The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) recently named Michael Gershanok as the new GTS National Series Leader. Gershanok has been with NASA since the inception of the North East Region in 2000 as its German Touring Series Leader.

Gershanok's philosophy from the beginning for the GTS series has been to preserve its core principles of being open, simple and fair. Over the last several years he has successfully steered the GTS Series in the North East Region, growing fields to a consistent 25–30 cars at each event. He has also been a NASA instructor since 2002, and a five-time North East Regional Champion in GTS.

Away from NASA events, Michael is a double-degreed dentist (MD/DDS) and runs two full time practices, one in New York City and the other in a northern suburb.

NASA’s new Technical Director of Competition Bryan Cohn stated, "Michael has proven to be a very qualified and experienced candidate, who possess a passion for the series. We are very much looking forward to having Michael contribute to the GTS Series on a national scale, and have no doubt the series is in good hands."