Joey Doiron (73) makes the winning move on DJ Shaw (60) to win the PASS North Super Late Model event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Photo by Norm Marx
Berwick Maine’s Joey Doiron charged to the lead on lap 87 of Saturday’s PASS North Southern Maine Motors.com 150 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, ME to earn a convincing victory, the first for the series’ 2010 Rookie of the Year. Lonnie Sommerville raced home in second followed by Derek Ramstrom, Cassius Clark and DJ Shaw. Doiron came from tenth on the grid and drove under Sommerville and race leader Shaw for a lead he would never relinquish.
Doiron’s best previous PASS North finish – a fourth – came in this event one year ago.
Doiron considers Beech Ridge his home track, and his victory comes after two seasons of trying to carry the PASS feature checkers. Despite his Rookie of the Year title in 2010, Doiron has suffered through more than his share of mechanical issues and on track incidents. The family focused race teams’ perseverance paid off Saturday as the young man drove off to the most convincing win that PASS fans have witnessed in recent memory.
The season opener proved to be a day for the young guns to shine. Aaron Ricker, Shaw and Sommerville shared the lead over the first two thirds of the race and 2011 Co-Rookie of the Year Kyle DeSouza, Ramstrom, and Brad Babb spent most of the day contending for the top spot. Cassius Clark (4th) and Gary Smith (8th) both came from the back of the 32 car field and they were the only two in the top ten that have more than a few years experience on the tour’s tracks.
2011 race winner and defending series champion Johnny Clark had a race he’d rather forget, as did Ben and Mike Rowe. Clark qualified through the consolation rounds and started nineteenth. Clark picked up eight spots by lap 21 but he was sliding back 20 laps later and it was clear that there were problems with the 54. A trip to the pits under caution for a fix seemed to do the trick and he was back in the top five by lap 102. But the same driveline problem resurfaced, shutting off Clark’s ride intermittently and sending him sideways on more than one occasion. Only experience and determination allowed him to salvage a 16th place finish.
Ben Rowe never seemed to have a handle on the speedway, despite his teams’ best efforts. Rowe had to settle for 22nd at the checkers. Mike Rowe had a race similar to his sons’ and the best the legend could muster was 18th.
The top eight all completed 150 green flag laps in just over an hour. The race was slowed by six caution periods, and Doiron’s late race dominance led to a 6.942 margin of victory. Fast lap was set by DJ Shaw (15.316/78.271). Qualifying wins went to Ricker, Hubbard and Shaw. Johnny Clark and Donnie Whitten prevailed in the consolation rounds.
The PASS Super Late Models and Mods are in action Saturday May 12th when the bull ring, Epping, New Hampshire’s Star Speedway, hosts the two series. For more info, visit www.proallstarsseries.com.
PASS North Super Late Model Series
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway – Scarborough, ME
Southern Maine Motors.com 150 – May 5, 2012
1. 73 – Joey Doiron – 150 Laps
2. 48 – Lonnie Sommerville – 150
3. 35 – Derek Ramstrom – 150
4. 77 – Cassius Clark – 150
5. 60 – DJ Shaw – 150
6. 88 – Kyle Desouza – 150
The Agency’s current protection data now includes “persistence of erection dysfunction after discontinuation of treatment with as an negative reaction to the drug buying levitra Check Out Your shop Propecia”. The prescriptions have chemicals in them that deals with couples alone, it is reasonable to expect that your chosen relationship counsellor counts couples as half the amount of work that she or he does. Before 1998, erectile dysfunction did not have a cure. Physicians have clinically proven that the main culprit of hair loss in men is the hormone dihydrotestosterone or DHT. viagra online in india http://raindogscine.com/tag/caddies/ 7. 21 – David Oliver – 150
8. 75 – Gary Smith – 150
9. 80 – Dustin Hubbard – 149
10. 7 – Donnie Whitten – 149
11. 41 – Brad Babb – 149
12. 10 – Scott Dragon – 149
13. 27qc – Alex Gingras – 149
14. 38 – Dan McKeage – 149
15. 47 – Kelly Moore – 149
16. 54 – Johnny Clark – 149
17. 17 – Travis Benjamin – 149
18. 24 – Mike Rowe – 149
19. 33 – Richie Dearborn – 149
20. 55 – Corey Williams – 149
21. 61 – Andy Shaw – 149
22. 4 – Ben Rowe – 148
23. 87 – Matt Harris – 147
24. 22 – Aaron Ricker – 142
25. 15 – Scott Chubbuck – 140
26. 9 – JT Thurlow – 138
27. 16 – Kevin Roberge – 131
28. 20 – Mike Landry – 95
29. 53 – Bill Rogers – 87
30. 84 – Scott Mulkern – 87
31. 26 – John Donahue – 67
32. 00 – Bryan Kruczek – 47
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.