Jeremy Davis Claims Granite State Pro Stock Win at Canaan Fair Speedway
CANAAN, NH — “This is MY HOUSE” exclaimed a victorious Jeremy Davis after winning the Granite State Pro Stock 100 lap main event at Canaan Fair Speedway. The defending track champion used a late race restart to motor past Louie Mechalidas and work his way back to the top of the leader board.
Davis and Mike Parks brought the 22 car field down to the green, with Parks jumping out to the early lead. Davis settled into second, with Mechalidas behind in third. Using the outside lane, Davis worked past Parks and put the Dynasty machine to the top of the leaderboard. Mechalidas followed suit and settled into second just before the ¼ mark.
The duo pulled away from the rest of the pack opening a straightaway lead before the first caution came out on lap 40, when Jimmy Renfrew of Hookset, NH broke, and hit the front stretch wall. Once the field was bunched up, Lightning Lou jumped out front of Davis on the restart, and the pair continued to battle each other for the lead. As they crossed the half-way point, Mechalidas and Davis had started to put some distance between Parks, Babe Branscombe and Mike O’Sullivan.
The next caution came on the following lap when Larry Gelinas spin in turn four. Bobby Baillargeon was penalized for the assist. After a false start, Jake Vanada brought out the caution on lap 53, when he suffered a flat tire, and came to a stop. Lap 57 saw Barry Gray get crossed up, and as he straightened out, Donnie Lashua went over the turn one embankment, ending the day for the Canaan race winner.
Several cautions dropped over the next 15 laps, ending the day for a few teams, including Vanada, Barry Gray, Austin Brehio. Through each restart, the reigning Canaan Fair Pro Stock Champion continued to hound Mechalidas, trying to find a weakness in the Tyngsboro native. On lap 71, Davis got his wish when Mechalidas missed a shift and allowed Davis to lead the charge. Over the next 29 laps, Jeremy Davis proved his comfort on the 1/3 mile oval and held on for his first Granite State Pro Stock victory. Mechalidas settled for second, while O’Sullvan sat on the podium for third. Babe Branscombe and Jay Sands finished fourth and fifth.
Rob Richardi Jr picked up his first win at Canaan Fair Speedway in a dominating performance. The defending Pro4 Champion jumped out front early, and held on through several restarts. Robin Berghman was second, with Dave Richardi third. Mark Charette was the winner in the Pro4 Limited class.
Josh Dunn led from the drop of the green to the checkered flag, picking up the win in the Bandit’s 25 lap feature. Jeremy Carter and David Aiken were second and third.
This was the second of eleven races for the Granite State Pro Stock Series. The next event will be at the Monadnock Speedway on Saturday, May 25th.
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Sources: Kevin Boucher/Granite State Pro Stock Series PR