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Trevor Races to 2nd at Spud Speedway on 8/21;
Travis Out Again with a Flat while Battling for the Lead

Top Three SLM at Spud: L to R - Trevor Sanborn #44, 2nd,
Winner Johnny Clark #54; and Scott Chubbuck #77, 3rd.
Trevor Scores a 2nd at Seekonk - Travis Out with a Flat
RMR 1-2 at Riverside!
 
 
Sanborn Grabs Elusive First PASS North Series Victory
Richard Moody Racing 1-2 with Travis Benjamin 2nd in the #17
GROVETON, N.H. -- Trevor Sanborn passed Richard Moody Racing teammate Travis Benjamin on lap 82 and never looked back, winning the PASS North Series Summerfest 150 at Riverside Speedway on Saturday night. The win was the first career PASS North victory for Sanborn, a two-time PASS South Series race winner.

"What an unbelievable feeling," Sanborn said after leading a race-high 69 laps. "I've run a ton of races up here (in the North), I've led a lot of laps. I've always liked Riverside... and I'm just so glad I finally won."

Sanborn led a 1-2 finish for RMR, the second in the organization's history. Ben Rowe and Sanborn joined to give RMR a 1-2 finish in the PASS 300 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in September 2006.

Ironically, one of Sanborn's close calls with PASS North Series victory lane came at Riverside in 2007, when he was leading Kelly Moore at the 100-lap mark of the Summerfest 150 before the track's light system went out. Sanborn lost his full straightaway lead, Moore beat him on the restart and Sanborn was forced to settle for second.

On Saturday, however, there were no such troubles for Sanborn.

After starting fourth, he followed Benjamin into second place on lap 40. The race was slowed by just one caution -- on lap 80 -- and Sanborn capitalized on the break. After having his straightaway deficit erased by the yellow flag, he passed Benjamin just two laps after the restart by rolling around him on the outside of Turn 4 for the lead.

"He gave me plenty of room to get by him," Sanborn said. "I thought even when he was leading that I would just save the car -- and when I got the lead I could just pull away.

"At the end I was just praying there wasn't going to be a caution, and thankfully there wasn't."
Riverside Speedway Race Preview

Trevor Sanborn of Parsonsfield, Maine, looks to grab that elusive first career PASS North Series victory when the series heads to the Summerfest 150 at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, N.H., on Saturday, July 31. Sanborn has just one career start at the tricky quarter-mile facility in northern New Hampshire -- but it was a good one. He finished second for then-car owner Jay Cushman in this event in 2007. Sanborn sits seventh in the PASS North standings with five races remaining, having posted three top-fives in eight starts while leading the second-most laps (262) of all drivers this season.

WHO: Trevor Sanborn, Parsonsfield, Maine
TEAM: No. 44 Richard Moody Racing/Hancock Lumber Ford Fusion
BEST CAREER RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY FINISH: 2nd (July 2007)
LAST RACE AT RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY: 2nd (July 2007)

WHAT: PASS North Series Summerfest 150
WHERE: Riverside Speedway, Groveton, N.H. (.25-mile oval)
WHEN: 5 p.m., Saturday, July 31


PASS North Series - POINTS POSITION: 7th

LAST RACE: July 22, Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Conn. (7th)
NEXT RACE: August 14, Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, Mass. (.333-mile oval)

TREVOR, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY?

I'm kind of excited to go. I haven't been there in a couple years. I'm sure we'll have a good car -- it seems that most of the tracks we go to we always have a good car. I hope when we get there that we're good right off the truck and everything goes well for us.

HOW DO YOU APPROACH THE QUARTER-MILE TRACKS LIKE RIVERSIDE?

It's definitely a little bullring. The fronstretch wall comes up quick. It's a tough place and anything can happen, so you just try to do what you can.

The last year I was there in (Jay) Cushman's car, I had a whole straightaway lead over Kelly Moore after the first 100 laps. Then all the lights went out. He got by me on the restart because we were running a crate motor. I was all over him at the end but just didn't have enough time to get around him. What are you going to do?
 
7th at Thompon for Trevor in the #44
 
Thompson International Speedway
PASS 75 Race Preview


Trevor Sanborn heads next to the combination PASS North Series/PASS National Championship PASS 75 at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn., on Thursday, July 22.
The track is not only the largest track the series competes on, but Thompson is also home of the oldest asphalt track in the country. Sanborn has a career-best finish of second at Thompson in 2007 while driving for Cushman Competition and the two-time PASS South Series race winner hopes to break through for his first career PASS North win with Richard Moody Racing.


BEST CAREER THOMPSON SPEEDWAY FINISH: 2nd (July 2007)
LAST RACE AT THOMPSON SPEEDWAY: 4th (July 2008)
PASS NORTH POINTS POSITION: 9th
TREVOR, THOMPSON SEEMS TO BE A PLACE THAT EVERYONE LOOKS FORWARD TO RACING AT.

Definitely. Every time I've raced PASS, it's been a place I've looked forward to. It's just really fast. It's a fun race track.

I don't really know what the 'best' way is to get around there. I haven't really raced there enough. When I raced there, it seemed like there was only one groove -- and that's the top groove.

DOES 75 LAPS FEEL LIKE A SPRINT THERE?

Not really. It's still a pretty long race for there. Seventy-five laps at a track like that's a lot of wear and tear on the race car, compared to 150 laps on a short track. It's more than enough. I don't know that it feels like it's going to be that short of a race inside the car.

DOES THE FACT THAT IT'S A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE CHANGE ANYTHING IN TERMS OF YOUR PREPARATION OR APPROACH
TO THE RACE?


We're still going there to win. We know some southerners will be there with good cars, good equipment and good drivers, but we'll keep doing what we do every time we go to the race track.

I definitely feel like we're more than capable of winning when we go there.

 13th for Travis

 Trevor DQ'd
The #44 was DQ'd after tech and the finishing order has been restated.
 
 
7th in the Bastille 200 for Trevor at Lee on 7/13
Trevor finished seventh in the PASS North Series Bastille 200 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Tuesday, July 13. The finish was Sanborn's fourth top-10 in six races this season and kept him third in the PASS North standings and in the championship hunt. Sanborn ran as high as fourth in the first half of the event, but ran into problems with the tire stagger on his No. 44 Richard Moody Racing Ford after pitting on lap 101. After going a lap down, Sanborn rallied to get back on the lead lap and earn the seventh-place finish.

WHAT: PASS North Series Bastille 200
WHERE: Lee USA Speedway, Lee, N.H. (.333-mile oval)

STARTED: 9th - FINISHED: 7th - LED: 0 times for 0 laps

NEXT RACE: Saturday, July 17th, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine

TREVOR, HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR NIGHT OVERALL?

I thought we had a decent run. We started out pretty good and got up toward the front. We thought we had a pretty good car in the second groove, but couldn't do much passing on the bottom. The car was just too tight off.

THINGS DIDN'T IMPROVE AFTER THE PIT STOP, UNFORTUNATELY.

Halfway through we pitted, and the right sides tires -- we were just worse the next run. The stagger was off a little bit, and we just had to survive. That's it.

HOW EAGER ARE YOU TO GO RACE AT BEECH RIDGE IN JUST FOUR DAYS?

I can't wait to get back there. I'm pretty excited. We know we'll have a good piece there, so hopefully we'll get that first (PASS North) win.

The car's in good shape. We'll just clean it up a little bit and get ready for the next one.
Travis Benjamin in the Moody #17 - 15th at Lee
Taking a break from the family owned #17 car to try to improve his PASS North performance this season,
Travis Banjamin has joined the RMR program to drive the yellow #17 in several PASS events.

At the Lee USA Bastille 200, Travis scored a third in his heat to start seventh in the 200 lap feature. Moving to the front Travis battled Johnny Clark and moved into the lead only to have a tire go down in a trail of sparks.
Back on the track, Travis was running hard but was two laps down for a 15th place result.
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway  7/10 Race Preview
**Postponed to 7/17 by Rain**


Trevor returns to his home track at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, for the PASS North Series 150 on Saturday, July 10. Sanborn has won two NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pro Series feature events at the track already this season, and the two-time PASS South Series race winner hopes to notch his first career PASS North win this weekend.

After leading three times for a race-high 99 laps when the series first visited Beech Ridge back in May, Sanborn finished fifth -- the first of three top-5 finishes in five starts. He'll take the same car back to the track this weekend that he led with in May.

BEST CAREER BEECH RIDGE FINISH: 2nd (September 2006)
LAST RACE AT BEECH RIDGE: 5th (May 2010)
LAST RACE: July 3, Canaan Fair Speedway, Canaan, N.H. (4th-place)
NEXT RACE: July 13, Bastille 200, Lee USA Speedway, Lee, N.H.
POINTS POSITION: 3rd PASS North Series

TREVOR, YOU MUST BE AS EXCITED AS ANYONE ABOUT HEADING TO BEECH RIDGE THIS WEEKEND.

Definitely. I can't wait. I just feel like having my own car is going to be a good thing. I'm not saying that (Richard Moody Racing) doesn't have good cars, because we do, but this car -- I've raced it so much there and we've just got the right package in it for this track.

It's like a safety net taking my car. We know it's going to be good. I'm pretty confident that I can run up front and be right there for the win at the end of the night.

HOW CLOSE ARE YOU TO THAT ELUSIVE FIRST CAREER PASS NORTH WIN?

I thought it was coming (last week) at Canaan. I felt like we had the best car, but we just needed track position at the end or at least to restart on the outside, because the outside was so good.

We're really close, though. We are. It's always something weird that gets us -- it's not the cars. The cars are good, but we get somthing that happens on the race track or a mistake on a caution flag or something like that. But we'll get it.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE SUCCESS AT BEECH RIDGE, A TRACK THAT SEEMS TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE BAFFLED?

I think it's all about riding it out and waiting to use your stuff up at the end. A lot of people think you can drive it like it's White Mountain or something -- go hard all the time and slide all around in the corners and still be fast.

It's different at Beech Ridge, though. It's a flat track. It's all about the setup, and you need to maintain your stuff until the end. It's a hard place to get that setup -- I know I've been good there, but it's not really me. It's the setup we have under the car. It's just a tough place, but it's no different than Johnny (Clark) being good at a place like Wiscasset or Unity. It's all about having the car figured out at those places.
4th at CANAAN FAIR SPEEDWAY on 7/3
Started from 3rd - Battled with Ben Rowe, Johnny Clark and Richie Dearborn, nose to tail at the end.

Canaan Fair Speedway Race Preview

Trevor Sanborn of Parsonsfield, Maine, visits one of the few tracks in New England he's never seen as the PASS North Series runs the Firecracker 150 at Canaan Fair Speedway in Canaan, N.H., on Saturday, July 3.

Sanborn has three top-5 finishes in the series' first four races, including a second and a third since joining Richard Moody Racing on a full-time basis following the second race of the year. Sanborn has never started a race, nor attempted to qualify for one, at Canaan -- where PASS has not visited since 2006.

PASS NORTH SERIES
LAST RACE: June 20, Unity Raceway, Unity, Maine (2nd-place finish)
NEXT RACE: Saturday, July 10, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine
POINTS POSITION: 4th

TREVOR, HOW DO YOU APPROACH RACING ON A TRACK YOU'VE NEVER SEEN?

You just have to get out there and go for it. That's all I've have ever done. Working with a team like I have helps a lot. The crew chief (Brian Burgess) -- I know when we unload there, we're going to have a pretty good car and the only changes we make are going to be minor ones curing practice.

It's just about me adapting to the track. I had a few issues adjusting to track at Unity during the first practice, but in the second and third practices we started to find it. I just have to get the line.


HAS THE TEAM STARTED TO GEL AFTER A COUPLE OF RACES TOGETHER?

We're still trying to figure each other out a little bit. It will come as the races go on. We're all looking for that first win -- I think that will definitely help when we get it.

We're very close (to winning). We've had such good race cars everywhere we go, finishing second and third. Now I'm looking for that No. 1 spot. I'm tired of seconds and thirds.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CANAAN FAIR SPEEDWAY?

Not a thing. I've never been there, and I know nothing about it, really. I've seen it from the outside -- I worked up in that area car crushing for my dad a while back. But I've never seen the track itself, never even set foot on the grounds.
PASS 150
 Unity, ME
June 20th

 
 
Trevor 2nd in Fathers' Day 150 at Unity Speedway

Trevor Sanborn of Parsonsfield, Maine, finished 2nd in the PASS North Series Father's Day 150 at Unity Raceway in Unity, Maine, on Sunday, June 20. Sanborn led the event on two occasions in the early going before posting his best finish of the season in his third race with Richard Moody Racing. Also of note, Sanborn finished 4th in the car he owns in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series 40-lap Pro Series feature at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

WHO: Trevor Sanborn, Parsonsfield, Maine
TEAM: No. 44 RMR/Hancock Lumber/Subway Ford
WHAT: PASS North Series Father's Day 150
WHERE: Unity Raceway, Unity, Maine (.333-mile oval)

STARTED: 4th
FINISHED: 2nd
LED: 2 times for 28 laps

NEXT: Saturday, July 3, Firecracker 150, Canaan Fair Speedway, Canaan, N.H. (.333-mile oval)

TREVOR, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON FINISHING SECOND ON FATHER'S DAY?

It's great to come out of here in second -- and I really want to wish my dad a happy Father's Day. I've got to thank everyone on the crew, Richard Moody, Subway. I can't thank everybody enough. This is a great finish for us, and I'm pretty happy.

DID YOU HAVE ANY CHANCE TO PASS RACE WINNER JOHNNY CLARK ON THE FINAL RESTART WITH FOUR LAPS TO GO?

I thought I had a shot, but the tires just kept spinning. I was free off (the corner) and just couldn't get going. I needed a few laps for the car to come into it. We tried to get what we could get, and I'm just glad to finish this one.

Trevor Sanborn: PASS North Series
Unity Raceway Race Preview


Trevor Sanborn of Parsonsfield, Maine, gears up for round four of the PASS North Series season as the series heads to the PASS 150 at Unity Raceway in Unity, Maine, on Sunday, June 20. Sanborn sits fourth in the series standings after a DNF last weekend at Speedway 660 with overheating problems, an race in which he was running third at the halfway point. Sanborn has a best career finish of fifth at Unity Raceway, and he will compete in the Father's Day event as part of a doubleheader weekend. Sanborn will enter his own car in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series 40-lap Pro Series feature at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on Saturday night, where he hopes to make it three wins in three starts this season.

WHO: Trevor Sanborn, Parsonsfield, Maine
TEAM: No. 44 Richard Moody Racing/Hancock Lumber/Subway Ford
BEST CAREER UNITY RACEWAY FINISH: 5th (October 2006
LAST RACE AT UNITY RACEWAY: 6th (June 2007)

WHAT: PASS North Series PASS 150
WHERE: Unity Raceway, Unity, Maine (.333-mile oval)
WHEN: 3 p.m., Sunday, June 20

PASS NORTH SERIES
LAST RACE: June 12, Speedway 660, Fredericton, New Brunswick (25th-place finish)
NEXT RACE: Saturday, July 3, Canaan Speedway, Canaan, N.H.
POINTS POSITION: 4th


TREVOR, HOW DISAPPOINTING WAS LAST WEEKEND AT SPEEDWAY 660?

I knew we had a pretty good car, and I'm still wound up about what happened. We started out and we were really, really good. We were fast, and we had a top-3, if not a winning car. But we came to the yellow and everybody got checked up behind a lapped car and I ran into the back of Cassius (Clark). It messed up the duct work and we overheated.

I know everybody has their highs and lows in this sport, but it seems like I've had my fair share of lows.

ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO UNITY RACEWAY THIS WEEKEND?

I can't wait to go. (Crew chief Brian Burgess) said we have a good setup for that place, and we should have a good car. It's a little rough there, but it's a driver's track. I'm excited about that.

There's a lot of give and take at Unity, and you have to give more than you take. That's just the way it is there. There's not a lot of room, and you just have to survive until the end.

YOU MUST BE LOOKING FORWARD TO A RETURN TO BEECH RIDGE?

I am. Absolutely. I'm hoping to make it three in a row there. We're going there to win -- and hopefully that happens. If it does, great, and if not, oh well, we'll just take it and move on.
 PASS 200
 Fredericton, NB
June 12th
21st at 660 for Trevor
After setting fast time of the day in the 3rd practice session, Trevor and the #44 looked like the combination to beat. Falling into third behind Johnny Clark and Cassius Clark in the second segment of the race, Trevor looked like he was waiting for the final twenty-five laps to make his move. But at lap
177, the #44 pulled high on the back straight and headed for the pits. Nose damage sustained during the exit from the track for the mid-race break for tire changes and chassis adjustments for all competiors had caused the motor to overheat and the race was over for Trevor.

Trevor Sanborn Returns to Full-Time PASS North
with the Richard Moody Racing #44
Trevor Sanborn of Parsonsfield, Maine, returns to full-time PASS North Series competition with Richard Moody Racing this weekend as the series heads to the Pro All Stars Series 200 at Speedway 660 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Sanborn last ran a full schedule with RMR in 2008, and he finished third while driving the RMR No. 44 at White Mountain Motorsports Park last month. After winning back-to-back 40-lap Pro Series features to open the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Sanborn and Moody reached agreement for Sanborn to run the remaining 11 races on the 2010 schedule and compete for the championship. Sanborn trails Mike Rowe by two points atop the PASS North standings.

WHO: Trevor Sanborn, Parsonsfield, Maine
TEAM: Richard Moody Racing No. 44 Ford
BEST CAREER SPEEDWAY 660 FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT SPEEDWAY 660: N/A

WHAT: PASS North Series Pro All Stars Series 200
WHERE: Speedway 660, Fredericton, New Brunswick (.333-mile oval)
WHEN: 7:05 p.m., Saturday, June 12

PASS NORTH SERIES
LAST RACE: Saturday, May 22, PASS 150, White Mountain Motorsports Park, North Woodstock, N.H. (3rd-place finish)
NEXT RACE: Sunday, June 20, Unity Raceway, Unity, Maine
POINTS POSITION: 2nd

TREVOR, BEFORE THIS SEASON STARTED YOU SAID THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD KEEP YOU FROM RUNNING FOR THE BEECH RIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS A SHOT AT THE PASS NORTH CHAMPIONSHIP. HOW EXCITED ARE YOU ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY?

I can't really even explain it. I always wanted to race on that tour from the beginning, and even though we didn't have everything together this spring, now that it's come together I'm really excited about it.

I know we can be a contender for the championship, and I know that I've got a great shot at finally winning my first PASS North race. With this team, I know we can go to any race track and win, and I have a ton of confidence in the crew chief (Brian Burgess) and the cars. It all just adds up.

DO YOU STILL PLAN ON COMPETING IN NASCAR WHELEN ALL-AMERICAN SERIES PRO SERIES RACES AT BEECH RIDGE?

Absolutely. I won't be able to run for the championship, especially because the entire month of July it seems we're PASS racing. But I plan to go there still on our off weekends and try and win some races.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON SPEEDWAY 660 THIS WEEKEND?

I haven't been up there in a while, but I remember that it was a pretty tight little track. It wasn't quite as banked as White Mountain (Motorsports Park), but it was a lot like (All-Star Speedway). It's definitely more of a driver's track, and I like those kind of places. It's fun to get up on the wheel and really race the car on those kinds of tracks.

 PASS 150
 
No. Woodstock, NH
May 22nd
3rd for Trevor #44 and 19th for Brad #55
 
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RMR has two entries in the May 22nd 150 lap PASS event at WMMP:
the #55 for Brad Leighton plus the #44 for Trevor Sanborn.
 
Trevor Sanborn: White Mountain Motorsports Park Race Preview

For the first time since 2008, Trevor Sanborn of Parsonsfield, Maine, will team up with Richard Moody Racing as Sanborn enters the PASS 150 at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, N.H., on Saturday, May 22. Sanborn, who is running just a partial PASS North schedule in 2010, last ran the No. 44 for RMR in the September 2008 race at White Mountain. Sanborn enters the weekend having turned in a strong 5th-place effort in the season opener at his home track of Beech Ridge Motor Speedway back on May 1, leading 99 of the 150 laps in the event.

WHO: Trevor Sanborn, Parsonsfield, Maine
TEAM: Richard Moody Racing No. 44 Ford
BEST CAREER WMMP FINISH: 3rd (October 2007)
LAST RACE AT WMMP: 10th (September 2008)

PASS NORTH SERIES
LAST RACE: Saturday, May 1, PASS 150, Beech Ridge, Scarborough, Maine (5th-place finish)
NEXT RACE: Saturday, June 12, Speedway 660, Fredericton, New Brunswick
POINTS POSITION: 28th


TREVOR, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHITE MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS PARK?

It's definitely one of my favorite race tracks. It's a cool place. There's really not any race tracks around like it. It's a little more about the driver there, and you can really help manhandle the car around if it's not just right. I'm excited to go back.


HOW EXCITED ARE YOU ABOUT REJOINING RICHARD MOODY RACING THIS WEEKEND?

I think it will be really good. I'm looking forward to it. (Crew chief Brian Burgess) can really set up a car for White Mountain, and I've always worked well with him. Hopefully, more will come of this. It's a great opportunity for me, definitely.


YOU LED THE MOST LAPS AGAIN AT BEECH RIDGE BUT ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR YOUR FIRST CAREER PASS NORTH WIN. DO YOU FEEL ANY PRESSURE?

I do. It's basically the same as it was going into Beech Ridge. I know we're going to have a car that is capable of going up there and winning the race. I've always been good there in (RMR's) cars. We're getting close to winning, though -- seems I'm always the lap leader and never the winner. Something's got to change.

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 PASS 150
 Scarborough, ME
May 1st
7th Place
Photos by Norm Marx
 
Easter Bunny 150
Hickory, NC - April 1st

30th Place Finish
after early turn 4 wreck
The Easter Bunny 150 was a tough event for the RMR team with the #55 eliminated at lap 18 in a turn four tangle for a 30th place finish.

Being a couple ticks off the pace when 49 strong SLMs were entered meant a poor time trials result and a run in one of the concis.

The #55 took a PASS National Points provisional to start in the 27th spot out of 32.
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Leighton in the RMR #55 the WINNER at New Smyrna WINTERFEST

PASS Race Report - Samsula FL ( 1/31/10) Brad Leighton took advantage of a late race restart to power around Johnny Clark for the win in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) super late model Winterfest 150 at New Smyrna Speedway Sunday afternoon. Sam Watts, Jeff Choquette and Lonnie Sommerville chased the top two to the checkers.

The race was Leighton’s’ first with Richard Moody Racing, the team that earned the 2009 PASS National title with Ben Rowe at the wheel.

Johnny Clark set fast time with a lap of 17.505 seconds, followed by Sam Watts (17.534), Jeff Choquette (17.535), Brad Leighton (17.601) and Preston Peltier (17.629).

As the top ten redrew for the starting grid, Brad had pulled spot #10.

Eight cars completed all 150 green flag laps in a race slowed by twelve caution periods. Leighton, Clark, Peltier, Choquette, Watts and Ben Rowe each took one or more turns at the front of the field.

Brad had come back through the field after being knocked into the wall and suffering a flat during the
lap 103 tangle.



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Center Harbor, NH (December 18, 2009): Former NASCAR Camping World Series East and American Canadian Tour Champion Brad Leighton announced today a partnership with Richard Moody Racing to race in the Pro All Star Series (PASS) Super Late Model Series for the 2010 season. Leighton will run his familiar #55 on RMR’s Ford Fusions. Sponsorship negotiations are still underway.

“I’m very excited to be announcing this deal,” said Leighton. “One of the most important reasons I decided to do this was because of the people – it’s a good team. I worked with (crew chief) Brian Burgess and some of the other team members a few years back when I ran some races with SP2 Motorsports, and he’s a real sharp guy. At that time, SP2 was at the top of their game, and I view this team, Moody Racing, at the same level. This is one of the best teams in the PASS series – no doubt about it.”

Richard Moody Racing has raised the bar on competition in the PASS Series. With driver Ben Rowe, the team earned the 2009 PASS South Championship and finished runner-up in the 2009 PASS North point standings. Their combined regional accomplishments earned them the PASS National title for the 2009 season. In addition, they won a championship in 2007 with Rowe behind the wheel.

Leighton has been equally successful in his driving career. He’s won championships in the American Canadian Tour (1995) and NASCAR Camping World Series East (1999 and 2000), won the New Hampshire Motor Speedway track championship four times (1998, 2000-02), and finished 11th in the American Canadian Tour point standings last season after competing in only eight races. He won at Thunder Road and Lee USA Speedway.

“At this point in my career I don't view any opportunity as one of filling anybody's shoes or a seat, or needing too live up to their success,” said Leighton about the new partnership. “Ben (Rowe) has been extremely successful with this team and obviously inherited the genes from his father. I have a lot of respect for both Mike Rowe and Ben. It's a father and son that have enjoyed success that's unparalleled in the Northeast and possibly at any short track level.”

Leighton will kick off his duties as RMR’s driver late next month when they head to New Smyrna Speedway in Florida for the Winter Fest 150, a PASS National race.

“Some of the guys in my race shop had worked with Brad in the past and told me that we should talk to him about driving our cars,” said car owner Richard Moody. “I met with him at his hotel in Auburn (Maine) and we got along really well. We want to have fun racing and I think we’ll be extremely competitive. We’re going to put some good cars underneath him and Brad’s record speaks for itself.”

Leighton’s schedule will include venues on both the North and South divisions of the Pro All Star Series. Full details of his schedule, which will include stops on the American Canadian Tour, are pending and will be announced at a later date.
PASS 2009 Awards Banquet

At the November 7th PASS Awards Banquet at Verrillo's in Portland, ME, Ben and RMR
were recognized as the:
- PASS 2009 National SLM Champions
- PASS 2009 South SLM Champions
- 2nd in PASS 2009 North SLM.

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