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7th in Points - 2015 PASS
Northeast Challenge
9th in Points - 2015
PASS North SLM |
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4th |
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15th at the OPS Finale |
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THE WIN! |
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JOHNNY CLARK FIRST FOUR-TIME
WINNER OF
SOUTHERN MAINE
CHRYSLER DODGE
JEEP 300 |
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PASS PR RACE REPORT
-- Johnny Clark of Farmingdale broke a
season-long dry spell on the AIM Recycling
USA Pro All Stars Series North Super Late
Model circuit on Sunday, powering his way to
an impressive victory over a fast-closing
Mike Rowe in the Southern Maine Chrysler
Jeep Dodge 300 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
in Scarborough.
For
Clark, a six-time PASS North series
champion, it was a record-setting fourth
triumph in the 300-lap annual September
classic at Southern Maine's stock car racing
showcase. Though he'd won a 50-lap Budweiser
Championship Series race this summer at
Oxford Plains Speedway, success on the tour
that he was the all-time kingpin on had been
non-existent.
While
suffering through an exceptionally
disappointing campaign in the PASS North SLM
ranks, Clark's woes were further compounded
by a work accident that saw him break a
shoulder and foot just five weeks before the
Beech Ridge score.
"I felt pretty good in the
car," said Clark in victory lane. "We
finished second to Cassius (Clark, no
relation) in New Brunswick, and frankly he
had us covered today and if he didn't have
problems with the car we would have been
second to him today."
The
50-lap victory at Oxford helped turn the
season around for the six-time PASS North
SLM king. It came during the first-ever
voluntarily hiatus Clark took from the
series since its inception. He did miss a
few races due to a broken wrist back in
2001, but stepping back after performances
he admits were embarrassing was painful.
But throwing clichés out like "it ain't
over until it's over" wouldn't do this race
justice.
Mike Rowe of Turner
all but clinched the 2015 AIM Recycling USA
Pro All Stars Series North Super Late Model
Championship with a second-place finish at
Beech Ridge. Rowe, now 65 years-old and
already enshrined in the Maine Racing Hall
of Fame, extended his advantage atop the
season-long rankings in his first season
aboard the Petit Motorsports #7.
Rowe got a lap down
during the 300 but, after a Lucky Dog free
pass and a little fresh rubber, things were
almost as good as they could be for the
legendary racer from Turner.
Cassius Clark crossed
the finish line in fourth position after
circumstances seemingly conspired to keep
the Rollie MacDonald-owned car from victory
lane. Clark, of Farmington, dominated the
early stages of the race, and though
obviously weak on restarts, the King 13
usually reclaimed the lead a few laps later.
Clark and the #13 team
were forced to pit as the laps wound down,
due to what appeared to be a loose fueling
hose issue, and Johnny Clark went on to
claim victory over a fast-closing Mike Rowe.
Joey Doiron of Berwick claimed third-place
hardware, battling back into a trophy
position after being a lap down at one point
during the marathon grind.
It took a remarkable late charge from the
back of the field for Cassius Clark to post
a fourth-place finish. Kelly Moore of
Scarborough raced from 15th staring position
into trophy contention for most of the day
before crossing under the checkered flag in
fifth position.
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Photo from
www.Speedway660.com |
Johnny Second at Speeday 660's
Irving Blending & Packaging 250 |
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Speedway 660 Race Report - -
Thirty-one cars started Atlantic Canada’s
biggest race of the year. Johnny Clark, a
two-time winner of the 250, rallied late in
the race and made a strong run to the front
but had to settle for second place behind
Cassius Clark in the King #13.
“Every
time there was a caution we took our car in
the pits and my team did everything possible
to make the car better and that’s why we
finished second” said Johnny Clark, from
Hallowell, Maine. “Cassius was on top of his
game tonight and we had nothing for him, but
we’re still pleased to come back to 660 and
get a great finish.” |
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4th in The 250
...racing with a
fracturered left shoulder & right foot! |
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BUDWEISER OXFORD
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES |
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1st on 8/8 - 3rd on 8/1 |
In order to focus on the Oxford 250,
Johnny has skipped a couple of
PASS North
races and entered several Saturday Oxford
Championship
shows. Beginning with a 6th
on July 25th, Johnny has dialed the #54 in
and scored a 3rd on 8/1 and the win on 8/8.
In his winning run, Johnny raced
from deep in the starting grid into
contention in a non-stop, green-to-checkered
flag 50-lapper and took the lead away from
SLM rookie Spencer Morse. |
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 2nd |
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8th at the OPS HP HOOD 150 |
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21st at Beech Ridge |
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Multi-car Tangle on Lap 2 - Retired at
114 Laps |
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9th at AIM 60 at NHMS |
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FRIDAY, JUNE 26th |
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14th at LEE USA |
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SATURDAY, JUNE 20th |
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8th at CHAUDIERE |
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7th at SPEEDWAY 95 |
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23rd at THUNDER ROAD |
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SUNDAY, MAY 17th |
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5th at AUTODROME CHAUDIERE |
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5th at STAR SPEEDWAY |
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Great race long battles with the
Rowes, Oliver, and Shaw. |
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5th at the Southern Maine
Chrysler Dodge Jeep150 |
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Solid run to a Top Five after
starting in 7th |
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16th at the OPS Twin 150s
Loss of
rear stagger in the race hurts the
handling |
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2015 PASS NORTH SUPER LATE MODEL SCHEDULE |
April 18 -
Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford,
ME
AIM
RECYCLING/KENNY U-PULL 150
April 19 -
Oxford Plains Speedway Rain Date
or April 26
for Rain or if grounds are too wet
May 2 -
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway -
Scarborough, ME
THE SOUTHERN
MAINE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP 150
May 9 -
Star Speedway - Epping, NH
May 16 -
Autdrome Chaudiere -
Vallee-Jonction, QE
May 24 -
Thunder Road International
Speedbowl - Barre, VT
June 14 -
Speedway 95 - Hermon, ME
THE
HEIGHT CHEVROLET 150
June 20 -
Autodrome Chaudiere -
Vallee-Jonction, QE
June 26 -
Lee USA Speedway - Lee, NH
July 5 -
New Hampshire Motor Speedway -
Loudon, NH
July 11 -
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway -
Scarborough, ME
THE SOUTHERN
MAINE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP 150
July 19 -
Airborne Park Speedway -
Plattsburgh, NY
August 2
- Oxford Plains Speedway -
Oxford, ME
THE HP
HOOD 150
August 8 -
Autodrome Montmagny - Montmagny,
QE
August 30
- Oxford Plains Speedway -
Oxford, ME
THE 42nd
ANNUAL AIM RECYCLING OXFORD 250
presented by KENNY U-PULL
September
12 - Autodrome Chaudiere -
Vallee-Jonction, QE
September
20 - PASS 400 - Beech Ridge
Motor Speedway - Scarborough, ME
THE SOUTHERN
MAINE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP 300
October 3
- Oxford Plains Speedway -
Oxford, ME |
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