{"id":530,"date":"2010-08-16T18:54:18","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T18:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracer.com\/wp\/?p=530"},"modified":"2010-08-16T18:54:18","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T18:54:18","slug":"darlings-the-pass-north-kingpin-at-seekonk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2010\/08\/darlings-the-pass-north-kingpin-at-seekonk\/","title":{"rendered":"Darling\u2018s the PASS North kingpin at Seekonk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\">NAPLES  ME \u2013 (8\/15) Seekonk Speedway regular David Darling <span> <\/span>took over lead from Derek Ramstrom on lap  107 of Saturday night\u2019s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) 150 at Seekonk Speedway and  fought back a challenge from Trevor Sanborn to defend his home turf and join the  list of PASS Super Late Model feature winners. Trevor Sanborn was three car  lengths back at the finish, followed by Ramstrom, Ben Rowe and Johnny  Clark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\" \/><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\" \/>Darling  and car owner Gary Johnson came to the track Saturday planning to use the  practice sessions to tune up the Johnson Landscaping ride, with no plans to even  enter the event. But the work Darling and his team put in during practice  encouraged them to go ahead and take on the PASS touring pros and the result was  a big payday and the hardware that goes with it.<br \/>\n<br \/><!--more--><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\">Early  on it looked like Rick Martin had the car to beat as the twenty four car field  clicked off lap after lap without incident. <span> <\/span>Martin withstood all of pole sitter Derek  Ramstrom\u2019s challenges through the halfway mark but the former PASS regular  appeared to be slowing as both Travis Benjamin and Darling caught the front  pair. The bottom was the place to be but it looked like Benjamin might make the  outside work, briefly taking second away from Ramstrom before the defending  Thompson super late model champ battled back on the bottom to reclaim the spot.  Benjamin saw a good run destroyed when he lost the right front on his RMR mount  to bring out the nights first caution period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\">As  Benjamin was losing his tire, Ramstrom\u2019s relentless pressure on Martin finally  paid off when he slipped under Martin on lap 100 to take over the race. <span> <\/span>Ramstrom and Darling both got the jump on  Martin when the green flag flew but Martin got loosened up and spun off of turn  two to bring out what would prove to be the night\u2019s final caution at lap  107.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\">When  the green flag flew Darling took advantage of his front row spot to take the  lead from Ramstrom. The top six pulled away from the rest of the field as the  laps wound down with Darling, Ramstrom,Trevor Sanborn, Ben Rowe, Johnny Clark  and Cassius Clark all jockeying for position.<span> <\/span>Sanborn found a way to get under  Ramstrom with 20 to go for second and that\u2019s the way they finished as Darling  made it Seekonk Pro Stocks two, PASS super late models zero at the Cement  Palace. Darling joins Tom Scully Jr. in the record book as a PASS feature winner  at the house that Venditti built.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\">Darling  is the second home track hero to score in PASS super late model competition in  2010, joining Bill Rodgers (Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, 7\/17) on that exclusive  list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\">Johnny  Clark, Derek Ramstrom and Rick Martin each won a qualifying race. Two cautions  slowed the action but the field still completed 150 green flag laps in 45  minutes. Twelve cars finished on the lead lap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\">PASS  <span> <\/span>will travel north to the end of  Interstate 95 and then some as the series makes its\u2019 first appearance at Spud  Speedway hosts both the PASS super late models and PASS Mods. Two time Daytona  500 winner Sterling Marlin will take on the PASS super late model regulars and  meet and greet fans at the Caribou speed plant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\">Get  all the facts, figures, and photos for every <span> <\/span>PASS racing tour at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.proallstarsseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.proallstarsseries.com<\/span><\/a> . Fans planning to take in  the action at Spud Speedway should check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spud-speedway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.spud-speedway.com<\/span><\/a> .<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\">Results:  Pro All Stars Series 150 \u2013 Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk MA \u2013  8\/14\/10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;\">1\u00a0  52 <span> <\/span>Dave Darling\u00a0150 2\u00a0  44\u00a0Trevor Sanborn\u00a0 150 3\u00a0 35 Derek Ramstrom <span> <\/span>150<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">4\u00a0  48\u00a0 Ben Rowe\u00a0 150 5\u00a0 54 <span> <\/span>Johnny Clark\u00a0\u2013 150 6\u00a0 8\u00a0&#8211;  Cassius Clark 150 7\u00a0 98\u00a0 Adam Bates\u00a0\u2013 150 8 73\u00a0Joey  Doiron\u00a0\u2013 150 <span> <\/span>9\u00a0 71 Gary  Drew\u00a0\u2013 150 10 85\u00a0Nick Ribbe\u00a0\u2013 150 <span> <\/span>11\u00a017A\u00a0 Scott Alexander- 150  12\u00a075 Gary Smith\u00a0&#8211; 150<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\"> <strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span>13\u00a014\u00a0Rick Martin\u00a0149  14\u00a017X Ray Parent\u00a0\u2013 149 15 88\u00a0Kevin Casper\u00a0\u2013 149  16\u00a090\u00a0Craig Weinstein\u00a0\u2013 149 17\u00a012\u00a0John  Dabrowsski\u00a0\u2013 147 <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span>18 <span> <\/span>2 Tom Scully\u00a0\u2013 144 <span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">19  1\u00a0Randy Turner\u00a0\u2013 142 20\u00a096\u00a0David Hutchins\u00a0\u2013 137 21 17  Travis Benjamin\u00a0\u2013 101 22 7 <span> <\/span>Donnie Whitten\u00a0\u2013 86 <span> <\/span>23\u00a0 33 Richie Dearborn\u00a0\u2013 69  24\u00a030\u00a0Fred Astle\u00a0&#8211;  30<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAPLES ME \u2013 (8\/15) Seekonk Speedway regular David Darling took over lead from Derek Ramstrom on lap 107 of Saturday night\u2019s Pro All Stars Series (PASS) 150 at Seekonk Speedway and fought back a challenge from Trevor Sanborn to defend his home turf and join the list of PASS Super Late Model feature winners. 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