Mike Rowe wins PASS North thriller at Beech Ridge

By admin April 20, 2008

Scarborough ME — Mike Rowe, Ben Rowe and Travis Benjamin staged a  short track battle royal in the Pro All Stars (PASS) North super late model opener at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, and when the dust settled Mike Rowe was in victory lane by one-one hundredth of a second . Ben Rowe came up inches short for second with Benjamin half a car length back in third. PASS Sophomore Adam Bates scored a career best fourth place finish and Beech Ridge master Bub Bilodeau rounded out the top five.

Cassius Clark and Benjamin were out front early on, swapping the lead several times per lap and battling side by side on restarts. Ben Rowe was next to challenge Benjamin and he held the top spot for laps 59 to 73 before Benjamin took over once again. At the crossed flags it was Benjamin out front with Ben Rowe second, Steve Berry third, Richie Dearborn fourth and Cassius Clark fifth.

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Beech Ridge Good to Go for PASS North Opener

By admin April 16, 2008

Naples, ME —  A welcome string of sunny, warm and breezy spring days have melted away the winters record snowfall and set the stage for a big weekend of Pro All Stars Series (PASS) racing at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough.

According to series President Tom Mayberry, “I met with the Cusacks at Beech Ridge yesterday (Tuesday) and we took a good look at the entire facility. Eighty percent of the pits and parking lots are ready to go today, and the forecast is for great weather right through race day. The Beech Ridge maintenance team is hard at work on the grounds so we’re in great shape for our PASS North season opener. There may be snow in your yard and mud in your driveway but we’re ready to go racing on Saturday and both practice days are on as scheduled.”

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Five Star Stock Car Bodies rewards PASS racers

By admin March 26, 2008

Naples, ME — Five Star Stock Car Bodies of Twin Lakes Wisconsin will  provide awards for super late model racers that compete in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North and South divisions in 2008. It’s the eighth consecutive season that the well known manufacturer of race car bodies and accessories has provided awards for PASS points competitors.

Five Star will provide award certificates for a complete ABC body package (less windows and spoiler) and an ABC reskin body package to two racers in both the PASS North and South super late model divisions. All drivers that attempt to qualify for 85% of each series events are eligible for a random draw at their respective 2008 banquets.

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Racing Electronics Supports PASS SLM Racers

By admin February 27, 2008

Naples, Me — Add Racing Electronics to the growing list of Pro All Stars Series (PASS) participating manufacturers for 2008. The leader in racing communications products will provide a $50.00 product certificate to the second place finisher in every 2008 PASS North and South super late model event.

Racing Electronics will also provide an end of season product award in each super late model division, to be announced at a later date.

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Sonic Racing Products supports PASS Super Late Model racers

By admin February 22, 2008

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Naples, ME — Pro All Stars Series (PASS) President Tom Mayberry announced today that Sonic Racing Products has agreed to provide PASS North and South Super Late Model competitors with an awards program for each division’s’ 14 race 2008 schedule.

A leading manufacturer of drive line components for motorsports, Sonic will provide $75.00 product certificates to the 3rd and 7th place finishers in every PASS North and South Super Late Model race. In addition, a total of $1,000.00 in season ending awards will be distributed. Each division’s Rookie of the Year will receive a $250.00 Sonic product certificate, and a second $250.00 certificate will go to a driver drawn at random that has competed in a minimum of 85% of their respective divisions’ 2008 events.

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D.J. Shaw preparing for PASS North Super Late Model run

By admin February 15, 2008

Naples, ME — For teenager Dale Shaw Jr., success behind the wheel of a race car seems to be preordained .Better known by his nickname D.J., his family tree reads like a racing legacy. Race wins and championships abound. His father Dale Shaw is well known throughout the racing world as a Busch North Series Champion, a successful car builder and the first Pro All Stars Series (PASS) feature winner ever. His grandfather Steve Blood earned 46 feature wins and a track championship at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway.

D.J. has already cemented his place in this racing family’s history book. He’s earned major race wins and a track championship against some of the toughest competition in New England. In 2008 he hopes to advance his career running a full fourteen race schedule with the PASS North Super Late Models, the fastest full-fendered short track racing series in the east.
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BSR Products rewards PASS SLM Hard Chargers

By admin February 15, 2008

Naples, ME — The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) is pleased to welcome one of the nation’s foremost racing parts suppliers back for their second season as a PASS awards sponsor.

The BSR Products/PASS Hard Charger award will be presented to the driver who improves their starting position the most in each PASS Super Late Model North and South event. The award winner will receive a $100.00 product certificate redeemable at the short track superstore. BSR Hard Charger points will be accumulated at each of the fourteen PASS North and South Super Late Model events and the driver in each division who gains the most positions throughout the season will receive an additional $250.00 product certificate in recognition of their achievement as the 2008 BSR Products/ PASS Hard Charger.
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“Live To PASS” Set To Debut on RaceTalkRadio.com March 18th

By admin February 12, 2008

Charlotte, NC — Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model Series Officials and RaceTalkRadio.com are proud to announce the addition of a brand new show to join RaceTalkRadio.com’s lineup of successful internet radio shows. “Live To PASS” will air every Tuesday night at 7:30pm Eastern beginning on March 18th.

“The PASS Series is a series that we really wanted to step up our coverage of in 2008,” said Dennis Michelsen of RaceTalkRadio.com. “Last year’s coverage of the PASS South Series with Alan Dietz, as well as racing in the Mid-Atlantic region, was very popular with our fans. We’re really looking forward to increasing our coverage to both the PASS North and South divisions in 2008.”

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Bassett Racing Wheel program benefits all five PASS Divisions

By admin February 4, 2008

Naples, ME — Bassett Racing Wheel has been the standard of the steel racing wheel industry for over 35 years, and in 2008 the well known and respected manufacturer has signed a contract with the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) to provide product awards to racers in all five PASS racing divisions.

PASS North and South Super Late Model, Modified, Outlaw and Sportsman race winners will receive product discount award certificates at selected 2008 events. In addition the top three in each division’s championship chase will receive rewards recognizing their achievements at the conclusion of the 2008 season. The Bassett program will be contingent on the display of two Bassett fender decals at every Pro All Stars Series event.

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Sunoco Race Fuels PASS for Eighth Season

By admin February 1, 2008

Naples, ME — Pro All Stars Series (PASS) President Tom Mayberry announced today that Sunoco Race Fuel will return as the official fuel of the Pro All Stars series as well as the spec fuel for both the PASS Super Late Model North and South series. 2008 will mark the eighth season that PASS has been fueled by Sunoco.

“I’m particularly pleased to welcome Sunoco Race Fuel back to the PASS family of sponsors, “said Mayberry.” Their northeast distributors, New England Racing Fuel stepped up to the plate and supported this series before we’d even run a single race. PASS has grown a great deal from our ten race series in 2001. In 2008 we will sanction over fifty races in five divisions from Georgia to Nova Scotia, and Sunoco Race Fuel has played an important role in the growth of our racing series. Thanks to New England Racing Fuel we have had a fuel testing program in place for eight years. They’ve distributed thousands of dollars in awards to our competitors, and their product is readily available anywhere that PASS races. We appreciate their continued support of the Pro All Stars Series, and short track racing everywhere.”

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Canadian Champ plans PASS North, National Championship SLM Campaign

By admin January 24, 2008

Naples, ME — Multi-time Canadian late model champion John Fleming has announced his intentions to compete in the full schedule of Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model races in 2008.

The Halifax Nova Scotia native has made annual PASS North appearances since the series’ inception in 2001, but 2008 will mark his first all out assault on the east’s fastest full bodied racing circuit. Fleming has relocated his race team to Buckfield Maine, where veteran PASS crew chief Seth Holbrook will oversee the preparation of Flemings’ familiar number 97 Roofing Connection/Certainteed Building Products Dodge Chargers.

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Super 2008 Schedule for PASS North Super Late Models

By admin January 13, 2008

Naples, ME — The 2008 Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model North schedule is complete and the series’ eighth season is highlighted by some big new races, a change in the point format and a brand new series within a series.

The fastest full bodied race cars in the northeast will tackle a fourteen race schedule with stops at eight of the top short track racing venues in New England and Maritime Canada.

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Trevor Sanborn is Named as Top PASS North Rookie for 2007

By admin November 18, 2007

Naples, ME — 2007 might have been the year of the Rookie in Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model racing.

A rookie, Joey Porciello, won the season-opening race at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (ME). Another rookie, Trevor Sanborn, led much of the season finale at White Mountain Motorsports Park (NH) before spinning in another car’s oil on the track and finishing third.

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PASS Northern Champions Give Thanks at Awards Banquet

By admin November 12, 2007

Naples, ME — Thanksgiving won’t take place until later this month, but that fact didn’t keep the Northern champions of the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) from expressing their gratitude a little bit early.

All five Northern champions were honored on Friday night in Westbrook, Maine, at the annual PASS Awards Banquet. That gave the chance for the racers to thank everyone, and anyone, who helped to make them a champion in 2007.

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Ben Rowe is Named as PASS North Champion For the Fourth Time

By admin October 17, 2007

Naples, ME — Ben Rowe has now won four Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model championships and each time, the job gets tougher and tougher.

For his first two titles in 2002 and 2003, Rowe beat Sam Sessions and Johnny Clark by a comfortable margin. In 2005, Rowe was part of a three-way dogfight going into the season finale at [All] Star Speedway. But while Mike Rowe and Cassius Clark were both mathematically able to topple Ben on that day, all that Ben needed to do was to finish 17th or better to secure the crown. He ended up eighth in the feature and the race was drama-free for him.

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Clark Beats Sanborn & Mother Nature to Win at White Mountain

By admin October 15, 2007

Naples, ME — When he lined up 19th for Sunday’s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model feature at White Mountain Motorsports Park (NH), Cassius Clark knew that he would have plenty of obstacles to dodge if he wanted to get to victory lane.

150 laps later, the 25-year-old driver had dodged them all – from staying out of the way of championship contenders to just being able to make it to the advertised distance of the race without having nearby rain and snow showers spoil the show.  When all was said and done, it was Clark who was able to win his second PASS North feature of the 2007 season.

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Rowe Family is In the Driver’s Seat for SLM North Championship Battle

By admin October 9, 2007

Naples, ME — In racing, there have been battles through the years of brother-against-brother, friend-against-friend and teammate-versus-teammate. Sometimes a victory has been at stake. At other times, it’s been a championship.

In the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Models this season, it has often been a competition between a father and his son for much of the 2007 season. Maine racing legend Mike Rowe has won five events this season, while his son Ben has won one race, but finished second on five occasions. Entering the PASS North season finale at White Mountain Motorsports Park (NH) this weekend, Ben Rowe enjoys a slim 12-point margin in the standings over his father. Richie Dearborn still has a chance at the title too, if both Rowes run into early trouble and Dearborn has a strong race.

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PASS North Portion of All-Star Speedway Show is Rained Out

By admin October 7, 2007

Naples, ME — The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model portion of Saturday night’s show at All-Star Speedway (NH) was rained out. The PASS Modifieds and Pullen Heavy Industries Sportsmen races, which were also a part of the show, ran their events before the weather turned bad.

Gary Norris held off Chris Smith and Tom Oliver to win the PASS Modified feature while Mike Landry, Nate Weston and Dan McKeage were the top three finishers in the PASS Pullen Heavy Industries Sportsmen feature.

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All the Stars at All-Star Saturday

By admin October 4, 2007

Naples, ME — Strange things happen in the night in October, and Saturday night at All-Star Speedway in Epping, NH may not be any different when the PASS North Super Late Models, PASS Modifieds, and the PASS Pullen Sportsman Series go at in the second last point’s race of the season.

Ben Rowe has felt his father’s breathe behind him many times before, but this time Mike is only twelve points behind his son in the PASS North Super Late Model Series title fight. If Mike finishes six spots ahead of Ben, assuming they both get the same amount of heat points, then they will share the lead going into the finale at White Mountain Motorsports Park on Sunday October 14th. And, as we have seen in the past, Richie Dearborn is right there 40 points out of the lead with two races to go if ether Rowe falters badly.

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PASS North Ready to Head to All-Star Speedway

By admin September 27, 2007

Naples, ME — As the race season winds down, so are the chances to see the drivers of the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Models before they pack it in for a winter of bench racing. There are just two PASS North events just to run in 2007 and the next one will be a Saturday night shootout at All-Star Speedway in Epping, New Hampshire on October 6th.

“We’re looking forward to going back to All-Star Speedway,” said PASS President Tom Mayberry. “[Track owner] Bobby McArthur has done a great job making improvements for the fans and competitors at the track and there was plenty of action when we went there early in the Summer. The racing is always fantastic on the tight quarter-mile. It is also a track where they feature weekly Pro Stock racing, so we should pick up some of the guys who know the track well for this race. It will be a good show.”

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Mike Rowe Leads List of Winners on PASS 400 Weekend

By admin September 23, 2007

mikerow092307.jpgNaples, ME — For the second time in his career, Mike Rowe has become the big winner of the PASS 400 weekend at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine. Rowe won the headlining race of the weekend, a 300-lap Super Late Model feature, during the inaugural event in 2005 and he repeated that fete again Sunday, by holding off Alan Wilson and Derek Ramstrom for the victory.

Rowe was just one of many drivers who led laps during the race. The list of people who spent time out front of the field included D.J. Shaw, Kelly Moore, Steve Berry, Cassius Clark, Travis Benjamin and Ben Rowe.

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White Mountain PASS North Race Rescheduled for October 13th-14th

By admin September 21, 2007

Naples, ME — The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model event that was rained out on Saturday night, September 15th at White Mountain Motorsports Park has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 13th-14th.

The race will now be part of a weekend schedule of events that also include the season finales for all of the Northern-based PASS tours – the PASS North Super Late Models, PASS Outlaw Late Models, PASS Modifieds and PASS Pullen Heavy Industries Sportsmen.

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Maine’s Biggest Racers Make Maine’s Biggest Race Weekend

By admin September 17, 2007

Naples, ME — Now in only its third year, the PASS 400 Weekend brought to you by Richard Moody & Sons Construction, Norway Savings Bank, and Pullen Heavy Industries at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, ME is rapidly becoming the biggest race event in Northern New England. There will be over 300 race teams competing over the four days from Thursday night September 20th to the big $10,000 to win DJ Equipment PASS North Super Late Model  300 green-flag lap race on Sunday afternoon, but, more importantly, it’s the names of the racers who choose to race PASS that make this the areas biggest show. It’s a Who’s Who of local racing.

In the PASS North Super Late Model 300 qualifying heats on Saturday the 22nd and in the 300 lapper on Sunday afternoon the 23rd, race fans will see Ben Rowe, Johnny Clark, Mike Rowe, Richie Dearborn, Travis Benjamin, Kelly Moore, Brad Leighton, Dave Dion, Cassius Clark, Alan Wilson, Rick Martin, Gary Smith, and a host of Beech Ridge favorites like Bub Bilodeau, Dan McKeage, Alan Tardif, Curtis Gerry, Billy Rodgers, Donnie Whitten, Kevin Kimball, Mike Fowler, among others.

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White Mountain PASS North Race Falls to Rainy Forecast

By admin September 15, 2007

Naples, ME — Showers and a rainy forecast for the rest of the day have led the officials of the Pro All Stars Series to postpone Saturday night’s scheduled event at White Mountain Motorsports Park (NH). 

Forecasts call for rain throughout the day and evening, through the scheduled start time of the event.

The announcement of a replacement date will be made by this coming Wednesday, September, 19th.

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Rowes Have Won Both PASS 300s, But Not Without Having Earned It

By admin September 14, 2007

Naples, ME — The upcoming PASS 400 weekend at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (ME) will be the third installment of the event.  In just a short amount of time, the race has already developed an identity of its own and a reputation as one of the fall short track events in New England not to be missed.  From the Thursday night entry-level racing showdowns to the Sunday afternoon 300-lapper for the PASS North Super Late Models (the PASS 400 weekend also features a 100-lap feature for the PASS Outlaw Late Models]), there will be non-stop action throughout the weekend of September 22nd-24th.

 “We’re entering our third year of the race and it’s building into a fall racing tradition,” said PASS President Tom Mayberry.  “The whole weekend is turning into a major event.  In the Wildcat/Strictly race, and the PASS Sportsmen race, we expect to see cars from all of the tracks around.  The Thursday night 50 lappers [for several entry-level classes of racecars] are attracting a lot of interest and the Super Late Model show will be big.  We expect to have around 40 entries with some of the best drivers in New England trying to win the race.”

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Dearborn Snaps Dry Spell with Speedway 95 PASS North Victory

By admin August 27, 2007

passspeedway95top3082607.jpgNaples, ME — Before the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Models headed to Speedway 95 near Bangor, Maine, on Sunday, Richie Dearborn had finished second in a race this year. He’d also finished third…and fourth. The Hollis, Maine, driver has been strong in just about every race, and consistent enough to place himself in the middle of the battle for the championship.

But one thing was missing. Dearborn had not been able to win a race on the tour in 2007. That was until Sunday, when he took the top spot for the first time since September, 2005, at White Mountain Motorsports Park (NH).

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Johnny Clark Wins in PASS North Return to Wiscasset

By admin August 20, 2007

johnnyclarkwrpass081907.jpgNaples, ME — In 2004, Johnny Clark scored his first-career Pro All Stars Series North Super Late Model victory at Wiscasset Raceway (ME).  After that season, the tour did not visit the Coastal Maine track again for another race until Sunday’s race there.

Once again, Clark showed that he knows that track well.  The Farmingdale, Maine driver started 12th, in front of a packed house, but worked through the field and dominated the middle stages of the race on the way to his third PASS North victory of 2007.

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Mike Rowe Holds Off Travis Benjamin For Another Canadian Win

By admin August 13, 2007

mikeroweac250.jpgNaples, ME — There’s been something special about racing in Canada this year for Mike Rowe. In three Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North events North of the Border this season, the veteran from Maine has emerged as the winner twice. The latest victory came in Saturday night’s Atlantic CAT 250 at Scotia Speedworld near Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Rowe used patience to put himself in a position to win the race. After starting outside of the top 10 and watching guys like Richie Dearborn, Johnny Clark, Derek Ramstrom, Trevor Sanborn and Adam Bates all lead, Rowe went to the front with just under 80 laps to go. He held off Travis Benjamin and recorded his fourth victory of the PASS North season.

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Mike Rowe Wins Atlantic CAT 250 PASS North Event

By admin August 12, 2007

mikeroweac250.jpgNaples, ME — For the second time in the past three seasons, Mike Rowe won the Atlantic CAT 250 Pro All Star Series (PASS) North Super Late Model race at Scotia Speedworld in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Rowe, who also won the race in 2005, had his work cut out for him in winning Saturday night’s event though. Richie Dearborn led from the pole position and set the pace early on. Last year’s Atlantic CAT 250 winner Johnny Clark also led laps, as did a trio of talented PASS North rookies – Derek Ramstrom, Trevor Sanborn and Adam Bates.

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