Joey Porciello Leads Rookie Charge at Beech Ridge to Start Off the PASS

Sample Image Joey Porciello Leads Rookie Charge at Beech Ridge to Start Off the PASS North Super Late Model Season Jeremie Whorff Charges to Second Ahead of Several Tour Veterans

NAPLES, ME (May 5, 2007) – The rookies ruled the roost Saturday at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine as the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model Tour held their season-opening event. Joey Porciello held off the charge of 2006 Oxford 250 winner Jeremie Whorff to take the first checkered flag of the year.

Porciello first took the lead from Ben Rowe on lap 37, and then swapped the top spot with Cassius Clark throughout the middle stages of the event. With less than 20 laps to go, Porciello was out front, but Whorff was gaining rapidly. A restart with six laps to go gave Whorff a final shot at taking lead, but Porciello did not yield and was the first driver to complete the 150-lap event.

The victory is Porciello’s first in PASS North Super Late Model competition. The Lee, New Hampshire driver previously won a PASS Outlaw Late Model feature at Star Speedway (now known as All-Star Speedway) in 2006.

Finishing behind Porciello and Whorff were veterans Mike Rowe, Kelly Moore and Dave Dion.

In support race action, Scott Mulkern won the 100-lap PASS Outlaw Late Model feature over Jay Sands and Jimmy Rosenfield. In the PASS Modifieds, Kenny Harrison benefited when Chris Staples spun out of the lead with five laps to go. Harrison went on to win the race over Tom Oliver and Chris Smith.

PASS teams won’t have to wait long to return to action. On Sunday, there will be a 150-lap PASS North Super Late Model feature and a PASS Modified race support race at Speedway 95 near Bangor, Maine. The post time for that event is 2pm.

For more information on the PASS South Series, contact Jeremy Troiano at (704) 788-2134; for information on the PASS North Series, contact Mike Twist at (207) 499-2565, and for technical and rules information on all of the PASS tours, please contact Scott Reed at (207) 625-3230. To find out more about marketing and sponsorship opportunities with PASS, please contact Steve Perry at (207) 468-0561.

Also, be sure to visit the official PASS South website at www.racewithpass.com and the official website of PASS North, www.proallstarsseries.com.

PASS North Super Late Models

Beech Ridge Motor Speedway

May 5, 2007

Unofficial Results

1. Joey Porciello

2. Jeremie Whorff

3. Mike Rowe

4. Kelly Moore

5. Dave Dion

6. Ben Rowe

7. Richie Dearborn

8. Mark Patten

9. Cassius Clark

10. DJ Shaw

11. Steve Berry

12. Johnny Clark

13. Curtis Gerry

14. Bill Whorff, Jr.

15. Gary Smith

16. Trevor Sanborn

17. Kirk Thibeau

18. Bill Penfold

19. Travis Benjamin

20. Derek Ramstrom

21. John Flemming

22. Kevin Kimball

23. Bill Rodgers

24. Rick Martin

25. Lonnie Sommerville

26. Dale Shaw

27. Jeff Burgess

28. Ralph Nason

29. Mike Parks