Baillargeon Rules in Granite State Pro Stock Series Hudson Hugger 100

Baillargeon Rules in Granite State Pro Stock Series Hudson Hugger 100
Veteran racer scores first career Granite State Pro Stock Series win

HUDSON, NH — Bobby Baillargeon was virtually untouchable as the veteran stock car racer led all 100 laps and claimed his first career Granite State Pro Stock Series win at Hudson Speedway in Hudson, NH in the Hudson Hugger 100.

The Kingston, NH driver drew the pole position in the top-eight redraw and set up his winning effort. Baillargeon was able to pull out to sizeable leads, but a late race restart on lap 94 put Granite State Pro Stock Series point leader Bobby Cabral to his outside.
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Hudson Speedway race report for July 29th 2012 racing

Hudson N.H.- George Baldwin of Lowell MA won his first Outlaw Sportsman feature of the 2012 season on July 29th in just his second appearance of the year at Hudson Speedway. Baldwin started third on the outside lane and used the outside lane make his move forward.

Todd Warren of Rutland MA was leading when a caution came out about five laps into the race and that put Baldwin on the outside pole for the restart. Baldwin was quick to grab the lead after starter Steve Gran dropped the green flag to restart the race. Baldwin stretched his lead from that point while Warren was holding off Jay Sands for third. With five laps to go Baldwin caught slower cars that were racing side by side and Warren began closing in Baldwin. Baldwin cleared the two slower cars after a few laps and held on to win. Warren finished second and Sands was third. Geoff Rollins of Groton MA was fourth and George Frost Jr. of Gardner MA was fifth. Baldwin and Kevin Aberle won the heat races.
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Hudson Speedway Race Report for July 22nd 2012

Hudson N.H. – Erica Page won her first ever Roadrunner feature on July 22nd at Hudson International Speedway. Peter Raby started in the outside pole position and took the lead when the green flag dropped to start the race. Raby held the top spot for the first six laps of the race until mechanical woes sidelined his car. Page took over the lead at that point. A mid-race wreck involving Jen Lord, Jef James and Johnny Reefer brought out a red flag. James was checked out by EMS and released, Reefer walked away while Lord raced on but the cars of James and Reefer were badly damaged and towed off the track. When racing resumed Page continued to lead but had to fight off Nick Fissette before she could claim her winners trophy. Fissette had to settle for second. Joe Holden continues to improve and came home third. Tim Higginbotham was fourth and Todd Henshaw was fifth. Page and Jen Lord won the heat races.
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