Joey Doiron Racing: PASS North Series
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Race Report
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, finished second in the PASS North Series SouthernMaineMotors.com 300 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Sunday, September 16. After a crash in qualifying on Saturday, Doiron started 26th in the 32-car field and drove all the way to the Top-10 by the midway point of the season’s longest race. The No. 73 JBJ Machine/Scarborough Downs Chevrolet led for more than 20 laps in the late stages of the event, but he was overtaken on a restart with just 19 laps remaining and couldn’t regain track position lost following contact with a lapped car. It was Doiron’s second Top-2 finish in three starts at Beech Ridge this season.
WHO: Joey Doiron, Berwick, Maine
TEAM: No. 73 JBJ Machine/Scarborough Downs Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: John Doiron, Berwick, Maine
WHAT: PASS North Series SouthernMaineMotors.com 300
WHERE: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (.333-mile oval)
STARTED: 26th
FINISHED: 2nd
LAPS LED: 1 time for 23 laps
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JOEY, HOW WAS IT RACING FOR THE LEAD?
It was a blast. Ben (Rowe) is probably one of the cleanest guys out here to race with. I was keeping him honest for a while there when I was behind him for a little while in the early part of the race. I had that restart (on Lap 257) and it looked like I’d be able to get away.
I felt like I definitely had the best car tonight.
DID YOU THINK YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO CHALLENGE FOR THE WIN AGAIN IN THE FINAL LAPS?
I caught that late-race restart – the last thing I needed. I fell in behind Ben, and I thought I was going to have one more opportunity to get him.
Then some lapped car that’s been in three or four wrecks decided to pull out into the middle of the track going down the backstretch. I don’t know. Some guys just don’t have a lot of respect.