Epping, NH – Veteran racer Eric Hudson collected his first NASCAR Whelen All-American Series All-Star Modified feature win of the 2009 season last Saturday night, piloting the Newmarket Sand and Gravel machine to an impressive victory.

Veteran campaigner Sumner Scott of nearby Barrington broke out to the early lead when starter Mike Walker unfurled the green flag, and Scott set the pace for the first 23 laps of the race.

A restart at that point allowed Hudson to get past for the lead, just as a major wreck broke out behind him, involving several early-race contenders.

Scott got out of shape and collected several other cars, with the front straightaway blocked by the wreckage when the smoke cleared.  J.R. Baril, Todd Patnode, Dana Smith, and Bill Boudreau were among those eliminated along with Scott.

When racing resumed, Hudson had his hands full with 2009 feature winner Mike Murphy and Joe Lemay making it a three-car battle for the win, but Hudson held strong, leading them under the checkers to score the win.

Coming off his first win of the year the race before, Murphy claimed runner-up honors, with two-time winner Lemay taking home third.  Bobby MacArthur picked up a fourth place finish, with Arthur Heino, Jr. rounding out the top five.

Gary Beauregard dominated the action in the Super Streets, opening up a comfortable margin on his way to win number three on the season over Steve Wilmot and Rob DeAlmeida in the John and Robin Bourdelais entry.

Keith Walton topped a strong field of Strictly Stocks to grab his second feature win of the season, outrunning Chris Augevich to grab the win.  Mark Parenteau, Stephen Dubois, and Keith “Slika” Ennis finished up the top five.

The action was fast ad furious throughout the Fast-4 feature event, where Jason Poisson made a late-race pass with the checkered flag in sight to score his first career win.

Joey Fernandez followed up his first win of the year with a solid runner-up effort, with Tyler Mailhot, Cory Sullivan, Cindy Sevigny, Ken Mailhot, Jim Deveau, Greg Cummings, Nick Bushey, and Jason Hodgdon finishing up the top ten.