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by Norm Marx
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Unity Raceway - 5/10/03
DNK Select Used Cars
Presents
THE UNITY 150
The Finish - Peter Taylor Photo
Ben Rowe (center) makes it to the
finish line by inches over Johnny Clark (right) and both cars
end up in the outside dirt banks. Mike Rowe (left) comes home right behind in third.
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Official
Finish - Unity Raceway - 5/10/03
DNK Select Used Cars
Presents
THE UNITY 150 |
| 1 |
00 - Ben
Rowe |
| 2 |
54 - Johnny
Clark |
| 3 |
24x - Mike
Rowe |
| 4 |
29 - Scot
Chubbuck |
| 5 |
85 - Doug
Averill |
| 6 |
77 - Dave
Gorveat |
| 7 |
75 - Gary
Smith |
| 8 |
60 - Dale
Shaw |
| 9 |
0 - Sammy
Sessions |
| 10 |
33 - Richie
Dearborn |
| 11 |
02 - Kenny
Wright |
| 12 |
17 - Travis
Benjamin |
| 13 |
38 - Chuck
LaChance |
| 14 |
37 - Larry
Gelinas |
| 15 |
34 - Joe
Squeglia |
| 16 |
24k -
Travis Khiel |
| 17 |
84 - Scott
Mulkern |
| 18 |
1 - Randy
Turner |
| 19 |
8 - Cassius
Clark |
| 20 |
47 - Louie
Mechalides |
| 21 |
43 - Matt
Hughes |
| 22 |
9 - Dean
Fuller |
| 23 |
96 - Doc
Suske |
| 24 |
24 - Wayne
Helliwell |
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Sunoco Race Fuels Time Trials |
| Order |
Car # |
Fastest Time |
| 1 |
54 |
14.648 |
| 2 |
0 |
14.792 |
| 3 |
75 |
14.816 |
| 4 |
77 |
14.862 |
| 5 |
85 |
14.862 |
| 6 |
1 |
14.873 |
| 7 |
33 |
14.878 |
| 8 |
24X |
14.884 |
| 9 |
34 |
14.895 |
| 10 |
47 |
14.940 |
| 11 |
00 |
14.945 |
| 12 |
29 |
14.945 |
| 13 |
24 |
14.955 |
| 14 |
8 |
14.978 |
| 15 |
02 |
14.987 |
| 16 |
37 |
15.015 |
| 17 |
38 |
15.026 |
| 18 |
84 |
15.036 |
| 19 |
60 |
15.077 |
| 20 |
9 |
15.129 |
| 21 |
43 |
15.142 |
| 22 |
24k |
15.372 |
| 23 |
17 |
15.380 |
| 24 |
96 |
15.935 |
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| RESULTS |
| Place |
Heat 1 |
Heat 2 |
Dash |
| 1 |
00 |
29 |
54 |
| 2 |
24 |
84 |
77 |
| 3 |
38 |
37 |
0 |
| 4 |
60 |
8 |
47 |
| 5 |
02 |
24k |
34 |
| 6 |
17 |
9 |
24x |
| 7 |
43 |
96 |
1 |
| 8 |
- |
- |
85 |
| 9 |
- |
- |
33 |
| 10 |
- |
- |
75 |
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Rowe
Steals Clark’s Thunder at Unity |
Ben
Rowe played the waiting game in Saturday night’s Pro All Stars Series150 lapper at
Unity Raceway and his patience paid off. Rowe took advantage of an opening on the bottom
on the final lap to steal away the lead from 2002 PASS Rookie of the Year Johnny Clark to
earn the victory by a margin of less than six inches (.024 seconds) in the closest feature
race finish in Pro All Stars Series racing history.
Clark had dominated the night, earning the fast time in Sunoco Race
Fuels Time Trials with a lap of 14.648 seconds. Luck was on his side for the dash redraw
when he pulled the number one spot and led wire to wire to put his DNK Select Used Cars
Monte Carlo on the pole for the feature. Clark took the lead from the green and showed
signs of dominance early on, building up a half-straightaway lead on his challengers. Dave
Gorveatt kept the pressure on in the early going, and Louie Mechalides later took up the
challenge, slipping under Gorveatt on the event’s first restart at lap 52. Mike Rowe
was next to take on Clark, charging past both Gorveatt and Mechalides to run second and
slowly peck away at Clark’s substantial lead. Meanwhile, Ben Rowe had worked his Mechanical
Services/Superior Image double zero up to third at lap 100 from an uncharacteristic 11th
starting position. Rowe took advantage of a rare restart on lap 125 to put the move on his
dad and take over the second spot, setting his sights on Clark. Clark was up to the
challenge though as he controlled the pace and maintained his lead with Ben Rowe, Mike
Rowe, Sam Sessions, Chubbuck, Dale Shaw and Doug Averill hot on his heels. On the
event’s final restart Clark offered up an opening on the bottom and Rowe took
advantage, powering up under Clark and edging forward ever so slowly.
On the final lap the pair battled door to door off of turn four rubbing fenders,
tires, and body panels down to the stripe and sailing off the race track in turn one after
both drivers gave it their all come home victorious. Rowe led the lap that counted for his
first PASS victory of the young season. Clark led every lap but the last for second with
Mike Rowe third, Scott Chubbuck fourth and Doug Averill fifth. Dave Gorveatt, Sam
Sessions, Dale Shaw, Larry Gelinas and Gary Smith rounded out the top ten. Ben Rowe and
Scott Chubbuck each captured heat race wins, and Joe Squeglia earned Northern Race Tires
Rookie of the Race honors for his fifteenth place finish.
The Pro All Stars Series travels to Canaan Fair Speedway on Route 118 in Canaan New
Hampshire next Sunday afternoon when Shaker Valley Auto Sales of Enfield presents the Pro
All Stars Series 150. Sunoco Race Fuels Time Trials get underway at 1 PM. For more
information, please visit www.CanaanFairSpeedway.com. |
ORDER
OF FINISH – 5/11/03 DNK Select Used Cars presents the
UNITY 150 - Unity Raceway – Unity, ME
1) Ben Rowe, Mechanical Service/Superior Images Chevrolet
2) Johnny Clark, DNK Select Used Cars Chevrolet
3) 24x Mike Rowe, K&K Excavating Chevrolet
4) 29 Scott Chubbuck, Cushman Competition Ford
5) 85 Doug Averill VIP Chevrolet
6) Dave Gorveatt, Johnston’s Home Style Products Chevrolet
7) 75 Gary Smith, Sky
Burrill/Uncle Henry’s Chevrolet
8) Dale Shaw G.O.D./American Air Systems Dodge
9) 0 Sam Sessions, Auburn Metal Fabrication/Typar House Wrap Chevrolet
10) 33 Richie Dearborn Chadwick Baross/Dayton Sand and Gravel Chevrolet
11) 02 Kenny Wright, Newmarket Sand and Gravel Chevrolet
12) Travis Benjamin, Belfast Variety Ford
13) 38 Chuck LaChance, Fuller AutoMall Ford,
14) 37 Larry Gelinas/Digby's Variety Chevrolet
15) 34 Joe Squeglia, Devito Companies/Northeast Recycling Chevrolet
16) 24K Travis Kheil, Kheil Logging/Beachcliff Sardines Chevrolet
17) 84 Scott Mulkern, Community Pharmacies Dodge
18) 1 Randy Turner, Watson Racing Heads Chevrolet
19) 8 Cassius Clark, Chapman Trucking Ford
20) 47 Louie Mechalides, MacLellan Metal Finishing Chevrolet
21) 43 Matt Hughes RE/Max-Hughes Construction Chevrolet
22) 9 Dean Fuller, Sonny's Trailer-B & K Embroidery Chevrolet
23) 96 Chet “Doc” Suske, Chevrolet
24) Wayne Helliwell, Carleton Robie Chevrolet |
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