Caswell, Alexander Top Winners in Saturday Action at Beech Ridge Southern Maine Motors PASS 400 Weekend
Field set for Sunday’s 300-lap Super Late Model race
Scarborough, Maine – Brian Caswell of Portland scored his second PASS weekend Wildcat open victory, Saturday afternoon at PASS 400 Weekend presented by Southern Maine Chrysler Jeep Dodge at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.
Caswell started on the front row and led every lap, but it was by no means easy as he first had to battle Lewis Anderson for the top spot before Hollis Center’s Gary Babineau took a turn at providing a stiff challenge.
Anderson got spun around, while Babineau suffered from equipment failure, leaving newly-crowned Oxford Plains Speedway track champion Josh Childs of Oxford to take up the fight.
Childs put Caswell to the test, but the Portland driver was up to the challenge, and defended the honor of Beech Ridge racers by defeating all invaders from several other Maine racetracks.
Caswell and Childs were joined on the podium by David Whittier of West Poland. Anderson, of Hollis, charged back through the field to a fourth-place finish, with Chaz Briggs of Westbrook rounding out the top five. Anderson and Caswell won heat races.
Scott Alexander of Newburgh closed up an already-tight championship battle in the PASS Mods, outrunning reigning series champion Andy Shaw of Center Conway to the finish line.
PASS Mods points leader Doug McClure of Buxton crossed the finish line in third position. Dixfield’s Ryan Robbins charged to a fourth-place finish, with early race leader Jimmy Emerson of Windham rounding out the top five.
Alexander and McClure won heat races. With two events left on the schedule, McClure has a three-point advantage over Shaw, with race winner Alexander only five points from the top of the rankings.
Dan Wade of New Gloucester prevailed in the 25-lap main event for four-cylinder Bandits division competitors. Wade’s Dodge Neon was chased under the checkered flag by Troy Smith of Bridgton, who led the early portion of the race. Lewiston’s Adam O’Neal was the third-place finisher, ahead of New Gloucester’s Caleb Emerson-Mains and Curtis Fanjoy of Auburn. Smith won the heat race.
Qualifying for the 300-lap PASS North Super Late Model main event was also contested on Saturday, with 15-lap heat race wins earned by Robbie Harrison of Gorham, Cassius Clark of Farmington, Glen Luce of Turner and Brent Dragon of Colchester, Vermont. Dennis Spencer of Turner and Alan Tardiff of Lyman scored consolation race victories.
Marc Lucas of Brunswick and Scarborough’s Clyde Hennessey won heat races setting up Sunday’s 75-lap Sport Series/Super Street open race.
PASS 400 Weekend presented by Southern Maine Motors of Saco resumes Sunday, September 20, at noon, at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, with a 300-lap AIM Recycling USA PASS North Super Late Model race highlighting an action-packed racing card. For more information visit proallstarsseries.com.
Saturday, September 19, 2015 results from PASS 400 Weekend at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway; Scarborough, Maine; presented by Southern Maine Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge (finishing position, car number, driver’s name, driver’s hometown).
Wildcat/Strictly Stock (75 laps) 1 47 Brian Caswell, Arundel; 2 3 Josh Childs, Oxford; 3 58 David Whittier, West Poland; 4 81 Lewis Anderson, Hollis; 5 82 Chaz Briggs, Westbrook; 6 4 Curtis Gleason, South Portland; 7 36 Rick Spaulding, Lisbon; 8 4x Jordan Russell, Norway; 9 35 Kristina Nadeau, Buxton; 10 7 Mark Lundblad, Jr., Albany, NH; 11 1 Ed Connolly, Scarborough; 12 60 Richard Wentworth, Center Conway, NH; 13 8 Calvin Rose, Jr., Turner; 14 33 Andrew Breton, Sabattus; 15 63 Bryce Mains, Naples; 16 14 Dave Brannon, Lisbon; 17 6 Dave Cameron, Alfred; 18 40 Mac Hannan, Jr., Union; 19 36x Nathan Leavitt, Buxton; 20 04 Zach Bowie, Greene; 21 2 Travis Lovejoy, Sanford; 22 3x Jordan Pearson, Glenburn; 23 09 Gary Babineau, Hollis Center; 24 99 Matt Dufault, Turner; 25 56 Mike Short, Auburn.
PASS Mods (40 laps) Scott Alexander, Newburgh; 2 0 Andy Shaw, Center Conway, NH; 3 22 Doug McClure, Buxton; 4 36 Ryan Robbins, Dixfield; 5 12 Jimmy Emerson, Windham; 6 33 Billy Dixon, East Waterboro; 7 2 Randy Sanborn, West Baldwin; 8 7 Steve Reno, West Bath; 9 64 Matty Sanborn, Westbrook; 10 9 Evan Armington, Lovell; 11 14 Jon McCarron, Etna; 12 21 Mike Carigan Lebanon.
Bandits (25 laps) 1 17 Dan Wade, New Gloucester; 2 32 Troy Smith, Bridgton; 3 14 Adam O’Neal, Lewiston; 4 23 Calen Emerson-Mains, New Gloucester; 6 40 Curtis Fanjoy, Auburn; 7 121 Jeremy Farr, Auburn; 8 33 Matt Hiscock, Turner; 9 13 Bill Grover, Waterford; 10 91 Jamie Heath, Waterford; DNS 69 T. James Devlin, West Paris.
Sources: PASS PR