The Return Home: Granite State Pro Stock Series and Derek Griffith Return to Hudson International Speedway

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GSPS2The Return Home: Granite State Pro Stock Series and Derek Griffith Return to Hudson International Speedway

HUDSON, NH – Derek Griffith continues his breakout year, racking up solid finishes on the Granite State Pro Stock Series, including his first four wins on the tour. In June, Griffith won in front of his hometown crowd at Hudson International Speedway, and is hopeful for another good run on August 23.

Griffith has lead the championship standings since the second race of the season, only finishing outside the top 6 once, at Speedway 51 after expiring a motor. The young star has had a season like no other driver in the tour’s history, and with only three races left, the 2015 championship is lurking in the back Griffith’s mind.
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Polewarczyk Takes Third Win of Season in People’s United Bank 100

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ACTPolewarczyk Takes Third Win of Season in People’s United Bank 100

West Haven, VT – Defending American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion Joey Polewarczyk Jr. took his third win of the season in the People’s United Bank 100 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, June 6.

Hudson, NH’s “Joey Pole” worked his way up from the seventh starting position and got inside Tour point leader Wayne Helliwell Jr. on lap 74 of the 100-lap event. Pole completed the pass a lap later and motored away to win a caution-free race.

“You never really expect a race to go caution-free, but with this Tour, it can happen,” Pole said. “100 laps is kind of a short race for us, so our plan was to try and get to the front as quick as we could. But in the beginning I was battling with Travis Stearns and couldn’t really make much ground. So I backed off for a little while, and finally said ‘let’s try it again’.
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Gate City Classic an Important Piece to the Championship Puzzle

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granite state prostock seriesGate City Classic an Important Piece to the Championship Puzzle

HUDSON, NH – With the point battle beginning to take shape early, the Granite State Pro Stock Series will travel to one of the most unique tracks on the circuit, Hudson International Speedway, for the Gate City Classic, June 14.

Young Gun Derek Griffith leads the standings entering the fourth of twelve events on the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) schedule. Finishing in the top four in each race to begin the season, Griffith holds a slim two-point advantage over Barry Gray, and just eight points back to Larry Gelinas in third, entering the event. Hudson International Speedway is Derek Griffith’s home-track, but has yet to pick up a victory at the ¼ mile facility with the series, whereas Gelinas visited Victory Lane in 2014.
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New Car and New Promise for Young Racer Derek Griffith

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Derek Griffith PhotoHudson, NH – Just when most 17 year-olds are gearing up for the prom season and starting to make plans with friends for the upcoming spring and summer, Derek Griffith has one thing on his mind and that is winning.

The young driver has the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) title between his crosshairs. After starting off with a fantastic second-place finish at Monadnock Speedway in the 2012 GSPSS season opening race, it’s been a roller-coaster ride for the New Hampshire driver.
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Hudson Speedway race report may 19th 2013

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Hudson N.H. – Hudson Speedway swung open its gates for its 66th consecutive season on Sunday May 19th

Max Chaput led the Thunder Lights to flagman Steve Gran’s first green flag for feature racing of the year. McKayla Lord quickly moved up from her third row starting spot and never looked back to take the feature win. Kris Schroeder made his way up from his last starting spot to get to Lord’s bumper as the laps wound down but wasn’t able to mount a challenge as Lord joined her dad, uncles, sister and cousin as a Hudson Speedway feature winner. Schroeder finished second followed by Chaput and Jarrod Howard. Lord won the heat.
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Hudson Speedway race report for Oct. 14th racing

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Hudson NH- Hudson Speedway concluded its 65th consecutive racing season on Sunday October 14th. Racing got started late after an hour and half rain delay but with the help of drivers and spectators driving around the wet oval in race cars and personal vehicles the track was dried quickly.

The first feature to race was the B and L Used Auto Parts Thunder Lights. Max Chaput of Nashua NH led the first half of the feature while Nick Dombroski of Derry NH and Andrew Morin of Nashua NH were closing in on him. Dombroski got to Chaput first and took to the outside lane. Dombroski spent four laps on the outside of Chaput finally getting by him with two laps to go. Dombroski held on to the lead till the end of the race. Chaput had a career best second place finish followed by Morin, Kris Schroeder and Jarrod Howard. Chaput won the heat.

Andrew Morin is the 2012 B and L Used Auto Parts Thunder Lights points Champion.
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