{"id":18895,"date":"2015-05-24T19:40:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T23:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=18895"},"modified":"2015-05-24T19:40:37","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T23:40:37","slug":"dominance-at-the-dog-gray-earns-memorial-day-gsps-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/dominance-at-the-dog-gray-earns-memorial-day-gsps-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominance at the Dog: Gray Earns Memorial Day GSPS Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dominance at the Dog: Gray Earns Memorial Day Victory
\nBelchertown, MA Native Now Tied for All-Time Series Wins<\/strong><\/p>\n

WINCHESTER, NH \u2013 Barry Gray continued his dominance at Monadnock Speedway, holding off charges from Matt Frahm, Mike O\u2019Sullivan, and Larry Gelinas, to grab his fourth Granite State Pro Stock Series in the Memorial Day 100.<\/p>\n

Gray took the lead at the drop of the green, after beating pole sitter Cory Robert to the line on lap 1. Robert would be out of contention early, after an incident on lap 4 with Adam Norton, bringing out the first caution of the evening. Matt Frahm and Tommy O\u2019Sullivan would challenge Gray on three restarts, before settling in for a green flag run.
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Nick Boivin brought out the fourth caution on lap 25, as his Ford of North Hampton automobile expired on the entrance of pit lane. Gray would hold on to the lead on the last two restarts, until Gelinas and Frahm mounted a charge with 25 laps to go. Gray\u2019s racing line carried him high into turn one, where Gelinas would drop low, but could not make the car stick to draw alongside, as Gray would hold on for the victory.<\/p>\n

After the race, Gray said \u201cMy hats off to my guys, they work really hard. This is a home track for us, all the guys ran us good and clean tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the win, Gray is now tied with Frahm for the all-time series lead in victories.<\/p>\n

Gelinas, who settled for second after starting in the 9th spot, attempted multiple times to get underneath Gray, but could not finish the charge. Gelinas continued, \u201cHe gave me some room to where I could try something, but there would\u2019ve been contact if I would\u2019ve tried [to push the issue] any harder. It was exciting to try, that\u2019s all you can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gelinas, who maintains his car by himself, had the engine out of his car the previous night, but rushed to get the Portland Speed\/Gelinas HVAC Chevrolet back together for this race. <\/p>\n

Frahm finished in the third spot, but was not satisfied, saying \u201cWe had a great night, but I\u2019m aggravated with myself for not pulling the trigger earlier. I think we had the car to beat here tonight, and we showed it all day in practice. I hate it more for my guys, they work hard, but congrats to Barry [Gray] and Larry [Gelinas]. They deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Point-leader entering the event, Derek Griffith worked his way to the fourth spot, while Mike Parks settled for fifth. Mike O\u2019Sullivan finished sixth, with Jeremy Harclerode, who made his Granite State Pro Stock Series debut, finishing seventh. Josh King, Bryon Baker, and Tommy O\u2019Sullivan rounded out the top ten. King and Jeremy Davis, who broke an axel late in the race, won the heat races.<\/p>\n

The Granite State Pro Stock Series will be back in action June 14, at Hudson International Speedway. For more information on the Granite State Pro Stock Series, visit www.gspss.net. <\/p>\n

MEMORIAL DAY 100
\nMonadnock Speedway
\n5\/23\/15<\/p>\n

Pos (Start) Driver Hometown
\n1. (2) Barry Gray Belchertown, MA
\n2. (9) Larry Gelinas Buxton, ME
\n3. (4) Matt Frahm Hampstead, NH
\n4. (11) Derek Griffith Hudson, NH
\n5. (13) Mike Parks Walpole, NH
\n6. (5) Mike O\u2019Sullivan Springfield, MA
\n7. (14) Jeremy Harclerode Newmarket, NH
\n8. (8) Josh King Vernon, VT
\n9. (10) Bryon Baker Claremont, NH
\n10. (3) Tommy O\u2019Sullivan Wilbraham, MA
\n11. (16) Geoff Rollins Groton, MA
\n12. (6) Adam Norton Ludlow, MA
\n13. (17) Greg Nanigian Braintree, MA
\n14. (18) Matt Zenisky West Springfield, MA
\n15. (19) Cory Casagrande Stafford Springs, CT
\n16. (7) Jeremy Davis Tamworth, NH
\n17. (1) Cory Robert Canaan, NH
\n18. (15) John Salemi Nashua, NH
\n19. (12) Nick Boivin Belchertown, MA<\/p>\n

CONTINGENCY AWARDS
\nAR BODIES (Hard Luck) 71NH \u2013 Cory Robert
\nBOND AUTO PARTS (Last Car on Lead Lap) 16 \u2013 Tommy O\u2019Sullivan
\nBOND AUTO PARTS (Halfway Leader) 29 \u2013 Barry Gray
\nDRACO SPRINGS (Most Positions Gained) 66 \u2013 Mike Parks
\nFIVE STAR AUTO BODIES (5th Place) 66 \u2013 Mike Parks
\nMACLELLAN METAL FINISHING (Heat 1 Winner) 21 \u2013 Josh King
\nMACLELLAN METAL FINISHING (Heat 2 Winner) 21NH \u2013 Jeremy Davis
\nSEYMOUR PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS (Random) 02 \u2013 Geoff Rollins
\nRB PERFORMANCE (3rd Place) 14 \u2013 Matt Frahm
\nRB PERFORMANCE (7th Place) 51NH \u2013 Jeremy Harclerode
\nSHERWOOD WHEELS (Most Laps Led) 29 \u2013 Barry Gray
\nSUNOCO RACE FUELS (Heat 1 Winner) 21 \u2013 Josh King
\nSUNOCO RACE FUELS (Heat 2 Winner) 21NH \u2013 Jeremy Davis
\nVDL FUEL SYSTEMS (5th Place) 66 \u2013 Mike Parks
\nPOWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGY (4th Place) 12 \u2013 Derek Griffith
\nCOIL-OVER COMMANDER (Feature Winner) 29 \u2013 Barry Gray<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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