Barre, VT – Senator Phil Scott of Montpelier won his 22nd Thunder Road Late Model feature on during the final Thursday Night of the 50th Anniversary Season sponsored by VSECU. However, his win was not enough as seven-time American Canadian Tour Champion Jean-Paul Cyr of Milton was crowned the “King of the Road” after his third place finish. Trampas Demers took second place to score his best feature finish in 2009.
Scott closed the 52 gap in the point standings to 50 by picking up 2 extra points in his heat race. Going into the main event Scott had to win while Cyr would have to finish 24th or worse for Scott to steal the crown. Scott did his part but Cyr dodged several pileups to finish in the top three.
Coming home fourth was Cris Michaud, followed by Brooks Clark, Rich Lowery, Eric Williams, Dave Pembroke, Jamie Fisher and Nextel Cup star David Ragan to complete the top ten. Ragan battled all the way from his 20th starting position. After the event he claimed over the last 40 laps his “neck was heavy and my arms were soft. It felt like a race at Bristol.” Ragan got to the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” early to get in some extra practice laps and it paid off as he looked fast in both lanes throughout the night.
Joey Laquerre of East Montpelier took home the NAPA Tiger Sportsmen feature win. It was his nineteenth career win in the division. He was chased to the line by Jeff Bousquet, Jimmy Hebert, David Finck and Matt Potter rounding out the top five.
Graniteville’s Lloyd Blakely won both his heat race and the feature event for the Allen Lumber Street Stocks. Blakely had to fend off David Allen, William Hennequin, Bruce Melendy and Gary Mullen for the win.
Kevin Dodge of Barre was the top finishing Power Shift Junkyard Warrior. Kevin Streeter, Bryan Nykiel, Donnie Yates and Buddy Chapman completed the top five.
The final Thursday Night of the 50th Anniversary Season was capped off with the greatest display of fireworks in the history of the “Nation’s Site of Excitement.” The NAPA Tiger Sportsmen, Allen Lumber Street Stocks and Power Shift Junkyard Warriors will continue their championship battles on Sunday, September 4 when the American Canadian Tour comes to town for the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200.
Late Model Unofficial Feature Results – 1. Phil Scott (14) Montpelier, VT, 2. Trampas Demers (85) South Burlington, VT, 3. Jean-Paul Cyr (11vt) Milton, VT, 4. Cris Michaud (6vt) Northfield, VT, 5. Brooks Clark (68) Fayston, VT, 6. Rich Lowrey (8vt) Charlotte, VT, 7. Eric Williams (7vt) Hyde Park, VT, 8. Dave Pembroke (44) Montpelier, VT, 9. Jamie Fisher (18) Shelburne, VT, 10. David Ragan (6ga) Unaddilla, GA, 11. Mike Bailey (00) Barre, VT, 12. Joe Becker (16) Jeffersonville, VT, 13. Doug Murphy (4) Tunbridge, VT, 14. Dennis Demers (86) Shelburne, VT, 15. Grant Folsom (81) Waitsfield, VT, 16. Eric Chase (40vt) Milton, VT, 17. Pete Fecteau (75) Morrisville, VT, 18. Dylan Smith (34) Randolph, VT, 19. Mike Olsen (76) North Haverhill, NH, 20. Cal Poulin (87) Braintree, VT, 21. Steve Fisher (24) Shelburne, VT, 22. Dave Paya (72vt) N. Clarendon, VT, 23. Tony Andrews (1) Northfield, VT, 24. Craig Bushey (05) Cambridge, VT, 25. Matt White (42vt) Northfield, VT, 26. Reno Gervais (12vt) Island Pond, VT, 27. David Whitcomb (25) Essex Jct., VT, 28. Nicholas Sweet (88) Barre, VT.
Tiger Sportsmen Unofficial Feature Results – 1. Joey Laquerre (15) E. Montpelier, VT, 2. Jeff Bousquet (60) Montpelier, VT, 3. James Hebert (58) Williamstown, VT, 4. David Finck (37) Barre, VT, 5. Matt Potter (23) Marshfield, VT, 6. Brendan Moodie (94) Wolcott, VT, 7. Tom Therrien (48) Hinesburg, VT, 8. #Neal Foster (19) Waterbury, VT, 9. Joel Hodgdon (36) Craftsbury, VT, 10. Mike Ziter (26) Williamstown, VT, 11. Eric Badore (04) Milton, VT, 12. Ricky Roberts (9) Washington, VT, 13. Lance Allen (18) Barre, VT, 14. Pete Ainsworth Jr. (80) Middlesex, VT, 15. Mark Barnier (0) Essex Jct., VT.
Allen Lumber Street Stocks and Power Shift Junkyard Warriors Unofficial Feature Results – 1. Lloyd Blakely (30ss) Graniteville, VT, 2. David Allen (11ss) North Troy, VT, 3. William Hennequin (47ss) Morrisville, VT, 4. Bruce Melendy (68ss) Danville, VT, 5. Gary Mullen (29ss) Tunbridge, VT, 6. Joe Fecteau (75ss) Hardwick, VT, 7. Bunker Hodgdon (83ss) Hardwick, VT, 8. Dave Whitcomb (77ss) Elmore, VT, 9. Mike Martin (01ss) Craftbury Comn,VT, 10. Greg Adams Jr. (38ss) Hardwick, VT.