PASS National Championship Series heats up starting with Beech Ridge

PASS National Championship Series heats up starting with Beech Ridge

Naples ME (8/24/2009) It's been four months since Ben Rowe captured the first round of the four race Pro All Stars Series (PASS) National Championship Series at Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway, but the series will heat up in earnest when the National Championship trail leads to Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on September 12 and 13^th for the PASS 300.

There's still three weeks before the series takes to the beautiful Scarborough Maine oval for their biggest event of the season, but the early entries are already rolling in.

The PASS South super late model contingent is already well represented. Teen sensation Ryan Blaney, three time 2009 PASS South  winner Jay Fogleman, PASS South stalwarts  Jeff and Jane Day's  entry with Mark Gibson at the wheel and John Batten have already filed entries, and there's more to come from the south.

Bub Bilodeau has what it takes to race with PASS anytime, anywhere. Bilodeau is a multi-time Beech Ridge Pro Series champion, and he's the first home track regular to to file an entry for the 300 lap showdown. PASS North touring pro Richie Dearborn cut his racing teeth at the Ridge, and his was the first entry blank to arrive at the PASS office.

Adam Bates has been tough to beat at Beech Ridge; he's got two wins under his belt and ran a close second to 2008 PASS 300 race winner and series champ Johnny Clark. He'll be trying to better that by one spot but Clark will be back to try and make it two "300s" in a row.

There's a whole lot of racing on tap over the course of the weekend.  On Saturday all divisions will qualify and the Wildcats, Road Runners and Legends will have their feature events. Sunday kicks off with the PASS 300 "B" main for the super late models. Then it's 100 laps for the PASS Sportsman division, a 50 lap shootout for the PASS Mods and the $10,000.00 to win PASS Super Late Model 300.

Entry blanks for the Wildcats, PASS Sportsman and PASS Super Late Models are available now at www.racewithpass.com .

The races go green at noon on both Saturday and Sunday. Check out the complete PASS 300 entry list by visiting www.racewithpass.com or www.proallstarsseries.com . Beech Ridge Motor Speedway is on line at www.beechridge.com  .

double your pleasure, double your fun With a PASS South Independence Weekend Double Header!

double your pleasure, double your fun With a PASS South Independence
Weekend Double Header!

Naples, ME 6/30/09- Race fans, teams, and officials will all prepare
for a double header this weekend as the PASS South super late model
series will invade the Greenville-Pickens Speedway on Friday July 3rd
for the Firecracker 125 followed by a Sunday night shootout at the
famed Hickory Motor Speedway on Sunday July 5th for the first ever
Independence 150. The double header will mark the first of its kind
for the five year old series and with the anticipation of several
newcomers expected to make their 2009 PASS South series debuts, it's
shaping up to be one of the best Fourth of July weekend races in the
country.

Race one of the double header will be featured at the
Greenville-Pickens Speedway, a paper clip shaped half mile track known
to produce some tight racing. Last year's winner, Alex Haase, will not
be in attendance to defend his win but his Kyle Busch Motorsports team
with youngster Bryce Walker behind the wheel will. Another driver to
watch is Justin Wakefield, the exact guy who battled the #51 machine
for the win just a season ago before a wreck ended his night early.
Three time winner Preston Peltier, along with Ben Rowe, Heath Hindman,
and Ryan Blaney are among the championship contenders that will have
to fend off a list of drivers making their return to the series in
2009 that include Clete Caywood, Dean Clattenburg, and J.R. Norris. An
expected capacity size crowd along with a stellar field of race cars
as well as one of upstate South Carolina's largest fireworks shows to
conclude the night's activities adds up to produce one of the best
Fourth of July celebrations for any race fan around.

An open practice for the Firecracker 125 will kick off Thursday July
2nd from 6-8pm then the following day the cars and stars of the PASS
South super late model series will take to the track for the 125 lap
event set to go off at 7pm. For more information including how to get
your hands on tickets to the Firecracker 125 visit the
Greenville-Pickens Speedway at www.greenvillepickens.com.

The second leg of the double header concludes at the first ever
Independence 150 at the Hickory Motor Speedway. The race will mark the
second of three events that the PASS South series has planned at the
famed oval in 2009, making it a facility the championship contenders
must run well at in order to have a shot at the championship. Always
producing strong car counts at Hickory makes for impressive side by
side racing and with this event being the first during the month of
July one can bet that a slick race track will produce some wild racing
action.

Having won the 2009 version of the Easter Bunny 150 earlier in the
year, Maine's Ben Rowe has to be considered a favorite heading into
this weekend. Several drivers such as Jeff Bolen and thirteen-year-old
Chase Elliot, who is the son of NASCAR star Bill Elliot, will be
making their first career PASS South series starts. In addition, Corey
Williams (2008) and Tennessee native Heath Hindman (2007) have to be
thrown into the mix as each has scored a win at the Hickory, North
Carolina track. Hickory also marks the only track so far this season
that current hot shoe Preston Peltier has struggled at. Early in the
year, Peltier posted only a seventeenth place finish but since then
has racked up three series wins and moved into third in the series
standings just forty points out of the top spot.

The Independence 150 at the Hickory Motor Speedway kicks off Sunday
July 5th with racing set to begin at 6:15pm. For directions and ticket
information visit the track's website at www.hickorymotorspeedway.com.

PASS racing at The Ridge Friday evening

PASS racing at The Ridge Friday evening

NAPLES ME (6/24/2009) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North traveling
road show returns to Scarborough Maine's Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
for round two at the tough third mile, and there's a whole slew of
drivers with different agendas as the series ' nears the season's
half way mark.

Ben Rowe will be looking for his third win in as many starts, and
Johnny Clark is looking to get back on top of his game after a wheel
departed at New Brunswick's' Speedway 660, sending him back across the
border with a fourteenth place finish that dropped the Hallowell ace
from first to third in the standings.

There is no doubt Rowe has momentum on his side. The four time PASS
North Champ leads the 2009 standings in the North, the South, and the
PASS National Championship. Rowe is tough no matter where the series
travels. But Adam Bates may be the driver to stop Rowe's win streak at
two. Bates has shown the necessary consistency to earn a PASS title.
He leads the series in top five finishes with four and hasn't finished
outside the top ten all season. Bates won his first PASS race in the
2008 version of Friday's 150 green flag lap event and finished second
to Chris Staples earlier in the season. He trails Rowe by just two
points in the PASS North Championship chase ( 1074-1072) and Johnny
Clark lurks in third, just one marker back from Bates. With just three
points separating the top three, there could easily be a new point
leader when the heat races are completed

While this pair will ride the Big Mo into Beech Ridge, Chris Staples
will look for a comeback after a last place (22nd) finish at Speedway
660. Don't be surprised if the relative newcomer to PASS super late
model racing contends for a second win Friday night. Speedway 660 was
Staples first finish outside the top ten this season, and this team
has too much talent to stay down for long.

Kelly Moore is another driver that has seen a bad race or two derail
his championship aspirations. Moore suffered a horrendous crash at
White Mountain Motorsports Park but the veteran bounced back at
Speedway 660 with a solid sixth place run. Moore trails Derek Ramstrom
(4th) and Chris Staples (5th) in the standings, but the former Beech
Ridge regular finished third in race number one at the Ridge and he'll
be looking for his first PASS win of 2009 Friday night.

D.J. Shaw is coming off a win and a second place finish in weekly Pro
Series competition at the Ridge, and Shaw lead more than half the
distance earlier this season before fading to fourth at the finish. If
D.J.'s 150 lap package is strong, he'll be a threat for the win this
time around

The speedway's own weekly racing series (Sport Series, Wildcats and
Road Runners) will complete the card. Racing gets the green on a
special day and time, Friday June 26th at 6:00 PM sharp.

Beech Ridge Motor Speedway is at 70 Holmes Road in Scarborough Maine.
Visit the track's web site at www.beechridge.com . The Pro All Stars
are on line at www.proallstarsseries.com and www.racewithpass.com .

Ryan Hayes Picks Up First Career Win at Wiscasset Raceway!

Ryan Hayes Picks Up First Career Win at Wiscasset Raceway!

Wiscasset, ME- Ryan Hayes is a busy kid. Not only does he have
the hectic life of a 17 year old Erskine Academy Senior but the
Jefferson, ME resident is also hard at work becoming an Eagle Scout,
playing varsity basketball and being on the track team. Oh yeah and by
the way, he is also busy racing in the U.S. Cellular Mini Track
division at Wiscasset Raceway where he picked up his first career
feature victory Saturday night on Ray Haskell Ford night at the center
of speed. Ryan started on the pole and led every lap of the 15 lap
event, holding off Russ Anderson of Portsmith, NH and Gray's Kevin
Oliver for the win. Anderson and Oliver would finish second and third
respectively while Josh Hajula and Bruce Oren rounded out the top
five.

In the Aable Auto Parts Mini Stock division Waldoboro's Ryan
Ripley was able to overcome lapped traffic and a lot of pressure from
Thomas True to get the feature victory. True would finish second and
Mike Mason would get his first Wiscasset Raceway trophy finishing in
the third spot. Mike Wilson took home fourth in his first trip to
Wiscasset this year and Pete McCollet would finish fifth after coming
from the back of the pack after a racing incident with point leader
Kevin Douglass.

The New England Transmission's Strictly Street division saw a new
face in victory lane this year. Litchfield's Wally Henderson got his
first win at Wiscasset Raceway this year. The win was Wally's first in
six years. The win did not come easy for the veteran driver though as
he had to hold off point leader Mike Moody over the closing laps.
Moody would finish second with Mike Hodgkin's driving for Maurice
Young Motorsports taking home third. Wally's son Jamie Henderson would
end up fourth with Ian Bresnehan fifth.

Your Verizon Wireless Super Street division had current point
leader Shawn Austin picking up the checkered flag. About half a
straightway back from him Jeremy Glasier of Appleton held of Josh
St.Clair to take home second. Allan Moeller Jr. would get fourth with
Jason Gaboury settling for the fifth position.

The Clark's Car Crushing Pro Stock's put on a great show. Scott
Moore and Jeff Burgess ran side by side for about twenty laps before
the two tangled coming into turn one. With the caution period lasting
a long time and the rain starting to come down track officials decided
to call the race. Charlie Colby would end up getting the feature win.
Youngster Dave Farrington turned in his best career finish coming home
second. Third would go to Joe Creamer. Moore would end up fourth with
Scott King in fifth.

Karkos clobbers field in Subway 100; "Slick Nick," 18, is a Late Model winner

Karkos clobbers field in Subway 100; "Slick Nick," 18, is a Late Model winner

OXFORD, Maine - The same, old Mini Stock domination by Justin Karkos
and a fresh, new Late Model winner highlighted Saturday night at
Oxford Plains Speedway.
Karkos cruised to victory by a margin of more than nine seconds in the
Subway 100 main event.
He was forced to share the spotlight, however, with 18-year-old Nick
Brown, who became one of the youngest headline division feature
winners in OPS history with his 40-lap triumph.
Mike Short (Strictly Stock), Jim Davis Jr. (Outlaw) and Cathy
Manchester (Ladies) also scored victories.
Karkos drove around former division champion Dan Morris on lap 36 and
set sail from the second-place battle between Morris, Jimmy Childs and
Ashley Marshall.
With no caution flags to slow his progress over the second half of the
event, Karkos' only threat was slower traffic. He calmly slowed his
pace just enough over the final 20 laps to steer clear and still
finish a half-lap ahead of runner-up Childs.
It was the third win in the last four weeks for Karkos, who has led at
least one lap in five of the first six races after winning seven times
in 2008.
"That was fun. I think we put on a show," said Karkos, who bowed to
the crowd Kyle Busch-style with his pit crew at the start-finish line.
Ashley Marshall made a late-race move around Morris to claim third,
with Jake Burns edging Shane Kaherl for fifth. Kaherl was the last
driver on the lead lap.
Brown missed a race late last month to attend his senior prom at Morse
High School. Mercifully, graduation ceremonies were last Sunday,
preventing the second-year Late Model racer from having to skip a
second Saturday night.
He wouldn't have wanted to miss this one for the world. Brown snagged
the lead from Ron Charpentier Jr. on a restart shortly before the
halfway point and survived another resumption with 10 laps to go for
the breakthrough victory.
"You can't imagine the smile on my face right now. I can't believe I'm
even out here after all those years of watching up there (in the
grandstands)," said Brown, who was a multi-time champion in Oxford's
JARRacing Photography Go Kart Series in his early teens.
Shawn Knight matched his Late Model career-best second place in
controversial fashion, as contact from his front bumper sent mentor
and runner-up Tim Brackett for a spin with under two laps remaining.
The two drivers typically park side-by-side in the OPS garage.
"I feel terrible, and I hope he'll understand," Knight said. "I was
having to hold the car in gear on that last green-flag run and steer
it with one hand, and unfortunately that's what happened. I think I
had enough car to get to the outside and fight for the win without
that problem."
Kenny Harrison held off four-time champion Travis Adams by a fender
for third, with Shawn Martin fifth.
Short earned a measure of vindication for last week, when he was
disqualified from a Strictly Stock win after the post-race inspection.
This time, he dominated the final 21 laps to snag his second official
victory in three weeks by a wide margin over Tommy Tompkins.
Larry Emerson hopped the curb to miss a wild scramble in the final
turn to claim third, less than a foot in front of reigning champion
Skip Tripp. Tripp's team scrambled to get the car ready in time for
the feature after a crash at the end of his qualifying race.
Davis won his third straight Outlaw start, backing up consecutive
triumphs in the Wednesday night Acceleration Series.
David Childs (second) and Chris Burgess (third) whittled Davis'
dominant early lead to nothing but fell a car length shy.
"My set-up wasn't real hot tonight," said Davis. "I got out to a
pretty big lead, and all of a sudden I saw those guys coming and said
I'd better step it up."
Twenty-three cars started the caution-free Outlaw scramble, with Guy
Childs and Jerry Goss rounding out the top five.
Manchester led all 20 laps of the Ladies tangle, matching second-place
Dottie Patria and third-place Vanna Brackett in the wins category with
her second of the season.
"Starting up front was a stroke of good luck," said Manchester. "I
love it when Dottie and I finish one-two."
Patria, the defending Ladies champion, secured that status by passing
Brackett to the outside in the final corner.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY MINI STOCK (100 laps): 1. Justin
Karkos, Jay; 2. Jimmy Childs, Leeds; 3. Ashley Marshall, Jay; 4. Dan
Morris, Turner; 5. Jake Burns, Gray; 6. Shane Kaherl, Jay; 7. Steve
Barker, Jay; 8. Kevin Bishop, South Paris; 9. Don Frechette, Turner;
10. Jeff Beaule, Lewiston; 11. Greg Aptt, Oxford; 12. Butch Keene,
Turner; 13. Nik Coates, Lisbon; 14. Matt Moore, South Paris; 15.
Nathan Guptill, North Turner; 16. Calvin Rose Jr., Turner; 17. Darrell
Moore, Mechanic Falls; 18. Greg Watkins, Bridgton.

OXFORD NETWORKS LATE MODEL (40 laps): 1. Nick Brown, Bath; 2. Shawn
Knight, South Paris; 3. Kenny Harrison, Pownal; 4. Travis Adams,
Canton; 5. Shawn Martin, Turner; 6. Corey Morgan, Lewiston; 7. Jeff
White, Winthrop; 8. Doug Coombs, Livermore; 9. Gary Chiasson, Peru;
10. Don Wentworth, Otisfield; 11. Ben Ashline, Pittston; 12. Billy
Childs Jr., Leeds; 13. Ricky Rolfe, Albany Township; 14. Scott
Robbins, Dixfield; 15. Jason Larrabee, Raymond; 16. Ron Charpentier
Jr., Wales; 17. Travis Stearns, Auburn; 18. Tim Brackett, Buckfield;
19. Tommy Ricker, Poland; 20. Matt Sanborn, West Baldwin; 21. Gerald
Parlin, South Paris; 22. Randy Sanborn, West Baldwin.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY STRICTLY STOCK (30 laps): 1. Mike
Short, Auburn; 2. Tommy Tompkins, Dixfield; 3. Larry Emerson, Durham;
4. Skip Tripp, Poland; 5. B.J. Chapman, Bridgton; 6. Zach Emerson,
Sabattus; 7. Kim Tripp, Oxford; 8. Mac Hannan Jr., Union; 9. Ben
Krauter, Raymond; 10. Keith Stuart, Naples; 11. Matt Williams,
Brownfield; 12. Ed Burlock, Minot; 13. Derek Farrington, Freeport; 14.
Jeff Merrill, Turner; 15. Rick Spaulding, Lewiston.

CHIMNEY TECH OUTLAW (20 laps): 1. Jim Davis Jr., Sabattus; 2. David
Childs, Oxford; 3. Chris Burgess, Sabattus; 4. Guy Childs, Turner; 5.
Jerry Goss, Mechanic Falls; 6. Addison Bowie, Auburn; 7. Ron Abbott
Jr., Sabattus; 8. Steve Brill, Bridgton; 9. Steve Moon, Gray; 10. Jay
Wilkins, Gray; 11. Michael Haynes, Livermore Falls; 12. Shannon Judd,
Jay; 13. Zach Bowie, Lisbon; 14. Dennis Morang, South Paris; 15. Scott
Hethcoat, Danville Junction; 16. Todd Bisbee, South Paris; 17. Charlie
Webster, Auburn; 18. Kevin Lawrence, South Paris; 19. Randy Desmarais,
Auburn; 20. Todd Hall, Auburn; 21. Jason Small, Poland; 22. John
Patria, Turner; 23. Doug Degroat, Oxford.

ALLEN'S COFFEE FLAVORED BRANDY LADIES (20 laps): 1. Cathy Manchester,
Gray; 2. Dottie Patria, Turner; 3. Vanna Brackett, Buckfield; 4.
Christina Spaulding, Lewiston; 5. Missy Morgan, Lewiston; 6. Tori
Burgess, Sabattus; 7. Deanna Robertson, South Paris; 8. Annie
Chartier, Mexico.

Mike Ramsey wins Wildcat 50 lap special event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.

Mike Ramsey wins Wildcat 50 lap special event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.

Scarborough,Maine- Mike Ramsey used a late race caution flag to his
advantage and captured the annual 50 lap race for the Wildcat division
on Saturday night. D.J. Shaw, Bobby Nadeau and Matt Dow also shared
victory lane on this fog filled evening of racing.

Shawn Gilpatrick jumped into the lead at the wave of the green flag
for the 50 lap Wildcat race. Gilpatrick would soon go under attack
from Gary Babineau as the 2 leaders started a side by side duel for
the lead at lap 9. Babineau went in front on the 10th trip around the
oval but Gilpatrick still had the inside lane.

Gilpatrick poked his nose back in front on lap 15 and then Babineau
went back in front 1 lap later as Gilpatrick wiggled exiting turn 4.
Babineau was now in cruise control opening up a comfortable lead as
the race appeared to be headed to a green-to-checkered run. The
complexion of the race changed when the caution flag waved on lap 46
setting up a Babineau- Mike Ramsey front row restart.

Coming to the green flag, Ramsey got a quicker start and took the lead from

Babineau but it was not over yet. Ramsey was driving hard and
washing up in the corners and Babineau was trying to get to the inside
as they swapped paint and bumps for the final 4 laps until Ramsey got
to the finish a half car length in front for the win. Babineau was
second with Darin Kilton third, Gilpatrick fourth and Dan Bean fifth.

D.J. Shaw won for the first time at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
Saturday night taking a dominating victory. Walt Pugsley led for the
first 14 laps until Dan McKeage took over on lap 14 following a
restart. McKeage would stay in front until lap 20 when Shaw went to
the inside and took over. Once in front Shaw pulled away from the
field in commanding fashion despite having to start the race at the
rear of the field.

Bill Rodgers finished second with McKeage third. Bub Bilodeau and Jay
Sands were fourth and fifth at the finish.

Bobby Nadeau passed Frank Wear 21 laps into the 35 lap Sport Series
race and went on for his first checkered flag of the season. The race
was slowed 5 times by the caution flag and despite the field staying
bunched up Nadeau was able to cruise into the win. Wear finished
second and Doug Wolfe third. Russ Morse was fourth and Dalton Gagnon
fifth at the end of the 35 lap run.

Matt Dow rounded out the evening of winners as he took down the 20 lap
Road Runner feature race honors. Dow took over the lead on lap 3 and
was chased to all the way from that point to the finish by Shawn
Brackett. Point leader Ray Letellier was third with Clayton Loubier
fourth. Ed Connolly rounded out the top 5 finishers.

PASS North: Two wins in a Row for Rowe

PASS North: Two wins in a Row for Rowe

Naples ME (June 14) Ben Rowe hung out in the top five for the majority
of Saturday night's Pro All Stars Series (PASS) 200 at Geary New
Brunswick's Speedway 660 and took the lead from Kirk Thibeau for good
on lap 149 to claim his second PASS North super late model win of
2009.

Adam Bates chased Rowe to the checkers and Nova Scotian John Flemming
returned to PASS competition with a third place finish. Kirk Thibeau
hung on to finish fourth with Travis Benjamin fifth. Kelly Moore
rebounded from a spectacular wreck at the touring series' last outing
at White Mountain Motorsports Park with a sixth place run. Lonnie
Sommerville dominated the first half of the 200 lap grind, but a flat
shortly after the half way break set him back to seventh Richie
Dearborn, Shawn Tucker, and Greg Fahey completed the top ten.

Problems beset a number of the PASS front runners. Johnny Clark lost a
right front wheel on lap 68, sending the point leader into the sand
banks. Clark returned many laps down to salvage a 14th place finish.
DJ Shaw started on the pole but suffered a flat tire and lost several
laps, eventually finishing fifteenth. An early race wreck claimed
Cassius Clark, local racer Brent Wiggins and Scott Alexander. Local
super late model favorite Dave O'Blenis was out at the half-way mark.

Nine cars completed the 200 lap distance. The lead changed hands six
times amongst five drivers; eleven cautions slowed the race. DJ Shaw,
Kelly Moore and Adam Bates claimed the qualifying races.

Next weekend it's a doubleheader for the PASS super late models. The
PASS South warriors head for Georgia's New Senoia Raceway for the
Dixie 150 on Saturday night June 20th. The PASS North teams will take
on "Maine's toughest oval", Unity Raceway on Sunday afternoon June
21st for the NAPA 150. The PASS Mod and PASS Sportsman series complete
that card, and there are two-for-one admission coupons available now
at all northern New England NAPA stores.

For all the latest PASS news, photos, schedules and standings visit
www.racewithpass.com or www.proallstarsseries.com .

Unofficial Results – Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model 200 –
Speedway 660, Geary New Brunswick Canada – June 13, 2009 ( with
finishing position, car number, driver, home town, laps completed)

1) 4 Ben Rowe Turner ME 200 2) 98 Adam Bates Warner, NH 200 3)
97 John Fleming Halifax, NS 200 4) 28 Kirk Thibeau Fort
Fairfield, ME 200 5) 17 Travis Benjamin Morrill, ME 200 6) 47
Kelly Moore Scarborough, Me 200 7) 23 Lonnie Sommerville Saint
John, NB 200 8) 33 Richie Dearborn Hollis, ME 200 9) 52 Shawn
Tucker Fredericton, NB 200 10) 20F Greg Fahey St. Stephen, NB
199 11) 87 Matt Harris Fredericton Jct, NB 199 12) 85 Nick
Ribbe Kingston, MA 199 13) 35 Derek Ramstrom Worcester, MA 198
14) 54 Johnny Clark Hallowell, ME 178 15) 60 DJ Shaw
Center Conway, NH 175 16) 20 Steven Legendre Danville, VT 137
17) 8 Cassius Clark Farmington, ME 135 18) 17W Brent Wiggins
Fredericton, NB 113 19) 17A Scott Alexander Orrington, ME 103 20)
48 Dave O'Blenis Boundary Creek, NB 100 21) 12 John Danbrowski
W. Bridgewater, Ma 92 22) 5 Chris Staples Brunswick, ME 78