Barre, VT – Local driver Cody Blake got the jump on a late restart and cruised to his second career Thunder Road Late Model victory in the Aubuchon Hardware Trophy Dash on Thursday, July 2.
Blake was running third when John Donahue, attempting to challenge Boomer Morris for the lead, lost control and hammered the turn 4 wall, flipping on his roof. After a subsequent caution on the first restart attempt, Blake got the break on the second attempt and took home his first victory since 2013.
Morris crossed the line second but was subsequently disqualified for an illegal rear end. Co-point leaders Nick Sweet and Derrick O’Donnell inherited second and third after Sweet nipped O’Donnell at the line. Matt White moved up to fourth after Dave Pembroke was also disqualified for refusing technical inspection. Shawn Fleury, Eric Chase, Jason Corliss, Brett Gervais, Josh Demers, and Kyle Pembroke rounded out the top-10.
Doug Crowningshield scored his first career victory in the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman feature. The Barre driver went three-wide inside of Derek Barker and Dylan Payea to take the lead on lap 15 of the 35-lap event, then held off late charges by Jeffrey Bousquet and Jason Woodard for the win.
Bousquet and Woodard finished second and third. Cameron Ouellette, Payea, point leader Mike Martin, Barker, Brendan Moodie, David Finck, and Chris Pelkey completed the top-10.
Tunbridge’s Gary Mullen earned his sixth career win in the Allen Lumber Street Stock feature. The former champion took the lead from Bunker Hodgdon on lap 10 of the 25-lap event and was never threatened en route to the victory.
Hodgdon finished second followed by Will Hennequin in third. Rookie Chris LaForest, Jaden Perry, Marcel J. Gravel, Tyler Austin, Jamon Perry, Alan Maynard, and Garry Bashaw finished fourth through 10th.