Granite State Pro Stock Series – New London-Waterford Speedbowl (CT) – 5/26/18

Last updated: May 27, 2018 at 14:00 pm
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Joey Doiron collects his first trophy in GSPSS competition. (Speed51.com photo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Won the Race:

Overall: Consistency was Joey Doiron’s best friend on this night as he was able to finish third in all three 35-lap races to finish the night with 9 points, earning the lowest scorecard and clinching the overall.

 

Race One: Jacob Dore led from the pole to dominate the first 35-lap feature.

 

Race Two: Cory Casagrande battled hard in the closing laps against George Bessette and held him off for the win.

 

Race Three: Devin O’Connell worked forward fast from fourth starting spot to dominate and drive away from the field.

 

The Skinny: Joey Doiron’s night started off consistently enough, timing fourth in time trials and finishing third in race number one. In the second race, an inversion of lead lap cars burried Doiron in the back. Things almost got worse when a spinning Scott MacMichael triggered a multi-car crash in turn one at the start of race two, damaging Doiron’s nose. But Doiron’s damage was cosmetic and minor, while other contenders like Mike O’Sullivan were taken out.

After some hasty repairs, Doiron marched back through to finish third in race two. For race three, Diron would start ninth and used some patience, passing contenders Cory Casagrande mid-way through, staying ahead of race one winner Jacob Dore, and reaching third, finishing close enough to his closest competitor Devin O’Connell.

The overall victory will hand Doiron the points lead heading to race three at Loudon, NH. It’s the first career GSPSS for Doiron.

Overall:

Race Three:

Feature Notebook:

-Three 35-lap sprint races will be run with a “Milk Bowl style” format.

-Time trials will set the lineup for Race One. Races Two and Three will have an inversion of lead lap cars from the previous race.

-Overall event winner, points, and purse payout will be be determined on the average finish of each driver in all three races.

-Mike O’Sullivan, Bobby Pelland and Scott MacMichael were all heavily damaged in a wreck at the start of Race Two.

-Brad Babb had a hard incident on Lap 5 of Race Two.

-Ray Christian III had an electrical fire early in Race Two.

-Jacob Dore pulled to infield with 8 to go in Race Two.

Pre-Feature Notebook: 

-Jacob Dore set fast time in the opening 40 minute practice session ahead of Mike O’Sullivan, Cory Casagrande, Josh King and Ray Christian III.

-Christian will also be doing double duty with his ACT-spec Late Model in Waterford track competition.

Starting Lineup:

Race One:

Race Two: