by Jay | Jul 2, 2011 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – The Thunder Road International Speedbowl season is in full swing just in time for three big events in the next two weeks. After a series of rain postponements, Thunder Road’s stars seem to finally be in rhythm as they head into the Monday, July 4th special Pepsi Holiday Fireworks event. It will be the first of two events in four days, the other being the Thursday, July 7th Charter Communications Night, followed by the Times Argus Mid-Season Championships on Thursday, July 14.
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by Jay | Jul 2, 2011 | NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
LOUDON, N.H. (July 1, 2011) -New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner and New England native Joey Logano will highlight this year’s FanFest with an autograph session for fans on Thursday, July 14 beginning at 8:30 p.m.
Driving the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, Logano became the youngest winner in the history of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at just 19 years old, when he captured his first checkered flag in 2009 at “The Magic Mile.”
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by Jay | Jul 1, 2011 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – East Montpelier’s Cris Michaud rebounded from a rough start to the 2011 season with his 17th career Late Model feature win at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on Thursday, June 30. The three-time “King of the Road” started on the pole and held off sophomore driver Cody Blake and veterans Jamie Aube and Jamie Fisher on several restarts to earn the win. Fisher would settle for second and Blake completed the podium. Matt White and Aube rounded out the top five.
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by Jay | Jul 1, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2011 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
season at Stafford Speedway nearing the halfway point, the Limited Late
Model season has been a dream year for Shawn Thibeault and the #58
Enterprise Rental Cars team. They have scored 2 wins this season and they
have finished on the podium in 7 of 8 races with a worst finish thusfar of
fourth. This white-hot streak of consistency has Thibeualt at the top of
the points standings and he credits his success all to a simple change in
his driving philosophy.
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by Jay | Jul 1, 2011 | Connecticut, Modified, NASCAR, New England, Thompson
Ted Christopher Continues WMT Dominance at Thompson
Rocco Tops in Sunoco Mods; O’Sullivan Brothers Share Victory Lane
Douton, Boss & Field Also Winners
Thompson, CT (June 30, 2011): The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour made its second visit of the season to Thompson International Speedway on Thursday night. Ted Christopher of Plainville, CT, made a late race surge to win his seven of the last nine WMT events held at the Connecticut oval. Keith Rocco of Wallingford, CT, waged a heated battle with Ryan Preece to score a victory in the Sunoco Modifieds.
Mike O’Sullivan of Springfield, MA, was victorious in the Super Model division. His triumph was matched by his brother Tommy O’Sullivan, also of Springfield, who scored his second straight Late Model feature win. Chris Douton of Waterford, CT, earned the victory in a rough-and-tumble Limited Sportsman feature. Glenn Boss of Danielson, CT, wired the field to score his first TIS Modified feature win of the season. Danny Field of Deep River, CT, continues to make history at Thompson International Speedway with his sixth consecutive victory in the Mini Stocks.
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by | Jun 30, 2011 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road, Vermont
By Phil Whipple
Staff Writer
BARRE, Vermont — Veteran short track drivers Cris Michaud and Jason Corliss posted feature wins in their respective divisions
Thursday evening, as Fairpoint Communications presented a full card of racing at the famed Thunder Road International Speedbowl.
Michaud, of East Montpelier, VT, took the lead from Cody Blake on lap two and survived four restarts to claim the 50-lap Late
Model feature. Jamie Fisher gave Michaud a run for his money in the closing laps but settled for second, while Blake hung on for
third. Blake, son of former Thunder Road regular Greg Blake, earned his first Late Model podium finish after claiming Rookie-
of-the-Year honors in 2010. Matt White and former NASCAR champion Jamie Aube completed the top five. (more…)
