Walpole NH – In a joint announcement made today between Lee USA Speedway General Manager Bill Callen and GSPSS president Mike Parks, the Granite State Pro Stock Series will be making their first appearance ever at the Lee USA Speedway on Friday night July 25th. “We are thrilled that we were able to make this happen, this is one of the tracks that all our teams have been asking about going to” Stated Parks.
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Mike Parks and Jack Bateman are pleased to announce that the group accustomed to running under the Granite State Pro Stock Series banner will continue to do so in 2014 and beyond. Following a meeting of the two parties, Bateman has agreed to transfer ownership of the sophomore Series to Parks, who has served as the Series’ President since it’s inception.
“I’m grateful to Jack for working with me to resolve this issue. He has been a great support to us over the last two years, and I am glad that our agreement is in the best interest of the 69 teams that participated in the Granite State Pro Stock Series this year. We will be fortunate enough to have him around to advise on technical policies and procedures moving forward,” Parks said.
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Walpole NH – As the Granite State Pro Stock Series enters its 3rd season of competition in 2014 there are changes ahead. Series President Mike Parks stated today that the afflation with Modified Racing Series will come to a close at the end of 2013. The Race day operations will all remain the same so things will continue as normal.
Parks and the entire staff of the GSPSS wish to thank Jack Bateman and the entire group from the Modified Racing Series for their help the last two seasons. As we enter our 3rd season we are ready to stand on our own two feet.
We are currently working on the 2014 schedule with a 12 to 14 race schedule. Series officials stated the schedule will be released at the 2013 Awards Banquet on Friday Dec 27th. You can find us on Facebook at Granite State Pro Stock Series or at GSPSS.net
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Larry Gelinas came home to Thompson Speedway for the World Series of Auto Racing, and picked up his first career Granite State Pro Stock Series victory in dominating fashion. Gelinas was the Pro Stock Champion just a few years ago, and used his knowledge of how the track reacts to the different rubber compound of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and made the right adjustments.
The50 lap feature was slowed by one caution, which came out on the opening lap when Greg Nanigian and championship contender Jeremy Davis made contact in turn three. Davis tried to recover, but fell out on the second lap with damages sustained in the incident. Just after the caution came out, Beach Ridge All Pro Series Champion Brad Babb spun on the frontstretch, sustaining damage after hitting the wall, which also ended his run.
Once the green was back out, Jim Banfield watch Mike O’Sullivan pull ahead into the lead, one that was short lived. Gelinas, who restarted fourth, moved past by the third circuit and never looked back. By the time the race was half-way, Gelinas had already opened up over a half straightaway lead over O’Sullivan.
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After ten events on the 2013 Granite State Pro Stock schedule, the second year series is gearing up for one of their biggest stages of the season, the annual World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. The GSPSS will be part of the 15 division end of season celebration at the 5/8 high banked oval.
On April 14, the season began on the same stretch of asphalt with “Mad Dog” George Bessette taking down the win. As the teams head back on October 19 and 20. Thompson standout Mike O’Sullivan leads the championship standings by a scant six points over Jeremy Davis.
Both drivers have one win on the season, and have been swapping the championship lead back and forth over the past several weeks. Larry Gelinas is still in the hunt, sitting 28 points behind O’Sullivan, with Matt Frahm still having a mathematical chance, 39 points behind. Frahm has 2 wins this season, while Gelinas has been shut out of Victory Lane all year. Thompson brings the former Oxford 250 champ back to his most previous championship grounds, winning the Pro Stock title a couple of seasons ago.
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THOMPSON SPEEDWAY
Friday, October 18, 2013:
10:00 AM – SIGN-IN & PIT AREA OPEN
10:00 AM – GSPSS HAULERS ENTER
Saturday, April 13, 2013:
7:00 AM – SIGN-IN & PIT AREA OPEN
7:30 AM – GSPSS REGISTRATION OPENS
7:45 AM – GSPSS TIRE COMPOUND OPENS
8:00 AM – GSPSS INSPECTION BEGINS
9:00 AM 9:55 AM – LOCAL FINAL PRACTICE
10:00 AM 10:40 AM – VMRS FINAL PRACTICE
10:45 AM 11:25 AM – GSPSS FINAL PRACTICE
11:30 AM 12:45 PM – NWMT FINAL PRACTICE
12:50 PM 1:20 PM – NEMA FINAL PRACTICE
1:25 PM 2:05 PM – ISMA FINAL PRACTICE
1:30 PM – GSPSS REGISTRATION CLOSES
2:15 PM – GSPSS DRIVER’S MEETING
2:30 PM – GSPSS QUALIFYING INSPECTION BEGINS
2:30 PM – NWMT QUALIFYING (2 LAPS)
TO FOLLOW NWAAS SUNOCO MODIFIED QUALIFYING (8 LAPS)
TO FOLLOW: GSPSS QUALIFYING RACES (10 LAPS – IMPOUND QUALIFIYING TIRES)
TO FOLLOW VMRS QUALIFYING RACES (10 LAPS)
TO FOLLOW NEMA QUALIFYING RACES
TO FOLLOW ISMA QUALIFYING RACES
TO FOLLOW: GSPSS CONSOLATION RACE (12 LAPS – IF NECESSARY)
TO FOLLOW: VMRS CONSOLATION RACE (12 LAPS – IF NECESSARY)
5:00 PM (APPROX) – FEATURE RACES
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