{"id":19015,"date":"2018-04-07T09:26:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T13:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maineracing.com\/wp\/?p=19015"},"modified":"2018-04-07T09:26:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T13:26:28","slug":"pass-north-set-to-begin-sunday-at-thompsons-icebreaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2018\/04\/pass-north-set-to-begin-sunday-at-thompsons-icebreaker\/","title":{"rendered":"PASS North Set To Begin Sunday At Thompson\u2019s Icebreaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"PASS North Set To Begin Sunday At Thompson\u2019s Icebreaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

NAPLES, ME (April 5) \u2013 After a long winter break, that has seen some venture south to compete, Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model drivers from across New England and Canada are ready to tackle Connecticut\u2019s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park this weekend for the first race of 2018. <\/p>\n

In addition to being the first action of the season for New England\u2019s top short trackers, the 44th Annual Icebreaker also serves as the second race of the PASS National Championship Series. Following the first event held at South Carolina\u2019s Dillon Motor Speedway in February, race winner, Derek Griffith, finds himself leading 5-Time PASS National Champion, Ben Rowe, by just two points heading to Thompson.
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One of the surprises to come out of Dillon was the emergence of PASS newcomer, Ray Christian, III. In his first ever start at Dillon, the Uncasville, CT driver surprised everybody by leading a number of laps before eventually finishing third. After a successful test at Thompson last weekend, Christian hopes another solid finish will keep him in the thick of the PASS National Championship fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are really excited for Thompson because it\u2019s a track I\u2019m pretty familiar with,\u201d says Christian, driver of the Crazy Horse Racing #93 Chevrolet. \u201cAfter my run at Dillon, I\u2019m much more comfortable in the car so we won\u2019t be learning a new track and a new car.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Christian, two North Carolina teenagers will be making their first trips to Thompson as they chase the national title in 2018, Kodie Conner and Jared Irvan. <\/p>\n

Conner has finished second the last two seasons in the PASS South title chase and hopes a good finish at Thompson will propel him to a strong showing at the next national championship race, the 45th Annual Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in August. <\/p>\n

While another third-generation racer, Jared Irvan, a former winner in the PASS South series, will also be looking to challenge for the PASS National title in his first Super Late Model start at Thompson. A first start in this type of car, but not at Thompson Speedway itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI ran at Thompson last year in a K&N East car, so I think that will be to my advantage,\u201d said Irvan, piloting the famed #28 this weekend. \u201cI\u2019m excited to be racing at Thompson and following the only true national schedule in Super Late Model racing. The other guys running for the national championship definitely have their stuff together so it will be tough, but I can\u2019t thank my family enough for standing behind me. I\u2019m confident we can contend for a win this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Christian, Conner and Irvan, they will be joined by fellow National Championship contenders Derek Griffith, Ben Rowe, Jimmy Renfrew, Jr., and Sammy Gooden. Former Thompson winner, Garrett Hall, will be back looking for another win along with Oxford 250 winners, Travis Benjamin and Glen Luce, as well as former PASS North champion, DJ Shaw, and contenders Derek Ramstrom, Todd Stone, Gabe Brown, Nicholas Cusak, Dillon Moltz, Brandon Turbush, Greg Nanigan, and Reid Lanpher.<\/p>\n

Action gets under way at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Saturday, April 6 with rotating practice for all divisions. On Sunday, April 7, gates will open at 8 AM and feature events are set to go green at 12:30 PM.<\/p>\n

Entry forms for The Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, along with events at Oxford Plains Speedway, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, and the 45th Annual Oxford 250, can be found at ProAllStarsSeries.com. The 2018 license forms for the PASS Super Late Models are also available at ProAllStarsSeries.com. Drivers purchasing licenses for the 2018 season will receive bonus points for each race they are pre-registered for and will also save money towards any events that they enter early.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PASS North Set To Begin Sunday At Thompson\u2019s Icebreaker NAPLES, ME (April 5) \u2013 After a long winter break, that has seen some venture south to compete, Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model drivers from across New England and Canada are ready to tackle Connecticut\u2019s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park this weekend for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pass","category-latest-touring-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19015"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19016,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19015\/revisions\/19016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}