Rebroadcasting,
or using any other pictures, descriptions or accounts of
PASS Events, without the express written consent of PASS
Racing Inc, (Pro All Stars Series) is strictly
prohibited.
(October 16) - The
Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
Commonwealth Classic
originally scheduled for
October 19-20 at Richmond
Raceway (Richmond) has been
postponed.
"While we
are disappointed with the
postponement of the event,
we feel we have made the
best decision for the
series, teams, and our fans
after looking at the
unfavorable weather forecast
and the distance many teams
were scheduled to travel
from the northeast, south,
and Canada," said PASS
President Tom Mayberry. "We
look forward to continuing
to work with the staff at
Richmond Raceway to continue
to promote this event on a
new date in 2019."
Officials are currently
looking at a
new date of March 30, 2019
for the PASS
Commonwealth Classic. This
date with provide much more
flexibility with scheduling
if weather should once again
become a factor. This date
will be confirmed within the
next few weeks.
TECH
CONTACT: SLMs:
Charlie Rockwell 802-754-2822
(after 5 pm)
PASS HOOSIER ANNOUNCEMENT The Pro All Stars
Series will be running on Hoosier tires in the North and the
South in all divisions. Northern Race Tires will
service the tires once again in the North and the South.
Tires will be available at the race track until the
conclusion of each event in the North and the South.
Call Jack at Northern Race Tires at 603-539-1566.
Ordering Hoosier Practice
Tires:
Tires may be ordered fron Northern Race Tires (603)
539-1566 or Hoosier Tire South (336) 731-6100 on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:00pm-5:00pm.
Tires may be ordered by chalk size or stagger size.
No sizing at warehouse. Payment can be made by cash
or check. To pay by credit card, call Northern Race
Tires before picking up tires at Hoosier Tire South.
TRANSPONDER REMINDER! All SUPER LATE MODEL
teams
that do not have their own transponders must contact
PASS Tech: Charlie Rockwell 802-754-2822 after 5 PM.
- April 8 - Thompson
Speedway Motorsports Park
-Thompson, CT The
44th Annual Icebreaker 75
April 14 - Oxford Plains
Speedway - Oxford, ME
The Honey Badger Bar & Grill
150
April 28 - Beech Ridge Motor
Speedway - Scarborough,
ME
May 5 - Star Speedway -
Epping, NH
May 20 - Oxford Plains
Speedway - Oxford, ME
The Honey Badger Bar & Grill
150
May 27 - Thunder Road
International Speedbowl
- Barre, VT 56th
Annual Mikkelsen RV Memorial
Day Classic June 2 - Petty International
Raceway - River Glade, NB
June 17 - Speedway 95 -
Hermon, ME
July 1 - Oxford Plains
Speedway - Oxford, ME
Non-points, Non-winners
Qualifier for Oxford 250
July 3 - Spud Speedway -
Caribou, ME
Aroostook Federal Savings &
Loan Firecracker 200
July 7- Beech Ridge Motor
Speedway - Scarborough,
ME
July 29 - Oxford Plains
Speedway - Oxford, ME
August 3 - Lee USA Speedway
- Lee, NH
August 11 - Speedway 51 -
Groveton, NH
August 24-26 - Oxford Plains
Speedway - Oxford, ME 45th
Annual Oxford 250
Sept. 15 - White
Mountain Motorsports Park
- North Woodstock, NH The
NAPA 150
Sept. 22 - Beech Ridge
Motor Speedway -
Scarborough, ME
Sept. 28 - Thunder Road
International Speedbowl
- Barre, VT The
Milk Bowl Friday 150
Oct. 13 - Oxford
Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME
Oct. 27 - Seekonk
Speedway - Seekonk, MA PASS
North SLM Championship
Dates Subject To Change
Additional Dates
Could Be
Added
-
Seekonk To Crown PASS North
Champion in October
PASS North Added To Haunted
Hundred Schedule
By:
Kyle Souza, for Seekonk Speedway
SEEKONK, Mass. - For the
first time since 2012, Pro
All Star Series Super Late
Models will return to the
"Cement Palace" of Seekonk
Speedway in 2018.
A
150-lap main event has been
scheduled for Saturday,
October 27, adding to an
already impressive lineup of
racing that includes the Tri
Track Open Modified Series
and Late Models at the
Massachusetts oval. The race
will also be the finale for
the PASS schedule, which
means the 2018 series
champion will be crowned
following the checkered
flag.
"We're really
excited to get to work with
Wayne Darling of the Tri
Track Open Modified Series,"
Tom Mayberry, the president
of PASS said. "And, we are
happy to return to the
"Cement Palace" to crown the
2018 PASS North champion."
Seekonk runs Super Late
Models on a weekly basis as
part of the NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series, and in
some of the most recent PASS
action at Seekonk, drivers
that run weekly seem to have
put together a stout effort.
In 2009, Tom Scully Jr.,
held off champion Ben Rowe
en route to the win in the
150-lap affair, while in
2010, defending Seekonk Pro
Stock champion David Darling
won the race, holding off
Trevor Sanborn. In 2011,
Johnny Clark found his way
into Victory Lane, while DJ
Shaw won the most recent
event in 2012.
For
Darling, who captured the
2017 Seekonk Pro Stock title
in dominating fashion, the
opportunity to race against
PASS drivers provides him
and other local competitors
a chance to defend the home
turf.
"I think it's
pretty important (to defend
our home turf)," Darling
said. "Our cars are a lot
closer to their cars now, --
over the last few years the
rule changes have made our
cars more competitive with
them."
Among the
outsiders coming in with the
PASS on that Saturday
afternoon will be Derek
Griffith, who has already
seen his fair share of
success at the third-mile.
In 2016, Griffith came off
turn four battling for the
lead on the final lap of the
SLM Nationals, but came up
just short in the end. Last
year, he charged through the
field in the second half of
the 200-lap SLM Nationals
feature, capturing the
checkered flag and a smooth
$10,000 paycheck with it.
"When they brought this
up to us looking for some
ideas, I was all for it,"
Griffith said. "I think my
worst finish there is third,
so we have a great record.
I'm looking forward to going
back, especially as the
championship race. To close
out the year at a place we
know we are really strong,
we are going to go in pretty
confident."
As the
addition to the Tri Track
Open Modified Series
"Haunted Hundred", a race
which will crown the Tri
Track champion, PASS
provides another opportunity
for fans to see multiple
different styles of cars in
the same day. With the
open-wheel modifieds,
full-fendered SLM's and Late
Models, fans will have the
chance to witness the finale
of the New England racing
season. The Tri Track race
is scheduled for 100 laps,
while the Late Models will
run 60, and the PASS will
run 150 circuits.
"It's the last race of the
year to decide two
championships," Wayne
Darling, Managing Partner of
the Tri Track Series said.
"It's a Pro Stock and a
Modified show, and both of
them are ending their points
races. It's a step in the
right direction to make our
show even better for the
fans."
The Mason-Dixon
MegaMeltdown 200 from
Hickory will air on MAVTV on
Wednesday night, January 23,
2019 at 7 PM Eastern as part
of Speed51's Short Track
America.
MEGAMELTDOWN RACE WINNER DEREK
RAMSTROM #35
2018 PASS
NATIONAL SLM CHAMPION
DEREK GRIFFITH #12G
Ramstrom Takes MegaMeltdown
Win
Griffith, Craig Claim Titles
At Hickory
HICKORY, NC
(November 10) - Derek
Ramstrom took the lead for
the final time with just
over 30 laps to go and led
the rest of the way to claim
his first career Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) South
Super Late Model win
Saturday afternoon at
Hickory Motor Speedway in
the Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown
200. While Ramstrom took the
win, Derek Griffith finished
second to capture the PASS
National Championship Super
Late Model title and third
place finisher Matt Craig
took his third straight PASS
South championship.
"This is just awesome for
us, we've been coming down
here ever since 2006 and
we've finally gotten us a
win down south," said
Ramstrom. "Hickory is a
great place to come to and
reminds us of a lot of the
tracks back home in New
England. We came with a
totally different package
this time and I just can't
say enough for all the guys
and the work they put in to
give us such a great car."
In qualifying, Kodie
Conner claimed his second
straight MegaMeltdown pole
by edging out Craig. After
the top 10 qualifiers
redraw, Jody Measamer drew
the pole, while Conner
pulled pill two to start
alongside.
Conner
quickly moved to the front
and would lead the first 28
laps before Jake Crum moved
by and assumed the lead. The
first caution of the day did
not wave until lap 33 when
Lucas Jones spun in turn two
following contact from
Brandon Barker. On the
restart, Ramstrom would get
the advantage over Crum to
take the lead for the first
time of the day. While
batting for sixth, former
Hickory winners Brandon
Setzer and Preston Peltier
made contact on lap 60,
ripping the left front
fender from Peltier's car
and ending his day.
Ramstrom and Griffith would
swap the lead a couple of
times before the caution
waved again on lap 96 when
Gabe Brown spun in turn
three while running eighth.
Conner would reassume the
top spot on the restart and
led until the competition
caution on lap 125.
Following the pit stops,
Ramstrom powered his way
back into the lead and would
continue to lead through a
couple of quick cautions due
to incidents for Brandon
Johnson and TJ Brackett.
Conner would retake the lead
from Ramstrom with 52 laps
to go, but both Ramstrom and
Setzer would move by to
knock Conner back to third
on lap 168.
Ramstrom
and Setzer then separated
themselves from the rest of
the field as they attempted
to settle the 200-lapper
amongst one another. But,
with 10 laps to go, Setzer
would make contact with
Gracie Trotter while lapping
her, sending her for a spin
in turn one, which collected
Conner in the process.
Setzer was placed at the
rear of the field by PASS
officials for avoidable
contact with Trotter. From
there, Ramstrom would lead
the rest of the way to take
the win over Griffith,
Craig, Cory Casagrande, and
Measamer. Rounding out the
top 10 were Austin
Theriault, Crum, Tyler
Church, Wyatt Alexander, and
Brandon Lynn.
Griffith's championship
season culminated on a day
that saw it nearly slip away
in morning practice. He
avoided the wall after
breaking a trailing arm
bracket, which allowed his
team to make the necessary
welding repairs at Setzer's
nearby shop prior to
qualifying.
"This is
just amazing, the guys did a
great job to get the car
repaired," said Griffith. "I
can't thank Brandon and
Dennis [Setzer] for letting
us use their shop. Ray
Christian, my nearest
competitor for the
championship, he offered to
let me use their backup car.
I mean, what can you say
about that? This has just
been a great year and I'm so
proud of what we've been
able to accomplish."
The Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown
200 from Hickory will air on
MAVTV on Wednesday night,
January 23, 2019 at 7 PM
Eastern as part of Speed51's
Short Track America.
The 2018 PASS Super Late
Model is complete, but
continue to monitor
ProAllStarsSeries.com over
the coming weeks for
moreinformationon the
upcoming season.
Be
sure to "Like" the Pro All
Stars Series on Facebook or
follow us on Twitter at
@PASSSLM14.
PASS Mason-Dixon
MegaMeltdown
To Be Broadcast on MAVTV
CHARLOTTE, NC
(October 19) - One of the
Mid-Atlantic's oldest Super
Late Model races will be
making its way back into
living rooms nationwide. Pro
All Stars Series (PASS)
officials announced today
that the 13th Annual
Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown 200
at the famed Hickory Motor
Speedway will be broadcast
on a tape-delayed basis on
the
MAVTV network as part of
Speed51's Short Track
America. And for the first
time ever, highlights will
also be included in the show
of the MASS Street Stocks
and Legends car races. This
continues the relationship
between PASS and MAVTV that
began last year with
Speed51's initial
productions of the Oxford
250 and MegaMeltdown.
In 2017, this
traditional North versus
South showdown saw North
Carolina's Brandon Setzer
and Maine's Garrett Hall
duke it out down to the wire
in front of the MAVTV
cameras with Setzer taking a
popular win in front of the
hometown crowd.
"This
has been the race to crown
champions since 2006 and
this year will be no
different," said PASS
President Tom Mayberry.
"MAVTV's flag-to-flag
coverage of the MegaMeltdown
200 will give short track
racers and their sponsors
the coverage that they so
desperately deserve and we
are glad that PASS can
provide them with that."
To add even more
excitement to this race, the
MegaMeltdown will serve as
the final race of the 2018
battle for the PASS National
Championship Series. And, it
will once again see a
champion crowned in the
South's oldest Super Late
Model division. This means
that those watching on MAVTV
will see drivers from both
the north and south battling
it out for bragging rights
at "the birthplace of the
NASCAR stars."
MAVTV, an American cable and
satellite television channel
owned by the automotive
lubricant company Lucas Oil,
has become the go-to channel
for short track racing
events in recent years. The
company produces full race
broadcasts for series such
as the ARCA Racing Series,
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series, the Lucas Oil
American Sprint Car Series,
Lucas Oil Modified Series
and many more.
The
addition of the Pro All
Stars Series' Mason-Dixon
MegaMeltdown to Speed51's
Short Track America lineup
further demonstrates the
network's support of short
track racing.
Speed51.com, the
nation's leading short track
racing news site, will
handle the production of the
television broadcast.
The air date for the
Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown
will be announced at a later
time.
About PASS
The Pro All Stars Series is
recognized as North
America's premier
sanctioning body for asphalt
Super Late Models and boasts
such marquee events as the
Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains
Speedway and PASS South's
Easter Bunny 150 and
Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown 200
at the historic Hickory
Motor Speedway.
About MAVTV
Owned and operated by Lucas
Oil Products,
MAVTV is a television
network with its roots deep
in the automotive world.
MAVTV offers an unparalleled
line-up of exclusive
motorsports, that includes
prestigious events such as
the Chili Bowl, The AMA Pro
Motocross series, the Lucas
Oil Challenge Cup and NHRA
Drag Racing. But MAVTV goes
far beyond the national
mainstream events and also
covers multitudes of
grassroots series' from
across the globe: Drag
boats, sprint boats, drag
racing, pro pulling, rally
racing, drifting, dirt
racing, ice racing and
everything in between.
About Speed51.com
Since 2001,
Speed51.com has been the
source for short track news,
behind-the-scenes stories,
in-depth race coverage and
live video broadcasts of
short track events
throughout North America,
from NASCAR's Touring
Divisions (Modifieds & K&N
Pro Series), to Dirt
Modifieds and numerous forms
of Late Model & Modified
racing. Speed51 TV, the live
video broadcasting arm of
Speed51.com, airs live video
productions of short track
events on both pavement and
dirt. Speed51 TV also
produces race broadcasts for
network television. The
Speed51 Video Network
carries highlights,
interviews and features from
short track racing around
the country on Speed51.com.
SEEKONK EVENT MOVED
TO THE RAINDATE SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 28, 2018
SWEET - BENJAMIN
- LANPHER
2018 PASS NORTH
CHAMPION - DJ SHAW
SEEKONK RACE
WINNER & 2nd in 2018
NORTH SLM POINTS - TRAVIS
BENJAMIN
Photos by
Norm Marx
PASS NORTH SLMs at SEEKONK
OFFICIAL RACE
RESULTS - 10-28-18
1) 7 - Travis
Benjamin - 150 Laps 2) 59
- Reid Lanpher - 150 3)
40 - Nick Sweet - 150 4)
7g - Curtis Geery - 150
5) 12g - Derek Griffith -
150 6) 11 - Ryan Vanasse
- 150 7) 60 - DJ Shaw -
150 8) 27 - Wayne
Helliwell Jr. - 150 9) 94
- Garrett Hall - 150 10)
35 - Derek Ramstrom - 150
11) 93ct - Ray
Christian III - 150 12)
14m - Rick Martin - 150
13) 47 - Gabe Brown - 150
14) 52 - Dave Darling - 148
15) 12 - Bobby Pelland - 148
16) 6 - Nicholas Johnson -
148 17) 76 - Zane Zeiner
- 147 18) 90 - Craig
Weinstein - 115 19) 75 -
Gary Smith - 37 20) 4n -
Ben Rowe - 3
Travis Benjamin Wins PASS
North Finale
DJ Shaw Successful in Super
Late Model PASS North
Championship Defense
Seekonk,
Massachusetts - Travis
Benjamin did all that he
could do in his quest for a
third Pro All Stars Series
North Super Late Model
championship, winning the
season-ending 150-lapper at
Seekonk Speedway. A
seventh-place finish turned
in by defending champion DJ
Shaw proved to be enough to
hold off Benjamin's rally in
the title bout. It is the
third PASS North Super Late
Model championship for Shaw,
his family team and chief
supporters Julio & Rita
Miglioli.
Benjamin
was at his best on the tight
Seekonk oval, winning his
heat race to cut Shaw's lead
entering the main event.
Benjamin patiently worked
his way from the back half
of the starting grid,
battling both regular PASS
rivals and ultra-competitive
weekly Pro Stock division
competitors from the
historic Bay State oval
track.
Seekonk
regular Ryan Vanasse led a
huge chunk of the race,
building a healthy advantage
at times, but when Benjamin
turned up the wick there was
no one who could keep pace
and he cruised into victory
lane with the Petit
Motorsports 7 for the second
time this season.
Reid Lanpher of Manchester,
Maine ended up in second
position following an
eventful afternoon. Lanpher
won the biggest 'open' race
of the season for the weekly
Pro Stocks at Seekonk
earlier this season. Nick
Sweet of Barre, Vermont
raced hard with the leaders
throughout the 150-lap race
to earn third-place hardware
exactly one month after
posting his first PASS North
Super Late Model win.
Four-time 2018 PASS
North SLM winner Curtis
Gerry of Waterboro, Maine
made his usual, healthy dose
of late-race progress and
crossed the finish line in
fourth position. Derek
Griffith of Hudson, New
Hampshire, another PASS
regular who has been
successful in Seekonk open
races, rounded out the top
five.
Vanasse, of
Warwick, Rhode Island, ended
up in sixth position after
dominating the middle
portion of the race.
Championship winner Shaw was
seventh, ahead of Wayne
Helliwell, Jr. of Dover, New
Hampshire. Rounding out the
top ten were Garrett Hall of
Scarborough, Maine and Derek
Ramstrom of Worcester,
Massachusetts.
Craig
Weinstein of Walpole,
Massachusetts, who splits
his time between Super Late
Model tour racing and weekly
Seekonk Speedway
competition, led much of the
event's early stages before
an incident with a lapped
car spoiled his day,
relegating him to an
18th-place finish.
Drivers from all six New
England States and
Pennsylvania raced in the
PASS North 150 at Seekonk
Speedway.
Though the
Pro All Stars Series North
Super Late Model season has
been completed, the final
2018 PASS National
Championship Series Super
Late Model event is
scheduled for Saturday,
November 9 at North
Carolina's Hickory Motor
Speedway. The Mason-Dixon
Meltdown 200 will also
determine the PASS South
Super Late Model champion as
well as the national
titlist. For more
information please call
(207) 539-8865.
Results from the October 28
Pro All Stars Series North
Super Late Model 150 at
Seekonk Speedway in Seekonk,
Masachusetts, showing
finishing position, car
number, driver's name,
driver's hometown:
1 7 Travis Benjamin,
Morrill, ME; 2 59 Reid
Lanpher, Manchester, ME; 3
40 Nick Sweet, Barre, VT; 4
7 Curtis Gerry, Waterboro,
ME; 5 12 Derek Griffith,
Hudson, NH; 6 11 Ryan
Vanasse, Warwick, RI; 7 60
DJ Shaw, Center Conway, NH;
8 27 Wayne Helliwell, Jr.,
Dover, NH; 9 94 Garrett
Hall, Scarborough, ME; 10 35
Derek Ramstrom, Worcester,
MA; 11 93 Ray Christian III,
Uncasville, CT; 12 14 Rick
Martin, Westport, MA; 13 47
Gabe Brown, Center Conway,
NH; 14 52 David Darling,
Seekonk, MA; 15 12 Bobby
Pelland, Kingston, RI; 16
Nicholas Johnson, Rehoboth,
MA; 17 76 Zane Zeiner, Bath,
PA; 18 90 Craig Weinstein,
Walpole, MA; 19 75 Gary
Smith, Bangor, ME; 20 4 Ben
Rowe, Turner, ME.
Choice
Hotels International Returns as Official PASS Hotel Partner
Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
president Tom Mayberry is pleased to welcome back Choice Hotels
International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) as the Official Hotel Partner of the
Pro All Stars Series.
Established in 2001, PASS sanctions and promotes short track
racing series throughout the eastern seaboard and maritime Canada.
PASS race teams, fans, family and friends can receive a discount at
Choice brand hotels when booking hotel rooms through the Choice
Hotels Sports Desk at 877.240.AWAY (2929) or via
www.choicesportstravel.com. Discount subject to availability.
Choice Hotels has more than 4,500 Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites,
Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites,
Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge, and Rodeway Inn brand
hotels across the country and many within close proximity to the
series race locations.
In making the announcement Mayberry said, "Many of our race teams,
fans and friends of the series took advantage of our partnership
with Choice Hotels International. We all know that
travel
expenses are a big chunk of any race team or race fans' budget, and
the PASS discount really adds up over the course of the racing
season. We're especially pleased with our association with Choice
Hotels because it extends well beyond race teams on race day. Our
racers, their fans, friends, and family can all take advantage of
the Choice Hotels discount for both business and pleasure travel.
It's a winning proposition for us all, and we appreciate Choice
Hotel International's continued support."
"Our hope with this partnership provides PASS Racing and its
members with the convenience and affordability of the more than
4,500 properties in the Choice Hotels domestic system," said Karen
Krupka, manager, sports marketing, Choice Hotels. "We look forward
to continuing and growing the partnership."
To take advantage of the PASS/Choice Hotels discount program,
BOOK YOUR ROOMS
HERE
About Choice Hotels
Choice Hotels International franchises more than 6,000
hotels, representing more than 455,000 rooms, in the United
States and 38 countries and territories. The company's Comfort Inn,
Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites,
MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge
and Rodeway Inn brands serve guests worldwide.
Additional corporate information may be found on Choice
Hotels Internet site, which may be accessed at
choicehotels.com.
Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Comfort Inn,
Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites,
MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge
and Rodeway Inn are proprietary trademarks and service marks
of Choice Hotels International.
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etc.
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