The Champ - Ben Rowe Ben receives applause 1st Place Team Hi Tech Performance Motorsports Tom & Eileen Estes - Pro Stock Achivement Award 2nd Place Team Sund'n Rac'n 3rd Place Team Last Chance Racing PASS Banquet Photo Page Ben Rowe & Hi Tech Motorsports Honored at PASS Banquet of Champions

Over 250 Pro All Stars Series team members, officials, sponsors and fans celebrated the 2002 PASS season on Friday evening, November 8th, at Verillo's Conference Center in Portland, Maine.

Pro All Stars President Tom Mayberry opened the awards ceremony by recognizing sponsors D.N.K. Select Used Cars, Sunoco/ New England Race Fuels, Northern Race Tires and American Racer, Route 202 Trailer Sales/Pace American Trailers and True Value for their contributions to the success of the series in 2002.

Mayberry then presented his special awards for the 2002 season. The Sullivan family received the Fan Loyalty Award, while Wayne Helliwell and Carleton Robie were presented with the Hard Luck Award. Larry Gelinas was honored with the Sportsmanship Award and PASS photographer/webmaster Norm Marx shared the Commitment to Excellence Award with Northern Race Tires.

2002 championship car owners Tom and Eileen Estes were recipients of the Pro Stock Achievement Award and Roland Mayberry received the 2002 Promoter's Award.

2002 PASS/Northern Race Tires Rookie of the Year Johnny Clark was presented with a plaque, a photo collage courtesy of Norm Marx, a leather jacket and a certificate for four American Racer race tires from Northern Race Tire in recognition of his achievement.

The top fourteen in the 2002 Pro All Stars Series points standings took their turn on the stage to receive their trophy and check, culminating in the presentation of the Champions' trophy to Ben Rowe, team owners Tom and Eileen Estes and the entire Mechanical Services/Hi-Tech Racing/Superior Image Embroidery team. Each team member was presented with a Champions' leather jacket courtesy of Superior Image Embroidery and Northern Race Tires.

The awards presentation concluded with a drawing for contingency awards from a variety of PASS sponsors. The winners were drawn in ascending order, based on their finish in the 2002 points standings:

Randy Turner, #1 Yankee Communications Chevrolet: Aluminum Racing Products Body

Cassius Clark, #8 Chapman Trucking Ford: Hi Performance Race Cards discount certificate, value $ 300.00

Wayne Helliwell (owner Carleton Robie) #24 S.A. Sting Chevrolet: 25% off discount certificate towards the purchase of a Five Star Body  - courtesy Distance Racing

Richie Dearborn, #33 Chadwick BaRoss Chevrolet: $100.00 from True Value

Russ Hersey, #2 Brickmill Marketing Chevrolet: $100.00 from True Value

Scott Mulkern, #84 Community Pharmacies Dodge: BRT Rack and Pinion steering - courtesy Dale Shaw
Race Cars

Doug Averill, #85 VIP Auto Parts Chevrolet: Hi Performance Race Cards discount certificate, value $300.00

Larry Gelinas, #37 MCR Real Estate Chevrolet: Fuel Safe Sportsman Fuel Cell

Dave Gorveatt, #77 XR4 Lubricants Chevrolet: Five Star Stock Car body -  courtesy Distance Racing

Johnny Clark, #54 DNK Select Used Cars Chevrolet: $100.00 from New England Race Fuel/Sunoco

Kenny Wright, #02 Newmarket Sand and Gravel Chevrolet: $100.00 from New England Race Fuel/Sunoco

Chuck LaChance, #38 Fuller Automall Ford: $100.00 from New England Race Fuel/Sunoco

Sam Sessions, #0 Typar House Wrap/AMF Custom Metal Fabrication Chevrolet: Hi Performance Race Cards discount certificate, value $ 300.00

Ben Rowe, #00 Mechanical Services/Hi-Tech Racing/Superior Image Chevrolet: $100.00 from True Value Hardware.

Be sure to visit the website often in the weeks to come as several exciting announcements regarding the 2003 season will take place shortly including the 2003 Pro All Stars Series schedule.

Standing from the left: Robbie Harrison, Johnny Clark, Tracy Gordon, Mike Rowe, Jarod Robie,
Ricky Craven,Joe Bessey, Kip Stockwell, Carey Heath, Andy Santerre, and Jerry Babb.
Seated from left: Drew Sprague, Ben Rowe, and Travis Benjamin.

Portland, ME - November 30, 2002)   A group of PASS and Busch North drivers got a jump on the 2003 racing season with an appearance at the VIP Auto Parts/Wright Express sponsored Portland Pirates AHL hockey game.

The evening started with a two-hour autographs session on the concourse level of the Cumberland County Civic Center with Carey Heath, Kip Stockwell, Tracy Gordon, Mike Rowe, Andy Santerre, Joe Bessey, Travis Benjamin, Jarod Robie, Robbie Harrison, Jerry Babb, Ben Rowe, Johnny Clark, and Drew Sprague.

The drivers were introduced on the ice to the big motosports night crowd before the national anthem, and Ricky Craven, the driver of the #32 Tide Winston Cup car, dropped the ceremonial first puck. During the first intermission, Craven answered the challenge of a remote-controlled car race with a lucky fan.

PASS CARS AND STARS AT RACIN’ PREVIEW 2002 

An exceptional contingent of Pro All Stars Series drivers were on hand to meet and greet race fans at this years’ edition of Racin’ Preview, presented by D.N.K. Select Used Cars, at the Portland (ME) Expo on February 22^nd and 23^rd. In addition, fans got an up close look at Ben Rowe’s Hi Tech Insulation/Mechanical Services Monte Carlo, the sharp Ford Taurus of Mike Maietta Jr., 2001 Northern Race Tires Rookie of the Year Richie Dearborns’s Chadwick- BaRoss Monte Carlo, Andy Shaw’s new Matco Tools Monte Carlo and Henry Hudson’s Action Racing/Henry’s Concrete 1x.. Johnny Clark had his  D.N.K. Select Used Cars Monte Carlo on display, along with the Pro All Stars/D.N.K. Camaro pace car. Gary Smith made the trip from Bangor to display his Uncle Henry’s Chevrolet.

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PASS Drivers at the
Northeast Motorsports Show
Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, ME

The Northeast Motorsports Expo at the Augusta Civic Center is the traditional pre-season kick off for motorsports in Maine, and a host of Pro All Stars Series drivers were on hand throughout the show to meet and greet race fans.  The Pro All Stars Series new pace car, courtesy of D.N.K. Select Used Cars, wase on display along with Ben Rowe’s Hi-Tech Insulation double zero and Johnny Clark’s potent #54.