Epping, NH – Former Strictly Stock champion Mike Murphy scored his first career win in the All-Star Modifieds last Saturday night, coming from deep in the field to score the victory aboard the Ken Giles machine.

 

Eric Hudson looked unbeatable in the early going, moving out to a comfortable lead in the Newmarket Sand and Gravel entry.  Two-time winner Joe Lemay challenged Hudson quickly for the lead, but contact sent both to the rear of the field.

 

Bill Boudreau picked up the lead on the restart, running the race of his life as the field sorted out behind.  Second year Modified driver Mike Murphy was next up to challenge for the lead, and he took over to set the pace at halfway.

 

Murphy was in control the rest of the way, leading them under the checkers to score career win number one.  Boudreau picked his best-ever finish in the runner-up slot, with Marty Radewick, Lemay, Bobby MacArthur, J.R. Baril, Hudson, Kurt Vigeant, Dana Smith, and Sumner Scott the rest of the top ten.

 

“Racin’ Jason” Ferreira was the man to beat in the Super Street main, as the rookie ran off to set the pace for the first half of the race.  Rob DeAlmeida followed in his tire tracks at halfway, but two-time Gary Beauregard was on the move.

 

Beauregard made it past DeAlmeida to challenge Ferreira for the lead, but the pair tangled, putting DeAlmeida outside of two-time feature winner Nick Gravel for the restart that followed.

 

Gravel had a tire going down and drifted to the high side of the track in turn one, with DeAlmeida ducking to the low side to take advantage of the situation and move to the lead. 

 

DeAlmeida went on to score the win, with Gravel charging back through the field to finish second.  Steve Wilmot, Matt Kawejsza, and Ferreira were the rest of the top five.

 

Keith Walton finally shook the monkey off his back, scoring his first career All-Star Speedway win in the Strictly Stock feature event.  Walton took over the lead on lap five, and he held off a determined Mark Parenteau to score the win.

 

Third spot went to last week’s feature winner Chris Augevich, with Mike Williams, Keith “Slika” Ennis, Randy Carmichael, Chuck Roberto, Johnny Gervais, Matt Robinson, and Jimmy Gervais the rest of the top ten.

 

Tyler Mailhot grabbed his second Fast-4 feature event win of the season, with runner-up Joey Fernandez and “Uncle Dana” Sullivan joining him on the post-race podium.