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Mitchell Navigates
Winning the PASS Columbia River 150
at WVSO |
WENATCHEE, Wash. – When you
have your worst qualifying effort in
over 4 years, you might just wonder
if you might have missed the set up
but Saturday night Shane Mitchell
proved everyone wrong. After
qualifying towards the tail end of
the field Shane Mitchell came up
with his first ever PASS win in the
Montana Manroc Columbia River 150.
“after qualifying we thought we got
it wrong but we kept it and dad was
real nervous” Mitchell said in
victory lane “When the sun went down
the car just came to us and I
couldn’t be happier with the win.”
Ron Eaton started the day off
just like he did during the first
Triple Crown race by capturing fast
time but when it came time to draw
for starting position, Eaton drew
the exact same chip he did before
#10 putting him tenth on the
starting grid. Kelly Mann drew 1
with Brent Harris picking up chip 2
putting the front row together for
the 19 car field. Mann and Harris
exchanged the lead throughout the
first 40 laps.
Mitchell was
slowly moving up through the field
and by lap 50 was in the in the top
5. Race one winner of the Triple
Crown Garrett Evans had a heated
battle once again with Gary Lewis
battling in the top 5 until lap 51
when Lewis broke and sent him to the
pits for the remainder of the night.
The rest of the night showcased
Harris, Mann, Mitchell and Evans all
battling out for the Win. Mitchell
would make his way to the lead and
never look back. Evans finished
second Harris third. Harris was very
happy with the third place finish
“Third place is like a win to me and
the crew, this is the first race
we’ve finished in 2 years.” Mann
finished fourth with Larry Pollard
rounding out the top 5.
The
Northwest Pro 4 Alliance showcased
one of the most exciting finishes of
the season with young Cody Walker
picking up his first career win in
the Pro 4 Alliance. After Bud Rumsey
held a lead and Rick Thompson
closing in a late caution bunched
the field back up. With 6 laps left
Thompson and Rumsey made contact
turning Rumsey sideways moving
Walker to the front. Walker would
have to hold off Thompson and Rumsey
for 3 Laps. Thompson and Walker
traded paint for 2 laps coming down
the the checkered flag Walker and
Thompson were sideways against the
wall and Walker coming across the
line first.
The Montana Manro
CanAm Mayhem Thunder Challenge saw
Victoria, BC driver Ryan Wade take
home the $2000 first place check and
was followed by Kevin Bull and
Reesen Tarr to round out the top 3.
The WESCO Sprints saw Cody
Stewart going to victory lane for
the second time this year at WVSO.
He was followed by Greg Middendorf
and Justin Popple finished third.
The Jerry’s Auto Supply Super Tuners
saw a great battle with 25 laps of
nose to tail racing which pushed
Cameron Bruggman to his 4th Main
event victory of the year. Corey
Fechner just fell short in second
and Matt Doyle finished with a
strong third.
The PASS series
returns for the third and final WVSO
Triple Crown race with the Wenatchee
300 August 9th and 10th. |
OFFICIAL PASS NORTHWEST SLM
RESULTS
150 Laps
- WVSO - 6/15/13 |
1) 99 - SHANE MITCHELL 2)
64 - GARRETT EVANS 3) 0 - BRENT
HARRIS 4) 9 - KELLY MANN 5) 6
- LARRY POLLARD 6) 9X - JOSH
ROBERTS 7) 91 - ALAN CRESS 8)
100 - JC WOFFORD 9) 90 - MOLLY
HELMUTH 10) 4 - TODD WALTERS |
11) 37 - MIKE LONGTON 12)
26 - MICHAEL KNUTSON 13) 7 - RON
EATON 14) 15 - GARRET SISK 15)
40 - JASON OGLE 16) 21 - MARTY
WASON 17) 24 - TIM BABCOCK 18)
1 - MITCH KLEYN 19) 73 - GARY
LEWIS |
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Received Entries - WVS0 - 6-15 | |
Second Leg Of PASS
Northwest Triple Crown Ready To Roll
At Wenatchee |
WENATCHEE, WA (June 12) –
After a successful opening event,
Super Late Model racing’s best will
gather again this weekend at
Wenatchee Valley’s Super Oval (WVSO)
for race two of the Pro All Stars
Series (PASS) Northwest Triple
Crown. The Montana ManRoc Columbia
River 150 will bring the Northwest’s
best short trackers together to
compete on the picturesque
quarter-mile speedway. The PASS
Northwest Triple Crown is providing
racers and fans in the region with a
professionally run tour for the
first time in the better part of a
decade.
In April, the Apple
Blossom 200 served as the first race
of the Triple Crown and gave
everyone on the West Coast a glimpse
into what has established PASS as
one of the top sanctioning bodies in
short track racing. Northwest racing
legend Garrett Evans prevailed in a
four car war to the checkered flag
over local hero Shane Mitchell, Gary
Lewis, and 2012 PASS National
Champion, Jay Fogleman, who was
making his first ever start at
Wenatchee. With a race under his
belt, Evans knows he will have his
work cut out for him if he hopes to
go back to victory lane in Saturday
night’s Montana ManRoc Columbia
River 150.
“The competition
will be extremely tough on Saturday
night and I’m sure it will be a
challenge to get another win against
all of those guys,” said Evans. “I
think we showed the fans some great
racing in April and the great
potential that PASS racing in the
Northwest has.”
With 50 fewer
laps to compete than in April’s
Apple Blossom 200, the Montana
ManRoc Columbia River 150 will see
racers pushing the limit even more
so as they try to position
themselves for a late charge to the
checkered flag. And, that might be
hard to believe, considering the
hardnosed style of racing Northwest
Super Late Model drivers are famous
for.
Gary Lewis and Shane
Mitchell will once again be a threat
for the win along with fellow
Washingtonians Brent Harris, Michael
Knutson, Kelly Mann, and Josh
Roberts. Oregon’s Alan Kress will
also be making the tow up to
Wenatchee, while Alberta, Canada’s
Brian Levant will be heading in the
opposite direction as the two hope
to make up ground in the PASS
Northwest Triple Crown.
Veteran racer Larry Pollard will be
making a special trip from his home
in North Carolina to Wenatchee as he
returns to the driver’s seat for the
Montana ManRoc Columbia River 150.
This will not be Pollard’s first
foray into PASS racing, however, as
he made four PASS South Super Late
Model starts in 2006-2007, with a
best finish of eighth coming at
Hickory Motor Speedway.
Originally from Victoria, British
Columbia, Pollard established
himself as one of the best stock car
racers in Western Canada and the
Pacific Northwest throughout the
1970’s. He eventually moved East and
in 1987 became the first
foreign-born driver to win in what
was then known as the Busch Series.
In honor of his accomplishments,
Pollard will be inducted into the
WVSO Hall Of Fame prior to the green
flag for the Montana ManRoc Columbia
River 150.
Another full field
of the Northwest’s best drivers will
be at WVSO for this weekend’s 150
lapper hoping not only for a win,
but to prepare for the one of the
region’s biggest races of the year,
the Wenatchee Valley 300 on August
9-10. Competitors from all across
the West Coast will come together to
race for 300 laps in one of the
Summer’s richest events, with
upwards of $16,000 going to the
winner.
PASS Northwest Triple
Crown entry forms the Montana ManRoc
150 and the Wenatchee Valley 300 at
Wenatchee Valley’s Super Oval along
with PASS South Super Late Model
entry forms for Southern National
Motorsports Park and Anderson Motor
Speedway, PASS North Super Late
Model entry forms for Oxford Plains
Speedway and the 40th Annual TD Bank
250 can be found
HERE.
Action will get
under way on Friday, June 14th for
the Montana ManRoc Columbia River
150 with rotating practice from 5 –
9 PM for the PASS Northwest Super
Late Models, WESCO Sprints, Pro 4
Alliance, Pure Stocks, and Can-Am
Thunder Cars. On Saturday, June
15th, rotating practice for all
divisions will be from 12 – 4 PM,
with qualifying at 4:15 PM, the Pit
Party at 5:45 PM with heats and main
event racing to follow.
The
Pro All Stars Series is recognized
as North America’s premier
sanctioning body for asphalt Super
Late Models and boasts such marquee
events as the PASS Northwest Triple
Crown at Wenatchee Valley’s Super
Oval, PASS South’s Easter Bunny 150
at the historic Hickory Motor
Speedway, the Autobus La Qubecoise
Triple Crown at Autodrome Chaudiere,
and the legendary TD Bank 250 at
Oxford Plains Speedway. For
technical information concerning all
PASS divisions please contact Scott
Reed at 207-625-3230 or
scottreedpass@yahoo.com. For media
or marketing questions, please
contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039
or alandietzpass@live.com.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Pro All
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