After reminding everyone last September that he can get the job done in a super stock, Hudson Nagy’s eyes are dead focused on the upcoming season ahead.

“I am excited to see the level of competition that the 2024 season brings,” Nagy told SHORT TRACK MUSINGS. “Everyone steps up their A game year after year and with the talent that Delaware speedway fields, it’s hard to have a game plan as to who you might be battling with the following year. Our team plans to attack this year like we have in past seasons, being as consistent as possible and aiming to be the hardest working crew in the pits. We are very excited to have Royal Fence and Northern Performance rejoining our team for the upcoming season!”

Nagy will enter the new year with momentum on his side, as he picked up the checkered flag in the season finale for the Qwick Wick Super Stock Series at Delaware Speedway last September. He admits going into that event, he came in with “a bit of a chip on my shoulder,” looking to prove himself to those who said he could not measure up.

“After a couple feature wins during the regular season we knew we had a fast machine to attack the final Qwick Wick race,” he commented. “It was a very special night for Nagy Motorsports not only parking the 36N in victory lane at the end of the night, but also having my brother Carson Nagy in the 93 car finish right behind me and secure his second championship of the year which can only be described as a dream season.”

Now as he gets ready for the upcoming 2024 season in looking for continued success, he admits he thoroughly loves racing at all the tracks across Southern Ontario.

“One track that consistently seemed to elude me in past years is Sunset Speedway,” he admitted. “After competing there pretty consistently in the legend car division, I believe we can turn the track we dreaded the most on the schedule into another race we can be competitive at.”

The return to the super stock division comes after moving up to Late Models, before experiencing success with the Canadian Legend Car Series (now Ontario Legend Car Series). As for what could follow next on the radar, the doors are wide open.

“As a short track racer we just love to go fast and turn left,” he said. “I would be more than thrilled to jump into anything with four wheels and a cage to have some fun and expand my knowledge of other divisions I have yet to be apart of.”

For Nagy, his racing career began at a young age, starting with mowing the grass on his grandpa’s riding mower at the age of three. Although he admits he did not do a good job, there was an oval created there to match what he had watched his father battle on before.

“At the age of six, Nagy Motorsports purchased our first racing go-kart and competed at Cameron motor speedway and eventually we migrated to Flamboro Speedway to compete with the WRKC,” he explained. “Finally after the 2012 season Nagy Motorsports decided it was time to start our journey into fully body stock cars and haven’t looked back since.”

It’s no secret the family history in motorsports as several members have been not only involved behind the wheel, but at management capacities with tracks and series. Hudson Nagy notes the knowledge have been extremely beneficial, beginning with the share of information between him and his brother.

“Carson and I are able to discuss racing lines, driver input, tips and tricks we’ve figured out behind the wheel and much more,” he explained. “Dad has been the brains behind the operation since we started in 2006 and has given me all my knowledge on racecars with much more that I learn everyday. Uncle (Alex Nagy) has given me a great insight to the business side of race teams and motorsports in general. With Uncle being in more of a managing position at tracks in the past handful of years, it has actually been more of a curse than a blessing. While everyone may be under a magnifying glass at the track we often find ourselves under a microscope.”

With the success he has been able to experience in a variety of different vehicles, he says the best advice for young drivers is to focus on seat time.

“A lot of people look at stock car racing as just driving around in circles, but believe it or not there is a weird science to it, you need to understand your pedal work,” he explained. “Find the racing line that best suits your driving style, gain confidence in your race car, and become as consistent as you can and that’s just the start of it! Veteran drivers still practice as much as they can, trying to find any amount of speed they might be missing.”