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| No Time to Waste for
Sommerville as PASS North Debut is Next |
Saint John, NB 5/9/09-
Speedway 660 to Riverside International Speedway and then back to
Speedway 660, that's been the schedule for Saint John native Lonnie
Sommerville so far this season and it doesn't get any easier in the
foreseeable future. Sommerville, coming off of an impressive third
place finish in race two of the Carquest Maritime Pro Stock Tour
this weekend will do a quick turn around as he will prepare for a
200 lap PASS North race at Speedway 660 this Saturday.
This weekend's race at Riverside was a test in itself for the Lonnie
Sommerville Racing team. At the end of day practice and qualifying
sessions the #23 A. E. McKay Builders Chevy Impala stood just
twelfth on the speed charts. Fortunately enough for the team,
changes made to the car prior to the 100 lap feature event proved to
be a wise decision in the end. Lonnie crossed the line third for his
best finish of the 2009 season but more importantly the finish
should move him within the top three in series points.
"We came and tested on Friday and were terrible and then all the
rain came on Saturday and I was hoping it was going to rain so much
we wouldn't be able to race because we were just that bad. But my
crew guys stayed at it all day and made some changes to the car
before the heat races and the car actually raced pretty well. We
just needed a few more cautions to really have a shot at the top
spot, but to end up third after the way the car was all weekend
really made third place feel pretty good," stated Sommerville.
While most tour regulars will enjoy their off weekend Lonnie will
have no time to waste as he will defend both his home track and his
home turf as the American invaders that make up the PASS North tour
will do battle for 200 laps Saturday June 13th at Speedway 660 in
Geary, NB.
"The PASS series, whether you're racing in the north or south, is a
tough series with some talented drivers. Our team seems to be
getting better each week and with Speedway 660 being our home track
we're pretty confident that we should run pretty well. If we could
win that race it would mean so much to me and the racing community
in Canada all together," added Sommerville who lead the most laps in
PASS South competition early this season at Hickory (NC).
Stay tuned to
www.lonniesommerville.com for all the latest news and
information regarding Lonnie Sommerville Racing in 2009. |
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Saturday, June 13th - 7 PM |
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Johnny Clark Leads the Pro All Stars
to Speedway 660
Naples ME ( June 9, 2009) The super cars and stars of the Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) North return to Speedway 660 in the Geary Woods
of New Brunswick Canada on Saturday June 13th and the super late
model series regulars are looking forward to their only event in the
Maritimes for 2009.
PASS has two previous appearances at Speedway 660 (a 2007 event was
lost to rain) and some familiar faces were on the podium. The late
Scott Fraser topped the field in 2003, with Ben Rowe second and
Johnny Clark in third. Rowe came home first in the series' inaugural
appearance in 2002, with "Sud'n" Sam Sessions in the runner up spot
and Kirk Thibeau third.
While this will be the first extra distance PASS sanctioned event at
Speedway 660, PASS regulars have fared well in the tracks annual
open competition Peterbilt 250. Johnny Clark has a win in the 2007
edition, and Kirk Thibeau has visited victory lane in Speedway 660's
extra distance event as well.
Clark, Rowe and Thibeau will all be on hand for Saturday's showdown,
and entries have been filed for Travis Benjamin, Kelly Moore, Richie
Dearborn, Super Sophomore DJ Shaw, Adam Bates, Scott Alexander,
Rookie John Danbrowski and Nick Ribbe.
Cassius Clark, Chris Staples, Rookie Steve Legendre and Derek
Ramstrom are all expected to make the trip to take on the Maritime
racers on their home turf. Shawn Turple, Lonnie Somerville, John
Flemming and Marty Prevost have all competed successfully with the
PASS touring regulars this season.
After four of the fourteen event 2009 PASS North schedule, Johnny
Clark is on top of the points heap, leading a surprisingly strong
Chris Staples by sixteen points (875-858). Derek Ramstrom trails
Staples by just six points in third. Ben Rowe sits in fourth, two
points back from Ramstrom (852-850) and Adam Bates rounds out the
top five with 849. Clark has two feature wins (Unity Raceway,
Speedway 95) while Staples (Beech Ridge Motor Speedway) and a
resurgent Rowe (White Mountain Motorsports Park) each have a win a
piece.
Gates open at 1:00 PM for the Pro All Stars 200, with practice
slated from 3:00 until 6:00 PM. The racing goes green at 7:00 PM.
The Speedway is located at 588 Branch Road in Geary, New Brunswick,
Canada, just outside the city of Fredericton Rain Date is Sunday at
2:00 PM. For more information on Speedway 660, visit
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| PASS Mods Kick Off Twin
State Series at Lee USA Friday |
Naples ME
(June 2) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mods will be featured this
Friday night at Lee (NH) USA Speedway , round one of the Twin State
PASS Modified Series that will see the fast economical open wheelers
at Lee USA on several occasions throughout the 2009 season.
The forty lap, points paying event for the PASS Mods joins Lee USA's
exciting weekly racing card that includes the E-Keys 4-Cars Late
Models, Prime Storage Late Model Sportsman, Hobby Stocks, David's
Race Cars & Components Roadrunners and American Race Parts Iron-Man
racers.
Freeport Maine's Jerry Harrison #5 holds a slim two point lead in
the PASS Mod series point standings over Scott Grant #27, 143 to 141
for Grant. Center Conway NH's Andy Shaw #66 trails Grant by a single
point in third. Shaw, Greg Ellis and Steve Bennett Jr. have each
scored feature wins in the first three events of 2009.
Admission is only $10.00 for adults . Children are encouraged to
play in the "Kid Zone" adjacent to the family seating section.
Racing gets the green at 7:15 P.M. . More information is available
at www.leeusaspeedway.com |
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Unity Raceway -
PASS 150 - Sat. 5/16 |
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SLM - Randy Turner #1 (3rd),
Winner Johnny Clark #54, & Scott Chubbuck #77 (2nd) |
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| Johnny Clark Back in
Unity Victory Lane |
| Unity ME
(May 16) Johnny Clark wrestled the lead away from Randy Turner
on a lap 111 restart and held the point for the final 39 laps to
capture the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North super late model Unity
150 at Unity(ME) Raceway. Scott Chubbuck hung tough to come home
second with local super late model ace Randy Turner third. Kelly
Moore and DJ Shaw completed the top five.
FULL STORY HERE |
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| MODS - Jerry Harrison
#5 (2nd), Winner Andy Shaw #66, & Scott Grant #27 (3rd) |
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| SPORTSMAN - Carey
Martin #18 (3rd), Winner Shane Tatro #7, & Dan McKeage #38 (2nd)
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Unity Wins |
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Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mod and Sportsman series made the trip
to Unity Raceway after a one year hiatus, and for Andy Shaw (Mod)
and Shane Tatro (Sportsman) it was a triumphant return to Maine's
toughest oval.
FULL STORY HERE |
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PASS 150
Saturday 5/2
Racing @ 3 PM |
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Staples Seals
the Deal |
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Scarborough ME (May 2) Chris Staples took the lead from DJ Shaw on
lap 129 of Saturday's Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North super late
model feature at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway and led the final 21
laps to earn his first PASS super late model win. The 2007 PASS Mod
champ beat Adam Bates to the stripe by 1.022 seconds. Kelly Moore
finished third, Shaw faded to fourth and Derek Ramstrom raced home
fifth.
Sportsman
Dan McKeage and Mike Landry staged a battle for the 75 lap PASS
Sportsman win, and in the end it was 2007 Sportsman Champion McKeage
in victory lane, Landry a close second and Clyde Hennessey Jr.
third. Shane Tatro and Nate Leavitt completed the top five. Richie
Morse, Nate Weston and Mike Landry won the heat races.
Mods
Gary Norris took the lead from the pole in the 40 lap PASS Mod
feature and was never headed. Andy Shaw chased Norris to the
checkers for second and Jerry Harrison earned third with Dan Somes
fourth and Glenn Bradbury fifth. Norris and Somes won the qualifying
races.
Full Story and Photo Page HERE |
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PASS NAPA 150 at
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Johnny Clark Wins PASS
North Opener at Speedway 95 |
Hermon ME (April 19) Johnny Clark
fired his Car Crushing/Port City Race Cars Impala SS under Richie
Dearborn and Cassius Clark on lap 136 of Sunday' s Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) NAPA 150 to take the opening day win at Speedway 95 in Hermon ME. Clark got into Dearborn on the backstretch in a side by
side battle for the lead and Dearborn dropped his right rear off the
backstretch, slipping back to fourth at the finish after leading
much of the day. Cassius Clark raced back from an early race
incident to capture second place. Chubbuck came home third after
running up front all day . Dearborn and Adam Bates rounded out the
top five.
Full Story and Photo Page HERE |
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Steve Bennett Jr. Tops
PASS Mods;
Carey Martin Scores Sportsman Win |
Hermon ME ( April 19) The
Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Mods and Sportsman kicked off their 2009
campaigns at Speedway 95 Sunday, and when the dust cleared there was
a new winner and a familiar face in victory lane.
Full Story and Photo Page HERE |
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PASS NORTH GEARS UP for ALL OUT
ASSAULT on NORTHEAST TRACKS |
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By all
indications, the Pro All Stars Series is alive and well heading into
its’ ninth season under the guidance of series President, Tom
Mayberry. The series will head into this season with a full head of
steam, after last year’s torrid point battle which wasn’t decided
until the final event of the season. The 2009 North Series will kick
off the season at Speedway 95 in Herman, Maine on Sunday, April 19th.
As far as
excitement goes, there is no more competitive racing than when the
PASS
Tour comes to town. The
PASS
Tour is known
for its’ photo finishes and side by side racing throughout the
field. The competition is so keen that in 2008, the top six Super
Late Models were separated by just seventy-two points in the final
standings in which Johnny Clark edged out Ben Rowe by a mere ten
points, 2593 to 2583. Just sixteen points back was Travis Benjamin
with 2577. Benjamin sat atop the standings for a good part of the
season before slipping back to third in the final rundown. Hard
charging youngster, Adam Bates came on strong in 2008 and secured
the fourth position with 2571 points. Rounding out the top six in
points contention were DJ Shaw, 2539 points, and Cassius Clark with
2521 points.
Three time,
and defending Series champion, Hallowell, Maine’s, Johnny Clark, is
all set to defend his title against one of the most talented field
of racers in the Northeast. Clark, whom collected four big wins in
2008, is prepared to take on all challengers in 2009, including the
likes of four time
PASS
Super Late Model Series champion, Ben Rowe. Clark was a dominant car
at many of the races in 2008, as he led 469 laps, which was more
than double the amount of his nearest competitor, Cassius Clark.
Johnny Clark, who is noted for his consistency, and bonsai charges
to the front of the pack, managed eleven top ten finishes, and eight
top five finishes to go along with his four wins in the fourteen
events in route to his third Series title. Four time Series
champion, Turner, Maine’s, Ben Rowe, will likely be searching out
one for the thumb this year, as he will look to improve on a season
which saw him win a pair of races in 2008. Rowe led but 76 laps in
2008, but his consistency led him to the runner-up spot in the final
standings. He garnered 11 top ten’s, and nine top five’s along the
way. Morrill, Maine’s, Travis Benjamin is also set to challenge
Clark for the title in 2009. Benjamin grabbed a big win last season
at Scotia Speedworld, and almost pulled off the upset, falling just
sixteen points short of a championship. Benjamin ran off nine
consecutive top ten finishes to start the season, and ended up with
twelve for the year.
There is a new
generation of drivers all set to challenge for the championship in
2009. The young guns are poised and confident that they can now run
at the front of the pack, pick up some wins, and pull of a
championship. The big three, Adam Bates, DJ Shaw and Derek Ramstrom
all showed the veterans that they have what it takes to be
competitive at every event. Leading the way in 2009 will be Warner,
New Hampshire’s, Adam Bates, the 2008
PASS
North most improved driver. Bates got stronger and stronger as the
season progressed in 2008, winning a pair of events and claimed
eleven top ten finishes and eight top five runs. Look for Bates to
be a contender for the championship. Center Conway, New Hampshire
speedster, DJ Shaw claimed the 2008
PASS
Rookie of the Year award, plus the youngster captured two Super Late
Model wins. The talented driver is following in the footsteps of his
dad, noted car builder Dale Shaw, and he too has aspirations of
unseating Clark for the championship. The third of the young lions
is Derek Ranstrom, from West Boylston, Mass. Derek also picked up a
win, and was competitive all season long. Keep your eye on this
group as one of these drivers could end up being crowned the 2009
PASS
Super Late Model champion.
Other notable
drivers that certainly will create waves on the
PASS
tour in 2009 include Kelly Moore, Gary Smith, Richie Dearborn,
Donnie Whitten and Scott Chubbuck. These names and a whole lot more
will once again make the
PASS
Super Late Model Tour one of the premiere traveling organizations in
the Northeast. Last season, one hundred-ten different drivers
competed at the various venues. With this year’s events including a
first ever run at the “Cement Palace”, Seekonk
Speedway, Speedway 660 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada and the
return to Lee USA Speedway and Canaan Fair Speedway, you can rest
assured that those numbers should easily be surpassed. |
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Sunoco Returns as the Official Fuel
of the Pro All Stars Series |
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Naples
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(March 26) Change is constant in motorsports.
Its one of the few things every racer and race fan can count
on. It’s unusual to see long term relationships in the sport, but
for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) , there’s been one fuel in every
racer’s fuel cell since it’s’ inception.
Sunoco Race
Fuels and their distributor New England Racing Fuel have been on
board since that first PASS Super Late Model race at Lee USA
Speedway in 2001. Their Sunoco Standard and Supreme products are
back as the official fuel of PASS for a ninth season. |
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Charlie Holland and Mike Joy of New England Racing Fuel were one of
the first to step up to the plate and support our series,” said
series President Tom Mayberry” They taught us how to control the
cost of race fuel by testing fuel samples at our events, and they
have assisted us in every way possible throughout our relationship.
They’re good friends of PASS, as well as
motorsports in general. We are proud to represent Sunoco once
again in 2009.” Visit New England Racing Fuel on line at
www.newenglandracingfuel.com or dial 1-860-673-9555.
Their address is 271
Spielman Highway,
Burlington CT
06013.
The PASS North
Super Late Models get their fourteen event 2009 schedule off and
running on Sunday
April 19th at Speedway 95 in Hermon
Maine. The PASS Sportsman, Mod and Super
Late Models will all be in action at Speedway 95. Watch for a major
announcement concerning sponsorship for this and other 2009 PASS
events in the days to come.
Many PASS North
teams will get in the racing groove on Saturday April 11the for the
fourth annual PASS SOUTH Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory (NC) Motor
Speedway. It’s also round one of the 2009 PASS National Championship
series, a four race tilt that will award a Leavitt Racing Components
super late model chassis and a Quarter Master clutch and bell
housing package to the national champ. Cassius Clark is the
defending PASS National Champion, and he’s expected to challenge for
the title once again in 2009. |
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PASS
North Super
Late Models
Make First
Seekonk Speedway
Stop on August 15th |
Naples ME (February
4, 2009) It's called the Cement Palace, a track steeped in auto
racing history and tradition. It's the birthplace of Pro Stock/Super
Late Model racing in New England, and on Saturday August 15th the
Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North will make its inaugural visit to
the storied Seekonk (MA) Speedway for 150 green flag laps of super
late model excitement.
"Adding Seekonk to the PASS North super late model schedule has been
a goal of ours for quite some time, "said series president Tom
Mayberry in making the announcement. "It's the kind of short track
where experience counts, and the southern New England racers that
call Seekonk home will give the touring pros all they can handle.
Our Seekonk stop is sure to be one of the highlights of the 2009
PASS season."
PASS North kicks off its fourteen race 2009 season at Speedway 95 in
Hermon Maine on April 19th. The PASS South super late model season
gets underway on March 14th at Dillon (SC) Motor Speedway.
Seekonk Speedway is on line at
www.seekonkspeedway.com
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www.SpeedwayEXPO.com
Stop by
and see Derek Ramstrom's #35 SLMs in the
Lee USA Speedway and the Thompson Int'l Speedway Booths. |
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Portland Expo -
Feb. 20-21 |
PASS Racers All Geared Up for
Racin’ Preview 2009 |
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Naples ME.
(February 16) Each February there are a few signs of spring that
make northern New England racers and race fans realize that the
season is just around the corner. The days get longer, the short
track marathons in Florida get under way, its speed weeks at “the
big track” and Mark Thomas stages his popular Racin’ Preview 2009.
As always, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) will be out in force at
this year’s edition, set for Friday and Saturday February 20 and 21
at the Expo in Portland Maine.
There’s an all star lineup PASS drivers and cars scheduled to
appear, led by 2008 super late model Champion Johnny Clark and his
Clark’s Car Crushing #54. 2008 PASS Rookie of the Year D.J. Shaw
will have Julio and Rita Miglioli’s JLM Precision SLM on display,
and Chris Staples will have his slick super late model in the PASS
booth as well.
The PASS Mods will be well represented by Sulo Burbank and Jerry
Harrison, and PASS Sportsman Rookie of the Year Kyle Hart will have
Sallie Bolduc’s sharp #60 on display. Autograph sessions will be on
the schedule for both big days of the show. You can pick up all the
2009 PASS series schedules, grab a PASS/ Choice Hotels discount
card, ask questions of series officials, and bench race with some of
the series top drivers.
Racin' Preview 2009 kicks off on Friday February 20 from 4:00 p.m.
until 10:00 p.m. Saturday’s hours are 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. The
Portland Expo is located at 239 Park Avenue (U.S. Route 1) in
Portland Maine. For more information on the show, please call (603)
447-4251.
The PASS South Super Late Models and Late Model Trucks get their
2009 season underway on Saturday March 14th with the South Carolina
Clash at Dillon (SC) Motor Speedway. All three PASS North series
will be in action at Speedway 95 in Hermon Maine on Sunday April
19th. |
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PASS North SLM Champ
Johnny Clark
named Touring Series Driver of the Year |
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Augusta, Maine -
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Kicks Off 2009 Racing Season at Northeast Motorsports Expo |
Naples ME (December 31, 2008) The
21st edition of Tim Attaya’s Northeast Motorsports Expo is on tap
this weekend and as always, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) will be
well represented.
The PASS booth will host two autograph sessions on Friday and
Saturday evening from 7:00 PM until 8:00 PM. 2008 PASS North Super
Late Model Champion Johnny Clark will be on hand to meet and greet
fans both evenings. Friday night 2008 PASS National Champion Cassius
Clark and PASS North Super Late Model racer Gary Bellefleur will
join the champ at the autograph session.
On Saturday night, Atlantic CAT 250 winner Travis Benjamin and 2008
PASS North Rookie of the Year D.J. Shaw will flank Clark at the
autograph table.
PASS officials will be on hand throughout the show to answer
questions and 2009 schedules for all three PASS North touring series
will be available. Be sure to pick up a Choice Hotels International
Pro All Stars Series discount card; The Official Hotel Partner of
the Pro All Stars Series, PASS competitors, fans and friends can
save 15% at over 4500 different hotels throughout North America.
Northeast Motorsports Expo gets underway on Friday January 2nd;
Friday’s show hours are 5:00 PM until 10:00 PM. On Saturday January
3rd the show opens at 10:00 AM and runs until 10:00 PM. Sunday
January 4th the show hours are 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. |
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