Cassius
Clark will chase PASS North, National SLM titles
Naples ME (February 29, 2008)
Cassius Clark is a racer through and through. The Farmington Mainer thrives on
competition, and his team is one of a handful of Pro All Stars Series (PASS) regulars that
travel all over the east coast to see how they match up against the toughest competition
short track racing has to offer.
Just 26, Clark has to be
considered a veteran in the super late model ranks. He has a dozen PASS North and South
feature wins to his credit, and a slew of poles and top fives to back up those wins. He’s
competitive wherever he goes, whether it’s Five Flags Speedway, South Boston (where
he won the inaugural Mason-Dixon Meltdown) or Scotia Speedworld in Canada’s
Maritimes.
The Ed Chapman
owned race team has championship aspirations in 2008 and they’ll haul to North
Carolina for the PASS South season opener. In addition to kicking off the PASS South
season, The March 22nd Easter Bunny 150 at Hickory Motor Speedway is the first
race of four that make up the inaugural PASS National Championship Series, a title chase
that has drawn interest from super late model racers everywhere.
Clark plans to
challenge for that title and he has to be considered one of the favorites to take down the
crown. He already has two PASS South races in his win column, including last seasons’
“Howler” at Greenville-Pickens (SC) Speedway. This season’s version of the
popular event is the penultimate round of the PASS National Championship Series.
When the checkered flag falls and the dust settles at Greenville-Pickens, the first ever
PASS National Champion will be crowned.
The fourteen race 2008 PASS
North Super Late Model season will get under way on April 19th at Scarborough Maine's
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, and Clark has his
eye on a championship that very few drivers
can lay claim to. Seven PASS seasons have passed and only three men have earned the title;
"Sud'n Sam" Sessions in 2001, Ben Rowe in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007, and Johnny
Clark in both 2004 and 2006. It's an elite group that Cassius Clark wants to join. His
best points result is a third place finish in 2005, but Clark and his team are on a
mission to add his name to that list.
The winter snows are
still deep on Maine, but the Billy Clark led team has been hard at work preparing for a
full blown assault on both PASS titles. Their E.J. Prescott/PEP Transportation Ford Fusion
has received a thorough freshening from nose to tail and their engines are prepared and
ready. Says Clark, “There are no excuses. The team has worked hard all winter to get
ready for the PASS season, and we’re the best prepared that we’ve ever been.
PASS super late model racing is really tough; there’s so much talent and experience
in every field. But we’ve proven that we can beat the best and with a little luck
2008 could be our year.”
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