PASS North: Two wins in a Row for Rowe

Naples ME (June 14) Ben Rowe hung out in the top five for the majority of Saturday night’s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) 200 at Geary New Brunswick’s Speedway 660 and took the lead from Kirk Thibeau for good on lap 149 to claim his second PASS North super late model win of 2009.

Adam Bates chased Rowe to the checkers and Nova Scotian John Flemming returned to PASS competition with a third place finish. Kirk Thibeau hung on to finish fourth with Travis Benjamin fifth. Kelly Moore rebounded from a spectacular wreck at the touring series’ last outing at White Mountain Motorsports Park with a sixth place run. Lonnie Sommerville dominated the first half of the 200 lap grind, but a flat shortly after the half way break set him back to seventh Richie Dearborn, Shawn Tucker, and Greg Fahey completed the top ten.

Problems beset a number of the PASS front runners. Johnny Clark lost a right front wheel on lap 68, sending the point leader into the sand banks. Clark returned many laps down to salvage a 14^th place finish. DJ Shaw started on the pole but suffered a flat tire and lost several laps, eventually finishing fifteenth. An early race wreck claimed Cassius Clark, local racer Brent Wiggins and Scott Alexander. Local super late model favorite Dave O’Blenis was out at the half-way mark.

Nine cars completed the 200 lap distance. The lead changed hands six times amongst five drivers; eleven cautions slowed the race.  DJ Shaw, Kelly Moore and Adam Bates claimed the qualifying races.

Next weekend it’s a doubleheader for the PASS super late models. The PASS South warriors head for Georgia’s New Senoia Raceway for the Dixie 150 on Saturday night June 20^th.  The PASS North teams will take on “Maine’s toughest oval”, Unity Raceway on Sunday  afternoon June 21^st for the NAPA 150. The PASS Mod and PASS Sportsman series complete that card, and there are two-for-one admission coupons available now at all northern New England NAPA stores.

For all the latest PASS news, photos, schedules and standings visit www.racewithpass.com or www.proallstarsseries.com .

Unofficial Results – Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model 200 – Speedway 660, Geary New Brunswick Canada – June 13, 2009 ( with finishing position, car number, driver, home town, laps completed)

1)  4  Ben Rowe Turner ME 200  2)  98  Adam Bates  Warner, NH 200 3)  97  John Fleming     Halifax, NS 200 4)  28  Kirk Thibeau  Fort Fairfield, ME 200 5)  17  Travis Benjamin  Morrill,   ME 200 6)  47  Kelly Moore  Scarborough, Me 200 7)  23   Lonnie Sommerville  Saint John, NB 200 8)  33  Richie Dearborn    Hollis, ME 200 9)  52  Shawn Tucker  Fredericton, NB 200   10)   20F  Greg Fahey  St. Stephen, NB 199  11)  87  Matt Harris  Fredericton Jct, NB 199 12)  85    Nick Ribbe   Kingston, MA  199 13)  35   Derek Ramstrom  Worcester, MA  198 14)  54  Johnny Clark    Hallowell, ME 178 15)     60    DJ Shaw   Center Conway, NH  175 16)    20     Steven Legendre  Danville, VT 137  17)  8  Cassius Clark   Farmington, ME  135 18)  17W   Brent Wiggins  Fredericton, NB 113 19)   17A   Scott Alexander  Orrington, ME 103 20)  48    Dave O’Blenis  Boundary Creek, NB   100 21) 12  John Danbrowski  W. Bridgewater, Ma  92 22)  5  Chris Staples   Brunswick, ME 78