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:: Upcoming Event: Saturday, May 19th Practice ... Time 2:00pm ... Monadnock Speedway, Winchester NH ::

Attn: This Saturday practice for the GSPSS will be held at Monadnock Speedway. Pit gates will open at 12pm Practice for the GSPSS will start at 2pm. Regular Monadnock Speedway pit admission will be in effect. Tires will be available as well as any paper work that needs to be completed. Also we still have about 20 Laps to sell, so if every team that is there buys one we should have all 106 laps sold. See you all Saturday.

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Veteran Drivers Prepare for GSPSS David's House 106:
Numerous championships represented in season opening event

WINCHESTER, NH -- Stock car racing fans around New England will be greeted with some of the most recognizable names in Pro Stock racing when the Granite State Pro Stock Series begins the 2012 season at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, NH for the David's House 106 presented by Fenton Family Dealerships.

Barry Gray of Belchertown, MA will head the list of the recognizable line-up of drivers participating in the David's House 106. Gray is a multi-time track champion at Monadnock Speedway and a champion at the former Riverside Park in Agawam, MA. Gray was in contention to win the inaugural Granite State Pro Stock Series event last year before being involved in a late race incident.

Former Thompson Speedway champion Mike O'Sullivan will also be a contender to win the $3,000-to-win David's House 106 event. O'Sullivan, of Springfield, MA, finished runner-up in the Thompson Speedway Super Late Model season point standings in 2011.

Veteran racer Babe Branscombe will return to the driver's seat this season with the Granite State Pro Stocks. Branscombe, of Nottingham, NH, is a multi-time Star Speedway champion, but has been sidelined for several years.

A name familiar to fans of the Valenti Modified Racing Series, Les Hinckley, will make his Pro Stock return at Monadnock Speedway in the David's House 106. Hinckley, of Windsor Locks, CT, was a top pro stock racer at Monadnock Speedway before joining the modified ranks. Hinckley finished runner-up in the Valenti Modified Racing Series season standings in 2011.

Other veteran drivers expected to enter the Granite State Pro Stock Series David's House 106 include Jay Sands of Seabrook, NH, Fran Colson of Gardner, MA, Rich Eaton of Seabrook, NH, Bobby Cabral of East Kingston, NH, and Mike Parks of Walpole, NH.

The David’s House 106 will be an afternoon long event with an on-the-track pit party, live bands, The Pit Girls, door prizes, and much more. In addition, one fan will have the chance to win $5,000.

The David’s House 106 presented by Fenton Family Dealerships will take place during Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May, 26 at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, NH. Practice begins at 4:00pm with a scheduled start time of 6:00pm.

For more information on Monandock Speedway, visit their website at www.monadnockspeedway.com

Mario Fiore Named David's House 106 Grand Marshal:
Legendary Car Owner To Give Command For Granite State Pro Stock Series Season Opener

Winchester, NH -- Legendary NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour car owner Mario Fiore has been named the grand marshal for David’s House 106 presented by Fenton Family Dealerships Granite State Pro Stock Series event at Monadnock Speedway on Saturday, May 26. David’s House 106 event will benefit Ricky’s Race for Kids, a charity that assists David’s House, a home-away-from-home that offers support for families with children receiving treatment through Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, in Hanover, NH.

Ricky’s Race for Kids was created in the memory of the champion stock car racer Ricky Miller, who passed away in 2004. Miller was a one-time crew member and driver for Fiore.

“I have to say that I was totally humbled when Don Miller asked if I would do the honors of Grand Marshall for the David's House 106 event at Monadnock Speedway,” Fiore said. “One purpose of the race is to keep Ricky Miller's memory alive, and I can say with Rick's passing I lost one of the best friends that I ever had. [There was] never a dull moment when Ricky was around, and there were great times and great memories. I’m looking forward to the David's House 106.”

“We felt it was the perfect fit,” said Don Miller, father of Ricky and a former modified standout himself, nicknamed “The Golden Jet.”

The David’s House 106 will be an afternoon long event with an on-the-track pit party, live bands, The Pit Girls, door prizes, and much more. In addition, one fan will have the chance to win $5,000.

The David’s House 106 presented by Fenton Family Dealerships will take place on May, 26 at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, NH. Practice begins at 4:00pm with a scheduled start time of 6:00pm.

Fenton Family Dealerships to Present GSPSS David's House 106:
The five dealership company to help set race purse at $15,000 with $3,000-to-win

CANAAN, NH -- Fenton Family Dealerships of the greater Keene, NH area will help celebrate the Memorial Day Weekend with stock car racing fans at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, NH for the David’s House 106 Granite State Pro Stock Series event and its $15,000 purse.

Fenton Family Dealerships, represented by Toyota of Keene, Volvo of Keene, Honda of Keene, Hyundai of Keene, and Subaru of Keene, will present the David’s House 106 event. A longtime supporter of racing at Monadnock Speedway, Fenton Family Dealerships will support the Granite State Pro Stock Series and David’s House for their inaugural season opener.

"We are thrilled to be able to offer this purse for our premier event," Granite State Pro Stock Series President Mike Parks said. "With the help of the Miller family, Ricky’s Race for Kids, our laps sponsors, and now Fenton Family Dealerships, we are able to give our teams a series record purse to race for."

Granite State Pro Stock Series drivers will battle for 106 laps at the tight, quarter-mile bullring for the $3,000 winning share, with each starter in the 20-car starting field will earn a guarantee of $350. Series officials are currently working on increasing the purse more and having a purse available for the ultra-competitive heat races. Thirty (30) laps remain available to be sponsored from fans, drivers, supporters, car owners, or business owners.

The David’s House 106 presented by Fenton Family Dealerships at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, NH will take place on Saturday, May 26. Admission costs $20 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for children ages 13 to 18, and children 12 and under are free.

For more information on Fenton Family Dealerships, visit fentondealerships.com.

Bond Auto Parts, New England Racing Fuels Team Up with GSPSS:
Offers season long awards to participating Granite State Pro Stock Series drivers

CANAAN, NH -- Granite State Pro Stock Series racers will have a little extra incentive to race for in their inaugural racing season. The Granite State Pro Stock Series has announced a partnership with two of New England’s most recognizable brands in stock car racing: New England Racing Fuels and Bond Auto Parts.

New England Racing Fuels and Sunoco will become the official fuel of the Granite State Pro Stock Series in 2012. New England Racing Fuels will sponsor the hard chargers award to the driver that improves their position the most during the feature event. The driver who is named the New England Racing Fuels Hard Charger at each event will awarded 15 gallons of racing fuel. New England Racing Fuels will also award a 55-gallon drum of fuel to the hard charger of the year at the 2012 Granite State Pro Stock Series awards banquet.

Bond Auto Parts will be the Official Auto Parts Store of the Granite State Pro Stock Series. Bond Auto Parts is northern New England’s leader in aftermarket automotive parts and has 42 stores serving New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont. As the Official Auto Parts Store of the Granite State Pro Stock Series, Bond Auto Parts will award a $200 gift card at each event to the last driver to finish on the lead lap of the race.

"Bond Auto parts is the leading automotive aftermarket parts supplier in Vermont and New Hampshire," said Mark Mast, Bond Auto Parts Director of Marketing. "Bond Auto Parts has stores in all of the markets that the Granite State Pro Stock Series will be competing in, so it was a natural fit."

"We are thrilled to have both New England Racing Fuels and Bond Auto Parts on board for our inaugural season," said Mike Parks, President of Granite State Pro Stock Series.

The inaugural Granite State Pro Stock Series season beings on Saturday, May 26 at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, NH. The David’s House 106 event will be run in memory of the late stock car racer Ricky Miller during the Memorial Day Weekend.