{"id":23477,"date":"2018-06-20T17:01:35","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T21:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=23477"},"modified":"2018-06-20T13:02:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T17:02:14","slug":"local-stars-ready-to-shine-on-busy-northcountry-federal-credit-union-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2018\/06\/local-stars-ready-to-shine-on-busy-northcountry-federal-credit-union-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Stars Ready to Shine on Busy NorthCountry Federal Credit Union Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Local Stars Ready to Shine on Busy NorthCountry Federal Credit Union Night<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barre, VT \u2013 Barre\u2019s Thunder Road greets the summer solstice this Thursday, June 21 with another big night of racing. A full card is scheduled for NorthCountry Federal Credit Union Night that gives local stars at all levels their time to shine.<\/p>\n

The Allen Lumber Street Stocks are kicking things up a notch with the first round of the Twin State Street Stock Series. Thunder Road\u2019s weekly standouts will be joined by out-of-town invaders for a 50-lap feature to open the 4-race \u201chome-and-home\u201d series between Thunder Road and Groveton, NH\u2019s Speedway 51.
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\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of talk throughout the Street Stock pits, and a series like this is something we\u2019ve been wanting for a little while,\u201d Essex Jct.\u2019s Matthew Smith said. \u201cI think it\u2019s going to be great, and I\u2019m hoping it brings a lot of attention. We enjoy the longer races. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll get a couple of people that want to try and win it within the first five laps, but hopefully people settle down and we\u2019ll have some great racing throughout the whole 50 laps.\u201d<\/p>\n

Everyone who enters the Street Stock pits on Thursday will be chasing Smith. The young veteran has topped the point standings from the get-go and just copped his second win of the year, giving him a commanding early edge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t really change much this past offseason, but we threw a lot of dedication into our team,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say more dedication than previous years, but I feel like the energy coming into this season carried a lot better from last year into the current year, and it\u2019s something we\u2019ve been carrying on since then.\u201d<\/p>\n

But plenty of other racers will look to be tops in stock. Middlesex\u2019s Logan Powers and Derby\u2019s Tim Hunt sit tied for second in the standings after superb starts. Defending Champion Jamie Davis of Wolcott and returning veteran Jeffery Martin of Barre have been strong as well. Williamstown\u2019s Tommy \u201cThunder\u201d Smith and Hardwick\u2019s Will Hennequin both have wins in 50-lap events and will be looking for another. Meanwhile, Lyndonville\u2019s Dean Switser looks to bounce back after a spectacular barrel-roll off turn 1 last time out.<\/p>\n

The Street Stocks aren\u2019t the only class with a big show in store. The Maplewood\/Irving Late Models have double features on tap after their Casella Waste Systems main event last Thursday was cut short by rain. The final 45 laps of the Casella feature open the evening while their NorthCountry Federal Credit Union feature is set as the nightcap.<\/p>\n

Opening Day winner Jason Corliss of Barre, 2016 \u201cKing of the Road\u201d Scott Dragon of Milton, and point leader Trampas Demers of South Burlington will lead the field for the Casella restart. Other top runners such as Barre\u2019s Cody Blake, Montpelier\u2019s Kyle Pembroke, and Graniteville\u2019s Stephen Donahue have time to rebound after pre-rain misfortune.<\/p>\n

The Lenny\u2019s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers round out the program. The postponement of their Casella feature keeps Morrisville\u2019s Dwayne Lanphear on top of the standings. Craftsbury Common\u2019s Joel Hodgdon, Hinesburg\u2019s Trevor Lyman, and Barre\u2019s Jason Pelkey all are within striking distance. Sid Sweet, Kyle Streeter, and Kevin Dodge took heat race wins last Thursday and look to carry that momentum over.<\/p>\n

Not only is the racing card brimming, but the track\u2019s annual Kid\u2019s Rides are scheduled for this Thursday. Youngsters get the chance to take a trip around the speedway with one of their favorite drivers from 4:00-4:40pm. All scheduled divisions will participate.<\/p>\n

NorthCountry Federal Credit Union Night goes to post at 7:00pm this Thursday, June 21. The pits open at 3:30pm and the front gates open at 4:00pm. Admission is just $12 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12, and $25 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids). Thursday night is also Scout Night with all scouts in uniform admitted free of charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Local Stars Ready to Shine on Busy NorthCountry Federal Credit Union Night Barre, VT \u2013 Barre\u2019s Thunder Road greets the summer solstice this Thursday, June 21 with another big night of racing. A full card is scheduled for NorthCountry Federal Credit Union Night that gives local stars at all levels their time to shine. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thunder-road","category-vermont"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23478,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23477\/revisions\/23478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}