Oxford, Maine – Bryan Kruczek of Newmarket, New Hampshire raced to his second AIM Recycling USA Super Late Model victory of the season in Sunday’s HP Hood PASS North 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway.
Kruczek started the race from 21st position and methodically worked his way into contention, taking the lead away from Mike Hopkins of Hermon, in what was Hopkins best run to date with the Pro All Stars Series premiere Northeastern class. Kruczek was on cruise control for the final one-quarter of the race, crossing the line almost four seconds ahead of the competition aboard his Ouellette Associates #00.
Jeremy Davis of Tamworth, New Hampshire led almost half of the race and crossed the finish line under the checkered flag in second position, continuing his breakout season in PASS Super Late Model competition.
Garrett Hall of Scarborough drove a tremendous race, claiming third position at the wire by 1/20-second after starting the race in 26th position. Hopkins, who led a healthy chunk of the race before yielding to Kruczek, ended up in fourth place. Scarborough veteran Kelly Moore rounded out the top five.
Travis Benjamin of Morrill was sixth, with reigning series champion DJ Shaw of Center Conway, NH seventh. Six-time PASS North king Johnny Clark of Farmingdale, Joey Doiron of Berwick and Dave Oliver of Standish rounded out the top ten.
Scott Mulkern of Falmouth, Davis, Mike Rowe of Turner and Moore won HP Hood Super Late Model heat races. Kruczek and Oliver won the consolation qualifiers.
Doug McClure of Buxton charged up the outside groove into the lead, then outran Buxton’s Ryan Phillips to the checkered flag in the 30-lap main event for PASS Mods. It was McClure’s second win in the class, but his first in the presence of his Maine Racing Hall of Fame father, Jim McClure. Matty Sanborn of Westbrook nailed down a tour-best third-place finish, with reigning champion Andy Shaw of Center Conway, New Hampshire fourth across the stripe. Newburgh’s Scott Alexander rounded out the top five.
Josh Childs of Oxford led wire-to-wire in a special 20-lap non-points race for the Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy Street Stock division. Dan Brown of Peru claimed runner-up honors, with Rick Spaulding of Lisbon earning third-place hardware. David Whittier of West Poland and Norway’s Jordan Russell were fourth and fifth under the checkered flag, respectively. Childs won the heat race.
The next PASS North AIM Recycling USA event is scheduled for Saturday, August 8 at Autodrome Montmigny in Montmigny, Quebec. The next PASS Super Late Model event in Maine is the 42nd Annual AIM Recycling USA Oxford 250, scheduled for Sunday afternoon, August 30. For more information please visit proallstarsseries.com or call (207) 539-8865.
Results from the HP Hood PASS North 150 AIM Recycling USA Pro All Stars Series North Super Late Model event; Sunday, August 2; Oxford Plains Speedway; Oxford, Maine (Finishing position, car number, driver’s name, home town).
AIM Recycling USA PASS North Super Late Model HP Hood 150 (150 laps) 1 00 Bryan Kruczek, Newmarket, NH; 2 09 Jeremy Davis, Tamworth, NH; 3 94x Garrett Hall, Scarborough; 4 15 Mike Hopkins, Hermon; 5 47 Kelly Moore, Scarborough; 6 17 Travis Benjamin, Morrill; 7 60 DJ Shaw, Center Conway, NH; 8 54 Johnny Clark, Farmingdale; 9 73 Joey Doiron, Berwick; 10 21 Dave Oliver, Standish; 11 7 Mike Rowe, Turner; 12 59 Reid Lanpher, Manchester; 13 22 Scott Farrington, Minot; 14 49 Tracy Gordon, Strong; 15 48 Bobby Timmons, Windham; 16 77 Trevor Sanborn, East Parsonsfield; 17 23 Dave Garrington, Jr., Jay; 18 7 Glen Luce, Turner; 19 27 Wayne Helliwell, Jr., Dover, NH; 20 94 Shawn Martin, Turner; 21 16 Travis Stearns, Auburn; 22 46 Dennis Spencer, Jr., Oxford; 23 4 Ben Rowe, Turner; 24 71 Raphael Lessard, St. Joseph Beauce, QC; 25 25 Shawn Knight, South Paris; 26 44 Kyle Treadwell, Buckfield; 27 14 Scott McDaniel, Livermore; 28 20 Mike Landry, Oakland; 29 2 Matt Matheson, Oromocto, NB; 30 33 Richie Dearborn, Hollis; 31 36 Scott Robbins, Dixfield; 32 55 Tony Ricci, Westbrook; 33 60 Timmy Brackett, Buckfield; 34 53 Alan Wilson, Hebron; 35 61 TJ Brackett, Buckfield; 36 84 Scott Mulkern, Falmouth.
Pass Mods (30 laps) 1 22 Doug McClure, Buxton; 2 89 Ryan Phillips, Buxton; 3 64 Matty Sanborn, Westbrook; 4 0 Andy Shaw, Center Conway, NH; 5 17a Scott Alexander, Newburgh; 6 27 Nick Lascuola, Brockton, MA; 8 21 Mike Carignan, Lebanon.
Street Stock (20 laps) 1 3 Josh Childs, Oxford; 2 83 Dan Brown, Peru; 3 36 Rick Spaulding, Lisbon; 4 58 David Whittier, West Poland; 5 4 Jordan Russell, Norway.