Hudson NH – Geoff Rollins picked up his second feature win of the season at Hudson Speedway in the Outlaw Sportsman. John Meany and Bobby Allen made up the front row and battled side by side in the opening laps for the lead. Allen finally cleared Meany on the outside but his lead was short lived as Rollins got past Allen a few laps later. After a few cautions in the first half of the race things settled down and stayed green for the second half of the race. The race was for second place after the halfway point as Rollins stretched his lead. Allen and Mitch Wendell battled hard for second place, making contact a few times but Allen held on for second and Wendell finished third. John Meany finished fourth followed by Keith Walton, Matt Robinson, Ron Bolduc, Rick Woodside, Kevin Kephardt and Ron Lord Jr.
Derek Griffith led most of the Roadrunner feature keeping hotshoe Dave Helliwell a few car lengths behind. With two laps to go, the top two caught slower cars and split a lapped car and Helliwell slipped past Griffith. Griffith gave it all he had to try and get back past Helliwell but had to settle for second crossing the finish line bumper to bumper with Helliwell. Eric Miller had a fine run to garner his first podium finish since May in third place. Johnny Reefer was fourth followed by Jef James, Loren Smith Jr., Jason Carroll, Tony Page, Myles Devits and Jesse Tellier.
The Thunder Light feature finish was much like the Roadrunner feature finish. Jarrod Soucy led from lap one until two laps to go when, after Justin Beecher finally chased down Soucy and got within striking distance, Soucy chose the wrong way around slower cars and Beecher got past Soucy. Soucy had to watch from second place as Beecher took the win. Following Soucy was Chad Wendell, Sammy Gilman, Meegan Lord, John Daughenbaugh and Carlos Esquivel.
Dan Murphy Jr. won the caution free Rookie Stock Main. Murphy Jr. started outside Jerry Lepage and took the lead at the drop of the green flag. Murphy Jr. stretched out his lead as Lepage ran second and was fast enough to keep some faster cars bottled up behind him. John Morin Jr. was the first to make it past Lepage and set his sights on Murphy Jr. Morin Jr. was able to get closer to Murphy Jr. but ran out of laps to get the job done and finished second. Heath Toutellotte was third followed by Dean Wendell, Slika Ennis, Lepage, Charles Roberto, Corrie Merritt, Scott Bregy, Eric Hatch, Tyler Hatch and Bob Riopelle.
Louie Maher won the V-6 Modified feature for the second race in a row. Keith Caruso was second. Maher’s car owner Walter Boucher finished third. Chris Keubler was fourth and Wayne Brooks Sr. was fifth. Eric Vilandre had a major engine malfunction and finished sixth.
John Morin Jr. won the Flagpole Race. Tim Lord won the Spectator Drags and the Spectator Race.
Next Sunday September 12th is the return of the Outlaws plus Rookies, Roadrunners, Thunder Lights, Spectator Race, Spectator Drags and Flagpole Race. Gates open at 11am and the first race is at 1pm. For more info please visit www.hudsonspeedway.info.