May 1, 2011 | Beech Ridge, PASS, Touring Series News
Andy Shaw and Shane Tatro PASS Mod, Sportsman winners
Scarborough ME (4/30) Johnny Clark reclaimed the lead on lap 120 of Saturday’s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North season opener at Scarborough Maine’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway and the defending super late model champ survived several late race cautions to nab the 150 lap feature over a charging Donnie Whitten. Ben Rowe, Lonnie Sommerville and Shawn Turple rounded out the top five.
Clark led the most laps from his pole position start but the win was by no means easy. There were plenty of challengers up front. Travis Benjamin dogged the leader early on until mechanical issues sent him to the pit area. Benjamin returned to finish ninth. Derek Ramstrom was on fire too, taking the lead away from the defending series champ on lap 113.But problems sidelined Ramstrom too, possibly the result of contact with Clark on one of several tooth and nail restarts as the pair battled for the top spot. Ramstrom’s troubles gave Trevor Sanborn a shot at the lead and he took advantage, taking over the point for several laps before Clark powered by on a lap 120 restart.
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Apr 29, 2011 | Beech Ridge, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, PASS
Lonnie Sommerville: PASS North Series
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THE STORY
Lonnie Sommerville of Saint John, New Brunswick, kicks off his first full-time season of PASS North Series competition with the PASS 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, April 30. Sommerville has competed several times as a part-time fixture in PASS North with his own team, but this season marks his move to Mulkern Racing to run the entire slate. Sommerville has some experience at Beech Ridge, most notably having led the PASS 300 at the track for several laps last September.
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Apr 29, 2011 | Beech Ridge, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Scott Mulkern: PASS North Series
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THE STORY
Scott Mulkern of Falmouth, Maine, heads to his home track for the PASS North Series season-opening PASS 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, April 30. Mulkern, races the three PASS races at Beech Ridge each season as part of his part-time schedule and he has a best career finish of third on several occasions at the facility in PASS North competition. This season marks the 30th anniversary of Mulkern Racing, as Mulkern began his racing career at Beech Ridge in 1981 in the the Limited Sportsman class.
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Apr 28, 2011 | Beech Ridge, NE Racing News, PASS
Joey Doiron: PASS North Series
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THE STORY
Joey Doiron aims to collect his first career PASS North Series win when the series opens the 2011 season with the PASS 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, April 30. Doiron won the 2010 Rookie of the Year award in the series, a march he started with a career-best finish of fourth in this very race. Doiron started his racing career at Beech Ridge and considers it his home track. Doiron is coming off a DNF at “The Race” at North Wilkesboro Motor Speedway earlier this month after a blown tire ended his day prematurely.
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Feb 21, 2011 | American Canadian Tour, Beech Ridge, Maine Racing News, Touring Series News
PORTLAND, Maine — Drivers with stock car racing ties to Maine will turn a new corner this weekend at Racin’ Preview 2011.
Nine drivers, including four-time PASS North Series champion Ben Rowe of Turner, Maine, will sign autographs at the American Cancer Society’s “Relay For Life” booth during the two-day motorsports show at the Portland Expo, Feb. 25-26. (more…)
Feb 21, 2011 | Beech Ridge, Maine Racing News
Portland, Maine — Mike Rowe, certain to become an MVRCA and NEAR Hall of Famer when he finally hangs up the helmet, is arguably the most successful racer in the history of Oxford Plains Speedway.
Rowe is the reigning Maine State champion for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, a crown he’s earned the past two seasons after scaling back his racing efforts a bit. He’s also earned touring series championships with the former ACT Pro Stock Tour and, more recently, PASS Super Late Model championships on both the South Series and National Championship Series. (more…)
