by Jay | Aug 3, 2009 | Maine, PASS, Unity
Turner Topples PASS regulars at Unity
Naples ME (8/3/2009) Randy Turner drove by Scott Chubbuck on lap 117 of Sunday afternoon’s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) NAPA 150 at Unity (ME) Raceway, taking the lead for good to capture his first career Pro All Stars Series (PASS) super late model feature win. DJ Shaw came from the back of the field to nip Ben Rowe for second at the checker. Rowe settled for third and Chubbuck slipped to fourth; Richie Dearborn rounded out the top five.
Unity Raceway lived up to its name and Maine’s Toughest Oval served up an afternoon of side by side racing along with a few spectacular wrecks for those unlucky enough to get out of bounds at the tricky third mile oval.
The first half of the show belonged to Louis Mechalides, Turner, Chubbuck and Kelly Moore, with Mechalides, urner and Chubbuck swapping the lead on several restarts and racing hard for the top spot. That was the way they raced until a lap 107 restart when Chubbuck and Mechalides gave each other a shove or two, resulting in a broken suspension and retirement for Mechalide’s 1C Cat Scales ride.
That left Turner and Chubbuck, two drivers with plenty of Unity experience, to battle it out. Turner has been chasing a Pro All Stars win whenever the series visits his home track and he came close in May, finishing third and running up front throughout the race. This time around he wouldn’t be denied. Turner’s win was a first for the Toyota name plate in PASS North competition, and it’s the first feature win for a non series regular since Joey Porceillo scored at Beech Ridge in May of 2007. Turner is the seventh different driver to visit PASS super late model victory lane this season, joining Chris Staples as a first time feature winner.
Staples didn’t fare so well this day, taking a lazy roll in the mud off turn one. He was uninjured. Wrecks slowed title contenders Adam Bates (11th) and Derek Ramstrom (19th). The race was slowed by seven cautions and one red flag period. Heat race wins went to Turner, Mechalides, and Gary Smith.
The PASS North super late models have a week off before heading south to Seekonk (MA) Speedway when Cirelli Foods presents the PASS 150 on Saturday August 15th. The race marks the series’ first visit to the track that invented super late model (nee pro stock) racing, and the first Bay State appearance in the Pro All Stars Series’ nine year history. It’s a trip to the Cement Palace that can’t be missed. Race time is 6:00 PM; Seekonk Speedway’s web site can be found at www.seekonkspeedway.com .
Learn more about the Pro All Stars Series schedules, point standings and six race series b y visiting www.racewithpass.com or www.racewiyhpass.com .
Unofficial Order of Finish – PASS North Super Late Model NAPA 150 – Unity Raceway – Unity ME 8/2/2009 (finishing position, (starting position), car number, driver, home town (laps completed)
1) 1 (2) Randy Turner, Readfield ME (150) 2) (8) 60 DJ Shaw, Center Conway NH (150) 3) (13) 4 Ben Rowe, Turner ME (150) 4) (4) 77 Scott Chubbuck, Dresden ME 5) (9) 33 Richie Dearborn, Hollis ME (150) 6) (11) 54 Johnny Clark Hallowell ME (150) 7) (6) 47 Kelly Moore, Scarborough ME (150) 8) (7) 7 Donnie Whitten, Wells ME 9) (17) 17 Travis Benjamin, Morrill ME (150) 10) (15) Cassius Clark, Farmington ME (150) 11) (12) 98 Adam Bates, Warner NH (150) 12) (10) 54R Ryan Deane, Winterport ME (150) 13) (3) 75 Gary Smith, Bangor ME (150) 14) 85 Nick Ribbe , Kingston MA (149) 15) (24)33H John Higgins, Glenburn ME (147) 16 ) 9 (5) Tim Turner, Freedom ME (147) 17) (19) 12 John Dabrowski, West Bridgewater MA (144) 18) (20) 20 Steve Legendre , St. Johnsbury VT (135) 19) (18) Derek Ramstrom, Worcester MA (123) 20) (16) 17A Scott Alexander, Orrington ME (108) 21) (1)1C Louis Mechalides, Tyngsboro MA (107) 22) (14) 5 Chris Staples, Brunswick ME (42) 23) (22)15 David Folsom, Skowhegan ME (24) 24) (21) 01 Joe Decker Chesterville ME (19) 25) (25) 28 Ken Beasley, Richmond ME (14)
by Jay | Aug 2, 2009 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series
BEAVER FALLS, N.Y. – Veteran Steve Park showed he hasn’t forgotten his way to Victory Lane, leading the final five laps Saturday evening at Adirondack International Speedway en route to the win in The Edge Hotel 150 presented by Casella Waste Systems.
It was Park’s first NASCAR Camping World Series East victory in 13 years. He won twice in 1996, with the latter coming at the now closed Nazareth (Penn.) Speedway on July 1. Since, he has collected wins in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Series Truck Series. He has also won on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.
Park appeared on the verge of the win in the NASCAR Camping World Series previous race, July 11 at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway, only to lose the lead late to teenage rookie Ryan Truex.
This time, it was Park who got the jump on race leader Jody Lavender on the race’s final restart and led the the rest of the way. Truex got by Lavender in the closing laps to grab second. Jesus Hernandez and defending race winner Matt Kobyluck rounded out the top five.
With the win, Park locked up a secured spot in the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown. The prestigious postseason race is scheduled for Jan. 29-30, 2010 at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.).
Eddie MacDonald won his first career Coors Light Pole Award and led a race-high 101 laps. However, he got shuffled back late in the race and finished 10th.
Truex was able to stretch his points lead to 26 over Lavender with three races remaining. The top six drivers are seperated by just 100 points.
NASCAR Camping World Series East-The Edge Hotel 150 pres. by Casella Waste Systems Unofficial Results
Saturday
At Adirondack International Speedway
Lowville, N.Y.
Lap length: 0.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (7) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150 laps, 80.000 mph, $8,000.
2. (9) Ryan Truex, Mayetta, N.J., Toyota, 150, $4,625.
3. (11) Jody Lavender, Hartsville, S.C., Chevrolet, 150, $3,700.
4. (10) Jesus Hernandez, Fresno, Calif., Dodge, 150, $3,000.
5. (3) Matt Kobyluck, Uncasville, Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,600.
6. (16) Alan Tardiff, Lyman, Maine, Chevrolet, 150, $3,900.
7. (8) Ty Dillon, Lewisville, N.C., Chevrolet, 150, $1,700.
8. (2) Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa, Chevrolet, 150, $2,100.
9. (17) John Salemi, Nashua, N.H., Chevrolet, 150, $2,025.
10. (1) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 150, $3,975.
11. (5) Dustin Delaney, Mayfield, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $2,475.
12. (13) Jonathan Smith, Beacon Falls, Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,875.
13. (12) Tommy Cloce, Canton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $1,325.
14. (4) Ryan Duff, Hazard, KY., Chevrolet, 150, $1,775.
15. (18) Jason Holehouse, Toronto, Ontario, Toyota, 150, $1,230.
16. (14) Max Gresham, Griffin, Ga., Toyota, 149, $1,700.
17. (15) Matt Kurzejewski, Mansfield, Pa., Dodge, 149, $1,670.
18. (19) Levi Arthur, Boonville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 148, $1,150.
19. (20) Scott Bouley, Middlebury, Conn., Chevrolet, 146, $1,130.
20. (6) Alex Kennedy, Aztec, N.M., Chevrolet, 111, vibration, $1,615.
21. (21) Todd Peck, Glenville, Pa., Chevrolet, 98, vibration, $1,100.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 0 hours 56 minutes 15 seconds
Margin of Victory: .619 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: E.MacDonald (107.533 mph, 16.739 seconds)
Caution Flags: 5 for 23 laps.
Lead Changes: 6 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: E. MacDonald 1-57; M. Kobyluck 58-61; E. MacDonald 62-92; B. Moffitt 93; E. MacDonald 94-106; J. Lavender 107-145; S. Park 146-150.
Standings: 1. R. Truex, 1227; 2. J. Lavender, 1201; 3. E. MacDonald, 1192; 4. M. Kobyluck, 1167; 5. S. Park, 1149; 6. B. Moffitt, 1127; 7. A. Tardiff, 1009; 8. D. Delaney, 1005; 9. R. Duff, 962; 10. A. Kennedy, 946.
by Jay | Aug 2, 2009 | New Hampshire
Epping, NH – Another action-packed night of racing action hit the high banks of All-Star Speedway on Saturday night, and Eric Hudson continued his hot streak, collecting his third consecutive feature win in the 40-lap All-Star Modified main event.
When the green flag waved, Hudson wasted little time making his way to the front, with J.R. Baril hanging tough in the second spot over the first half of the race. Joe Lemay had moved in to challenge Baril for second, but a lap 17 spin sent him to the rear.
Kenny White, Jr. took up the challenge next, while leader Hudson continued to stretch it out. At the checkers, it was Hudson and the Newmarket Sand and Gravel machine out front by several car lengths to score the win.
Baril held on to post a solid runner-up finish, with White grabbing the third spot in his first start of the year. Lemay recovered from his mid-race spin for fourth, followed by Rusty Ball, Bobby MacArthur, Dana Smith, Sumner Scott, and Norm Forrest.
Grant Aither of nearby Exeter made his first appearance of the year count in the Super Street main, as he outclassed the field to collect his first career All-Star win. Sparky MacIver made a late-race pass to collect second-place honors, with Rob DeAlmeida third.
Just a week after Cindy Sevigny posted a win in the Fast-4’s, Amanda Victoria became the second female winner of the 2009 season after an entertaining run in the Outlaw Mini Stock feature.
Victoria had her hands full with the hard-charging Ricky Porter, but she held on to win by a car length to collect the winner’s hardware. Bruce Knowles scored third in his first All-Star run of the year, followed by Sevigny, Ralph Sanborn, Gary West, and Ken McIlvaine.
In the first of two features for the Fast-4’sit was Greg Cummings and Josh Hodgdon running out front for the first 15 laps. The pair got tangled up while fighting for the lead, and Jason Poisson took the high line past them both to grab the point.
Two laps later, Joey Fernandez got out of shape in turn two, collecting “Uncle Dana” Sullivan’s VW hard as he tried to get past. With the right front corner of his racer badly damaged, Sullivan was done for the night.
Poisson picked up the lead once again on the restart, and went the distance to score his second win of the year. Ken Mailhot, Tyler Mailhot, Hodgdon, Gary West, Cory Sullivan, Cummings, Fernandez, Sevigny, and Dana Sullivan were second through tenth.
Ken Mailhot stepped it up in the second race, holding off a late-race challenge from Poisson, who was looking to double up for the night. Mailhot picked up his second win of the year, with Poisson, Tyler Mailhot, Cummings, and Sevigny the rest of the top five.
Mike Williams dominated the twin Strictly Stock features, nailing down both wins aboard the Mike White entry.
In the first race, Williams battled side-by-side with Stephen Dubois for the first three laps before moving to the front, and he stayed there for the rest of the 25-lapper. Mark Parenteau, Dubois, Rosebud Shea, and Ricky Porter finished up the top five.
The second time around, it was Shea leading the first several laps, but in the end, it was once again Williams leading them to the checkers. Shea, Parenteau, Dubois, and Porter were second through fifth.
by Jay | Aug 2, 2009 | Maine, Speedway 95
Josh St. Clair of Liberty took the lead in a controversial incident on lap 23 of the 25 lap Late Model feature at Speedway 95 on Saturday night and went on the post the win. St. Clair was running second to Hermon’s Dale Swoboda, trying to make the pass on the inside, when the two cars made contact in turns 3 and four. Swoboda went spinning off the track, giving the lead and the win the St. Clair. In his post race interview, St. Clair stated that “He chopped me off three times, trying to take my lane away from me. All he has to do is give me a lane to race in. The fourth time, I stayed in my lane, he chopped down again, and I didn’t back off.” On the lap 23 restart, John Phippen of Bar Harbor, who had worked his way back to the front following an early race spin involving Dixmont’s Jason Witts and Hudson’s Glen Curtis, challenged St. Clair for the win, but had to settle for the runner up spot. Winterport’s Joey Doyon finished a strong third in a car borrowed from Josh’s grandfather, Dave St. Clair’s “Dave’s World” racing stable. Fourth went to early leader Shane Clark of Winterport, and Don Alexander Jr. of Levant finished fifth. Swoboda was also involved in two earlier incidents, one on lap 21, when he and Shane Clark tangled in turn one while racing for the lead, which caused a yellow flag when Clark spun and backed into the car of Ray-Allen Morse of St. Albans, that Swoboda and Clark were overlapping. The next was on that lap 21 restart, when Swoboda ran Seekins wide going into turn one, causing Seekins to lose about 6 spots as he fought to recover in the marbles on the high side of the track. Seekins was unable to recover his lost positions and finished in sixth. Phippen was the winner of the qualifier, followed by Seekins, Swoboda, Clark and Doyon.
In Super Street action, Steve Moulton of Holden led all but one lap of the 50 lap CAM II Racing Fuels series event, but it was by no means an easy victory. Josh St. Clair of Liberty hounded Moulton for the entire event, making several attempts to pass on the inside, and actually led the one lap Moulton didn’t, on lap 22 following a lap 21 restart. St. Clair’s car would run strong behind Moulton, but when he would pull up on the inside to pass, the car would get loose, forcing St. Clair to ease up and allowing Moulton to maintain his lead. In victory lane, both drivers congratulated each other on the clean side by side and nose to tail race they had just run. Watching from third, but unable to get close enough to be a factor was points leader Kris Watson of Hermon. Watson battled with Hermon’s Doug Sinclair for third and fourth as hard as Moulton and St. Clair were battling for the lead. Watson finished in third, with Sinclair finishing in fourth. Fifth went to Franklin’s Mike Overlock.
Shawn Hamel II won the 14 car Strictly Street feature event after a hard fought battle with Doug Day of Glenburn that was decided in the closing laps when Hamel kept Day pinched down while overlapping slower cars. As they approached the slower car of Brad Finnemore of Dover-Foxcroft, Hamel saw his opportunity, and made sure Day, who was running on the inside, didn’t have enough room to make it three wide. Day backed off just long enough for Hamel to clear Finnemore’s car, then shot back to the outside in front of points leader Brad Norris, who was also trying to take advantage of the slower car. This caused Norris to go high, allowing the cars of Dustin Hubbard of Unity and Andy Trubovsky of Winslow to get by. Day finished second with Hubbard, Turbovsky and Norris following in that order.
Rick Grant of LaGrange picked up the checkered flag in the Sport-Four division after taking the lead from Points leader David Green of Hampden in turns three and four on the last lap by keeping Green on the outside and forcing him to back off as they approached overlapped traffic. Green had taken the lead from Hermon’s Ralph Allen on lap 10, using the same tactic that eventually cost him the race. Green kept Allen on the outside as they approached the slower car of Corinth’s Rick Adams, and passed Allen on the inside as the half way sign was showing from the flagstand. Grant saw what Green had done, and followed Green past Allen, then chased him until he saw his opportunity coming on the last lap to make the same move on Green. As they again approached Adams, Grant made the move, keeping Green in his lane and forcing him to slow up momentarily. Green was then able to then tuck in behind Grant and follow him under the checkered flag before Allen could fill the gap. Allen finished in third with Gary Richards of Stetson and Jeff Overlock Jr. of Hermon finishing in fourth and fifth respectively.
Racing continues at Speedway 95 on Saturday August 8 as Napa Auto Parts and the local participating NAPA Auto Parts stores in Central and Downeast Maine sponsor the show that will include racing in the Dysart’s Late Models, Super Streets, Strictly Streets and the Allenfarm Fence Co. Sport-Fours.
by Jay | Aug 2, 2009 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway
Wiscasset, ME- South China’s Brian Fortin has been racing since 2002. He started in the Mini Stock ranks where he had many feature wins and a countless number of trophies. When it was time to move up Brian decided to buy a Verizon Wireless Super Street. In his rookie year Brian picked up a feature victory but it was due to a failed post race inspection. The same thing had happened to Brian year after year and even already in 2009. However Motor Supply night at Wiscasset Raceway changed all of that. Fortin showed he could win on the track leading all 25 laps of the super street race. Ed Drake of Vassalboro finished second with Bryan Robbins bringing back the #51 to finish third. 2007 champion Bernie Dinsmore came back after being involved in a early race caution to finish fourth. Jason Gaboury would finish fifth.
The U.S. Cellular Mini Truck division had the crowed on their feet as Ryan Hayes passed Kevin Oliver on the last lap to pick up another feature win. Oliver would finish second with Russ Anderson third, Rick Sirios fourth and Josh Harjula fifth.
The Aable Auto Parts Mini Stock division saw Pete McCollett picking up his second win of the season in front of Ryan Ripley and Tim Collins. Tasha Dyer of Arrowsic finished fourth and Mark Childs fifth.
The New England Transmissions Strictly Street division had Ian Besnehan in his Cadillac El Dorado picking up the checkered flag with Mike Moody hot on his heels. Wally Henderson finished third with his son Jamie Henderson fourth. Alex Waltz rounded out the top five.
The Steel’s Real Rod’s and Custom’s Late Models had the crowed on the edge of their seat as well. Seth Raven held off Chris Thorne for his first win at Wiscasset. Thorne would get second with Steve Reno third. Nick Reno took home fourth and Duane Love fifth.
In the Clarks Car Crushing Pro Stocks Scott King finally broke through for a feature win. Scott Moore finished right behind him for second. Third would go to Chuck Colby with fourth and fifth going to Jeff Burgess and Dave Farrington respectively.
August, Sat. 8th – Regular Racing plus Wicked Good Vintage Race Cars
5 p.m.
Grandstand Admission:
Adults 18 to 64………..$10.00
Seniors……………………$8.00
Students 12 to 17………$8.00
Children 6 to 11………..$5.00
5 and under…………….FREE
Pit Admission:
All Ages…….$25.00
