by Jay | Apr 22, 2013 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
Cassius Clark Gets 2013 Started Off Right with Victory in
Ripley and Fletcher Ford 150 PASS North Event
Dixon, Pastore and Hammar Also Win on Sunday at Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford, Maine (4-21-13) – One year ago, the #77 Hight Motorsports team with driver Cassius Clark were looking for their first PASS North Super Late Model victory. They got that win in the season’s third event and advanced to the role of title contenders by the end of the season. Clark eventually finished second to Travis Benjamin in the final 2012 PASS North standings.
On Sunday afternoon at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway, Clark and the #77 team started out their 2013 season with a victory in the Ripley and Fletcher Ford 150 PASS North event. By coming out of the gate with a victory, Clark is already hoping that this might be the season where he can score his first career PASS North championship.
“We were pretty pleased with last year. We just fell short of a goal there,” said Clark. “We worked hard on things over the winter. Sitting at home and waiting to race since October has been tough. Winning was a good way to get out there and knock the rust off.” (more…)
by Jay | Apr 22, 2013 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
PASS North Series: Bradley Babb
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Report
OXFORD, Maine – Bradley Babb of Windham, Maine, finished 14 in the PASS North Series Ripley & Fletcher Ford 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Sunday, April 21. Babb, the reigning 2012 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Maine state champion, won the pole position for the event after running away with his qualifying heat, and the No. 14 Babb Wood Contractors/McGoldrick Bros. Blasting Chevrolet ran inside the Top-10 throughout the event before being shuffled back on a late-race restart in the outside groove. Still, the finish marked Babb’s best career Oxford Plains Speedway Super Late Model finish and was a good testing ground for the TD Bank Oxford 250 later this summer.
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by Jay | Apr 21, 2013 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
From Twitter:
Cassius Clark has won today’s 150-lap event at Oxford. 2nd Doiron, 3rd Benjamin, 4th Rowe, 5th Timmons
Track position bites him at end. After strong day from the pole, Brad Babb finishes 14th in PASS 150 at Oxford.
Brad Babb is 8th with 8 to go at Oxford. “I’m happy with where we’re at for this place.”
Lap 140: caution out for Scott Mulkern! 10 laps to go … This is about to get real interesting …! Doiron, C.Clark, Benjamin, Timmons, and Rowe will settle it for the win.
Lap 125: Cassius and Doiron battle side by side for first followed by Travis Benjamin in third.
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by | Apr 17, 2013 | Maine, PASS
PASS North Series: Austin Theriault
Oxford Plains Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
FORT KENT, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, returns to the site of his first career Super Late Model victory when the PASS North Series opens its 2013 season with the Ripley & Fletcher Ford 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Sunday, April 21. Theriault won the series’ season finale at Oxford last October, and he’s bringing the same family-owned No. 57 Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion to the track this weekend. The Brad Keselowski Racing development driver won a PASS South Series event at Dillon Motor Speedway in Dillon, S.C., last month and has finished in the Top-6 in each of his last four PASS-sanctioned starts heading into the weekend at Oxford Plains.
THE FACTS
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: AT Racing No. 57 Pelletier Ford Ford Fusion
CREW CHIEF: Mickey Green, South Paris, Maine
BEST CAREER OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY FINISH: 1st (October 2012)
LAST RACE AT OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY: 1st (October 2012)
WHAT: PASS North Series Ripley & Fletcher Ford 150
WHERE: Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine (.375-mile oval)
WHEN: Saturday, April 20 – 11 a.m., practice; Sunday, April 21 – 10 a.m., practice; 2 p.m., qualifying; 4:30 p.m., race
PASS North Series
NEXT RACE: May 4, Southern Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep 150, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval) (more…)
by | Apr 17, 2013 | PASS
NAPLES, ME (April 17) – After what seemed to be a never ending off season, Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North competitors in the Super Late Model, Modified, and Sportsman divisions will begin the 2013 season this Sunday afternoon at Oxford Plains Speedway. This weekend’s Ripley and Fletcher 150 will take on added importance for the PASS North Super Late Models since they will head back to Oxford on July 21st for the 40th Annual TD Bank 250. A fact not lost on 6-Time PASS North Champion Johnny Clark.
“There will be a lot of heavy hitters and all the teams will be raring to go at Oxford,” said Clark. “Everyone wants to make a statement that they’re ready for the 250. I can’t think of a better way to kick off the season then rolling into victory lane at OPS.”
The 2012 season was a bit of disappointment for Johnny Clark. Finishing fourth in points with two wins would be a great year for most drivers, but not for the man trying to stake his claim as one of the greatest racers New England has ever seen. (more…)
by | Apr 16, 2013 | ACT, Lee USA, New Hampshire, PASS, Whelen Modified
Weekend Brings Success For Crazy Horse Racing
LEE, N.H. – It was a banner day for Crazy Horse Racing teams in the ACT Late Model Tour season opener at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Sunday, April 14.
Two teams affiliated with the organization qualified in the Top-10 to make the 30-car starting field, and two brand new cars built by Crazy Horse Racing this winter finished in the Top-10 of the New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150.
Veteran Milton, Vt., racer Scott Payea finished 10th at Lee USA after qualifying seventh for the feature event in his first time on the track with the new No. 89 to lead the Crazy Horse contingent on Sunday, while ACT Rookie of the Year candidate Travis Stearns finished a career-best eighth in the new Richard Green Racing No. 16 after starting 24th. (more…)
