The last 2 trips the PASS North Series made to Thompson International Speedway didn't exactly go as Cassius Clark had planned. First Clark beat former Sprint Cup Series drivers Jimmy Spencer and Kenny Wallace, only to have the victory clouded by a DQ in technical inspection. Then, he missed out on the show entirely last year when he and car owner Ed Chapman briefly split for a 2nd time. Now the driver from Farmington comes to the Full Fendered Frenzy 75 at Thompson this Saturday night leading the PASS North standings for the 1st time since 2006 -- but still in search of his 1st victory of the year. Don't you think Cassius Clark has something to prove?
When things line up against Clark, he always seems to deliver. But it's about high time he delivers in 2008.
He started out the 2006 season with 3 straight wins before DNF's took him out of championship contention midway through the season. The biggest of those came on the night at Thompson he beat Spencer and Wallace -- only to be robbed of points and money when something illegal was found in Clark's engine.
The team contended that what the engine had been deemed legal earlier in the week by PASS officials.
Then he missed the Thompson race a year ago.
Now Clark is on his best run toward the series title, despite being spun by Mike Rowe in the late stages of last week's event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.
"We’re still not quite where we want to be, setup-wise," Clark said. "But we’re getting closer every week."
Now Clark simply has to prove something. One, that he can win races, and, two, that he can win a PASS championship. Saturday should tell us a lot about both.
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