Thunder Road Crowning 2020 Champions This Friday at Barre Granite Night
Late Model 61, Flying Tiger 100 Highlight Special Friday Show
Barre, VT — The 2020 regular season at Barre’s Thunder Road draws the curtains this Friday, September 18 with Barre Granite Association Championship Night. Four titles will be awarded in a packed card that features extra-distance racing for all of Thunder Road’s weekly divisions.
The night concludes with a 61-lap finale for the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models in honor of the track’s 61st season. Whoever stands on top of the point standings after those pulse-pound laps will receive the “King of the Road” crown, joining a list that includes some of the most famous names in Northeast motorsports.
For many, though, the headliner is the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers. A field of nearly 40 drivers is anticipated for the 100-lap, $1,000-to-win finale of the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series.
Therrien Asserts Control Late for Labor Day Classic Victor
American Canadian Tour
Barre, VT — Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien saved his best for last to win the Optical Expressions Berlin Labor Day Classic 200 on Sunday, September 6 at Barre’s Thunder Road. Therrien got the top spot for good from Barre’s Jason Corliss on a lap-140 restart and stormed into the sunset for his fourth career win both at Thunder Road and on the American-Canadian Tour (ACT).
Therrien started sixth for the 200-lap endurance test and put on a charge early. The 2018 “King of the Road” moved around Matt White into the runner-up spot on lap 22 and went to work reeling in polesitter Stephen Donahue. Therrien went around the outside of Donahue for the lead on the 42nd circuit. However, after the second caution on lap 45 for Ryan Kuhn broken suspension, it was Donahue who got the jump to regain the point.
ACT Stars Aim to Outmuscle Thunder Road Locals at Labor Day Classic
American Canadian Tour
Waterbury, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) continues its torrid late-summer stretch this Sunday, September 6 at Barre, VT’s Thunder Road. The 42nd Optical Expressions Berlin Labor Day Classic begins the final stretch of the quest to crown the 29th ACT Late Model Tour Champion.
Sunday’s event is the 75th time the ACT Tour will hold a point-counting event at Thunder Road. This makes it the most frequently-visited track for the series by far. As such, it always plays a pivotal role in deciding the championship. The Labor Day Classic is part of the schedule for the 14th time and presents a unique challenge for top runners such as Jimmy Hebert, D.J. Shaw, Ryan Kuhn, Bryan Kruczek, and Dylan Payea.
Locals Ready to Go the Distance Against Labor Day Classic Invaders
Barre, VT — Barre’s Thunder Road is ready to celebrate Labor Day the only way it knows how — by going racing. The 42nd Optical Expressions Labor Day Classic this Sunday, September 6 is the track’s longest race of the year and will feature the region’s biggest Late Model stars for 200 laps of heart-pounding action.
Sunday’s event counts toward the championship for both the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and the weekly Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models. That means local heroes like Jason Corliss, Scott Dragon, Bobby Therrien, and Trampas Demers will take on the likes of Jimmy Hebert, D.J. Shaw, Ryan Kuhn, Bryan Kruczek, and other traveling ACT invaders.
The history of the Labor Day Classic goes back to Thunder Road’s inaugural 1960 season. Following a period where the Vermont Milk Bowl was held Labor Day weekend, the Classic was restored in 1997 and has been a staple of the schedule in various forms ever since.
Locals Ready to Go the Distance Against Labor Day Classic Invaders
Barre, VT — Barre’s Thunder Road is ready to celebrate Labor Day the only way it knows how — by going racing. The 42nd Optical Expressions Labor Day Classic this Sunday, September 6 is the track’s longest race of the year and will feature the region’s biggest Late Model stars for 200 laps of heart-pounding action.
Sunday’s event counts toward the championship for both the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and the weekly Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models. That means local heroes like Jason Corliss, Scott Dragon, Bobby Therrien, and Trampas Demers will take on the likes of Jimmy Hebert, D.J. Shaw, Ryan Kuhn, Bryan Kruczek, and other traveling ACT invaders.
The history of the Labor Day Classic goes back to Thunder Road’s inaugural 1960 season. Following a period where the Vermont Milk Bowl was held Labor Day weekend, the Classic was restored in 1997 and has been a staple of the schedule in various forms ever since.
Dragon Wins While Corliss Breaks Open Title Chase on Jet Service-Accura Night
Pelkey, Weston, and Jaques Earn Victories
Barre, VT — Both Milton’s Scott Dragon and Barre’s Jason Corliss emerged as big winners on a wild Jet Service Envelope/Accura Printing Night at Thunder Road on Thursday, August 27. Dragon drove away from the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model field following a multi-car midrace tangle for his third victory of the year while Corliss took control of the “King of the Road” battle with his runner-up finish.
Both drivers were mired in traffic early in the 50-lap feature as Wolcott’s Brendan Moodie set the pace off the outside pole. After the first yellow on lap six when Marcel J. Gravel and Boomer Morris smacked the turn-two wall, Graniteville’s Christopher Pelkey went to work on Moodie’s outside.
Pelkey put a bumper up for the first time on lap nine before finally clearing Moodie seven circuits later following a breathtaking battle. When the second caution came out on lap 21 for Nick Sweet’s spin, Dragon had only managed to advance three spots from his ninth starting position while Corliss was running eighth after taking the green in 14th. Meanwhile, championship runner-up Bobby Therrien was forced to pit during the yellow to try and correct an overheating issue.
