Sweet Crowned King of the Road
Therrien, Pilotte Take Top Honors
Barre, VT – Late Model Champion Nick Sweet celebrated his second King of the Road title at the Thunder Road Banquet of Champions on Saturday, January 26 at the Barre Elks Club. Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman Champion Bobby Therrien, and Allen Lumber Street Stock Champion Nick Pilotte were also honored for their respective titles.
Sweet dominated the Late Model division in 2012, becoming just the third Late Model champion in Thunder Road’s history to win the title with four victories. The family-run team posted a nearly unbeatable 13 top tens in their 14 starts, claiming his second championship in his four-year late model career at The Nation’s Site of Excitement. He now has 9 feature Late Model victories at Thunder Road. (more…)
8776: Fifteen-year-old Derek Griffith accepts the Granite State Pro Stock Series Rookie of the Year award from Jack’s Competition Engines owner Jack Bateman.
8788: Bobby Baillargeon (right) receives the award for a free Distance Racing chassis from Granite State Pro Stock Series Managing Event Director Josh Vanada.
8805: Granite State Pro Stock Series champion Bobby Cabral (center) accepts his championship trophy from Managing Event Director Josh Vanada (right) and Director of Operations Jenn Ready (left).
Cabral Crowned Granite State Pro Stock Series Champion
Inaugural series champion claims awards at banquet; Frahm car owner champion
MANCHESTER, NH — Veteran stock car racing driver Bobby Cabral was officially crowned Granite State Pro Stock Series champion during the series’ inaugural banquet held at The Yard Restaurant in Manchester, NH on Friday, January 18.
Cabral, of Kingston, NH, claimed the series’ first championship with one win and five top-five place finishes, while never finishing lower than seventh during the season. The series championship battle went into the final race of the season, where Cabral’s third place finish netted him the series championship.
Cabral and car owner Dave Frahm were celebrated as the driver’s champion and series’ champion, respectively. Cabral received a championship trophy and a championship jacket from American Racer racing tires. Frahm received the championship earnings. (more…)