by Jay | Aug 31, 2009 | PASS
Naples, ME 8/31/09- He may only be thirteen and it may have only been his first ever Pro All Stars Series ( PASS) South super late model start but Chase Elliot looked as if he knew each and every move to make to score his first career PASS South series win in his first career start. Elliot used the lapped car of John Batten as a pick to make his way by third place finisher Cassius Clark and then ran down second place finisher Jeff Choquette from ten car lengths back making a last lap pass on his way to securing the win. Bradley McCaskill showed that you can do a lot with a little as he scored his career best finish of fourth followed by another newbie to the series, Andy Loden, who rounded out the top five in his first career start and his second race in a super late model.
John Stancill grabbed the Pro Photo Productions fast qualifier award after posting a time of 14.914 around the 3/8th mile track. Qualifying times easily showed how tough PASS South competition has gotten over the years as half a second separated Stancill from the last place qualifier. After the series top ten redraw it shuffled several drivers around especially Cassius Clark who benefited the most by moving from eighth to the pole position to take the green flag.
An early race caution took out several drivers who never really had a chance to show what they had including Preston Peltier, Alex Yontz, and Tayla Orleans who all could have been a factor late in the going. At the same time the caution flag was being displayed Jeff Choquette had made his move by Cassius Clark for the top spot. From that point on Choquette’s #33 machine lead the next most laps, unfortunately for him that was one lap that he didn’t lead was the one he needed to. Elliot and Choquette raced side by side with the white flag in the air before finally clearing Choquette’s #33 machine coming off of turn four for the win. With dad Bill Elliot and mom Cindy Elliot celebrating in victory lane along with him, it couldn’t have been more fitting for the youngster to add his name to the list of famous drivers that have won at the historic track.
In PASS truck series competition Jody Measamer made it back to back Hickory wins as he cruised to the win in the fifty lap event. Michael Cooper muscled his way past Grant Davidson on the final lap to finish second. The win by Measamer propelled him to second in points over Clint King who previously held the position, however, they all trail Grant Davidson who has lead the newly formed series since the second race of the season back in April.
Next up is round two of the PASS National Championship series, the $10,000.00 to win PASS 300 at Scarborough Maine’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on September 12th and 13th. Two weeks later on Saturday September 26th the PASS South series will breathe new life into Kenly, North Carolina’s Southern National Speedway which has been dormant the entire 2009 racing season thus far.
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Unofficial Results – PASS South Super Late Model Over the Mountain 150 – Hickory Motor Speedway – Hickory NC – 8/29/2009 (with finishing position, car number, driver)
1 – 9 – Chase Elliott
2 – 33 – Jeff Choquette
3 – 8 – Cassius Clark
4 – 18 – Bradley McCaskill
5 – 29 – Andy Loden
6 – 10 – Ryan Blaney
7 – 9 – Keeton Hanks
8 – 35 – Devin Jones
9 – 4n – Ben Rowe
10 – 05k – Gene Kirlia
11 – 98 – Justin Wakefield
12 – 18x – Billy Leslie
13 – 48 – John Batten
14 – 4s – Jay Fogleman
15 – 51 – Michael Pope
16 – 23 – Jimmy Weller
17 – 47 – Corey Williams
18 – 1 – Fred Moore
19 – 22 – Perry Brown
20 – 05 – Alex Fleming
21 – 74 – Ryan Moore
22 – 91 – Heath Hindman
23 – 02 – Tim Nooner
24 – 20 – John Stancill
25 – 26 – Preston Peltier
26 – 00 – Jeramie Whorff
27 – 93 – Tayla Orleans
28 – 55 – Alex Yontz
by Jay | Aug 30, 2009 | Canada, NASCAR
MONTREAL – JR Fitzpatrick showed up to win—no question about it. He won the NAPA Autopro 100 in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 action from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in dominating fashion.
The 21-year-old out of Cambridge, Ont., took control of the race when he slipped inside of Kerry Micks in the hairpin turn on the ninth lap of the race. From there, he went on to build a lead of over five seconds before the caution flag waved on Lap 22 to set up an attempt at a green-white-checkered finish.
On the restart, the front of the field got stacked up as they entered Turn 3. As a result, the car of Scott Steckly ended up on its roof after making contact with Don Thomson Jr. Once the dust cleared, the cars were brought down pit road and the red flag was displayed which ended the event. The race was scheduled for 23 laps or 75 minutes leaving just the one opportunity to finish the race under green.
It was Fitzpatrick’s first win of the season and the fourth in his series career. He last won on June 15, 2007 at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ont.
Points leader Andrew Ranger was able to clear the incident in Turn 3 and finish second. DJ Kennington, who held down second place in the closing laps, was not as fortunate. He got turned around in the fray and blended back into the field in the fourth position which is where NASCAR officials determined his finishing position to be.
After winning the first three road-course events of the year, Ranger was foiled in his bid to win all four road-course races on the 2009 slate. A season ago in this event, Fitzpatrick led much of the race before a late-race bobble allowed Ranger to take the win.
Kerry Micks led the first eight laps of the race and closed out the race in third place. Mark Dilley finished fifth equaling his season-high finish.
Ron Beauchamp Jr., Pierre Bourque, Jeff Lapcevich, Daryl Harr and Jarrad Whissell rounded out the top 10.
The race was slowed three times due to caution for a total of six laps. The race lead changed just one time between two drivers.
In the point standings, Ranger expanded his lead on Kennington by 10 points and now has a 134-point lead heading into the final three race of the season. Beauchamp and Steckly, in third and fourth, respectively, are right on Kennington’s heels.
In qualifying on Saturday, Alex Tagliani picked up his second straight series pole award after winning the pole two weeks ago at Quebec’s Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres. In today’s race, Tagliani was knocked out of the race after just 11 laps due to mechanical problems.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 takes a weekend off before heading to Barrie Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 12 for the Torbram Electric 300 presented by The Source.
For More Information, contact:
Shon Sbarra, NASCAR Public Relations, (704) 309-5493 or [email protected]
NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES presented by MOBIL 1-AUTOPRO 100 Unofficial Results
Sunday
At Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec
Lap length: 2.73 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (5) JR Fitzpatrick, Cambridge, Ont., Chevrolet, 25 laps, 59.723 mph, $6,500.
2. (3) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Que., Ford, 25, $3,200.
3. (2) Kerry Micks, Mt. Albert, Ont., Ford, 25, $2,700.
4. (8) DJ Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 25, $4,400.
5. (7) Mark Dilley, Barrie, Ont., Dodge, 25, $3,000.
6. (12) Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Windsor, Ont., Dodge, 25, $2,300.
7. (14) Pierre Bourque, Ottawa, Ont., Dodge, 25, $1,600.
8. (13) Jeff Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ont., Chevrolet, 25, $1,500.
9. (22) Daryl Harr, St. Albert, Alberta, Chevrolet, 25, $1,400.
10. (17) Jarrad Whissell, Calgary, Alberta, Ford, 25, $1,300.
11. (29) Cale Gale, Mobile, Ala., Chevrolet, 25, $2,200.
12. (15) Patrice Brisebois, West Mount, Que., Dodge, 25, $1,100.
13. (30) Jason Hathaway, Appin, Ont., Dodge, 25, $1,080.
14. (26) Patrick Laperle, St. Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., Dodge, 25, $1,050.
15. (23) Howie Scannell, Jr., Milton, Ont., Dodge, 25, $1,025.
16. (25) Miguel Duhamel, LaSalle, Que., Chevrolet, 25, $1,025.
17. (9) Trevor Seibert, Williams Lake, B.C., Ford, 25, $1,025.
18. (6) Don Thomson, Jr., Hamilton, Ont., Chevrolet, 24, accident, $1,025.
19. (4) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 24, accident, $1,000.
20. (28) Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., Chevrolet, 24, $1,000.
21. (33) David Thorndyke, Oshawa, Ont., Chevrolet, 24, $1,000.
22. (31) Dexter Stacey, Kahnawake, Que., Pontiac, 23, $1,000.
23. (11) L.P. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 21, $1,000.
24. (27) Alan Labrosse, St. Eustache, Que., Ford, 19, $1,000.
25. (34) Michel Pilon, Blainville, Que., Chevrolet, 16, transmission, $1,000.
26. (16) Dave Whitlock, Petrolia, Ont., Dodge, 12, $1,000.
27. (1) Alex Tagliani, Lachenaie, Que., Chevrolet, 11, mechanical, $1,000.
28. (19) Malcolm Strachan, Toronto, Ont., Dodge, 11, $1,000.
29. (18) Joey Hanssen, Venray, Holland, Dodge, 10, transmission, $1,000.
30. (10) Anthony Simone, Holland Landing, Ont., Chevrolet, 8, drive shaft, $1,000.
31. (21) Kent Nuhn, Williamsford, Ont., Chevrolet, 1, transmission, $700.
32. (24) Joey McColm, Ajax, Ont., Dodge, 1, mechanical, $700.
33. (32) Derek White, Kahnawake, Que., Chevrolet, 1, mechanical, $500.
34. (20) Robin Buck, Campbellville, Ont., Ford, 0, dns, $500.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 8 minutes 34 seconds
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
Fastest Qualifier: A.Tagliani (92.022 mph, 106.801 seconds)
Caution Flags: 3 for 6 laps.
Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: K. Micks 1-8; J. Fitzpatrick 9-25.
Standings: 1. A. Ranger, 1724; 2. D. Kennington, 1590; 3. R. Beauchamp,Jr., 1563; 4. S. Steckly, 1506; 5. K. Micks, 1466; 6. A. Simone, 1398; 7. D. Thomson,Jr., 1375; 8. J. Hathaway, 1359; 9. D. Whitlock, 1337; 10. M. Dilley, 1295
