Mother Nature Wins Again at Thunder Road
Barre, Vt. – Mother Nature was declared the winner once again at Barre’s Thunder Road on Friday, June 30, as a rainy forecast has forced the postponement of Community College of Vermont Night for a second time. A make-up date for the event will be announced in the near future.
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Thunder Road kicks off an action-packed stretch of the 2017 racing calendar this Thursday, June 29 with Community College of Vermont Night. (Buzz Fisher photo)
Barre, Vt. – The 2017 Thunder Road season kicks into high gear this Thursday, June 29 with Community College of Vermont Night. The program marks the first of three events in an eight-day span on the Barre high banks, and title aspirations will begin to get serious in the Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, and Allen Lumber Street Stocks.
In addition to a full card of action for all weekly divisions, the Community College of Vermont event will feature the 2nd Annual Vermont Brewers Cup. Craft beer brewers from around the state will compete in an event to determine “The Best Brewer on Wheels”.
Tremont Two-For-Two in Topless Action on Devil’s Bowl Dirt
Counter scores big Mini Stock win
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Kenny Tremont Jr. is starting to like the “topless” nights at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. The seven-time track champion from West Sand Lake, N.Y., backed up his victory in last year’s special no-roofs race with another NASCAR Whelen All-American Series score at The Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl on Central Vermont Motorcycles Night on Sunday, June 18. Also scoring wins were Bill Duprey, Derrick Counter, and Sean Beinhaur.
An improved track surface created good side-by-side racing in the 35-lap race for the Central Vermont Motorcycles Sportsman Modified division. A fast car and a handful of early caution flags helped Tremont navigate his way from the eighth starting position into the lead by lap 5, but his ride to the win was not easy. A long green-flag run made lapped traffic an obstacle for Tremont, who was dogged by Tim LaDuc for most of the race. LaDuc was tight to Tremont’s rear bumper for the final five laps but could not find room in traffic to attempt a pass.
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American Canadian Tour
Eddie MacDonald battled tire issues from the beginning of the American Canadian Tour’s Community Bank 150 at Barre’s Thunder Road in Vermont on Sunday, June 11 to finish 19th. The race, originally scheduled for April 30 and postponed due to rain, gave new track owners time to make significant changes to the facility, including new hot top for the track. While their intentions were good the end result created a tire-eating monster.
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Johnson Makes King of Dirt Series History at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Calabrese wins Ron Casey Memorial Sportsman shootout
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Marc Johnson made history on Tuesday, June 13, at The Dirt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, winning the first-ever race for the new King of Dirt Series (KOD) Small Block Modified tour. “The White Knight” from Guilderland, N.Y., sailed through the 40-lap “Vermont Modified Mayhem” event sponsored by A-Verdi Storage & Office Solutions, to kick off the new series with a $3,000 victory.
Johnson started seventh and navigated his way through limited visibility on a dusty surface in the early laps. Five caution flags slowed the pace in the first nine laps, but action picked up once the race got into a rhythm and the dust lifted. Johnson was tested by Jessey Mueller on four restarts in the final 26 laps – including a green-white-checker restart with two laps left – but held his ground up front for the big payday.
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The Thunder Road Late Models will run double features this Thursday, June 15, with their Harvest Equipment make-up feature followed by the regularly scheduled Casella event. (Buzz Fisher photo)
Barre, Vt. – Thunder Road is set to kick off a summer of racing with Casella Night this Thursday, June 15. After a trio of Sunday events, the quarter-mile oval opens its traditional Thursday night racing schedule with an action-packed program featuring double features for the Late Models and the annual appearance of the New England Antique Racers (N.E.A.R.).
The Thunder Road Late Models open the program with their Harvest Equipment make-up feature that was originally scheduled for June 4. They will then have a full round of qualifying and semi-feature action before ending the night with the Casella main event. The doubleheader could go a long way toward setting the stage for the 2017 “King of the Road” chase.
