Granite State Pro Stock Series to Crown a New Champion at Thompson World Series
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.
O’Sullivan settled for runner-up honors at the season opening Ice Breaker, while Davis struggles to a 9th place finish at the Indy of the East. Gelinas and Frahm both finished outside of the top ten.
Can George Bessette bookend the season in Thompson victory lane? Can Louie Mechalidas return to the form he showed in dominating the first half of the season opener before engine troubles sidelined him 9 laps short of the Sunoco Checkers? Will we see a new face celebrating the season finale?
Former Waterford Speedbowl LM champion Dillon Moltz will be making his GSPSS debut, as will Beech Ridge All Pro Series Champion Brad Babb. They will join Mike Parks, Barry Gray, Jake Vanada, Jay Sands, Tommy O’Sullivan and many more northeast competitors, as the Granite State Pro Stocks close out their successful 2nd season.
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Sources: Kevin Boucher/Granite State Pro Stock Series PR