Pembroke Handed Second Straight Feature Win in Times Argus Mid-Season Championships

by | Jul 15, 2011 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont

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Barre, VT – Dave Pembroke of Montpelier earned his second straight feature win of the season on Times Argus Mid-Season Championship Night, Thursday, July 14 at Thunder Road. The former “King of the Road” inherited a spot in the front row during a wild final 10 laps of the 75 lap feature and cruised to the win.

Graniteville’s Chip Grenier led early from the outside pole and began lapping the tail of the field before the first caution on lap 40. Grenier again built a comfortable lead after the restart until Phil Scott cleared traffic on lap 50 and took second. Scott began to run him down and was nearly to Grenier’s rear bumper when Grenier spun trying to split two lap cars on lap 67.
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Pembroke makes it two straight at Thunder Road

by | Jul 14, 2011 | Thunder Road, Vermont

By Phil Whipple
Staff Writer

BARRE, Vermont — Former track champion David Pembroke got the advantage on a late restart, then held off the challenge of defending King of the Road Nick Sweet to claim the Times Argus Trophy Dash Thursday evening at the famed Thunder Road International Speedbowl.

Pembroke, of Montpelier, took over the point at lap 68 and hung on for top honors. Sweet settled for second, while 2010 Rookie of the Year Cody Blake came home third. Marcel Gravel and Grant Folsom completed the top five.
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MID-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS MAKE OR BREAK FOR T- ROAD TEAMS

by | Jul 9, 2011 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont

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Waterbury, VT – It has taken the better part of the Thunder Road season to get the top dogs positioned to take advantage of the Times Argus Mid-Season Championship double point extra-distance race coming up Thursday, July 14, 2011. Including the American Canadian Tour Merchants Bank opener, there have been eight races with seven (7) different winners in the competitive Late Model division.

There are just 79 points separating the top ten. The Times Argus Mid-Season Championship awards 150 points to the winner. The most recent winner, Dave Pembroke, from Montpelier, VT, is a former Thunder Road champion and he vaulted his team into contention last Thursday, going from eleventh in the standings to third by winning the Charter Communication main event. The Vermont State Employees Credit Union/ Lamoille Valley Ford team is just 45 points out of the lead heading to the mid-season battle on Thursday, July 14th.
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Dave Pembroke Scores His First Win of the Season on Charter Night

by | Jul 8, 2011 | New England, Thunder Road, Vermont

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Dave Pembroke Scores His First Win of the Season on Charter Night

Barre, VT – Montpelier’s Dave Pembroke earned his first Late Model feature win of the season at Thunder Road International Speedbowl during the Charter Communications night on Thursday, July 7. Pembroke put on a dominate performance coming from the seventh starting position and racing by leader Brett Wheeler.
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