PASS North – White Mountain Motorsports Park (NH) – 9/15/18

Last updated: September 16, 2018 at 15:10 pm
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Ben Rowe celebrates his first PASS North victory in over two years. (Speed51.com photo)

What Won the Race: Ben Rowe took the lead from Johnny Clark for the final time on Lap 123 and pulled away to score his first PASS North win since April 2016.  The win is also his first with the team’s new Senneker Performance chassis.

The Finish: 

The Skinny: Johnny Clark and Trevor Sanborn battled for the lead early on before Clark took control of the race just after the Lap 50 mark.  Clark held the lead until Ben Rowe took the lead for the first time on Lap 108.  Clark battled back to take the lead a few laps later before Rowe claimed the lead for good on a Lap 123 restart.

Winning Quote: “Bubba (Pollard) always told me that these cars were always built for banked tracks with some grip.  That thing was flawless.” – Ben Rowe

Winning Crew Chief: Ricky Rolfe

Winning Chassis: Senneker Performance

On the Move: Dillon Moltz started shotgun on the field in 27th after having to swap engines following the second practice session. After missing his heat race and starting last, Moltz charged to a third-place finish, a gain of 24 positions.

Biggest Loser: Dan Winter started sixth after a strong run in his qualifying heat, but he only completed 31 laps in the feature and finished 24th, a loss of 18 positions.

Pre-Feature Notebook: 

-Dillon Moltz went up in smoke during the second round of PASS North practice. Moltz will be a scratch for his heat race and will need to put 15 laps on his tires during intermission if the engine swap is completed in time for the feature.

-Twenty-three Late Models are also on the property today practicing for tomorrow’s $10,000-to-win NAPA 250. Quinny Welch led the first and third practice sessions, while Nick Sweet was fastest in the second session.

-Glen Luce and Austin Teras collided in turn two during the first qualifying heat race. Luce suffered front-end damage and was towed back to the pit area.

Starting Lineup:

Heat Race Results:

Heat 1 Unofficial Results

Heat 2 Unofficial Results

Heat 3 Unofficial Results

Heat Race Lineups:

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Car Count: 28 PASS North Super Late Models

Entry List: 

Qualifying Format: There will be three 15-lap qualifying heats to set the field for tonight’s 150-lap feature.

Event Schedule: Racing is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET.  Kids Trucks, Dwarf Cars and Tigers will all join the PASS North Super Late Models on the schedule. Late Models that will be competing in Sunday’s NAPA 250 will have a 20-minutes practice session midway through the program.

Who to Watch For: Derek Griffith is the defending winner of the PASS 150 at White Mountain and should be strong again tonight. Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. is also a former winner at WMMP and will be looking for his second win of the 2018 season. As is the case at most PASS events, you also can’t ignore title contenders DJ Shaw and Travis Benjamin.

Title Fight: DJ Shaw leads Travis Benjamin by 40 points in the PASS North standings.

The Track: White Mountain Motorsports Park is a high-banked quarter-mile oval located in North Woodstock, New Hampshire.

Weather: It is a spectacular weekend for the inaugural NAPA 250 event at White Mountain Motorsports Park. Temperatures are expected to be in the low 80s in the afternoon before temperatures drop throughout the night.

Next Series Race: Next up for the PASS North Super Late Models will be their final trip of the year to Beech Ridge Motor Speedway next Sunday, September 23.