Granite State Pro Stock Series at Monadnock Speedway: A Closer Look at the Numbers
Winchester, NH – The Granite State Pro Stock Series will travel to Monadnock Speedway, May 23, for the Memorial Day 100. The Memorial Day 100 will be the third event of the 12-race season, and will be the seventh time the Granite State Pro Stock Series has visited the facility since 2013, running twice a season each year. The following is a closer look at the numbers of the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS), and Monadnock Speedway.
MONADNOCK SPEEDWAY NOTES:
-Monadnock Speedway opened on Aug. 13, 1971.
-Nicknamed “Mad Dog”.
-The historic track has seen such drivers as Jimmy Spencer, Beaver Dragon, Ken Bouchard, Mike Stefanik, Reggie Ruggiero, Stub Fadden, Dave Dion, and Robbie Crouch take victories at the Winchester, NH facility.
MONADNOCK SPEEDWAY DATA:
MEMORIAL DAY 100: Race 3 of 12 on 2015 season
LENGTH: .250 mile oval
BANKING: 18 degrees in Turns 1 & 2, 16 degrees in Turns 3 & 4
RACE LENGTH: 100 laps
MONADNOCK SPEEDWAY STATISTICS:
– There have been three winners in six different races at Monadnock Speedway (Mike O’Sullivan, Matt Frahm, Barry Gray).
– Monadnock Speedway has hosted two races per year since the inception of the GSPSS (2013).
– The track averages 19.67 drivers per GSPSS race.
– Three drivers have competed in all six events at the raceway (Gray, Fran Colson, Mike Parks)
SERIES LEADERS AT Monadnock Speedway:
RACES
T1. Barry Gray 6
T1. Fran Colson 6
T1. Mike Parks 6
T4. Five tied with 5
WINS
1. Barry Gray 3
2. Matt Frahm 2
3. Mike O’Sullivan 1
TOP 3s
T1. Matt Frahm 3
T1. Barry Gray 3
T3. Mike O’Sullivan 2
T3. Larry Gelinas 2
T3. Derek Griffith 2
T3. Bobby Cabral 2
TOP 10s
1. Barry Gray 5
2. Larry Gelinas 4
3. Seven tied with 3
AVERAGE FEATURE FINISH (minimum 3 races)
1. Matt Frahm 4.75
2. Barry Gray 5.5
T3. Russ Hersey 6.33
T3. Bobby Cabral 6.33
5. Larry Gelinas 6.67
DRIVER NOTES
#12 Derek Griffith
– Has one win, nine top 3s, and sixteen top 10 finishes in twenty-three total races with the GSPSS.
– Picked up his first career series win at Claremont Speedway April 24, 2015.
– Has two top 3 finishes, and three top 10s in five races at Monadnock Speedway, including a second place finish (JBH Memorial, 2014).
– Owns an 8.2 average feature finish at Monadnock.
#66 Mike Parks
– Has earned four top 3s, and sixteen top 10 finishes in thirty career GSPSS events.
– Finished a career-best 2nd twice (Hudson 2012, Monadnock 2013).
– Owns a top 3, and three top 10 finishes at Monadnock, including a second place finish (JBH Memorial, 2013).
– Has an average feature finish of 9.83 in six races at Monadnock.
#29 Barry Gray
– Has recorded three wins, six top 3s, and twenty-two top 10 finishes in twenty-nine career GSPSS events.
– His three wins have come in each of the three full GSPSS seasons (2012-14), and all at Monadnock Speedway.
– Including his three wins, has earned three top 3s, and five top 10 finishes in six events at Monadnock.
– Has an average feature finish of 5.5 at Monadnock Speedway.
#71NH Cory Robert
– Owns two top 3s, and seven top 10s, in thirteen career GSPSS starts.
– Career best 2nd (Canaan 2012).
– Finished third in the Memorial Day event at Monadnock (2014).
#37 Larry Gelinas
– Has tallied two wins, ten top 3s, and twenty top 10 finishes in twenty-five races with the GSPSS.
– His two victories were at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (2013) and Hudson International Speedway (2014).
– Has picked up two top 3s, and four top 10s at Monadnock Speedway.
– Owns an average feature finish of 7 in five starts at Monadnock.
#08 Mike O’Sullivan
– The 2013 series champion has earned three victories, eight top 3s, and fifteen top 10s in twenty-two career GSPSS starts.
– His three victories (Monadnock 2012, Hudson 2013, TSMP 2014) are second on the all-time win list in the GSPSS.
– His win at Monadnock was the first event in the first full-season of the GSPSS, and adds two top 3’s and two top 10s at the track.
– O’Sullivan is feast or famine at Monadnock, with a 10.6 average feature finish.
#16 Tommy O’Sullivan
– Has one top 3, and twelve top 10s in nineteen career GSPSS feature starts.
– His career best finish of 3rd was notched at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (2013).
– In three races, O’Sullivan owns an average feature finish of 8 at Monadnock, including two top 10s.
#14 Matt Frahm
– The series’ wins leader has four victories, eleven top 3s, and sixteen top 10s in twenty-three career GSPSS starts.
– Of his four victories, two have occurred at Monadnock (Star Speedway, Devil’s Bowl Speedway).
– Including the two wins, Frahm owns three top 3s, and three top 10s, earning a track-best 4.75 average feature finish.
For more information on the Granite State Pro Stock Series, visit www.gspss.net.
Information gathered on the history and dimensions of Monadnock Speedway found at www. http://hometracks.nascar.com/tracks/Monadnock.
Sources: Mike Parks/GSPSS PR