Sep 6, 2010 | PASS
14-Year-Old Georgia Racer Puts His Name in the Record Books 14 Years after Last Major Event at the Historic North Carolina Track
The PASS South Super Late Models headed to the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, for “The Labor Day Classic 200” event at the track on Saturday, September 4th, 2010 – the first major racing event at the facility since Jeff Gordon won in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series back in 1996. After Andy Loden set a new track record during qualifying 14-year-old Chase Elliott, son of legendary NASCAR racer Bill Elliott, drove his #9 machine to victory lane as the first major touring series winner in the past 14 years at the track, a place where his father ran strong but never claimed a victory.
“This is pretty cool,” said Chase Elliott in victory lane. “For them (his father’s NASCAR race team) to not get a win here was big because they dominated back in those years. It is really cool to be a part of the names that won here.”
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Sep 5, 2010 | PASS
Story by Evan Beaulieu
After 16 races in the Amsoil Nelcar Legends Tour season, the tour was back at Maine’s toughest track, Unity Raceway. With just three point’s races remaining going into the race, Bob Weymouth held a slim 30 point lead over second place Evan Beaulieu for the championship, which is just 20 points after the throwaway. Both drivers had good runs at Unity, with Weymouth scoring a win earlier in the year, and with the championship so close, every position would be more crucial than usual. The fans packed into the stands, and were treated to a great night of racing by some of the best Legends Cars drivers in New England.
For the first heat race, it was the 29 of Tyler Jordan on the pole with the 10 of Ed Getty on the outside. When the green flag flew, the two drove side by side for a few laps before Getty was able to vault ahead using the preferred outside groove. With the rookie, Mathew Bourgoine in the 38 breathing down his neck and three wide racing for third behind them, Getty was able to hold on and score the heat win. Bourgoine fought hard but finished second, while Terry Kirk in the 17 got third in the three wide battle.
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Sep 2, 2010 | PASS
Rowe Keeps Title Hopes Alive With Top-5 Finishes
FALMOUTH, Maine — Ben Rowe sits just a handful of points out of the PASS North Series championship lead as the tour barrels down the homestretch.
Rowe, of Turner, Maine, posted back-to-back Top-5 finishes at Seekonk Speedway in Seekonk, Mass., and Spud Speedway in Caribou, Maine to position himself just 13 points out of the PASS North Series lead with two races remaining.
“Everybody’s still working really hard,” Rowe said of the No. 48 Community Pharmacies team. “We’re getting close. And we’re still in the hunt for the championship — so we may not be quite where we want to be, but we’re not that far off, either.”
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Sep 2, 2010 | PASS
CHARLOTTE, NC (September 1) – Few motorsports events have generated as much buzz as the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) plan to bring racing back to the Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway slated for this weekend. The PASS South Super Late Models will race for 200 laps and will be the featured division in this weekend’s Inaugural Labor Day Classic. In addition to the PASS South Super Late Models, Limited Late Models, Stadium Stocks, and the Allison Legacy cars will also be competing on a weekend celebrating the history of short track racing. It is only fitting that racing legends Bobby and Donnie Allison have been named Grand Marshals of short track racing’s newest tradition.
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Sep 1, 2010 | PASS
Naples ME (8/31) While the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) super late model race teams are prepping for the return of oval track racing to North Wilkesboro (NC) Speedway this weekend, there’ another big weekend of racing on the horizon when the PASS Super Late Models, Mods and Sportsman take to another history-laden venue in the form of Maine’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on September 11 and 12.
It’s the sixth edition of PASS 400 weekend, a four day motorsports extravaganza that’s become a must attend event for racers and race fans from all over the eastern seaboard. It’s the longest race of the season for all three PASS North touring series, and there’s track time for almost every circle track division one can find in northern New England.
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Aug 29, 2010 | PASS
Naples, ME 8/29/10– Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South fans that have followed the series’ super late model cars and stars over the past two seasons saw a racer come into his own Saturday night at South Boston (VA) Speedway when Jimmy Weller scored his first PASS super late model victory in the PASS SoBo 150
Weller has made big strides all season long and he was able to seal the deal by surviving a lap 135 restart alongside teammate Ryan Blaney. Veteran Jay Fogleman rounded out the podium with his third place run.
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