Hudson N.H. –“Pumkinfest 2011” was held on Sunday October 16th at Hudson International Speedway. It was a fun day for all with kids bikes races on the speedway before warm-ups, a costume contest, Enduros, and tight championship races in two divisions.

The first championship to be decided was in the Thunder Lights. After heat race points were calculated in, Chad Wendell held a ten point lead over Jarrod Soucy. With the car count in the Thunder Lights and it being a double points race, each spot in the feature was worth ten points more than the spot before it. So Wendell just needed to keep Soucy behind him and he would win his second Thunder Light championship in a row.
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Hudson N.H. –Meegan Lord showed the boys in the Thunder Light division that she is ready to challenge to be next year’s champion with an outstanding race win on Oct 9th at Hudson International Speedway. Carlos Esquivel led the opening lap or two before Lord got passed him and took the lead. With Lord passing Esquivel the door was open for Chad Wendell, Justin Beecher and Jarrod Soucy to get past Esquivel and they formed a four car battle for the lead. With Lord in the lead Wendell took to the outside of Lord and spent the last ten laps of the race on the outside trying to get past her. Wendell could get a nose in front of Lord going into the corners but Lord would battle back and stay in first. While the front two were battling side by side Beecher would get to Lords rear bumper but couldn’t get a good run to get past. Meanwhile Soucy wasn’t far back waiting for any of the top trio to make a mistake so he could move up. With the other drivers all over her Lord showed her mettle and held on for her second win of the season. Wendell was second followed by Beecher, Soucy and Austin Erickson. Wendell won the heat. Continue reading “Hudson International Speedway race report for oct 9 2011 racing” »

Hudson N.H. –Fourteen year old Derek Griffith won his second Outlaw feature of the 2011 racing season on Sept 18th at Hudson International Speedway.

Peter Fiandaca and Dave Blanchard were the front row starters with Griffith starting in the third spot. Fiandaca took the lead in the early going with Blanchard settling into second and Griffith third. The top trio stayed that way until a caution bunched up the field for a restart.
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Hudson N.H.-Billy Clement Sr. won the “Mighty” Mike Lewis Memorial race this past Monday Sept 5th at Hudson International Speedway.

The race honored the longtime Hudson/Star competitor who lost his life in a tragic accident while working on his racecar in the garage. Lewis was a fierce competitor who started racing in 1988 and by 1992 had honed his skills enough to win the championship in the Strictly Stocks division. His battles with Dean Weber for the championship that season were epic and tempers flared on a few occasions between the two. Lewis moved up to the Street Stock division after his championship and while the wins weren’t as plentiful as in the Strictly Stocks, the smile Lewis always had while at the speedway remained.
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Hudson N.H. –Jay “the driver formerly known as The Battering Ram” Maki ran a flawless race in the thirty lap Outlaw main this past Sunday to pull down his second win of the 2011 racing season. Maki started fifth on the starting grid and by the fifth lap was going three-wide on the outside to pass Todd Warren who was running in first place and Ron Lord who had been in second trying to pass Warren. Continue reading “Hudson Race report for sunday sept 4th 201211” »

Hudson N.H. –The 9th annual Don Hayes Memorial was held this past Sunday, August 21st at Hudson International Speedway. The race honored the speedways longtime photographer/videographer who passed away in April 2002. Hayes was a photo buff returning home from WW ll and looking for some action when he came across auto racing and began a love affair that lasted until his passing.
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Hudson N.H. – Hudson International Speedway held a double feature night for all three of its regular divisions this past Sunday, July 31st.

John Morin Jr. had the best night winning both Rookie Stock features. Morin Jr. extended his points lead with his third and fourth wins of the season. Morin Jr. started deep in both fields and was methodical in slicing through slower cars on his way to both victories. Also in the top five after Morin Jr. in the first feature were Dave Helliwell, Jerry Lepage, Bob Riopelle and Dan Murphy Jr. In the top five in the second feature after Morin Jr. were Corrie Merritt, Helliwell, Billy Clement Jr. and Murphy Jr.
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Hudson N.H. –Jarrod Soucy won his fourth Thunder Light feature of the 2011 racing season this past Sunday July 24th at Hudson International Speedway.

Carlos Esquivel had the best race of his career leading the first half of the feature until Soucy got past him. Following Soucy at the finish were Justin Beecher, Chad Wendell, Meegan Lord and Esquivel. Soucy won the heat.
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Hudson N.H. – Jared Soucy picked up his third Thunder Light feature win of the 2011 racing season this
past Sunday evening at Hudson International Speedway. Carlos Esquivel brought the field to the drop
of the green flag and led the first three laps of the caution free event. Soucy took over at that point and
Justin Beecher followed Soucy past Esquivel into second place. Soucy and Beecher waged a side by side
battle for the lead eventually being joined by Chad Wendell to make it a three way battle. With Beecher
and Wendell battling for second it took a little pressure off Soucy and he was able to cross the finish line
a few car lengths ahead of Beecher in second place and Wendell in third place. Meegan Lord was fourth
followed by Esquivel and Mike Erickson Jr. Beecher won the heat.
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