Johnny Clark PASS North winner at Speedway 660

Naples ME (6/14) Johnny Clark to advantage of a lap 61 restart to power past Cassius Clark for the lead in Saturday night’s Pro All Stars Series 200 and the defending series champ stayed there all the way to the checkers to score his second win of the young season.

Cassius Clark led a big chunk of the race from the pole but had to settle for second, his best result of 2010. Saint John New Brunswick’s Lonnie Sommerville was the top Canadian with a strong run to third. Scott Chubbuck and defending race winner Ben Rowe came home fourth and fifth.

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Senator Phil Scott Rebounds with Win at the “Nation’s Site of Excitement

Barre, VT – Montpelier’s Senator Phil Scott led flag to flag in the Late Model 50 lap feature at Thunder Road during Sunday’s (June 13) Ferguson Waterworks twilight special. Scott rebounded from a wreck on Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day weekend, in which he couldn’t complete the 100 lap distance. It was the 26th career Thunder Road Late Model win for Scott who holds the record over Cris Michaud and Dave Pembroke who each have 15 wins.

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Clarks Dominate Pro All Star Series 200

Clarks Dominate Pro All Star Series 200

Fredericton, NB, June 12th, 2010 – Speedway 660 fans came out again in big numbers for the 2nd event of the year with the Pro All-Star Series 200 headlining Saturday night’s event in the Geary woods. Three divisions on this night would see action including the Martin’s Home Heating Sportsman and the LeisureFamilyRV.com Street Stocks.

In the LeisureFamilyRV.com Street Stock division it was Mike Francis out of Saint John taking home the checkers in an impressive run up through the field. Francis who started 10th took the lead off a caution involving the leader at the time Heidi Cooper. Francis took advantage of his good fortune and passed Heidi’s father Rodney Ness on lap 12 to take the lead for good. Francis takes home his first win of the year while Rodney Ness and Rick Cashol rounded out the top three respectively.

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Miles Chipman Wins NH Gov. Cup 150 at Lee USA

Lee USA Speedway regular Miles Chipman earned his first career ACT Late Model Tour win in the NH Governor’s Cup 150 on his hometrack on Friday, June 11. Chipman battled with fellow Lee competitor Wayne Helliwell for the majority of the event before taking over for good on lap 105.

The race was completed in 56 minutes and 41 seconds with just two caution periods. Forty cars attempted to qualify for the event which was previously scheduled to be the season opener back in April before being postponed due to rain.

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Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour – Lee USA Speedway Race review

Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour – Lee USA Speedway Race review

Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, posted a career-best finish of 9th in the ACT Late Model Tour NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway on Friday night, June 11. The 16-year-old Theriault, who is competing for the series’ Rookie of the Year award in 2010, rallied from 18th starting spot to earn his first top-10 in a touring series race of any kind.

WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: No. 57 Varney Insurance/Hogan Tire/Daigle & Houghton Ford Fusion
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour NH Governor’s Cup 150
WHERE: Lee USA Speedway, Lee, N.H. (.333-mile oval)

STARTED: 18th
FINISHED: 9th
LED: 0 times for 0 laps

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Trevor Sanborn: PASS North Series – Speedway 660 Race Preview

Trevor Sanborn: PASS North Series
Speedway 660 Race Preview

Trevor Sanborn of Parsonsfield, Maine, returns to full-time PASS North Series competition with Richard Moody Racing this weekend as the series heads to the Pro All Stars Series 200 at Speedway 660 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Sanborn last ran a full schedule with RMR in 2008, and he finished third while driving the RMR No. 44 at White Mountain Motorsports Park last month. After winning back-to-back 40-lap Pro Series features to open the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Sanborn and Moody reached agreement for Sanborn to run the remaining 11 races on the 2010 schedule and compete for the championship. Sanborn trails Mike Rowe by two points atop the PASS North standings.

WHO: Trevor Sanborn, Parsonsfield, Maine
TEAM: Richard Moody Racing No. 44 Ford
BEST CAREER SPEEDWAY 660 FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT SPEEDWAY 660: N/A

WHAT: PASS North Series Pro All Stars Series 200
WHERE: Speedway 660, Fredericton, New Brunswick (.333-mile oval)
WHEN: 7:05 p.m., Saturday, June 12

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