By Lou Modestino

Thrillin’ Dillon Moltz of Waterford, CT. became the newest winner for the Granite State Pro Stock Series on Sunday, which has seen 9 different winners in 9 races in the 2014 season,  The Nutmeg State driver picked up the win at Star Speedway in the NH Classic 100. Moltz started on the pole in the 16 car field and led all 100 laps, en route to his win.

Moltz and Derek Griffith brought the field down and ran one-two until the first of three cautions came out on the second circuit, when Tom Carey Jr spun in the second turn.

Once back under way, point leader Matt Frahm moved underneath Griffith, after battling for several laps, took over the second position. Griffith settled into third with Larry Gelinas in fourth. The top of the field ran nose-to-tail until the second caution came out on lap 36. That’s when Bobby Cabral slid up against the wall in turn two.

Frahm held onto second on the restart with Griffith and Gelinas in tow.  But the driver on the move was Brad Babb who started thirteenth on the grid. By the half-way mark Babb moved into the top five and settled in, about 6 car lengths behind Gelinas. Using lapped traffic to his advantage, Griffith moved past Frahm for second on lap 73.

The final caution of the event came out at the three-quarter mark when Adam Norton went up in smoke which ended his day.

Frahm got back into second on the restart and chased Moltz to the finish. Frahm came up a car length short at the checkers. Griffith, Babb and Gelinas rounded out the top five. Heat wins went to Gelinas and Griffith.

The Granite State Pro Stock Series Tournament Challenge presented by Victory Lane Radio and 360 Design Lab continued at the NH Classic with Larry Gelinas advancing past Barry Gray and Matt Frahm besting Brad Babb. Frahm and Gelinas.  All will battle it out at White Mountain Motorsports Park for their chance at $500 with second place receiving $200. This is the second time Gelinas made the finals for the Tournament Challenge.

The Granite State Pro Stock Series will head to White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, NH for the first time in the series’ history on Saturday, September 20. The ¼ mile, banked track also hosts clean, hard racing, and boasts a beautiful facility located in the White Mountains.

POS (Start) Driver Hometown

1 (1) Dillon Moltz Waterford, CT

2 (4) Matt Frahm Hampstead, NH

3 (2) Derek Griffith Hudson, NH

4 (13) Brad Babb Windham, ME

5 (3) Larry Gelinas Buxton, ME

6 (6) Mike Parks Walpole, NH

7 (5) Bobby Cabral Kingston, NH

8 (7) Tom O’Sullivan Wilbraham, MA

9 (9) Joe Squeglia Jr. Derry, NH

10 (8) Barry Gray Belchertown, MA

11 (10) Cory Robert Canaan, NH

12 (16) Dennis Maxfield Fitchburg, MA

13 (14) John Salemi Nashua, NH

14 (12) Adam Norton Ludlow, MA

15 (11) Tom Carey Jr New Salem, MA

16 (15) Babe Branscombe Nottingham, NH

Contingency Awards Winner

AR Bodies (Hard Luck) Adam Norton

Bond Auto Parts (Last car on lead lap) Barry Gray

Crazy Ed’s Powersports (Hard Charger) Brad Babb

Draco Springs Award (Most positions gained) Brad Babb

Five Star Stock Car Bodies (5th place finisher) Larry Gelinas

MacLellan Metal Finishing (Heat #1 Winner) Larry Gelinas

MacLellan Metal Finishing (Heat #2 Winner) Derek Griffith

Racer’s Depot (Random drawing) Larry Gelinas

RB Performance (4th place finisher) Brad Babb

RB Performance (7th place finisher) Bobby Cabral

Sherwood Wheels (10th place finisher) Barry Gray

Sunoco Race Fuels (Heat #1 Winner) Larry Gelinas

Sunoco Race Fuels (Heat #2 Winner) Derek Griffith