With all forecasts for Central Vermont pointing towards wet weather throughout the day Sunday, Thunder Road officials have made the decision to push the 63rd Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic to Monday, May 25.
All times from Sunday’s original schedule will be in place for Memorial Day Monday.
Gates will open Monday morning at 8:30am with grandstands opening promptly at 10:00am and racing action to begin at 1:30pm. The originally posted schedule of events will remain in the same order for Monday’s Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic rescheduled date.
“The forecast flipped back and forth all week and they all finally pointed to rain for Sunday,” said Thunder Road managing partner Cris Michaud. “We thankfully have this built in date for Memorial Day Monday and it only makes it that much more special.”
Thunder Road is back in action on Monday, May 25 for the 63rd running of the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic! The Maplefields/Irving Late Models begin their King of the Road track championship charge with 125 laps in Race #1 of the Squier Cup presented by Milton CAT. The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks, Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors, and Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division join in for a stellar holiday spectacular with a 1:30pm Post Time on Monday, May 25.
Grandstands open at 10:15am on Monday with Adult General Admission set at $20, Kids 6-12 are $10 and children five and under are free! The Family Four Pack (two adults, two kids) will also be available for $50.
Gage Gilby picked up his first career Fort Garry Industries Pro Stock Tour victory at his home track in just his 21st start on the Series at the Kenny U-Pull 150 at Scotia Speedworld in Halifax, NS.
Gilby battled to the line with Cory Hall in a spectacular photo finish, with Hall coming across the line just 0.04 seconds behind Gilby. Jordan Veinotte had a stellar performance this evening at Scotia Speedworld, ripping the Eastlink fastest lap of the day with a blistering 14.379 seconds and a third-place finish. Lucas Oil Rookie contender Owen Marhar showed the field he came to play this season coming home fourth. Austin MacDonald started at the back of the field and drove his way to fifth place finish.
On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch.
Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans. Throughout a career that spanned more than two decades, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR’s highest level and fostered the next generation of drivers as an owner in the Truck Series. His sharp wit and competitive spirit sparked a deep emotional connection with race fans of every age, creating the proud and loyal ‘Rowdy Nation.’ Our thoughts are with Samantha, Brexton and Lennix, Kyle and Samantha’s parents, Kurt and all of Kyle’s family, Richard and Judy Childress, everyone at Richard Childress Racing, his teammates, friends and fans. NASCAR lost a giant of the sport today, far too soon.
During this incredibly difficult time, we ask everyone to respect the family’s privacy and continue to keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Further updates will be shared as appropriate.
When Stafford Speedway’s SK Lights last ran a 40-lap extra distance feature on July 16th last season, Peter Bennett drove his #50 FEWLR car to NAPA Victory Lane to notch what was his first career victory. After securing three top-5 finishes along with a seventh place effort in his four starts to date this season, Bennett is looking forward to the Monaco Ford SK Light Double Down 40-lap feature this Friday night, May 22nd where another victory would be his first win of the 2026 season and give him back to back extra distance feature wins.
“The 40 lappers are the races that I think everyone has circled on their calendars,” said Bennett. “It’s a really good opportunity to showcase yourself and I’m really excited for the race. Winning last year gives us a little extra confidence going in and I’ve always said I have a good long run car and 40 laps might not seem like a lot, but it is for the SK Lights when we’re used to going 20 laps. I’ve got some experience to fall back on and I’m looking forward to getting out there and seeing how the race unfolds. I don’t think last year was a fluke, we put our best effort forward and I think we can definitely do that again. The Monaco Ford Double Down is a big race and it’s for sure one of the three or four races I want to win this season and it would be awesome to win. We’ve had three top-5’s in the first four races so definitely feeling confident going into the race.”
Nick Anglace came into 2026 at Stafford Speedway fresh off a career best season that saw him win a career high 3 races and finish 5th in the final points standings.
With the 2026 season now underway, Anglace and his #10 UCONN team have enjoyed their best start to a season with 2 wins in the first four races to go along with a second place and a fourth place finish. With the $1,750 to win Monaco Ford Double Down feature on the docket for this Friday, May 22nd, Anglace would like to continue his winning ways in the biggest SK Light race of the season.
“Any time you can win races is a good thing,” said Anglace. “With this race being a bigger payday and more laps it would be nice to come home with a special trophy. Last year we finished second in one 40-lapper and we got wrecked in the other one, the year before that we had the deal with Meg Fuller where we got penalized to the last car on the lead lap and lost the win, and the year before that we had a top-5 finish, so normally we’re pretty good when it comes to the 40-lappers. The race gives me a little more time to get to the front and I’m guessing I’ll be starting somewhere around 15th so I won’t have to stress about getting to the front in only 20 laps. I’m pretty confident that we have the ability to at least bring home a good finish. I’d love to be able to win the race and go back to back with our win last Friday night but if that doesn’t happen then a good points day will be just as good.”
With the 2026 season only 4 races old, Anglace has already won twice, which nearly matches his career high of 3 wins from a season ago. With how his 2025 season came to an end, Anglace wasn’t quite sure what to expect when the 2026 season kicked off so his results have come as somewhat of a surprise.
The Easy-Kleen Super Late Model Series opened up the 2026 season this past weekend at Petty International Raceway in River Glade, New Brunswick, featuring the LV Auto Parts and Repair 150.
A crowd of over 1500 watched drivers from the Saint John, Moncton, Fredericton, and Miramichi areas of New Brunswick, as well as corners of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia compete for the top prize of $4000.
When the checkered flag waved, 2024 series champion Ashton Tucker (#2, Miramichi, New Brunswick) crossed the line for a series record eighth career victory. Tucker beat defending series champion Tanton Wooldridge (#01, Summerside, PEI) and 2023 series champion Dylan Gosbee (#16, Cornwall, PEI) to score the win.
The SK Modified(R) race kicked off with Keith Rocco shooting out the gate over Adam Gada. Gada couldn’t hang on after a lap 5 incident setting up Rocco against Anthony Flannery on the front row. A wreck on the restart took Blast Off winner Timmy Jordan and rookie Nickolas Hovey out of the way. Flannery chased Rocco for a majority of the race, keeping the action within a car length as Rob Janovic Jr and Todd Owen fought for third. Flannery kept the chrome horn on Rocco giving him shot after shot, and all looked bleak until just two to go. Janovic was able to reel in the duo with their late race antics but that was when Flannery made the race winning move to the inside. He had got passed Rocco and Janovic was able to hold him to the outside to finish runner up.
Ryan Charland led the first couple laps of the SK Light race until an incident occurred sending the whole field in every direction to try and avoid mayhem. Bob Charland would take the lead over holding off Ian Nunes. Lap seven saw some more devastation taking Kevin Cormier out of contention along with Leo Nunes and Blast Off winner Kevin Davis. Charland kept control of the race over Robert Bloxsom III and rookie Vinny Rappoccio. Disaster for Will Anderson and Ian Nunes with 10 to go allowed Bloxsom the opportunity to take over the lead from Charland. Rappoccio was able to move into second with 6 to go as the rest of the race was run without incident giving Bloxsom his first win with the Marvin Racing team in just 2 starts.
Denny Hamlin added another chapter to his legendary NASCAR Cup Series career Sunday afternoon, surviving a chaotic and dramatic NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway to claim the $1 million prize in impressive fashion.
Hamlin battled Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe throughout the closing laps of the 350-lap event, with the two repeatedly swapping the lead during the final 200-lap segment before Hamlin ultimately pulled away in the closing laps at The Monster Mile.
The victory marked Hamlin’s second career NASCAR All-Star Race win and his first since 2015 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It also made him just the 10th driver to win multiple All-Star Races and only the third driver to win the event at multiple tracks, joining Kyle Larson and Joey Logano.
