2019 PASS RACE

SATURDAY, OCT. 19th
*www.OxfordPlains.com*



THE HONEY BADGER BAR & GRILL 150	PASS MODS $1000 to WIN - 50 Laps
ACT FLYING TIGERS $750 to WIN - 75 Laps FLYING TIGER OXFORD OPEN - OPS - 10/19 - ENTRY FORM
*Bandit Triple Crown Series #3 - 25 Laps*
*Honey Badger Street Stock Series #7* (FALL TRIPLE CROWN #3) $750 to WIN - 75 Laps -
2019 OPS BANDIT TRIPLE CROWN SERIES --- 2019 OPS STREET STOCK SERIES
SLM ENTRY FORM - OPS - 10-19
*SLM ENTRIES RECEIVED - OPS - 10-19*
*EVENT SCHEDULE - OPS - 10-19*


Big Events At Oxford Plains, Seekonk, and Lanier To Close Out PASS Season
NAPLES, ME (October 10) - While the 2019 Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model calendar is winding down, there are still three big events left to decide who the champions will be. The PASS Modified champion will be crowned on Saturday, October 19 at Oxford Plains Speedway as the Maine racing season concludes with the PASS 400 weekend. The PASS North Super Late Model title will be decided at Oxford Plains and with the season finale at Seekonk Speedway on Saturday, October 26. And, the PASS National Championship will go down to the wire at Seekonk and the much-anticipated return to racing at Georgia's Lanier Raceplex. The PASS 400 weekend at Oxford Plains will see a big Saturday of action featuring the Honey Badger Bar & Grill 150 for the PASS North Super Late Models, plus a $1000 to win feature for the PASS Modifieds and action for the ACT Flying Tigers, Bandits, and Street Stocks. The 2019 PASS Modified season has seen a resurgence in the division with increased car counts and seven different winners so far this year. The race for the title will come down to points leader, Spencer Morse, Jairet Harrison, and Mike Carignan. The battle for the Northeast's most prestigious Super Late Model championship has come down to four drivers, all within 100 points of one another. New Hampshire's DJ Shaw looks to defend his title from a year ago, knowing that a bad finish could prove disastrous with big fields expected at Oxford Plains and Seekonk. Fellow Granite Stater, Derek Griffith, has come on strong during the second half of the season and now sits just nine points behind Shaw. Ben Rowe's streak of having never missed a PASS North race since the series began in 2001 continues as he seeks his fifth North title. While rookie, Gabe Brown, is still in contention for his first series championship. Massachusetts' Seekonk Speedway will hold the PASS NORTH season finale on Saturday, October 29 and it will double as the penultimate race of the PASS National Championship season which will be decided in November at Lanier. PASS will be part of a big show at Seekonk which will also feature The Haunted Hundred for the Tri-Track Open Modified Series and a $2000 to win Late Model event. It will all conclude with one of the most anticipated events of the season when PASS brings racing back to Lanier Raceplex for the first time in nearly a decade. The Lanier National 200 will crown the 2019 PASS National Champion and, hopefully, start a new fall tradition at Lanier. Richmond Raceway winner, Mike Hopkins, sits 37 points ahead of defending national champion, Derek Griffith, while Travis Benjamin, Ben Rowe, Ray Christian, III, and Jake Johnson still have a shot at the title. In addition to the PASS Super Late Models at Lanier, Legends cars will return to the 3/8-mile speedway with Pros/Masters, Semi-Pros, and Young Lions, along with Bandoleros as well. PASS Super Late Model entry forms for Oxford Plains Speedway and Seekonk Speedway, along with the PASS National Championship finale at Lanier Raceplex in Georgia, can be found at ProAllStarsSeries.com. 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 legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, Easter Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory Motor Speedway, and the PASS Commonwealth Classic at Richmond Raceway. For technical information concerning all PASS divisions please send questions to passracing@roadrunner.com. For media or marketing questions, please contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039 or alandietzpass@live.com. And, don't forget to "Like" the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep up with breaking news as it happens.


Thunder Road Flying Tiger champion Jason Woodard (#68VT), White Mountain Motorsports Park Flying Tiger champion Shane Sicard (#4NH), and 2017 Myers Triple Crown champion Mike Martin (#01VT) are all on the Oxford Open entry list. (Mark Alan Sumner photo)
Tiger Oxford Open Shaping Up as Perfect Season-Ender
*TIGERS ENTRIES RECEIVED - OPS - 10-19*
Waterbury, VT - The first-ever visit to Maine's Oxford Plains Speedway for the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Flying Tigers is coming up this Saturday, October 19. The Flying Tiger Oxford Open 75 ends the 2019 ACT season with a landmark event for the sanctioning body's longest-running division. The entry list continues to grow as the big day approaches with more than 30 cars now expected. Weekly racers from Vermont's Thunder Road and New Hampshire's White Mountain Motorsports Park (WMMP) and Riverside Speedway have jumped at the chance to race on the historic 3/8-mile oval. Other former regulars from around the region have worked out one-race deals for what could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. "It's something different," Milton's Robert Gordon. "A lot of the excitement is because the Tigers have never raced at Oxford in the past. It's also the end of the year, so nobody has any other events that are depending on their car being wrecked or not. I think it's great. Anytime you can bring attention to the Tiger division, whether it's at home or away, is a good thing." Ever since its founding in 1986, the Flying Tigers have been a staple of ACT and its sanctioned tracks. The Tigers recently wrapped up their 38th straight year of competition at Thunder Road and have had long stints at WMMP and Riverside Speedway. They also competed for many years at New York's Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway and the former Catamount Stadium of Vermont. The former Tiger Tour visited tracks such as Quebec'sSanair Super Speedway and New Hampshire's Lee USA Speedway and Canaan Fair Speedway. Names continue to be added to the entry list on an almost daily basis. Entries have been received from Barton's Shane Sicard and Plainfield's Michael Potter, the top two drivers in White Mountain Motorsports Park points this season. Thunder Road regulars Gordon and Jason Pelkey have signed up for the event as have brothers Craig and Brad Bushey of Riverside Speedway. Gordon and Craig Bushey, who have significant experience at flatter tracks such as Airborne and Devil's Bowl Speedway, might have a good starting point to work with when practice gets underway. I'm hoping that experience helps," Gordon said. "Of course, I had a whole different car and setup when I was racing at those tracks. I think Devil's Bowl turns 3 and 4 are going to be the closest as far as the type of corners it's going to have. I've never been on the track, though, so I really don't know what to expect - and I think pretty much everyone else feels the same." The Flying Tiger Oxford Open is going international as Dave O'Blenis, a Super Late Model racer at New Brunswick's Speedway 660, is making his first Tiger start. Multi-time former Flying Tiger winners Tucker Williams of Hyde Park and Eric Johnson of Randolph Center are returning to the division's ranks in one-event deals. St. Johnsbury's Kasey Beattie will make his Flying Tiger debut at Oxford after spending the last three years competing in the Street Stock ranks. ACT announcer Aaron Maynard is taking the weekend off from the microphone to pilot his Tiger car around Oxford. They join some of the biggest names in Northeast auto racing making the trek to western Maine. Three-time Thunder Road Flying Tiger champion Jason Woodard, 2019 Thunder Road Rookie of the Year Stephen Martin, former North East Mini Stock Tour Champion Cody LeBlanc, and multi-time ACT Late Model winner John Donahue are just a few of the drivers getting ready for the landmark event. Weekly racing stars Tyler Austin, Logan Powers, Kevin Boutin Jr., and Kyle Streeter are also among the Oxford entries. Saturday's event will be a family affair as well with four father-child combinations - Jason and Kelsea Woodard, Mike and Stephen Martin, Kevin and Kyle Streeter, and John and Stephen Donahue -- in the field along with the Bushey brothers and the uncle/nephew combo of Michael and Matthew Potter. The Flying Tiger class travels to Maine's Oxford Plains Speedway this Saturday, October 19 at 1:00pm for the Flying Tiger Oxford Open. The event is part of the PASS 400 Weekend season finale that includes the Pro All Stars Series Super Late Models, PASS Modifieds, Honey Badger Street Stock Series, and Bandit Triple Crown Series. The pits open at 8:00am and the grandstands open at 10:00am. Admission is $20 for adults, $10 for kids ages 6-12, and $45 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids). For more information, contact the ACT offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com. You can also get updates on Facebook and Twitter at @ACTTour.


The Flying Tigers, seen here competing at Barre, VT's Thunder Road, are making their first trip to Maine's Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday, October 19. (Buzz Fisher photo)
Growing Tiger Field Eager for Division's First Trip to Oxford
Waterbury, VT - For many American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Flying Tiger racers in Vermont and New Hampshire, the 2019 racing campaign now has an end-of-season bonus. The famed division is making its first ever trip to Maine's Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday, October 19 at 1:00pm for a 75-lap showdown as part of PASS 400 Weekend. The entry list for the Flying Tiger Oxford Open has already surpassed expectations and continues to grow as the big day reaches closer. Top weekly racers from through the region such as Jason Woodard, Cooper Bouchard, Mike Martin, Tyler Austin, and Christian Laflamme are ready to tackle the 3/8-mile oval for the first time. "The second ACT mentioned it was a possibility - I think it was at White Mountain - I was sitting next to my buddy Colin (Cornell), and I said, 'Dude, that's huge. Are you in?'," Hinesburg's Bouchard recalled. "He said, 'Yeah, I'm in.' That was before there were even any details out. When Cris (Michaud) mentioned they were thinking about doing it, I thought, 'that's an easy yes for me. I'll cancel whatever plans I have just to do that.' It's not often that something like this happens." The Flying Tigers are the oldest active division sanctioned by ACT and have long been considered the top support division in the Northeast. The modern incarnation of the Tiger class has been a weekly division at Barre, VT's Thunder Road since 1982. Flying Tigers are also on the weekly card at N. Woodstock, NH's White Mountain Motorsports Park and Groveton, NH's Riverside Speedway. Over the past 38 years, the Flying Tigers have raced at current and former tracks around the region, including Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway, Sanair Super Speedway, Canaan Fair Speedway, Lee USA Speedway, and Catamount Stadium. Now the Tigers are visiting the track that is home to the legendary Oxford 250 and other major events. They will be part of a packed card that includes 150 laps for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models plus season finales for the PASS Modifieds, Honey Badger Bar & Grill Street Stock Series, and Bandit Triple Crown Series. The winner will join a track history book that includes famous names such as Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Geoffrey Bodine, Ricky Craven, Dave Dion, and Mike Rowe. "I know it's going to be a little tough learning a new track," Bouchard said. "There's not as much grip there, and it's a lot flatter, and I'm used to the banks. It'll be a big learning curve, not only because it's a new track, but because it's a different track than what I'm used to racing on. But realistically, I just want to keep the car in one piece, enjoy my time there, and take it all in as I'm doing it. It's probably a once-in-a-lifetime thing for the Tigers." "It's Oxford," Bouchard added. "When you think of Oxford, you think of lots of big names and faces racing there from all over. It's going to be exciting to try something new and be on the same track that some of the greats have been on." Racers from throughout Vermont and New Hampshire have jumped at the chance to head to Maine for one more race in 2019. A host of Thunder Road regulars have entered the event, including three-time and reigning champion Jason Woodard of Waterbury Center, Rookie of the Year Stephen Martin of Craftsbury, and 2019 winners Bouchard, Mike Martin, Colin Cornell, Kevin Streeter, and Sam Caron. Top-10 point drivers Tyler Austin, Logan Powers, and Kelsea Woodard have filed entries along with part-timers Adam Maynard and Brian Delphia. At least two Flying Tiger winners at White Mountain Motorsports Park this season, Whitefield, NH's Christian Laflamme and Marshfield's Matt Potter, are making the trek to Oxford. New Hampshire racing will also be represented by Speedway 51 regulars Mike Clark, Jon Boutin, and Kevin Boutin plus current Late Model competitor Cody LeBlanc of Littleton, NH. John and Stephen Donahue - both former Flying Tiger champions at Thunder Road - are getting back behind the wheel of Tiger cars for the event. Add in drivers like Jerrad Ledger and Brian Gosselin, and the field is one sure to put on an exciting show. The Flying Tiger Oxford Open at Oxford Plains Speedway is coming Saturday, October 19. Post time is 1:00pm for the PASS 400 Weekend season finale. The pits open at 8:00am and the grandstands open at 10:00am. Admission is $20 for adults, $10 for kids ages 6-12, and $45 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids). For more information, contact the ACT offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com. You can also get updates on Facebook and Twitter at @ACTTour.