DJ Shaw Darts to Fourth in Southern Maine Motors 150
Scarborough, ME – After opening the Pro All Stars Series North season up last weekend with a third place finish, DJ Shaw and the #60 Precision JLM Racing team fought hard for a fourth place effort on Saturday in the second race of the season. Shaw ran in the top ten throughout most of “The Southern Maine Motors 150” at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, but long green flag runs made track position crucial as Shaw fought into the top five late in the race. In the end, Shaw was satisfied with his day.
“We got stuck in traffic for a little bit of this race and the long green flag runs made it hard to pass today with everyone getting strung out early,” Shaw said after the race, “We still had another good car and I’ll take two top fives to start the season, we fought hard with a lot of great drivers today and the competition is really tight every week.”
Starting from the 15th position in the 150 lap feature event, Shaw wasted no time on his way to the front, as he cracked the top ten after just a handful of laps, and continued to pick off spots throughout the race. As the field got strung out, Shaw stalled in the seventh spot riding to save his equipment. The first caution of the event didn’t fly until 101 laps in, with Shaw sitting in the seventh position. After going through two restarts to finish off the race, Shaw had to be smooth and patient to gain track position and in the end got around the 54 of Johnny Clark and the 84 of Scott Mulkern to cross the finish line in the fourth position.
After two races, DJ Shaw sits second in the PASS North point’s standings behind Travis Benjamin. There is still plenty of racing left to go however, as the PASS North Series will be back in action next weekend at Star Speedway! Expect to see a wild and exciting race on the tight ¼ mile bullring with a packed field of the best Super Late Model drivers in the country. Racing is set to kick off at 4:45pm, come show your support for DJ Shaw and the Precision JLM Racing team!
Learn more about DJ Shaw and the Precision JLM team on Facebook at the Precision JLM Racing page, on Twitter @djshaw60 and on the web at DJShaw60.com.
About DJ Shaw
DJ Shaw started his racing career in 2003 at Boxshop Speedway in Maine driving go-karts. He won two kart championships there before moving on to the full-fendered, high-horsepower world of Late Model racing. He competed at New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park in 2006, where he won the Late Model track championship as well as the Rookie of the Year title.
In 2007, Shaw moved to the more powerful Super Late Models at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, where he won the track’s Rookie of theYear title and finished sixth in Super Late Model points. He also won the prestigious Governor’s Cup event at Lee USA Speedway in New Hampshire and the Coastal 200 at Wiscasset Raceway in Maine.
Moving to the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North division in 2008, DJ won two races along with the Rookie of the Year title and was the first-ever driver to win a race in their rookie season on the tour. He ran in the PASS ranks for a partial schedule in the 2009 season and made his debut in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at New Hampshire Motor Speedway that season.
In 2010, DJ competed full-time in the K&N Pro Series, the NASCAR developmental series that his father Dale was champion of in 1994 when the series was known as the NASCAR Busch North Series. The 2011 season saw Shaw compete in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East full time, where he finished 17th in points with three top 10 finishes. He also ran Super Late Models in the Northeast where he won twice and had several strong runs.
After two seasons in the Nascar K&N Pro Series, DJ returned to the PASS Tour and grabbed two wins and finished third in the points standings. In 2014, he will once again chase the PASS National and PASS North titles.
When he’s not at the track, DJ works at his fathers shop in Center Conway, New Hampshire building racecars for many of the top teams in the area.
His Marketing Partners include Precision JLM, Dale Shaw Racecars, JBJ Machine, Hedman Husler Headers, Mulkern Excavating, Mulkern Racing, Jake’s Rod Shop and Nitro Designs.
Sources: Evan Beaulieu/DJ Shaw PR