{"id":16540,"date":"2014-08-11T08:06:55","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T12:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=16540"},"modified":"2014-08-11T08:12:37","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T12:12:37","slug":"gray-dominates-jbh-100-monadnock-becomes-sixth-different-winner-six-races-granite-state-pro-stock-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/gray-dominates-jbh-100-monadnock-becomes-sixth-different-winner-six-races-granite-state-pro-stock-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Gray Dominates JBH 100 at Monadnock, Becomes Sixth Different Winner in Six Races with Granite State Pro Stock Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/granite state prostock.jpg\" alt=\"granite state prostock series\" class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left'><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gray Dominates JBH 100 at Monadnock, Becomes Sixth Different Winner in Six Races with Granite State Pro Stock Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-xpa1\/t1.0-9\/10603197_10152120272187134_1248716689501978939_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Winchester, NH &#8211; Barry Gray fought off multiple challenges from Matt Frahm, Tommy O\u2019Sullivan, and Dillon Moltz to pick up his first victory of the season in the JBH 100 at Monadnock Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>Gray\u2019s Meadow\u2019s Motor Cars\/Hawley\u2019s Auto Chevrolet shot out to the lead at the drop of the green flag, as the Belchertown, MA native took full advantage of his pole position starting spot after a strong heat race.  Gray would face an early challenge from Matt Frahm and Tommy O\u2019Sullivan, but seemed to be cruising before a caution on lap 26 for Fran Colson and Cory Robert bunched the field back together.  Gray would pull away from O\u2019Sullivan once more on the restart, and set a blistering pace, putting multiple cars a lap down before the halfway point of the race.<br \/>\n <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Point leader Larry Gelinas, who hadn\u2019t finished outside the top 4 all season long, suffered a mechanical breakdown on lap 77, setting up a chance for Dillon Moltz to cut into his sizable lead in the standings.  Moltz would restart on the outside of Gray on a lap 88 restart, but was involved in a caution on lap 96 with Adam Norton, taking him out of contention for the win.  The final caution set up a four lap shootout between Gray and Derek Griffith, who fought his way back up through the field after suffering a flat right front tire.  The veteran held off the youngster as Gray grabbed the checkers for the third time at Monadnock Speedway with the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS).  Griffith would settle for second, his best finish of the season.  Frahm would rebound from an incident with Tommy O\u2019Sullivan and fight his way back up to the third spot, with Russ Hersey and Josh King completing the top five.<\/p>\n<p>Gray was quick to say his dominating performance did not come without worry, stating \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of good competition, good cars here.  Every time the caution came out, I knew it was going to be the restart of my life.\u201d  Gray\u2019s three victories with the GSPSS have all come at Monadnock, but Gray says luck plays a huge part in picking up a victory.  \u201cWe\u2019ve run good at a lot of other places, and things happen.  I\u2019d rather be lucky than good.  Tonight we were lucky, we held off challenges, they ran me clean, and it\u2019s a nice thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Griffith, the second place finish is consistent with his stellar start to the 2014 season in the Motorcycles of Manchester Toyota, as the youngster has not finished worse than 8th.  \u201cWe were lucky to make it up back through for a second place finish,\u201d Griffith commented.  \u201cMy friends and family made the trip up from Hudson (NH), so it was nice to have a good finish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frahm also acknowledged his third place finish as a great point night for the Lambert Roofing Chevrolet, but felt he may have left a little something on the table.  \u201cTommy O\u2019Sullivan and I were racing really hard, and I got into the back of him by accident,\u201d Frahm spoke.  \u201cBarry was solid.  If we didn\u2019t have a car that could\u2019ve won, we could\u2019ve certainly been a second place car.  All-in-all, from what happened and how we had to work back through, it was a good night.  Third place, we\u2019ll take it for the points, and move on to Star (Speedway).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tommy O\u2019Sullivan would climb back up to the sixth spot, with Bryon Baker, Dillon Moltz, Joey Squeglia, and Adam Norton completing the top 10.  Moltz, via his 8th place finish, took the win in the GSPSS Tournament Challenge presented by Victory Lane Radio by beating out Larry Gelinas for the $250 top prize.  Griffith tied his career best finish by grabbing second, as well as Russ Hersey with his fourth place finish.  Josh King bested his career best finish by nabbing the fifth spot, as well as Adam Norton by recording a tenth place finish.  Hersey and Mike Parks picked up heat wins.<\/p>\n<p>The Granite State Pro Stock Series is back in action on August 16th at Star Speedway in Epping, NH.  The second trip to Star in the 2014 season marks race number 7 of the year.  For more information on the Granite State Pro Stock Series, contact Mike Parks at mparks@gspss.net, visit our website www.gspss.net, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @GSProStocks. <\/p>\n<p>JBH 100 Results<br \/>\n8\/9\/14<br \/>\nPOS (Start)          Driver                                   Hometown<br \/>\n1. (1)                      Barry Gray                           Belchertown, MA<br \/>\n2. (9)                      Derek Griffith                        Hudson, NH<br \/>\n3. (2)                      Matt Frahm                          Hampstead, NH<br \/>\n4. (4)                      Russ Hersey                        Swanzey, NH<br \/>\n5. (10)                   Josh King                              Vernon, VT<br \/>\n6. (3)                      Tommy O\u2019Sullivan                 Wilbraham, MA<br \/>\n7. (16)                   Bryon Baker                          Claremont, NH<br \/>\n8. (11)                   Dillon Moltz                           Waterford, CT<br \/>\n9. (14)                   Joey Squeglia, JR                  Derry, NH<br \/>\n10. (15)                 Adam Norton                         Ludlow, MA<br \/>\n11. (19)                 Matt Zenisky                         West Springfield, MA<br \/>\n12. (17)                 Cory Casagrande                  Stafford Springs, CT<br \/>\n13. (18)                 Zig Geno                              Canterbury, NH<br \/>\n14. (5)                   Mike Parks                          Walpole, NH<br \/>\n15. (12)                 Larry Gelinas                         Buxton, ME<br \/>\n16. (7)                   Fran Colson                         Baldwinville, MA<br \/>\n17. (6)                   Ron Smith                           Oakham, MA<br \/>\n18. (13)                 Mike O\u2019Sullivan                    Springfield, MA<br \/>\n19. (8)                   Cory Robert                        Canaan, NH<\/p>\n<p>CONTINGENCY AWARDS                                              Winner<br \/>\nAR Bodies (Hard Luck)                                                   Zig Geno<br \/>\nBond Auto Parts (Last car on lead lap)                    Cory Casagrande<br \/>\nCrazy Ed\u2019s Powersports (Hard Charger)                  Bryon Baker<br \/>\nDraco Springs Award (Most positions gained)    Bryon Baker<br \/>\nFive Star Stock Car Bodies (5th place finisher)    Josh King<br \/>\nMacLellan Metal Finishing (Heat #1 Winner)       Mike Parks<br \/>\nMacLellan Metal Finishing (Heat #2 Winner)       Russ Hersey<br \/>\nRacer\u2019s Depot (Random drawing)                             Mike O\u2019Sullivan<br \/>\nRB Performance (4th place finisher)                       Russ Hersey<br \/>\nRB Performance (7th place finisher)                       Bryon Baker<br \/>\nSherwood Wheels (10th place finisher)                                Adam Norton<br \/>\nSunoco Race Fuels (Heat #1 Winner)                      Mike Parks<br \/>\nSunoco Race Fuels (Heat #2 Winner)                      Russ Hersey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gray Dominates JBH 100 at Monadnock, Becomes Sixth Different Winner in Six Races with Granite State Pro Stock Series Winchester, NH &#8211; Barry Gray fought off multiple challenges from Matt Frahm, Tommy O\u2019Sullivan, and Dillon Moltz to pick up his first victory of the season in the JBH 100 at Monadnock Speedway. 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