Gary
Smith Claims the PASS
Bastille 200 at Lee USA |
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Popular win for
the super late model veteran |
Naples ME (7/13)
Gary Smith didn't lead a lot
of laps in Tuesday night's
Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
North 200 at Lee (NH) USA
Speedway but he took the
battle to defending series
champion Johnny Clark and
put his Bud and Rays/Uncle
Henry's ride out front with
five to go to score his
first Pro All Stars Series
win in eleven seasons of
trying. Donnie Whitten got
by Clark at the checkers for
second, and Clark crossed
the stripe third.
Early on it was all Joey
Pole. Pole grabbed the lead
from Matt Frahm at the
initial green and the pair
took off with defending race
winner Mike Rowe in Paul
Watts 2x giving chase. That
was the order at lap fifty
and it stayed that way until
the first caution flew at
lap 71 for Bryan Cruszek's
wall slapper, ending his
solid top ten run.
The front three stayed on
track, and Pole resumed
control. Ben Rowe had
rumbled up to the top five
and Gary Smith was now
inside the top ten.. When
the crossed flags were
displayed it was still Joey
Pole in command but Ben Rowe
was now his challenger with
Lonnie Sommerville third,
Frahm fourth and Gary Smith
fifth. Rowe drove around
Pole on lap 105 for the the
night's first lead change
Sommerville took a turn
challenging for the lead and
Smith had made his way to
third, chasing down the top
two as they battled side by
side.
The second
caution of the night flew at
lap 117 for Alex Gingras
harmless spin, and the field
all hit pit road for tires
and adjustments. Everyone
but Gary Smith and Scott
Alexander, that is, as the
pair decided to hang on for
a few more laps before
making their stop. Ben Rowe
won the race out of the pits
and quickly dispatched with
Smith for the lead with
Johnny Clark following
through to third. It was
Sommervilles turn to make a
charge and the Canadian hot
shoe made his move for the
lead on lap 142. A pair of
quick yellows gave Clark the
outside line and he took
advantage just as the
caution flew for a front
stretch melee involving Joey
Pole, Ben Rowe and Mike
Rowe. The mess ended Pole
and Mike Rowe's night and
Ben Rowe was no longer a
contender.
At the
three quarter mark Clark was
still in control with
Sommerville, Donnie Whitten,
Scott Dragon and Smith all
giving chase. Smith had held
off his tire stop to late in
the race, and it looked like
that strategy might pay off.
The caution flew once
again for contact between
Scott Dragon and Donnie
Whitten and race control
sent Whitten to the back of
the pack for his role in the
incident. The caution set up
one of the best displays of
side by side racing that
PASS has ever seen. Clark
took command on the restart
and opened up a slight
margin over Sommerville, but
Smith quickly took over
second and set his sights on
the leader. Clark chose the
high side and Smith took the
bottom, and the pair swapped
the lead time after time
over the last twenty laps. A
lapped car took away Smith's
lane at one point but he
battled right back and by
lap 193 Smith was up to
Clark's door once again. Two
laps later he made the move
stick to end an eleven year
PASS victory lane drought
for his family race team.
Donnie Whitten came on
strong from the back of the
field to nip Clark at the
line for a strong second
place finish. Clark,
Sommerville and Frahm
rounded out the top five.
PASS North takes the
weekend off before hosting
the PASS National
Championship series at
Thompson (CT) International
Speedway on Thursday July
21st. Then its on to Oxford
Plains Speedway for the
return of the super late
models on the night before
“The 250” , Saturday July
23rd. |
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Shaw and Tartro Capture
PASS MODS, Sportsman Wins at
Lee USA |
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Five in a row
for Shaw, Tatro's now two
for two |
NAPLES ME (7/14) The
Pro All Stars Series (PASS)
Mods and Sportsman were on
the PASS Bastille 200 card
at Lee USA Speedway Tuesday
night, and the faces
carrying the checkers to
victory lane were familiar.
Andy Shaw took a little
longer to get to the front
than usual, but the results
were the same. Shaw took
advantage of a restart on
lap 30 of the 40 lap feature
to drive around Rich
Ferreira for his fifth win
in five 2011 PASS Mod
starts.
It looked
like Ferreira was ready to
end Shaw's streak Ferreira
started on pole and didn't
look like he could be
challenged . Shaw had worked
his way to second by the
half way mark but Ferreira
was able to maintain a gap
on him,but a lapcaution flag
gave the defending series
champ the shot he needed and
the outside groove worked in
his favor.
Ferreira
stood his ground for second
and Mark Lundblad Jr. had
his best PASS Mod run ever
to claim the final podium
spot.
Alan Wilson and
Ferreira each claimed a heat
race win.
The PASS
Sportsman series ran seventy
five green flag laps and as
always they put on an action
packed race with challenges
for position all around the
speedway. Carey Martin and
Shane Tatro brought the
field to the green and
Martin jumped out front, and
the pair raced that way to
well past the half way mark
until RJ Austin flexed his
muscle, taking over the top
spot on lap 59.
Martin and Tatro were right
on Austin's bumper and a
restart on lap 68 saw Austin
spin his tires, allowing
Tatro and Martin to get by .
Four laps later Martin and
Austin got together to bring
out the final caution and
end their chances for
victory..
At the
checkers it was Tatro going
two for two in victory lane
with Kenny Marnier second
and Scott Dorr third.
The PASS Mods will take
on Oxford Plains Speedway
for the first time ever on
Friday July 22, and PASS
Sportsman are scheduled to
get back on track Sunday
August 28th at White
Mountain Motorsports Park. |
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SLM
Top Three - L to R: Johnny
Clark #54, 3rd:
Winner Gary Smith #75; &
Donnie Whitten #7, 2nd. |
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SLM Results:
Lee USA on Tues., July
12th |
1) 75 - Gary
Smith Bangor ME
2) 7 - Donnie
Whitten Biddeford ME
3) 54 - Johnny
Clark Farmingdale ME
4) 48 - Lonnie
Sommerville NB CA
5) 14m - Matt Frahm
N Salem NH
6) 17
- Travis Benjamin
Morrill ME
7)
17a - Scott
Alexander Orrington
ME
8) 10 - Scott
Dragon Colchester VT
9) 88 - Kyle
DeSouza E.
Providence RI
10) 4 - Ben Rowe
Turner ME
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11)
12 - John
Dabrowski
Bridgewater MA
12) 2
- Matt
Matheson New
Brunswick CA
13)
27qc - Alex Gingras
Quebec City QC
14)
77 - Scott Chubbuck
Dresden ME
15)
97- Joey
Polewareczyk Hudson
NH
16)
2x - Mike Rowe
Turner ME
17)
73 - Joey Doiron
Berwick ME
18)
00 - Bryan Kruczek
Newmarket NH
19)
09 - Bobby
Baillargeron
Kingston NH
20)
11 - Austin Brehio
Hopkinton NH |
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MODS
Top Three - L to R: Mark
Lundblad Jr. #28, 3rd;
Winner Andy Shaw #66; &
Richie Ferreira #53x, 2nd. |
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MODS Results:
Lee USA on Tues., July
12th |
1) 66 - Andy
Shaw Center Conway
NH
2) 56 -
Richie Ferriera
Raynham MA
3) 28 - Mark
Lundblad Jr. Conway
NH
4) 60 - Dana
Reed Shapleigh ME
5) 53w -
Alan Wilson Hebron
ME
6) 33 - Bill
Dixon No. Waterboro
ME
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7) 53
- Leo Oliviera
Raynham MA
8) 05
- Ron Henry New
Gloucester ME
9) 50
- Sumner Sessions
Norway ME
10)
61 - Shawn Austin
Norridgewok ME
11)
85 - Mitch Miller
West Boylston MA |
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SLM
Top Three - L to R: Scott
Dorr #60, 3rd:
Winner Shane Tatro #7; &
Kenny Marnier #1, 2nd. |
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Sportsman Results:
Lee USA on Tues., July
12th |
1) 7 - Shane
Tatro Holden ME
2) 1
- Kenny Marnier
Littleton NH
3) 60
- Scott Dorr
Portland ME
4) 58
- Lyman McKeage
Gorham ME
5) 15
- Craig Smith E/
Waterboro ME
6) 10
- Donnie Morse
Windham ME
7) 16
- Kevin Douglas
Sidney ME
8) 18
- Carey Martin
Denmark ME
9) 51
- RJ Austin
Smithfield ME
10) 44 -
Jerrod Ledger
Groveton NH
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11) 14 -
Andy Turbouyky
Winslow ME
12) 34 -
Spencer Morse
Waterford ME
13) #2
14) 4 - Todd
Bregy Berwick ME
15) 22 -
Steve Bennett Jr.
Turner ME
16) 01 - Rob
Drew Ctr. Lovell ME
17) 75 -
Doug Wolfe
18) 38 - Dan
McKeage Gorham ME
19) 777 -
Mike St. Germain
Auburn M |
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