Both Clarks are in the hizz-ouse

You can't trust anything racers will tell you.

Just 48 hours ago, Johnny Clark and Cassius Clark both told me they wouldn't be at Wiscasset Raceway -- Johnny for the weekly 50-lap Pro Stock feature and Cassius for today's PASS North Series 150. Well, Johnny went out and won last night, and Cassius is here in a red and white No. 8.

Both were last-minute decisions.

Johnny decided early Saturday morning to race that night, and he picked up his 2nd win of the season at the track.

According to Billy Clark, Cassius' father and crew chief, he and Ed Chapman decided to consider their long-standing friendship first and try and right whatever has been ailing their race team -- which has twice separated since April.

They've decided it's in everyone's best interest to work together, and that's what they plan on doing.

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While we're on the subject of the PASS North Series event, there are 30 cars here today going through their heat races now. Among the notable entrants -- Maine racing Hall of Famer Stan Meserve, all-Busch East Series everything Kelly Moore and Dave Dion.

It should also be pointed out that I parked as far away from the track as I ever have in 3+ years of covering racing here. There were actually people directing traffic in the parking lot and campers all over the place. Good to see as the track tries to move forward with a PASS-affiliation and the new ownership of Doug White.

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Not everything is hunky-dorey here.

Ran out of both racing fuel and tires for the PASS Sportsmen division this morning. We've been assured there's a back-up supply of both en route.



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Mike Rowe, a former Wiscasset track champion, Rick Martin, and former Thompson International Speedway and Seekonk Speedway champion, and Ben Rowe, a 3-time PASS champion, all won their respective heat races.