LAST LAP WRECK COSTS EDDIE MACDONALD

For over 100 laps Eddie MacDonald ran in the top five in the Army Strong 150 K&N Pro Series East race at Bowman Gray Stadium before a wreck on the last lap produced a 13th place finish. The Grimm Construction Chevy had to battle from a 21st starting position on the tight flat quarter mile oval to run in the fifth spot by lap 38.

“This is so disappointing because we had such a great car and looked like we were going to have another good finish two races in a row (a third place finish in Iowa),” said MacDonald. “We really started out in a bad spot because the car bottomed out in qualifying but I was able to miss the wrecks in front and move up through the pack. The car really handled well and we needed it to be because this is a tough place to get
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Hudson Speedway Race Report June 5 2011

Hudson NH – Meegan Lord picked up her first career win in dramatic fashion this past Sunday at Hudson International Speedway. Slika Ennis and Jason Carroll also found their way to the winners circle at the historic high banks in Hudson NH.

From the pole position, Lord led the Thunder Light division to starter Bob Munroe’s green flag and led the caution free race from green to checker. In the first corner of the first lap, Chad Wendell was running right behind Lord but got loose and had to gather it back up enabling Lord to put distance between her and the rest of the field.
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