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Father-Son Duel
Mike Rowe defeated his son, Ben, by a matter of inches during PASS North Late Models action at Maine's Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.
ON THE BOTTOM: Mike Rowe (4) works traffic en route to a PASS late-model triumph at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. (Leif Tillotson Photo)
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — A race-long battle between father and son came down to mere inches Saturday as Mike Rowe edged his son, Ben Rowe, at the finish line of the Pro All Stars (PASS) North super-late model season opener at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.
Mike Rowe finished .001 second ahead of Ben Rowe, while Travis Benjamin, who also challenged for the length of the race, was a half-car length back in third.
PASS sophomore Adam Bates scored a career-best fourth-place finish and Bub Bilodeau rounded out the top five.
In PASS modified action, Andy Shaw returned to the series with a victory, while Terry Merrill took the checkers in the sportsman division.
The finish:
Mike Rowe, Ben Rowe, Travis Benjamin, Adam Bates, Bub Bilodeau, Cassius Clark, Scott Chubbuck, Kirk Thibeau, Derek Ramstrom, Richie Dearborn, D.J. Shaw, Donnie Whitten, Johnny Clark, John Fleming, Kelly Moore, Steve Knowlton, Alex Haase, Jay Sands, Harry Olsen, Steve Berry, Rick Martin, Jimmy Chambers, Scott Mulkern, Gary Monugno, Gary Bellefleur, Aaron Ricker, Gunnar Josselyn, Jim McCallum, Bill Rodgers, Gary Smith, Trevor Sanborn.