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

 

Pro All Stars Series news: 2011 PASS North Wilkesboro 300 lap sponsors

For Immediate Release – Media, contact Norm Desjardins @ (603) 387-5598 Lap sponsors are signing on for PASS 300 at North Wilkesboro Speedway Naples ME – There’s still six months until the green flag flies for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Wilkesboro 300 but there’s already a slew of sponsors on board for the unprecedented   short track event with over $ 198,000 in posted awards.

 

Lap sponsors for the richest short track asphalt race in North America are signing on from all over North America and they’re as diverse as the personalities that make up the sport.  Jeff Freeman’s Hoosier Tire South - asphalt is on board in a big way, as is Sunoco Race Fuels. These nationally known companies have already committed to the new super bowl of short track racing, but there’s a strong contingent of short track racing supporters that have decided to take part too. Near the top of the list you see a company called Stripper Delimber. It’s a Maine based firm owned by the first ever PASS super late model champion, “Sudn Sam” Sessions.  In addition to his    wins and a series title, Sessions earned a $100,000.00 payday in the “Big Dawg Challenge”, a four hundred lap PASS sanctioned event at Wiscasset (ME) Raceway.       . Then there’s Shark Racing Development a new motorsports venture created by Jay Fogleman and Jeremy Upchurch. Based in Durham North Carolina, the company's mission is to provide racers with superior race cars, the latest components, and technical/business assistance with their race teams.  Richard Moody and Sons Construction is based in Wells Maine, a builder of custom homes on or near the Maine seacoast. Moody owns one of the strongest super late model teams in the country. Johnny Clark has five PASS North titles to his credit and his family business, Clark’s Car Crushing is already a lap sponsor for the North Wilkesboro 300. So is Jeff Day’s Precision Built Spindles, a Winston-Salem North Carolina firm that is one of the country’s best kept speed secrets when it comes to that critical front suspension component. Day and his familiar 62 super late model have been on board with PASS South since the series’ inception.  Julio and Rita Miglioli own DJ Shaw’s super late model ride and their company Laval, Quebec Canada’s Precision JLM, lends an international flavor to the board. When the green flag flies and the checkered drops on laps one and three hundred those laps will be dedicated to the race fans of North Wilkesboro who have played such an important role in bringing professional motorsports back to the storied oval. It’s a broad spectrum of support, from national companies to fans to racers supporting a race they will likely compete in. According to series president Tom Mayberry,”   At $250.00 per lap we’ve kept the price affordable so that many small businesses can be a part of the big show. Their information will appear on our website at www.proallstarsseries.com throughout the 2011 season and there will be a special section dedicated to our lap sponsors in the race program.   It’s a concept we used with success at our Big Dawg Challenge race and I believe we will generate a good response for the North Wilkesboro 300.” Additional sponsorship packages are available and PASS custom tailor a marketing program to fit any need or budget. Contact Tom Mayberry at (207) 693-6497 or Norm Desjardins at (603) 387-5598 for further information.

 

Pro All Stars Series news: PASS Sportsman Riverside Speedway race report

Dan McKeage claims PASS Sportsman win, Championship at Riverside Groveton NH (10/18) Dan McKeage got around Clyde Hennessey on lap 61 of the PASS Sportsman season finale at Riverside Speedway and held off Mike” Landry at the checkers to claim his second win of 2010. Landry crossed the finish line second and Hennessey third. McKeage’s win sealed a second PASS Sportsman Championship for the Gorham Maine racer.

 

Hennessey led the field to the green and he was in command for the majority of the laps butt McKeage was in the right place at the right time. Trouble in the low groove gave McKeage the break he needed and he was quick to take advantage.  Landry made a pass on the low side to kick Hennessey back to the third spot and the trio raced to the checkers in that order. Nate Weston and RJ Austin completed the top five. Heat race wins went to Landry, Hennessey and Rich Paradis. Unofficially there were several shifts in the final point standings. Defending Sportsman champion Carey Martin trailed McKeage by fourteen heading into the finale but Martin had an afternoon he would rather forget. He came back from a wreck to finish sixth but ran fourth in his heat while third place point man Landry claimed five markers for winning his. The three point spread was just enough to give him Landry second in the final standings. Hennessey remained in fourth and Shane Tatro fifth despite being involved in a late race wreck that left him 20th at the checkers. RJ Austin’s top five helped him make a big move from tenth to sixth, just one point back from Tatro. Look for the final official PASS Sportsman point standings on line at www.proallstarsseries.com  later this week. Unofficial Results – PASS Sportsman 75 - Riverside Speedway, Groveton NH October 17 2010 1 Dan McKeage 2 Mike Landry 3 Clyde Hennessey 4 Nate Weston 5 RJ Austin 6 Carey Martin 7 Dan Sidney 8 Kris Watson 9 Richard Paradis 10 Steve Bennett Jr. 11Shane Green 12 Frank Wear 13 Dave Otssuryk Jr. 14 Matt LeBlanc 15 Jordan Davis 16 Shawn Austin 17 Alexander Rooney 18 Bill Sprague 19 Lyman McKeage 20 Shane Tatro 21 Craig Smith 22 Tim Casey 23 Doug Laleme

 

 

 

Pro All Stars Series news - Mason Dixon Meltdown race report

Justin Wakefield wins PASS Mason-Dixon Meltdown; Preston Peltier captures  South and National Titles   Newport TN (10/16) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) headed to Newport Speedway (TN) on Saturday, October 16th, for the “Mason-Dixon Meltdown” to close out the 2010 Super Late Model South and National championship series with both titles up for grabs.  Heading into the night’s action, Ryan Blaney led Preston Peltier by a mere four points, while Peltier led Johnny Clark by 11 in the National Championship standings.  Andy Loden set fast time, but it was Justin Wakefield taking the checkered flag first while Peltier took advantage of Blaney’s misfortune to win the South title as well as the National title.

 

“I don’t have any words for it,” said Peltier, the only South regular in series history to win the National title.  “It is cool.”   31 drivers took to the track for qualifying.  While many drivers wanted to claim the final fast time of the season, it was once again Loden on top of the charts with yet another track record, a 12.362 second lap around the Newport Speedway.   “The car is just really fast,” said Loden.  “I have never really been good at qualifying until this year.  I don’t know really what happened.  We haven’t done anything different.  We just have a fast car for qualifying now.”   Wakefield, Clark, Blaney, Trey Mitchell, Jay Fogleman, Ben Rowe, Heath Hindman, Kyle Bonsignore and Dylan Presnell rounded out the top-10 qualifiers.   11 cars lined up for the six transfer spots in the 15-lap last-chance race.  Bradley McCaskill and PASS newcomer Blake Jones started side by side with Jones getting the jump on the start.  On lap 10, a car spun in front of the leaders, collecting McCaskill and Scott Patton, taking them out of transfer positions.  On the restart, Jimmy Weller and Trevor Sanborn, who were disqualified in post-qualifying inspection, rocketed to the top-two positions and held on up front to transfer into the feature, along with Jones, Kenzie Ruston, Ed Surette and Tim Pinion.   The top-10 redraw placed Mitchell and Loden on the front row, leading Wakefield, Clark, Fogleman, Blaney, Bonsignore, Hindman, Rowe, Presnell and the rest of the field to the green flag for 200 laps of racing.  When the green flag dropped, Loden jumped out to the lead with Clark making his way to the second position.   As Wakefield passed Clark for the second position, the first yellow flew with an incident involving Jake Crum, Jody Lavender and Surette in turns one and two.  All were able to continue.   On the restart, Wakefield jumped to the lead in front of Loden and Mitchell.  As they looked to settle in, the second yellow came out on lap 25 as Jimmy Doyle and Ruston got together, which also involved Jones.  Ruston and Jones were able to continue, but Doyle’s car suffered front end damage, ending his night.   After a lap on the track, Loden went back into the lead, but the third yellow came out on lap 28 for debris after Surette’s car appeared to lose power in front of Lavender, who made contact with Surette’s machine, dispersing debris on the track.   On the outside, Wakefield powered back to the lead when the field went back to green, bringing Blaney with him around Loden.  At lap 58, Wakefield appeared to slip up in turn four, which put Blaney and Loden up in the top-two spots.  A few laps later, at lap 65, Loden passed Blaney to reassume the top spot, and Mitchell went to third as Wakefield’s car started to drop off the pace a bit.  Eventually Wakefield had to pit and lost a lap, but later would get the “lucky dog” and get back on the lead lap.   Shortly after, South points leader Blaney started showing sparks under the right side of his race car.  He stayed on the track, but dropped back through the field, finally pitting on lap 84.  He came back on the track a few laps later, but was a few laps off the lead lap, ending his bid for the South title.   “The right front went flat,” said Blaney.  “We tried to ride it out as long as we could, but we couldn’t get a break.   “We had a good year.  Hopefully we can come back next year and beat them.”   The fourth yellow flag flew on lap 93 for debris.   Loden held the lead on the restart until the competition caution, which came out on lap 115 so drivers could opt to change the two right side tires and make adjustments.  Mitchell, Clark, Rowe and Peltier rounded out the top five at the break.   When the field  went back green Loden held the lead with a hard-charging Clark on his back bumper until the yellow flew on lap 119 for a spin in turn three involving David Flynn and Weller.  Both were able to continue.   Clark decided it was his time to lead, taking  the top spot from Loden on the restart.  Loden didn’t appear satisfied with running second though as he kept the pressure on Clark, retaking the lead at lap 126.  Rowe was running third, but a few laps later, Peltier worked his way around Rowe for the third position.   The caution came out on lap 144 as Presnell appeared to have spun on his own down the backstretch, also collecting Tim Pinion.  Both drivers were ok, but their machines were not as they both had to head to the pits.   The following restart once again had Clark leading the field as Loden and Peltier battled hard for the second spot, trading the position a few times until the yellow flew for debris at lap 158.  During this yellow, Mitchell, who was running in the top five, pitted for adjustments, moving Wakefield back into the top five behind Clark, Loden, Peltier and Rowe.   Clark and Loden held the top-two spots when they restarted, but Wakefield made a bold move, moving up to the third spot before the yellow flew at lap 166 when Steve Legendre and Derek Kneeland got together in turn two.   Loden was able to snag the top spot once again when they went green, but the yellow flew on lap 178 for a single-car spin back in the pack.   Wakefield, who moved to second before that last yellow, worked his way to the lead shortly after the restart by Loden and held on to win the event.   “It was a hard-fought battle tonight,” said Wakefield.  “We had a car to win this race, and I didn’t care what anyone else thought.  We were going to win this and I wouldn’t let anyone get in my way.   “The bleeder came out of the left front caliper and I had no front brakes,” said Wakefield about his early-race issues.  “We tried to stay on the lead lap as best we could.  We got that break at the right time and were able to get it taken care of.  We got back on the lead lap and started picking them off one at a time.   “I am glad to get a Georgia boy on that thing,” said Wakefield about the trophy.  “We are in the South and that is the way it is supposed to be.”   Loden, Rowe, Peltier and Clark rounded out the top five.  Peltier’s fourth-place finish earned him the PASS South Super Late Model and National Super Late Model titles.    “I can’t thank these guys on the crew enough,” said Peltier.  “This Johnson Motorsports team was a big underdog coming into this year.  That was our goal to win this championship, and we did it.   “Earlier in the season one of my car owners told me I was racing like a girl out there and that I needed to go back to the way I was driving, so I went out and got it done tonight.   “It means a lot.  We are a low-buck team and struggle week in and week out.  To get this is really special.”   For more information on the Pro All Stars Series, visit www.proallstarsseries.com.   Unofficial Results – Mason-Dixon Meltdown 200 – Newport (TN) Speedway – October 16 2010   1 Justin Wakefield 2 Andy Loden 3 Ben Rowe 4 Preston Peltier 5 Trevor Sanborn 6 Johnny Clark 7 Trey Mitchell 8 Heath Hindman 9 Jay Fogleman 10 John Batten 11 Jimmy Weller 12 Kenzie Ruston 13 Mart Nesbitt 14 Jake Crum 15 Jeff Myers 16 Ryan Blaney 17 Derek Kneeland 18 Steve Legendre 19 Kyle Bonsignore 20 Dylan Presnell 21 David Flynn 22 Tim Pinion 23 Jody Lavender 24 Lee Tissot 25 Blake Jones 26 Jimmy Doyle 27 Mike Slone 28 Ed Surrette 29 Terry Smith

 

 

Autodrome - Chaudière - La série PASS en 2011!

Communiqué pour diffusion immédiate 2010-09-16   LA SÉRIE PASS A L’AUTODROME CHAUDIÈRE EN 2011!   La saison 2010 vient tout juste de se terminer et déjà la Direction de l’Autodrome Chaudière annonce une première pour sa programmation 2011 dans le cadre de son 20ième anniversaire.

 

C’est maintenant officiel, la Série PASS «PRO ALL STARS SERIES PASS» sera à l’Autodrome Chaudière de Vallée-Jonction, Samedi le 25 juin 2011. Cette course fera partie intégrante de leur programmation 2011.   Leur dernière présence au Québec remonte à octobre 2002. Avec l’ajout de quelques pilotes québécois, M. Tommy Mayberry, promoteur de cette Série, prévoit qu’aux alentours d’une vingtaine de pilotes seront en piste.   Plus de détails dans les mois à venir.   André Gagnon, Directeur du Développement et Relationniste Autodrome Chaudière, Vallée-Jonction

 

Pro All Stars Series news: PASS North White Mountain Motorsports Park preview

PASS Super Late Model thunder at White Mountain Friday NAPLES ME (9/14) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North super late models wrap up their tenth anniversary season  on Friday  September 17  with 150 12 second laps around one of the prettiest short tracks in the country,  North Woodstock New Hampshire’s  White Mountain Motorsports Park.

 

The series has crisscrossed New England since early May and there’s been plenty of excitement along the way. Bill Rodgers (Beech Ridge) and Dave Darling (Seekonk) beat the touring pros at their own game. Ben Rowe saw success with a new team. His dad Mike just kept on winning, scoring twice in his six 2010 PASS starts. Trevor Sanborn finally got his elusive PASS North win, and of course there’s point leader Johnny Clark’s phenomenal season with five wins and twelve top tens in the season’s first twelve events. Clark took home the big trophy in the series’ first 2010 appearance at the Route 3 oval, but there are a number of familiar names that haven’t made their way into the 2010 win column and they will be looking to White Mountain to wrap up their season on a high note. It’s an impressive list. Richie Dearborn’s last series win came in this race last season, and his family team will no doubt try to duplicate that win Friday night.  Cassius Clark has chased Johnny Clark and Ben Rowe in the point standings all season long, and he’s been in the top five on six occasions, including a strong second place run in last Sunday’s PASS 300. Clark’s last PASS North win came in July 2009 at Riverside, but he knows his way around White Mountain and he’ll be looking to end his season on a winning note. Adam Bates and Travis Benjamin are way, way overdue and there’s 2009 PASS North Rookie of the Year Nick Ribbe and 2010 Rookie of the year candidate Joey Doiron, two drivers that have shown promise all season long. Donnie Whitten gets around White Mountain with the best of them and he will look for a breakthrough win for  car owner Peter Petit  and crew. These teams and many more will make the short track kick off to New Hampshire’s’ Fall Speed Weekend a night to remember as the PASS North super late model campaign draws to a close and a 2010 Champion is crowned. White Mountain’s five weekly divisions will join the PASS super late models on the night’s racing card. The back gate swings open on Friday September 17 at noon, practice is on track from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM and the first qualifier rolls off at 6:00 PM sharp. More news, photos, points and links can be found at www.proallstarsseries.com .

 

Pro All Stars Series news: PASS North/National 300 race report

Johnny Clark scores PASS 300 Scarborough ME (9/12) Johnny Clark got his shot at the lead late in Sunday’s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) 300 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway and he led when it counted to earn his second win in PASS North’s longest and richest super late model race. Clark passed Bill Rogers with forty to go and held off Cassius Clark by less than three tenths of a second to earn 2010 victory number five for the Clark’s Car Crushing team.

 

Cassius Clark took his EJ Prescott mount to the front several times throughout the event and looked like the man to beat, but a long battle over third with Richie Dearborn delayed him from catching the front pair until the day’s final restart with nineteen to go.  Cassius got to Johnny’s rear bumper cover but the second generation Farmington Flyer raced the leader hard and clean to the checkers, settling for second. Long stretches of green flag racing and plenty of lead changes highlighted the afternoon. Seekonk Speedway regular Tom Scully led from the pole to lap 30 when Cassius Clark took over and ran off to a straightaway lead.  Scully took back the top spot on a restart and then it was Scott Chubbuck using the outside line to take a turn up front.  Beech Ridge regular David Oliver led next, putting defending and three time race winner Mike Rowe a lap down just before the 100 lap mark. Oliver ducked in the pits following a lap120 caution, handing the lead to Travis Benjamin but at the midway mark it was Cassius Clark’s turn to flex his muscle once again He led Benjamin, Johnny Clark, Richie Dearborn and Bill Rodgers across the line at the crossed flags. The PASS 300 features live pitting and once again strategy, skill and luck in the infield played a role in the event’s outcome. Three quarters of the field came in for fuel and tires during a lap 177 caution period and Johnny Clark was first off pit road with fresh rubber all around, while many of his challengers had slow stops or problems exiting the crowded pit road. It was Donnie Whitten and Lonnie Sommerville’s turn to battle up front and the pair raced side by side for nearly fifty laps with Bill Rodgers and Johnny Clark right behind. The front four raced side by side lap after lap until Rogers found a way by Sommerville on lap 226, bringing Johnny Clark with him. Rodgers was strong all day and the July PASS 150 winner at the Ridge looked like he might just repeat in the season’s biggest race. Rodgers kept Clark at bay lap after lap until the four time PASS champ slipped by on the bottom at lap 260 for the winning move. Clark’s nearest championship challenger didn’t fare as well. Ben Rowe’s day was a long one that ended on lap 232 when a sour engine sent him to the infield. Clark’s win and Rowe’s 28th place result nearly locked up a fifth PASS North crown for the Farmingdale Maine super late model star, his third in a row. The PASS 300 also carried PASS National Championship status and Clark’s win put him in contention for that title as well. National points leader Preston Peltier (15th) second place points man Jay Fogleman  (26th) and National  third place runner  Rowe (28th)  all had less than stellar results so that title race will go down to the wire at Newport (TN) Speedway when the PASS South and National Championships are decided at the Mason-Dixon Meltdown on October 16. The PASS North super late models wrap up their season this Friday evening September 17 at North Woodstock New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park. All the PASS 300 results, PASS news and point standings are on line at www.proallstarsseries.com . Unofficial Results: PASS North super late model  300 – PASS National Championship  Series race #4 - Beech Ridge Motor Speedway – Scarborough ME -  9/12/ 2010 1 54 Johnny Clark 300  2 8 Cassius Clark 300 3 53 Bill Rodgers 300 4 33 Richie Dearborn 300 5 84 Scott Mulkern 300  6 21 David Oliver 300 7 17 Travis Benjamin 300 8 14M Matt Frahm 300 9 1T Chris Thorne 300  10 10 Scott Dragon 300  11 22 Aaron Ricker 300  12 2 Tom Scully Jr. 300  13 77 Scott Chubbuck 300 14 60 DJ Shaw 300 15 26 Preston Peltier 300 16 20 Steve Legendre 300 17 23 Lonnie Sommerville 299 18 47 Kelly Moore 299  19 7 Donnie Whitten 299 20 85 Nick Ribbe 298 21 03 Scott Moore 298 22 44 Trevor Sanborn 297 23 73 Joey Doiron 296  24 2X Mike Rowe 294 25 98 Adam Bates 279 26 4 Jay Fogleman 243 27 75 Gary Smith 237  28 48 Ben Rowe 224  29 29 Ricky Morse 184 30 17A Scott Alexander 181 31 0 Bill Whorff Jr. 178  32 71 Gary Drew 136  33 79 Keith McKinnon 59