{"id":487,"date":"2010-06-13T10:34:59","date_gmt":"2010-06-13T10:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracer.com\/wp\/?p=487"},"modified":"2010-06-13T10:34:59","modified_gmt":"2010-06-13T10:34:59","slug":"clarks-dominate-pro-all-star-series-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2010\/06\/clarks-dominate-pro-all-star-series-200\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarks Dominate Pro All Star Series 200"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"postmessage_141925\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Clarks  Dominate Pro All Star Series 200<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> Fredericton, NB, June 12th, 2010 \u2013 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\u2019s event in the Geary woods.   Three  divisions on this night would see action including the Martin\u2019s Home  Heating Sportsman and the LeisureFamilyRV.com Street Stocks. <\/p>\n<p> 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\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p> In the Martin\u2019s Home Heating Sportsman division, in an uncharacteristic  rough race, saw local favourite Richard Atkinson take home the checkers.    Atkinson was strong all day leading 2 of the 3 practice sessions with  fastest time.  He started in 7th position and quickly powered his way  to the top three in fewer than 10 laps, and then off a restart on lap  17, Atkinson had the preferred line on the outside and made his way to  the front.  Atkinson would have a couple challengers in Dave Bigger and  Randy Moore but this night belonged to the #40.  Dave Bigger got his  first podium finish of the year finishing 2nd and Randy Moore finished a  strong 3rd after a tough opening in week. <\/p>\n<p> In the main event, the Pro All Star Series 200 competitors did not  disappoint with some amazing side by side racing throughout the field.    The lead pack of Cassius Clark, Johnny Clark and Trevor Sanborn put on  quite a show weaving their way through traffic.   Clark led the race  from the start with Clark and Sanborn not far behind.  Sanborn earlier  in the day in a practice session unofficially broke the track record  with a time of 13.108 seconds around the 1\/3 mile asphalt oval.   At lap  60 a caution came out giving Johnny Clark the chance to go head to head  with Cassius Clark off the restart.  Johnny in his #54 made no mistake  sticking it on the high line and taking over first spot on lap 61.    This also opened up the door for local Lonnie Sommerville to make his  way into third place, biding his time for his opportunity to make a run  for checkers. <\/p>\n<p> At the midway mark of the event after a competition yellow Johnny Clark  continued to lead the race with Cassius Clark and Sommerville hot on his  tail.    The next 50 laps saw the# 54 dissect traffic like it was  standing still even sliding between two cars to go three wide at the lap  150 mark.   In the end Clark was too strong leading over half of the  laps in the event and taking home his 2nd consecutive PASS event.    Rounding out the top three were the #8 of Cassius Clark and Saint John  native Lonnie Sommerville, respectively. <\/p>\n<p> Speedway 660 resumes action next Saturday night June 19th with Military  Appreciation day.  The speedway plans to recognize Canada\u2019s finest with  free admission with a Military ID.   For more information logon onto <a href=\"http:\/\/www.speedway660.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.speedway660.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Forum &#8211; <a href=\"..\/board\/viewtopic.php?p=141925#141925\">http:\/\/www.maineracer.com\/board\/viewtopic.php?p=141925#141925<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarks Dominate Pro All Star Series 200 Fredericton, NB, June 12th, 2010 \u2013 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\u2019s event in the Geary woods. 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