Top Three PASS North SLM at Oxford - L to R: Trevor Sanborn #29, 2nd;
Winner Cassius Clark #77; and Derek Ramstrom #35, 3rd.
Photos by Norm Marx 
Cassius Clark Oxford
PASS North Winner
Oxford ME (7/21) Cassius Clark nosed ahead of leader Kyle DeSouza on lap 130 of Saturday night's Dunkin Donuts 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway and raced home with his third Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North win of 2012. Trevor Sanborn came back through the field for second and Derek Ramstrom earned third.
Clark's win was his first PASS checker at Oxford Plains Speedway and the sixteenth of his PASS North racing career.

Brian Hoar and Kyle DeSouza brought the thirty one car field to the initial green and Hoar got out front first. Glen Luce came up to challenge Hoar early and led for a dozen laps but Hoar quickly reclaimed the lead on lap twenty. Andy Shaw was next to challenge and he got the job done on a lap 39 restart.

2011 PASS North Co-Rookie of the Year Kyle DeSouza had a bad fast race car and he decided it was time to go. On lap 45 he raced under Shaw to the lead and immediately checked out. DeSouza's mount was hooked up and he opened up a big lead over Shaw, Travis Benjamin and Hoar. Shaw fell off the pace at lap 87 with engine woes, and now it was time for Cassius Clark to show his hand.

Clark started twelfth on the field and worked his way into the top five before the half way mark. The Hight 77 grabbed second from Travis Benjamin on lap 83, but DeSouza appeared to be long gone. But lap after lap Clark cut DeSouza's margin and it was clear that DeSouza's early dominance had come at a cost. His tires had given up the ghost and by lap 126 his rear view mirror was full of Clark. A minor caution sealed the deal and despite DeSouza's best efforts, Clark sailed by for the win over a closing Trevor Sanborn and Derek Ramstrom . DeSouza hung on for fourth and Brian Hoar managed fifth.

Clark's margin of victory was .477 seconds. Six caution flags slowed the action. Fourteen cars completed all 150 laps; Travis Benjamin was the final driver to go the full distance. Hoar, DeSouza and Luce were the heat race winners.

PASS North invades Seekonk (MA) Speedway on Saturday August 4th to challenge the Seekonk regulars. After three events the scorecard reads Seekonk weekly racers two, PASS North one and the stars of the east's fastest full fender racing series will be out to even the score. Post time is 6:00 PM.
OFFICIAL PASS NORTH SLM RESULTS
 Oxford Plains Speedway - 7/21/12
1) 77 - Casssius Clark - 150
2) 29 - Trevor Sanborn - 150
3) 35 - Derek Ramstrom - 150
4) 88 - Kyle DeSouza - 150
5) 37vt - Brian Hoar - 150
6) 84 - Scott Mulhern - 150
7) 7l - Glen Luce - 150
8) 60 - DJ Shaw - 150
9) 24 - Mike Rowe - 150
10) 06 - Dan Colby - 150
11) 10 - Scot Dragon - 150
12) 75 -Gary Smith - 150
13) 54 - Johnny Clark - 150
14) 17 - Travis Benjamin - 150
15) 73 - Joey Doiron - 149
16) 48 - Lonnie Sommerville - 149
17) 7 - Donnie Whitten - 149
18) 55- Tony Ricci - 149
19) 15x - Joey Pole - 148
20) 53 - Alan Wilson - 148
21) 2 - Matt Matheson - 148
22) 4 - Ben Rowe - 148
23) 87 - Matt Harris - 142
24) 15 - Scott Chubbuck - 128
25) 61 - Andy Shaw - 127
26) 26 - John Donahue - 117
27) 80 - Dustin Hubbard - 74
28) 00 - Bryan Kruczek - 64
29) 16 - Kevin Roberge - 62
30) 9 - TJ Thurlow - 20
31) 28 - Kirk Thibeau - 7
| Entries Received - Oxford - 7/21 |
Top Three PASS MODS at OPS - L to R: Mike Carignan #21, 2nd:
Winner Alan Wilson #53w; & Travis Buzzell #3, 3rd.
Photos by JAR Racing Photography
  
OFFICIAL PASS MODS RESULTS
Oxford Plains Speedway - 7/20/12
1) 53W - Alan Wilson Hebron ME
2) 21 - Mike Carignan Somersworth NH
3) 3 - Travis Buzzell Hollis ME
4) 66 - Andy Shaw Center Conway NH
5)  56 - Pancho Darveau Chelsea ME
6) 08 - Rusty Bryant Weymouth MA
7) 17A - Scott Alexander Orrington ME
8) 33 - Bill Dixon North Waterboro ME
9) 28 - Mark Lundblad Jr. Conway NH
10) 60 - Dana Reed Shapleigh ME
11) 14 - Scott McDaniel Livermore ME
12) 89 - Ryan Phillips Buxton ME
13) 1 - Dave Sprague West Buxton ME
14)  61 - Matt Gain Cornish ME
15) 70 - Gary Norris Jr. W. Gardiner ME
16) 0 - Sumner Sessions Norway ME
17)  00 - Bill Lake Conway NH
18)  6- Dale Shaw Center Conway NH
Heat Winners:  #53W Alan Wilson  and  #56 Pancho Darveau

PASS Super Late Models, Mods on Oxford Plains docket this weekend
NAPLES ME (7/17) Two Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North touring series are preparing for their first Oxford (ME) Plains Speedway appearance of 2012 as the racing extravaganza that is TD Bank Oxford 250 weekend approaches.

The PASS Mods highlight Friday night's action, presented by the Sun Journal. Many of the PASS Mod competitors learned their trade in Oxford's weekly racing series. Andy Shaw, Dale Shaw and Alan Wilson were once regulars at the Route 26 oval and Wilson was victorious in the 2011 edition. The Mods will battle for 40 green flag laps on a card that includes the Oxford Championship Series (no Late Models), the Oxford Acceleration series and a happy hour practice session for the PASS North Super Late Models. Friday evening July 20 the racing goes green at 6:30 PM.

After four events Andy Shaw leads the PASS Mod standings by seven over his uncle Dale Shaw. Andy Shaw, Alan Wilson, Pancho Darveau and Rusty Bryant have each scored a PASS Mod feature win this season.
The PASS North Super Late Models take center stage on Saturday July 21. It's Dunkin Donuts Night at the speedway and the PASS stars and cars are scheduled for 150 green flag laps. Heat races will determine the starting line-up but 2012 race winners never start a PASS feature in the top ten and there's always a battle to get to the front of the field.

Mainers hold down the top three spots in the PASS North super late model point standings; Morrills' Travis Benjamin leads Farmingtons' Cassius Clark by a scant nine points and defending series champion Johnny Clark, who hails from Hallowell, trails Cassius by just one. Benjamin, (1) Cassius Clark (2), Johnny Clark (2) Joey Doiron (1), Scott Dragon (1) and Derek Ramstrom (1) have all visited PASS North victory lane this season and all six are on the early entry list for Oxford. Kyle Busch claimed the 2011 race ahead of Cassius Clark and Lonnie Sommerville.

The Oxford Championship Series (no Late Models) completes Saturday's lineup. Racing goes green at 6:30 PM.

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