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Oct. 20 |
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2012 PASS CHAMPIONS |
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Super Late Models:
Travis Benjamin |
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PASS MODS: Andy Shaw |
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SPORTSMAN: Carey Martin |
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THERIAULT WINS THE
BATTLE, BENJAMIN WINS THE WAR
IN
PASS SEASON FINALE AT
OXFORD
PLAINS SPEEDWAY |
The P.A.S.S. North finale
got a late start due to Mother
Nature’s continuous showers this
past Saturday morning, but it was
clear sailing once the rains stopped
and the fans were treated to a
tremendous racing card at the newly
purchased Oxford Plains Speedway.
Winners on the day included Austin
Theriault, Dana Reed, Carey Martin,
Corey Morgan and Shawn Buffington.
A full field of thirty-two Super
Late Models rolled to the line for
the 150 green flag lap grind with
Trevor Sanborn and Ryan Moore
composing the front row. Sanborn
jumped out front early and led the
first nine laps before Theriault
raced by on the outside on lap 10.
Sanborn regained the lead on a lap
14 restart only to see Ryan Moore
race to the front in a very strong
pass on the outside grove. Moore
continued to lead the race until
Sanborn found an opening in turn
four allowing he, and the 57 of
Theriault to work there way past on
lap 34. Caution waved again for a
minor spin on lap 41 and this is
where Theriault took control of the
race. Theriault would go on to
survive four more cautions and a
rear view mirror full of DJ Shaw,
Ben Rowe, Tony Ricci and Corey
Bubar. The final restart came on lap
146 setting up a dramatic finish for
the youngster from Fort Kent, Maine.
Shaw tried a bonsai move hoping to
cut off Theriault heading into turn
one, but Theriault battled back in
turn two and secured his first ever
P.A.S.S. North victory. Shaw settled
for second, followed by Tony Ricci,
Ben Rowe and Corey Bubar. Sixth
through tenth included Alan Tardiff,
Kirk Thibault, Bobby Timmons, Joey
Doiron and Travis Benjamin.
Benjamin, by virtue of his tenth
place finish, captured his first
ever P.A.S.S. North Super Late Model
championship. Benjamin took a seven
point lead into the main event over
Cassius Clark, but the battle never
materialized as Clark struggled with
mechanical problems throughout the
race, and never was a factor as he
struggled to a sixteenth place
finish. Heat wins went to Ryan
Moore, Trevor Sanborn and Theriault.
It was a jubilant victory lane
celebration for Theriault as he
thanked everyone in the world for
his victory, and also praised the
new Super Late Model package that
will be used at Oxford in 2013.
Theriault’s mount was a converted
Late Model, one that had very few
Super Late Model updates proving
that the changeover next season will
be quite a smooth transition.
Dana Reed chased down Scott
McDaniel in the waning laps and
cruised to victory in the 40 lap
P.A.S.S. Modified main event. Alan
Wilson rolled home in third, but saw
his championship hopes go by the
wayside, as point leader, Andy Shaw
raced home in the seventh spot to
claim the title. Rounding out the
top five were Mike Carrigan and
Mitch Miller. Heat checkers flew for
McDaniel and Reed.
Carey
Martin showed why he is the 2012
P.A.S.S. Sportsman champion as he
took the lead on lap 22 from Stephen
Bennett and cruised to a half track
victory over Jeff Marshall, Craig
Smith, Rusty Poland and Garrett
Hall. Qualifying rounds went to
Bennett and Poland.
Corey
Morgan lead a full field of Wildcats
to the green flag for their 50 lap
feature event, and kept on leading
the entire distance as he scored a
popular victory over a fast closing
Keith Stuart. Stuart caught the
leader in heavy lapped traffic late
in the race, but ran out of time and
settled for the runner-up position.
Skipp Tripp, Spencer Morse and Guy
Childs rounded out the top five.
Morgan and Morse collected
qualifying victories.
Shawn
Buffington dusted the field in the
NELCAR Legends 35 lap finale. Ryan
Hammar, Charlie Buxton, Terry Kirk
and Allan Smith followed Buffington
to the stripe. Bob Weymouth and
Matthew Bourgoine were victorious in
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OPS VICTORY CIRCLES -
10/20/12 |
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Super Late Models |
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PASS MODS |
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Sportsman |
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Legends |
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Wildcats/Strictlys |
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OFFICIAL PASS NORTH SLM
RESULTS
150 Laps - OPS - 10/20/12 |
1) 57 - Austin Theriault -
150 Laps
2) 60 - DJ Shaw - 150
3) 55 - Tony Ricci - 150
4) 4 -
Ben Rowe - 150
5) 42 - Corey
Bubar - 150
6) 8 - Alan Tardiff -
150
7) 28 - Kirk Thibeaut - 150
8) 48x - Bobby Timmons - 150
9)
73 - Joey Doiron - 150
10) 17 -
Travis Benjamin - 150
11) 88 -
Kyle DeSouza - 150
12) 20L - Mike
Landry - 150
13) 54 - Johnny
Clark - 150
14) 48 - Lonnie
Sommerville - 150
15) 74 - Ryan
Moore - 150
16) 77 - Cassius
Clark - 150 |
17)
10 - Scott Dragon - 150
18) 84 -
Scott Mulkern - 150
19) 7L -
Glen Luce - 150
20) 24 -
Mike Rowe - 150
21) 61 -
Andy Shaw - 150
22) 7 -
Donnie Whitten - 150
23) 01 - Joe
Decker - 149
24) 60x -
Timmy Bracket - 148
25) 3 - Tom
Scully - 148
26) 7G -
Curtis Geary - 148
27) 75 -
Gary Smith - 148
28) 9 - TJ
Thurlow - 146
29) 53x -
Alan Wilson - 137
30) 53 -
Bill Rogers - 127
31) 29 -
Trevor Sanborn - 110
32) 22 -
Aaron Ricker - 37 |
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SLM Entries Received - OPS - 10/20 | |
OFFICIAL PASS MODS
RESULTS
40 Laps - OPS - 10/20/12 |
1)
60 - DANA REED
2) 14 -
SCOTT MCDANIEL
3) 53 - ALAN
WILSON
4) 21 - MIKE
CARRIGAN
5) 7 - MITCH
MILLER
6) 17A -
SCOTT ALEXANDER
7) 66 - ANDY
SHAW
8) 20 - GARY
THORNE
9) 28 - MARK
LUNDBLAND JR. |
10)
1 - DAVIS SPRAGUE
11) 89 -
RYAN PHILLIPS
12) 4 - JOSH
BROWN
13) 61 -
MATT GAIN
14) 08 -
RUSTY BRYANT
15) 33 -
BILLY DIXON
16) 00 -
BILL LAKE
DNS 05 RON
HENRY |
OFFICIAL SPORTSMAN
RESULTS
75 Laps - OPS - 10/20/12 |
1)
18 - CAREY MARTIN
2) 32 - JEFF MARSHALL
3) 15 - CRAIG SMITH
4) 44X - RUSTY POLAND
5) 94 - GARRETT HALL
6) 38 - DAN MCKEAGE
7) 20 - JOE PASTORE JR.
8) 44 - JARED LEDGER
9) 58 - LYMAN MCKEAGE
10) 36 - NATHAN LEAVITT |
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10 - DONNIE MORSE
12) 93 - DAVE LANGLOIS
13) 01 - SAMMY GOODEN
14) 1 - DUSTIN BISSON
15) 34 - RICHIE MORSE
16) 22 - STEPHEN BENNETT
17) 8 - CLYDE HENNESSEY
18) 46 - BILL SPRAGUE
DNS 101 ROB DREW |
OFFICIAL NELCAR LEGENDS
RESULTS
50 Laps - OPS - 10/20/12 |
1)
23S - SHAWN BUFFINGTON
2) 2 - RYAN HAMMAR
3) 12 - CHARLIE BUXTON
4) 17 - TERRY KIRK
5) 33 - ALLAN SMITH
6) 56 - EVAN BEALIEU
7) 38 - MATTHEW BOURGOINE
8) 4 - PETER CRAIG |
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81 - DAN WINTER
10) 8 - MATT CHAGNOT
11) 19 - KEVIN GIRARD JR.
12) 399 - BOB WEYMOUTH
13) 10 - ED GETTY
14) 25 - LARRY POIRIER
DNS 84 - MATT GRANT |
OFFICIAL
WILDCATS/STRICTLYS
RESULTS
50 Laps - OPS - 10/20/12 |
1)
26 - COREY MORGAN
2) 8 - KEITH STUART
3) 12 - SKIP TRIPP
4) 34 - SPENCER MORSE
5) 5 - GUY CHILDS
6) 47 - BRIAN CASWELL
7) 03 - MAURICE YOUNG
8) 11 - DAVID TRIPP
9) 9 - RYAN ROBBINS
10) 1 - ED CONNELLY
11) 04 - ZACHARY BOWIE
12) 83 - SHAWN GILPATRICK |
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36X - NATHAN LEAVITT
14) 40 - MAC HANNAN
15) 36 - RICHARD SPAULDING
16) 56 - KURT HEWINS
17) 777 - MIKE ST. GERMAIN
18) 3 - ROBERT MOREY
19) 39 - DREW MORSE
20) 77X - JOHN BRILL
21) 70 - DAN BEAN
22) 15 - CHRIS WARMING
DNS 70X - KIRK BEAN |
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Oxford Caps Off PASS
North Season |
Naples ME (9/26) All racing
roads lead to Oxford Plains Speedway
on Oct. 20 when three Pro All
Stars Series (PASS) North racing
series wrap up their 2012 seasons.
The final round of the PASS
super late model title fight
headlines Sunday's action when two
second generation racers duke it out
for the crown.
Cassius Clark
#77 went into last weekend's
penultimate round at White Mountain
Motorsports Park with a slim eight
point championship lead, but an
early race tangle for Clark combined
with a strong second place run by
Travis Benjamin #17 turned the
tables atop the standings. Now
Benjamin's the man on top of the
heap, but his eight point margin is
by no means comfortable.
Clark emerged on top when the PASS
traveling road show made their July
Oxford stop; Benjamin had a
potential race winner until problems
beset the Morrill Maine racer,
eventually finishing fourteenth.
There will be plenty of
challengers for Sunday's win.
Defending series champ Johnny Clark
has pulled himself up to third in
the standings, and DJ Shaw will look
to rebound from two tough weeks at
the track. Kyle DeSouza led a bunch
of laps in July and he'll try and
seal the deal Sunday. Ben Rowe has
his groove back and he'll look for a
win to end his PASS North season on
a strong note. Same goes for Lonnie
Sommerville, who is winless in 2012.
White Mountain PASS winner Derek
Ramstrom, the King of Oxford Plains
Mike Rowe, Joey Doiron, Gary Smith
and many more will do their utmost
to keep Clark and Benjamin out of
victory lane.
The PASS Mod
series came of age in 2012, with
thirty different drivers starting
one or more of the eight Mod races
to date. Point leader Andy Shaw #66
and Alan Wilson #53w have two wins a
piece, while Rusty Bryant, Dale
Shaw, Mitch Miller and Poncho
Darveau have each made one victory
lane appearance. Wilson, who claimed
the July Oxford edition, trails Shaw
by thirty markers in the standings.
The PASS Sportsman point battle
is tight. Oxford veteran Carey
Martin #18 is seeking a third
Sportsman title and he leads the
standings by nine over Craig Smith
#15. Joe Pastore Jr. is ready to
pounce should the top two falter;
Pastore is just four points behind
Smith and trails Martin by thirteen.
Saturday October 20th, it's PASS
Championship Day plus 50 laps for
Wildcat/Strictly Stocks and 35 laps
for the NELCAR Legends.
Practice
gets underway at 10:45 AM, racing at
1:30 PM.
Visit the
Oxford Plains Speedway web site at
www.oxfordplains.com . |
