John Smith Claims Second Straight SMRS Modified Win At Wake County

John Smith Claims Second Straight SMRS Modified Win At Wake County

RALEIGH, NC (July 2) – John Smith grabbed the lead from Brandon Ward with 29 laps to go and led the rest of the way for his second consecutive Southern Modified Racing Series (SMRS) Presented By PASS win in the Battle At The Bullring Saturday night at Wake County Speedway.
“I think the real deal was my boys put the left front on the left rear [during the pit stop] and that gave me a lot more drive off the corner than the rest of them, but I still didn’t think I could get passed them,” said Smith afterwards. “Brandon [Ward] was getting a little bit sideways off the corner and I knew Jason [Myers] was coming so I knew I needed to go. But my boys in the pits really won me this race.” (more…)

Eddie MacDonald Will Race Pass All Star Series Event at Lee USA Speedway on Friday

PASSEddie MacDonald Will Race Pass All Star Series Event at Lee USA Speedway on Friday

Eddie MacDonald will team up again with Super Late Model owner Dave Lemieux in the PASS 150 at Lee USA Speedway on Friday night, June 24. The pair joined forces to win the first ever SLM race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last year and hope to repeat that performance at the very familiar surroundings of Lee.
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PASS North Back On Track This Weekend At Lee USA Speedway

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photo by Norm Marx

NAPLES, ME (June 21) – After a few weeks off due to rain, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Models will be back on track Friday night at Lee USA Speedway in New Hampshire. Coming in to this weekend’s action, nine drivers are in striking distance for the championship, including Tamworth, NH’s Jeremy Davis. While Davis sits ninth in points, the Granite State favorite is not happy with his results, scoring only one top 10 finish so far this season.

“My season so far has had ups-and-downs,” says Davis. “We’ve had some bad luck with mechanical issues taking us out of a bunch of races this season. Lots of big races we were in contention for the win, just bad luck has taken us out. Like our last race at Lee, we lost the motor fighting for the lead late in the race.”

Last year, Davis finished third to DJ Shaw and Derek Ramstrom for his third straight top five finish. Coming back to Lee USA Speedway this weekend with PASS North, Davis believes all the ingredients are there to challenge for a win, if luck is on his side. And it is special, since Davis began attending races there when he was just a week old.
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Dominant Dilbeck Takes 1st Career PASS South Win At Hickory

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HICKORY, NC (June 18) – Chris Dilbeck led over 120 laps in a dominating performance to win Saturday night’s Over The Mountain 150 for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Models at Hickory Motor Speedway.  The victory marks the first career PASS South Super Late Model win for the Georgia native.

 

“This is just unbelievable to win at a place like Hickory,” said an emotional Dilbeck afterwards.  “We’re just a part-time team and this is just amazing to do this against this type of competition.  Me and two other guys work on this car and it was just perfect all night long.  I just really can’t believe this.”

 

            Defending PASS South champion, Tate Fogleman, set the standard in qualifying, bettering the competition with a lap of 87.447 miles per hour.  After the top 10 qualifiers redraw, Fogleman would slot in to the sixth starting position, while Dilbeck and Jared Irvan would move up to the front row to lead the field to green.

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Newton And Smith Claim Electric City Twin 125 Wins At Anderson

309-PASS South Print LogoNewton And Smith Claim Electric City Twin 125 Wins At Anderson

WILLIAMSTON, SC (June 17) – Roger Lee Newton inherited the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model win after a wild finish, while John Smith played the right strategy for his first Southern Modified Racing Series (SMRS) win Friday night at Anderson Motor Speedway. For Newton, the Concord, NC veteran was in the right place when leaders Matt Craig and Dalton Sargeant made contact on the final lap to claim his third career PASS South Super Late Model victory.

“To be in this position after where we started today, we changed everything but the seat in this car,” said Newton afterwards. “Man, the crew worked their butts off today. I don’t give up on them and they don’t give up on me, it’s a team. The last four or five races has taken a lot of wind out of our sails and we were about to quit racing. I don’t like to win this way, but we will take them however we can get them.”
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