8.26.2007

Dearborn collects 3rd career PASS win

Never having done much of anything at Speedway 95, it was the last place PASS North Series driver Richie Dearborn expected to find victory lane.

The Hollis driver survived some contentious elbow-to-elbow racing to win the PASS 150 on Sunday afternoon, his 1st career top-3 at the .333-mile facility. Previously, Dearborn owns series wins at Lee (N.H.) USA Speedway and White Mountain Motorsports Park.

"This is the last spot I ever thought I'd win at," said Dearborn, who started on the pole in the 21-car field. "To get my 1st top-3 here and have it be a win is just amazing."

Dearborn first butted heads with Johnny Clark to take the lead on a lap 118 and then swapped the lead with Trevor Sanborn after 2 late-race restarts. Clark suffered a flat right front tire later on and ended up 13th.

"With 10 to go, you've got to expect a little bit of that," Dearborn said.

Unofficial Top-10 Finish:
1. Richie Dearborn, Hollis
2. Trevor Sanborn, Parsonsfield
3. Scott Chubbuck, Brunswick
4. Ben Rowe, Turner
5. Travis Benjamin, Morrill
6. Paul White, Corinna
7. Derek Ramstrom, West Boylston, Mass.
8. Mark Thomas, Hermon
9. Curtis Gerry, Waterboro
10. Ryan Deane, Winterport

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