a - Karl Allard - 150
5) 27qc - Alex Gingras - 150
6)
61 - Marc Andre Cliche - 150
7)
17 - Travis Benjamin - 150
8) 54
- Johnny Clark - 150
9) 29 -
Trevor Sanborn - 150
10) 12 -
Steve Cote - 150
11) 60 - DJ
Shaw - 150
12) 84 - Scott
Mulkern - 150
13) 23 - Lonnie
Summerville - 150
14) 20 -
Michael Landry - 150 |
15) 4n - Ben Rowe - 150
16) 36 - Alex Labbe - 150
17) 77
- Cassius Clark - 150
18) 7 -
Curtis Gerry - 149
19) 47 - Kelly
Moore - 149
20) 21qc - Jean Derry
- 136
21) 42 - Corey Bubar - 102
22) 80qc - Donald Teetge - 87
23)
2 - Matt Metheson - 75
24) 22 -
Aaron Ricker - 63
25) 16 - Kevin
Roberge - 47
26) 39 - Chad Dow -
46
27) 42x - Eric St. Geles - 35
28) 9 - Brandon Watson - 1 |
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PASS North Readies for
Transcontinental Showdown at
Autodrome Chaudiere |
NAPLES, ME (May 15) –
Throughout New England and the
Canadian provinces, race fans have
long argued which country had the
best short track racers in North
America, the United States or
Canada? Thanks to the Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) and Quebec’s Autodrome
Chaudiere, 2013 could be the year
that question is finally answered.
This weekend’s Frameco 150 will
kick off the first leg of the
Autobus La Quebecoise Triple Crown
at Autodrome Chaudiere. The Autobus
La Quececoise Triple Crown will
feature a points fund totaling
$30,000 to be awarded to the top 15
drivers who compete in all three
events. Additionally, all three
races at Autodrome Chaudiere will
count towards the overall PASS North
Super Late Model Championship.
Triple Crown info page
HERE
The Frameco 150 will be the
first event held at Autodrome
Chaudiere since the facility located
in Valley Junction, Quebec was
purchased by new owners Dany Lagace
and Kevin Roberge. Roberge has been
a part-time competitor in the PASS
North series for a number of years
and believes Canadian fans are ready
for the full fendered excitement
they will see on Saturday.
“We have invested a lot of money
into the track and welcome fans out
to see the improvements we have made
to the high-banked quarter mile,”
said Roberge, who plans to compete
as well in the Frameco 150. “The
Canadian fans seem to really like
the high horsepower race cars with
wide tires that compete in the PASS
series. We’re excited to get the
Autobus La Quebecoise Triple Crown
under way this weekend.”
Hallowell, Maine’s Johnny Clark has
been a mainstay with PASS since New
England’s top Super Late Model tour
first began back in 2001. The 6-time
PASS North Champion has gone on to
be one of the most respected short
track drivers in North America over
the last decade. Much of his success
has come in Canada, capturing six of
his 33 career PASS North wins “North
Of The Border.” After a dismal start
to the 2013 season, Clark hopes some
of that Canadian magic will rear
itself in the Frameco 150.
“You know, a lot of the racetracks
in Canada are similar to where we
race in New England and it has
seemed to fit my style of driving,”
said Clark, a PASS North winner at
Autodrome Chaudiere in 2011. “The
asphalt seems to be a little
different compound than what we see
at some other tracks and we have
been able to adjust to it a little
better than everyone else. We’ve had
a terrible start to the year and
we’re really focused on winning the
Autobus Triple Crown. What better
way to get started than with a win
this weekend.”
The high
stakes associated with the
tremendous purse established by the
Autobus La Qubecoise Triple Crown is
attracting the best drivers from all
over North America. Kyle Busch will
race in the second leg in August
and, with a winner’s share of
$10,000 and an additional $20,000 up
for grabs in guaranteed lap money,
PASS South’s Jay Fogleman and other
Southern stars are planning to
compete in the final leg of the
Triple Crown in September. With eyes
focused on this weekend’s Frameco
150, it is easy to see why so many
are excited about the upcoming
“border war.”
“We’re really
proud to have the prestigious Triple
Crown at Chaudiere and to have it
sanctioned by PASS,” said Roberge.
“PASS has established itself as the
place to be in short track racing
and we know the fans can’t wait to
see the best Americans racing
against the best Canadians. It’s
taken a lot of work to get here and
I can’t believe it’s finally time.”
Many of the best racers in
Canada have already filed entries
including Patrick Laperle, Martin
Latulippe, Alexandre Gingras, Marc
Andre Cliché, and Donald Theetge.
Matt Matheson comes to Quebec from
the Canadian Maritimes and will
compete against more home province
drivers like Steve Cote, Alex Laabe,
and Eric St. Gelais.
PASS
North’s contingent of top American
talent will be led by Johnny Clark
and Ben Rowe, winners of an
astonishing 10 titles between the
two of them. They will be joined by
last year’s champion, Travis
Benjamin, widely regarded as one of
the best when it comes to racing in
Canada. Through two races so far,
Joey Doiron, Cassius Clark, and DJ
Shaw have dominated the headlines
and look to continue their momentum.
PASS North veterans Trevor Sanborn,
Derek Ramstrom, Kelly Moore, Aaron
Ricker, Scott Mulkern, and Richie
Dearborn return as they look for an
early season win. Maine drivers
Michael Landry, Corey Bubar, Curtis
Gerry, and Chad Dow will make the
trip North as well.
Action
gets under way for the Frameco 150
on Saturday when pit gates open at
10:30 AM, rotating practice for the
PASS North Super Late Models and
support divisions will begin at 1:15
PM, followed by qualifications at
5:45 PM and main event racing slated
to begin at 7:10 PM.
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 PASS Northwest Triple Crown at
Wenatchee Valley Super Oval, PASS
South’s Easter Bunny 150 at the
historic Hickory Motor Speedway, the
Autobus La Qubecoise Triple Crown at
Autodrome Chaudiere, and the
legendary TD Bank 250 at Oxford
Plains Speedway. For technical
information concerning all PASS
divisions please contact Scott Reed
at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For media
or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or alandietzpass@live.com.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Pro All
Stars Series on Facebook to keep up
with breaking news as it happens. |
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Racing at 7 PM |
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PASS SOUTH SOBO SLM TOP
THREE - L to R: Jay Fogleman #4,
3rd:
Winner Ross Kenseth #25; and
Kyle Grissom #31, 2nd. |
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Kenseth Outlasts Rain
and Competition for Wild PASS South
Win At South Boston |
SOUTH BOSTON, VA (May 11) –
Ross Kenseth took the lead from Trey
Mitchell on what proved to be the
final restart of the night and was
up front when it counted to win the
Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South
Super Late Model event at Virginia’s
South Boston Speedway. In a race
plagued by a constant threat of
rain, Kenseth’s third career PASS
South Super Late Model victory came
when the event was finally halted
eight laps short of the finish due
to a brief shower. Kenseth becomes
the ninth different winner in nine
PASS South events held at South
Boston dating back to 2006.
“The track was damp and we both spun
our tires real bad coming to the
green flag,” said Kenseth of the
final restart to take the lead from
Mitchell. “Kyle [Grissom] got a heck
of a jump and drove hard into turn
one, we hit a little bit, but with
15 or 20 to go, that’s racing. This
is a real fun series to run and they
called it at the right time.”
Another strong field of 31 PASS
South Super Late Models took time in
qualifying with defending series
champion Kyle Grissom reeling off a
lap of 94.631 miles per hour to set
fast time for the fifth time in his
career. But, in the top 10
qualifiers redraw, Grissom pulled
#10 and would have to start outside
row five to begin the race.
On the initial start, Wauters’
Racing teammates Tim George, Jr. and
Spencer Wauters made contact in turn
two sending cars everywhere as they
tried to avoid an accident. On the
next restart, PASS Pro Late Model
driver Trevor Noles got a good start
and took the lead from Trey Mitchell
exiting turn two. Racing was at a
fever pitch as team spotters and
their drivers were in constant
communication monitoring a storm
cell that was approaching the
speedway. With about half the field
strategizing that they needed to
race hard to lap 75 when the race
would be official, Mitchell felt it
was time to go, making an aggressive
three wide move around Noles for the
lead on lap 31 as they passed the
lapped machine of Bill Catania.
The caution flew for the fourth
time of the race on lap 51 when
Wauters and rookie Cole Timm crashed
hard at the end of the back
straightaway. As cars began to
jockey harder for position with the
halfway point approaching, a rash of
accidents ensued damaging several
cars, including perennial contenders
Preston Peltier, Brandon Ward, and
others.
By lap 75, the race
was official with Noles back in the
lead over Mitchell. At this point,
the two drivers had clearly
established themselves as the
drivers to beat leading every lap to
that point. The seventh caution of
the night waved on lap 77 when Tim
George, Jr. made hard contact with
the turn one wall after a spirited
battle with Kenseth inside the top
five. By lap 82, Mitchell was
continuing to stalk Noles for the
lead and would take it from him with
a bold move to the outside in turns
3 and 4. The car on the move was
Peltier, who had made his way back
into the top 10 on lap 89 despite
severe damage to the right front
after an earlier incident.
Back up front, PASS South points
leader Jay Fogleman was making up
ground in the bottom groove, passing
Noles for second with 40 laps to go.
Fogleman reeled the leader in, going
three wide with Mitchell and the
lapped car of Clete Caywood to take
the top spot with 32 laps to go.
Following a hard crash by Brandon
Ward and Brandon Lynn in turn one on
lap 119, Fogleman and Mitchell were
set to duke it out for the lead as
rain drops continued to fall on
their windshields. On lap 126,
Mitchell caught Fogleman for the
lead. He faked high and then cut
down low to bypass Fogleman for the
lead entering turn three.
After the ninth caution flag of the
night waved on lap 134 for another
hard crash on the frontstretch
between Jody Measamer and Caywood,
eyes once again turned to the
precipitation falling from the sky.
PASS officials decided to allow each
team to send a crew member out to
wipe off their respective car’s
windshields prior to the next
restart.
Coming to the green,
Mitchell and Kenseth spun their
tires allowing Grissom to get to the
inside entering turn one. As
Mitchell slid back to fifth, Kenseth
edged out Grissom to take the lead.
The final caution flag of the night
would wave on lap 142 when Mitchell
and Alex Fleming made contact while
battling for fifth causing a chain
reaction that saw John Batten spin
in turn three and Noles spin into
the inside wall on the frontstretch.
As the rains returned, PASS
officials determined that the track
was too wet to continue. The
checkered flag waved over Kenseth
and the race was called official
eight laps shy of its 150 lap
distance. Following Kenseth at the
finish were Grissom, Fogleman,
Peltier, and Kyle Moon, making his
first start for Brad Keselowski
Racing. With Grissom’s second place
finish, he closes to within six
points of Fogleman for the PASS
South points lead.
“This race
was just about circumstances really,
just what line you were in on
restarts,” said Grissom. “I was
running the bottom then it got wet
and lost a lot of grip. It would
have been nice to get that last
restart in, I’m just glad the car’s
in one piece with all the wrecks we
had out there tonight.”
Rounding out the top ten finishers
were Fleming, Kenzie Ruston, Spencer
Davis, Mitchell and Powell.
The PASS South Super Late Models and
PASS Pro Late Models will return for
their next event on Friday, May 24
at the Caraway Speedway in Asheboro,
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UNOFFICIAL PASS SOUTH SLM
RESULTS
142 Laps -
SOBO - 5/11/13 |
1. #25 - Ross Kenseth - 142
Laps
2.
#31 - Kyle Grissom - 142
3. #4 - Jay
Fogleman - 142
4. #26 - Preston Peltier
- 142
5. #29 - Kyle Moon - 142
6. #05 - Alex
Fleming - 142
7. #39 - Kenzie Ruston
- 142
8. #129 -Spencer Davis - 142
9. #47 -
Trey Mitchell - 142
10. #104 - Kevin
Powell - 142
11. #8f - Tate Fogleman
- 142
12. #2 - Trevor Noles - 140
13. #48 -
John Batten - 140
14. #57 - Cole Timm
- 135
15. #14 - Clete Caywood - 133 |
16. #98 - Jody Measamer -
133
17. #13 - Joe Ryan Osbourne - 131
18.
#97 - Brandon Lynn - 118
19. #62 -
Brandon Ward - 115
20. #33 - Roger Lee
Newton - 111
21. #41 - David
Quackenbush - 77
22. #5t - Tim George,
Jr. - 76
23. #8 - Joseph Mursuli
- 57
24. #30 - Jerick Johnson - 56
25. #45
- Mark Beard - 54
26. #5 - Bobby Gower
- 54
27. #5w - Spencer Wauters - 49
28. #18
- Bill Catania - 48
29. #50 - Karl
Weber - 36 |
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PASS South
Drivers Look for Opportunities
at South Boston |
CHARLOTTE,
NC (May 2) – With a quarter of the
Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South
Super Late Model schedule in the
history books, 2013 is shaping up to
be one of the most competitive
seasons on record. Through the first
four races of the year there have
been four different winners and the
driver who has led the most laps in
each of those events has failed to
go on and capture the checkered
flag. Additionally, the top five in
points are separated by less than 50
markers and feature a great mix of
veterans and rookies. One would
expect to see Jay Fogleman, Kyle
Grissom, and Brandon Ward in the mix
for the championship, but upstarts
Brandon Lynn and Spencer Davis have
fared well early in the season.
With the racing as competitive
as it is, one can’t be sure from
race to race as to who might have
the best odds in going to victory
lane on a given weekend. One of the
hottest drivers as of late in PASS
South has been Sanford, NC’s Jody
Measamer. Measamer has found great
success in the region racing Late
Model Trucks and has made the move
to full-time PASS South Super Late
Model competitor this year. Despite
missing the first two races of the
season at Dillon and Myrtle Beach
due to engine problems, Measamer has
stormed back finishing fifth at both
Hickory and Southern National.
“The way Hickory went, we ran
good all weekend and had a real good
finish against some of the best
drivers in the country and at Kenly
we ran good again and were up at the
top of the time sheets all weekend,”
said Measamer.
Measamer began
the last season competing in the
PASS Pro Late Model division before
finishing the year out with the PASS
South Super Late Models. He followed
up an eighth place finish at Orange
County Speedway with another strong
run at South Boston until falling
from contention late in the going
due to an accident. Despite
competing with a limited budget,
those experiences, coupled with the
strong start to 2013, have Measamer
optimistic heading back to the
commonwealth of Virginia.
“At
South Boston, you can run the top to
the bottom and you can pass a lot of
cars on the top when everybody else
is down on the bottom,” said
Measamer. “You kinda have to go
where the car wants to at South
Boston. The last time we were there
we were set up to run the bottom,
but when everybody else got pinned
down low we went to the top and made
up a ton of ground.”
South
Boston Speedway has a well-earned
reputation for staging great short
track racing thanks to families such
as the Burtons and Sadlers. So
fittingly another young racer with a
famous last name is looking to turn
his season around there. Justin
Allison has been competing in PASS
South sporadically since 2010, but
is making his first run at the
series’ title and currently sits
12th in points. And, his car is
definitely hard to miss, sporting
the uniquely designed #1 made famous
by his grandfather Donnie. For
Justin Allison, winning is
important, but the nearly month long
break leading up to PASS South’s
visit to South Boston Speedway is
certainly welcome to him and his
fellow competitors.
“This
time is giving everybody a chance to
regroup and get there stuff
straightened out,” said Allison.
“We’re testing and taking everything
apart to make sure it’s working
right and maybe I’ll be able to get
a little turkey hunting in too.”
Allison has been fast all year
long, but like Measamer, has
struggled to find luck consistently.
With a season’s best performance of
13th at Dillon Motor Speedway in the
South Carolina Clash, Allison
believes he and the Rush Racing
Products team could have the right
combination at South Boston to
contend for a win.
“These
tracks like South Boston where we
can use all the engine’s power are
good for us, we’re just trying to
get it hooked up so we can go fast,”
said Allison. “South Boston’s been
pretty good to me so far and I’m
looking forward to running all these
races coming up. The car is the best
it’s been since we’ve had it and
we’ve had a lot of fun so far. We
just need to get a little luck on
our side.”
Action gets under
way on Friday, May 10th at South
Boston Speedway with rotating
practice from 10 AM – 4 PM. On
Saturday, May 11th, pit gates open
at Noon, with rotating practice for
the PASS South Super Late Models,
Late Model Stocks and Legends from 2
PM – 4 PM, qualifying at 4:30 PM,
the pit party at 5:45 PM, and
feature racing at 7 PM.
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 PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudiere,
and the legendary TD Bank 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway. For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please contact Scott
Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For
media or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Pro All
Stars Series on Facebook to keep up
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Tate Fogleman Hopes to
Follow in Father’s Footsteps in PASS
South Return to SoBo |
CHARLOTTE, NC (May 8) – Racing has
long been a sport that families have
enjoyed together. Fathers and sons,
mothers and daughters, grandparents
and cousins, have made lasting
memories attending races together
spanning multiple generations. The
competitive side of motorsports is
no different. Maine’s racing Rowes,
Mike and Ben, have seen countless
checkered flags in their time
competing together in the Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) North and South
Super Late Model divisions, winning
a combined 7 championships between
the two of them.
This year,
another famous short track dad is
passing the torch to his son as the
PASS South Super Late Models prepare
for this weekend’s 150 lapper at the
South Boston Speedway in Virginia.
Jay Fogleman has been one of the top
names in short track racing since
beginning his career at bullrings
like South Boston over 25 years ago.
His success has continued in PASS
South, racing with the series since
2008 and winning the 2012 PASS
National Championship. Despite
admittedly being in the twilight of
his long career, Jay Fogleman
currently leads the PASS South Super
Late Model points standings on the
strength of winning the most recent
event in the series at Southern
National Raceway Park back in April.
But now, Fogleman is being pushed by
an unlikely challenger, his
13-year-old son, Tate.
“He
gives me a hard time telling me how
to drive sometimes, but now I’m
catching up with him,” said Tate
with a smile referring to his dad.
“I’m trying not to be too hard on
him.”
Tate Fogleman is
currently in his first full season
competing in the South’s toughest
short track series. After moving up
from Bandoleros, Tate began racing
Late Models in 2011 and found
success last year in the PASS Pro
Late Model division. With new
sponsor Speedco on board in 2013,
the Foglemans decided to forgo their
plans to race for the PASS Pro Late
Model title and move instead into
the much more powerful and
competitive PASS South Super Late
Models. A decision Jay has been
pleasantly surprised by thus far.
“We’re way ahead of schedule
from where I thought we’d be 2 years
ago,” said Jay Fogleman. “That was
the thing, we started Tate out in
the PASS Pro Late Model and he did
so well I thought he was ready for
PASS South. We started the year out
with the crate, but when we put the
built motor in, I couldn’t believe
his awareness and he took right to
it. We had some mechanical problems
at Kenly, but I was real satisfied
with his progress. I’m real
pleased.”
Tate started the
season off with an impressive 7th
place finish in the PASS National
season opener at Florida’s
Auburndale Speedway in February and
currently sits 14th in PASS South
points. Despite the early season
change in plans, Tate is happy with
his progress and believes his best
is yet to come.
“We’re
learning a lot, especially since we
put this big motor in and we’re just
hoping to put the Speedco Truck Lube
and Tire Ford into victory lane
before this year is over,” said Tate
Fogleman. “I really believe we can
do it.”
With a father that
has gone to victory lane so many
times over his illustrious career,
one might think that could put a lot
of pressure on a young man. Not so,
says the third generation driver.
“Oh it’s a lot fun seeing the
success he’s had at places like
South Boston and Orange County and
now I’m getting to race at these
same racetracks against him,” said
Tate. “Not a lot of kids get the
chance to not only learn a trade
from their dad, but to compete
against him too. It’s a lot of fun
for me.”
The more nervous of
the two racing Foglemans might be
the older of the two. While Tate
drives the Bull City Race Cars
machines owned and formerly driven
by his dad, Jay now races the famous
number 4 out of the Woodman Racing
stables. But, surprisingly, racing
against his son has proven to be
easier for Jay Fogleman than
actually watching him race.
“It was a lot more nerve wracking
when I was out of the car watching
Tate race,” said Jay. “After the 2nd
race, I was flipping back and forth
listening to Tate’s radio and Will
[Brafford] and the guys on the crew
said they had everything under
control, so I’ve pretty much left
them along and let them have it.”
As PASS South heads back to
South Boston Speedway this weekend
for the first time in 2013, another
great field of the Nation’s top
Super Late Models is expected. The
Foglemans will be joined by another
pair of sons hoping to follow in
their father’s footsteps. Kyle
Grissom will be seeking his second
PASS South win at SoBo, while Ross
Kenseth returns for his first race
with the series this year. “Krazy”
Kevin Powell returns to the seat of
the second Woodman Racing machine
and Brandon Ward is back looking for
his first win of the season. An
impressive group of rookies hope to
continue making a name for
themselves in PASS South led by
Brandon Lynn, Spencer Davis, Cole
Timm, Karl Weber, Bobby Gower, and
Joseph Mursuli. Late Model Stock
veteran Kyle Moon will attempt his
first start in the Brad Keselowski
Racing machine which returns after
scoring their first victory as a
team last year at SoBo with Landon
Cling. Trevor Noles gets a second
start in the Coulter Motorsports #2,
while Jody Measamer and Bobby
Measmer, Jr. hope to build on strong
runs early in the season. Veterans
John Batten, Trey Mitchell, Clete
Caywood, Bill Catania, and Virginian
Tim Pinion have also filed
pre-entries for what looks to be
another thrilling 150 lapper for the
PASS South Super Late Models.
Action gets under way on Friday,
May 10th at South Boston Speedway
with an optional practice for all
divisions from 10 AM – 4 PM. On
Saturday, May 11th, pit gates open
at Noon, with rotating practice for
the PASS South Super Late Models,
Late Model Stocks and Legends from 2
PM – 4 PM, qualifying at 4:30 PM,
the pit party at 5:45 PM, and
feature racing at 7 PM.
PASS
South Super Late Model entry forms
for South Boston Speedway and
Caraway Speedway, plus PASS North
Super Late Model entry forms for
Autodrome Chaudiere, White Mountain
Motorsports Park and the 40th Annual
TD Bank 250 at Oxford Plains
Speedway can be found
HERE.
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 PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudiere,
and the legendary TD Bank 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway. For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please contact Scott
Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For
media or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com.
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PASS NORTH SLM TOP THREE
- Mike Rowe #24, 3rd;
Winner DJ
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DJ Shaw Triumphant in
PASS North Super Late Model
“Southern Maine Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge
150” |
Scarborough, ME – DJ Shaw of
Center Conway, New Hampshire drove
from 19th starting position to
victory lane in Saturday’s Southern
Maine Motors 150 for Pro All Stars
Series Super Late Models at Beech
Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough,
Maine.
Shaw methodically
worked his way through a stellar
field of contenders aboard his
Precision JLM Ford, taking the lead
away from Berwick, Maine’s Joey
Doiron with about 30 laps remaining,
then cruising to the checkered flag
with relative ease once in command.
“It’s a good day for Dale Shaw
Race Cars. First and second place,”
said the winner, who builds,
maintains and sets up race cars at
the family business for a living.
Doiron, who took over the top
spot in the Pro All Stars Series
North Super Late Model championship
points standings with his second
straight runner-up finish, also led
the most laps in race for the second
consecutive time. After yielding the
top spot to Shaw, Doiron held off
certain Maine and New England
Hall-of-Famer Mike Rowe of Turner,
Maine to earn runner-up laurels.
Rowe, a recent NASCAR track
champion at Beech Ridge, filled out
the podium despite losing the power
steering in his RJF Motorsports
mount. He likely would have had more
of a say in the outcome had
mechanical demons not cropped up.
Cassius Clark of Farmington,
Maine, the winner in the PASS opener
at Oxford Plains Speedway two weeks
previous, crossed the line in fourth
position. Reigning series champion
Travis Benjamin of Morrill, Maine
rounded out the top five.
Scott Mulkern of Falmouth, Maine;
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, ME;
David Oliver of Standish, Maine
six-time PASS Super Late Model
champion Johnny Clark of
Farmingdale, Maine and Windham,
Maine’s Corey Bubar rounded out the
top ten.
Doiron swapped the
race lead in the early stages of the
event with 14-year-old Reid Lanpher
of Manchester, Maine, wheeling
equipment prepared by Andy Santerre,
a multi-time champion of the NASCAR
K&N Pro Series East. After posting
the fastest lap in the race,
Lanpher’s impressive run was cut
short by a backstretch altercation
after a pit stop put him near the
back of the running order.
Both Rowe and Bryan Kruczek of
Newmarket, New Hampshire battled
Doiron for the top spot through the
early and middle stages of the event
before Shaw had worked his way into
contention with less than 50 laps to
go.
In the 75 lap PASS
Sportsman race Gorham, Maine’s Dan
McKeage – also a former NASCAR Pro
Series track champion at Beech Ridge
– claimed the win.
Former PASS
Sportsman Series kingpin Carey
Martin of North Bridgton crossed the
line in second position. Early-race
challenger Smith claimed a
third-place finish.
Former series champion Mark
Lucas of Harpswell, Maine prevailed
in the 40-lap main event for the
lone Pro All Stars Series open-wheel
class, the PASS Mods.
Eventual second-place finisher Mitch
Miller looked strong at the front of
the field, building healthy leads
after a couple of mid-race restarts,
but the youngster from West
Boylston, Massachusetts couldn’t
outgun Lucas on the final
post-caution square-off.
Mark
Lundblad, Jr. of Albany, New
Hampshire led several laps early in
the event, battling Miller and,
eventually, Lucas for the
trophy-earning spots . Lundblad
crossed under the checkered flag in
third position.
Lovell, Maine
teenager Evan Armington, a former
Beech Ridge Roadrunner division
champion, made an impressive charge
to a fourth-place finish from 15th
position on the starting grid, the
most positions gained in the
40-lapper. Travis Buzzell of Hollis,
Maine raced in as high as
third-place before claiming the
final top-five slot in the rundown.
Ryan Hammer of Pembroke, New
Hampshire aced the NELCAR Legends
Cars finale, coasting to a
comfortable victory in a
caution-free 35-lapper. Concord, New
Hampshire driver Tim Laro chased
Hammer throughout, driving the
winner’s back-up car.
The
entertainer in the non-stop Legends
Cars main event was Newport, Maine
young gun Mathew Bourgoine’s, whose
charge from dead last on the 20-car
grid to claim third-place hardware
without the benefit of a restart was
impressive. Evan Beaulieu of Durham,
Maine raced to a fouth-place finish,
just in front of Westbrook, Maine
youngster John Peters.
Pro
All Stars Series Super Late Models
race next in Quebec, at Autodrome
Chaudiere on Saturday, May 14, with
their next New England appearance
set for Saturday, May 25 at White
Mountain Motorsports Park in North
Woodstock, New Hampshire.
The
PASS Sportsman Series next sees
action on Friday, May 31 at Maine’s
Oxford Plains Speedway. OPS is also
the site for the next PASS Mods
race, set for Friday, May 7. |
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UNOFFICIAL PASS NORTH SLM
RESULTS
150 Laps -
Beech Ridge - 5/4/13 |
1. 60 - DJ Shaw - 150 Laps
2. 73 - Joey Doiron - 150
3. 24 -
Mike Rowe - 150
4. 77 - Cassius
Clark - 150
5. 17 - Travis
Benjamin - 150
6. 84 - Scott
Mulkern - 150
7. 57me - Austin
Theriault - 150
8. 21 - David
Oliver - 150
9. 54 - Johnny Clark
- 150
10. 42 - Corey Bubar - 150
11. 29 - Trevor Sanborn - 150
12.
48 - Bobby Timmons - 150
13. 4n -
Ben Rowe - 150
14. 7 - Curtis
Gerry - 150 |
15. 20 - Michael Landry -
150
16. 00 - Bryan Kruczek - 149
17. 14 - Bradley Babb - 149
18.
16 - Don Colpritt Jr. - 149
19.
35 - Derek Ramstrom - 148
20. 80
- Richie Dearborn - 148
21. 84qc
- Martin Latulippe - 146
22. 22 -
Aaron Ricker - 134
23. 59 - Reid
Lanpher - 118
24. 47 - Kelly
Moore - 112
25. 55 - Tony Ricci -
91
26. 28 - Kirk Thibeau - 91
27. 53 - Bill Rodgers - 88
28. 10
- Scott Dragon - 36 |
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PASS MODS TOP THREE - L
to R: Mark Lundblad #28, 3rd;
Winner Mark Lucas #5; & Mitch Miller
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UNOFFICIAL PASS MODS
RESULTS
40 Laps -
Beech Ridge - 5/4/13 |
1. 5 - Mark Lucas
2. 7 -
Mitch Miller
3. 28 - Mark
Lundblad, Jr.
4. 9 - Evan
Armington
5. 3 - Travis Buzzell
6. 89 - Ryan Phillips
7. 21 -
Mike Carignan
8. 33 - Billy Dixon
9. 14 - Scott McDaniel |
10. 31 - Ryan Morgan
11.
05 - Ron Henry
12. 53 - Alan
Wilson
13. 17 - Scott Alexander
14. 4 - Josh Brown
15. 96 - Chad
Binette
16. 0 - Sumner Sessions
17. 00 - Bill Lake
18. 60 - Dana
Reed |
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PASS SPORTSMAN
Winner Dan
McKeage #40. |
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UNOFFICIAL PASS SPORTSMAN
RESULTS
75 Laps -
Beech Ridge - 5/4/13 |
1. 40
-Dan McKeage
2. 18 -Carey Martin
3. 15 - Craig Smith
4. 32 -
Jeff Marshal
5. 94 - Garrett Hall
6. 36 - Nathan Leavitt
7. 34 -
Ricky Burgess, Jr.
8. 44 - Rusty
Poland |
9. 51 - R.J. Austin
10. 1
- Dustin Bisson
11. 58 - Lyman
McKeage
12. 5 - Chris Warming
13. 01 - Ricky Drew
14. 10 -
Donny Morse
15. 48 - Jerry
Harrison
16. 60 - Scott Dorr |
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NELCAR LEGENDS TOP THREE - L to R:
Mathew Borgoine #38, 3rd;
Winner
Ryan Hammer #2x; & TJ Laro #2, 2nd. |
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Stay On Top For PASS North Return To
Beech Ridge |
NAPLES, ME (April 30) –
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in
Scarborough, ME has long been one of
the stalwarts on the Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) North Super Late Model
schedule. The facility has hosted
PASS events since 2006 and provides
some of the closest action seen
anywhere on the circuit. And, much
like the first event of the season
at Oxford Plains Speedway, this
weekend’s Southern Maine Motors 150
will serve as a precursor to one of
the biggest races of the season, the
PASS 400 weekend at Beech Ridge in
September. In fact, the racing has
been so competitive that in the last
five PASS events at Beech Ridge
Motor Speedway, five different
drivers have gone to victory lane.
Among those drivers is Joey Doiron,
who scored his first career PASS
North victory in last year’s
Southern Maine Motors 150. And, if
last year’s races are any
indication, Doiron believes there
will be no substitution for a good
setup.
“Well Beech Ridge over
the last two years has become a one
groove racetrack and the key to
success there is to make sure your
car can pass on the bottom because
everyone else usually lines up on
the outside,” said Doiron.
Doiron comes to Beech Ridge in 2013
riding a wave of momentum. He
started the season off in February
with a big PASS National Series win
in the Florida Winter Meltdown and
heads into Saturday’s Southern Maine
Motors 150 second in points after a
runner-up finish at Oxford Plains.
Doiron hopes that knowledge gained
in previous events at Beech Ridge
can produce another win this
weekend.
“Like all PASS
races, you’re going to need to
conserve your tires the best you can
because grip will be at a premium in
the last 20 laps,” said Doiron.
“Besides that, you need to have a
fairly balanced car because the
track can change a lot between the
practice sessions at 1 in the
afternoon and when the race ends
around 6.”
Doiron’s biggest
challenge could come from the driver
who outlasted him at Oxford, PASS
North points leader Cassius Clark.
Clark has raced at Beech Ridge on
numerous occasions scoring a win in
the inaugural PASS event there in
2006. He will come into the Southern
Maine Motors 150 with a bull’s eye
on his back as his fellow PASS North
Super Late Model competitors hope to
contain his early season success.
But it is a challenge the veteran
welcomes and uses as motivation.
“I’m looking forward to getting
back to Beech Ridge, it’s a great
facility and puts on some great
racing,” said Clark. “We finished in
the top five in all three races
there last year and would like to be
able to get back into victory lane.
Brian (Burgess) and the crew worked
hard all off season and it paid off
at Oxford. Hopefully with a little
luck we can build on our strong
start to the season.
Another
strong field of PASS North Super
Late Models is expected to challenge
Clark and Doiron led by former Beech
Ridge winners Mike and Ben Rowe,
Johnny Clark, Bill Rodgers, and
Scott Dragon. The Southern Maine
Motors sponsored machines of
teammates Bobby Timmons and Scott
Mulkern have also filed early
entries. DJ Shaw, Derek Ramstrom,
and Austin Theriault will represent
the ever growing PASS youth movement
and Trevor Sanborn returns looking
to rebound after a tough weekend at
Oxford. Defending PASS North
champion Travis Benjamin joins
fellow Maine drivers Bradley Babb,
Corey Bubar, Dan Colpritt, Jr.,
Curtis Gerry, Dave Farrington, Jr.,
Michael Landrey, Reid Lanpher, David
Oliver, and Tony Ricci. Veterans
Richie Dearborn, Gary Smith, and
Kelly Moore return looking for past
magic. Matt Harris and Matt Matheson
will make the trip down from Canada
to Beech Ridge. Kirk Thibeau hopes
to parlay a top 10 finish at Oxford
into another good run this weekend.
New Hampshire’s Bryan Kruczek and
Pennsylvania’s Francis Gross, III
also hope for good runs in the
Southern Maine Motors 150 along with
many more drivers expected to
compete.
Action gets under
way for the Southern Maine Motors
150 with rotating practice on
Thursday and Friday for all
divisions from 2 - 6 PM. On
Saturday, pit gates open at 9 AM,
with rotating practice for the PASS
North Super Late Models, PASS
Modifieds, PASS Sportsman, and
Amsoil NELCAR Legends beginning at
11:30 AM, and main event racing
slated to begin at 3 PM.
PASS
North Super Late Model entry forms
for Beech Ridge Motor Speedway,
Autodrome Chaudiere, and White
Mountain Motorsports Park, PASS
South Super Late Model entry forms
for South Boston Speedway and
Caraway Speedway and the 40th Annual
TD Bank 250 at Oxford Plains
Speedway 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 PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudiere,
and the legendary TD Bank 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway. For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please contact Scott
Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For
media or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com. Don’t
forget to “Like” the Pro All Stars
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Apple Blossom 200 Top
Three - L to R: Shane Mitchell #99,
2nd:
Winner Garrett Evans #64;
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WINS FIRST EVER NORTHWEST PASS SLM
RACE
APPLE BLOSSOM
200 AT WVSO
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WENATCHEE, Wash. – Last year
Garrett Evans was racing on the East
Coast in Pass North and South races
hoping that one day that PASS would
come to the Northwest. Well, that
day came Saturday when Evans powered
his way to the front of the pack to
win the Apple Blossom 200 at the
Wenatchee Valley Super Oval. Some of
the best in the west came to Central
Washington to display their talents
and they did just that. “That had to
be one of the best Late Model races
I’ve ever been involved in” said
Evans in victory lane in his Leonard
Evans Used Car Superstore Chevrolet.
Evans took the lead from Gary Lewis
with just 14 laps left to get the
win. Evans, Lewis and Shane Mitchell
made it a 3 car battle for the last
30 laps while 2012 Pass National
Champion Jay Foggleman used patience
and nosed his way into the battle
for the last 5 laps. Mitchell
finished second followed by Lewis,
Foglleman and Jon Hubbert to round
out the top five.
Ron Eaton
started the day off when he
qualified fast time at a 12.735 on
the fastest quarter-mile in the
Northwest. When it came time to draw
for starting position it didn’t go
so well for Eaton when his draw put
him tenth on the starting grid. Owen
Riddle drew one and Lewis drew two.
With Lewis on the outside of row 1,
he used it to his advantage taking
the lead on lap 1. He held that lead
until Josh Roberts took the lead on
lap 36. Mitchell battled with
Roberts for the lead and took it on
lap 50, Lewis followed Mitchell
underneath of Roberts to take
second. On lap 70 Lewis and Mitchell
made contact sending both cars
sideways and to the back of the
pack. Roberts retook the lead
putting Brent Harris behind him for
second. Harris and Roberts battled
for the lead for 19 laps before
Harris took the lead on Lap 89 and
carried it until the Lap 100 break.
Harris started out with lead for
the first 15 laps until Evans was
able to get by him. By lap 144 both
Lewis and Mitchell had made their
way back through the field running
second and third behind Evans. Lewis
got by Evans on the outside on lap
167. Evans and Lewis battled for 22
laps before Evans got back by Lewis
taking the lead for the rest of the
way. In victory lane all 3 drivers
were exhausted but all agreed that
it had to be one of the best races
they had been in and a great one for
the fans. “The fans definitely got
their money's worth tonight; that
was one heck of a race.” Mitchell
said after a long battle with Lewis
and Evans.
The Northwest Pro
4 Alliance was also in action
fielding 17 cars for a race that saw
defending NW Pro 4 Alliance Champion
Bud Rumsey come all the way from
14th on the field to win the race.
“We didn’t qualify very well but our
car was hooked up for the race”
Rumsey said as this was the first
race of the season for the NW Pro 4
Alliance. Steve Thompson finished
second followed by Eddie Secord in
third.
The WESCO Sprints also
started off their season with Cody
Stewart capturing the win followed
by Rick Fast and Tim Halliday. The
Jerry’s Auto Supply Super Tuners saw
a great battle with 25 laps of nose
to tail racing which pushed Cameron
Bruggman to the front to collect his
first win of the season. Michelle
Kennedy finished second and was
followed by Jordan Hendrickson in
third.
The PASS series
returns June 15 for the Columbia
River 150 and second race in the
WVSO Triple Crown along with the
Wenatchee 300 August 9th and 10th.
For more information on
Wenatchee Valley Super Oval or any
of the visiting classes this season,
visit
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UNOFFICIAL PASS NORTHWEST SLM
RESULTS
200 Laps
- WVSO - 4/27/13 |
1. 64 - Garrett Evans - 200
Laps
2. 99 - Shane Mitchell -
200
3. 73 - Gary Lewis - 200
4. 4s - Jay Fogleman - 200
5. 3
- Jon Hubbert - 200
6. 9x - Josh
Roberts - 200
7. 38 - Grant
Brown - 200
8. 49 - Brian Levant
- 200
9. 83 - Braden Havens -
199
10. 1 - Mitch Kleyn - 197
11. 90 - Molly Helmuth - 188
12. 91 - Alan Cress - 170
13. 22
- Jonathan Gomez - 167 |
14. 0 - Brent Harrris - 144
15. 19 - Korbin Thomas - 86
16. 10 - Owen Riddle - 84
17. 26
- Michael Knutson - 75
18. 15 -
Taylor Riddle - 73
19. 20 - Todd
Havens - 54
20. 4 - Todd Walters
- 49
21. 7 - Ron Eaton - 42
22. 1x - Garrett Sisk - 25
23.
12 - Jessica Dana - 15
24. 93 -
Daniel Jobe - 11
25. 9 - Kelly
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Cassius
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with Victory in
Ripley and Fletcher Ford 150
PASS North Event
Dixon, Pastore and Hammar Also Win
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Sunday at
Oxford Plains Speedway |
Oxford, Maine (4-21-13) -
One year ago, the #77 Hight
Motorsports team with driver Cassius
Clark were looking for their first
PASS North Super Late Model victory.
They got that win in the season’s
third event and advanced to the role
of title contenders by the end of
the season. Clark eventually
finished second to Travis Benjamin
in the final 2012 PASS North
standings.
On Sunday
afternoon at Maine’s Oxford Plains
Speedway, Clark and the #77 team
started out their 2013 season with a
victory in the Ripley and Fletcher
Ford 150 PASS North event. By coming
out of the gate with a victory,
Clark is already hoping that this
might be the season where he can
score his first career PASS North
championship.
“We were pretty
pleased with last year. We just fell
short of a goal there,” said Clark.
“We worked hard on things over the
winter. Sitting at home and waiting
to race since October has been
tough. Winning was a good way to get
out there and knock the rust off.”
Clark won the Ripley and
Fletcher Ford 150 after coming out
on top of a spirited battle with
Joey Doiron over the closing laps of
the race. Doiron took the lead for
the first time on lap 11 and held
down the top spot without much
pressure for the next 102 laps. At
that point, Clark took the lead –
temporarily. Doiron edged his way
back to the top spot and the two
racers battled back and forth until
the end of the race. At the
conclusion of the 150 lap event,
Clark crossed the finish line ahead
of Doiron, Benjamin, Ben Rowe and
Bobby Timmons.
“It was a
tight race,” said Clark. “We were
running door to door and never had
any problems. We never put a
doughnut on each other. We kept each
other honest and raced hard. You
can’t ask for anything better than
that.”
“We put on a heck of a
show for everyone here,” agreed
Doiron.
The dogfight between
Clark and Doiron capped off an
action-packed afternoon of racing
which also saw Billy Dixon, Joey
Pastore and Ryan Hammar score
victories.
The PASS Modified
feature race was one where survival
was the key to victory. Dixon
wheeled his #33 car to victory lane
after early contenders Scott
McDaniel, Mike Carignan, Mitch
Miller, Mark Lucas and Andy Shaw all
encountered various problems. Dixon
took the lead late and stayed out of
trouble to score the opening day
win. He was followed to the finish
by Scott Alexander and Sumner
Sessions.
In the 75-lap PASS
Sportsman feature, Joey Pastore led
every single lap on the way to
victory lane, but it was anything
but an easy win. Pastore had command
of the race through its early and
middle stages, but a hard charging
Ricky Burgess ran him down in the
final stages of the event. Burgess
closed to Pastore’s bumper over the
final 10 laps and even got sideways
chasing him on the final circuit,
but Pastore held on to score the
victory. Burgess finished second,
while Carey Martin, Rusty Poland and
Dan McKeage completed the top five
finishers.
Ryan Hammar won
the NELCAR Legends feature after a
fierce battle with his teammate T.J.
Laro early in the race. Connecticut
driver Shawn Buffington joined the
fight and finished second to Hammar,
while Laro hung on for a third-place
finish.
Over 100 racecars
were in the pits among the four
divisions of racing on Sunday at
Oxford. Despite unseasonably cool
temperatures, the grandstands
featured a healthy crowd as well to
start off the 2013 season at the
historic racetrack. Oxford’s regular
divisions – the Pro Late Models,
Strictly Stocks, Mini Stocks and
Outlaw Sportsman – will start their
seasons next Sunday afternoon.
The PASS North, PASS Modified
and PASS Sportsman divisions will
return to action on Saturday, May
4th with the running of the Southern
Maine Motors 150 at Beech Ridge
Motor Speedway in Scarborough,
Maine. Racing is scheduled to start
at 3pm.
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
PASS Northwest Triple Crown at
Wenatchee Valley Super Oval, PASS
South’s Easter Bunny 150 at the
historic Hickory Motor Speedway, the
Autobus La Qubecoise Triple Crown at
Autodrome Chaudiere, and the
legendary TD Bank 250 at Oxford
Plains Speedway. For technical
information concerning all PASS
divisions please contact Scott Reed
at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For media
or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or alandietzpass@live.com. Don’t
forget to “Like” the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook to keep up with
breaking news as it happens. |
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SLM: Benjamin, C. Clark,
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UNOFFICIAL PASS NORTH SLM
RESULTS
150 Laps -
Oxford Plains - 4/21/13 |
1. 77 - Cassius Clark - 150
Laps
2. 73 - Joey Doiron - 150
3. 17 - Travis Benjamin - 150
4.
4n - Ben Rowe - 150
5. 48 - Bobby
Timmons - 150
6. 60 - DJ Shaw -
150
7. 22 - Aaron Ricker - 150
8. 94 - Shawn Martin - 150
9.
57me - Austin Theriault - 150
10.
28 - Kirk Thibeau - 150
11. 91 -
Patrick Laperle - 150
12. 23 -
David Farrington Jr. - 150
13. 14
- Bradley Babb - 150
14. 00 -
Bryan Kruczek - 150
15. 80 -
Richie Dearborn - 150
16. 47 -
Kelly Moore - 150
17. 42 - Corey
Bubar - 149 |
18. 7l - Glen Luce - 148
19. 35 - Derek Ramstrom - 148
20.
7 - Curtis Gerry - 148
21. 97 -
Joey Pole - 148
22. 75 - Gary
Smith - 147
23. 27qc - Alex
Gingras - 147
24. 21qc -
Jean-Francois Dery - 147
25. 84qc -
Martin Latulippe - 143
26.
84 - Scott Mulkern - 138
27. 20 - Michael Landry - 138
28.
55 - Tony Ricci - 89
29. 21
- David Oliver - 74
30. 24
- Mike Rowe - 73
31. 54 -
Johnny Clark - 63
32. 39 - Mike
Maietta Jr. - 51
33. 60b - Tim
Bracket - 49
34. 13 - Dustin
Hubbard - 33 |
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SLM Entries Received - OPS - 4/21 | |
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MODS: Sessions, Dixon, &
Alexander |
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UNOFFICIAL PASS MODS
RESULTS
50 Laps -
Oxford Plains - 4/21/13 |
1. 33 - Billy Dixon
2. 17
- Scott Alexander
3. 0 - Sumner
Sessions
4. 4 - Josh Brown
5.
9 - Evan Armington
6. 14 - Scott
McDaniel
7. 53 - Alan Wilson
8. 21 - Mike Carignan
9. 89 -
Ryan Phillips
10. 60 - Dana Reed |
11. 96 - Chad Binette
12.
05 - Ron Henry
13. 3 - Travis
Buzzell
14. 5 - Mark Lucas
15.
00 - Bill Lake
16. 66 - Andy Shaw
17. 31 - Ryan Morgan
18. 7 -
Mitch Miller
19. 28 - Mark
Lundblad |
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SPORTSMAN: Martin,
Pastore, & Burgess |
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UNOFFICIAL PASS SPORTSMAN
RESULTS
75 Laps -
Oxford Plains - 4/21/13 |
1. 20 - Joe Pastore
2. 34
- Richard Burgess
3. 18 - Carey
Martin
4. 44 - Rusty Poland
5.
40 - Dan McKeage
6. 32 - Jeff
Marshall
7. 36 - Nathan Leavitt
8. 01 - Rob Drew |
9. 94 - Garrett Hall
10.
15 - Craig Smith
11. 58 - Lyman
Mckeage
12. 48 - Jerry Harrison
13. 5 - Chris Warming
14. 1
- Dustin Bisson
15. 47 - Nathan
Weston
16. 10 - Donnie Morse |
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NELCAR Legends:
Teammates Ryan Hammar, 1st, and TJ
Laro, 3rd. |
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Thaw Is Over As PASS
North
Racers Get Set To Crank Up
Season at Oxford Plains |
NAPLES, ME (April 17) –
After what seemed to be a never
ending off season, Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) North competitors in
the Super Late Model, Modified, and
Sportsman divisions will begin the
2013 season this Sunday afternoon at
Oxford Plains Speedway. This
weekend’s Ripley and Fletcher 150
will take on added importance for
the PASS North Super Late Models
since they will head back to Oxford
on July 21st for the 40th Annual TD
Bank 250. A fact not lost on 6-Time
PASS North Champion Johnny Clark.
“There will be a lot of heavy
hitters and all the teams will be
raring to go at Oxford,” said Clark.
“Everyone wants to make a statement
that they're ready for the 250. I
can't think of a better way to kick
off the season then rolling into
victory lane at OPS.”
The
2012 season was a bit of
disappointment for Johnny Clark.
Finishing fourth in points with two
wins would be a great year for most
drivers, but not for the man trying
to stake his claim as one of the
greatest racers New England has ever
seen.
“I'm really excited for
the start of the 2013 season,” said
Clark. “We have been in the shop
working hard prepping our equipment
to have a successful year. The team
is anxious to get going and make a
solid run for a seventh PASS North
championship.”
But, two of
the drivers he will have to contend
with at Sunday’s Ripley and Fletcher
Ford 150 are the two men that came
to Oxford last fall battling for the
championship…Travis Benjamin and
Cassius Clark. Benjamin was a
picture of consistency throughout
the 2012 season, while C. Clark made
a late-season surge for the title.
In the end, Benjamin prevailed by 19
points over C. Clark to etch his
name in the PASS record books as
only the fourth different driver to
ever claim the series title.
“It’s going to be pretty exciting
being announced as the defending
champion,” said Benjamin. “This
weekend’s race will be a good race
with a lot of cars. Everyone is
trying to get a good setup for the
250. I think starting up front is
going to play a huge roll in who
will win this race. It could
definitely come down to the luck of
the draw.”
For Cassius Clark,
last year was another near miss at
the PASS North championship. But,
his series leading three wins is
even more impressive when
considering that 2012 was his first
full season racing with the Hight
Motorsports team and crew chief
Brian Burgess. Anything less than
consistently winning and threatening
for another championship will be
considered failure for the veteran
from Farmington, Maine.
“We
won some races last year and came up
just a little short of the
championship,” said C. Clark. “All
in all, we had a great first year
together but we all want more and
have worked hard over the off season
to achieve that. We are more ready
than we were last year and have all
worked together for a while now.
Plus, Brian and I are getting a good
feel for our Port City chassis.”
Starting at Oxford Plains with
the Ripley and Fletcher Ford 150
could make for a long season for C.
Clark’s fellow PASS North
competitors. Maine’s most famous
racetrack is one Cassius’ favorite
and a place he has found success at
often.
“I’m really looking
forward to getting the season
started at Oxford, one of my home
tracks and a track I've had a lot of
success at in the past with 3 wins,”
said the 2008 PASS National
Champion. “Hopefully the weather is
great and we get a great turnout
bringing the PASS Super Late Models
back to one of Maine's premier
tracks.”
Car counts for the
PASS Southern Late Model tour have
averaged well over 30 cars through
the first four races and PASS North
looks to be no different with a
great field expected on Sunday.
Former TD Bank 250 winners and
father-son duo Mike and Ben Rowe
return looking for more Oxford
success. Speaking of former Oxford
Plains winners Austin Theriault and
Scott Mulkern have also filed early
entries. DJ Shaw, Trevor Sanborn,
Joey Doiron, and Kyle Desouza will
represent the ever growing PASS
youth movement looking to make a
statement. Former track champion Tim
Brackett will try to hold the
homestead down as will fellow Maine
drivers Bradley Babb, Corey Bubar,
Curtis Gerry, David Farrington, Jr.,
Reid Lanpher, David Oliver, and
Bobby Timmons. A strong Canadian
contingent will be represented by
New Brunswick’s Matt Matheson and
Quebec champions Alexandre Gingras,
and Jean Francois Dery. Derek
Ramstrom hopes to parlay a top 10
finish in the most recent PASS South
event into a good run at Oxford
along with fellow Massachusetts
driver Tony Ricci. New Hampshire
racers Dan Colby and Bryan Kruczek
also hope to get the season started
off on a good footing in the Ripley
and Fletcher Ford 150 along with
many more drivers expected.
Action gets under way on Saturday,
April 20th for the Ripley and
Fletcher Ford 150 with rotating
practice from 11 AM – 4 PM for the
PASS North Super Late Models, PASS
Modifieds, PASS Sportsman, Street
Stocks, Minis and Outlaws. On
Sunday, April 21st, pit gates open
at 8 AM, with rotating practice for
all divisions from 10 AM - 12:45 PM,
heat races at 2 PM, and main event
racing to follow.
PASS North
Super Late Model entry forms for the
season opener at Oxford Plains
Speedway on April 21st, plus entry
forms the Apple Blossom 200 at
Wenatchee Valley Super Oval and the
TD Bank 250 at Oxford can be found
HERE.
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 PASS Northwest
Triple Crown at Wenatchee Valley
Super Oval, PASS South’s Easter
Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory
Motor Speedway, the Autobus La
Qubecoise Triple Crown at Autodrome
Chaudiere, and the legendary TD Bank
250 at Oxford Plains Speedway. For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please contact Scott
Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For media
or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or alandietzpass@live.com.Don’t
forget to “Like” the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook to keep up with
breaking news as it happens. |
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Dogwood Blossom 150
APRIL 13th, 2013 |
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Southen National SLM Top
Three: Preston Peltier #26, 2nd;
Winner Jay Fogleman #4, & Blake
Jones #80, #3rd. |
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Fogleman Slides to
Victory
in PASS South Return to
Southern National |
KENLY, NC (April 13) –
Preston Peltier looked to be on the
way to his second straight Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late
Model win, but slipped in oil from
rookie Brandon Lynn’s car coming to
the white flag handing Jay Fogleman
the win in the Dogwood Blossom 150
Saturday night at Southern National
Raceway Park. Fogleman’s 8th career
win moves him out of a tie with Ben
Rowe into sole possession of second
place on the PASS South All Time
Wins list.
“My spotter told
me that there might be oiI going
into turn three and when we got
there Preston (Peltier) was about a
lane higher than I was and got in it
and we were able to get by and make
it back to the checkered flag
first,” said Fogleman. “I can’t
thank Dicky Woodman and these guys
enough for the car they gave me
tonight. I’m gonna try to run as
many races as I can driving other
people’s cars because all the focus
in my shop is on Tate (Fogleman’s
son). He’s got a lot brighter future
than I do.”
Beautiful weather
greeted 32 PASS South Super Late
Model teams to Southern National
Raceway Park on Saturday afternoon
for the series’ first trip to the
speedway since 2009. In qualifying,
Preston Peltier obliterated the PASS
South track record at Southern
National with a lap of 97.422 miles
per hour around the high banked 4/10
mile track. Following the top ten
qualifiers redraw to determine their
starting positions in the main
event, Peltier would draw pill #4 to
start outside of the second row
while his Johnson Motorsports
teammate Tyler Church would pull
pill #1 to start from the pole.
When the green flag fell to
start the Dogwood Blossom 150,
outside pole sitter and defending
PASS South Champion Kyle Grissom
jumped out to the early lead. The
first caution flag of the night
waved on lap nine for a spin by
Bobby Measmer, Jr. and Bill Catania
in turn one. When racing resumed,
the driver on the move in the early
going was Alex Fleming, who moved
into the top five on lap 15 after
starting back in twelfth.
The
second caution of the race flew on
lap 25 when Justin Allison and Karl
Weber spun entering turn three.
Tanner Rumburg, making his PASS
South debut, had nowhere to go and
slammed into Weber’s door. Luckily,
all the drivers were okay following
the hard crash. After another brief
caution period, the yellow fever
continued on lap 30 when PASS North
veteran Derek Ramstrom spun in turn
four after contact from Jody
Measamer. Measamer would be
penalized by PASS officials for
rough driving and placed at the rear
of the field for the restart.
While Grissom continued to pace
the field, Fleming had made his way
up to second and began to challenge
for the top spot. On lap 63, the
Raleigh driver took the lead, much
to the delight of the Eastern North
Carolina race fans. Pole sitter
Tyler Church’s steady top five would
come to an end just nine laps later
due to a mechanical problem.
Meanwhile, 17th place starter Blake
Jones was making an impressive run
to the front and was in the top five
by the halfway point of the 150 lap
race.
On lap 77, the sixth
caution of the night waved when
Measamer would make contact with
Trevor Noles sending him for a spin
at the exit of turn four. PASS
officials once again felt that
Measamer was a bit over aggressive
and sent him to the back of the
pack. On the ensuing restart,
Fleming appeared to have a problem
coming up to speed falling back to
third behind Grissom and Fogleman.
With less than 50 laps to go,
Grissom led over Fogleman and
Peltier, his two primary foes for
the 2012 championship. But Grissom’s
car seemed to be fading as both
Fogleman and Peltier moved around
him with 36 laps to go. On lap 119,
Peltier challenged Fogleman for the
lead, banging doors as they exited
turn four. Peltier would take the
top spot, but Fogleman stayed glued
to his rear bumper throughout the
remainder of the Dogwood Blossom
150.
In the final laps, Lynn’s
top 10 run went up in a cloud of
smoke entering turn three with the
leaders not far behind. Peltier
slipped up in the fluid as Fogleman
passed by and hung on in the frantic
race back to the yellow and
checkered flags. A dejected Peltier
could only reflect on what might
have been afterwards.
“I saw
some smoke and there was a lapped
car, I went to the outside of him
and that was a bad move. I got up in
the oil and just about lost it,”
said Peltier, who has finished no
lower than second in his three PASS
South starts this season. “I’ve had
that experience before and checked
up when the caution lights came out
and totally let everybody have it.”
Blake Jones capped off an
outstanding return to PASS with a
third place finish followed by
Grissom and Measamer, who rebounded
nicely from his earlier penalties.
Rounding out the top ten were
Fleming, Ramstrom, Brandon Ward,
Noles, and John Batten.
In
the PASS Pro Late Model feature,
Trevor Noles led flag-to-flag to
take his fourth career victory over
Jeff Batten, Harrison Burton, Austin
Reed, and Kodie Conner.
Coming up next week, the PASS North
Super Late Models will get their
season underway on Sunday, April
21st at Oxford Plains Speedway in
Oxford, ME. The PASS Modifieds and
PASS Sportsman will also be in
action.
The next event for the
PASS South Super Late Models will be
on May 11th as the series returns to
South Boston Speedway for a 150
lapper along with Twin 75’s for the
Late Model Stock division.
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UNOFFICIAL PASS SOUTH SLM
RESULTS
150 Laps -
Southern National - 4/13/13 |
1. #4 - Jay Fogleman
2.
#26 - Preston Peltier
3. #80 -
Blake Jones
4. #31 - Kyle Grissom
5. #98 - Jody Measamer
6. #05 -
Alex Flemming
7. #35 - Derek
Ramstrom
8. #62 - Brandon Ward
9. #2 - Trevor Noles
10. #48 -
John Batten
11. #09 - Randy
Gentry
12. #57 - Cole Timm
13.
#104 - Kevin Powell
14. #18 -
Bill Catania
15. #22 - Tyler
Audie |
16. #97 - Brandon Lynn
17. #129 - Spencer Davis
18. #8f
- Tate Fogleman
19. #89 - David
Latour Jr
20. #13 - Joe Ryan
Osborn
21. #28 - Jared Irvan
22. #08 - Joseph Mursulo
23. #7 -
Tyler Church
24. #30 - Jerick
Johnson
25. #18k - Keith Oliver
26. #1 - Justin Oliver
27. #50 -
Karl Weber
28. #15 - Tanner
Rumburg
29. #M3 - Sheldon McNail,
Jr.
30. #51 - Bobby Measmer
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SLM Entries - So. Nat. - 4/13 |
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UNOFFICIAL PASS PRO LATE MODEL
RESULTS
50 Laps -
Southern National - 4/13/13 |
1. #16 - Trevor Noles
2.
#49 - Jeff Batten
3. #12 -
Harrison Burton
4. #14 - Austin
Reed
5. #45 - Kodie Conner |
6. #36 - Tyler Dalton
7.
#129 - Spencer Davis
8. #71 -
Nick Robinson
9. #02 - Walker
Yates
10. #55 - Collin Vernal |
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PLM Entries - So. Nat. - 4/13 |
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RACE22 will have LIVE PASS Coverage
from Southern National Speedway
kicking off Saturday just before
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PASS South Drivers
Excited For Return To Southern
National |
CHARLOTTE, NC (April 10) –
As the thermometer rises, so does
the excitement level of Eastern
North Carolina race fans as the “Big
Boys With The Bad Fast Toys” head
back to Southern National Raceway
Park in Kenly, NC. This weekend’s
Dogwood Blossom 150 marks the return
of the Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
South Super Late Models to Southern
National for the first time since
2009. It will only be the third time
PASS South has ever raced at Kenly.
To show how tough the high-banked,
4/10 mile speedway is look no
further than the record books and
who came away with those checkered
flags, Freddie Query in 2006 and Ben
Rowe in 2009, two of the best to
ever race Super Late Models.
In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s,
Nashville, NC’s John Batten was the
man to beat when it came to Super
Late Model racing at Southern
National. Race wins were commonplace
to the driver of the #48 Batten
Ceramic Tile/Digital Repair/Hutson
Insurance Chevrolet, who also won
back-to-back Southern National
titles in 2004 and 2005. Batten has
been a regular with PASS South since
the series started in 2006,
finishing in the top 10 in points
each of the last six seasons. But,
despite being one of PASS South’s
most consistent drivers, Batten has
yet to go to victory lane. And, 2013
has not started the way the veteran
had hoped, finishing no better than
14th at Dillon and failing to make
the Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory due
to a blown engine in practice. The
veteran hopes his luck can change
this weekend at the site of much of
his early racing success.
“Really looking forward to going
back to Southern National,” said
Batten. “It’s a place where we have
been successful in the past and it’s
a great place to hopefully turn our
season around. We would really like
to get a great finish in front of
the hometown fans.”
When
Southern National Raceway Park
reopened in 2012 after being
shuttered for nearly four years, it
was a priority to keep Super Late
Model racing alive at the track. A
Super Late Model “mini-series” was
held with goal of once again
snagging valuable PASS South dates
in 2013. Two drivers that competed
in Southern National’s “mini-series”
were Karl Weber and Bobby Measmer,
Jr.
While competing in the
PASS Pro Late Model division last
year, Weber got his feet wet racing
in Super Late Models at Southern
National. As a PASS South rookie
this year, Weber is seeing many
tracks for the first time behind the
wheel of the #50 Farm Logic/Silveus
Insurance Ford, a decided
disadvantage compared to his
competitors. But coming to Kenly,
Weber feels he will be on an even
playing field, perhaps with an
advantage.
“We’re really
excited about Southern National
coming up,” said Weber, nicknamed
the ‘Flying Farmer’ thanks to his
family business. “We ran the local
series there last season and got
Rookie-Of-The-Year. It definitely
gives me an advantage knowing what
the car’s going to feel like which
brings the whole team confidence for
the Dogwood Blossom 150.”
For
Measmer, this weekend’s action at
Southern National gives him a sense
of confidence. There is no other
track on the circuit which Measmer
has more experience racing on. And,
he feels Southern National’s track
configuration plays right in to his
team’s hands.
“We ran the
series at Kenly last year and ended
the season really well, so I’m
pumped to be going back,” said
Measmer. “I’m looking forward to
going to a big motor track like
Southern Nationnal with nice high
banks, a lot of room to race, a lot
of speed. It’s a place I really
enjoy running.”
Another full
field of the South’s top Super Late
Model drivers is expected led by
PASS South championship contenders
Kyle Grissom, Jay Fogleman, and
Brandon Ward. Easter Bunny 150
winner Preston Peltier circles
Southern National as one of his
favorite tracks and will be
returning along with teammate, Tyler
Church. PASS North veteran Derek
Ramstrom will make the trip down
I-95 from Massachusetts to race at
Kenly along with PASS South veterans
Justin Allison, Bill Catania, Jody
Measamer and Kevin Powell, returning
to the driver’s seat of Dicky
Woodman’s potent Q104 machine.
Rookie contenders Brandon Lynn, Tate
Fogleman, Bobby Gower, and Cole Timm
will be joined at Southern National
by a stellar group of talented
youngsters including Jared Irvan and
Joe Ryan Osborne. Trevor Noles steps
into the Coulter Motorsports #2 as
he and Tyler Audie make the move up
from the PASS Pro Late Model
division. And, longtime Southern
National competitor Shelton McNair,
Jr. hopes to take the M3 to victory
lane for the first time in PASS
South competition.
Action
gets under way on Friday, April 12th
for the Dogwood Blossom 420 with
rotating practice from 1 – 6:30 PM
for the PASS South Super Late
Models, PASS Pro Late Models,
Limited Late Models, Chargers, Mini
Mod Mayhem and Bandoleros. On
Saturday, April 13th, pit gates open
at 10 AM, with rotating practice for
all divisions from 12:45 PM – 4:20
PM, qualifying at 4:45 PM, the pit
party at 6:30 PM and feature racing
at 7 PM.
PASS North Super
Late Model entry forms for the
season opener at Oxford Plains
Speedway on April 21st, plus entry
forms the Apple Blossom 200 at
Wenatchee Valley Super Oval and the
TD Bank 250 at Oxford 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 PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudiere,
and the legendary TD Bank 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway. For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please contact Scott
Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For media
or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or alandietzpass@live.com. Don’t
forget to “Like” the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook to keep up with
breaking news as it happens. |
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Ward And New Day Motorsports Look
For Old Magic
In PASS Return To Southern National |
CHARLOTTE, NC (April 3) –
From the time Southern National
Raceway Park first opened as
Southern National Speedway in 1993,
Super Late Models have been an
intricate part of what made the
speedway special. While other tracks
in the Carolinas were abandoning
Super Late Models, Southern National
held firm with a dwindling pool of
speedways to keep the division
alive.
At that same time, a
young crew chief from Winston-Salem,
NC named Jeff Day was forming a
Super Late Model team with one of
the region’s heroes, John Paul
Linville. A union that would prove
fruitful for the two men at opposite
ends of their respective careers in
racing. For the duo, checkered flags
and victory lane celebrations became
commonplace at Southern National.
“When I first started working
with Super Late Model cars I was
with John Paul Linville at Kenly,”
said Day. “He was at the end of his
career and he wanted to do something
fun so we ran Super Late Models down
there and I crew chiefed for him for
several years, won some races and
had a great time.”
Linville
and Day continued to race together
for a number of years, before
Linville eventually retired. Ed
Berrier and Scott Riggs, among
others, stepped into the #62 with
similar results as Linville. They
battled the likes of Southern
National favorites like John Batten,
Randy Renfrow, Shelton McNair, and
“Big” Jim Kelley. It is that lineage
of racing, and the fan base that
comes along with it, that has Day
excited about the return of the Pro
All Stars Series (PASS) South Super
Late Models to Southern National
Raceway Park on Saturday, April 13.
“The eastern North Carolina race
fan is accustomed to seeing the
Super Late Model at Southern
National and other tracks around the
area,” said Day. “They understand
Super Late Models and how they race.
I look to see a big crowd when PASS
returns and I’d say we’ll have a
good shot there.”
PASS South
has not raced at Southern National
since 2009, but that does not mean
the history books are empty
regarding the Nation’s top short
track series racing there. The
second PASS South race ever held was
at Kenly in 2006 and saw Freddie
Query take his one and only series
win over local favorite Clay Jones.
In 2009, PASS returned for the only
race held at Kenly that year. Ben
Rowe pitted late, swapping the left
and right side tires, to win over
Jones and Preston Peltier.
The current driver of the New Day
Motorsports #62 is Brandon Ward,
coming off a 2012 season that saw
the team score wins at Wake County
Speedway and Anderson Motor
Speedway. Ward hopes he and Day can
tap into some of the old magic that
gave the team such great success
throughout the 1990’s and early
2000’s.
“Jeff’s got a lot of
experience at that track, it’s where
he got started with these Supers,”
said Ward, driver of the Foothill
Ford/kpmoto.com Ford. “He’s looking
forward to going back so hopefully
it’ll be a good show for the 62
team.”
Ward feels, based on
his experiences at Southern National
in other types of cars, that this
race will provide a distinct set of
challenges for the PASS South stars
compared to the first three events
of the season.
“One thing
you’re going to see different from
any track we’ve been to so far this
year is the banking,” said Ward,
referring to Southern National’s
high banks. “Southern National is a
super nice facility with a lot of
grip, but you carry a ton of speed
off into the corners, so it’s still
going be a tire management game for
these guys to run 150 laps. It’s
gonna be a good racetrack…should be
able to pass pretty good, move
around some, and I think it will be
a great show for the fans.”
Action gets under way on Friday,
April 12th with rotating practice
from 1 – 6:30 PM for the PASS South
Super Late Models, PASS Pro Late
Models, Limited Late Models,
Chargers, Mini Mod Mayhem and
Bandoleros. On Saturday, April 13th,
pit gates open at 10 AM, with
rotating practice for all divisions
from 12:45 PM – 4:20 PM, qualifying
at 4:45 PM, the pit party at 6:30 PM
and feature racing at 7 PM.
PASS South Super Late Model entry
forms for Southern National, the
Apple Blossom 200 at Wenatchee
Valley Super Oval and TD Bank 250 as
well as the 2013 PASS license forms
for all divisions can be found on
HERE.
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 PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudiere,
and the legendary TD Bank 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway.
For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please contact Scott
Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For
media or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Pro All
Stars Series on Facebook to keep up
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Easter Bunny 150 Top 3 Finishers
(l-r) 2nd Place - DJ Shaw,
Winner - Preston Peltier, 3rd Place
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Peltier Not To Be Denied
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HICKORY, NC (March 30) –
Preston Peltier took the lead from
Trevor Sanborn with 10 laps to go
and utilized an aggressive stance on
the final two restarts to win the
8th Annual Easter Bunny 150 Saturday
night at Hickory Motor Speedway. The
win was Peltier’s fourth Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late
Model triumph at Hickory and he
becomes the first driver to ever win
the Spring Classic more than once.
“For me a win is a win and I
don’t care where it is,” said
Peltier of his PASS South record
tenth career victory. “It feels good
to be in victory lane, maybe a week
from now it’ll sink in a little bit.
I just gotta thank my guys. When we
unloaded the car was good and it
stayed good all day long.”
Carolina blue skies welcomed fans
from across the country to
“America’s Most Famous Short Track”
for the spring’s biggest Super Late
Model race in the country.
Thirty-eight PASS South Super Late
Models participated in practice with
only the machine of John Batten
having to miss the time trial
session after he suffered a blown
engine. In qualifying, former
three-time Hickory Motor Speedway
track champion Andy Loden qualified
fastest with a lap just over 97
miles per hour around the .363 mile
oval. Loden would draw the fourth
starting position during the top ten
qualifiers redraw with defending
Easter Bunny 150 winner Kyle Grissom
drawing pill one to start from the
pole.
A stacked field of 30
competitors took the green to begin
the 8th Annual Easter Bunny 150 with
Grissom moving out front early. The
lead would change hands three times
in the first 12 laps with Grissom,
Georgia youngster Spencer Davis, and
Trevor Sanborn all taking turns up
front. The first major incident of
the night occurred on lap 14 when
Randy Gentry spun in turn four after
a tap from Brandon Jones collecting
several other contenders including
two-time PASS National Champion Ben
Rowe, as well as Brandon Ward, Bill
Catania, and Bobby Measmer, Jr. Rowe
lost over 40 laps in the pits making
repairs to a bent suspension part
and would eventually finish a
disappointing 25th.
With
Sanborn leading, all eyes were on
the Precision JLM Ford Mustang
driven by DJ Shaw as he was making
the early move towards the front.
Shaw broke into the top five on lap
26 moving by Preston Peltier and,
just five laps later, followed Roger
Lee Newton around Jody Measamer into
the top three. The second caution
flag of the race would fly on lap 45
after a tenth place battle between
Johanna Long, Harrison Burton, and
Garrett Campbell resulted in Burton
spinning down Hickory’s backstretch.
On the ensuing restart, Newton
moved the Roger Newton Concrete
Finishes Chevy to the lead bypassing
Sanborn. Shaw would make his move
around Sanborn into second on lap
58. At the halfway point of the
Easter Bunny 150, Newton continued
to lead over Shaw, Sanborn, Peltier
and Measamer in the top five.
On lap 82, Shaw continued to
show the strength of his Mustang
moving by Newton for the lead. While
the contenders were battling up
front, fast qualifier Loden never
seemed to get on track, racing just
outside the top ten for much of the
race before eventually retiring for
the night on lap 96.
With 44
laps to go, Sanborn began to show
his early race form, retaking the
lead from Shaw. Peltier was also
starting to display his hand,
passing Shaw for second just five
laps later after the two had
exchanged a bump or two while racing
hard for the position. Peltier was
turning quick laps using the upper
groove and began to challenge
Sanborn for the lead. On lap 136,
Peltier got a little over anxious
lightly scrubbing the backstretch
wall, yielding ground to Sanborn.
With 11 laps to go, the entire
outlook of the race changed when the
caution waved for a piece of debris
on the track in turn one. On the
restart, Peltier took advantage of
the momentum on the high side to
take the lead for the first time in
the Easter Bunny 150. But, Peltier’s
progress was slowed when rookie Tate
Fogleman spun in turn four with
three laps to go.
As the
field barreled off into turn one on
the restart, Peltier and Sanborn
made contact causing the field to
check up slightly behind them.
Fourth place runner Garrett
Campbell’s great run was thwarted as
he spun in turn two collecting Long,
Kyle Desousza, and Jimmy Doyle.
The field would be double-file
for the green-white-checker run to
the finish line. And, on the
restart, Peltier and Sanborn again
made hard contact entering turn one
which caused Sanborn to lift out of
the throttle just long enough for
Shaw to snake by and retake second
place. At the finish, Peltier would
beat Shaw to the checkered flag by
.459 seconds to take the win over
Sanborn, who edged out Clay Rogers
in a photo finish for third, and
Jody Measamer scoring his best
career PASS South finish in fifth.
Rounding out the top ten were PASS
South points leader Austin
Theriault, Spencer Davis, Jay
Fogleman, Bobby Measmer, Jr., and
PASS South rookie leader Brandon
Lynn. In post-race interviews, all
eyes were on Peltier and Sanborn
following their exciting battle for
the win.
“It seems to be when
the shoe’s on the other foot it’s
okay and when I do it, it’s not.
We’re here to pay the bills and
that’s what we did tonight,” said
Peltier referring to the late race
restarts with Sanborn.
Sanborn continued the string of top
four finishes for the Dickie
Woodman-owned Q104 that began with
Kevin Powell at Dillon and Jay
Fogleman at Myrtle Beach. But,
despite that, Sanborn was clearly
agitated following the race.
“Preston was just a tick better, but
the second groove is the preferred
groove, especially on the restarts,
and we did two restarts and I don’t
feel like Preston treated me very
fair…he ran me up the racetrack on
both restarts, I just think it’s
kind of a crappy deal,” said Sanborn
afterwards.
The next event
for the PASS South Super Late Models
will be on April 13th as the series
returns to Southern National Raceway
Park in Kenly, NC for the first time
since 2009. Don’t forget to “Like”
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UNOFFICIAL PASS SOUTH SLM
RESULTS
150 Laps -
Hickory Motor Speedway - 3/30/13 |
1. #26 - Preston Peltier -
150 Laps
2. #60 - DJ Shaw - 150
3. #104 - Trevor Sanborn - 150
4.
#2 - Clay Rogers - 150
5. #98 -
Jody Measamer - 150
6. #29 -
Austin Theriault - 150
7. #129 -
Spencer Davis - 150
8. #4s - Jay
Fogleman - 150
9. #51 - Bobby
Measmer - 150
10. #97 - Brandon
Lynn - 150
11. #62 - Brandon Ward
- 150
12. #10 - Johanna Long -
150
13. #31 - Kyle Grissom - 150
14. #57 - Cole Timm - 150
15. #88
- Kyle DeSouza - 150 |
16. #12c - Garrett Campbell
- 150
17. #8f - Tate Fogleman -
150
18. #19 - Zak Hausler - 149
19. #33 - Roger Lee Newton - 148
20. #47 - Trey Mitchell - 148
21.
#7d - Jimmy Doyle - 147
22. #50 -
Karl Weber - 146
23. #73 - Joey
Doiron - 145
24. #12 - Harrison
Burton - 135
25. #4n - Ben Rowe -
121
26. #29l - Andy Loden - 95
27. #18 - Bill Catania - 63
28.
#33j - Brandon Jones - 14
29. #09
- Randy Gentry - 14
30. #1 -
Justin Allison - 3 |
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SLM Entries Received - Hickory-3/30
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UNOFFICIAL PASS PRO LATE MODEL
RESULTS
75 Laps -
Hickory Motor Speedway - 3/30/13 |
1. #5 - Jared Fryar
2.
#14 - Austin Reed
3. #12 -
Harrison Burton
4. #02 - Walker
Yates
5. #49 - Jeff Batten
6.
#7 - Drew Heissenbuttel |
7. #83 - Joey Padgett
8.
#45 - Kodie Connor
9. #129 -
Spencer Davis
10. #36 - Tyler
Dayton
11. #16 - Trevor Noles |
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PLM Entries Received - Hickory-3/30
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EASTER BUNNY 150 LIVE
COVERAGE |
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RACE22.com will be LIVE at
Hickory Motor Speedway starting on
Friday, March 29th, covering every
moment of the open practice for the
Easter Bunny 150. Then RACE22.com
will go live again shortly before
the start of practice on Saturday
and keep you up to date on
everything that happens on
"America's Most Famous Short Track". |
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Stout Easter Bunny 150
Field Could
Prove Tough For PASS
Points Leaders |
CHARLOTTE, NC (March 27) –
As the weather warms and families
get ready for a relaxing Easter
holiday together, Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) fans from around the
country are preparing to make their
annual trek to the base of North
Carolina’s famed Blue Ridge
Mountains this weekend. Since 2006,
they look forward to Easter weekend
every year in the hopes of seeing
the best Super Late Model racers in
the country compete at Hickory Motor
Speedway.
This year’s Easter
Bunny 150 looks to have all the
ingredients of another instant
classic. Besides being a PASS South
Super Late Model points race, the
Easter Bunny 150 will also be a PASS
National Championship event and the
final PASS National race prior to
the TD Bank 250 at Oxford Plains
(ME) Speedway in July. A good finish
in the Easter Bunny will go a long
way towards at least locking in a
provisional at Oxford Plains for
National Championship contenders
like Jay and Tate Fogleman, two-time
PASS National Champion Ben Rowe,
Spencer Davis, Kyle Desousza and DJ
Shaw. PASS National Points Leader
Joey Doiron is coming off an
impressive early season win in the
Winter Meltdown 200 at Auburndale
(FL) Speedway and will be attempting
to qualify for his first Easter
Bunny 150 this weekend.
“Hickory has a ton of history and
it’s a huge deal to head to Hickory
as the [National] points leader,”
said Doiron. “I’ve personally never
seen the track, but the last time we
went to a track we had never seen
before [Auburndale] we dominated the
second half of the race and picked
up the win.”
PASS South
Points Leader Austin Theriault and
defending PASS South Champion Kyle
Grissom come to Hickory Motor
Speedway with different approaches,
but a common goal. Both hope to get
maximum points and stake their claim
to one of the biggest Super Late
Model races in the country.
Theriault will be racing Hickory for
the first time in his career. But
that was also the case at PASS
South’s first two races of the
season at Dillon Motor Speedway and
Myrtle Beach Speedway. Theirault won
at Dillon and finished second at
Myrtle Beach. He and teammate Zak
Hausler will be led by veteran crew
chief Gary Crooks, who has had solid
runs at Hickory in the past guiding
the likes of Trey Mitchell and
Landon Cling. Needless to say,
Theriault is optimistic about his
chances.
“We’ve been taking
some really good cars to the track
every week and I think we have a
shot to come out with a win in the
Easter Bunny,” said Theriault. “I
think Hickory suits my driving style
coming from the North where you’re
trying to conserve and be around at
the end and I’m anxious to get to
the track to see what I can learn
and get better at.”
Grissom,
on the other hand, has probably
driven more laps at Hickory Motor
Speedway than any other track on the
circuit. In addition to racing Late
Model Stocks there, Grissom made his
first career PASS South start at
Hickory in 2011 and scored his first
series win in last year’s Easter
Bunny. But, unlike last year when he
came to Hickory as an upstart, this
year he comes as the driver to beat
according to many observers. And
that’s a role he relishes.
“We set the bar pretty high winning
the first Easter Bunny race we ever
ran, but Hickory’s such a crapshoot
because the track changes so much
and you never know what engine
combination might take off and run
well,” said Grissom. “I’m looking
forward to going back, it always a
good field of cars, some of the
toughest competition you’ll see all
year. It’s a neat race and a lot of
fun to be in.”
As Grissom
alluded, an all-star field of racers
from all over North America have
already sent in entries hoping to be
a part of Saturday’s 8th Annual
Easter Bunny 150. Johanna Long
returns to PASS for the first time
since 2009 joining a host of drivers
attempting to make their first
Easter Bunny 150 including Bobby
Measmer, Jr., Cole Timm, Karl Weber,
Canadian driver Steve Laking, Chris
Bohlman, Michigan’s Mark Beard and
Joseph Mursuli. Former Easter Bunny
150 winner Preston Peltier will also
be back looking to win along with
veteran drivers Clay Rogers, Trevor
Sanborn, Brandon Ward, Jimmy Doyle,
John Batten, Bill Catania and Clete
Caywood. Family racing traditions
will continue for Justin Allison,
Jared Irvan, and Harrison Burton,
who will attempt to do the double by
racing in the PASS Pro Late Model
race and the Easter Bunny 150. Local
fans will have something to cheer
about as Tyler Church returns
driving a team car to Peltier, PASS
South rookie Brandon Lynn, and Trey
Gibson, piloting the Oscar Blues
Brewery entry out of Colorado.
Action gets under way on Friday,
March 29th with rotating practice
from 3 – 6:30 PM for the PASS South
Super Late Models, PASS Pro Late
Models, and the brand new CCS
Modified division. On Saturday,
March 30th, pit gates open at 10 AM,
with rotating practice for all
divisions from Noon – 2:50 PM,
qualifying at 3:30 PM and feature
racing at 6 PM.
PASS South
Super Late Model entry forms for the
Easter Bunny 150, Apple Blossom 200
at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval and
TD Bank 250 as well as the 2013 PASS
license forms for all divisions 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 PASS Northwest
Triple Crown at Wenatchee Valley
Super Oval, PASS South’s Easter
Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory
Motor Speedway, the Autobus La
Qubecoise Triple Crown at Autodrome
Chaudiere, and the legendary TD Bank
250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
For technical information
concerning all PASS divisions please
contact Scott Reed at 207-625-3230
or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For
media or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Pro All
Stars Series on Facebook to keep up
with breaking news as it happens. |
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RACE22.com Becomes
Exclusive LIVE Coverage Provider of
PASS Series |
NEWTON, NC :: When the cars
and stars of Super Late Model
descend upon Hickory Motor Speedway
for the biggest Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) South Series race in the
Easter Bunny 150, fans around the
world will be able to follow the
action as it happens exclusively on
RACE22.com.
PASS Series
President, Tom Mayberry and
RACE22.com owner, Langley Austin
have reached an agreement for
RACE22.com to become the exclusive
LIVE Coverage provider for the PASS
Series. RACE22.com will bring fans
who can't make it to select PASS
Series events for the race
interactive and comprehensive
coverage of the event including text
updates lap by lap during the heat
races and the feature races and even
during practice and qualifying.
We'll also have photos and
videos of the action as it
transpires throughout the day as
well as video interviews during the
live coverage of anything important
that transpires as well as the top
finishers from the race. Tom
Mayberry is happy to have a platform
to bring the Easter Bunny 150 at
Hickory Motor Speedway to fans of
drivers who will be coming from a
long ways away.
"We're proud
to be associated with a quality
company like RACE22.com," said PASS
President Tom Mayberry. "RACE22.com
will have exclusive rights to do
live updates at select PASS Super
Late Model events in 2013 and we
hope to release a schedule of
coverage soon. PASS has grown to be
the premier sanctioning body in
short track racing and we think our
association with RACE22.com can be
mutually benificial to us both."
RACE22.com owner Langley Austin
is also excited about the
possibilities off opening up their
coverage beyond the Late Model Stock
Car scene that they've covered for
the last six years.
"This is
a great opportunity for us," stated
Austin. "The PASS Series is easily
one of the best touring series for
Super Late Model cars anywhere.
They've got some of the biggest
events in that arena and for us to
have the chance to partner with them
for some of them will certainly help
us grow our coverage of Super Late
Models."
RACE22.com will be LIVE at
Hickory Motor Speedway starting on
Friday, March 29th, covering every
moment of the open practice for the
Easter Bunny 150. Then RACE22.com
will go live again shortly before
the start of practice on Saturday
and keep you up to date on
everything that happens on
"America's Most Famous Short Track".
Since PASS announced its
expansion into the Southeast back in
2006, the Easter Bunny 150 has grown
into one of the biggest Super Late
Model races in the country.
Regularly attracting 40-50 of the
Nation’s top short track drivers,
the Easter Bunny trophy is at the
top of most racecar drivers Spring
wish list. This year’s race will be
no different with many drivers from
the Northeast, Southeast and Deep
South converging on Hickory Motor
Speedway for the big event.
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 PASS Northwest
Triple Crown at Wenatchee Valley
Super Oval, PASS South’s Easter
Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory
Motor Speedway, the Autobus La
Qubecoise Triple Crown at Autodrome
Chaudiere, and the legendary TD Bank
250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Pro
All Stars Series on Facebook to keep
up with breaking news as it happens. |
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Chris Owens -
Race22.com |
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Hickory’s Easter Bunny
150 Has Been Good To Veterans and
Youngsters Alike |
CHARLOTTE, NC (March 20) –
Since the Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) announced its expansion into
the Southeast back in 2006, the
Easter Bunny 150 has grown into one
of the biggest Super Late Model
races in the country. Regularly
attracting 40-50 of the Nation’s top
short track drivers, the Easter
Bunny trophy is at the top of most
racecar drivers Spring wish list.
And, this year’s second race of the
2013 PASS National Series on March
30th should not be any different.
One would think a race that
attracts Super Late Model racing’s
best would favor veteran drivers.
That was certainly the case in 2006
when New England legend Mike Rowe
won over fellow veterans Chuck
Barnes, Clay Rogers, and Scott
Mulkern. But, that year’s fifth
place finisher had something up his
sleeve for the old timers in 2007.
Texas tyro Ryan Lawler was
impressive in the Inaugural Easter
Bunny, but he was dominant the
following year, showing that youth
and speed could beat old age and
treachery at legendary Hickory.
In 2008, youth once again
prevailed when Maine’s Corey
Williams took the checkered flag and
launched himself into the national
spotlight. But, by 2009, the
veterans again showed they knew
their way around Hickory totally
dominating that year’s Easter Bunny
150. Not a single youngster that
year led a lap as Ben Rowe claimed
the win over Jeff Fultz and Aric
Almirola. With all the wins that Ben
and his Dad, Mike, have collected
over the years, their Easter Bunny
150 triumphs rank at the top of
their racing bucket lists.
“Just being Hickory is pretty huge
for us up in Maine,” said Ben Rowe,
a two-time Hickory winner.
“Everybody likes to go there with
the history of the racetrack and
everything. You”ll show up there
with 50 cars so when you can win at
Hickory and beat the racetrack and
50 other competitors, that says a
lot. I know there are 10-12 teams
from up in Maine coming down to try
and win that race.”
But
winning at Hickory is anything but
easy, whether young or old. The
60-year-old, .363 mile speedway has
multiple grooves and can be quite
tough on tires. A recipe that works
well for Rowe’s driving style.
“Hickory’s all about patience, a
lot of guys bring engines down with
no power,” said Rowe. “A lot of
taking goes on at Hickory and not a
lot of giving. You’ve got to get
around a good bunch of guys that
know how to race and ride around for
the first three quarters of the race
and then race like crazy at the
end.”
That combination worked
perfectly for Preston Peltier in his
2010 victory and he lookeded to have
the place figured out, seemingly
cruising to another Easter Bunny win
in 2011. But, on a late restart,
youth prevailed when Florida’s
Stephen Naase aggressively took the
lead from Peltier and held on for
the biggest win of his young career.
Matthews, NC’s Brandon Lynn
hopes to emulate Nasse’s success.
After all, Lynn is a past Limited
Late Model winner at Hickory and is
being guided by veteran crew chief
David Pletcher, the same man who
helped Nasse to victory lane. Lynn
already has a fourth place finish at
Dillon and sits in the top 10 in
PASS South Super Late Model points,
encouraging for the young driver as
he heads into one of the biggest
races of the season.
“Hickory’s one of my favorite tracks
to run at and it’s a track we’ve got
a lot of experience at,” said Lynn.
“To work with Pletcher and to get
any knowledge that he has,
especially with a past at Hickory
which has resulted in wins, I think
we’re with the right guys and can
get it done.”
As the PASS
South Super Late Models head to
Hickory Motor Speedway on March
30th, Kyle Grissom will definitely
be targeted as one of the drivers to
beat. He’s the defending winner of
the Easter Bunny and is coming off
of a thrilling come from behind win
at Myrtle Beach. But, he won’t have
to look far for tough competition. A
strong group of Super Late Model
racers will be making the trek down
from Maine including Dillon winner
Austin Theriault, PASS National
points leader Joey Doiron, along
with Ben Rowe and DJ Shaw. Other
drivers who have already filed
entries include defending PASS
National Champion Jay Fogleman and
his son, Tate, Georgia’s Spencer
Davis, Brandon Ward, Zak Hausler,
Bobby Measmer, Jr., and Karl Weber.
Action gets under way on Friday,
March 29th with rotating practice
from 3 – 6:30 PM for the PASS South
Super Late Models, PASS Pro Late
Models, and the brand new CCS
Modified division. On Saturday,
March 30th, pit gates open at 10 AM,
with rotating practice for all
divisions from Noon – 2:50 PM,
qualifying at 3:30 PM and feature
racing at 6 PM.
PASS South
Super Late Model entry forms for the
Easter Bunny 150 as well as the 2013
PASS license forms for all divisions
can be found HERE.
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 PASS Northwest
Triple Crown at Wenatchee Valley
Super Oval, PASS South’s Easter
Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory
Motor Speedway, the Autobus La
Qubecoise Triple Crown at Autodrome
Chaudiere, and the legendary TD Bank
250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
For technical information
concerning all PASS divisions please
contact Scott Reed at 207-625-3230
or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For
media or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Pro All
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Top 3 Finishers from
Myrtle Beach ... Left -- Austin
Theriault (2nd Place) .. Middle --
Kyle Grissom (Winner) .. Right --
Johnny Sauter (3rd Place) |
Grissom Charges for PASS South
"Bash At The Beach" Win |
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (March 16)
– Defending PASS South Champion Kyle
Grissom charged from 12th after a
lap 100 competition caution to the
lead in just nine laps and held on
to win the the Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) South Super Late Model Bash
At The Beach 150 at Myrtle Beach
Speedway. The win was Grissom’s
sixth in his PASS South Super Late
Model career.
“That first
half we tried to save our tires as
best we could and the left rear just
wore out really bad. We made an
adjustment at the break and as soon
as we got back going, I knew that
saving the tires wasn’t going to do
anything for us,” said Grissom. “All
I was trying to do was get to the
lead and fall back from there to
conserve. To finally win a race here
at Myrtle Beach in a Super Late
Model with PASS and beat all of
those guys…it’s a really good
night.”
Last week’s winner at
Dillon and current PASS South points
leader Austin Theriault employed a
similar strategy to Grissom, falling
back in the early going to outside
the top 15. But, by lap 100,
Theriault brought Brad Keselowski’s
Checkered Flag Foundation Ford back
up to 8th and in sight of the
leaders. Both he and Grissom stormed
to the front at the drop of the
green flag and were mired in heavy
lapped traffic in the final five
laps. Theriault closed to within
five car lengths of Grissom, but
could not make an advance on the
race leader and ultimately came home
in second.
“We rode around
for a while kind of like last week
[at Dillon] knowing that those who
had charged early on would come back
to us,” said Theriault after his
second straight top five finish. “We
made a couple of adjustments during
that lap 100 break and I think we
went the wrong way. I’m happy to
come home second, second straight
top three finish, the cars in one
piece and we’ll see you at Hickory.”
The evening began with Johnny
Sauter taking quick time in
qualifying with a lap of 97.547
miles per hour around the .538 mile,
D-shaped speedway. After the top ten
qualifiers redrew for their starting
positions, Sauter and second fastest
qualifier Jay Fogleman swapped
positions on the front row to lead
the 27 car starting field to the
green flag. Although Fogleman would
take the lead at the start, Sauter
quickly flexed his muscle and moved
to the top spot on lap 4.
The
early portions of the Bash At The
Beach, were all about comers and
goers. Mark Gibson started 17th,
moving by Jordan Anderson in turn
one and into the top five by lap 16.
Gibson moved up as high as second
position, but began falling back due
to a slowly leaking tire and was out
of the top ten by lap 70. With a
night that began with such promise
going by the wayside, Gibson’s
Glenwood Clinical Monitoring
Chevrolet struggled through the
remainder of the race and finished
20th.
All-time PASS Super
Late Model wins leader Ben Rowe took
a more methodical approach from his
12th place starting position. Rowe
moved by Grissom into the top five
on lap 45. In less than 25 laps,
Rowe made easy work of Sauter to
take the lead.
As they were
racing hard up front, Jay Fogleman
began to chip away at the advantage
held by the leaders. On lap 81,
Fogleman and Rowe made it three wide
as they lapped rookie Joseph Mursuli
with Fogleman coming out on top and
assuming the lead. At lap 100, the
competition caution flew to allow
teams to change two tires with
Fogleman leading followed by Rowe,
Sauter, local standout Jamie
Weatherford and Anderson.
On
the ensuing start, a frantic pace
began over the next 20 laps that saw
the best racing of the night. Sauter
reassumed the lead as Fogleman and
Rowe quickly dropped down the
running order. Grissom, on the other
hand, was making an amazing charge
which saw him go three wide through
the tri-oval and pass four cars
entering turn one. With 41 laps to
go, Grissom made his way around
Sauter to take the lead.
Theriault restarted eighth, but
moved around Sauter with less than
30 laps to go for second and set his
sights on Grissom. Theriault closed
to within a couple of car lengths of
the leader as they weaved through
heavy lapped traffic in the final
five laps, but that was as close as
he would get. Grissom drove the
Harrison’s Workwear Chevrolet to the
checkered flag for his first win of
2013 over Theriault, Sauter,
Fogleman and Jordan Anderson.
Rounding out the top ten were
Brandon Ward, Rowe, Gus Dean,
Weatherford, and rookie Zak Hausler.
In the 75 lap PASS Pro Late
Model race held earlier in the
evening, Trevor Noles was able to
notch his third career victory.
Georgia’s Spencer Davis, who also
competed in the PASS South Super
Late Model event, took the lead on
the initial start. But, by lap 10,
longtime Myrtle Beach Speedway
competitor Clay Thomas drove the
Kerry Lawrence owned entry into the
lead. Thomas continued to lead until
lap 33 when Tyler Dayton appeared to
lose an engine. Thomas slowed and
fell back to sixth handing the lead
back to Davis. Just four laps later
though, Noles sped into the lead and
never looked back to take the win.
Davis finished second, followed by
Hayes Goodson, fast qualifier Austin
Reed, and Tyler Audie.
It was
a busy night for the Pro All Stars
Series with awards presentations for
the series’ 2012 competitors and a
remembrance for Robert “Smoke”
Rodgers, a longtime supporter of
PASS and several of its teams over
the years. Rodgers daughter, Kayla,
was in attendance and was the
honorary starter for Bash At The
Beach.
For further
information, contact Alan Dietz at
alandietzpass@live.com or “Like” the
Pro All Stars Series on Facebook.
The next event for the Pro All
Stars Series will be on March 30th
at Hickory Motor Speedway. The 8th
Annual Easter Bunny 150 has grown
into North America’s marquee event
in the Spring for Super Late Models
and is expected to attract the best
drivers in the land. This year’s
Easter Bunny 150 will be the second
PASS National Series race of the
year and the final National event
prior to July’s TD Bank 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine. In
addition to the PASS Super Late
Models, the PASS Pro Late Models and
CCS Modifieds will also be in
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UNOFFICIAL PASS SOUTH SLM
RESULTS
150 Laps - Myrtle Beach Speedway - 3/16/13 |
1. 31 – Kyle Grissom
150 Laps
2. 29 – Austin
Theriault 150
3. 5s –
Johnny Sauter 150
4. 104 –
Jay Fogleman 150
5. 2 –
Jordan Anderson 150
6. 62
– Brandon Ward 150
7. 4n –
Ben Rowe 150
8. 56 – Gus
Dean 150
9. 00 – Jamie
Weatherford 149
10. 19 –
Zak Hausler 149
11. 51 –
Bobby Measmer, Jr. 149
12.
33 – Roger Lee Newton 149
13.
8n – John Hunter Nemechek 149
14.
57 – Cole Timm 148 |
15. 97 – Brandon Lynn
148
16. 129 – Spencer Davis
147
17. 5 – Bobby Gower 147
18. 8f – Tate Fogleman 146
19. 50 – Karl Weber 146
20.
11 – Mark Gibson 146
21. 09
– Randy Gentry 145
22. 18 –
Bill Catania 144
23. 8 –
Joseph Mursuli 139
24. 1 –
Justin Allison 108
25. 7d –
Jimmy Doyle 59
26. 48 –
John Batten 39
27. 80 –
Shannon Mines 2 |
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UNOFFICIAL PASS SOUTH PLM
RESULTS
75 Laps - Myrtle Beach Speedway - 3/16/13 |
1. 16 – Trevor Noles
2. 129 – Spencer Davis
3.
16g – Hayes Goodson
4. 14 –
Austin Reed
5. 22 – Tyler
Audie
6. 45 – Kodie Connor |
7. 03 – Clay Thomas
8. 49 – Jeff Batten
9.
02 – Walker Yates
10. 71 –
Nick Robinson
11. 36 –
Tyler Dayton |
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PLM Entries Received - Myrtle - 3/16
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Sauter Headlines Strong Contigent
in Super Late
Model Return
with PASS to
Myrtle Beach |
CHARLOTTE, NC (March 13) – A
lot has changed since Super Late
Models last raced at Myrtle Beach
Speedway in 2004. The headline
division for that event was the old
All Pro Series, which no longer
exists. And, the Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) which will sanction
this weekend’s Inaugural Bash At The
Beach was just gaining strength in
New England and would not start as
the South’s premier Super Late Model
division for another two years. And,
even more telling, young PASS South
talent competing this weekend like
John Hunter Nemechek, Tate Fogleman,
and Cole Timm were just getting
ready for elementary school back in
2004.
PASS South’s first
visit to Myrtle Beach will certainly
prove to be one of the toughest
challenges teams will face all year.
By short track standards, the .538
mile D-shaped layout of Myrtle Beach
Speedway will be by far the biggest
track PASS South competes on all
year. But, Myrtle Beach is perhaps
more famous for its abrasive surface
which chews up tires lake a cheese
grader.
Daytona Truck Series
winner Johnny Sauter returns to PASS
at the Bash At The Beach driving his
family-owned #5, a tribute to his
father, Jim. A win at Myrtle Beach
would be nothing new for the Sauter
family however. After all, Johnny’s
older brother Tim won a thrilling
All Pro Series race at the track in
2001, crossing the finish line with
a flat tire.
“I know there is
a lot history behind the speedway,
but I’ve never gotten to race there
myself,” said Sauter. “Tim raved
about the place and said we should
go and try to win us a race. I just
really enjoy PASS. It’s a no BS
series with a bunch of great
drivers. When I race with PASS, it’s
fun to just get out there and race
and have a good time.”
2012
PASS National Champion Jay Fogleman
will undoubtedly have the most
experience of any driver in Saturday
night’s field at Myrtle Beach.
Fogleman drove Late Model Stocks
there in the late 1980’s and 1990’s,
winning the prestigious Myrtle Beach
250 in 1996. And, he finished in the
top five twice in the now defunct
Hooter’s Series. But, no matter what
type of car he’s in, Fogleman knows
winning the Bash At The Beach will
come down to one thing…tires.
“It’s gonna be all about tire
management, that’s what it is every
time you go to the beach,” said
Fogleman. “The person who can get up
off the corner the straightest and
can keep the right rear on the car
is going to win the race. I don’t
think you want to lose a lap, but
you want to get awfully close. Some
people are going to go too hard too
early and you’re going to have to
let them go. If you chase the
rabbit, you won’t be there at the
end.”
Despite his experience
racing at Myrtle Beach competing in
cars he owned, Fogleman will be
behind the wheel of Dicky Woodman’s
potent Super Late Model once again.
The two finished second together
last year at Caraway Speedway and
the Woodman Racing Team is coming
off another strong run finishing
third at Dillon Motor Speedway with
Kevin Powell behind the wheel.
“Dicky’s car ran real good at
Caraway and I had a really good time
working with him and I just need to
get caught up on some things at Bull
City Race Cars,” said Fogleman.
“Dicky wanted to run a few races and
this was one of them and we’ll
probably run a few more together
this year. I just needed to look at
the big picture and this will buy me
some time to get some other things
done.”
On the opposite end of
the experience spectrum is young
Georgia driver Spencer Davis. In
just his second year racing Super
Late Models, Davis had only seen
Myrtle Beach Speedway once prior to
testing there last Thursday. But,
despite his inexperience, Davis has
quickly figured out what so many
others have been talking about.
“I like the track, it’s a real
big track and it’s definitely going
to be about tire management. You can
feel the tires constantly going away
when you run around there,” said
Davis. “The test went really good
last week, I think we had some
really fast times and hopefully will
have a good chance at the win.”
The Inaugural Bash At The Beach
will bring the best short track
drivers in the country together to
see who is up to the challenge
Myrtle Beach will present. Two-time
PASS National Champion Ben Rowe
hopes to rebound after a rough start
to the season at Dillon. While PASS
South points leader Austin Theriault
looks to build on the momentum
gained from last week’s South
Carolina Clash win along with his
Brad Keselowski Racing teammate Zak
Hausler. Jordan Anderson returns to
PASS South driving the Coulter
Motorsports entry with sponsorship
from Darlington Raceway. PASS South
championship contenders Kyle Grissom
and Brandon Ward also hope to make
gains after late race struggles at
Dillon. A talented crop of young
contenders hope to turn heads led by
third generation driver Justin
Allison, Bobby Gower, Karl Weber,
Joseph Mursuli and Brandon Lynn, who
finished fourth at Dillon. Palmetto
pride will be shown for home state
drivers Gus Dean and Randy Gentry, a
veteran of the All Pro wars at the
beach. Veterans John Batten and
Bobby Measmer, Jr. look to rebound
from a grinding crash at Dillon
while Mark Gibson returns to the
series and Bill Catania looks for
another top ten finish.
The
PASS Pro Late Models will get their
first shot at Myrtle Beach Speedway
Saturday night with a 75 lap
challenge that should be equally as
tough on tires as the PASS South
race. Trevor Noles may be the
favorite with wins at Hickory and
Concord last year and a second place
finish a week ago at Dillon.
Darlington, SC’s Hayes Goodson
should be a tough challenger though
racing the blue #16 made famous at
Myrtle Beach by his father, Hal.
Jeff Batten comes off a strong third
place finish at Dillon and will be
joined as a contender for the win by
Walker Yates, Tyler Audie, Austin
Reed, and Collin Vernal. Tyler
Dayton returns for his first start
of the season and will be joined by
series newcomer Kodie Connor, who
moves to the PASS Pro Late Model
division from Bandoleros.
The
Bash At The Beach gets underway this
weekend on Friday with rotating
practice from 3-6 PM for the PASS
South Super Late Models and the PASS
Pro Late Models. On Saturday, pit
gates open at 11 AM, with rotating
practice from 1-3:15 PM, qualifying
will be at 4 PM and main event
racing will start at 6 PM. PASS will
also have an awards presentation for
our 2012 competitors during the “Pit
Party” prior to the Bash At The
Beach green flag.
Fans are
encouraged to check out the Run To
The Sun XXV car show held in Myrtle
Beach on March 15-16 presented by
the Pee Dee Street Rodders. This is
one of the biggest car shows in the
country and will be open to the
public each day from 8 AM-5 PM.
Vendors and fans who attend the car
show will have the opportunity to
pick up discount coupons for the
PASS race at Myrtle Beach Speedway
that weekend.
PASS South
Super Late Model entry forms for the
Myrtle Beach and Hickory events as
well as the 2013 PASS license forms
for all divisions 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 PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudiere,
and the legendary TD Bank 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway.
For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please contact Scott
Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For media
or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or alandietzpass@live.com.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Pro All
Stars Series on Facebook to keep up
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Top
Three at Dillon South Carolina
Clash: L to R - Kevin Powell #104,
3rd; Winner Austin Theriault #29, &
Preston Peltier #26, 2nd. |
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Austin
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Theriault Nips Peltier
For History Making Win In PASS South
Opener at Dillon Motor Speedway |
DILLON, SC (March 9) –
Austin Theriault led less than a
hundred feet to edge out former Pro
All Stars Series (PASS) National
Champion Preston Peltier in a photo
finish to win the 8th Annual South
Carolina Clash 150 at Dillon Motor
Speedway. Theriault’s .120 second
margin of victory in the PASS South
season opener was the closest margin
in series history. Theriault and
Peltier made contact coming out of
turn four racing to the checkered
flag as they both maneuvered to pass
the lapped machine of John Hunter
Nemechek with Theriault just having
enough to eke out the victory.
“I didn’t think I had anything
for him [Peltier], but that lapped
car gave me an opportunity there and
I took it,” said Theriault, making
only his second career PASS South
Super Late Model start. “I hate that
it came down to that, but I felt
like I had the inside there down on
the apron. I went there and hoped
that it stuck and luckily we had the
lapped car there. It hasn’t quite
hit me yet, but we’re on a roll and
I think we’re gonna have a great
season.”
After starting 10th,
Peltier methodically worked his way
to the front taking the lead for the
first time on lap 101. Despite
momentarily losing the lead on a
restart, Peltier regained the top
spot on lap 116 and looked to be on
his way to a second straight win in
the South Carolina Clash. However,
as the leaders entered lapped
traffic late in the race, Theriault
was able to close on Peltier and was
just a car length behind as the
white flag waved. With Nemechek
racing hard with Bobby Gower for a
top 10 finish, the lead duo had a
decision to make entering turn three
on the final lap. Peltier erred on
the side of caution while Theriault
took a chance that ultimately led to
him getting the win.
“A lot
of those lapped cars were courteous
and got out of the way and I was a
little bit disappointed that the 8
car [Nemechek] didn’t just pull down
to the inside of the track,” said a
noticeably upset Peltier after the
race. “So I tiptoed down there into
turn three…the next time I’m behind
that 29 car [Theriault] for the win,
I’m gonna win that race.”
In
qualifying, defending PASS South
Super Late Model Champion Kyle
Grissom was fastest with a lap of
91.232 miles per hour around the
egg-shaped 4/10 mile speedway.
Grissom’s good fortune continued as
he drew pill one during the redraw
allowing him to start from the pole
for the main event.
At the
drop of the green flag, Grissom
jumped out to the lead over outside
pole starter Brandon Ward. Grissom
continued to lead through the early
going as the race was slowed briefly
for a few minor incidents. The cars
on the move early on were 4-time
PASS North Champion Ben Rowe and
Kevin Powell who started 21st and
22nd respectively. Rowe and Powell
came up through the field together
and were both in the top 10 by lap
45.
Steve Wallace ran in the
top five much of the first half of
the South Carolina Clash but began
to struggle after contact with
Theriault while battling for 5th on
lap 84. Eventually, Wallace would
retire from the race and finish
23rd. With 56 laps to go, defending
PASS National Champion Jay Fogleman
and Peltier moved around Ward and
set their sights on the lead car of
Grissom. Peltier got by Fogleman for
second and was able to pass Grissom
for the lead with 49 laps to go.
The race’s biggest incident
occurred with 42 laps to go when the
cars of Bobby Measmer, Jr. and Bill
Catania collided on the front
straightaway while battling for 8th.
Measmer made hard contact with the
outside wall just passed the
start/finish line and came back
across the track in front of
oncoming traffic. With cars going
everywhere, RA Brown, Alex Fleming,
John Batten, and Karl Weber were
collected causing considerable
damage to all of their machines.
After a lengthy red flag to clean up
the speedway, the field was once
again under caution just a lap later
when Joe Boyd had a right front tire
go flat sending him hard into the
turn one wall.
Despite losing
the lead to Grissom on a lap 112
restart, Peltier moved back by with
34 laps to go. Grissom and Fogleman
struggled with their cars after the
red flag and fell out of the top
five. Theriault assumed second and
began to close the gap on Peltier.
With his last lap heroics to secure
the win, Theriault has the
distinction of having won last
year’s PASS North season finale at
Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine and
this year’s PASS South opener in
South Carolina. Following Theriault
and Peltier at the finish were Kevin
Powell, with his best career PASS
South finish, rookie Brandon Lynn,
and Clay Rogers, who fought his way
back to the front after pitting with
a flat right rear tire early in the
race. Rounding out the top ten Gus
Dean, Grissom, Fogleman, Catania,
and Gower.
12-year old
Harrison Burton took the lead at the
drop of the green flag and led all
75 laps to take a dominating win in
the PASS Pro Late Model division.
Burton’s win marked his first ever
in a full-bodied stock car after
moving up from the Quarter Midget
ranks.
“It’s just a huge
deal to me with everybody in the
shop working so hard and to come out
with a result like this and win for
me is huge,” said Burton afterwards.
“It’s a fun track, but it’s also
very challenging which makes it a
great place to race at.”
Burton jumped to the lead at the
start over fast qualifier Trevor
Noles. The only major incident of
the race occurred on lap 12 after
Joey Padgett got sideways coming out
of turn four causing Tate Fogleman
and Tyler Audie to take evasive
action. Fogleman and Audie made hard
contact on the front straightaway
and came to a grinding stop along
the inside wall. Both cars would be
finished for the night. Burton led
flag-to-flag to take the win over
Noles, Jeff Batten, Padgett, and
Nick Robinson.
Hunter Moody
took his first career win in the
Allison Legacy feature over Casey
Hillenburg and Justin Laduke.
The next event for the Pro All
Stars Series will be on March 16th
at Myrtle Beach Speedway. The Bash
At The Beach will be the inaugural
visit for the PASS South Super Late
Models and PASS Pro Late Models to
Myrtle Beach Speedway. It will also
mark the first time Super Late
Models have raced at the speedway
since 2004. |
UNOFFICIAL PASS SOUTH SLM
RESULTS
150 Laps - Dillon Motor Speedway - 3/9/13 |
1.
29 – Austin Theriault 150 LAPS
2. 26 – Preston Peltier 150
3.
104 – Kevin Powell 150
4.
97 – Brandon Lynn 150
5. 2
– Clay Rogers 150
6. 56 – Gus Dean 150
7.
31 – Kyle Grissom 150
8. 4
– Jay Fogleman 150
9. 18 – Bill Catania 150
10.
5 – Bobby Gower 150
11. 8n – John Hunter
Nemechek 149
12. 62 – Brandon Ward 149
13.
1 – Justin Allison 149
14.
48 – John Batten 149 |
15. 129 –
Spencer Davis 149
16. 4n – Ben
Rowe 149
17. 8 –
Joesph Mursuli 147
18. 5J – Joe
Boyd 111
19. 14 –
Bobby Measmer 110
20. 60 – RA
Brown 110
21. 05 –
Alex Fleming 110
22. 50 –
Karl Weber 109
23. 66 –
Steve Wallace 104
24. 7D –
Jimmy Doyle 101
25. 57 –
Cole Timm 91
26. 19 – Zak
Hausler 52
27. 13 –
John Gibson 13 |
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UNOFFICIAL PASS SOUTH PLM
RESULTS
75 Laps - Dillon Motor Speedway - 3/9/13 |
1.
12 – Harrison Burton
2. 16 – Trevor Noles
3. 49 – Jeff Batten
4. 83 – Joey Padgett
5. 71 – Nick Robinson
6. 16g – Hayes Goodson |
7. 02
– Walker Yates
8. 55
– Collin Vernal
9. 14
– Austin Reed
10. 22
– Tyler Audie
11. 8
– Tate Fogleman
12. 7
– Drew Heissenbuttel |
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Strong Field Expected
for
PASS South Opener at Dillon |
CHARLOTTE, NC (March 5) –
Anticipation continues to build for
what looks to be one of the most
exciting and competitive seasons yet
for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
South Super Late Model division and
the new PASS Pro Late Model
division. PASS South has proven to
be the place where top short track
drivers from around the country come
to compete on the Southeast’s
toughest track. The PASS Pro Late
Models will race as a companion
series to PASS South and is already
proving to be one of the top
divisions for young racers just
starting out.
The 16 race
PASS South schedule kicks off this
weekend at the demanding Dillon
Motor Speedway with the 8th Annual
South Carolina Clash and will be
followed just a week later by the
Bash At The Beach at Myrtle Beach
Speedway. Both tracks have been very
busy of late with teams preparing
for these first two PASS South races
on back-to-back weekends.
Since 2011, Brad Keselowski Racing
has built a top notch Super Late
Model team led by veteran head
wrench Gary Crooks. Last year, the
BKR team took its first ever Super
Late Model victory in a PASS South
event at South Boston Speedway with
Landon Cling piloting the #29 entry.
Cling finished fifth in final PASS
South points, just edging out Iowa
rookie Nate Caruth who finished
sixth in the #19 BKR machine.
This year, Texas native Zak
Hausler takes over the #19, while
Maine racer Austin Theriault takes
sole possession of the #29.
Theriault has driven for BKR over
the last few seasons, but will only
be making his second ever PASS South
start in this weekend’s South
Carolina Clash. Theriault is not a
stranger to PASS however. He won the
PASS North season finale last year
at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway.
Theriault took full advantage of
Dillon and Myrtle Beach’s close
proximity and tested successfully at
both speedways recently.
“I’m
confident that with our hard work
during the offseason and using last
year’s success to build on our
strong foundation, we can contend
for wins wherever we go,” said
Theriault. “I’m looking forward to
Dillon and Myrtle Beach to get our
year kicked off on the right foot.
Both cars were great at the test.”
Speaking of rookies, in 2012
Kyle Grissom did what few thought
was possible by taking the PASS
South title in his first season of
ever driving Super Late Models.
While most thought he could make the
transition from the heavier Late
Model Stock cars to the sleeker,
more powerful PASS South Super Late
Models, no one could have guessed
how much success Grissom and the
Greg Marlowe team would have. With
just three starts under his belt,
Grissom took his first career PASS
South checkered flag at Hickory
Motor Speedway’s Easter Bunny 150.
Then, he proceeded to make a little
PASS South history. Grissom became
the first driver to ever win three
straight PASS South races and his
five wins overall equaled Ben Rowe’s
single season wins record set back
in 2009. Now, with a successful 2012
season behind them, Grissom and the
Harrison’s Workwear team come to
Dillon anxious to defend their title
as champions.
“There is
always pressure showing up as the
defending champion, but this is a
new year and these PASS South
drivers are always tough,” said
Grissom. “I’m really excited to get
back to Dillon after only racing
there once last year. We are working
on some different set ups, so I’m
excited to see what we’ve got this
year.”
One of the biggest
surprises to come out of the 2012
season was the performance of
Brandon Ward and the New Day
Motorsports team. Always competitive
but seeming to come up just short,
the New Day Motorsports #62 and
owner Jeff Day have raced with PASS
South since the series started in
2006. But, things began to turn
around when Ward joined the team in
2010 and by last year all the pieces
seemed to be in place to make a run
at the title. Ward took the #62 to
victory lane twice last year, first
at Wake County Speedway and then in
the Firecracker 150 at Anderson
Motor Speedway. It all began,
though, with a good run in the South
Carolina Clash. Ward led the most
laps of the race at Dillon before
fading to eighth in the final
rundown. Now with a new car and more
confidence than ever, Ward thinks
2013 could be his year.
“I’m
really looking forward to the race
at Dillon and getting the new season
started,” said Ward. “I’m happy to
be back with New Day Motorsports and
having kpmoto.com, Kevin Powell
Motorsports, and Foothill Ford back
with us. Dillon is a fun racetrack
and a great facility and it should
be a great show for the fans.”
The 8th Annual South Carolina
Clash once again starts the Super
Late Model season in the Southeast
and the field will be stacked with
plenty of contenders for the win.
Defending PASS National Jay Fogleman
will be back not only looking for a
win, but to set a course for the
2013 PASS South title. Two-time PASS
National Champion and former South
Carolina Clash winner Ben Rowe makes
the long trip down from Maine in the
hopes of early season success.
Former PASS South winner Clay Rogers
returns behind the wheel of the
Coulter Motorsports entry. After a
strong second place run in the PASS
National season opener at Auburndale
Speedway, Florida’s Joe Boyd heads
to unfamiliar territory looking for
similar results. Boyd will be joined
by fellow Sunshine State driver
Joseph Mursuli, who comes to PASS
South from the Florida Truck ranks.
The PASS South youth movement
continues with the efforts of North
Carolina’s Bobby Gower, Indiana
youngster Karl Weber and home state
driver Gus Dean. Veteran John Batten
returns along with Justin Allison,
Jimmy Doyle, Bill Catania “Krazy”
Kevin Powell and a host of others
hoping to start the season off at
Dillon with a win.
The PASS
Pro Late Models have attracted
attention from young drivers all
over the country hoping to continue
their climb up the racing ladder in
bigger, faster cars. These drivers
will get their first chance of the
season at Dillon Saturday night with
a 75 lap test around the 4/10 mile
egg-shaped oval. Tate Fogleman comes
into the season with high hopes and
a new look. Fogleman will be
sponsored by Speedco for the full
PASS Pro Late Model season and will
make the switch from #4 to #8. But,
he will have a stout field of
challengers led by Trevor Noles in
the Coulter Motorsports machine.
Noles got a late start last season,
but adapted quickly scoring wins at
Hickory and Concord. Perhaps the
driver with the most experience in
the PASS Pro Late Model field at
Dillon will be Darlington, SC’s
Hayes Goodson. Goodson is a third
generation racer and will sport the
familiar blue #16 made famous by his
father, Hal. Hayes Goodson has a
number of laps around Dillon Motor
Speedway and has multiple wins in
the Supertruck and Late Model
divisions. Hopes will also be high
for young Harrison Burton. Harrison,
the son of Sprint Cup winner Jeff
Burton, will make his debut with the
PASS Pro Late Models at Dillon this
weekend. Jeff Batten, Walker Yates,
Tyler Audie, Austin Reed, Collin
Vernal, Nick Robinson and more will
present quite a challenge when the
green flag drops over an impressive
field of PASS Pro Late Models on
Saturday night.
South
Carolina Clash action starts this
weekend on Friday with rotating
practice from 3-6:30 PM for the PASS
South Super Late Models, PASS Pro
Late Models, Allison Legacy,
Legends, and Bandoleros. On
Saturday, pit gates open at 9 AM,
with rotating practice for all
divisions from 11 AM to 2:40 PM,
qualifying will be at 3:15 PM and
main event racing will start at 5
PM.
Following the South
Carolina Clash at Dillon, the PASS
South Super Late Models and PASS Pro
Late Models move to Myrtle Beach
Speedway on March 16 for the
Inaugural Battle At The Beach.
Dillon Motor Speedway owner Ron
Barfield will be keeping his track
open for a few days after the South
Carolina Clash and will make his
race shop available for any
out-of-town teams planning to race
at Myrtle Beach.
Fans are
encouraged to check out the Run To
The Sun XXV car show held in Myrtle
Beach on March 14-16 by the Pee Dee
Street Rodders. Vendors and fans who
attend the car show will have the
opportunity to pick up discount
coupons for the PASS race at Myrtle
Beach Speedway that weekend. PASS
will also have an awards
presentation for our 2012
competitors during the “Pit Party”
prior to the Bash At The Beach green
flag.
PASS South Super Late
Model entry forms for the Dillon,
Myrtle Beach and Hickory events as
well as the 2013 PASS license forms
for all divisions 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 PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudiere,
and the legendary TD Bank 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway.
For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please contact Scott
Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For
media or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com. Don’t
forget to “Like” the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook to keep up with
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Tate Fogleman and
Speedco Look To Continue Competitive
Legacy in 2013 |
DURHAM, NC (March 4) -
Representatives from Jfco
Motorsports announced today that
Cayuga, Indiana-based
Speedco, Inc. will sponsor Tate
Fogleman and will challenge for the
2013 Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Pro
Late Model championship.
Additionally, Fogleman will drive
the Speedco-sponsored Ford in 4-5
select PASS Super Late Model races
this year. Along with the new
sponsorship, Tate will make the
switch from the familiar #4 and will
sport the #8 on his machine in 2013.
Tate Fogleman scored two wins in
the PASS Pro Late Model ranks in
2012 and finished 7th in the first
PASS National Super Late Model race
of the season at Auburndale Speedway
in Florida. This will be a reunion
of sorts as Speedco had a long and
successful relationship sponsoring
Tate's father, Jay, in a variety of
series in the late 1990s and 2000s.
“I’m glad to finally have Tate
with a sponsor that has such a great
reputation like Speedco does," said
2012 PASS National Jay Fogleman,
owner of Tate's Speedco Ford.
"Speedco has been great to work with
over the years and with my career
winding down and more of an emphasis
on growing Tate's, I'm glad to know
that Speedco will be winning races
with the Foglemans for years to
come.I’d also like to send special
thanks out to Darin Odle and Odle
Motorsports, without them this deal
wouldn’t have happened.”
Young Tate has quite the lineage to
follow in racing. The 12-year-old
driver follows his Grandfather Kent,
a successful racer in the Carolinas
and Virginia on the rough and tough
short tracks of the 1960's and
1970's, and his father Jay, who has
raced and won in everything he has
sat in for nearly 30 years. With
such a bright future in front of
him, it is Speedco's intention to
foster a long term relationship that
will grow as Tate continues to
progress through the ranks.
"“It is exciting to see Tate follow
in his father’s footsteps, we wish
him well and are anxious to see him
succeed," said Mike Barrett, Vice
President of Sales and Marketing for
Speedco, Inc. "Over time we have
enjoyed our relationship with Odle
Motorsports and Jay’s participation
as one of our drivers. As Speedco
continues to support grassroots
racing, this fits especially well
with our marketing plans. The future
for Tate is very bright, we are
happy to be part of it. “
The
2013 season will be a busy one for
Tate Fogleman and the Speedco team
as they challenge for the PASS Pro
Late Model title. Fogleman will
compete against some of the best
young drivers in the country
beginning on March 9th with the 8th
Annual South Carolina Clash at
Dillon Motor Speedway. In addition
to the 14 race PASS Pro Late Model
schedule, Tate will make his next
PASS South Super Late Model start at
one of the Nation's biggest short
track events, the 8th Annual Easter
Bunny 150 at the legendary Hickory
Motor Speedway. Fogleman is excited
about the opportunity Speedco
presents for him and the Bull City
Race Cars team.
"I love
racing and I'm really honored to
have a company like Speedco believe
in my talent and what we are trying
to do," said Tate Fogleman. "I've
learned a lot the last couple of
years and I'm looking forward to
taking the Speedco Ford to victory
lane in 2013. Dillon can't get here
quick enough for me."
From
its base in Cayuga, IN, Speedco is
the only national network to
specialize in quick lubes and tire
services for the trucking industry.
With locations located right off
major interstates, Speedco is easy
and convenient to find. Their
service bays are uncommonly clean
and orderly with state-of-the-art
equipment filling their lanes.
Speedco…built for speed, staffed for
quality, delivering world class
value.
To catch up on all the
latest news about Tate Fogleman and
the Speedco Racing Team, don’t
forget to “Like” the brand new
Tate Fogleman Racing page on
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PASS South Brings Unique
History In Return To Dillon For SC
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CHARLOTTE, NC (February 27)
– It doesn’t seem all that long ago
racers and fans around the Southeast
were talking about a new tour that
would soon be contesting races
around the region. During the winter
of 2005-2006, the Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) South was born and
Super Late Model racers around the
country were anxious to see what it
was all about. PASS had been a force
in New England since 2001, but
still, folks were unsure how
double-file restarts and not
counting caution laps would catch on
in the South. As we know now, it did
catch on and PASS has grown to be
North America’s premier sanctioning
body for asphalt short track racing.
But for PASS South, there has been a
core group of events that have been
a part of the schedule since day
one. The Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory
Motor Speedway has become one of the
biggest Super Late Model races of
the Spring. And, the Mason-Dixon
Meltdown has concluded the season by
bringing the best Super Late Model
racers from the North and South
together for one final season ending
showdown. In between, the
Firecracker 150 has provided Summer
excitement and the Orange Blossom
Special at Orange County Speedway
has gone on to be one of the best
attended races of the season. But,
in addition to becoming one of PASS
South’s most traditional races, the
South Carolina Clash has chartered a
history as unique as the state
itself.
Early versions of the
South Carolina Clash were held in
the hot, stifling months of Palmetto
State summers. In 2006, 17 cars took
the green flag at Florence Motor
Speedway in a race that marked the
Super Late Model return to racing of
hometown favorite Hal Goodson and
the debut of future PASS South
favorite Justin Wakefield. High
attrition saw cars go every which
way, including over the embankment
of the track without walls. At the
end, and with only five cars
running, the race came down to a
battle between short track legends
Freddie Query and Mike Rowe and
youngster Charlie Bradberry. With
Rowe spinning and Query running out
of gas, Bradberry held on for his
only PASS South victory. Tragically,
Bradberry would lose his life just a
few short months later in an
automobile accident after leaving
Talladega Superspeedway.
In
2007, the South Carolina Clash
transitioned to Anderson Motor
Speedway. Following heavy rains all
day on Saturday, the race was
rescheduled for the following Sunday
afternoon. A great field of 28 cars
took the green flag in race
dominated early by former track
champion Gary Greenwood, Jr.
Following a late caution, Ryan
Lawler powered past Greenwood for
his third win in four races dating
back to 2006. The most memorable
moment to occur in that event came
on the final lap when Southern star
Jason Hogan and PASS North Champion
Ben Rowe crashed coming to the
checkered flag while racing for
fourth. The two got into a verbal
spar on the front straightaway much
to the delight of their fans.
In August 2008, the Clash found
its home when it came to Dillon
Motor Speedway. But, for the second
year in a row, the event was marred
by bad weather. The race had to be
moved to the next day once again
following a frightening wind storm
that Saturday night. On Sunday,
ambient temperatures spiked at over
100 degrees and proved to be quite
the challenge for man and machine.
Justin Wakefield, who debuted in the
South Carolina Clash just two years
earlier, dominated for his first
career PASS South win. Ironically,
this event also saw the debut of Jay
Fogleman in PASS South Super Late
Model racing. Fogleman methodically
took his time, learning the car and
the track all at the same time, to
finish fourth at the checkered flag.
Following a myriad of weather
related problems during the previous
summers, the South Carolina Clash
moved to the March date it currently
occupies in 2009. Despite never
having seen Dillon Motor Speedway
before, Ben Rowe held off Wakefield
and newcomer Ryan Blaney for the
win. That win was the first of four
PASS South triumphs for Rowe in
2009. He would go on to eventually
double up and capture both the PASS
South and PASS National
Championships that year.
The
next two years would see total
domination in the South Carolina
Clash by Ryan Blaney. In 2010,
Blaney lapped everyone, but the
second and third place finishers,
Goodson and Steve Legendre. And, in
2011, Blaney outpaced Preston
Peltier and Jay Fogleman for the win
plotting him on a course for the
PASS South championship.
In
2012, early headlines were made by
the entries of Johnny Sauter and
Steve Wallace to the South Carolina
Clash. But, both had early problems
and would not be a factor in the
race. Brandon Ward led much of the
early portion of the Clash, but
faded and eventually finished in
eighth. After top five finishes in
2010 and 2011, Preston Peltier was
finally able to etch his name in the
record books as a winner at Dillon
Motor Speedway.
This year’s
South Carolina Clash looks to have
all the markings of another classic
PASS South battle. Kyle Grissom
returns seeking to defend his PASS
South Championship, while Brandon
Ward and Jay Fogleman will be back
not only looking for a win, but to
set a course for the 2013 PASS South
title. Two-time PASS National
Champion and former South Carolina
Clash winner Ben Rowe makes the long
trip down from Maine in the hopes of
early season success. After a strong
second place run in the PASS
National season opener at Auburndale
Speedway, Florida’s Joe Boyd heads
to unfamiliar territory looking for
similar results. Boyd will be joined
by fellow Sunshine State driver
Joseph Mursuli, who comes to PASS
South from the Florida Truck ranks.
Brad Keselowski Racing returns to
PASS South with two new drivers
behind the wheel led by Maine
upstart Austin Theriault and Texas
rookie Zak Hausler. The PASS South
youth movement continues with the
efforts of North Carolina’s Bobby
Gower and Indiana youngster Karl
Weber. Veteran John Batten returns
along with Justin Allison, Jimmy
Doyle and a host of others hoping to
start the season off at Dillon with
a win.
Following the South
Carolina Clash at Dillon, the PASS
South Super Late Models and PASS Pro
Late Models move to Myrtle Beach
Speedway on March 16 for the
Inaugural Battle At The Beach. Fans
are encouraged to check out the Run
To The Sun XXV car show held in
Myrtle Beach on March 14-16 by the
Pee Dee Street Rodders. Vendors and
fans who attend the car show will
have the opportunity to pick up
discount coupons for the PASS race
at Myrtle Beach Speedway that
weekend.
PASS South Super
Late Model entry forms for the
Dillon, Myrtle Beach and Hickory
events as well as the 2013 PASS
license forms for all divisions can
be found
HERE.
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 PASS Northwest
Triple Crown at Wenatchee Valley
Super Oval, PASS South’s Easter
Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory
Motor Speedway, the Autobus La
Qubecoise Triple Crown at Autodrome
Chaudiere, and the legendary TD Bank
250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
For technical information
concerning all PASS divisions please
contact Scott Reed at 207-625-3230
or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For
media or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com. Don’t
forget to “Like” the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook to keep up with
breaking news as it happens. |
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Racers Excited For
Opportunity PASS Northwest Presents
in 2013 |
Garrett
Evans |
Ron
Eaton |
Gary
Lewis |
Owen
Riddle |
Mike
Longton |
Shane
Mitchell |
Brent
Harris |
Brian
Levant |
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NAPLES, ME (February 21) –
For many, the Northwestern United
States is known for its beauty. In a
lot places there, that rugged
terrain has changed little since the
days early explorers first traveled
its unknown wilderness…a territory
still known for its quiet,
hard-working men and women. And, the
racers of the Pacific Northwest also
possess that subtle tenacity that
has made them famous around the
nation.
Over the last decade,
however, Super Late Model racing has
skewed off course in the Northwest.
Lack of organization, rules, and
procedures have plagued the region
over the last number of years. But,
there is new hope in 2013, with the
birth of the Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) Northwest Triple Crown. The
sanctioning body looks to build on
the success it has enjoyed for more
than ten years in New England,
Canada, and the Southeast. In 2013,
the PASS Northwest Triple Crown will
kick off with three major events at
Wenatchee Valley Super Oval (WVSO),
the first being the Apple Blossom
200 on April 27. WVSO promoter and
racer Garrett Evans believes PASS
can eventually unify tracks under a
common set of rules and procedures.
“Every track is independent in
the Northwest and there hasn’t been
a lot of organization for the last
four years or more,” said Evans, a
former 4-time Northwest Series
Champion. “A lot of these guys have
a bunch of time and money invested
in these cars and they are looking
for the organization that PASS can
bring. Fans haven’t got to see good
races lately and racers haven’t been
able to compete in quality events
for the most part. Hopefully
together we can bring Northwest
racing back to what it used to be.”
Interest in the PASS Northwest
Triple Crown has been nothing short
of remarkable. The list of racers
that have committed to racing in all
three events is nothing less than
superb. Along with Evans, Ron Eaton
of Tacoma, WA is regarded as one of
the best racers to ever come out of
the Northwest and hopes to defend
his Apple Blossom 200 triumph of a
year ago. Brothers Jeff and Jason
Jefferson have been busy wrenching
the championship cars of Gene Price
Motorsports as of late, but are
looking to return to the driver’s
seat in the PASS Northwest Triple
Crown. Gary Lewis, Owen Riddle, Mike
Longton, Ricky Allen, Mitch Kleyn
and Wenatchee’s own Shane Mitchell
will definitely be among the
favorites to defend the home state
pride. The “Z Man” John Zaretzke
provides excitement every time he
hits the track and will be joined in
the Triple Crown by Brett Harris who
is coming out of retirement to
compete.
Western Canada will
also be well represented by drivers
like current WVSO track record
holder Pete Harding, Kelly Admiral,
and Brian Levant, who competed with
PASS in 2011 at a $75,000 to win
event at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Canadian native and current North
Carolina resident Larry Pollard will
be inducted into the WVSO Hall Of
Fame and compete in PASS Northwest
Triple Crown Race #2, the Columbia
River 150 on June 15.
Idaho
hot shoe John Gomez plans to compete
in April’s Apple Blossom 200 and the
final race of the Triple Crown, the
Wenatchee Valley 300 on August 9-10.
The Wenatchee Valley 300 is one of
the West’s most anticipated short
track races of the season and could
pay as much $16,000 to the winner.
Defending PASS National Champion
Jay Fogleman also plans to make the
long trek from North Carolina to
race in the Apple Blossom in a car
owned by Garrett Evans.
“Without a doubt, the Triple Crown
is assembling the best lineup of
drivers the Northwest has seen in
many, many years,” said Evans. “It’s
kinda like the old days and I think
it will be a chance for people to
see something that haven’t seen in a
long time. Fans in the Northwest
will get to see why people back East
love the PASS tour and why it’s the
premier sanctioning body for short
track racing right now in the
country.”
Action for the PASS
Northwest Triple Crown at Wenatchee
Valley Super Oval gets under way on
Saturday, April 27 with the Apple
Blossom 200. Entry forms for the
PASS Northwest Triple Crown, as well
as information sheets, rules and
2013 PASS license forms for 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 PASS Northwest
Triple Crown at Wenatchee Valley
Super Oval, PASS South’s Easter
Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory
Motor Speedway, the Autobus La
Qubecoise Triple Crown, and the
legendary TD Bank 250 at Oxford
Plains Speedway.
For
technical information concerning the
PASS National Championship Series
please contact Scott Reed at
207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For
media or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com. Don’t
forget to “Like” the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook to keep up with
breaking news as it happens. |
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Series Triple Crown:
Series
Rules, License Form,
Race Entry
Forms, Race Info Sheets,
300 Lap
Board & Series Stories
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PASS South Ready To Kick
Off Season With Busy March Schedule |
CHARLOTTE, NC (February 15)
– The start of the 2013 Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late
Model season is quickly approaching.
Not only for the high horsepowered
Super Late Models though, but also
for one of the most anticipated new
divisions in the country, the PASS
Pro Late Models.
Top teams
from across the Southeast are busy
in race shops and with on track
testing in preparation for the March
9th running of the 8th Annual South
Carolina Clash at Dillon Motor
Speedway. And being prepared is the
key, as teams will start the season
with three races in four weekends.
Following the South Carolina Clash
at Dillon, PASS South and PASS Pro
Late Model competitors will head an
hour east the next week to Myrtle
Beach Speedway and will then wind
the month of March down with one of
the season’s biggest races, the 8th
Annual Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory
Motor Speedway.
The South
Carolina Clash is one of PASS
South’s most traditional races and
has been held at Dillon Motor
Speedway since 2008. This year’s
race will be the fourth time in the
last five years that the South
Carolina Clash will begin the season
for PASS South competitors. Dillon
Motor Speedway is no easy track to
conquer either with a unique egg
shape to the 4/10 mile oval. In
addition to the PASS South regulars,
2009 Clash winner Ben Rowe and
Florida Winter Meltdown runner-up
Joe Boyd have made their intentions
known to compete in the Palmetto
State. Dillon Motor Speedway
promoter Ron Barfield has also
announced that he will leave the
speedway open on Sunday and Monday
for any teams traveling from out of
town that might need to make repairs
to their cars prior to the next
week’s race at Myrtle Beach.
Since announcing the race last year,
the PASS date at Myrtle Beach
Speedway on March 16th has been
circled on many fans and race team’s
calendars. Myrtle Beach Speedway was
known as Super Late Model-type track
for nearly 50 years. From the time
the legendary facility opened back
in 1958 to the mid-1990’s, the .538
mile, D-shaped oval featured Late
Model Sportsman cars, very similar
to today’s PASS South Super Late
Models. Local heroes like Sam Ard,
Jimmy Hatchell, Eddie Goodson,
Robert Powell, and even the late
Dale Earnhardt raced in the division
regularly at Myrtle Beach Speedway.
Even Dillon promoter Ron Barfield
graduated from being a champion Late
Model Stock driver to a top
contender in the Late Model
Sportsman division at Myrtle Beach.
From 1993 through 1995, legendary
promoter Bob Harmon promoted 400-lap
All Pro Series epics at Myrtle Beach
won by short track legends such as
Jody Ridley and Gary St. Amant. In
2012, Myrtle Beach Speedway saw a
resurgence under its new ownership
group headed by Bob Lutz. PASS
returns Super Late Model racing to
the beach for the first time since
2004, paying $5,000 to the winner
and $600 to start. The race will be
150 green flag laps with a break at
lap 100 for teams to refuel and
change two tires.
While
along South Carolina’s Grand Strand
for the Dillon and Myrtle Beach
events, fans are encouraged to check
out the Run To The Sun XXV car show
held in Myrtle Beach on March 14-16
by the Pee Dee Street Rodders.
Vendors and fans who attend the car
show will have the opportunity to
pick up discount coupons for the
PASS race at Myrtle Beach Speedway
that weekend.
Following two
weeks of tough competition in South
Carolina, PASS South Super Late
Model and PASS Pro Late Model teams
will have a week off prior to
heading to Hickory Motor Speedway on
March 30th for the 8th Annual Easter
Bunny 150. The Easter Bunny has a
storied history dating back to 2006.
That race was the first PASS South
event ever held and was won by Maine
racing legend Mike Rowe. Since then
names like Ryan Lawler, Ben Rowe,
and Preston Peltier have all won on
the .363 mile speedway. Kyle Grissom
took his first career PASS South win
in the Easter Bunny 150 last year.
An interesting fact, Grissom became
the fifth Easter Bunny 150 winner in
seven races there to go on and win
the PASS South Super Late Model
championship.
In addition to
being a PASS South points event, the
Easter Bunny 150 will be the second
race of the PASS National
Championship series. Florida Winter
Meltdown winner Joey Doiron hopes to
pad his PASS National points lead
over a field of hungry racers from
all over the country.
PASS
South Super Late Model entry forms
for the Dillon, Myrtle Beach and
Hickory events as well as the 2013
PASS license forms for all divisions
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 PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudiere,
and the legendary TD Bank 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway. For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please contact Scott
Reed at
scottreedpass@yahoo.com or
207-625-3230. For media or marketing
questions, please contact Alan Dietz
at 704-231-2039 or
alandietzpass@live.com. Don’t
forget to “Like” the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook to keep up with
breaking news as it happens. |
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Kyle Busch to take on
Autodrome
Chaudière |
Vallee-Jonction, QC (Feb.
11, 2013) – Autodrome Chaudiere 2012
Inc. is proud to announce that Kyle
“Rowdy” Busch will be entering the
second leg of the PASS La Quebecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudière
in Vallee-Jonction Quebec on
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013. This race
will be the second race of the
prestigious PASS La Quebecoise
Triple Crown at the famed highbank ¼
mile. Busch will be participating in
the event, which will undoubtedly be
the biggest short track event in the
history of the province of Québec,
in his #51 Kyle Busch Motorsports
Super-Late Model Camry.
FULL
STORY HERE |
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Top Three at
Aburndale: L to R - Joe Boyd
#5, 2nd:
Winner Joey
Doiron #73; & Jeff Scofield
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JOEY DOIRON
SCORES BIGGEST CAREER WIN IN
PASS FLORIDA WINTER MELTDOWN
200 |
Joey Doiron nudged
past Florida hotshoe Joe
Boyd with eight laps to go
to win the Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) Super Late
Model National season opener
Saturday night at Auburndale
Speedway. Doiron’s win in
the Florida Winter Meltdown
200 and was his second
straight season opening win
after capturing the PASS
North opener last year at
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.
“This is such a big
deal, last year’s win at
Beech Ridge gave us a big
boost and I can’t wait to
get to Hickory and Oxford,”
said an elated Doiron in
victory lane. “We’ve always
had a decent car when we
come down South, but we’ve
had terrible luck. I got
into the 5 (Boyd) in turn
two and he had a chance to
get back to me, but we were
just a little bit better
there at the end.”
After qualifying fastest and
leading the most laps, Boyd
was happy with a strong
effort and glad to come home
in second.
“This is a
brand new Port City race car
and I can’t wait to get it
to Dillon now,” said Boyd
referring to the PASS South
season opener coming up in
March. “I’m happy, I wanted
to win in front of the
hometown fans, but we just
didn’t quite have enough.”
Luck appeared to be on
Boyd’s side after pulling
the number one pill during
the redraw and led the field
to green. The first caution
of the night waved on lap 15
after a spin by Dale Shaw in
turn four. After starting
sixth, Doiron was on the
move passing Anthony Sergi
on lap 23 for third. Seven
laps later, Jeff Scofield
would fall victim to Doiron
as he relinquished the
second position to the Maine
native. Following the second
caution of the night on lap
36 for a spin by Spencer
Davis, Doiron raced around
Boyd for the lead on the
ensuing restart. Doiron’s
lead would be short-lived,
however, as Boyd charged
back around to regain the
top spot just two laps
later. The most serious
accident of the night
occurred on lap 60 when
Eddie King and DJ Shaw
tangled in turn two battling
for seventh. The contact
resulted in Shaw going up
and over King’s left front
quarter panel and hood. Shaw
was able to continue, but
King was done for the night.
Two-time PASS National
Champion Ben Rowe looked
strong early, but dropped
back after contact from Dale
Shaw and spun a few laps
later.
At lap 100, a
competition caution waved to
allow teams the option to
change two tires. Boyd and
Doiron were up front as the
teams headed to the pits
with Jeff Scofield, Jonathan
Guy, and Alexander Gringas
rounding out the top five.
As the second half of
the Winter Meltdown got
under way, Doiron got the
better of Boyd on the double
file restart and took the
lead for the second time in
the race. After a spin by
Chad Pierce on lap 121, the
Meltdown would enter its
longest green flag stretch.
The race would go caution
free for over 50 laps with
Doiron stretching to nearly
a straightaway advantage
over Boyd. During this
stretch of the race, several
cars fell out due to brake
problems including Rowe,
Gingras, and Dale Shaw,
whose brakes caught on fire
briefly to bring out the
race’s final caution of the
night.
With 21 laps
to go, Boyd was able to get
a better restart than Doiron
to charge back into the
lead. But, Doiron would
hound Boyd over the final
laps, making slight contact
in turn two to retake the
lead for the final time.
Doiron held on for his
second career PASS Super
Late Model win over Boyd,
Scofield, Jay Fogleman, and
Jonathan Guy.
The
next event for the Pro All
Stars Series will be on
March 9th at Dillon Motor
Speedway. The 8th Annual
South Carolina Clash will be
the season opener for the
PASS South Super Late Models
and PASS Pro Late Models. |
UNOFFICIAL PASS NATIONAL SLM
RESULTS
200 Laps - Auburndale Speedway - 2/9/13 |
1) 73 – Joey Doiron
2) 5 – Joe Boyd
3) 77 –
Jeff Scofield
4) 4 – Jay
Fogleman
5) 42 – Jonathan
Guy
6) 00 – Anthony
Cataldi
7) 41 – Tate
Fogleman
8) 21 – Jean
Francois Dery
9) 60 – DJ
Shaw |
10)
57 – Chad Pierce
11)
88 – Kyle Desousza
12)
27 – Alexandre Gingras
13)
68 – Dale Shaw
14)
4n – Ben Rowe
15)
129 – Spencer Davis
16)
17 – Eddie King
17)
14 – Steve Legendre
18)
20 – Anthony Sergi |
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Fogleman Ready To Defend
PASS
National Championship With
An Eye Toward The Future |
NAPLES, ME (February 6) –
For Jay Fogleman, there’s not a
whole lot he hasn’t seen when it
comes to racing. He’s raced and won
at most of the short tracks in the
Carolinas and has made a name for
himself in multiple series. But,
2012 proved to be a year of triumph
and transition for the Durham, NC
veteran. His young son, Tate, was
bitten by the family racing bug long
ago, winning first in Bandoleros
and, most recently, in the new Pro
All Stars Series (PASS) Pro Late
Model division. And if that was not
good enough for the proud father,
Jay captured the PASS National
Championship and accomplished
something that has eluded him his
entire career, a touring series
title. In 2013, worlds continue to
collide for the Foglemans as both
Jay and Tate head down to Auburndale
Speedway to compete in the Florida
Winter Meltdown, the first PASS
National Series Super Late Model
race of the year.
“We did a
lot of stuff during the offseason
and it’s been a busy winter,
starting the season off a month
earlier than we usually do,” said
Jay Fogleman as his team feverishly
works behind him in their shop.
“It’s been a little stressful, but
we’ve got a new Progressive engine
we’re taking to Auburndale. Tate’s
gonna have his old car that we’ve
done a lot of R&D on and we’ll have
his new car ready for Dillon to run
the PASS Pro Late Model series and
4-5 PASS South races during the
year. Still behind as usual though.”
Jay Fogleman has raced on
numerous race courses throughout the
country, but as is the case for most
of the PASS regulars heading down to
Florida, Auburndale Speedway is an
unknown entity. Despite the
unknowns, Fogleman feels he and his
Bull City Race Cars team can rise to
the challenge and give the hometown
Florida hotshoes a run for their
money.
“I’ve never seen the
racetrack, but I’ve raced on tracks
similar to Auburndale,” said
Fogleman. “We’ve got to have tires
at the end and having the break at
halfway will give us some time to
regroup and figure out what we need
to do in the last 100 laps. Practice
being extended on Friday is great
news too and should give us more
time to spend on our car and fine
tune Tate’s car, so it will help a
lot.”
For all of us, life is
like a race…they both have a
beginning, a middle, and an end.
And, Jay Fogleman knows that his
racing life is nearing the checkered
flag. Last year’s PASS National
Championship and two PASS South wins
shows that Fogleman is more than
capable. But, as he fosters a new
chapter in the Fogleman family
racing story, time spent in the shop
and now on the track with young Tate
is what’s special.
“There
will be time to reflect later, I’ll
just be glad when we’ve got his
[Tate] new car done,” said Fogleman.
“We want to get him competitive by
running big races like this PASS
Florida Winter Meltdown so he can go
out there and challenge for wins.
When we full comfortable with where
he is, I can eventually step aside
and turn the reigns over to him and
see what he can do.”
The
Foglemans will be challenged by some
of Florida’s best such as Anthony
Sergi from Wauchula. Sergi and his
Sunshine State counterparts could
have a slight edge on the
competition having competed at
Auburndale in the past. But, hungry
competitors like PASS South’s Bill
Catania and New England’s 2-time
PASS National Champion Ben Rowe, DJ
Shaw, Joey Doiron and Kyle DeSousza
should be up to the task. And, if
that were not enough, a strong
contingent of Canadians is making
the long trip South including
Quebec’s Alexandre Gingras, Jean
Francois Dery, and Martin Latulippe.
Action gets under way on Friday,
February 8 with rotating practice
for ALL divisions from 3-9 PM. On
Saturday, February 9 gates open at
10 AM with rotating practice for the
PASS Super Late Models, Open Wheel
Modifieds, Legends, and Bandoleros,
from 12-3:45 PM. The PASS Super Late
Models, Open Wheel Modifieds and
Legends will qualify at 4:30 and
racing will begin at 6 PM promptly.
PASS Super Late Model entry forms
for the Florida Winter Meltdown, the
complete weekend schedule, and 2013
PASS license forms for all divisions
can be found right under the poster
above.
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
PASS Northwest Triple Crown at
Wenatchee Valley Super Oval, PASS
South’s Easter Bunny 150 at the
historic Hickory Motor Speedway, the
Autobus La Qubecoise Triple Crown,
and the legendary TD Bank 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway. For
technical information concerning the
PASS National Championship Series
please contact Scott Reed at
207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com.
For media or marketing
questions, please contact Alan Dietz
at 704-231-2039 or
alandietzpass@live.com.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Pro All
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PASS North To Be Well
Represented
By Young New
Englanders at
Florida Winter
Meltdown |
NAPLES, ME (January 31) –
There’s something about Florida in
February that’s been attracting the
best drivers in racing for the
better part of a century. From the
“North Turn” at Daytona’s world
famous beach to short tracks
stretching from the Panhandle to
Miami, racers have flocked to the
Sunshine State every winter. And
2013 will be no different. Florida’s
“big race” season is set to begin in
just over a week as some of the best
of the Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
make the trek down to Auburndale
Speedway for the Winter Meltdown.
The first PASS National Series race
of the year is attracting Super Late
Model drivers from all over North
America in the hopes of wrestling
the checkered flag away from the top
short track hot shoes in Florida.
PASS North will be represented
well by a trio of young drivers
joining two-time PASS National
Series Champion Ben Rowe in making
the long trip down South. D.J. Shaw,
Kyle Desousza, and Joey Doiron have
all found success racing in New
England’s top short track series.
Shaw is coming off a successful
return to the PASS North Series in
2012 that saw him score two wins and
finish third in points. Evidence
that the Precision JLM/Mulkern
Excavating team could be poised for
a PASS National Championship this
year.
“We’re really looking
forward to getting the season
started in Florida,” said Shaw.
“Auburndale looks like a driver’s
track and I’m really anxious to see
if we can continue the momentum we
ended with last year.”
Having
a successful racing father like Dale
Shaw to help guide him through his
career has its advantages and D.J.
has learned well, winning five times
on the tough PASS North circuit.
But, D.J. is also well aware of what
it takes to go racing, now that his
father has turned from a champion
racer to a skilled car builder.
Making the tough New Hampshire
winter even tougher as they prepare
for this year’s Meltdown.
“It’s been hectic getting the cars
ready so early in the year because
we’ve been busy at the chassis shop,
but it’s going to be nice to get
away for the first couple of
National races,” said Shaw.
Rhode Island native Kyle DeSousza
enters his third full season racing
with PASS in 2013. Consistency has
been the key for DeSousza, finishing
in the top ten in PASS North points
each of the last two years. And,
although it will be his first trip
to Florida racing a PASS Super Late
Model, DeSousza believes Auburndale
Speedway’s quarter-mile layout could
play perfectly for him and his
Northern counterparts.
“Kicking off the season in Florida
is a great way to start what looks
to be an awesome PASS National
schedule,” said DeSousza, driver of
the Maverick Investment Technologies
Chevrolet. “And the fact that it’s
on a tight bullring, I think will
give us Northerners a comfort zone
we’re not used to at most Southern
tracks.”
Starting the year
off against top-notch competition
might be enough for most drivers,
but a win at the Winter Meltdown
could lead to even bigger things
DeSousza thinks.
“It would
mean everything for me to win the
PASS National Championship,”
DeSousza continued. “It says that
you are the best short tracker in
North America and it speaks volumes
for your team on the fact that you
can travel up to 18 hours and get it
done just as well as you can racing
at a place 30 minutes away.”
Joey Doiron is also looking to build
on the momentum of 2012. Doiron
drove the JBJ Machine #73 to victory
lane in the PASS North season opener
at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway for
his first career PASS win. That win
was key, he feels, in finishing
seventh in the final standings.
Doiron hopes a similar result at the
Winter Meltdown could propel him to
a National Championship.
“Winning on opening day last year
was definitely huge for us,” said
Doiron. “As long as you don’t have a
bad race in the second or third
event, you can carry the momentum
through the rest of the year and
hopefully be in contention for the
championship throughout.”
New
England’s top stars will have to
battle a stout group of competitors
including PASS National Champions
Jay Fogleman and Ben Rowe. They’ll
be joined by PASS regulars from all
over North America including Tate
Fogleman, Bill Catania, Quebec’s
Alexandre Gingas, Jean Francois
Dery, and Martin Latulippe, plus
many, many more.
Action gets
under way on Friday, February 8 with
practice for PASS Super Late Models
ONLY from 3-7 PM. On Saturday,
February 9 gates open at 10 AM with
rotating practice for the PASS Super
Late Models, Open Wheel Modifieds,
Legends, Bandoleros, and Figure 8’s
from 12-3:45 PM. The PASS Super Late
Models, Open Wheel Modifieds and
Legends will qualify at 4:30 and
racing will begin at 6 PM promptly.
PASS Super Late Model entry forms
for the Florida Winter Meltdown, the
complete weekend schedule, and 2013
PASS license forms for all divisions
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 PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown, and the legendary TD
Bank 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
For technical information
concerning the PASS National
Championship Series please contact
Scott Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For
media or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Pro All
Stars Series on Facebook to keep up
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PASS Wins Leader Rowe
Ready To Heat Things Up At Florida’s
Winter Meltdown |
NAPLES, ME (January 25) –
When it comes to racing in the Pro
All Stars Series (PASS), there’s not
much Ben Rowe hasn’t done. He
learned his trade while following
his legendary dad, Mike Rowe, around
the bullrings of New England and
Canada and has been with the series
since its inception in 2001. Since
then, Ben has gone on to race in
every single PASS North race that
has ever been contested. He’s won
more PASS Super Late Model races
than any other driver, over 40
victories between PASS North and
PASS South. He has taken a total of
seven PASS championships…four in
PASS North, two PASS National
Championships, and even a PASS South
Championship in 2009. Again, a feat
that surpasses all drivers. And, if
that isn’t enough, he’s a
back-to-back winner of short track
racing’s biggest single day event,
the TD Bank 250 at Oxford Plains
Speedway, with wins in 2003 and
2004.
But, 2012 was very
atypical for Ben Rowe. He only
managed to finish sixth in the final
PASS North standings, his lowest
points finish ever. And, only had a
single win, albeit one of the series
biggest races, the PASS 400 at Beech
Ridge Motor Speedway. With a career
full of checkered flags and trophies
behind him, Rowe and his team knew
something had to give heading into
the 2013 season.
“Last year
didn’t go like we hoped it would, so
we’ve brought some new guys in and
changed some stuff around from last
year,” said Rowe. “We’re definitely
excited and looking forward to
getting started.”
Rowe and
his PASS Super Late Model
counterparts do not have to wait
long for this year’s PASS National
Series to begin. The Winter Meltdown
200 at Florida’s Auburndale Speedway
is just around the corner and set to
take the green flag on February 9.
Although new to PASS, Auburndale
Speedway shares many similarities to
other tracks on the series’
schedule, especially to some of the
tough quarter miles Rowe grew up
competing on in New England. And,
for the driver hailing from frigid
Turner, ME, Florida’s mild Winter
isn’t too bad either.
“It’s
certainly a lot warmer than the 15
below wind chill we are experiencing
here,” says Rowe with a laugh. “I’m
excited to go to Auburndale. There
will be a lot of tough drivers
there, especially the guys from
Florida who have raced there before.
But I think we’ll get it figured
out. I’m just really ready to get
racing again.”
Rowe will
definitely be one of the favorites
heading into the Winter Meltdown at
Auburndale Speedway, but he will
have his work cut out for him. He’ll
have to battle a stout group of PASS
competitors including defending PASS
National Champion Jay Fogleman and
his son Tate, who will split time
this year between the PASS South
Super Late Models and PASS Pro Late
Models. They’ll be joined by PASS
regulars from all over North America
including DJ Shaw, Joey Doiron, Kyle
Desousza, Bill Catania, Quebec’s
Alexandre Gingas and Jean Francois
Dery, plus many, many more.
Action gets under way on Friday,
February 8 with practice for PASS
Super Late Models ONLY from 3-7 PM.
On Saturday, February 9 gates open
at 10 AM with rotating practice for
the PASS Super Late Models, Open
Wheel Modifieds, Legends,
Bandoleros, and Figure 8’s from
12-3:45 PM. The PASS Super Late
Models, Open Wheel Modifieds and
Legends will qualify at 4:30 and
racing will begin at 6 PM promptly.
PASS Super Late Model entry forms
for the Florida Winter Meltdown, the
complete weekend schedule, and 2013
PASS license forms for all divisions
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 PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown, and the legendary TD
Bank 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
For technical information concerning
the PASS National Championship
Series please contact Scott Reed at
207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.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 to
keep up with breaking news as it
happens. |
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PASS To Award 2013
National Champ with Championship
Ring at Season’s End |
NAPLES, ME (January 23) –
Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
officials announced today that the
2013 PASS National Series Champion
will be awarded a one-of-a-kind
championship ring. PASS, in
association with series supporter
Northern Race Tire, will present the
newly crowned PASS National Champion
with the championship ring following
the final race of the season as part
of the Mason-Dixon Meltdown at
Southern National Raceway Park in
Kenly, NC. The PASS National
Champion’s ring is currently being
manufactured by Stylecraft. From
Super Bowl rings to civic awards,
Stylecraft has been making finely
crafted jewelry in the United States
for over six decades. The 2013 PASS
National Champion’s ring will be
massive in size and will be
emblazoned with the PASS logo and
other jewels. This year’s
championship ring is meticulously
being designed now and will be
unveiled on the PASS website in the
coming weeks. It joins an impressive
list of awards for the PASS National
Champion which includes a chassis
from Bull City Race Cars and a
custom helmet made by Bell Helmets.
“We are very excited to be
giving this opportunity to North
America’s best Super Late Model
racer,” said PASS President Tom
Mayberry. “For whoever wins the 2013
PASS National title, no matter where
they go, this championship ring will
stand as a symbol of the hard work
and dedication it took to achieve
one of short track racing’s ultimate
goals.”
The PASS National
Series is comprised of six elite
Super Late Model events throughout
North America and gets underway in
less than three weeks with the
Inaugural Florida Winter Meltdown at
Auburndale Speedway on February 8-9.
In addition to a talented group of
PASS regulars, former PASS National
Champions Ben Rowe and Jay Fogleman
hope to contain a strong contingent
of Florida Super Late Model
standouts on the tricky quarter mile
oval.
The PASS National
Series will also be highlighted by
the return of Super Late Model
action to the 40th Annual TD Bank
250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in
July. The TD Bank 250 is the biggest
single day short track event in the
country paying $25,000 to win, with
an additional $25,000 in guaranteed
lap money.
In addition, a
PASS National Series event will be
held in Canada for the first time
ever at Autodrome Chaudiere on
September 7. The 200 lap race will
pay $10,000 to the winner plus an
additional $20,000 in guaranteed lap
leader money. This race will also be
the final event of the Autobus La
Quebecoise Triple Crown, a
“mini-series” of three PASS North
races at Autodrome Chaudiere with a
separate bonus points fund totaling
$30,000 for drivers who compete in
all three events there.
Traditional stops for the PASS
National Series will include the
Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor
Speedway in March and the PASS 400
Weekend at Beech Ridge Motor
Speedway in September.
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 PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown, and the legendary TD
Bank 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
For technical information
concerning the PASS National
Championship Series please contact
Scott Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For
media or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or
alandietzpass@live.com.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Pro All
Stars Series on Facebook to keep up
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PASS South and
PASS Pro Late Model
Schedules Now Complete With
Orange County Speedway
Addition on 10/19 |
CHARLOTTE, NC
(January 15) – Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) officials
announced today that both
the 2013 PASS South Super
Late Model and PASS Pro Late
Model schedules are now
complete with the addition
of a date at Orange County
Speedway. The nation’s top
short track stars will race
at Orange County Speedway
near Rougemont, NC on
October 19 as part of the
8th Annual Orange Blossom
Special. The date joins an
impressive schedule of
events previously announced
for the PASS South Super
Late Models and PASS Pro
Late Models. Excluding
Hickory Motor Speedway, more
PASS South races have been
held at Orange County
Speedway than any other
facility in the Southeast.
The 8th Annual Orange
Blossom Special marks the
first time, however, that
PASS has raced in the Fall
at the high-banked 3/8 mile
oval.
The PASS North
Super Late Model schedule is
also nearing completion and
negotiations are currently
underway to possibly add an
additional race.
2013 PASS MASTER SCHEDULE
For technical
information on any PASS
division, please contact
Scott Reed at 207-625-3230.
For marketing or media
related questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at
alandietzpass@live.com or
704-231-2039. And, be sure
to “Like” the Pro All Stars
Series on Facebook. |
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Announces Ambitious 2013 Schedules
For
North & South Super Late
Models |
PASS To Sanction $25,000-to-win
Oxford 250
at Oxford Plains Speedway |
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PASS South Returns to Southern
National Raceway Park |
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FULL STORY/2013
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PASS South & PASS Pro Late Model
5/24 Date
at Caraway Speedway
Added To Schedules |
CHARLOTTE, NC (December 10) – Pro
All Stars Series (PASS) officials
announced today that both the PASS
South Super Late Models and the PASS
Pro Late Models will race at Caraway
Speedway next year on Memorial Day
weekend. The nation’s top short
track stars will help kickoff the
Memorial Day weekend at the speedway
near Asheboro, NC with a special
Friday night show scheduled for May
24. The date joins an impressive
schedule of events previously
announced for the PASS South Super
Late Models and PASS Pro Late
Models. The Memorial Day weekend
races at Caraway Speedway will be
the only stop of 2013 for the PASS
Pro Late Models at the .455 mile
oval, while the PASS South Super
Late Models will race there again on
November 9 as part of the 11th
Annual North-South Shootout.
PASS is currently in negotiations
with two other tracks in North and
South Carolina and could add another
race to fill out the remainder of
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PASS Pro Late Model 2013 Schedule
Announced |
PASS Pro Late Models To Race In
Support of PASS South Super Late
Models in at Least 10 Events
PASS Pro Late Models To Race at Dillon
Motor Speedway
Five Times in
2013 |
CHARLOTTE, NC (December 5) – Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) officials
released the 2013 schedule today for
the newly enhanced PASS Pro Late
Model division. The PASS Pro Late
Models will compete throughout the
Southeast, with at least 10 events
in conjunction with the PASS South
Super Late Models. After a
successful 2012 season which saw the
division start out competing
under the Super Limited banner, the
newly rebranded Pro Late Models will
race in 2013 as a fully fledged PASS
sanctioned division.
“I think
we have put together a really great
schedule of events for the first
full season of the PASS Pro Late
Model division,” said PASS President
Tom Mayberry. “The PASS Pro Late
Model division is really unique in
the short track racing world and we
feel like this is a great place for
young talent to hone their skills.
Having the majority of these PASS
Pro Late Model events
scheduled
with the PASS South Super Late
Models will provide a great weekend
of racing for our fans.”
The
PASS Pro Late Models will begin the
2013 season as part of the 8th
Annual South Carolina Clash weekend
at Dillon Motor Speedway on March
9th. It will be the first of five
PASS Pro Late Model events scheduled
at Ron Barfield’s tricky 4/10 mile
oval. In addition to competing with
the PASS South Super Late Models at
Dillon in March and October, the
PASS Pro Late Models will have three
additional stand-alone events there
on June 1st, July 13th, and August
24th.
PASS Pro Late Model
drivers will also have the
opportunity to compete at such
marquee events as the Easter Bunny
150 at Hickory Motor Speedway in
March, and the season ending Mason
Dixon Meltdown at Southern National
Raceway Park in November.
The
PASS Pro Late Models will continue
to employ a variety of chassis and
engine combinations to allow racers
an affordable way to compete in a
touring division. PASS Pro Late
Models are open to both perimeter
and straight rail chassis, with
engine and weight rules aimed at
making both types of chassis
competitive. Also in an effort to
keep costs down, racers will race on
a restricted tire rule. All of the
factors help make the PASS Pro Late
Models one of the most unique
divisions in all of short track
racing.
The Pro All Stars
Series is recognized as the nation’s
premier sanctioning body for asphalt
Super Late Models with events
throughout the United States and
Canada. For technical information
regarding any PASS division please
contact Scott Reed at 207-625-3230
or scottreedpass@yahoo.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 to keep up
with breaking news as it happens. |
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PASS Pro Late Model Schedule |
March
9 - Dillon Motor Speedway - Dillon,
SC
March 16 - Myrtle Beach
Speedway - Myrtle Beach, SC
March 30 - Hickory Motor Speedway -
Hickory, NC
April 13 -
Southern National Motorsports Park -
Kenly, NC
May 24 - Caraway
Speedway - Asheboro, NC
June 1 - Dillon
Motor Speedway - Dillon, SC
June 22 - Southern National
Motorsports Park - Kenly, NC
July 3 - Anderson Motor Speedway
- Anderson, SC
July 13 -
Dillon Motor Speedway - Dillon, SC
August 3 - Southern National
Motorsports Park - Kenly, NC
August 24 - Dillon Motor
Speedway - Dillon, SC
September 21 - Hickory Motor
Speedway - Hickory, NC
October 5 - Dillon Motor Speedway -
Dillon, SC
October 19 - Orange County Speedway
- Rougemont, NC
November 23 -
Southern National Motorsports Park -
Kenly, NC |
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PASS Announces Ambitious
Schedules For North and South Super
Late Models in 2013 |
PASS To Sanction $25,000-to-win
Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway
PASS South Returns To
Southern
National Raceway Park |
NAPLES,
ME (November 23) – Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) officials released the
2013 schedules today for both the
PASS North Super Late Models and
PASS South Super Late Models. In its
13th year of operation, PASS will
sanction over 30 Super Late Model
races across North America in 2013,
including the previously announced
PASS Northwest races at Wenatchee
Valley Super Oval in Washington and
the PASS National opener at
Florida’s Auburndale Speedway on
February 9th.
The PASS North
schedule consists of 13 confirmed
dates with races in Maine, New
Hampshire, and the Canadian province
of Quebec. PASS South has 14
confirmed dates with races in the
Carolinas and Virginia. Both
schedules could see up to two more
additional dates to be added by
January.
“We are very pleased
to have our 2013 schedules out for
the PASS North and PASS South Super
Late Models at such an early date,”
said PASS President Tom Mayberry.
“It is my hope that our teams of
talented racers and mechanics around
the country can start making plans
for next year and hopefully this
schedule release will help out in
their search for sponsors. I think
the PASS fans will enjoy the tracks
we are going to in 2013 and will
have the chance to see some really
great racing at some outstanding
venues.”
The PASS North Super
Late Model season will be anchored
by Maine’s legendary Oxford Plains
Speedway. The PASS North season will
open at Oxford on April 21st and the
champion will be crowned there in
the season finale on September 28th.
The series will also visit Oxford on
July 21st for the return of Super
Late Models to the prestigious
Oxford 250, a race that will pay
$25,000 to the winner.
The
PASS North Super Late Models will
also be featured in the Autobus La
Quebecoise Triple Crown at Autodrome
Chaudiere in Quebec . Racers who
compete in all three events “North
Of The Border” will be eligible for
an additional $30,000 bonus point
fund. Highlighting the three PASS
North events at Autodrome Chaudiere
will be a midweek show featuring a
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver in
competition on August 6th and a 200
lapper paying $6,000 to win plus
$20,000 in additional lap money on
September 7th.
In addition,
the PASS North Super Late Models
will return to Beech Ridge Motor
Speedway in Maine three times next
year, including the prestigious PASS
400 weekend on September 14th-15th.
The Granite State of New Hampshire
will also be well represented with
three trips to White Mountain
Motorsports Park and a single visit
to Canaan Fair Speedway on June
29th.
The PASS South Super
Late Model season will kick off with
two big races in the Palmetto State,
the South Carolina Clash at Dillon
Motor Speedway on March 9th and
PASS’s first ever visit to the
historic Myrtle Beach Speedway on
March 16th. One of the Spring’s
biggest Super Late Model races, the
Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory (NC)
Motor Speedway will roll off on
March 30th.
On April 13th,
fans and racers alike will be
excited for PASS South’s return to
the fast, high banked Southern
National Motorsports Park in Kenly,
NC for the first time since 2009.
Fans will get to see PASS South in
action four times in 2013 at
Southern National, marking the only
times Super Late Models will be in
action at the popular eastern North
Carolina track. The PASS South
champion will also be crowned at
Southern National as the prestigious
Mason Dixon Meltdown moves there for
the first time in its eight year
history on November 23rd.
South Boston Speedway in Virginia
returns to the schedule for three
events in 2013. Each event will once
again feature the PASS South Super
Late Models racing for 150 laps,
plus Twin 75’s for the NASCAR Whelen
All American Series Late Model
Stocks.
The Independence Day
holiday will get a jump start with
the mid-week Firecracker 150 at
Anderson Motor Speedway in South
Carolina. And, PASS South returns
once again to the Caraway Speedway
in North Carolina for the North
South Shootout on November 9th.
The new PASS Pro Late Model
division will race as a support
division at most PASS South Super
Late Model events in 2013. PASS
Modifieds and PASS Sportsman will
also be back in action as support
divisions for the PASS North Super
Late Models. Schedules for all of
those divisions will be released in
the coming weeks.
The Pro All
Stars Series is recognized as the
nation’s premier sanctioning body
for asphalt Super Late Models with
events throughout the United States
and Canada. For technical
information regarding any PASS
division please contact Scott Reed
at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For media
or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or alandietzpass@live.com. Please
visit ProAllStarsSeries.com for more
information and don’t forget to
“Like” the Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook to keep up with breaking
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PASS North Super Late Model Schedule |
April 21 - Oxford Plains Speedway -
Oxford, ME - 150 Laps
May
4 - Beech Ridge Motor Speedway -
Scarborough, ME - 150
May
18 - Autodrome Chaudiere - Valley
Junction, QC - 150
May
25 - White Mountain Motorsports Park
- No. Woodstock, NH - 150
June 8 - Speedway 660 - Fredericton,
NB - 150
June
29 - Canaan Fair Speedway - Canaan,
NH - 150
July
6 - Beech Ridge Motor Speedway -
Scarborough, ME - 150
July
21 - Oxford Plains Speedway -
Oxford, ME - 250
August 4 - White Mountain.
Motorsports Park - No. Woodstock, NH
- 150
August 6 - Autodrome Chaudiere -
Valley Junction, QC - 150
August 31 - White Mountain.
Motorsports Park - No. Woodstock, NH
- 150
September 7 - Autodrome Chaudiere -
Valley Junction, QC - 200
September 15 - Beech Ridge Motor
Speedway - Scarborough, ME - 300
September 28 - Oxford Plains
Speedway - Oxford, ME - 150
Additional dates could be
announced |
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PASS South Super Late Model Schedule |
March 9 - Dillon Motor Speedway -
Dillon, SC - 150 Laps
March 16 - Myrtle Beach Speedway
- Myrtle Beach, SC - TBD
March 30 - Hickory Motor Speedway -
Hickory, NC -150
April 13 -
Southern National Motorsports Park -
Kenly, NC - 150
May 11 -
South Boston Speedway - South
Boston, VA - 150
May 24 -
Caraway Speedway - Asheboro, NC -
TBD
June 8 -
South Boston Speedway - South
Boston, VA - 150
June 22 -
Southern National Motorsports Park -
Kenly, NC - 150
July 3 -
Anderson Motor Speedway - Anderson,
SC - 150
August 3 - Southern
National Motorsports Park - Kenly,
NC - 150
August 17 - South
Boston Speedway - South Boston, VA -
150
September 21 - Hickory
Motor Speedway - Hickory, NC - 150
October 5 - Dillon Motor
Speedway - Dillon, SC - 150
October 19 - Orange County Speedway
- Rougemont, NC - TBD
November 9 - Caraway Speedway -
Asheboro, NC - TBD
November
23 - Southern National Motorsports
Park - 200 |
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PASS Continues to Grow with
Expansion To Northwest in 2013 |
WENATCHEE, WA
(October 27) – Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) President Tom Mayberry and
Wenatchee Valley Super Oval (WVSO)
Promoter Garrett Evans announced
Saturday that PASS and WVSO will
co-sanction the PASS Northwest
Triple Crown in 2013. The
announcement was made Saturday night
at WVSO’s annual season ending
awards banquet. The PASS Northwest
Triple Crown will fill the void for
West Coast Super Late Model drivers
who have been looking for some time
to compete under an organized set of
rules and procedures. With this
move, the PASS Northwest Series
joins PASS North and PASS South in
uniting short track racers across
the country under one sanctioning
body with universally beneficial
rules.
“The
Northwest has provided us with some
of the toughest drivers around and
we’re looking forward to the
opportunity of racing at Wenatchee
next year and for years to come,”
said PASS President Tom Mayberry at
the WVSO Awards Banquet. “Garrett
Evans is a legendary racer in his
own right and I’m excited to work
with him in promoting PASS
Northwest. We think next year will
be very successful and look to
forward to further expansion for
PASS Northwest in 2014.”
Garrett Evans
is a well known name in short track
racing circles with four
championships and the all-time wins
lead in the old Northwest Tour that
sanctioned races until 2006. Evans
quickly became a fan of the PASS
formula for Super Late Model racing
after competing in “The Race” at
North Wilkesboro Speedway in 2011
and in this year’s revitalized All
American 400 at Nashville. He has
faith that Tom Mayberry and PASS can
resurrect Super Late Model racing in
the Northwest much as they did for
Southeastern racers with the
creation of PASS South in 2006.
FULL
STORY plus RACE ENTRY FORMS & INFO
SHEETS
2013 PASS
NORTHWEST SERIES RULES
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