Pro All Stars Series News-IMPoRTANT NOTICE - Rain forces THE RACE to Sunday April 10 - Sunday schedule

For immediate release North Wilkesboro NC ( 4/9) Rain moved in over North Wilkesboro Speedway immediately after the field was set for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Products THE RACE, forcing a one day postponement of the $75,000.00 to win short track spectacular until Sunday April 10.

 

On Sunday the pit area will open at 10:00 AM and the spectator grandstands at 11:00 AM. Tickets are available at the gate for tomorrow's rescheduled event. The green flag will drop on the Modified feature at 2:00 PM, followed by THE RACE, 300 laps for a 44 car field of PASS super late models. Visit www.proallstarsseries.com for a look at the starting lineup and all of the action leading up to tomorrow's historic event.

 

PASS PR - Field is set

Field Set for the PASS South “THE RACE” at North Wilkesboro Speedway 44 Drivers Set to Take the Green Flag for $75,000.00 Sunday Afternoon   A total of 77 drivers entered the gates at North Wilkesboro Speedway (NC) this weekend to partake in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Products “THE RACE,” which is scheduled to take place Sunday afternoon, April 10th. After qualifying, heat races and a couple last chance events, the 44-car field is set to take the green flag at the historic North Carolina track, where the winner will take home $75,000.00, along with five drivers eligible for the additional $25,000.00 bonus.

 

On Friday, Stephen Nasse etched his name in the record books, earning the McGunegill Engine Performance Fast Time Award with a new track record of 18.700 seconds. Justin Wakefield, Ryan Moore, Brian Ickler, Bubba Pollard, Augie Grill, Pat Kelly, Andy Loden, Johnny Clark, Jay Fogleman, Cale Gale, Kenzie Ruston, Trevor Sanborn, TJ Reaid and Chris Eggleston all locked themselves into the field as the fastest 15 during qualifying. The top-10 drivers redrew for their starting positions, with Clark and Fogleman starting THE RACE on the front row followed by Kelly, Loden, Grill, Pollard, Wakefield, Moore, Ickler and Nasse.   Friday evening, five 25-lap heat races were run with the top-three drivers in each race transferring into THE RACE. Winners of the heat races were Patrick Laperle, Ross Kenseth, Ryan Blaney, Jeff Choquette and Preston Peltier. Others that transferred in during the heat races were Jody Lavender, Rebecca Kasten, Mario Gosslin, Brandon Ward, Erik Darnell, Heath Hindman, Corey Williams, Mike Rowe, Garrett Evans and Scott Mulkern.   Saturday, the balance of the non-qualified drivers raced in two 40-lap last chance races with just the winners transferring into THE RACE. Taking the victories in the two races were Trey Mitchell and Alex Fleming.   Provisionals to complete the 44-car field went to Ben Rowe, Joey Doiron, Steve Legendre, Cassius Clark, Gary Smith, John Batten, Jimmy Weller, Scott Alexander, Randy Turner and Gray Gaulding. Geoff Bodine and Sterling Marlin were added to the back of the field as North Wilkesboro Speedway track provisionals.   In addition to the $75,000.00 that will go to the winner, five drivers have a chance at an additional $25,000.00 bonus. Clark, Fogleman, Peltier, Legendre and Rowe competed full time in either the PASS North or PASS South season in 2010, as well as the four National events, making them eligible for the extra cash if they win THE RACE.   For more information on the Pro All Stars Series and “THE RACE” at North Wilkesboro Speedway, go to www.proallstarsseries.com.   PASS South presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Products “THE RACE” Starting Lineup   1st 54 Johnny Clark 2nd 4 Jay Fogleman 3rd 53 Pat Kelly 4th 29 Andy Loden 5th 112 Augie Grill 6th 18 Bubba Pollard 7th 98 Justin Wakefield 8th 74 Ryan Moore 9th 154 Brian Ickler 10th 51 Stephen Nasse 11th 83 Cale Gale 12th 39 Kenzie Ruston 13th 29s Trevor Sanborn 14th 51 TJ Reaid 15th 08 Chris Eggleston 16th 91l Patrick Laperle 17th 25 Ross Kenseth 18th 10 Ryan Blaney 19th 129 Jeff Choquette 20th 26 Preston Peltier 21st 115 Jody Lavender 22nd 51k Rebecca Kasten 23rd 61 Mario Gosslin 24th 62 Brandon Ward 25th 7 Erik Darnell 26th 91 Heath Hindman 27th 47s Corey Williams 28th 24n Mike Rowe 29th 64 Garrett Evans 30th 84 Scott Mulkern 31st 47 Trey Mitchell 32nd 05 Alex Fleming 33rd 4n Ben Rowe 34th 73 Joey Doiron 35th 20 Steve Legendre 36th 8 Cassius Clark 37th 75 Gary Smith 38th 48 John Batten 39th 23 Jimmy Weller 40th 17a Scott Alexander 41st 1n Randy Turner 42nd 2 Gray Gaulding 43rd 10b Geoff Bodine 44th 40 Sterling Marlin

 

PASS PR - Last chance results "The Race"

Trey Mitchell and Alex Fleming Race Their Way into PASS South “THE RACE” at North Wilkesboro Speedway 33 Drivers Raced for Two Transfer Spots in Last-Chance Races Saturday Afternoon   With 30 drivers already locking themselves in to the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Parts “THE RACE” on Friday, April 8th, 33 drivers raced in two last chance races for two more transfer positions on Saturday afternoon into the 300-lap race. Trey Mitchell and Alex Fleming took the checkered-flags first in their heat races, earning their spots into THE RACE.

 

Joey Coulter and Mitchell started side by side at the start of the first last chance race. Coulter got the edge going into turn one, clearing Mitchell for the top spot. Lonnie Sommerville settled in to the third position as the top-three drivers distanced themselves from the rest of the field.   A battle back for seventh between 62 year old Geoff Bodine and 13 year old Gray Gaulding was heated for a few laps, but Gaulding was able to work his way under Bodine to take the position just before lap 10.   Meanwhile, up front, Mitchell worked his way to the back bumper and inside Coulter for the top spot, officially taking the lead. Also, Joey Pole made his presence known, moving his way up from ninth to second, chasing Mitchell for the transfer spot.   With the rest of the race going green flag, Mitchell was able to hold off the late charge by Pole to take the victory and the coveted transfer spot into THE RACE.   “I’ve got to thank Joey (Coulter),” said Mitchell. “This is a do-or-die thing, and he didn’t have to race me clean. He did, and I appreciate that. I really do think we have a good piece. It rolls the center great and has great horsepower.”   Pole, Coulter, Sommerville and Gaulding rounded out the top five.   Jimmy Weller and Ryan Reed started on the front row of the second last chance race. Coming to take the green flag, both leaders seemed to have trouble coming up to speed, almost stacking up the field. Reed was able to get going and take the lead while Weller dropped back several positions.   The yellow flag flew early for Randy Gentry’s spin in turn one after contact with Dustin Hubbard. On the restart, Reed and Fleming headed to turn one with Fleming driving hard on the outside, taking the lead. Reed settled in second with Donnie Wilson in third.   Over the final handful of laps, Wilson put pressure on Reed for the second position, eventually moving his way into the runner-up spot as the racers took the white flag, but it was just a little too late as Fleming went to victory lane in the second last chance race.   “I have never been more excited to qualify into a race,” said Fleming. “We put ourselves in a hole working on long runs (yesterday). We didn’t realize we weren’t in the race yet. We started the heat race and they left us. This morning we changed every single thing on the car back to a normal set-up.”   Wilson, Reed, DJ Shaw and Brian Levant rounded out the top five.   The balance of the field will be determined by PASS officials with provisionals going to multiple drivers.   For more information on the Pro All Stars Series and “THE RACE” at North Wilkesboro Speedway, go to www.proallstarsseries.com.   PASS South presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Products “THE RACE” Last Chance Race Results   Last Chance Race #1 Results   1st 47 Trey Mitchell 2nd 197 Joey Pole 3rd 16 Joey Coulter 4th 48n Lonnie Sommerville 5th 2 Gray Gaulding 6th 97 John Fleming 7th 4n Ben Rowe 8th 10b Geoff Bodine 9th 84qc Martin Latuilitte 10th 22 Aaron Ricker 11th 29k Allen Karnes 12th 8 Cassius Clark 13th 75 Gary Smith 14th 80s Mark Shaffer 15th 17a Scott Alexander 16th 1n Randy Turner 17th 42n Ronnie Hults 18th 80 Dean Clattenburg   Last Chance Race #2 Results   1st 05 Alex Fleming 2nd 82 Donnie Wilson 3rd 04 Ryan Reed 4th 60n DJ Shaw 5th 49 Brian Levant 6th 35 Devin Jones 7th 9p Tommy Pecaro 8th 73 Joey Doiron 9th 09 Randy Gentry 10th 40 Sterling Marlin 11th 20 Steve Legendre 12th 2m Matt Matheson 13th 48 John Batten 14th 23 Jimmy Weller 15th 21 Dustin Hubbard

 

PASS South: Fifteen drivers race their way Into "THE RACE"

For Immediate Release: Media, contact Norm Desjardins @ (603) 387-5598   PASS South: Fifteen drivers race their way Into “THE RACE” Five heat races highlight first ever night racing action at North Wilkesboro Speedway   With the top-15 drivers locked in to the show after qualifying earlier in the evening for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Parts “THE RACE” on Friday, April 8th, the focus shifted to the five heat races to lock in 16th – 30th with the first-ever races under the lights at North Wilkesboro Speedway (NC). While Patrick Laperle, Ross Kenseth, Ryan Blaney, Jeff Choquette and Preston Peltier went to victory lane in the five 25-lap heat races, a total of 15 heat-race drivers added their names to the already-qualified list , bringing the locked in total to 30 for Saturday’s 300-lap event.

 

Heat one had Laperle and Joey Coulter on the front row, but immediately went under yellow as a few cars had issues in the back of the field in turn one. Shortly after the restart, the yellow flew again for another issue in turn four.   On the second restart Heath Hindman, who was on the outside of Laperle, took the lead with Laperle and Jody Lavender in second and third. A few laps later, Laperle made his move back to the lead with Lavender coming with him, sending Hindman back to third.   Laperle and Lavender checked out with Laperle taking the checkered flag first. Lavender finished second with third going to Hindman.   “When I saw I lost 15th place (the last locked in time trial position) by four thousands, I said ‘no man.’ I needed to win the heat race,” said Laperle. “The 25 laps seemed like 50 to me. With my crate engine on restarts against the guys with the big engines I am going to have to work a lot tomorrow; that is for sure.”   Coulter and Ben Rowe rounded out the top five.   The second heat race had Wisconsin-natives Kenseth and Rebecca Kasten on the front row. Kenseth got out to the lead early with Kasten and Corey Williams running in the second and third spots.   The race ran under green for the majority of the event until Keith Oliver spun in turn two with just a handful of laps remaining. On the restart, Kasten and Kenseth raced hard for the top spot with Kasten getting the early edge on the outside, but Kenseth retook the lead with just a few laps to go, driving on to win the second heat race. Kasten crossed the line second with Williams taking the third and final transfer spot in this heat.   “I was pretty happy with qualifying,” said Kenseth. “I thought I turned a good lap for what we had. Yesterday we were horrible. I was happy to be up front for the heat race. I can’t wait for tomorrow.”   Jimmy Weller and DJ Shaw rounded out the top five.   Blaney and Mario Gosslin started on the front row for the fourth heat race. Gosslin got the early lead with Randy Gentry moving into second, putting Blaney back to third. A few laps later, Blaney worked his way back to second around Gentry as the top-two drivers checked out from the field.   At lap 10, Blaney muscled his way to the lead around Gosslin as Gentry settled into the transfer spot midway through the race. However, with five laps remaining, Mike Rowe, who started seventh, worked his way around Gentry to take third. At the checkered flag, Blaney took the victory over Gosslin and Rowe.   “The car was great; it ran really good,” said Blaney. “We struggled in qualifying and I missed it by just a little bit. We had a really good race car. I am confident in this car tomorrow.”   Trey Mitchell and Gray Gaulding rounded out the top five.   The fourth heat race took the green flag with Choquette and Brandon Ward on the front row. Ward was able to get the lead on the first lap with Choquette and Ryan Crane running second and third early.   As the leaders battled hard for the top spot, contact amongst a tight five-car battle cost Crane the transfer spot with Michael Pilla moving to third. A few laps later, Choquette put enough pressure on Ward to steal the top spot.   Crane, who dropped back multiple positions, worked his way back to fourth and was trying to snag third from Pilla when his car got sideways coming off turn two, hitting the backstretch wall, bringing out the yellow flag.   On the restart, Choquette was able to squirt out to the lead with Ward hanging on to second. Meanwhile, Donnie Wilson and Pilla battled hard for the transfer spot, and a couple laps later, contact sent Pilla into the inside wall on the front stretch, bringing out the second yellow during this heat race. Wilson was sent to the back for the contact with Pilla.   Choquette and Ward went one and two on the restart, but the battle was once again for the transfer spot with Garrett Evans and Ryan Reed trading positions, side by side. At the checkered flag, it was Choquette followed by Ward and Evans as the three transfer drivers.   “We raced hard and clean,” said Choquette. “I had a hard time with those restarts. It was real hard to see the flagman down kind of where I was. We ended up prevailing. If anything good comes out of this, it is a good little practice session for us.”   Reed and Geoff Bodine rounded out the top five.   The fifth and final heat race kicked off with Peltier and Scott Mulkern on the front row. Before the green flag could fly, Devin Jones’ car came to a stop on the backstretch, having to be pushed off the track by a wrecker.   When the green flag flew Peltier got the jump on Mulkern, driving out to a strong lead over Mulkern and Cassius Clark. After a handful of laps Erik Darnell worked his way to third around Clark, putting pressure on Mulkern for second. Just after halfway, Darnell made the move and was able to take the second position.   In the closing laps Lonnie Sommerville tried to make a charge to the transfer spot, but came up just a bit short as Mulkern took the third and final transfer spot behind winner Peltier and second-place finisher Darnell.   “We kind of got a raw deal with the sunshine there in qualifying,” said Peltier. “Later in the day it cooled down quite a bit. If we were back there, it could have made a difference. We are going to wipe it (the car) off and put it on jack stands.”   Sommerville and Clark rounded out the top five.   On Saturday two more drivers will qualify into “THE RACE”. All forty five non-qualifiers will be split into two 40-lap last chance races with just the race winners moving up. The remainder of the field for the 300-lap event will be set with provisionals.   For more information on the Pro All Stars Series and “THE RACE” at North Wilkesboro Speedway, go to www.proallstarsseries.com.   PASS South presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Products “THE RACE” Heat Race Results (top-three transfer to “THE RACE”)   HEAT ONE 1st 91l Patrick Laperle 2nd 115 Jody Lavender 3rd 91 Heath Hindman 4th 16 Joey Coulter 5th 4n Ben Rowe 6th 86 Mike Fritts 7th 40 Sterling Marlin 8th 22 Aaron Ricker 9th 5 Spencer Wauters 10th 21 Dustin Hubbard 11th 0 Bill Penfold 12th 97 John Fleming   HEAT TWO 1st 25 Ross Kenseth 2nd 51k Rebecca Kasten 3rd 47s Corey Williams 4th 23 Jimmy Weller 5th 60n DJ Shaw 6th 20 Steve Legendre 7th 197 Joey Pole 8th 2m Michael Bilderback 9th 9p Tommy Pecaro 10th 18k Keith Oliver 11th 29k Allen Karnes   HEAT THREE 1st 10 Ryan Blaney 2nd 61 Mario Gosslin 3rd 24n Mike Rowe 4th 47 Trey Mitchell 5th 2 Gray Gaulding 6th 84qc Martin Latuilippe 7th 05 Alex Fleming 8th 16r Kevin Roberge 9th 09 Randy Gentry 10th 80 Dean Clattenburg 11th 17a Scott Alexander 12th 1a Justin Allison   HEAT FOUR 1st 129 Jeff Choquette 2nd 62 Brandon Ward 3rd 64 Garrett Evans 4th 04 Ryan Reed 5th 10b Geoff Bodine 6th 75 Gary Smith 7th 82 Donnie Wilson 8th 49 Brian Levant 9th 1n Randy Turner 10th 80s Mark Shaffer 11th 4p Michael Pilla 12th 110 Ryan Crane   HEAT FIVE 1st 26 Preston Peltier 2nd 7 Erik Darnell 3rd 84 Scott Mulkern 4th 48n Lonnie Sommerville 5th 8 Cassius Clark 6th 180 Blake Jones 7th 73 Joey Doiron 8th 29p Greg Proude 9th 42h Ronnie Hults 10th 48 John Batten 11th 2m Matt Matheson 12th 35 Devin Jone

 

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On the way back from Ailsa Craig, Phil uncharacteristically fell behind,

He had some trouble with broaching as he had put all his gear in the front hatch and a Quest does not like being nose heavy! John very kindly stayed with him and gave words of encouragement. John Willacy is a true gentleman and it was our great pleasure to spend the day with him.

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Pro All Stars Series news - Qualifying Results, THE RACE

For immediate release Stephen Nasse Sets New Track Record to Earn the McGunegill Engine Performance Fast Time Award for PASS South “THE RACE” Top 15 drivers locked in during qualifying at North Wilkesboro Speedway The historic North Wilkesboro Speedway (NC) was alive on Friday, April 8th, with qualifying for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates Performance Parts “THE RACE” event. With a time of 18.700 seconds, Stephen Nasse earned the McGunegill Engine Performance Fast Time Award, a new track record.

75 cars took to the track during qualifying. With drivers from at least 21 states and five Canadian providences on hand, Nasse, who hails from Pinellas Park, Florida, was the quickest driver during the two-lap qualifying session. “We have been struggling a little bit with freeness all weekend,” said Nasse. “This is a very old track. I am proud to be on the pole for this race. Our team really needed a pick-up for this season; we haven’t been doing too great, but this is definitely what we needed.” Justin Wakefield held the pole for a bit during the session with an 18.897-second lap, but Nasse was able to rip off a lap almost two-tenths faster. “I wasn’t expecting it to be that fast,” explained Nasse. “I just wanted to get locked in to the top 15. It is good how it happened. It is amazing.” The top-15 drivers that locked themselves into the race were Nasse, Wakefield, Ryan Moore, Brian Ickler, Bubba Pollard, Augie Grill, Pat Kelly, Andy Loden, Johnny Clark, Jay Fogleman, Cale Gale, Kenzie Ruston, Trevor Sanborn, TJ Reaid and Chris Eggleston. The top-10 drivers will redraw for their starting positions tomorrow. Later in the evening on Friday, five 25-lap heat races will take place with the top-three drivers from each heat locking them into the 300-lap event. Two 40-lap last chance races will take place on Saturday with the winner from each race transferring into “THE RACE” held later that day, where the winner after 300 laps will earn at least $75,000.00. The balance of the field will be determined by provisionals. For more information on the Pro All Stars Series and “THE RACE” at North Wilkesboro Speedway, go to www.proallstarsseries.com. Official Qualifying Results: PASS South presented by JE Pistons/ Roush Yates Performance Products THE RACE – North Wilkesboro (NC) Speedway – 4/8/2011 Top 15 lock in to feature event on time – positions 16-30 to be determined by qualifying races this evening.) position, car number, driver, fastest lap 1 51N Stephen Nasse 18.700 (New SLM Track Record) 2 98 Justin Wakefield 18.897 3 74 Ryan Moore 18.908 4 154 Brian Ickler 18.920 5 18 Bubba Pollard 18.933 6 112 Augie Grill 18.933 7 53 Pat Kelly 18.943 8 29 Andy Loden 18.952 9 54 Johnny Clark 18.963 10 4 Jay Fogleman 18.964 11 83 Cale Gale 18.969 12 39 Kenzie Ruston 18.977 13 29 Trevor Sanborn 18.983 14 51 TJ Reaid 19.006 15 O8 Chris Eggleston 19.012 16 91 Patrick Laperle 19.016 17 25 Ross Kenseth 19.044 18 129 Jeff Choquette 19.066 19 10 Ryan Blaney 19.066 20 26 Preston Peltier 19.096 21 16 Joey Coulter 19.113 22 51 Becca Kasten 19.115 23 61 Mario Gosslin 19.117 24 62 Brandon Ward 19.123 25 84 Scott Mulkern 19.129 26 91 Heath Hindman 19.130 27 23 Jimmy Weller 19.134 28 2 Gray Gaulding 19.148 29 40 Michael Pilla 19.150 30 8 Cassius Clark 19.160 31 40 Sterling Marlin 19.161 32 47S Corey Williams19.175 33 O9 Randy Gentry 19.187 34 110 Ryan Crane 19.191 35 Devin Jones 19.221 36 115 Jody Lavender19.224 37 2 Michael Bilderback 19.226 38 47 Trey Mitchell 19.236 39 82 Donnie Wilson 19.240 40 7 Erik Darnell 19.259 41 86 Mike Fritts 19.272 42 80 Dean Clattenburg 19.274 43 18K Keith Oliver 19.274 44 1 Randy Turner 19.276 45 29P Grant Proude 19.283 46 5 Spencer Wauters 19.316 47 91Q David Quackenbush 19.323 48 24N Mike Rowe 19.331 49 O4 Ryan Reed 19.332 50 42H Ronnie Hults 19.338 51 97 John Flemming 19.339 52 60N DJ Shaw 19.345 53 O5 Alex Fleming 19.347 54 64 Garrett Evans 19.371 55 48N Lonnie Sommerville 19.374 56 22 Aaron Ricker 19.375 57 197 Joey Pole 19.390 58 1A Justin Allison 19.396 59 49 Brian Leavitt 19.401 60 180 Blake Jones 19.403 61 4N Ben Rowe 19.443 62 20 Steve Legendre 19.462 63 17A Scott Alexander 19.472 64 10B Geoff Bodine 19.519 65 73 Joey Doiron 19.539 66 21 Dustin Hubbard 19.557 67 9P Tommy Pecaro 19.616 68 84 Martin Latulippe 19.635 69 80 Mark Shaffer 19.677 70 48 John Batten 19.699 71 O Bill Penfold 19.703 72 29K Allen Karnes 19.716 73 16R Kevin Roberge 19.785 74 Gary Smith 19.795 75 2M Matt Matheson 19.943 Casey Roderick did not take time.

John Willacy surfed my wake!

It was now time to leave Ailsa Craig and right on cue a nice F3-4 breeze got up from the NW to help us home. I used the sail to get in front of the others...

...and get some photos of the Arran mountains with Phil in the foreground.

Tony flashed by in his very sparkly  Cetus.

 Gradually the NW wind cleared the sky behind us.

John's Rockpool Taran surfed the waves very easily...

...as we slid

Circumnavigation of Ailsa Craig.

The regular staff of seakayakphoto.com are not the World's greatest circumnavigators...

...but our new honorary member, John Willacy, does have a reputation as a rather fast circumnavigator (Anglesey, Isle of Man etc.) so we felt we could not let the side down. Honour was at stake, so we set off on a circumnavigation of the Craig...

...all 3.84km of it! We soon passed Stranny Point and came to

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TEAM PR: Joey Doiron North Wilkesboro Race Preview

Joey Doiron: PASS North Series North Wilkesboro Race Preview Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, joins drivers from two divisions for the PASS-sanctioned $75,000-to-win “The Race” at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, N.C., on Friday and Saturday, April 8-9. The reigning PASS North Series Rookie of the Year is guaranteed a starting spot in the lucrative event for both PASS North and PASS South Series teams. Doiron has never competed at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway, which has sat nearly dormant since the last NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event there in 1995, though he and his family-owned Super Late Model team tested there last month.

WHO: Joey Doiron, Berwick, Maine TEAM: No. 73 JBJ Machine/Rescue Welding/Dale Shaw Race Cars Chevrolet BEST CAREER NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY FINISH: N/A LAST RACE AT NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY: N/A WHAT: PASS-sanctioned “The Race” 300-lap Super Late Model event WHERE: North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, N.C. WHEN: Qualifying – Friday, April 8, 5 p.m.; Race – Saturday, April 9, 6 p.m. PASS NORTH SERIES NEXT RACE: April 30, PASS 150, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval) **************** JOEY, HOW DID YOUR TEST AT NORTH WILKESBORO GO LAST MONTH? It went a lot better than I expected. We went with a setup we've never really used before up here (in the PASS North Series). I think we found something – and I'm really excited to go back. We were one of faster cars there during the test, too. Something like that always give you confidence. The fact that we're already locked into the field was the main reason why we went to test. Yeah, we're locked into the show, but I don't want to get into the show just based on that. My goal is to time trial in the Top-15. It's possible for us. We really played around with our setups (at the test). We tried to go in a different direction than what we had been doing in the past, something a lot more radical. WHY IS THIS RACE SO IMPORTANT TO TEAMS? IS IT JUST ABOUT THE PURSE MONEY? The money is probably a big part of what makes this special, but it's more than that. Not many people can say they've ever raced at North Wilkesboro, and being able to say you raced there is a big deal. The other thing is that there are not many slouches entered in this race. Everyone that's coming could probably win it. I don't think you'll see another Super Late Model field this tough all year until maybe the Snowball Derby (in the winter). IS YOUR TEAM CAPABLE OF WINNING THE 300? Everyone goes to the race track with the expectation of winning. I think it's possible for us. It doesn't matter who it is, Augie Grill or Bill Penfold, or how good your car is – you've still got to have luck on your side. You need a lot of luck, too, especially in a race like this. Anything can happen. At this time last year, I didn't think our program was good enough (to compete for the win). But I think we turned a corner at the end of the season. We didn't have the finishes at the end of the year maybe that we wanted, but we were definitely a Top-5 caliber car at some of the tracks we were going to for a second time. --30--

Some long views from Ailsa Craig.

On previous visits to Ailsa Craig we have gone in a high pressure system and the visibility has been poor due to haze. On this occasion, the atmosphere was crystal clear. To the ESE Girvan was very clear but in the middle of the photo, the summit of the Merrick was hidden in the clouds. The dip to the right of the photo is Glen Trool.

The view to the S showed Stranraer at the head of Loch Ryan 

A little rusty on Ailsa Craig.

From the shore of Ailsa Craig, we made our way up past the now solar powered (2001) and automated (1990) lighthouse.

The lighthouse was completed in 1886 by Thomas and David Stevenson. It originally had 3 keepers and was an oil burning light. A little railway was used to haul cans of oil up from the jetty. Unfortunately the bogey was now overturned and rusting away. The railway was also used by

TEAM PR: Cody Hodgson Posts Top-10 In K&N Pro Series East Debut

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 4.2.11 For more information, visit www.CodyHodgsonRacing.com   Hodgson Lands Top-10 In K&N Pro Series East Debut   GREENVILLE, S.C. – Cody Hodgson of Escalon, Calif., finished 10th in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 at Greenville Pickens Speedway on Saturday, April 2. Hodgson also qualified the No. 03 Ocala Gran Prix Dodge in the Top-10 in his series debut with Dave Davis Motorsports, posting the ninth-fastest speed on the 32-car starting grid. The Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate rallied for the impressive finish after twice pitting to fix damage suffered in accidents involving other cars. In a race featuring 19 rookies in the field, only four of them finished ahead of Hodgson.

 

WHO: Cody Hodgson, Escalon, Calif. TEAM: Dave Davis Motorsports No. 03 Ocala Gran Prix Dodge WHAT: NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 WHERE: Greenville Pickens Speedway, Greenville, S.C. (.500-mile oval)   STARTED: 9th FINISHED: 10th LAPS LED: 0 times for 0 laps   NEXT RACE: April 16, South Boston 150, South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Va., (.400-mile oval)   ***********   CODY, TALK ABOUT YOUR RACE TONIGHT.   That first 50 laps, it was really about feeling everything out, feeling out what the car was going to do and the guys I was racing with that I've never raced with before. Once I got in my groove, it was a lot of fun.   Despite the fact that we had to pit twice and come back up through the field, I was really happy with my performance, and the team was happy with my performance. It makes you confident knowing that you can have a good day after all we went through.   HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BOTH QUALIFY AND FINISH IN THE TOP-10 IN YOUR FIRST K&N PRO SERIES EAST RACE?   I'm more than happy to just finish in the Top-10 in my first race, especially with everything that happened in the middle of the race. With having to pit a couple of times and all the damage we hand and then having to restart in the back, I wasn't even sure if I'd get anywhere near the Top-10.   The guys did awesome job in the pits to get us a good car. Had we we been better early on and qualified a little better, we had a Top-5 car, no problem, which is awesome.   WHERE DO YOU WANT TO IMPROVE HEADING INTO SOUTH BOSTON IN TWO WEEKS?   I know know what I need to do now, what I can get out of the car in qualifying, especially. Qualifying is really, really important in these races. But at the same time, if I don't get the qualifying I want, I know that I can just settle in early, stay out of wrecks and be able to move to the front.   I kept the car clean, never gave up and still came out of there with a Top-10 finish. So, I'm really excited about keeping things going.   --30--