Barre, VT – The Thursday Thunder is finally set to rumble at Barre’s Thunder Road this Thursday, June 13. No summer in Central Vermont has truly begun until one hears the roar of the high banks on a Thursday. At Casella Waste Systems Night, the 60-year tradition will be renewed with another big evening of championship stock car racing.
The first Thursday night event of 2019 arrives just as the weather is finally warming up – but the action at the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” is already red-hot. Electrifying racing and compelling storylines abound in the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, and Allen Lumber Street Stock as the early jockeying has begun to determine who will be crowned the champions in September.
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Jimmy Ryan is from the old-school pack of established veteran stock car drivers at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, and he showed the kids how to get the job done on Sunday, June 9. The Shoreham, Vt., racer made all the right moves for a popular win on Mike’s Fuels Night in the Pepsi Sportsman Modified division, headlining a card that also saw Matt Bilodeau, Chris Murray, P.J. Bleau, Cody O’Brien, and Ryan Keays visit Victory Lane.
Floyd Billington and Chris Donnelly Claim Feature Wins at Bear Ridge Speedway
The Green Mountain Gear-Heads Sprint Cars of New England rolled into Bear Ridge Speedway Saturday June 8th for double Features after being rained out in their last visit to the ¼ mile speed plant.
The Makeup Feature from May25th was up first and Floyd Billington took the top spot at the drop of the green with Jordan Fornwalt second. Billington clung to the low groove with Jordan Fornwalt challenging up top. Fornwalt took the top spot on lap six and started to build a sizeable lead, only to see it erased with a lap nine caution for a spinning Kurt Conklin. On the restart Billington blasted back into the lead relegating Fornwalt to second. Just a lap later Will Hull claimed the second spot and set his sights on Billington, who continued to hug the bottom groove. While Hull Reached Billington’s rear bumper he couldn’t find a way around him to take the top spot. At the checkers it was Floyd Billington with the win, Will Hull was second with Tyler Austin making a late race pass to annex the third position. Jordan Fornwalt was fourth and Rick Stone completed the top five.
It was an action packed night of racing at Bear Ridge Speedway with Double Features on tap for the Sprint Cars of New England due to weather issues earlier in the year along with Kids Rides and even a wedding at Intermission. The Granite State Mini Sprints were on hand as well as all the regular cars and stars of the 99Rock Weekly Racing divisions. And to top it all of it was Madness night for the 4-Cylinders who were running 3 28 laps segments for a purse of over $5200.00
Woodard Comes on Strong Late to Take Triple Crown Opener
Barre, VT – Waterbury Center’s Jason Woodard put the power down late in the going to take the win in the Myers Container Service Triple Crown opener at Capitol City Auto Mart Night on Friday, June 7. Woodard took the lead from polesitter Tyler Austin on lap 47 of the 75-lap event and never let up en route to his seventh career Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger win.
Tiger Triple Crown, Kids Rides Highlight Night Racing Opener
Barre, VT – The weekly racing season at Barre’s Thunder Road is ready to begin. The cars and stars of the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” hit the high banks this Friday, June 7 at 7:00pm for Capitol City Auto Mart Night. More than 100 cars are expected for the special Friday night spectacular that has a packed program of events for the whole family.
