by Jay | Jul 14, 2012 | Connecticut, PASS, Thompson, Touring Series News
Mulkern Racing: PASS North Series
Lonnie Sommerville Thompson Speedway Report
THOMPSON, Conn. – Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, New Brunswick, finished sixth in the PASS North Series California Paints 75 at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn., on Thursday, July 12. Sommerville started inside the Top-10 and started moving toward the front in the second half of the race, at one point getting involved in a spirited four-car battle for the lead. The Mulkern Racing No. 48 A.E. McKay Builders Chevrolet was up to fourth-place on the race’s final restart with eight laps remaining when the car in front of him missed a shift coming to the green flag, dropping Sommerville back to sixth.
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by Jay | Jul 13, 2012 | Connecticut, PASS, Thompson, Touring Series News
Derek Ramstrom inherited the race lead on lap 62 of Thursday night’s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North California Paints 75 at Thompson (CT.) International Speedway and the home track hero kept DJ Shaw and Travis Benjamin in his mirror to the checkers. Thompson regular Mike O’Sullivan raced home fourth and Cassius Clark survived a wild ride down the front stretch to finish fifth.
Ramstrom put himself in position to win early on, racing in the top five at the fastest track that PASS North visits. At the green it looked like Ben Rowe would finally toss that Gorilla off his back, racing past the all Thompson front row of Larry Gelinas and O’Sullivan. The RMR 4 was flying and the three time Thompson PASS winner was able to hold both Gelinas and Ted Christopher at bay. But on lap 47 the dreaded off song sound of a cylinder heading south suddenly appeared , drop kicking Rowe through the field until his engine finally gave up the ghost on lap 67.
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by Jay | Jul 13, 2012 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, PASS, Thompson, Touring Series News
Preece Scores 5th Season Sunoco Modified Victory While Ramstrom Earns PASS Checkers
Thompson, CT: Thompson International Speedway hosted a PASS North 75-lap event that featured hometown hero Derek Ramstrom in victory lane. Ramstrom previously won two track championships at Thompson. Ryan Preece held off Keith Rocco for the Sunoco Modified win while Tommy O’Sullivan, John Lowinski-Loh, Scott Sundeen, Troy Talman and Dave Trudeau were all victorious in other NASCAR Whelen All American Series action.
Worcester, Mass.-native and local favorite Derek Ramstrom came from a fifth place starting position to earn the victory in the 75-lap PASS North feature event. Ramstrom inherited the lead following a lap 61-accident that took out Larry Gelinas, who dominated just prior to that.
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by Jay | Jul 13, 2012 | Connecticut, PASS, Thompson, Touring Series News
Joey Doiron Racing: PASS North Series
Thompson Int’l Speedway Race Report
THOMPSON, Conn. – Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, finished eighth in the PASS North Series California Paints 75 at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn., on Thursday, July 12. It was Doiron’s first career start at the largest track on the circuit. He avoided a multi-car incident in the final corner on the final lap to post his sixth Top-10 in eight starts this season. Doiron avoided disaster on Lap 4 when another car’s engine blew right in front of the No. 73 JBJ Machine/Scarborough Downs Chevrolet, forcing him to pit road to clear his windshield of debris and then restart at the rear of the field.
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by Jay | Jul 12, 2012 | Connecticut, New England, PASS, Thompson, Touring Series News
Joey Doiron Racing: PASS North Series
Thompson International Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
BERWICK, Maine – Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, will make the quick turnaround and head the PASS North Series California Paints 75 at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn., on Thursday, July 12. Doiron has never competed at Thompson – at .625-miles and high-banked, the largest and fastest track on the series’ schedule. Doiron enters the week off a disappointing run at his home track of Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, but the No. 73 JBJ Machine/Scarborough Downs Chevrolet is still fourth overall in the PASS North Series standings with seven of 14 races remaining.
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by Jay | Jul 10, 2012 | Connecticut, PASS, Thompson, Touring Series News
The Pro All Star Series 75 tops the bill this Thursday at the Thompson International Speedway. The Super Late Models of the PASS Tour have been a mainstay and a fan favorite at Thompson for several years. These extremely fast race cars traditionally offer an excellent race program of qualifying heat races and an edge-of-the seat feature races.
To make the program even more enjoyable, California Paints will bring their “Storm System” spokesman, Rusty Wallace, the 1989 Sprint Cup champion and soon-to-be inducted member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame to Thompson for a brief meet and greet session with fans and company employees. A few lucky fans will be given the opportunity to have Rusty answer their questions and he will also sign a limited number of autographs.
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