Turner Captures M&M Beverage Enduro 200
Barre, VT – Milton’s Richie Turner came out on top of a field of 103 cars to win the 31st M&M Beverage Enduro 200 at Thunder Road Speedbowl on Sunday, August 2.
The Airborne Park Speedway Renegade driver assumed the lead near the 2/3 mark of the event when then-top cars Terry Pearce Jr., Andrew Hill, and Jesse Switser all experienced problems and were forced to pit within a few laps of each other. Turner then steadily pulled away and finished the event two full laps ahead of the field.
Driver’s Ed instructor Paul Dudley of Waitsfield finished second with 198 laps completed. Former Thunder Road Late Model driver Joe Becker of Cambridge was another lap behind in third, followed by Louis Caldwell IV and Patrick Smith. Travis Hull, Joel Hodgdon, Brandon Lawrence, Casey O’Connell, and Andrew Botala completed the top-10.
The event was a typical rough-and-tumble affair, with five red flags stopping the event, including multiple flips. Aren Keene earned the honor as the night’s first flipper with a frontstretch slide, and Kyle Botala got airborne shortly after when he spun into Keene’s vacant automobile.
Wolcott’s Jamie Davis used an aggressive move in traffic to win the Allen Lumber Street Stock 50-Lap Special. Davis was running third to Jamon Perry and Will Hennequin when the leaders approached a pack of lapped cars battling for position in turns 3 and 4 with 10 laps remaining.
As Perry and Hennequin hesitated, Davis dove to the bottom, muscled through the pack to snatch the lead. Davis then held off Hennequin and point leader Jaden Perry on two subsequent restarts for his second win of the season.
Jaden Perry finished second with brother Jamon settling for third. Hennequin, rookie Matthew Smith, Richard Gravel, Kevin Streeter, Marcel J. Gravel, Alan Maynard, and Tyler Austin rounded out the top-10. Six cautions slowed the event.
Thunder Road resumes weekly racing action this Thursday, August 6 with Enpro Services/Safelite Auto Glass Night. The Thunder Road Late Models, Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen, and Allen Lumber Street Stocks will all be in action. Post time is 6:30pm with the front gates opening at 5:00pm. Admission is $12 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12, and $25 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids).
For more information contact the Thunder Road offices at 802.244.6963, [email protected], or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com.
M&M BEVERAGE ENDURO 200
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown, Laps Completed
Richie Turner (117), Milton, VT, 200 Laps
Paul Dudley (42), Waitsfield, VT, 198 Laps
Joe Becker (116), Cambridge, VT, 197 Laps
Louis Caldwell IV (81), E. Thetford, VT, 197 Laps
Patrick Smith (128), East Hardwick, VT, 196 Laps
Travis Hull (88), Graniteville, VT, 195 Laps
Joel Hodgdon (36), Craftsbury Common, VT, 195 Laps
Brandon Lawrence (195), Plainfield, VT, 194 Laps
Casey O’Connell (08), Burlington, VT, 194 Laps
Andrew Botala (666), Grand Isle, VT, 194 Laps
BRIAN PERRY & SON CONSTRUCTION
ALLEN LUMBER STREET STOCK 50-LAP SPECIAL
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown
Jamie Davis ( 43 ) Wolcott, VT
Jaden Perry ( 92 ) Hardwick, VT
Jamon Perry ( 62 ) Hardwick, VT
Will Hennequin ( 47 ) Morrisville, VT
#Matthew Smith ( 04 ) Essex Jct., VT
Richard Gravel ( 68 ) Wolcott, VT
Kevin Streeter ( 67 ) Waitsfield, VT
Marcel J. Gravel ( 86 ) Wolcott, VT
Alan Maynard ( 10 ) Fairfax, VT
Tyler Austin ( 5 ) E. Calais, VT
Jennifer Getty ( 25 ) Cambridge, VT
Nick Pilotte ( 99 ) Jeffersonville, VT
Kevin Dodge ( 8 ) Barre, VT
Bunker Hodgdon ( 83 ) Hardwick, VT
Kyle Gravel ( 98 ) Wolcott, VT
Scott Weston ( 40 ) Berlin, VT
Gary Mullen ( 29 ) Tunbridge, VT
Blakely Curran ( 54 ) Johnson, VT
#Chris LaForest ( 56 ) Barre, VT
Scott Maynard ( 59 ) Burlington, VT
Danny Brassard ( 32 ) E. Randolph, VT
Kyle Streeter ( 37 ) Waitsfield, VT
Jarred Ainsworth ( 41 ) Littleton, NH
#Chris Cardarelli ( 9 ) St. George, VT
Kelly Miller Jr. ( 0 ) Johnson, VT
Ken Stridsberg ( 6 ) Berlin, VT
Jacob Roy ( 11 ) Danville, VT
Brandon Gray ( 00 ) E. Thetford, VT
Thomas Merchant ( 38 ) Eden Mills, VT
Donny Yates ( 05 ) N. Montpelier, VT