Thursday, September 18, 2008

NEMA Takes 900th Race to PASS 400 Weekend

NEMA Takes 900th Race to PASS 400 Weekend

Scarborough, ME - The Northeastern Midget Association moves on to
Maine's Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Saturday to take part in The PASS
400 Weekend at the historic facility. It will be the series' 20th race
at Beech Ridge and 900th feature for the 56 year old club.

Driver Randy Cabral and owner Tim Bertrand will take the point leads
into the unique afternoon race. Cabral has a 217-point edge on Joey
Payne Jr. while Bertrand leads Bob Santos Jr. by 87 as the season
heads into the stretch drive.

Jeremy Frankoski, now a Cabral teammate, will be looking for two
straight at Beech Ridge. He beat Aaron Wall and Joey Payne last year
in the Power Point #99 car. Jeff Horn (1993) and Payne (2004) are the
only other active drivers with wins at "The Ridge."

A five-way battle rages behind Cabral and Payne for the lucrative
top-five spots in the final driver standings. Bobby Santos III (
Santos 98), Adam Cantor (Cantor 7ny), Erica Santos (Breault 44), Greg
Stoehr (Stoehr) and Frankoski are all involved. All have won or
flirted with victory this year.

PASS 400 Weekend actually kicks off on Thursday September 18th with
racing for 350's 305's, four cylinders, mini trucks and outlaw trucks.
Heat racing gets the green at 5:45 P.M.

Friday is a practice day for all PASS 400 Weekend divisions, from noon
until six in the evening. The grandstands will be open to the public
free of charge.

The action heats up on Saturday, September 20th with qualifying races
for all divisions, including the PASS super late models, PASS Mods and
Pluffybilt Racing Tractors Sportsman. Saturday's card will be
highlighted by the winged warriors of the Northeastern Midget
Association, making their first appearance with the Pro All Stars
Series. Plus there are features for the Roadrunners, Wildcats and NEMA
Lite open wheelers on tap too.

Then on Sunday September 21st, it's the 300 for the PASS Super Late
Models, a 100 lap PASS Pluffybilt Sportsman feature and 50 laps for
the PASS Mod division.

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