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Dale Shaw Caps Off Emotional Night with PASS North Win
Northeast Veteran Holds On In Last
Lap Battle with Cassius Clark |
NORTH
WOODSTOCK, NH (September 16, 2006) – Professional athletes have a lot in life they
can be proud of. Football players can win Super Bowls and MVPs. Baseball players can win
World Series rings. Racecar drivers can win the Daytona 500 or the Indy 500. Nothing
though, not even winning the Daytona 500, can beat the feeling of being a proud parent.
Being proud of your kids and their accomplishments is the greatest feeling that an adult
can have.
As a racer, Dale Shaw has plenty he can hang his hat on too, including wins in Busch East
and multiple other series. In fact, he is a former Busch North champion. He also won the
first ever PASS North race in 2001, when he took the checkered flag at Lee USA Speedway.
And while Shaw was happy to win Saturday night’s PASS North event at White Mountain
Motorsports Park, it just capped off what was an incredible evening after his son, DJ, won
the track championship in the Late Model Division earlier in the night.
“I didn’t’ even want to race after my son won the championship,” said
Shaw. “He way exceeded my expectations in his first year in a Late Model coming right
out of go-karts. I just find it unbelievable. I am so proud of him. No matter where I
would have finished, it wouldn’t have mattered, but I wanted to show him that the old
guy could still drive.”
While the feat for Shaw’s 16-year-old son was incredible, the PASS 150 itself was
incredible in its own rite.
Shaw started third and moved his way into the lead around the outside of pole sitter Ben
Rowe on lap 29. After that, it was all about Shaw. A long green-flag run allowed Shaw to
open up a huge lead and put much of the field a lap down.
However, when the second caution flag of the event flew on lap 118, the tone of the race
began to change. Instead of domination by Shaw, it turned into a challenge for
second-place Mike Rowe and third-place Cassius Clark to catch the leader. With a few more
cautions, the race for the lead was heating up. Clark moved into second, got around all
the lapped cars and began to track down Shaw.
When the caution flew again on lap 143, it set up a seven-lap shootout for the win between
Shaw, Clark and Mike Rowe. And a shootout it became.
Shaw and Clark raced side-by-side, with Clark taking the lead on lap 146. The two
continued to race side-by-side to bring the packed grandstands to their feet. With the
white-flag flying, Clark found himself in the lead. One corner later, a little bumper in
the back of the 8-machine allowed Shaw to get side-by-side again. But as the two rounded
turn three and four coming to the checkers, Clark got a little loose, had to back out of
the gas and that allowed Shaw to pull ahead at the finish by a mere 0.083-seconds
“I was so discouraged those yellows came out there at the end because we had a big
enough lead that no one was going to catch me,” said Shaw. “Cassius got around
me fair and square there at the end, then he got loose coming out of turn two. I filled a
hole going into three and drove it down there. It wasn’t really big enough, but I was
here to win a race. That was my opportunity and that is the way it goes.”
Clark, who has five PASS North wins already in 2006, had to settle for second after
charging from the 13th starting spot.
“I tried to go around him on the outside there,” said Clark. “I had a
faster car. He ran into me with two to go. I didn’t even pinch him down or anything.
He just ran into me and got by me. But hey, what goes around comes around.
“We were really bottled up there in traffic for a while. We couldn’t seem to
pass anyone. Mike (Rowe) and I were fast, but just bottled up. I knew I had the faster
car. I was hoping for a couple of restarts so that I could break through and that’s
what happened.”
Clark’s charge toward the front almost ended with 20 laps to go, when he went on the
outside of a three-wide situation and slammed into the frontstretch wall. He actually got
on two wheels, but he was able to keep going.
“Some guy put me three wide and he drove me into the frontstetch wall. I knew the car
hit square. We knew the car was fine, so we went for it.”
Rowe neglected to stick his nose in on the battle at the end and elected to settle for
third to keep himself in a position to win incase the leaders wrecked coming to the flag.
“It’s just where we ran in traffic that cost us tonight,” said Rowe.
“We didn’t have many yellows so we just had to take what we could get and try
the holes we could. We’ll just take third and go on from there.
“Dale was strong all night. Cassius was
good; both were going for the win. I saw a hole under them there on the last lap, but I
couldn’t do it. I would have wrecked us all. I just let them duke it out and figured
I’d settle for third. I guess that is just what comes with getting older. Years ago,
I would have stuck my nose in there for sure.”
Bill Whorff was fourth and Johnny Clark kept his slim point lead intact by rounding out
the top five.
Next up for the stars of PASS North is the 2nd Annual PASS 400 weekend at Beech Ridge
Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine. That even runs from Friday, Sept. 22 to Sunday,
Sept. 24.
Race Results - September 16, 2006 - White
Mountain Motorsports Park, No. Woodstock, NH
Finish Position, Driver, Laps Completed
1. Dale Shaw, 150
2. Cassius Clark, 150
3. Mike Rowe, 150
4. Bill Whorff Jr. , 150
5. Johnny Clark, 150
6. Joey Porcellio, 150
7. Alan Wilson, 150
8. Russ Hershey, 150
9. Ben Rowe, 150
10. Jeremie Whorff, 150
11. Scott Chubuck, 150
12. Gary Smith, 150
13. Chris Kennison, 150 |
14. Derek Ramstrom,
149
15. Travis Benjamin, 148
16. Richie Dearborn, 148
17. Sam Sessions, 148
18. Bobby McArthur, 148
19. Trevor Sandborn, 148
20. Corey Williams, 147
21. Jay Caron, 147
22. Kendell Legendre, 147
23. Pete Fraser, 129
24. Eric Chase, 125
25. Curt Garry, 124
26. Alan Tardiff, 61 |
Caution Flags: 5 Lead
Changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Lap Leaders: Ben Rowe 1-28, Shaw 29-145, Cassius Clark 146-149, Shaw 150 |
Unofficial Finish - White Mountain - Sat.
9/16 - The PASS 150 |
| 1 |
60 |
Dale Shaw |
Center Conway, NH |
American Air Systems |
| 2 |
8 |
Cassius Clark |
Farmington, ME |
EJP Pineline Services |
| 3 |
24 |
Mike Rowe |
Turner, ME |
P. T. Watts,
Lux Enterprises,
Pullen Heavy Industries |
| 4 |
0x |
Bill Whorff Jr. |
Topsham, ME |
AAA Insurance |
| 5 |
54 |
Johnny Clark |
Hallowell, ME |
VIP Parts, Tires, & Service |
| 6 |
04 |
Joey Porciello |
Hudson, NH |
Porciello Drywall |
| 7 |
53 |
Alan Wilson |
Hebron, ME |
Wheelers Market |
| 8 |
88 |
Russ Hersey |
Swanzey, NH |
Bond Auto Parts |
| 9 |
4 |
Ben Rowe |
Turner, ME |
Richard Moody & Sons Construction Co. LLC |
| 10 |
00 |
Jeremie Whorff |
Topsham, ME |
AAA Insurance |
| 11 |
29 |
Scott Chubbuck |
Brunswick, Me |
Cushman Competition |
| 12 |
75 |
Gary Smith |
Bangor, ME |
Uncle Henry's |
| 13 |
10x |
Chris Kennison |
Oxford, ME |
Thule Trailers |
| 14 |
35r |
Dereck Ramstrom |
Worcester, MA |
West Boylston Auto Parts |
| 15 |
17 |
Travis Benjamin |
Morrill, ME |
Arrow Fuel |
| 16 |
33 |
Richie Dearborn |
Hollis, ME |
Chadwick BaRoss |
| 17 |
1s |
Sam Sessions |
So. Paris, ME |
Crete Carrier |
| 18 |
55 |
Bobby MacArthur |
Beverly, MA |
Atlantic Semi-Conductor |
| 19 |
44t |
Trevor Sanborn |
Parsonsfield, ME |
Richard Moody & Sons Construction Co. LLC |
| 20 |
47 |
Corey Williams |
Boothbay, ME |
Aegis Investigations |
| 21 |
88vt |
Jay Caron |
Williston, VT |
caronauto.com |
| 22 |
20 |
Kendell Legendre |
Danville, VT |
KLR, Legendre Bros. |
| 23 |
37 |
Pete Fraser |
Nottingham, NH |
Nottingham Fuels |
| 24 |
40 |
Eric Chase |
Milton, VT |
Gray Clay Builders |
| 25 |
7 |
Curtis Gerry |
Scarborough, ME |
Saco Bay Tackle |
| 26 |
36t |
Alan Tardiff |
Lyman, ME |
Kevin Bedard Contracting |
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| Heat 1:
4 - 04 - 54 - 8 - 24 - 53 - 88 - 88vt - 35x - 01 - 09 |
| Heat 2:
0x - 36 - 40 - 1s - 35r - 75 - 44 - 1 - 55r- 00w |
| Heat 3:
60 - 29 - 37 - 47 - 20 - 7 - 33 - 10 - 55m - 17 - 17x |
| Consi 1:
88 - 55m - 00w - 33 - 1 - 09 - 35x |
| Consi 2:
44 - 10 - 17 - 01 - 55r - 88vt - 17x |
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