by Jay | Jul 3, 2010 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson NH – Four Drivers made their first visits to victory lane this past Sunday at Hudson International Speedway. Double features in all divisions except the New England V-6 Modifieds increased chances of a podium finish and the trophy that comes along with it.
Erica Page got things rolling with a popular first win in the first Thunder Lights feature. Following Page were Dylan Beecher, Chad Wendell, Phil”P3”Baril lll, Megan Lord, Carlos Esquivel and John Daughenbaugh. Beecher turned in a dominating performance in winning the second Thunder Light feature. Beecher was followed by Wendell, Page, Baril, Esquivel and Daughenbaugh.
Second generation driver Loren Smith Jr. had to work to win the first Roadrunner feature of the night. Smith got the lead early, had to sweat out a ten minute rain delay and was dogged all race with defending champion Louie Maher all over Smiths bumper trying to find a way past. The best Maher could do was get beside Smith but wasn’t able to complete a pass and Maher had to settle for second place. Third through tenth were Patrick D’Alba, Johnny Reefer, Jesse Tellier, Derek Griffith, Erick Miller, Jason Carroll, Mike Walsh and Jen Lord.
Mike Walsh won his first feature in the second Roadrunner main of the night. Walsh had to fight off a determined Jef James on multiple restarts but was able to hold the lead till the checkers flew. Maher got past James to record his second runner up finish of the night. James hung on for third. Fourth through tenth were Carroll, Reefer, Miller, Tellier, Lord, Peter Raby and Griffith.
Both Rookie Stock Mains had first time winners. Billy Clement Jr. was the class of the field in the first feature. Clement Jr. also had to wait out a mid-race rain delay before he was able to celebrate in victory lane. Second through tenth were Dan Murphy Jr., Dean Wendell, Corrie Merritt, John Morin Jr., Chris Augevitch, Jerry Lepage, Larry Fortin, Andy Nichols and Heath Tourtellotte.
Andy Nichols wrapped up the first time winning with his win in the second Rookie Stock main. It wasn’t easy for Nichols either as he had a rear bumper full of Merritt for most of the last half of the race. Murphy Jr. got by Merritt for second place in the closing laps only to lose it after contact with Merritt in the final turn. Third through tenth were Clement Jr., Lepage, Keith Ennis, Wendell, Morin Jr., Bill Heliwell, Jake Michaud and Murphy Jr.
Louie Maher held the early lead in the New England V-6 Modified Main only to lose it by spinning coming off turn two on lap two. Dick Dubois took over the lead from there. Keith Caruso was glued to Dubois bumper the rest of the race waiting to make a move but Dubois made no mistakes and hung on for the win. Caruso crossed the line second followed by Chris Kuebler, Eric Vilandre, Will Wallace and Maher.
Charlie Baldwin won the Spectator Race and Drags. Ricky Woodside won the Flagpole race.
Next Sunday come celebrate the Fourth of July at Hudson Speedway with 100 Lap Enduros, Figure 8 Race, Rookies, Roadrunners, Thunder Lights, Spectator Race, Spectator Drags and Flagpole race. The gates open at 4pm and the first race is at 6pm. For more info please visit www.hudsonspeedway.info.
by Jay | Jun 22, 2010 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson NH – Chad Wendell and Keith ‘Slika’ Ennis were both first time winners at Hudson International Speedway this past Sunday June 20th.
Wendell won the Thunder Light feature in his sixth career start following in the footsteps of his dad Mitch Wendell and brother Dean Wendell who have both visited victory lane many times in their own careers. Wendell took over the points lead with his win and hopes to continue another Wendell family tradition by collecting the championship hardware at season’s end like his dad and brother have. Erica Page ran well but didn’t have enough to catch Wendell and brought her pink Ford Escort home second. Third through fifth were Dylan Beecher, Dan Smith and John Daughenbaugh.
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by Jay | Jun 1, 2010 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson NH – Ron Bolduc won the thirty lap Outlaw Sportsman feature race this past Sunday afternoon at Hudson Speedway. Rick Woodside held the lead early until a caution flew and at the ensuing restart Bolduc grabbed the top spot away. From there the race was for second as Bolduc pulled away from the field in the Schoeder and Sons Automotive sponsored machine. Woodside had his hands full for the last half of the race with Peter Fiandaca in his Baker Towing ride and Geoff Rollins in the Sights Signs car all over Woodside’s bumper. Woodside was up to the challenge and held the duo off to finish second. Third through tenth were Rollins, Fiandaca, Bobby Allen, Tim Casey, Kevin Kephardt, Shaun Waites, Sandy Lee and Matt Robinson.
Last seasons points runner up Jef James won his first Roadrunner feature of the 2010 season. Corrie Meritt Jr. had a fantastic run in his first time running Roadrunners coming home second. Jason Carroll had another fine run to capture is third podium finish of the young season. Fourth through tenth were William Elliott, Patrick D’Alba, Erik Miller, Louie Maher, Bob Fields, Kevin Dunklee, and Jennifer Lord. (more…)
by Jay | May 25, 2010 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson NH – Louie Maher won his second consecutive Don Hayes Memorial race this past Sunday at Hudson International Speedway. Maher won the Roadrunner portion of the Hayes Memorial and Dave Heliwell won the Classic Lites portion.
Hayes was Hudson’s track photographer/videographer for over 50 years until his passing in 2002. Hayes’ racing legacy includes many hours of videos of the early days of the local racing scene, thousands of photos of the early days, and two sons dedicated to the art of racing photography.
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by Jay | May 17, 2010 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson NH – John Morin Jr. won his first Rookie Stock feature race of the 2010 Hudson Speedway racing season on Sunday May 16th in dramatic fashion. John Cashman led the early laps of the twenty lap feature until Keith ”Slika” Ennis took over the top spot. Ennis led the field for much of the race with heavy pressure from behind with two-time champion Scotty Duval right on his bumper. With laps winding down Ennis and Duval were still nose to tail, Morin Jr caught the top two and put his car in outside groove work past them. Just after clearing Ennis and coming to the starters stand to get the two to go, Morin Jr thought he saw starter Randy Christian waving the yellow flag and he lifted. Christian was simply holding the wrapped yellow flag while pointing down the track to a car slowing to go into the pits. By the time Morin Jr realized his mistake Ennis and Duval slipped back by on the inside. So Morin Jr. went back at it on the outside and got past both the top cars on the last lap for the win. Second through tenth were Ennis, Duval, Dean Wendell, Heath Toutelotte, Dan Murphy Jr., Cashman, Billy Clement Jr., Larry Fortin and Corrie Merritt.
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by Jay | May 4, 2010 | Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson NH – With overflowing pits and a standing room only crowd Hudson Speedway swung open its gates for its 65th consecutive season of racing on Sunday May 2nd.
The first division to get pit steward John Hennessey’s call to take to the speedway for feature racing was Hudson’s youth division, the Thunder Lites. Hudson N.H.’s own Derek Griffith started second in the field and wasted no time taking the lead from pole-sitter Sammy Gilman. Griffith held the point from there on. Defending Thunder Lite champion Dylan Bilodeau started third and got past Gilman to come home second. Third through fifth were Dean Smith, Justin Beecher, and Chad Wendell. Gilman retired early with mechanical woes.
The next class to take to the Hudson high banks was the New England V-6 Modifieds .Pole-sitter Eric Vilandre led the first five circuits before 2009 V-6 Modified champion Keith Caruso took over. Caruso cruised to victory while Dick Dubois passed Vilandre to place second. Vilandre hung on for a third place finish with Chris Keubler fourth and William Wallace fifth.
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