PASS North double header up next

Beech Ridge, Lee USA host the PASS traveling road show on Saturday,Tuesday   Naples ME (7/6) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North schedule always heats up in July, and this week's double dose of Super Late Model racing is a must see for fans of the fastest full fender race cars in the east.   Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough Maine anchors the northern series and both the Super Late Models and Mods will be back on track at the Ridge this Saturday July 9 for the Southern Maine Motors.com 150.

 

Beech Ridge always brings out a packed field and the entry list already has a number of new or returning entries. Kellyyy Moore, Scott Mulkern, Bill Penfold, Ricky Morse, JT Thurlow and DJ Shaw will be racing with PASS, challenging the regulars for Beech Ridge supremacy. All the PASS North point contenders are expected to be in action, including a number of Beech Ridge Pro Series regulars.. Beech Ridge weekly racer Bill Rodgers stole the touring racer's thunder in the 2010 edition of this event, winning one for the home team.   The PASS Mod squad will be looking to end Andy Shaw's three race 2011 win streak; The Mods will go 40 laps at the Scarborough oval and their segment of the show is always exciting. Racing gets the green at 6:00 PM. The Beech Ridge Sport Series, Wildcat and Road Runner divisions complete the card.   The turn around for both divisions will be a quick one as they will all be back on track Tuesday July 12 for their annual trip to Lee USA Speedway. The third annual addition of the PASS Bastille 200 features all three PASS touring series, and the home track heroes always look forward challenging the touring PASS Sportsman drivers.   Mike Rowe and Johnny Clark battled it out in the 2010 edition of the PASS Bastille 200 with Rowe prevailing in the closing laps to win one of the season's most exciting races.   It's a great night of racing at Red and Judy MacDonald s beautiful Route 125 facility. Qualifying rounds kick off at 7:00 PM.   Ben Rowe's victory at Canaan Fair Speedway allowed the Turner Maine speed merchant to open up a twelve point gap over defending champion Johnny Clark, but its not a comfortable margin by any means. The month of July will go a long way to deciding the 2011 title, and there's a lot of great racing ahead for racers and fans alike.     Check out all the latest point standings, stories and photos at www.proallstarsseries.com. Find these two fine speedways at www.beechridge.com and www.leeusaspeedway.com .   Visit Saturday night's Beech Ridge sponsor Southern Maine Motors at www.southernmainemotors.com .

 

Ben Rowe scores PASS North Firecracker 150 win

For Immediate Release: Media contact Norm Desjardins – racewithpass@yahoo.com   First PASS North checker of 2011 for the four time PASS North Champion   Canaan NH (7/3) Ben Rowe reclaimed the lead from Richie Dearborn on lap 116 of Saturday night's Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Firecracker 150 at Canaan Fair Speedway and raced on for his first PASS North win of the season. Alex Gingras and Scott Dragon both earned career best finishes, crossing under the checkers in second and third.   Richie Dearborn and Rowe led the field to the first green flag and it was Dearborn jumping out front early but a red flag at lap seven for Jon Dickerman's slow roll on the back stretch put the action on hold briefly. Dearborn resumed control until Lonnie Sommerville charged by on the outside. Dearborn reclaimed the lead after a lap fifteen caution and kept the point until Rowe reeled him in and drove by for the lead at lap 28.

 

The field stayed clean and green until lap 83 when yellow flag number two flew for Scott Alexander's spin, followed by another caution for Chris Wilkes trip into the front stretch wall,ending a strong run for the Vermonter. Dearborn took advantage of the high line to take yet another turn out front, with Rowe, Gingras, Johnny Clark and Sommerville all giving chase..   Dearborn and Rowe gapped the field, both drivers charging hard for their first win of 2011. Caution number four brought the pair back to the field, and the high line gave Rowe the opportunity he needed. Rowe put the RMR four back out front and Johnny Clark slipped by Dearborn for second but contact from the 33 sent Clark off turn two. Dearborn received the black flag for his part in the incident and retired for the night. Meanwhile the sparks continued to fly when Clark and Donnie Lashua got together, dropping the pair back in the line up.   The front of the field was shuffled by the on track fireworks. Rowe kept his lead but Gingras was now second with Dragon,Donnie Whitten,Sommerville and Travis Benjamin racing in the top five. Rowe clearly had the fast car, but the battle for second on back was a good one. Gingras took control of that spot but Donnie Whitten and Travis Benjamin were battling to find a way around Dragon for the final podium position. With three to go Whitten tried a bottom move that didn’t work out, sending him around and setting up a three lap shoot out to the checkers. There was no beating Rowe on this night, and when the final flag flew it was Rowe,Gingras,Dragon,Benjamin,and Sommerville in the top five.   Richie Dearborn, Ben Rowe and Johnny Clark all claimed heat race wins.Nine cars completed all 150 green flag laps.   Andy Shaw made it three starts and three wins in the PASS Mod feature, using the high side to take the lead from Dana Reed on lap fifteen of the open wheelers forty lapper. Reed came up one spot short in second and Mitch Miller earned a solid third.   Sumner Sessions and Mark Lundblad Jr. led the field to the green but the field didn’t stay that way long as a series of early cautions marred the action. Sessions, Lundblad, Miller, Scott McDaniel and Reed all took turns leading early but once the defending series champ got out front the race stayed clean and green. At the checkers it was Shaw by half a front stretch. Dana Reed and Scott McDaniel scored in the heat races.   The PASS Super Late Models and Mods move on to Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough Maine on Saturday July 9th . Post time is 6:00 PM.   Get all the latest Pro All Stars Series news, stats, and photos at www.proallstarsseries.com. Beech Ridge Motor Speedway can be found at www.beechridge.com   Unofficial Results – PASS North Super Late Model Firecracker 150 Canaan Fair Speedway-Canaan NH 7/2   1 4 Ben Rowe Turner ME 2 27 QC Alex Gingras Quebec City CA 3 10 Scott Dragon Colchester VT 4 17 Travis Benjamin Morrill ME 5 48 Lonnie Sommerville New Brunswick CA 6 54 Johnny Clark Hallowell ME 7 24 Mike Rowe Turner ME 8 05 Ricky Bly Sunapee NH 9 7 Donnie Whitten Wells ME 10 88 Kyle DeSouza E. Providence RI 11 12 John Dabrowski W. Bridgewater MA 12 17A Scott Alexander Orrington ME 13 21 Donnie Lashua Meredith NH 14 2 Matt Matheson Geary New Brunswick CA 15 11 Austin Brehio Hopkinton NH 16 33 Richie Dearborn Hollis ME 17 77 Scott Chubbuck Dresden ME 18 14 Matt Frahm N. Salem NH 19 15 Chris Wilk Center Rutland VT 20 97 Joey Polewarczyk Hudson NH 21 13 Jon Dickerman Weymouth MA DNS Fernandez, Saugus MA   PASS MOD 40 Lap Feature   1 66 Andy Shaw Center Conway NH 2 60 Dana Reed Shapleigh ME 3 85 Mitch Miller West Boylston MA 4 14 Scott McDaniel Livermore ME 5 33 Bill Dixon N Waterboro ME 6 53W Alan Wilson Hebron ME 7 50 Sumner Sessions So. Paris ME 8 28 Mark Lundblad Jr. Conway NH 9 53 Leo Oliveira Raynham MA 10 21 Charlie Small Buxton ME 11 56X Rich Ferreira Raynham MA

 

Unofficial Results - PASS North Super Late Model Firecracker 150

Canaan Fair Speedway-Canaan NH 7/2   1 4 Ben Rowe Turner ME 2 27 QC Alex Gingras Quebec City CA 3 10 Scott Dragon Colchester VT 4 17 Travis Benjamin Morrill ME 5 48 Lonnie Sommerville New Brunswick CA 6 54 Johnny Clark Hallowell ME 7 24 Mike Rowe Turner ME 8 05 Ricky Bly Sunapee NH 9 7 Donnie Whitten Wells ME 10 88 Kyle DeSouza E. Providence RI 11 12 John Dabrowski W. Bridgewater MA 12 17A Scott Alexander Orrington ME 13 21 Donnie Lashua Meredith NH 14 2 Matt Matheson Geary New Brunswick CA 15 11 Austin Brehio Hopkinton NH 16 33 Richie Dearborn Hollis ME 17 77 Scott Chubbuck Dresden ME 18 14 Matt Frahm N. Salem NH 19 15 Chris Wilk Center Rutland VT 20 97 Joey Polewarczyk Hudson NH 21 13 Jon Dickerman Weymouth MA DNS Fernandez, Saugus MA

 

PASS MOD 40 Lap Feature   1 66 Andy Shaw Center Conway NH 2 60 Dana Reed Shapleigh ME 3 85 Mitch Miller West Boylston MA 4 14 Scott McDaniel Livermore ME 5 33 Bill Dixon N Waterboro ME 6 53W Alan Wilson Hebron ME 7 50 Sumner Sessions So. Paris ME 8 28 Mark Lundblad Jr. Conway NH 9 53 Leo Oliveira Raynham MA 10 21 Charlie Small Buxton ME 11 56X Rich Ferreira Raynham MA

 

PASS celebrates the fourth with two spectacular events

For Immediate Release: Media, contact Norm Desjardins   Naples ME (6/28)The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) has a double header weekend on tap to celebrate the fourth of July and both events offer up a great way to spend a holiday weekend evening.   First up are the PASS South super late models. The southern superstars make their only Ace Speedway appearance of 2011 on Friday evening July 1.The fast North Carolina 4/10 mile facility is the perfect venue for the ultra quick PASS South race cars. Andy Loden is the defending race winner, topping 2010 PASS South Champion Preston Peltier and Jimmy Weller in the process.

 

Jay Fogleman leads the PASS South standings by a fourteen point margin over Ryan Blaney as the series heads into the season's eighth event. Peltier is just sixteen points back in third, while Loden will look for an Ace repeat to close the thirty-eight point gap between himself and Fogleman.   There's an exciting night in store for PASS South fans. The schedule includes CCS Sportsman,Legends,Bandoleros and USAC CFF Midgets. Gates open at 5:00 PM, qualifying gets under way at 6:10 PM and there's a kid's bike race set for 7:30 PM. Feature racing goes green at 8:00 PM, topped off by a spectacular fireworks display.   Ace Speedway can be found at 3401 Altahamaw Race Track Road in Altahamaw North Carolina. Ace is on line at www.acespeedway.com.   812 miles North in Canaan New Hampshire sits the Canaan Fair Speedway complex, and PASS Series officials will pull an all nighter to make their way to Canaan's awesome asphalt on Saturday July 2nd. It's the PASS North Firecracker 150, another huge fourth of July celebration with everything from super late models to monster trucks and of course, fireworks .   The PASS Mods join their super late model brethren on a full schedule that includes Canaan's own Late Models. Super Streets. Daredevils,. Pure Stocks and Bandits.   There's plenty of free self contained camping right on site and there's a big dirt show scheduled for Friday evening at that facility, so fans have the unique opportunity to enjoy the best of both racing worlds   On Saturday July 2 the action gets an early start at 5:00 PM. Canaan Fair Speedway is on the Orange Road , just off Route 118 in Canaan NH . Learn more at www.proallstarsseries.com or www.canaanspeedways.com .

 

Johnny Clark rolls on, claims third PASS North win of 2011 at L'Autodrome Chaudiere

For Immediate Release: Media, contact Norm Desjardins   Mother Nature loses one to the racers in the PASS North Habitations Dany Lagace 150   Naples ME (6/27) Defending Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Champion Johnny Clark earned his third super late model win of the young PASS North season Sunday in the PASS Habitations Dany Lagace 150 at L'Autodrome Chaudiere . Ben Rowe and Patrick Laperle chased Clark to the stripe.   PASS North's first trip to Quebec since 2004 was marred by rain. A bleak forecast delayed the event until Sunday, then it was a battle between mother nature, the tenacious Chaudiere track crew and PASS officials to get and keep a raceable track surface. In the end their efforts paid off and the hardy Quebec fans were treated to the kind of racing only super late models can provide.

 

Travis Benjamin led early on from the front row, eventually surrendering the lead to Ben Rowe.. Benjamin lost a tire and suffered a bone jarring crash that led to a red flag at lap sixty.The wreck ended a promising evening for the Morrill Maine racer.   When the field took flag man Mike Mayberry's green Clark was next to Ben Rowe up front, moving up from eleventh on the grid. Laperle lookedvlike Clark's serious challenger, taking over the second spot and trying to use the bottom to get by the leader. Laperle could get to Clark's numbers but couldn't take away the lead. Those challenges took their toll on the Quebec star's equipment and Clark was able to build a formidable lead. Ben Rowe took the second spot from Laperle at lap 125 and that's the way they raced to the finish.   Scott Chubbuck had an up and down day, surviving contact to race back fourth. Alex Gingras had yet another sold run in fifth despite mechanical issues and a spin.Points contender Lonnie Sommerville lost some ground, falling out on lap 58 with mechanical problems.   Clark and Ben Rowe each earned a heat race win. Eight of the twnety starters completed all 150 green flag laps.   The PASS North super late model trail moves to New Hampshire's Canaan Fair Speedway on Saturday July 2 for the Firecracker 150. They'll be joined by the PASS Mods for a spectacular night of racing that includes monster trucks and firworks. All the details can be found at www.proallstarsseries.com and www.canaanspeedways.com .   Unofficial Results: PASS North Habitations Dany Lagace 150 – Autodrome Chaudiere, QC 6/26   1) 54 - Johnny Clark - 150 2) 4 - Ben Rowe – 150 3) 91 - Patrick Laperle – 150 4) 77 - Scott Chubbuck – 150 5) 27qc - Alex Gingras – 150 6) 24 - Mike Rowe – 150 7) 28 - Kirk Thibeau – 150 8) 61 - Mario Gosselin – 150 9) 21 - Jean Dery – 149 10) 60 - DJ Shaw – 149 11) 12 - John Dabrowski – 149 12) 75 - Gary Smith – 148 13) 88 - Kyle Dessouza – 148 14) 2 - Matt Matheson – 145 15) 84 - Martin Latulippe – 145 16) 16 - Kevin Roberge – 103 17) 17a - Scott Alexander – 64 18) 17 - Travis Benjamin – 60 19) 48 - Lonnie Sommerville – 58 20) 73 - Joey Doiron - 46

 

ÉCLATANTE VICTOIRE DE JOHNNY CLARK EN PASS

Communiqué pour diffusion  2011-06-26   Du jamais vu à l'Autodrome Chaudière   Les vingt voitures présentent de la Série Pass ont donné tout un spectacle aux amateurs de son, d'habilité et de vitesse, dans le cadre du «HABITATIONS DANY LAGACÉ PASS 150. Spectateurs patients pour tout dire, car le programme a été retardé à huit reprises suite aux caprices de dame nature. Avec tous ces délais, la finale a débuté vers les 19h00 devant un ciel presque bleu.   Pendant les trente-huit premiers tours, Travis Benjamin #17 et Benji Rowe #4 s'échangent la position de tête. Au 39ième passage, Rowe prend les commandes et Johnny Clark #54 le suit. Vingt-deux tours plus tard, Benjamin suite à une crevaison frappe le mur entre la courbe 3 et 4 et sa soirée de travail est terminée.

 

Du 62ième tour au 76ième tour Rowe et Clark tourne côte à côte et c'est au 77ième passage que Clark prend la pôle devant Patrick Laperle #91 et Benji Rowe. Toute une bataille entre Clark, Laperle et Rowe jusqu'à la fin de l'épreuve. Laperle et Rowe s'échange la deuxième position à tour de rôle.   Au 125ième tour, Clark domine toujours, mais Rowe a le meilleur sur Laperle. Et c'est ainsi que ce termine cette finale de 150 tours avec Johnny Clark comme grand vainqueur, suivi  de Mike Rowe et de Patrick Laperle. Scott Chubbuck # 77 et Alexandre Gingras #27 complète le «Big Five».Belle performance de Jean-François Déry et de Kevin Roberge.   Sport compacte Coupe BESYBUY Pièces d'Autos Trente-deux voitures pour cette finale de 100 tours sans aucun drapeau jaune. Les honneurs de cette 1er tranche de la Coupe Bestbuy revient à Dominic Jacques, VOITURE # 7 de Vallée-Jonction, suivi de Philippe Poulin, voiture #33 de St-Georges et de Steeve Godbout, voiture #100,9 de St-Lambert. Domination complète de ces trois pilotes qui ont mené la course dans l'ordre du début à la fin. Steeve Ladouceur de Mirabel, Dominic Jacques de Vallée-Jonction et Ian Phaneuf de St-Charles-Sur-Richelieu ont remporté leur qualification respective. Kamikaze et Limité En Kamikaze la victoire finale revient à Martin Bisson de Saints-Anges, suivi de Martin Gagnon de St-Agapit et de Jessy Bolduc de St-Georges. En Limité, Stéphane Lecours remporte la semi finale. La finale a été remise au 1er juillet.   PROGRAMME À VENIR :   C'est VENDREDI, 1er Juillet à 19H30 que se tiendra le prochain programme avec la deuxième visite de la Série Sportsman Québec dans le cadre du MIX 99.7 Sportsman 100. Trente voitures d'inscrites dont Pier-Luc Labbé #25 de St-Joseph et Karl Drouin #39 de Vallée-Jonction, deuxième et troisième au classement qui mettront tout en œuvre pour déloger Sylvain Labbé #40 de St-Joseph, le meneur au championnat.   La Série Vintage en sera à leur seule visite de la saison avec Langis Caron et plus de vingt-cinq voitures en piste. Les LIMITÉ et KAMIKAZE également de la partie. Un rendez-vous du vendredi soir 19h30 à ne pas manquer.   André Gagnon, Relationniste Autodrome Chaudière, Vallée-Jonction

 

Autodrome Chaudière - LA SÉRIE PASS NORTH US!

Communiqué pour diffusion  2011-06-21   Du jamais vu à l'Autodrome Chaudière : Pro All Stars Series…   Samedi 25 JUIN 18H00, dans la continuité des fêtes de son 20ième anniversaire, une première à l'Autodrome Chaudière de Vallée-Jonction : Les voitures de la Série PASS NORTH US, mieux connues sous l'appellation PRO STOCK,  visitent l'ovale beauceron dans le cadre du «HABITATIONS DANY LAGACÉ PASS 150».

 

Ces gros cylindrés au profil bas développant une puissance de près de 500 chevaux, avec des freins  très performants, des pneus lisses (slick) de 10 pouces,  en font des bolides plus rapides que les LMS, soit environ une seconde de moins au tour. Leur présence à l'Autodrome Chaudière suscite un intérêt marqué de la part des amateurs de stock car de haut calibre, qui dépassera tout ce qu'ils ont vu auparavant sur la piste la plus inclinée au Québec. Les Américains : les Rowe, Clark et Cie Vingt-deux voitures inscrites à date pour cette finale de 150 tours, dont les treize premiers au championnat. Parmi ceux-ci mentionnons la présence des Américains Benji Rowe, meneur au classement, Johnny Clarck, champion 2010, Trevis Benjamin et le vétéran Mike Rowe, notre Jean-Paul Cabana US. Le Canadien Lonnie Sommerville du Nouveau-Brunswick fait partie des pilotes inscrits. Le jeune Austin Brehio, 13 ans, sera également de la course.   Les Québécois : les Gringras, Gosselin, Laperle, Latulippe et Cie Six québécois dont Alexandre Gringras, 7ième au classement PASS NORTH feront la lutte aux gros canons  de cette Série. Les Mario Gosselin et Patrick Laperle qui ont terminé respectivement 8ième et 10ième à North Wilkesboro  en avril dernier, Martin Latulippe Champion et Kevin Roberge  2ième du Crate Late Model aux Wold Series of Asphalt de New Smirna en janvier dernier, mettront tout en œuvre pour gravir l'une des marches du podium. Quant à  Jean-François Déry, il  pilotera la deuxième voiture de Gingras. L'ouverture pour les spectateurs est prévue pour 12h30. Arrivez tôt pour voir les pratiques des voitures PASS à 13h00, 14h00 et 15h00.   Les classes locales : Coupe BESYBUY Pièces d'Autos Première tranche de quatre courses de la Coupe Sport Compacte Bestbuy : finale de 100 tours avec 30 voitures en piste. Avec le nombre record d'inscriptions, les qualifications seront d'une importance capitale. Que feront les champions 2009 Mario Roy et 2010 Marc-Antoine Demers contre les meilleurs pilotes des autodromes de St-Eustache, Ste-Croix, Montmagny et Vallée-Jonction? Les classes Limité et Kamikaze sont également de la programmation. Un rendez-vous à ne pas marquer SAMEDI le 25 JUIN à compter de 18h00, dans le cadre du «HABITATIONS DANY LAGACÉ PASS 150. Les spectateurs sont admis à compter de 12h30. Pour horaire complet et informations supplémentaires, allez au www.autodromechaudiere.com. En cas de mauvaise température, remis au dimanche 13h00.   André Gagnon, Relationniste Autodrome Chaudière, Vallée-Jonction

 

PASS North will make first Autodrome Chaudiere appearance Saturday

For Immediate Release: Media, contact Norm Desjardins     Naples ME (6/20) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North super late models will once again make their way across the Canadian border for their first ever stop at Autodrome Chaudiere in Lavallee Jonction Quebec this Saturday, June 25. The PASS Habitations Dany Lagace 150 is the first Quebec visit for the series since 2004.

 

Autodrome Chaudiere has 18 degrees of banking in the top groove, more than any other speedway in Quebec. They call the place a “Mini Bristol” and 150 green flag laps around this high speed soup bowl is guaranteed to satisfy the most knowledgeable Canadian race fan.   There's several local hot shoes ready to challenge the PASS touring regulars. Alexander Gingras has made all three PASS North events that have been contested to date, leading at New Brunswick Canada's Speedway 660 and scoring a season best sixth at the Beech Ridge opener. Gingras currently sits seventh in the PASS North super late model point standings.Local racers Jean Francis Dery and Martin Latulippe have both filed early entries for the series' first trip to their home territory.   They'll have a host of American invaders to contend with, including point leader Ben Rowe, defending series champion Johnny Clark, Maritime star Lonnie Sommerville, Travis Benjamin, Scott Chubbuck and 2010 PASS Rookie of the Year Joey Doiron. Richie Dearborn, Mike Rowe, 2011 Rookie of the Year contenders Kyle DeSouza and Matt Matheson, John Dabrowski, Gary Smith and Kirk Thibeau are all ready to make the trip and you can bet that a new track record for full fender race cars will be set when the super stars in the super cars tackle the high banked quarter mile.   Sport Compacts, Kamakazis and Limiteds complete the four division card. Race day is Saturday June 25th, and the grandstand gates swing open at noon. Home track divisions get their night started at 5:55 PM and the first PASS qualifying race is set to roll off at 6:45 PM. The PASS Habitaions Dany Lagace 150 is scheduled to get the green at 9:00 PM.   Visit www.proallstarsseries.com and www.autodromechaudiere.com for more information.

 

Pro All Stars Series NEWS : Pro All Stars Series THE RACE update (incorrect event date(s) ) PLEASE use corrected release -MY APOLOGIES, THANK YOU!

Immediate Release: Media, contact Norm Desjardins @ (603) 387-5598 Short track stars from Maine to California sign on for THE RACE   NAPLES ME (2/11) In eight short weeks the gates to to North Wilkesboro Speedway will swing open for THE RACE at Historic North Wilkesboro, asphalt super late modelracing's richest event of 2011. The 300 lap Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South race is shaping up to be a short track race fan's dream and the latest entry tally reveals that race teams from nineteen states and four Canadian provinces have filed pre entries for the historic short track race that will be the first ever under the lights at the famed 5/8 mile.

 

It probably comes as no surprise that North Carolina has the most early entries filed with seventeen The epicenter of southeastern motorsports, familiar names like 2010 PASS South and National champ Preston Peltier, Ryan Blaney, Andy Loden, Jay Fogleman are all signed up and ready to try and claim the $75,000.00 payday. Car builder Robert Hamke has filed an entry with a driver to be determined, and you can bet that the 2007 PASS South Championship car owner wants to add THE RACE to his long list of achievements. Zach Germain is the latest North Carolinian to add his name to the field.   Its hard to believe that a state fourteen hours away would have fifteen pre entries but there's a talented group of Maine super late model racers making the long haul. Led by 2010 PASS North Champion Johnny Clark and two PASS South titleholders in the form of Mike and Ben Rowe, the Maine contingent is a strong one. The list is chock full of super late model winners like Trevor Sanborn, Travis Benjamin,Cassius Clark, Randy Turner and Scott Mulkern. Gary Smith, Scott Alexander, 2010 PASS North Rookie of the Year Joey Doiron , they'll all attempt to make a little short track history on Saturday April 9 when PASS lights up the night at North Wilkesboro for the first time.   The balance of the the 67 early entries are spread across seventeen states and four eastern Canada provinces. Ross Kenseth represents Wisconsin, Augie Grill's the man from Alabama, and Jeff Choquette and Stephen Nasse are representing the Sunshine State. Garrett Evans (Washington) and Ryan Reed (California) will haul from the left coast . Patrick LaPerle (Quebec) John Fleming (Nova Scotia) Lonnie Sommerville (New Brunswick) and Greg Proude (Prince Edward Island) will all try to take the loot back to their native Canada.   D.J. Shaw, Aaron Ricker and Adam Bates will travel from New Hampshire, while Kenzie Ruston and Donnie Wilson call Oklahoma home. Scott Hantz and Michael Bilderback are the first two of several expected entries from Indiana. PASS South winner Justin Wakefield will represent Georgia, Sterling Marlin and Heath Hindman will make the trip from Tennessee and Texas Trey Mitchell is on the list, as are Virginians Brandon Ward and Tim Pinion.   Add them all up and you've already got the makings of a superstar field that will keep fans on their feet from qualifying day on Friday April 8 to the final checker on Saturday April 9. Click on www.proallstarsseries.com to view the complete pre entry list and weekend schedule for THE RACE.   There's still time for race teams to save $50.00 on their entry fee by visiting the PASS web site for your entry blank. Fans can save $10.00 per adult ticket by using the on line ticket order form and purchasing race day tickets in advance.   The entire weekend schedule and much more is available now at www.proallstarsseries.com. Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway is on line at www.historicnws.com .

 

 

 

 

 

PASS North 2011

 

Sixteen 2011 races for PASS North super late models  Two Oxford Plains Speedway events, dates at Star Speedway and L’Autodrome Chaudière   Naples ME (11/19) Pro All Stars Series (PASS) President Tom Mayberry has released a sixteen race 2011 schedule for the popular touring super late models.

 

“I’m exceptionally happy with our 2011 PASS North super late model schedule, “said Mayberry in making the announcement. “It’s the best schedule we’ve been able to assemble in the series’ eleven year history; I think 2011will prove to be a banner year for PASS North.”   Returning venues include Maine’s fabled Oxford Plains Speedway for two dates. The PASS super late models will tour the tough Oxford oval for the first time in five years, headlining the “Night Before the 250” race card on July 23rd and closing out the 2011 campaign on October 1st. Star Speedway returns to the schedule on May 14th and PASS North will mark it’s return to Quebec, Canada on June 25 with an appearance at L’Autodrome Chaudière . Beech Ridge continues to anchor the series with three events including the season opener on April 30, a July 9 date and the popular PASS 400 weekend on September 16, 17 and 18. White Mountain Motorsports Park has added a third PASS race to their schedule, and the traveling road show will return to Thompson International Speedway, Seekonk Speedway, New Brunswick’s Speedway 660, Canaan Fair Speedway, Riverside Speedway and Lee USA Speedway for single appearances.   THE SCHEDULE:   4/30                             Beech Ridge Motor Speedway                       Scarborough ME         150 laps 5/14                             Star Speedway                                                Epping NH                   150 laps 5/21                             White Mt. Motorsports Park              N. Woodstock NH        150 laps 6/11                             Speedway 660                                     Fredericton N.B. CA    200 laps 6/25                             L’Autodrome Chaudière                                 Vallee Junction P.Q. CA            150 laps 7/2                               Canaan Fair Speedway                                   Canaan NH                  150 laps 7/9                               Beech Ridge Motor Speedway                       Scarborough ME         150 laps 7/12                             Lee USA Speedway                              Lee NH                                    200 laps 7/21                             Thompson Int’l Speedway                   Thompson CT              100 laps 7/23                             Oxford Plains Speedway                                 Oxford ME                  150 laps 7/30                             Riverside Speedway                            Groveton NH               150 laps 8/6                               Seekonk Speedway                              Seekonk MA                150 laps 8/28                             White Mt. Motorsports Park              N. Woodstock NH        150 laps 9/18                             Beech Ridge Motor Speedway                       Scarborough ME         300 laps 9/24                             White Mt. Motorsports Park              N. Woodstock NH        150 laps 10/1                             Oxford Plains Speedway                                 Oxford ME                  150 laps

 

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 - three PASS titles will be decided October 16

 

For Immediate Release: Media, contact Norm Desjardins @ (603) 387-5598  Three PASS titles still up for grabs NAPLES ME 10/2) The 2010 Pro All Stars Series (PASS)  racing schedule is winding down, but there are still three championships to be decided when the PASS South Super Late Models and PASS Sportsman take to two different race tracks on Saturday October 16.

 

In New England the PASS Sportsman title is a three way battle between 2007 Champion Dan McKeage, defending Sportsman champ Carey Martin and Mike Landry. The standings were turned upside down on PASS 400 weekend at Beech Ridge when Landry had all sorts of problems, eventually wrecking out of the 100 lap feature for a 20th place result. McKeage earned his first win of 2010 and Martin came home in the show spot, vaulting the pair past Landry in the standings.  McKeage has a fourteen point advantage over Martin with Landry twenty four back. The title bout will add spice to Riverside Speedway’s season finale that includes qualifying races and a 75 lap feature for the PASS Sportsman,   the Frostbite 250 four and six cylinder Enduro and the crowning of Riverside’s own Outlaw division champion.  Riverside Speedway is just off Route 3 on Craggy Road in Groveton, New Hampshire. The action gets underway Saturday October 16 at 1:00 PM.  A tick more than 1,000 miles south of Groveton, Newport (TN) Speedway will be the setting for this year’s Mason-Dixon Meltdown. It’s the PASS South finale, and the Championship battle is about as tight as it gets between point leader Ryan Blaney and Preston Peltier. The pair has fought tooth and nail all season long and after twelve events Blaney is in front of Peltier by a scant four point margin. Blaney already has a 2010 Newport win under his belt, and he will look for more of the same Saturday. But Peltier will bring the battle to Blaney and  his hard charging style guarantees an exciting season finale. The Mason-Dixon Meltdown is the final round of the five race PASS National Championship, a trail that has led from Florida to North Carolina, Connecticut and Maine before the racers chasing that title head for the Volunteer state.  Preston Peltier is on top of the National standings but 2010 PASS North super late model champion Johnny Clark is only eleven points back, followed by two time Newport winner Jay Fogleman. Clark has already indicated that he will make the trip to Newport to battle it out with Peltier and Fogleman for the title. There’s an optional Mason-Dixon Meltdown practice session on Friday, October 15 from 12:00 to 3:00 PM and 6:00 to 7:00 PM. On race day October 16 practice gets underway at 12:00, time trials wave off at 4:00 PM and the racing goes green at 5:15 PM. Visit www.proallstarsseries.com for all the latest news and information on the super stars that race the super cars.

 

 

 

PASS North news: PASS Sportsman/Mod feature race report - PASS 400 weekend - 9/12/10

Shaw, McKeage and McKinstry all winners on PASS 300 Sunday Scarborough ME (9/12) The PASS Sportsman and Mod series joined the North East Mini Stock tour on Sunday’s PASS 400 Weekend card and all three divisions came through with exciting extra distance  feature racing for the fans in the stands.

 

Grant Aither led thirty two PASS Sportsman racers to the green and kept the lead until both Jay Sands and Craig Smith slipped under the LEE USA track champion on lap five when Smith took the point away from Sands and Clyde Hennessey followed him through. Smith kept the field at bay until lap 35 when mechanical issues ended his afternoon.  Sands resumed command and ran away and hid, but another caution erased his straightaway lead. Meanwhile the PASS points leaders had worked their way toward the front Mike Landry, Dan McKeage, and Carey Martin restarted 4th, 6th and 7the respectively. On the restart Landry made his way to second with McKeage hot on his heels. Now it was time to challenge Sands. Sands ran the second groove and Landry the bottom, the pair battling side by side at the half way mark.  Hennessey sat third, McKeage fourth and Martin fifth when the field received the crossed flags. The second half of the 100 lapper featured some longer  green flag runs and there was no lack of action. Sands and Landry were still battling for the point and Carey Martin won a battle with McKeage for fourth. The yellow flag flew at lap seventy one and PASS Sportsman point leader Landry was forced to pit returning to the line- up twentieth. Sands now had Martin on his tail with McKeage, Hennessey, and Corey Bubar the top five. McKeage moved under Martin on the restart and the 2010 Beech Ridge Pro Series champ took the battle to Sands. Meanwhile Landry was watching his thirteen point series slip away, sitting in fourteenth spot with two rows of side by side traffic holding him back.  His day went from bad to worse on lap 85 when he got together with Nate Leavitt and crashed off the top of turn three, ending a great race.  Race control parked Leavitt for the night. So Sands had McKeage, Martin and Hennessey to contend with at 15 to go and the front four raced side by side with McKeage by a nose on lap 88,clearing  Sands on lap 89. Sands now had his hands full with Carey Martin, giving McKeage a two car length edge, the most any leader had enjoyed all night. At the stripe there was a new PASS Sportsman point leader as Dan McKeage captured his first win of 2010 with Sands, Martin, Hennessey and Bubar second through fifth. Sumner Sessions jumped out front early in the 50 lap PASS Mod main with Rich Ferriera second  and Scott McDaniel up to race third.  McDaniel and Jon Brill split the leader with a three wide move to take over the top two spots.  Brill took over the point on a lap 13 restart but McDaniel continued to challenge on the bottom, settling into second just in front of  Andy  Shaw. That trio took off and left the pack and the order remained the same at the half way mark with past series champion Mark Lucas and Allan Wilson completing the top five.  Shaw made his move on McDaniel on lap 28 and set sail after Brill. Without a doubt Shaw was looking for a a win to go with his first series championship  The caution flew with 15 laps to go, giving Shaw his best shot at Brill. Shaw nosed ahead on the restart and cleared the 77 on lap 39 but the front four raced nose to tail. Another caution gave the front four another shot at the checkers with eight to go. Brill took over the lead after one last caution inducing  spin but Shaw came right back on the outside to fulfill every racer’s dream when the third generation racer captured both the PASS Mod fifty lap feature and the 2010 PASS Mod title on the same day. Brill, McDaniel, Lucas and Wilson finished second through fifth. The North East Mini Stock Tour made their first PASS 300 Sunday appearance and the 50 lap feature win went to Vermonter Chris McKinstry with Tim Boyle  second and Calvin Rose third. The PASS Sportsman Championship will be decided on October 16 when the series wraps up their 2010 campaign at Riverside Speedway in Groveton NH. There’s plenty of PASS 300 results and action photos on line now at www.proallstarsseries.com . Unofficial Results PASS Sportsman 100 1 38 Dan McKeage  2 09 Jay Sands  3 18 Carey Martin 4 8 Clyde Hennessey  5 42 Corey Bubar  6 58NH Sparky MacIver 7 7OZ Grant Aither  8 75 Doug Wolfe Jr.  9 63 Russell Morse 10 54 Steve Fogg 11 16 Dan Colpritt 12 34 Spencer Morse 13 83 Ryan Greene  14 40M Laura McKeage  15 07 Richard Pelton 16 0 Shane Green 17 60D Dave Torfano 18 51A RJ Austin 19 58 Lyman McKeage 20 40 Mike Landry  21 2 Robert Emery 22 35x Kris Watson 23 60ME Scott Dorr 24 77 Sally Ghrardi  25 20 Frank Wear  26 80 Steve Moulton  27 15 Craig Smith 28 36x Peter Cook  29 7 Shane Tatro  30 35 Bobby Nadeau 31 7x Jimmy Burnham  32 36 Nate Leavitt Unofficial Results - PASS Mod 50 1 66 Andy Shaw  2 77 Jon Brill 3 14 Scott McDaniel  4 9 Marc Lucas  5 53W Alan Wilson  6 2X Wayne Whitten Jr. 7 33 Bill Dixon  8 50 Sumner Sessions  9 53 Leo  Oliiveira  10 56X Richard Ferreira  11 28 Mark Lundbland  12 20 Charlie Small