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TOM MAYBERRY  - (207) 693-6497

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First Race - May 20th at Lee USA Speedway

Event Photos - Here      Race Notes & Heats - Here      Time Trials - Here

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Dale Shaw Becomes Inaugural PASS Race Winner
at Lee USA Speedway

Busch North Series regular Dale Shaw won his first Pro Stock race in quite some time when he won the inaugural race for the Pro All Stars Series held at Lee USA Speedway on Sunday. Shaw, winning from the pole, led every lap of the event, which was shortened from 150 to 129 laps due to curfew.

"The Plum Potter Automotive car was really hooked up today," Shaw said in Victory Lane. "I want to thank Tom Mayberry for starting the tour. He's a really nice guy, I look forward to racing with him as much as I can as the Busch schedule permits. Jimmy McCallum gave me a heck of a run today, but he ran me clean all day."

With 47 cars in the pit area, time trials set the lineup for both the dash for the pole and heat races. Jim McCallum set fast time with a lap of 15.154 seconds, beating Steve Knowlton (15.187) and Sam Sessions (15.205). The top ten were represented by youngsters from the stands who drew starting positions for the dash for the pole. Shaw got the front spot for that race, and went on to win followed by McCallum, Knowlton, Mike Rowe, Sessions, Johnny Clark, Dick Houlihan, Frank Flemming, Adam Friend, and David Avery.

The rest of the cars were slotted into heat races which were won by Ralph Nason, Larry Gelinas, Scott Watts, and Ben Rowe. The last chance consolation race, won by Dan Bezanson, set the field of qualified cars. Three drivers who had purchased PASS licenses and intended to support the series, but had not qualified for the race, were added to the field as provisional starters.

Shaw was in the lead from pole at the green but had McCallum was never too far behind in the early going. Early cautions involved the cars of Andy Shaw, Gary Smith, Bill Rodgers, Dave Gorveatt, George Philbrick, Tom Oliphant, Chuck Lachance, and Eddie MacDonald, but most cars remained in the race through the first third of the scheduled distance.

Mike Rowe moved up to second on a lap 9 restart but lapped traffic proved to be his downfall as he was involved in an accident with Larry Gelinas and Chuck Lachance on lap 41, leading to his having to make several pit stops for bodywork and other attention. Steve Knowlton's top five run was also over early, as mechanical problems claimed his car before halfway.

Adam Friend put on a show, getting around McCallum for second on a lap 62 restart and running down Shaw for the lead only to spin trying to duck underneath Shaw coming out of turn two. Friend rejoined the race as caution flew, resuming as the last car on the lead lap.

Lap 70 was the start of a long green flag run that saw spirited charges from both Richie Dearborn and Friend. Dearborn took the restart in fifth but dogged both Sam Sessions and then Dick Houlihan to wind up third as the laps were winding down. Friend was outside the top ten on the restart, but had worked his way up to sixth until lap 118 saw him spin off turn four. No yellow came out as Friend was quickly back on track, but fell off the lead lap.

Town curfew ordered everything to be done by 8PM, and the race appeared to be going over that time limit. Town police allowed the race to continue to lap 150 since it was going smoothly, but a yellow on lap 127 for a crash involving Norman Wrenn and Johnny Clark forced a green-white-checker finish. With only seven cars on the lead lap, the field was doubled up for a last run to the finish, which went without incident as Shaw won over McCallum, Dearborn, Houlihan, Sessions, Louie Mechalides, Bezanson, Kenny Wright, Danny Bubar, and Jarod Robie.

"My car was real good 75% of the time," Shaw said after the race. "At that point it loosened up terrible. When Jimmy got caught behind lapped traffic I could drive it at three-quarters throttle. Then I thought we'd get a late caution I said that I'm not going to wear this thing out, I'm going to wait and save the car.

"Adam Friend, I thought he was going to win that race," Shaw continued. "He was hooked up and right when he caught me my, car was so loose."

Shaw had praise for the Pro All Stars Series.

"I think it's a great series, and I think that as long as Tom [Mayberry] sticks it out, that it's going to be successful because everybody likes him," the winner said. "He's a racer, and I think that makes all the difference in the world. He's not coming into this thinking he's going to et rich, he's probably expecting to lose money. But he's hoping to build something, and I'll support it whenever I can if it helps him out. A lot of different cars from a lot of different places ran together very competitively."

McCallum was happy with his runner-up finish.

"I'm happy with it, I'm thrilled with it in fact," he said after the race. "Can I put a four-barrel on it for the next race?"

Dearborn ran a strong race to finish third after starting 27th.

"It felt real comfortable at the end of it," he said. "We didn't want to use our tires up too early so we could make that late-race charge there, we did our best. That was a lot of fun. The guys raced me clean. "

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Place Car # Name Town
1 60 Dale Shaw Cntr. Conway, NH
2 2x James McCallum Fall River, MA
3 33 Richie Dearborn Hollis, ME
4 1 Dick Houlihan Berkley, MA
5 0 Sam Sessions So. Paris, ME
6 29 Louis Mechalides Tyngsboro, MA
7 64 Dan Bezanson Plaistow, NH
8 02 Kenny Wright Newfields, NH
9 4 Danny Bubar Windham, ME
10 29x Jarod Robie Candia, NH
11 92 Adam Friend Pittsfield, ME
12 80 Scott Watts Seabrook, NH
13 77 Dan Gorveatt Prince Edward Isle
14 3 Jerry Babb Windham, ME
15 54 Johhny Clark Hallowel, ME
16 24 Mike Rowe Turner, ME
17 1x Henry Hudson III Harrison, ME
18 09 Darren Ripley Appleton, ME
19 99 George Philbrick Rochester, NH
20 97 John Fleming Ontario, Canada
21 37x Thomas Oliphant Manchester, NH
22 1m Norman Wrenn Nashua, NH
23 00 Ben Rowe Turner, ME
24 75 Gary Smith Bangor, ME
25 9 Eddie MacDonald Rowley, MA
26 53 Bill Rodgers --
27 10x Ralph Nason Unity, ME
28 37 Larry Gelinas Scarborough, ME
29 38 Chuck Lachance Cushing, ME
30 88x Steve Knowlton Ipswich, MA
31 10 David Avery No. Woodstock, NH
32 24x Rich Martin Westport, MA
33 66 Andy Shaw Cntr. Conway, NH

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Race Notes:

Sunoco Race Fuels PASS Pole Award: Jim McCallum
Time Trials:  1 - Jim McCallum - 15.154   2 - Steve Knowlton - 15.187   3 - Sam Sessions - 15.205
Redraw for Dash Starting Order: 1 - Dale Shaw
Dash Finish:

1 - Dale Shaw
2 - Jim McCallum
3 - Steve Knowlton
4 - Mike Rowe
5 - Sam Sessions
6 - Johnny Clark
7 - Dick Houlihan
8 - John Flemming
9 - Adam Friend
10 - David Avery
Heat Winners:

Ralph Nason
Larry Gelinas
Scott Watts
Ben Rowe
Consi Winner:

Dan Bezanson

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Time Trials:

TIME TRIALS SEQUENCE TIME TRIALS FINAL RESULTS
Order Car # 1st Lap 2nd Lap Fast Time Order Car # Fast Time
1 08 15.874 15.916 15.874 1 2X 15.154
2 3 15.636 15.513 15.513 2 88X 15.187
3 60 15.523 15.249 15.249 3 0 15.205
4 38 15.683 15.803 15.683 4 60 15.249
5 00 15.440 15.340 15.340 5 97 15.260
6 33 15.610 15.374 15.374 6 54 15.265
7 0 16.002 15.205 15.205 7 92 15.266
8 53 15.714 15.434 15.434 8 10 15.275
11 4X 15.773 15.772 15.772 9 1 15.293
9 24 15.443 15.304 15.304 10 24 15.304
10 1 15.475 15.293 15.293 11 29 15.325
12 09 15.779 15.606 15.606 12 37 15.338
13 45 -- -- -- 13 00 15.340
14 6 15.706 15.482 15.482 14 M80 15.340
15 9 15.620 15.376 15.376 15 75 15.341
16 29 15.451 15.325 15.325 16 24X 15.343
17 77 15.852 15.634 15.634 17 33 15.374
18 88X 15.331 15.187 15.187 18 9 15.376
19 99 15.698 15.539 15.539 19 17 15.403
20 02 15.522 15.631 15.522 20 4 15.404
21 54 15.421 15.265 15.265 21 53 15.434
22 17 15.606 15.403 15.403 22 10X 15.436
23 82 -- -- -- 23 66 15.436
24 64 15.690 15.514 15.514 24 29X 15.471
25 29X 15.575 15.471 15.471 25 1M 15.473
26 10 15.520 15.275 15.275 26 6 15.482
27 71 16.380 16.301 16.301 27 3 15.513
28 75 15.616 15.341 15.341 28 64 15.514
29 1X 15.877 15.579 15.579 29 37X 15.521
30 10X 15.563 15.436 15.436 30 02 15.522
31 92 15.418 15.266 15.266 31 99 15.539
32 66X 15.856 15.541 15.541 32 66X 15.541
33 35 15.942 15.667 15.667 33 1X 15.579
34 24X 15.522 15.343 15.343 34 09 15.606
35 52 15.690 15.753 15.690 35 77 15.634
36 66 15.631 15.436 15.436 36 35 15.667
37 1M 15.797 15.473 15.473 37 38 15.683
38 97 15.580 15.260 15.260 38 52 15.690
39 37 15.411 15.338 15.338 39 28 15.755
40 4 15.404 15.426 15.404 40 4X 15.772
41 37X 15.701 15.521 15.521 41 74 15.872
42 M80 15.435 15.340 15.340 42 08 15.874
44 28 16.371 15.755 15.755 43 71 16.301
43 74 16.118 15.872 15.872 44 45 NT
45 2X 15.326 15.154 15.154 45 82 NT

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