All Star 200 Saturday, June 30 All Star Speedway Epping, New Hampshire

PASS Event # 6 of 14, for 2007

Start Time (track time): 6 p.m./AT

Feature Race Distance: 200 laps

Year-To-Date Results & Point Standings: click here More photos at the end of this page...

Mike Rowe Wins All Star 200
Source: PASS; Posted July 1/07

EPPING, NH - In front of a record crowd at All-Star Speedway in Epping, New Hampshire, NASCAR NEXTEL Cup standout Kyle Busch and veteran short track campaigner Mike Rowe (pictured below) put on a show for the ages. Busch took the lead from Mike Rowe on lap 179 and took the checkered flag first in the PASS North All-Star 200 event Saturday night, but after post-race evaluations the win was given to Rowe due to an unapproved tire change by Busch’s number-51 team.

A spectacular night of short track racing came down to some of the biggest names in all levels of stock car racing, including Busch and the short track heroes of the PASS North Super Late Model tour such as Mike Rowe and his son Ben, plus New England racing veteran Rick Martin and young up-and-comer Travis Benjamin.

The frontrunners swapped the lead 11 times officially at the start-finish line, but many laps featured lead swaps and hard-nosed short track racing at the tight All-Star bullring. Late in the going, Mike Rowe appeared to have saved his car enough to cruise to victory, but Busch came on strong to take the lead on lap 179. Rowe tried to chase Busch down in the final laps to no avail.

Post-race, PASS Officials assessed a two-lap penalty, per the series’ rulebook, to Busch’s team for the unapproved tire change. The penalty dropped Busch to 16th and bumped Mike Rowe to the win. Ben Rowe overcame a spin on lap 132 to finish third. Early leader Travis Benjamin shook off recent bad luck to bring home a third-place finish, while Trevor Sanborn and Richie Dearborn rounded out the top-five.

UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS
1.Mike Rowe, Turner, ME
2. Ben Rowe, Turner, ME
3. Travis Benjamin Morrill, ME
4. Trevor Sanborn Parsonsfield, ME
5. Richie Dearborn Hollis, ME
6. Derek Ramstrom W. Boylston, MA
7. Alan Tardiff Lyman, ME
8. Bill Penfold Yarmouth, ME
9. Sam Sessions So. Paris, ME
10. Cassius Clark Farmington, ME
11. Scott Chubbuck Wiscasset, ME
12. Adam Bates Warner, NH
13. Gary Smith Bangor, ME
14. Wayne Helliwell Jr. Pelham, NH
15. Johnny Clark Hallowell, ME
16. Kyle Busch Concord, NC
17. Dave Dion Pelham, NH
18. Aric Blanchette
19. DJ Shaw Center Conway, NH
20. Rick Martin Westport, MA
21. Mark Patten Belmont, NH
22. Jeremie Whorff Bath, ME
23. Curtis Gerry Waterboro, ME
24. Stephen Berry Gorham, ME
25. Jimmy Chambers Atkinson, NH
26. Joey Porciello Lee, NH
27. Mike Parks Charlestown, NH
28. Jimmy Renfrew Candia, NH

Preview - The All Star 200
Source: PASS; Posted June 29/07

New Hampshire Bullring Promises 200 Laps of Great Super Late Model Racing

All-Star Speedway (NH) is one of the tracks on the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Model schedule where weekly competitors can dice it up with tour regulars. A number of veterans who know the place well, like Bobby Gahan, Eric Hudson and Babe Branscomb, are expected to enter the All-Star 200 on June 29th-30th and, of course, the regular stars of PASS North will be there as well – guys like Johnny Clark, Ben Rowe, Mike Rowe, Cassius Clark, Richie Dearborn, Travis Benjamin, Trevor Sanborn, Alan Tardiff and Derek Ramstrom.

Then there is Joey Porciello. The Lee, New Hampshire, driver really doesn’t fit any mold for this race. He’s a PASS North regular, but also a near-weekly competitor in the Pro Stock/Super Late Model class at All-Star. He’s a PASS North rookie, but he drives like a seasoned veteran – winning the season opener at Beech Ridge to start out his 2007 season well.

Oddly enough, though, even though Star is only minutes from Porciello’s hometown, he never raced there early in his career. Until Bobby MacArthur, a former Super Late Model racer himself, bought the track over this off-season, there was not a regular Late Model or Super Late Model class running at All-Star Speedway.

When Porciello did start turning laps at the facility, it was love at first drive. He won last fall’s PASS Outlaw Late Model race at All-Star Speedway. It was his first start there.

“We did pretty well there last year,” said Porciello. “We won the last Outlaw race there. That was my first time racing there. I really liked the place right away. This will be my first time running a PASS [North] race here, so we’ll see what we can do this time.”

Porciello has been running strong at All-Star during the off Saturday nights of the PASS North schedule this year.

“When I’m not racing on the PASS Tour, I’ve been racing there weekly. It’s been a fun thing to do. I’ve taken my old car out and had fun with it.”

Turning all of those laps there has made All-Star one of Porciello’s favorite tracks to compete on.

“It’s fun running a fast car on a tight track like that. It’s a real short track and that is what I’m used to. I haven’t been to any really big tracks, like Thompson, yet.”

Porciello is donning a yellow rookie strip on his bumper this year, but his victory at Beech Ridge to start the season made him stand out from the Class of 2007 right away.

“That first win really boosted my confidence,” said Porciello. “It really helped me. I was hoping that we would win at least one race this year, because I knew that I had a good car under me. But I really didn’t expect it to happen that soon and not at Beech Ridge. Had never really raced on a flat track before, and I didn’t think that would be my first place to win. I thought maybe at White Mountain or All-Star. I’m used to those short banked tracks.”

The All-Star 200 is scheduled for the same weekend as NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series races at the nearby New Hampshire International Speedway. At least one Nextel Cup driver (Kyle Busch) is planning to race at All-Star and numerous crew members and Cup fans have flocked to PASS North races that are near to NHIS in the past. Porciello is looking forward to that.

“That’s pretty cool,” said Porciello. “It’s good experience for me. Having a Cup driver or two will make the race more fun, and it’s always good to race in front of new fans.”

Event Schedule - Saturday June 30
Local Track Time/ET

9:00 AM - PIT GATES OPEN
12:00 PM - FRONT GATES OPEN

Practice
2:00-2:30 PM - PASS
2:30-3:00 PM - ALL-STAR Modifieds, Super Streets, V-6, Modifieds, Strictly Stocks, and Road Runners
3:00-3:30 PM - PASS
3:30-4:00 PM - ALL-STAR Modifieds, Super Streets, V-6, Modifieds, Strictly Stocks, and Road Runners
4:00-4:15 P.M. - PASS
4:30 P.M. - PASS & ALL-STAR DRIVER’S MEETINGS
5:00 P.M. - HEATS

V-6 Modifieds -8 LAPS

Road Runners - 8 LAPS

ALL-STAR Modifieds - 10 LAPS

Strictly Stocks - 8 LAPS

Super Streets - 10 LAPS
5:30 PM

V-6 Modifieds Feature - 20 LAPS

Road Runners Feature - 25 LAPS
6:00 PM - PASS Heats - 15 LAPS
6:30 PM - Strictly Stocks Feature - 25 LAPS
6:45 PM - PASS Consi (IF NECESSARY)
PASS Car & Drivers On Track for Autographs
7:30 PM - Modified Feature 50 LAPS
8:00 PM - Super Streets Feature 50 LAPS
8:30 PM - PASS PUSH CARS OUT
8:45 PM - Driver Intro. & National Anthems
9:00 PM - PASS ALL-STAR 200

Schedule subject to change without notice.

The Track

All Star Speedway, formerly known as Star Speedway, is a 1/4-mile asphalt oval located on RT. 27 in Epping, New Hampshire.

Photo Gallery - Friday, June 29 - Kyle Busch practice
PASS North photos










Kyle Busch is driving the Rowdy Racing No. 51 in the All Star PASS North show Saturday night - shown here during practice Friday night...

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