Sep 5, 2017 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Tremont Claims Eighth Devil’s Bowl Speedway Championship in Wild Stove Depot 100
Hanson wraps up Sprint Car track title with SCoNE win
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Kenny Tremont Jr. needed a good bit of luck and circumstance to help him win his eighth track championship at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, and he got both to fall his way on Labor Day. After an early crash, the West Sand Lake, N.Y., driver dug himself out of a hole to win a wild, gloves-off finale and clinch the Central Vermont Motorcycles Sportsman Modified title over Tim LaDuc. Four other champions were also crowned at the 3/10-mile Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl: Lacey Hanson, Chris Murray, Chris Charbonneau, and Austin Chaves.
Tremont and LaDuc entered the final point-counting event just five points apart at the top of standings; LaDuc cut the lead to four points after qualifying heats. Although they finished 1-2 in The Stove Depot 100 later in the evening, things were not easy for either driver. While LaDuc ran strong early, Tremont’s iconic No. 115 car spent the majority of the main event playing catch-up. Tremont crashed twice in the early going, forcing him to pit road during a caution period. When he joined the field for the restart, Tremont was mired in 20th-place and stayed stuck in traffic for several laps.
Randy Howe and Jimmy Ryan both had very strong cars in the first half of the race being falling out; Howe led the first 33 laps, and Ryan paced the field for 16 circuits, each stretching out to substantial leads. Adam Pierson – making just his second Devil’s Bowl start of the season – took the lead at the halfway mark. With 64 laps complete, close-quarters racing and no shortage of contact among the lead pack opened the bottom lane momentarily, and the charging Tremont zoomed from sixth place into the lead in the blink of an eye, sending the crowd into hysterics. (more…)
Sep 5, 2017 | ACT, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
American Canadian Tour
Late rally lands ACT point leader 5th Tour win
BARRE, VT – Scott Payea led the final 13 laps of the 39th Annual Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road Monday after a caution on lap 185 put him on the front row with eventual third-place finisher Nick Sweet.
Scott Dragon got by Sweet with three laps left to claim runner-up honors.
Payea brought the Harrison Redi-Mix No. 37 to the pits on lap 48 after suffering damage when cars stacked up behind a fourth-turn spinout.
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Sep 3, 2017 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Quenneville Wins Final Devil’s Bowl Speedway Asphalt Championship
Rabtoy by one point in Super Stocks; rookie Moquin wins Mini Stock title
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Vince Quenneville Jr. etched his name into Vermont stock car racing record books on Saturday, September 3, as he became the final champion in the eight-year history of the half-mile Asphalt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Joining him as track champions in the track’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions were Dylan Rabtoy, rookie Shawn Moquin, and Seth Bridge, while 12 different drivers visited the winner’s circle during the busy finale presented by Carrara Masonry & Concrete.
Quenneville won the war in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Sportsman Modifieds, but hometown favorite Billy Lussier – running a tired, eight year-old engine – won the final battle. Despite a small car count, Lussier capped the year by winning what might have been the most exciting five-car race ever run, taking down the “Leon Gonyo Memorial” 40-lap finale. (more…)
Sep 1, 2017 | ACT, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
Labor Day Classic Postponed Until Monday
Barre, Vt. – Thunder Road and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) officials have postponed the Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic 200 originally scheduled for Sunday, September 3 due to a rainy forecast. The event has been rescheduled for Monday, September 4 at 1:00pm.
The 39th Labor Day Classic will feature the ACT Late Model Tour with Scott Payea, Dillon Moltz, Nick Sweet, Bobby Therrien and other top drivers of the Northeast set to go at it for 200 laps of green-flag action. The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, Allen Lumber Street Stocks, and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors are also on the card as the Thunder Road championship chases near their exciting conclusion.
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Aug 30, 2017 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre’s Nick Sweet (foreground) was the winner of the 2016 Vermont Milk Bowl. The 55th edition of the legendary event is scheduled for Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1. (Alan Ward photo)
Barre, Vt. – The 55th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank is just around the corner at Barre’s Thunder Road. Track officials have announced plans for the latest running of the famed event at the Barre high banks on Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, with five divisions of racing action that promise something for every racing fan in the Northeast.
The 55th Milk Bowl is the biggest event on the Thunder Road calendar with a storied history that dates back to 1962. It has been captured by the biggest names of Northeast U.S. and Canadian Late Model racing over the decades from four-time winner Robbie Crouch to three-time champion Nick Sweet. Many of today’s top American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Thunder Road Late Model drivers are expected at the 55th edition as well.
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Aug 30, 2017 | ACT, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
BARRE, VT – American Canadian Tour rivals Scott Payea of Colchester, Vt. and Dillon Moltz of Waterford, Ct. resume their bid for the 2017 ACT Late Model Tour title at the 39th running of the Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road Sunday, September 3.
Payea leads Moltz by 28 points with two events remaining. Both drivers are seeking their first ACT championship.
Payea drove the Harrison Concrete and Redi-Mix No. 37 to victory in the Community Bank 150 on the Barre high banks earlier in the season. Moltz, who is coming off a recent win at White Mountain Motorsports Park, finished 3rd in the first Thunder Road tour event.
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