Hudson NH – Louis Maher Jr., Derek Griffith, Keith Caruso, Dean Wendell and Billy Ryder all drove to victory lane in their respective divisions this past Sunday evening at Hudson Speedway.
Travis Nevers and Mark Nevers led the Rookie Stock main to the green flag and ran side by side holding the top two spots for the first three laps. Scotty Duval slipped by the duo bringing teammate Brian Harron along with him. John Morin moved up to third while Harron passed Duval for the lead. The top three ran that way for the mid-portion of the race while Dean Wendell was chasing them down. Wendell caught Morin with five laps to go and went to the outside groove to pass Morin. Staying in the outside lane, Wendell drove past Duval and set his sights on Harron. Harron and Wendell were side by side coming off turn four on the white flag lap but Wendell got off the corner better and nipped Harron by inches. Third through tenth were Duval, Morin Jr., Dan Murphy, Corrie Merritt, Travis Nevers, Jean Desilets, Jerry Lepage and Jared Edson.
It was “All in the Family” night for the Classic Lites as Roger Provost had the early lead in the Classic Lite main before his son Josh Provost took the top spot away. Josh Provost held on to the lead until Jimmy Ryder Jr. blasted past him. Ryder Jr. lost the lead to his brother Billy Ryder who held on for the win. Second through tenth were Ryder Jr., Steve Dickey, Jeff Miller, George Heliwell, Jon Provost, Dennis O’Brien, Danny Shields, Ralph Cook and Roger Provost.
Jef James and Louis Maher traded the lead a few times in the Roadrunner main before Maher settled in and took down the win. James finished second. Loren Smith Jr. made a mad dash in the closing laps and caught the front two but time ran out for Smith and he had to settle for third. Fourth and fifth were Darren Jacobs and Patrick D’Alba.
Hudson, N.H.’s own Derek Griffith won the Thunder Lights main. Finishing second through fifth in Hudson’s youth racing division were Dylan Bilodeau, Bobby Stirk lll, Jen Lord and Dan Fortin.
The V-6 Modified main was much like the Roadrunner main with Walter Boucher and Keith Caruso trading the lead a few times before Caruso settled in the top spot and drove on to victory. Second through fifth were Boucher, Chris Kuebler, Eric Vilandre and Dick Dubois.
Jay Townsend won the Spectator Drags, Scott Duval won the Flagpole Race, and Ronnie Lord won the Spectator Race.
Its back to afternoon racing at Hudson Speedway on Sunday September 6th featuring the return of the Outlaw Sportsman, plus the V-6 Modifieds, Mini Cup Cars, Rookie Stocks, Roadrunners, Thunder Lights, Spectator Race, Spectator Drags and Flagpole Race. Gates open at 11am and the first race at 1pm. For more info please visit www.hudsonspeedway.info.