Pro All Stars Series - Super Late Model Series

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Beech Ridge on 4/19/08

Battle to the line between Mike & Ben Rowe at Beech Ridge on April 19th

Mike celebrates in Beech Ridge Victory Lane

The Countdown Is On!
PASS North Season Set to Go Green at Beech Ridge

NAPLES Maine ( April 9 2008) The snow is melting fast and its full speed ahead for opening day 2008 for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Saturday April 19^th.

A slew of super later model teams are licensed and are expected to be on hand for the 150 lap lid lifter. Leading the way will be four time and defending super late model champion Ben Rowe and his Richard Moody Racing team; they’ve already declared their intentions to seek the 2008 PASS North super late model title and Ben’s “drive for five” will begin at the Scarborough Maine oval. There’s plenty of talent that will challenge for the 2008 crown as the new points format will keep more teams alive in the 2008 title chase. Teams will count their top twelve finishes in the fourteen scheduled point races toward the 2008 title, so a bad day at the track won’t necessarily eliminate any teams from the title chase.

The list of contenders ready to steal Rowe’s thunder is long and talented. Two time PASS super late model titlist Johnny Clark, Cassius Clark, Mike Rowe, Richie Dearborn, Nova Scotian John Fleming; they’re all expected to be in the hunt for both a Beech Ridge win and the 2008 championship. Derek Ramstrom is ready to challenge the series veterans for the top spot on the podium and PASS North rookie of the year contender D.J. Shaw knows his way around the Maine speedplant. Kelly Moore has to be considered the home town favorite and Steve Knowlton is expected to make his return to PASS competition after a hiatus of several years. Or, will a Beech Ridge Pro Series team step up and steal the thunder from the touring teams?

The popular PASS Mods and Pluffybilt Racing Tractors PASS Sportsman complete the opening day card. New teams abound in both divisions, and the racing promises to be non-stop and action packed.

In preparation for opening day, two practice sessions are scheduled for Thursday April 17^th and Friday April 18^th from 2:00 PM until 7:00 PM. All PASS and Beech Ridge divisions are invited to participate.

Pit gates open at 10:00 AM on race day with heat racing set for 3:00 PM sharp. In case of foul weather, the show goes green on Sunday at 1:30 PM. Get the latest 24/7 www.beechridge.com

Ben Rowe
Will Drive for Five
PASS North
Super Late Model Championships

NAPLES ME (March 7, 2008) - Its official: Ben Rowe will contend for a fifth Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Championship in 2008. The four time PASS North Super Late Model champ will be shooting for his second consecutive title with Richard Moody Racing.

Rowe's record is well known to fans of the Pro All Stars Series; four PASS North championships, 30 plus wins and a top three finishing average right around 65 percent. Remarkable statistics for any driver in any series, but especially impressive when you consider the depth of competition Rowe has faced over the past seven seasons.

The RMR team has an ambitious 2008 PASS campaign planned. Another PASS North title chase, a run at the first PASS National Super Late Model Championship, and as many as five additional PASS South dates are currently on their schedule.

Rowe and the Moodys seem like a match made in racing heaven. They enjoy the challenge of tour racing, whether it's a trip to the Carolinas or Maritime Canada. Richard Moody has a long and successful history in Maine motorsports, dating back to his successful pairing with "The Outlaw", Mainer Jeff Stevens. After a nineteen year hiatus from car ownership, the Moody family came back to the sport they loved, and their eventual pairing with Rowe has produced the expected results.

"Rick Moody wants to race against the toughest competition on the toughest race tracks. He will race anytime, anywhere. This whole team loves to race, just like I do, so I couldn't be in a better situation," said Rowe. "By the time we head to Hickory for the Easter Bunny we'll have three cars ready to go, two of them brand new. The competition will be tougher than ever, but if we can stay consistent and get a little racing luck, we should be able to challenge for both titles."

Says Moody," As a team, our primary focus in 2008 will be Tom Mayberry’s Pro All Stars Series, and we're looking forward to the challenge. All of the top teams look like they are coming back in 2008, and, there are some new teams coming on board that will be contenders for sure. But, we have a great race team and we're looking forward to seeing how we measure up."

The PASS South season gets underway in two weeks at Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway with the March 22nd Easter Bunny 150. The Easter Bunny is also round one of the inaugural PASS National Super Late Model Championship series. PASS North gets the green on Saturday April 19th with 150 green flag laps at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough Maine.

Cassius Clark
will chase
PASS North
& National
SLM titles

Naples ME (February 29, 2008) Cassius Clark is a racer through and through. The Farmington Mainer thrives on competition, and his team is one of a handful of Pro All Stars Series (PASS) regulars that travel all over the east coast to see how they match up against the toughest competition short track racing has to offer.

Just 26, Clark has to be considered a veteran in the super late model ranks. He has a dozen PASS North and South feature wins to his credit, and a slew of poles and top fives to back up those wins. He’s competitive wherever he goes, whether it’s Five Flags Speedway, South Boston (where he won the inaugural Mason-Dixon Meltdown) or Scotia Speedworld in Canada’s Maritimes.

The Ed Chapman owned race team has championship aspirations in 2008 and they’ll haul to North Carolina for the PASS South season opener. In addition to kicking off the PASS South season, The March 22nd Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway is the first race of four that make up the inaugural PASS National Championship Series, a title chase that has drawn interest from super late model racers everywhere.

Clark plans to challenge for that title and he has to be considered one of the favorites to take down the crown. He already has two PASS South races in his win column, including last seasons’ “Howler” at Greenville-Pickens (SC) Speedway. This season’s version of the popular event is the penultimate round of the PASS National Championship Series. When the checkered flag falls and the dust settles at Greenville-Pickens, the first ever PASS National Champion will be crowned.
The fourteen race 2008 PASS North Super Late Model season will get under way on April 19th at Scarborough Maine's Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, and Clark has his eye on a championship that very few drivers can lay claim to. Seven PASS seasons have passed and only three men have earned the title; "Sud'n Sam" Sessions in 2001, Ben Rowe in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007, and Johnny Clark in both 2004 and 2006. It's an elite group that Cassius Clark wants to join. His best points result is a third place finish in 2005, but Clark and his team are on a mission to add his name to that list.

The winter snows are still deep on Maine, but the Billy Clark led team has been hard at work preparing for a full blown assault on both PASS titles. Their E.J. Prescott/PEP Transportation Ford Fusion has received a thorough freshening from nose to tail and their engines are prepared and ready. Says Clark, “There are no excuses. The team has worked hard all winter to get ready for the PASS season, and we’re the best prepared that we’ve ever been. PASS super late model racing is really tough; there’s so much talent and experience in every field. But we’ve proven that we can beat the best and with a little luck 2008 could be our year.”

Feb. 22-23 - The Portland Expo

D.J. Shaw
Preparing for
PASS North
Super Late
Model Run

NAPLES ME ( February 13, 2008) For teenager Dale Shaw Jr., success behind the wheel of a race car seems to be preordained. Better known by his nickname D.J., his family tree reads like a racing legacy. Race wins and championships abound. His father Dale Shaw is well known throughout the racing world as a Busch North Series Champion, a successful car builder and the first Pro All Stars Series (PASS) feature winner ever. His grandfather Steve Blood earned 46 feature wins and a track championship at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway.

D.J. has already cemented his place in this racing family’s history book. He’s earned major race wins and a track championship against some of the toughest competition in New England. In 2008 he hopes to advance his career running a full fourteen race schedule with the PASS North Super Late Models, the fastest full-fendered short track racing series in the east.

D.J. has teamed up once again with car owners Julio and Rita Miglioli, a pair that take their racing just as seriously as the Shaws. They’ve already visited PASS victory lane with their Precision JLM sponsored entry and look forward to sharing a victory lane celebration with D.J. in the not too distant future. Another name familiar to PASS fans will be on board with the team in 2008. Mulkern Excavation, whose owner Scott Mulkern is a PASS North Super Late Model and Outlaw division race winner himself, will once again back Shaw’s racing efforts. Mulkern has sponsored D.J. since his go kart racing days, and can often be found in the pit area working with the race team.

A new Dale Shaw race car is currently under construction in the Shaw family race shop, and they intend to be well prepared for the PASS North opener at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Saturday April 19th.

Why PASS? Shaw says, “The PASS Super Late Models are fast and fun to race, and the competition is tough. PASS racing will give me the chance to gain more experience in long distance races at tracks that are mostly new to me. The Migliolis have given me a great opportunity, and I’ve set some pretty high goals for myself. We’ll go after the PASS Rookie of the Year title and try to end up in the top five in the point standings. If we can achieve that, it will be a super season.”

Will D.J. Shaw visit PASS victory lane in 2008? Don’t bet against it. After all, winning is a family tradition.

Canadian Champ
Plans PASS North
and
National Championship
SLM Campaign

Three-time CARQUEST Pro Stock Tour champion John Flemming is going south – of the border that is. Flemming has moved his race operation to a shop in Buckfield, Maine and will compete fulltime with the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) under the expert tutelage of new crew chief Seth Holbrook.

“It’s going to be a fun year,” said Flemming from his Halifax area home. “We’ve been

working toward something like this for a few years now. Over the past several weeks -

with the support of CertainTeed building products and the Roofing Connection - the

pieces fell into place to put together what we feel will be a competitive top notch entry

at each and every race.”

Holbrook is a key piece of the puzzle. His racing resume includes wins and

championships with New England short track stars and legends like Mike Rowe, Ben

Rowe and Kelly Moore - and NASCAR star Kyle Busch - on tracks throughout North

America. Holbrook will operate the Flemming shop in Maine and be responsible for

preparation of the cars as well as trackside crew chief duties.

“Having Seth’s experience and expertise on the tracks and on the cars will be invaluable

to us,” said Flemming, who hopes to reach a point where he is competitive with “the

American’s” in a short amount of time.

Flemming competed part-time with PASS and part-time with the CARQUEST Tour in 07, thinking a part-time PASS schedule would allow him the seat time to take that segment of his racing operation to a more competitive level. Flemming is quick to admit it didn’t work out the way he hoped.

“We were pitiful in those races,” said Flemming. “We need to be more than part-time to learn the parts and pieces that make the PASS cars work.”

Several members of Flemming’s Maritime crew will travel with him to his PASS races, joining Holbrook at the track.

“We don’t need a big crew since there are no tire changes or anything like that,” said Flemming. “The most important thing is to have the car set up right when it gets there; with Seth on board we should be close at every track – even those I don’t know.

Flemming feels his goal of finishing in the top five for the season is realistic.

“We know we’ve got to walk before we run but if we can pick up top five finishes early and a win or two before the season is over, we should be in the top five.”

Flemming’s 08 season is scheduled to include 14 PASS North shows along with the newly announced four-race PASS National Super Late Model Mini Series, for a total of 17 events on tracks from South Carolina to Nova Scotia.

Flemming’s only confirmed Maritime Canadian race is at his home track of Scotia Speedworld near Halifax, the Atlantic CAT 250, a PASS North sanctioned event.

“We’d like to do a few more of the big shows at home,” said Flemming. “When those races are announced we’ll see how they work with the PASS schedule.”

Holbrook has already started rebuilding Flemming’s No. 97 Dodge Charger and will complete the task in time for the PASS National Series season opener March 22 at the legendary Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina – a track where Holbrook led the team that took Mike Rowe to Victory Lane in 2006.

PASS Announces Champions Series
to Crown National Champion

From the local Street Stock competitor to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars, it’s every driver’s goal to become a champion. Over the last several years, PASS has crowned champions in its regional series’, the PASS North and PASS South Super Late Model divisions. Beginning in 2008, PASS will crown its first ever National Champion. Both the PASS North and PASS South will have 14 race schedules that will award regional championships in both divisions. Within those two schedules, there will be a Champions Series that will determine who the PASS Super Late Model National Champion will be. All Schedules HERE

“It has been our goal since we started the PASS South Series in 2006 to eventually crown a National Champion,” said PASS President Tom Mayberry. “We believe that with the strength of the PASS North and PASS South Super Late Model divisions that 2008 is the right time to give back to the drivers that support both our series.”

The PASS Super Late Model National Champion will be determined by the driver with the most points compiled in four races; three PASS South races and one PASS North race. The three PASS South events will be the 3rd Annual Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway on March 22, 2008, the Southern Sizzler 200 at Orange County Speedway on July 19, 2008, and the 2nd Annual Howler 150 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway on October 18, 2008. The PASS North event in the Champions Series will be the PASS 400 held at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on September 21, 2008.

Also, drivers will be able to drop their lowest finish so that only their three best finishes will count towards the PASS National Championship. A similar rule will also apply for the PASS North and PASS South regional championships. Of the 14 races that comprise each of those two regional schedules, drivers will be allowed to drop their two lowest finishes.

“By dropping races in both the National Championship and Regional Championships, we think that we can have an accurate view of who our champions are,” said Mayberry. “If a driver has a problem or misses a race, it’s not the end of the world. They still have a chance.”

Drivers that finish in the top 10 in PASS National points will receive cash and awards to be announced at a later date.

PASS racing is not far away. PASS South Super Late Model action starts with the first race of the Champions Series, the Easter Bunny 150 on March 22nd at the Hickory Motor Speedway. The PASS North Super Late Models begin their season at the Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on April 19, 2008.

For more information on the PASS South Super Late Models call Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039 or visit these websites, proallstarsseries.com or racewithpass.com. For technical information on any PASS division contact Scott Reed at 207-625-3230.

Super 2008 Schedule for PASS North Super Late Models

NAPLES ME - The 2008 Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model North schedule is complete and the series’ eighth season is highlighted by some big new races, a change in the point format and a brand new series within a series.

The fastest full bodied race cars in the northeast will tackle a fourteen race schedule with stops at eight of the top short track racing venues in New England and Maritime Canada.

The season kicks off Saturday April 19th at Beech Ridge Speedway, and the PASS SLM racers will return to the fan-friendly Scarborough Maine oval on Saturday July 5th and Friday and Saturday September 20-21 for the big PASS 400 weekend. Speedway 95 has been a part of the PASS schedule since the series’ inception and PASS will be back at the Hermon ME oval on May 3rd.

Doug and Becky White’s Wiscasset (ME) Raceway will host the PASS Super Late Models on four occasions. The coastal oval will see PASS in action on Sunday May 18th for the Ray Haskell Ford 150, Saturday June 15th, Sunday August 17th for the DNK Select 250 and the season ending Fall Brawl PASS weekend of champions on Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th.

PASS returns to North Woodstock NH and the quarter-mile high-banks of White Mountain Motorsports Park for two dates on Saturday May 24th and Saturday September 13th. All Star Speedway in Epping NH has a two day event on tap for Friday and Saturday June 27th and 28th and Groveton NH’s Riverside Speedway will complete the Granite State portion of the schedule on Saturday July 26th. PASS heads to southern New England for its annual visit to Don Hoenig’s Thompson (CT) Speedway for the popular “Full Fendered Frenzy” event on Saturday July 12th. PASS rounds out its 2008 schedule with its annual excursion to the beautiful Canadian maritime for the Atlantic Cat 250 at Scotia Speedworld in Halifax Nova Scotia on August 8th and 9th.

Teams that are chasing the 2008 PASS North Super Late Model Championship will count their 12 best finishes on the 14 race schedule towards the title, a new policy that should help teams that have a bad race or two keep competitive in the championship battle.

According to series President Tom Mayberry, “We’re going to try this format for 2008 and if it works like its intended it will keep the top ten in the PASS Super Late Model points even tighter as the season progresses. In the past, one bad race has taken some teams out of the points chase, but the two “mulligans” should be a big help. As always, consistency will be the key but a bad night or two won’t necessarily spoil your chances for a championship season.”

Also new for 2008 is the four-race PASS Super Late Model National Championship series that will pit the north and south series against one another for overall bragging rights. The designated national championship events are the Easter Bunny 150 at the legendary Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway on Saturday March 22nd, Orange County Speedway in Rougemount NC on July 18th and 19th, The PASS 400 weekend hosted by Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Friday and Saturday September 20th and 21st, and The Howler at historic Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Easley SC on Sat October 18th.

All events are part of the PASS North or South regular season schedules so each event will feature a points race within the race. The best three finishes in the four race series will decide the National Championship. Drivers that finish in the top ten in PASS National points will receive cash and awards to be announced at a later date.

2008 Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model North Schedule

Sat. April 19 -Beech Ridge Motor Speedway – Scarborough, ME

Sat. May 3 - Speedway 95 – Hermon, ME

Sun May 18 - Ray Haskell Ford 150 - Wiscasset Raceway - Wiscasset, ME

Sat. May 24 - White Mountain Motorsports Park - N.Woodstock, NH

Sun. June 15 - Wiscasset Raceway - Wiscasset, ME

Fri.-Sat. June 27-28 - All Star Speedway – Epping, NH

Sat. July 5 - Beech Ridge Motor Speedway – Scarborough, ME

Sat. July 12 - Thompson International Speedway – Thompson, CT

Sat. July 26 - Riverside Speedway – Groveton, NH

Fri.-Sat. August 8-9 - Atlantic Cat 250 – Scotia Speedworld - Halifax, NS

Sun. August 17 - DNK Select 250 - Wiscasset Raceway - Wiscasset, ME

Sat. September 13 - White Mountain Motorsports Park – N. Woodstock, NH

Fri-Sat September 20-21 - PASS 400 Weekend - Beech Ridge Motor Speedway - Scarborough, ME

Sat-Sun October 4-5 -The Fall Brawl - PASS Championship Weekend
- Wiscasset Raceway – Wiscasset, ME

2008 Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model National Championship Schedule

Saturday March 22 - Easter Bunny 150 – Hickory Motor Speedway – Hickory, NC

Fri-Sat July 18-19 - Southern Sizzler 200 - Orange County Speedway – Rougemont, NC

Fri-Sat September 20-21 - PASS 400 – Beech Ridge Motor Speedway - Scarborough, ME

Saturday October 18 - The Howler – Greenville-Pickens Speedway - Easley, SC

Schedules Subject to Change

Ben Rowe was named 2007 Driver of the Year at the Northeast Expo
D.J. Shaw, Mike Rowe, Johnny Clark & Cassius Clark

PASS Champions Ben Rowe & Ryan Lawler Signed Limited Edition Sunoco Race Fuels Hero Card at Northeast Motorsports Expo

PASS North Champion Ben Rowe of Turner, ME and PASS South Champion Ryan Lawler, a Texas native now living in North Carolina, signed a limited edition Sunoco Race Fuels 2007 PASS Champions hero card during the autograph sessions at the Expo.

Ben Rowe Wins Wild Mason-Dixon Meltdown On Final Lap
Ryan Lawler Crowned 2007 South Champion Despite Early Race Accident

CONCORD, NC (November 17, 2007) – In what could only be described as unbelievable, Ben Rowe capped off an amazing 2007 season in Saturday night’s 2nd Annual Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Concord Motorsport Park (NC) by passing Corey Williams on the final turn of the final lap to take the victory.

Rowe passed Corey Williams as the white and yellow flags were waving at the same time. PASS South rules dictate that once the leaders have taken the white flag, they race to the checkers unless the track is blocked and officials deem it a red-flag period. Williams came out of the final turn, ducked low to avoid a spun car and got out of the gas long enough to allow Rowe to jump to the outside and take the checkers in the final 50 feet of the race.
FULL STORY HERE

PASS South Champion
Ryan Lawler

2nd in South Points
Preston Peltier

3rd in South Points
Tim Nooner


PASS North Champions Give Thanks at Awards Banquet Rowe, Rosenfield, Hammond, Staples and McKeage Honored for Their ’07 Titles
NAPLES, ME (November 10, 2007) – Thanksgiving won’t take place until later this month, but that fact didn’t keep the Northern champions of the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) from expressing their gratitude a little bit early. All five Northern champions were honored on Friday night in Westbrook, Maine, at the annual PASS Awards Banquet. That gave the chance for the racers to thank everyone, and anyone, who helped to make them a champion in 2007. FULL STORY HERE

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