Naples ME. Dan Mckeage scored his third PASS Pluffybilt Racing Tractors Sportsman feature win of 2008 in Saturday’s 75 lap season finale at Groveton New Hampshire’s Riverside Speedway.
Mckeage topped Terry Merrill to claim the checkers; Bobby Nadeau finished third with Steve Bennett Sr. and Duane Seekins rounding out the top five.
Richie Morse soldiered on to a ninth place finish despite getting caught up in several incidents that left his number 34 looking more like a PASS Modified than a Sportsman ride. Despite his tough day at the races, Morse claimed the Sportsman Series title over Steve Bennett Sr. by eighteen points, 315-297. Terry Merrill was third in the final standings with 274 markers.
Mckeage and Morse were the qualifying race winners.
Morse will celebrate his PASS Pluffybilt Sportsman Series Championship on Saturday November 15th when all four PASS North divisions are honored at the 2008 PASS Banquet of Champions. at Verrillo's Convention Center on Riverside Street in Westbrook, Maine.
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Unofficial Results – PASS Pluffybilt Racing Tractors Sportsman Series 75 lap feature – Riverside Speedway – Groveton NH – 10/11/2008
1. 38 Dan Mckeage, Gorham, ME 2. 36 Terry Merrill, Saco, ME 3. 35 Bobby Nadeau, Hollis, ME 4. 22 Steve Bennett, Buckfeild, ME 5. 19 Duane Seekins Stockton Springs, ME 6. 9 Mike Davis, Tamworth NH 7. 68 Jonathan Ledger Groveton, NH 8. 60 Kyle Hart, Fryeburg ME 9. 34 Richie Morse, Waterford, ME
10. 9x Jeremy Davis, Tamworth NH 11. 01 Sammy Gooden, Whitefield NH 12. 69 Neil Evans Jr., Epping NH 13. 1 Kenny Marier, Littleton NH
Top Ten – 2008 PASS Sportsman Series point standings (final)
1) #34 Richie Morse 315 (2008 PASS Sportsman Champion) 2) #22 Steve Bennett Sr. 297 3) #36 Terry Merrill 274 4) #38 Dan Mckeage 254 5) #68 Jonathan Ledger 221 6) #7 Shane Tatro 219 7) #60 Kyle Hart 206 8) #19 Duanne Seekins 201 9) #35 Bobby Nadeau 189 10) #69 Neil Evans Jr. 161