2019 PASS RACE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9th
THE MIDSUMMER CLASSIC

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Burnett Scrap Metals Road
Warriors from Thunder Road

Allen Lumber Street Stocks
from Thunder Road

Sweet Does it Again for
PASS Midsummer 150 Win

N. Woodstock, NH -- Barre, VT's Nick Sweet showed once again that you can never count him out as he roared to his fourth Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model win of the season at N. Woodstock, NH's White Mountain Motorsports Park on Sunday, August 9. Sweet overpowered defending champion D.J. Shaw on a restart with 11 laps to go to capture the PASS Midsummer Classic 150 as seen live on the Northeast Sports Network.

As a previous 2020 winner, Sweet started 11th on the grid for the main event. The veteran steadily worked his way through the field, moving into the top-five on lap 29 and grabbing the third spot from polesitter Ben Ashline on lap 52 with Ben Rowe right behind him. At that point, Sweet trailed only Joey Doiron and Shaw, who had combined to set a torrid pace in the early going.

Sweet kept the pressure on, moving past Shaw on lap 64 as the top four raced under a blanket. When the second caution came out on lap 71 for Scott McDaniel's stalled machine, Sweet lined up outside Doiron and got the break when the green flag flew once again.

Shaw followed Sweet around the outside for second as the handle started going away on Doiron's car. The leaders than chased each other through traffic, at one point putting more than half the field at least one lap in arrears and leaving third-place Rowe in the dust.

As the race passed the 100-lap mark, Shaw decided it was time to make his move, going to work on Sweet and eventually snatching the top spot back on lap 106. Just as Shaw was pulling away, though, the third caution came out with 19 laps to go for debris on the back chute.

Shaw was able to handle Sweet on the restart and seemed in the catbird seat for his first win of the season. But with 11 laps to go, Rowe suddenly slowed in turn two with a right front tire going down, bringing out the final yellow and stacking the field up once again. This time, Sweet showed his full muscle, wheeling his Maddog Motorsports car around the outside groove and back into the lead. The defending champion was no match over the final 11 laps as Sweet picked up his third PASS win at White Mountain this year and padded his points lead.

Jeremy Davis came on strong late to win a duel with Ashline for the third position. Derek Ramstrom, Rowe, Travis Benjamin, Gabe Brown, Austin Teras, and Johnny Clark completed the top-10.

Gray, ME's Tyler King continued a dominance similar to that of Sweet's in the PASS Modifieds with his fourth victory of the year. King was locked in a back-and-forth duel with Center Conway, NH's Mark Lundblad Jr. for the lead with 10 laps remaining in the 50-lap event when Colby Benjamin spun on the front stretch to draw the caution flag.

Lundblad had the lead with the green flew, but on the restart, Gary Dwinal got turned around coming off the second corner, and King won the race back to the yellow. The late havoc continued on the next restart when Joseph Day backed hard into the turn one wall, and during the caution, Lundblad was forced to the pits with overheating problems. That left King to cruise practically uncontested to yet another checkered flag.

Shawn Knight took advantage of the chaos to finish second in his first PASS Modified outing of the season. Dwinal recovered nicely from his spin to place third. Kevin Durgin, Chandler Harrison, Spencer Vaughan, A.J. Cates, Milo Washer, Ashley Beyea, and Justin Larsen rounded out the top-10.

Waterbury Center, VT's Tanner Woodard was nearly perfect en route to victory in the two-segment Allen Lumber Street Stock feature. Woodard won the first 25-lap segment going away after charging past early leader Luke Peters following a lap-14 caution for Keegan Lamson's spin. The 16-year-old then carved his way through the field to finish second in the final 25-lap segment and win the overall with a total of three points.

Defending Thunder Road Street Stock Champion Jeffrey Martin took second overall with finishes of fifth and third, respectively. Lamson bounced back from his segment one spin to win the second segment and place third in the final tally. Peters and Tyler Pepin were fourth and fifth overall.

E. Corinth, VT's Brian Putney waited until the last possible moment to snag the win in the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors. After winning the first 20-lap segment, Putney found himself several spots behind Oxford, ME invader Eric Parlin, who had finished third in segment one. As the duo navigated a pack that also included Josh Vilbrin, Kevin LaForest, and Justin Prescott, the overall title seemed out of reach for Putney.

However, the pack got bunched up on the final lap thanks to some slower traffic. Entering turn three for the final time, Putney saw an opening and went for it. Going full steam ahead, he gained two spots in the last two corners, nipping Parlin by a paint job for fourth in the segment and winning the overall with five total points.

Parlin's third and fifth gave him eight points, which was enough for second in a tiebreaker with Prescott. Bear Ridge regular Kevin LaForest, Sean "Chubby Rambo" McCarthy, Vilbrin, Tyler Whittemore, segment two winner Nate "Tater" Brien, Jamie York, and Frank Putney also finished in the overall top-10.

For more information, contact the White Mountain Motorsports Park offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com. You can also get updates on Facebook and Twitter at @ACTTour or @WhiteMtnMotorsports.

For more about the Northeast Sports Network, visit www.NSNsports.net or follow them on Facebook and Twitter at @NSNsports.

MIDSUMMER CLASSIC DAY 2
Official Results













			*Photos by* *Norm Marx*

PASS SUPER LATE MODELS 150

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown, Laps

1. Nick Sweet ( 40 ) Barre, VT, 150 Laps

2. D.J. Shaw ( 60 ) Center Conway, NH, 150 Laps

3. Jeremy Davis ( 09 ) Tamworth, NH, 150 Laps

4. Ben Ashline ( 99 ) Pittston, ME, 150 Laps

5. Derek Ramstrom ( 35 ) Worcester, MA, 150 Laps

6. Ben Rowe ( 4 ) Turner, ME, 150 Laps

7. Travis Benjamin ( 7 ) Belfast, ME, 150 Laps

8. Gabe Brown ( 47B ) Center Conway, NH, 150 Laps

9. Austin Teras ( 29 ) Gray, ME, 150 Laps

10. Johnny Clark ( 54 ) Hallowell, ME, 150 Laps

11. Joey Doiron ( 16 ) Berwick, ME, 149 Laps

12. Dan Winter ( 81 ) Windham, NH, 149 Laps

13. Dylan Estrella ( 46 ) N. Attleboro, MA, 149 Laps

14. Kate Re ( 10 ) Harrison, ME, 148 Laps

15. Cody LeBlanc ( 55 ) Berlin, NH, 147 Laps

16. Scott McDaniel ( 14 ) Livermore, ME, 145 Laps

17. Cassius Clark ( 39 ) Farmington, ME, 125 Laps

18. Antony Constantino ( 14C ) Sumner, ME, 70 Laps

19. Evan Hallstrom ( 1VT ) Northfield, VT, 60 Laps

20. Craig Weinstein ( 90 ) E. Walpole, MA, 59 Laps

21. Tom Scully Jr. ( 2 ) W. Warwick, RI, 24 Laps

PASS MODS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

1. Tyler King ( 11 ) Gray, ME

2. Shawn Knight ( 13 ) South Paris, ME

3. Gary Dwinal ( 55 ) Lisbon, ME

4. Kevin Durgin ( 12 ) Scarborough, ME

5. Chandler Harrison ( 6 ) Freeport, ME

6. Spencer Vaughn ( 7 ) Canton, ME

7. A.J. Cates ( 2 ) Lyman, ME

8. Milo Washer ( 4 ) Norway, ME

9. Ashley Beyea ( 44 ) Old Orchard Beach, ME

10. Justin Larsen ( 18 ) Peru, ME

11. Mark Lundblad Jr. ( 28 ) Center Conway, NH

12. Joseph L. Day ( 37 ) Parsonfield, ME

13. Colby Benjamin ( 52 ) Belmont, ME

14. Spencer Morse ( 34 ) Waterford, ME

15. J.R. Baril ( 00 ) Haverhill, MA

DNS Bobby Nadeau ( 35 ) Buxton, ME

Photo by Mark Alan Sumner

ALLEN LUMBER STREET STOCKS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

1. Tanner Woodard ( 68 ) Waterbury Ctr., VT

2. Jeffrey Martin ( 8 ) Barre, VT

3. Keegan Lamson ( 55 ) Berlin, VT

4. #Luke Peters ( 26 ) Groton, VT

5. Tyler Pepin ( 78 ) Barre, VT

6. #Kyler Davis ( 69 ) Berlin, VT

7. James Dopp ( 0 ) Northfield, VT

8. Justin Blakey ( 17 ) Graniteville, VT

9. #Kaiden Fisher ( 18 ) Shelburne, VT

10. #Brodie Frasier ( 71 ) E. Montpelier, VT

11. Thomas Peck ( 96 ) Waterbury, VT

Photo by Mark Alan Sumner

BURNETT SCRAP METALS ROAD WARRIORS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

1. Brian Putney ( 87 ) E. Cornith, VT

2. Eric Parlin ( 3 ) Oxford, ME

3. Justin Prescott ( 44 ) Williston, VT

4. Kevin LaForest ( 49 ) Northfield, VT

5. Sean McCarthy ( 86 ) Williamstown, VT

6. Josh Vilbrin ( 07 ) Northfield, VT

7. Nate Brien ( 16 ) Williamstown, VT
8. Tyler Whittemore ( 74 ) Barre, VT

9. Jamie York ( 68 ) Barre, VT

10. Frank Putney ( 78 ) Graniteville, VT

11. Fred Fleury ( 99 ) Graniteville, VT

12. Clay Badger ( 9 ) E. Montpelier, VT

13. Jason Kirby ( 71 ) Milton, VT

14. Jacob Hall-Larson ( 42 ) Northfield, VT

15. Paige Whittemore ( 47 ) Graniteville, VT

16. Luke Marcheski ( 65 ) Boston, MA

17. Rodney Campbell ( 10 ) Worcester, VT

18. Haidyn Pearce ( 4 ) Middlesex, VT

19. Kendall Zeno ( 21 ) Middlesex, VT


SAT. & SUN., AUG. 8th & 9th THE MIDSUMMER CLASSIC

Williamstown, VT's Jimmy Hebert (#58VT) is going for an ACT season sweep at White Mountain Motorsports Park this Saturday, August 8 while also trying to avenge a heartbreaking defeat in last year's Midsummer 250. (Alan Ward photo)

Multi-time PASS Champion D.J. Shaw (#60) and rising star Gabe Brown (#47) are two members of a growing Super Late Model field for Sunday's Midsummer Classic 150. (Norm Marx photo)
Best of ACT, PASS, & Local Racing Ready for a Classic Weekend at White Mountain
Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME -- The American-Canadian Tour (ACT), the Pro All Stars Series (PASS), and North Woodstock, NH's White Mountain Motorsports Park are just hours away from the biggest New England racing weekend of the summer. The second annual White Mountain Midsummer Classic this Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9 will feature the premier stock car touring series along with a host of local racers eager to take advantage of their time in the spotlight. (whitemountainmotorsports.com) After a successful Midsummer Classic debut in 2019, this year's edition has expanded into a true tour-de-force. Action kicks off at 5:30pm on Saturday with a 250-lap, $10,000-to-win showdown for the ACT Late Model Tour and continues through Sunday afternoon as eight divisions and touring series vie for checkered flags. "This is going to be a must-see weekend for anyone who likes short track racing," ACT and White Mountain managing partner Cris Michaud said. "Every track or series needs signature events, and that's what the Midsummer Classic has become for both ACT and White Mountain. Adding PASS this year and bringing in multiple other outside divisions has made it a showcase for everything that makes racing great." "We're honored to be part of an event that so many people look forward to," PASS owner Tom Mayberry added. "Whether you prefer 8-cylinders or 4-cylinders, full-fender or open-wheel cars, Super Late Models or Street Stocks, there's something for everyone this weekend. And thanks to the pay-per-view option on Northeast Sports Network, you can watch some Thunder in the Mountains from anywhere in the world!" The Midsummer Classic 250 for the ACT Late Model Tour has official commitments from a who's-who of winners and champions. Defending PASS champion and current ACT point leader D.J. Shaw, multi-time ACT winner Jimmy Hebert, defending ACT Rookie of the Year Ryan Kuhn, rising young gun Dylan Payea, and longtime Lee USA Speedway standout Bryan Kruczek are just some of the household names traveling to North Woodstock this weekend. The ACT heavyweights will be joined by a distinct local racing flavor that includes current Thunder Road Late Model point leader Marcel J. Gravel and former White Mountain winners Stephen Donahue and Jesse Switser. Multi-time PASS Champion Ben Rowe and former Granite State Pro Stock Series Champion Dillon Moltz have joined the entry list as well. Several other notables from ACT, Thunder Road, White Mountain, and other tracks around the region are rumored to be making the trip, meaning it will likely be a slugfest just to get into the 250-lap main event. When Sunday comes around, the Pro All Stars Series rolls into town. The PASS Super Late Model entry list has been growing all week for the fourth series visit of the year to White Mountain. Shaw and Rowe are confirmed double-duty drivers in both the ACT and PASS events. They'll be joined by six-time PASS Champion Johnny Clark, 2013 PASS Champion Cassius Clark, three-time Oxford 250 winner Travis Benjamin, and many-time PASS winner Derek Ramstrom. Numerous rising stars are also on the entry list, including Gabe Brown and Scott McDaniel, who snagged their first podium finishes with PASS in the last series visit to the track. Although current PASS point leader Nick Sweet is not officially entered, the Northeast racing legend is widely expected to continue the pursuit of his first Super Late Model championship. Six other divisions are spread across the weekend for local and regional racing fans. On Saturday night, White Mountain's Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tigers, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Strictly Stock Mini's, and Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Trucks. Each division has grown throughout the year and regularly puts on some of the track's best racing. Both the Flying Tigers and Strictly Stock Mini's have tight point battles to keep an eye on. Two-time defending Tiger Champion Shane Sicard has won four of the seven features but has just a three-point lead over the consistency of Jaden Perry. Veteran Mike Clark is doing his best to make it a three-man dance. The roles are reversed in the Strictly Stock Mini's with Brett Jackson holding a 12-point edge over three-time winner Tyler Thompson. Sunday's undercard includes the PASS Modifieds plus Thunder Road's Allen Lumber Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors. Tyler King has been nearly unstoppable in the PASS Mods, winning 3 of the six events and holding a 21-point lead over Justin Larson. The 4-cylinder Street Stocks and Road Warriors will run two-segment events as they bring entry-level action and fun on the road. The Road Warriors are making their first visit ever to White Mountain while the Street Stocks are returning for the first time in 20 years. The Midsummer Classic at North Woodstock, NH's White Mountain Motorsports Park begins this Saturday, August 8 at 5:30pm. The $10,000-to-win Midsummer 250 for the ACT Late Model Tour will be joined by the Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tigers, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Mini's, and Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Trucks. Action resumes Sunday, August 9 at 1:30pm with the Midsummer Classic 150 for the PASS Super Late Models. The card also includes the PASS Modifieds, Allen Lumber Street Stocks, and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors. Saturday admission is $25 for adults and $5 for kids ages 12 and under. Sunday is $20 for adults and $5 for kids ages 12 and under. Attendance is limited to 50% of capacity per state guidelines. Advance ticket sales and camping reservations are available now at https://happsnow.com/event/White-Mountain-Motorsports-Park. The Northeast Sports Network is also offering a live pay-per-view broadcast of both days at www.NSNsports.net/sponsors/racing. The pay-per-view is $30 for Saturday and $25 for Sunday -- the price of one adult and one child ticket. For more information, contact the ACT or Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com or www.thunderroadvt.com or www.whitemountainmotorsports.com. You can also get updates on Facebook and Twitter at @ACTTour or @ThunderRoadVT. For more about the Northeast Sports Network, visit www.nsnsports.net or follow them on Facebook and Twitter at @NSNSports. For technical information concerning all PASS divisions, and for media or marketing questions, please contact passracing@roadrunner.com. Don't forget to "Like" the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow on Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep up with breaking news as it happens.


Big names in Northeast Late Model racing such as defending PASS Champion D.J. Shaw (#60NH), multi-time ACT winner Jimmy Hebert (#58VT), and defending ACT Rookie of the Year Ryan Kuhn (#72MA) are expected to be in action for either or both days of the Midsummer Classic at White Mountain Motorsports Park. (Alan Ward photo)

PASS Super Late Model 2020 points leaders battle at WMMP: DJ Shaw #60, Nick Sweet #40vt, and Travis Benjamin #7. (Norm Marx photo)
*Big Money & Bigger Names* *Coming to White Mountain* *for Midsummer Classic*
Waterbury, VT -- One of the largest and richest race weekends of the year in the Northeast is just around the corner. The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) are joining forces at North Woodstock, NH's White Mountain Motorsports Park (whitemountainmotorsports.com) for the Midsummer Classic this Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9. For the ACT Late Model Tour, the 250-lap, $10,000-to-win Midsummer Classic is rapidly becoming a signature series event. Last year's edition -- the second running of the event and first as part of the ACT calendar -- went down to the wire. After the leaders tangled on a restart with four laps to go, three-time ACT Champion Wayne Helliwell Jr. emerged as the winner, edging then-rookie Stephen Donahue for the five-figure prize. The encore is anticipated to be another can't-miss event. With well more than $40,000 in prize money and contingency awards, the Midsummer Classic is the richest ACT point-counting event of the year. The stars of Northeast Late Model racing will be out again to chase the $10,000 top prize, including Dover, NH's Helliwell; multi-time PASS Champion and current ACT point leader D.J. Shaw of Center Conway, NH; Spring Green winner Jimmy Hebert of Williamstown, VT; defending ACT Champion Rich Dubeau of Plainfield, NH; and current Thunder Road Late Model point leader Marcel J. Gravel of Wolcott, VT. "On the ACT side, we've taken it race by race this year, and so far it's worked out," Shaw said. "I'm hoping that my long-race experience (from PASS) plays into my favor, and if it does, I think we'll have a shot. I consider (White Mountain) my home track, so anytime we go there, it's close to home and familiar. Hopefully it's a good weekend all around. We just have to get a little better than we've been, but we've been close, and we're definitely optimistic to go back there and try it with the 04VT car." As the longest event of the year along with the best-paying, the Midsummer Classic winner needs to have a perfect night. Teams will have the option to change tires during the event, adding an element of strategy to the mix. In 2019, Hebert attempted to run the entire feature on the same set of tires -- and was leading the event until he got together with Scott Payea on the fateful restart. "It's tough," Shaw said of the strategy side. "You kind of have a strategy in your head, but if the cautions don't fall when you want them to, then it doesn't work that way. The ACT racing is also newer to me for the most part. Hebert not pitting to take tires last year and being in contention is something that could never happen where I usually race. There's different strategies to consider and options to weigh, and we'll just have to take it as it comes, I think." The combination of speed, stamina, and luck needed to win next Saturday makes the Midsummer Classic a throwback to the "test of man and machine" that stock car racing was built on. Whether Hebert gets redemption, Helliwell goes back-to-back, or an up-and-comer such as Christopher Pelkey or Dylan Payea pulls the upset, it will be a night to remember in the White Mountains. Then, on Sunday, August 9, the PASS Super Late Models roll into town for the Midsummer Classic 150. Their fourth visit of the year to White Mountain Motorsports Park comes in the midst of a razor-close championship battle. Barre, VT's Nick Sweet leads the standings on the strength of three wins in six events -- with two of those wins coming at White Mountain. Sweet won the 2016 ACT championship and could become the first driver ever to capture both an ACT and a PASS crown. However, he is just two points ahead of two-time PASS Champion Travis Benjamin of Belfast, ME. Multi-time champions D.J. Shaw, Johnny Clark, and Ben Rowe aren't far behind. They'll be joined by a variety of Super Late Model rising stars and reliable veterans for an afternoon of high-horsepower bullring action. Six other divisions are on the card for the fourth doubleheader of the year at White Mountain. They include several of the track's weekly divisions along with the PASS Modifieds and two four-cylinder divisions making the trip from Vermont's Thunder Road. With something for every fan of asphalt short track racing, August 8 and 9 are must-see events whether in-person at the track or at home via pay-per-view on the Northeast Sports Network. The ACT Late Model Tour returns to North Woodstock, NH's White Mountain Motorsports Park on Saturday, August 8 at 5:30pm for the Midsummer Classic. The 250-lap, $10,000-to-win event comes on the front end of a doubleheader weekend in northern New Hampshire. ACT will be joined by White Mountain's Wells River Chevrolet Flying Tigers, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Strictly Stock Mini's, and Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Trucks. Midsummer Classic Weekend concludes Sunday, August 9 at 1:30pm with a card featuring a 150-lap event for the Pro All Stars Series Super Late Models. They'll be joined by the PASS Modifieds plus a Thunder Road four-cylinder invasion from the Allen Lumber Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors. Saturday admission is $25 for adults and $5 for kids ages 12 and under. Sunday is $20 for adults and $5 for kids ages 12 and under. Attendance is limited to 50% of capacity per state guidelines. Advance ticket sales and camping reservations are available now at https://happsnow.com/event/White-Mountain-Motorsports-Park. The Northeast Sports Network is also offering a live pay-per-view broadcast of both days at www.NSNsports.net/sponsors/racing. The pay-per-view is $30 for Saturday and $25 for Sunday -- the price of one adult and one child ticket. For more information, contact the ACT or Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.acttour.com or www.thunderroadvt.com or www.whitemountainmotorsports.com. You can also get updates on Facebook and Twitter at @ACTTour or @ThunderRoadVT. For more about the Northeast Sports Network, visit www.nsnsports.net or follow them on Facebook and Twitter at @NSNSports. For technical information concerning all PASS divisions, and for media or marketing questions, please contact passracing@roadrunner.com. Don't forget to "Like" the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow on Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep up with breaking news as it happens.