{"id":27016,"date":"2020-07-15T13:58:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T17:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=27016"},"modified":"2020-07-17T13:59:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T17:59:45","slug":"belsito-victorious-in-gspss-gate-city-classic-at-hudson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2020\/07\/belsito-victorious-in-gspss-gate-city-classic-at-hudson\/","title":{"rendered":"Belsito Victorious in GSPSS Gate City Classic at Hudson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Belsito Victorious in GSPSS Gate City Classic at Hudson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Angelo Belsito finally sealed the deal in the Gate City Classic at Hudson International Speedway Sunday afternoon. The Auburn MA driver had lead many laps and contended for the win in both of the first two Granite State Pro Stock Series races of 2020, only to watch victory slip away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Belsito was good in practice, good in his heat race and dominant over the last two thirds of the feature event but victory was not easy. The Crazy Horse Racing fast time challange was removed from the schedule as time was tight due to local regulations so Cory Casagrande\u2019s track record survives for another year. As a result heat races would be lined up based on each drivers fast lap in the second practice session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

   Belsito would start second in his heat race and finish in the same position after a spirited battle with defending series champion Joey Doiron. Doiron would end up victorious and the top three from each heat would go to the redraw. For the second race in a row the redraw would be where Belsito would struggle as he pulled the worst number possible, nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Winner of the last three series events, Ray Christian III, and local hot shoe Wayne Helliwell Jr would join Doiron as heat race winners. Christian\u2019s crew chief Mickey Green would pull starting position number one while Helliwell would do just one spot better than Belsito starting in eighth and Doiron would pull five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Early in the going Chrisian III and Joey \u201cPole\u201d seemed to be the drivers to beat as they battled through several restarts and traded the lead back and forth until Belsito arrived on the scene. He would take the lead on a restart and never truly be challenged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   \u201cThe team gave me a great car,\u201d Said Belsito in victory lane. \u201cI was really just pacing myself once I got the lead and trying to save the car\u201d. He went on to say, \u201cWe\u2019ve had a couple of things cost us the win in the first two races but today we were able to put it all together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Christian III would wind up in second, his worst finish of the year,. \u201cIts a good day when we can be disappointed in second\u201d said Christian III. \u201cThe car was really good we just didn\u2019t have quite enough for Angelo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Polewarczyk would hold on to finish third tying his best series finish of the season. \u201cThats sort of the story of our season\u201d, said the Hudson NH native. \u201cIt was a good day we just didn\u2019t have what we needed for the front two\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Wayne Helliwell Jr would finish the day in the fourth spot while 2018 champion Devin O\u2019Connell would round out the top five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Gabe Brown would race on the tight quarter mile track for the first time and finish a solid sixth right in front of another youngster, Jake Matheson and Nick Lascuola would come home eighth in his return to the series. Another local driver, Jimmy Renfrew Jr would end the day in ninth with Casagrande finishing out the top ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   The next event has the series returning to the Claremont Motorsports Park for a final tune up before the $10,000 dollar to win event, labor day weekend. Teams who want to be prepared for the biggest event in the history of the series are encouraged to enter this event on July 24th<\/sup> and try to figure out the tricky NH oval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   To follow the series go to www.gspss.net<\/a> or follow the series on facebook, twitter and instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 – 8b Angelo Belsito<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 – 93ct Ray Christian III<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 – 97 Joey Polewarcyk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 – 27nh Wayne Helliwell Jr<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 – 43 Devin O\u2019Connell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 – 47 Gabe Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 – 52nh Jake Matheson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 – 39 Nick Lascuola<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 – 00 Jimmy Renfrew Jr<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 – 7ct Cory Casagrande<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 – 40 Mike Mitchell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 \u2013 12p Bobby Pelland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 \u2013 48 Ryan Linham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14 \u2013 87 Alexander Pearl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 \u2013 17 Kevin Folan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 – 21 Josh King<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 – 90nh Casey Call<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 – 29 Adam Gray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19 – 88 Kevin Casper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 -73 Joey Doiron<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 \u2013 08 Mike O\u2019Sullivan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22 \u2013 55 Cody LeBlanc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 \u2013 60 DJ Shaw<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Contingency Awards :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sunoco Race Fuels heat race winners – 5gallons of race fuel – 73 Joey Doiron, 93ct Ray Christain III, 27nh Wayne Helliwell Jr<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    AR Bodies hard luck award – $100 product certificate – 55 Cody LeBlanc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Crazy Horse Fast Time Challenge – fastest times in second Practice 1st<\/sup> $125 -73 Joey Doiron – 2nd<\/sup> $75 – 93ct Ray Christian III – 3rd<\/sup> $50 – 27nh Wayne Helliwell Jr<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Magnus Performance Parts – 7th<\/sup> place finisher $100 product certificate – 52nh Jake Matheson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Matco Tools : product certificates – winner $75 – 8b Angelo Belsito – Random Draw $75 – to be drawn at the next event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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