HUDSON, NH – With the point battle beginning to take shape early, the Granite State Pro Stock Series will travel to one of the most unique tracks on the circuit, Hudson International Speedway, for the Gate City Classic, June 14.
Young Gun Derek Griffith leads the standings entering the fourth of twelve events on the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) schedule. Finishing in the top four in each race to begin the season, Griffith holds a slim two-point advantage over Barry Gray, and just eight points back to Larry Gelinas in third, entering the event. Hudson International Speedway is Derek Griffith’s home-track, but has yet to pick up a victory at the ¼ mile facility with the series, whereas Gelinas visited Victory Lane in 2014.
Hermon, ME – The Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour paid a visit to the northernmost track on the 2015 schedule, Speedway 95, for the second event of the season. A field of 10 cars were on hand, and despite the low attendance, a spectacular race was seen by the fans in what was one of the most evenly matched field of cars anywhere!
Terry Kirk in the 17 and Buckshot Brackett in the 00 paced the field for heat number one. The wiley veteran Kirk put his familiar white and blue coupe on point, while Brackett pursued in his Troiano Waste sedan. 13 year-old Braden Langille, who traveled down from the Canadian province of Nova Scotia to make his first start with NELCAR, caught and battled Kirk for several laps around the halfway point, and pulled away to pick up the win in the caution-less heat. Kirk finished 2nd, and Brackett took 3rd.
The 2013 PASS North Champion, Travis Benjamin of Morrill, Maine is gearing up for the PASS season opener at Oxford Plains Speedway, on April 18th. “My crew and I are really excited to get the 2015 season started at Oxford. Yes we have our car 95% done just need to put a set up in it.”
Travis has kept busy over the winter, “In the off season just working at Belfast Variety, playing some basketball and getting the go karts and car ready for the summer.”
Travis will be busy this season, “The plans for the Benjamin Motorsports race team this summer, is to run most if not all of the PASS Series we will also try to defend our title at the Re/Max 250 and we will be racing go karts as much as possible as well.”
