PASS Ironmen Always Rise to the Top at Beech Ridge PASS 400 Weekend
The old saying that the cream always rises to the top certainly is an accurate statement for the PASS 400 Weekend at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine. September 15th marks the 9th anniversary of the event at one of Maine’s premiere facilities, located just a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean seacoast. When you think of Maine, you think of lobster and fresh seafood. When you think of auto racing in Maine, you think of the TD Bank 250 at Oxford, and the PASS 400 Weekend at Beech Ridge. When the checker falls this Sunday, will it be an Ironman veteran, or and up and coming young racer sitting in victory lane?
History has had a way of repeating itself over the first eight years of the event. Mike Rowe captured the inaugural Pullen Industries 300 back in 2005. Mike’s son Ben took his place in the history books by capturing the 2006 edition. Not to be outdone, Papa Mike returned to victory lane in 2007 to claim his second win in the prestigious event. Johnny Clark broke the Rowe family streak in 2008, but Mike Rowe nipped DJ Shaw at the line by inches to claim his third 400 Weekend victory in 2009. Johnny Clark then won the next two 400 Weekends in 2010 and 2011 before Ben Rowe edged out Joey Doiron after Doiron lost valuable time in the races final pit stop after pretty much dominating the show in 2012.
Now comes the ninth 400 Weekend scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, September 12th through the 15th. Red hot Joey Doiron will bring his team to the battleground called Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, to see if he can unseat the Rowe / Clark stronghold on the event. Doiron will lead a large contingent of starry eyed youngsters to the battle including the likes of Cassius Clark, DJ Shaw, Derek Ranstrom, David Oliver, and the defending PASS champion and 2013 TD Bank 250 winner, Travis Benjamin. Both Johnny Clark and Ben Rowe have struggled on the PASS. Tour this season, while Mike Rowe has been victorious in 2013 at Beech Ridge. They may be struggling but this event always has a way to bring the cream back to the top. The big question to be answered late Sunday afternoon is, will history repeat itself, or will a new “Top Gun” wear the crown? Be there to see the war yourself!
For more information contact the Beech Ridge Motor Speedway hotline at 207-885-0111, or the 24 hour, automated hotline at 207-885-0110. To GPS directions, just insert 70 Holmes Road, Scarborough, Maine, 04074.
Sources: PASS PR