PASS Champs wrap up their title runs in style with feature wins
Oxford ME (10/15) It was Champions Day at Oxford Plains Speedway for all three Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North racing series Saturday, and Andy Shaw (PASS Mods) and Carey Martin (PASS Sportsman) both claimed their respective divisions championship in style by winning their season finales.
For Shaw it was a fitting end to a dominant season. The Center Conway NH racer’s 2011 record is enviable; 10 starts, 7 wins and 9 top five finishes kept Shaw on top of the standings all season long, and moved him to the top of the PASS Mod record book as the division’s winning-est driver.
Ron Henry looked like he had a shot at victory in the early going. Henry took off and left the field in his dust with Dana Reed and Travis Buzzell giving chase. But Shaw was on the move, passing his Uncle Dale for 4th on lap 15, Buzzell for 3rd on lap 18 and on lap 21 the defending series champ was second. Three laps later he took over the top spot and set sail. It was Shaw by a straightaway at the checkers with Ron Henry in the runner up spot and Dana Reed third.
Carey Martin carried a slim five point lead in the PASS Sportsman standings to the season finale, and the 2009 series champ did exactly what he need to do. Martin won his heat race and dominated the 75 lap feature to put an exclamation point on his second PASS title. Craig Smith took the second spot from Clyde Hennessy with 11 to go; Frank Wear and Rusty Poland rounded out the top five.
The Wildcat/Strictly Stock fifty lap Open was a wild affair dominated by Leeds racer Kurt Hewins. Corey Morgan ran up front all day and raced home second with Chris Warming third.
All three PASS North touring series will celebrate the season on Friday evening November 4 at the Howard Johnson’s Convention Center in Portland Maine. Drivers, team members, sponsors and fans are all welcome to join in the festivities. Visit www.proallstarsseries.com for all the details and a printable ticket order form.
Unofficial Finish – PASS Sportsman 75 lap feature – Oxford Plains Speedway – Oxford ME 10/15
1 18 Carey Martin Denmark ME 2 15 Craig Smith E Waterboro ME 3 Clyde Hennessy Windham ME 4 20 Frank Wear Scarborough ME 5 44 Rusty Poland Windham ME 6 7 Shane Tatro Levant ME 7 10 Donnie Morse Windham ME 8 38 Dan McKeage Gorham ME 9 75 Doug Wolfe Buxton ME 10 88 Andy Field Buxton ME 11 58 Lyman McKeage Gorham ME 12 93 Dave Langlais Springvale ME 13 35 Kris Watson Hermon ME 14 34 Richie Morse 15 01 Rob Drew Ctr. Lovell ME 16 85 Kenny Harrison Freeport ME 17 51 RJ Austin Smithfield ME 18 60 Scott Dorr Portland ME 19 07 Dave Charest Westbrook ME 20 22 Steve Bennett Jr Turner ME 21 46 Bill Sprague Otisfield ME 22 777 Mike St. Germain Auburn ME
Unofficial Finish-PASS Mod 40 lap feature
1 66 Andy Shaw Center Conway NH 2 05 Ron Henry New Gloucester ME 3 60 Dana Reed Shapleigh ME 4 23 Dale Shaw Center Conway NH 5 3 Travis Buzzell Hollis ME 6 9 Scott Reed Parsonsfield ME 7 56 Glen Luce Turner ME 8 33 Bill Dixon N. Waterboro ME 9 53W Alan Wilson Hebron ME 10 14 Scott McDaniel Livermore ME 11 28 Mark Lundblad Conway NH 12 50 Sumner Sessions Norway ME
Unofficial Finish – Wildcat 50 lap feature
1 55 Kurt Hewins Leeds ME 2 26 Corey Morgan Lewiston ME 3 15 Chris Warming Hollis ME 4 5 Guy Childs Turner ME 5 41 Steve Benincasa Buxton ME 6 8 Keith Stewart Naples ME 7 63 Matt Williams Brownfield ME 8 05 Glen Reynolds Turner ME 9 36L Nate Leavitt Buxton ME 10 84B Chaz Briggs Westbrook ME 11 36 Richard Spaulding Lisbon ME 12 38 Addison Bowie Auburn ME 13 20 Peter Huston Lisbon Falls ME 14 53 Dick Damon Livermore ME 15 9 Ryan Robbins Dixfield ME 16 777 Mike St. Germain Auburn ME 17 00 Mark Childs Turner 18 60 Vanna Brackett Buckfield ME 19 113 Tommy Tompkins Carthage ME 20 83 Shawn Gilpatrick Limerick ME 21 35 Dale Brackett S. Paris ME 22 12 Skip Tripp S. Paris ME 23 84 Dave Vaughn Naples ME 24 47 Brian Caswell Buxton ME 25 3 Mike Short Auburn ME 26 04 Zack Bowie Poland ME