{"id":28103,"date":"2021-06-10T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T19:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=28103"},"modified":"2021-06-10T11:10:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T15:10:36","slug":"thunder-road-bringing-the-excitement-with-packed-friday-night-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2021\/06\/thunder-road-bringing-the-excitement-with-packed-friday-night-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder Road Bringing the Excitement with Packed Friday Night Card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Barre, VT <\/em>\u2014 Barre\u2019s Thunder Road begins the weekly racing season in earnest this Friday, June 11. With three championship divisions, the Myers Container Service Triple Crown 100, and a visit from the New England Antique Racers, fans will have plenty to talk about whether they\u2019re watching at the track or live on FloRacing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The huge Friday program has a special 6:30pm post time to fit all the excitement in. Racing begins with the 100-lap Triple Crown showdown for the Lenny\u2019s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, which was postponed from last week\u2019s Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic due to unexpected rain showers. Tiger stars like four-time champion Jason Woodard, Triple Crown champions Jaden Perry and Mike Martin, Sam Caron, and Logan Powers will go at it in the series opener. Waitsfield\u2019s Kevin Streeter and Milton\u2019s Caron are slated to lead the field to the green flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From there, the evening moves straight into the regular event. A full card is scheduled for the Maplewood\/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny\u2019s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, and RK Miles Street Stocks. It will be an extra-busy night in the Flying Tiger pits with 140 laps of feature action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be fun,\u201d Caron said. \u201cWe have the 100-lapper, which is essentially two and half races crammed into one, to start the night. Then there\u2019s the meat and potatos of the weekly racing season right after that\u2026patience will probably be the key. Some (teams) might bring two cars, but I don\u2019t have that luxury. So we\u2019ll have to balance aggression and opportunity in the first race, knowing that there\u2019s more to come after the Triple Crown.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The double features also mean Friday is a big early marker in the 2021 Flying Tiger championship chase. Racers who had a strong Opening Day such as point leader Bryan Wall Jr., Perry, Caron, and Stephen Martin can build on it and start two different title runs. Conversely, those whose opener didn\u2019t live up to expectations have a golden opportunity to wipe the slate clean and start fresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the most pivotal nights of the season is usually double-points night \u2014 and that\u2019s essentially what you have with two races in one,\u201d Caron said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s one of three Triple Crown races, so a good start to that season definitely sets you up for the last two. Last year, I think it took three top-fives to win the (Triple Crown) championship. So that\u2019s going to kind of weigh on the back of your mind, with the field being similarly competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Late Models, familiar faces sit atop the standings following the Memorial Day Classic. Barre\u2019s Jason Corliss began his mission for a third straight \u201cKing of the Road\u201d with a third triumph in the historic event. He leads the points over fellow two-time champion Scott Dragon of Milton, who has come out of the gate strong with his new Todd Rueda-owned team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two other early notables include Shelburne\u2019s Trampas Demers and Graniteville\u2019s Christopher Pelkey. Demers suffered a hard crash in qualifying last Friday while Pelkey had most of the driver\u2019s side sheet metal shorn off in an early feature crash. Undaunted, both battled back to finish in the top-5, making a statement for the season to come. Meanwhile, Kyle Pembroke and Brendan Moodie both need a quick turnaround after they were unable to start the Memorial Day feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RK Mile Street Stocks have a 25-lap feature this Friday. Their Memorial Day Classic main event was also rained out, meaning they\u2019ll run double features next Thursday, June 17 at Casella Wase Systems Night. In the meantime, hotshoes like Jeffrey Martin, Kaiden \u201cTropical Storm\u201d Fisher, James Dopp, and Jamie Davis are looking to get dialed in for the season ahead. Derek Farnham, Tommy \u201cThunder\u201d Smith, Will Hennequin, and Josh Lovely all hope their speed in qualifying last Friday will carry over at least one more week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The June 11 show is rounded out by the New England Antique Racers. It\u2019s their first appearance in three years at Thunder Road. The 2019 appearance was cancelled due to weather while the 2020 event was a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now in 2021, classic Modifieds and Sportsmen get to roar on the high banks again for a pair of 15-lap features. Some of these vintage vehicles are piloted by former racers familiar to Thunder Road fans, including Milton\u2019s Norm Cyr, Worcester\u2019s Wayne \u201cThe Polish Cannon\u201d Wojtyna, and Moscow\u2019s John \u201cThe Birdman\u201d Adams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last but not least, Friday night is also \u201cScout Night\u201d at Thunder Road. All scouts in uniforms will be admitted free of charge. Scout leaders in uniform accompanying scouts who are minors also get free admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thunder Road goes green this Friday, June 11 at 6:30pm with a packed program of championship stock car racing. The night begins with the Myers Container Service Triple Crown 100 for the Flying Tigers. It\u2019s followed by a full card of the Maplewood\/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny\u2019s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, RK Miles Street Stocks, and New England Antique Racers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12, and $30 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids). Advance tickets are available at www.happsnow.com\/event\/Thunder-Road-Speedbowl<\/a>. All Thunder Road events are also live-streamed on FloRacing for those with a monthly or yearly subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, contact the Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963, media@thunderroadvt.com<\/a>, or visit www.thunderroadvt.com<\/a>. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter at @ThunderRoadVT. For more information about FloRacing, visit www.FloRacing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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