by RacingNews | Jun 21, 2015 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Derrick O’Donnell rebounded from a tough opening Thursday night in a big way by winning the Casella Waste Management Trophy Dash at Thunder Road on Thursday, June 18.
N. Haverhill, NH’s O’Donnell took the lead from Brett Gervais on a lap-36 restart and drove away to his second win of the season. Gervais finished second, while Eric Badore recovered from a late bobble to take third. Jason Corliss, Nick Sweet, point leader Scott Dragon, Eric Chase, Josh Demers, Trampas Demers, and Phil Scott rounded out the top-10.
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by Jay | Jun 17, 2015 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Dragon Leads the Way into Casella Night at Thunder Road
Barre, VT – The Thunder Road summer racing season continues this Thursday, June 18 with Casella Waste Management Night. The Thunder Road Late Models, Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen, and Allen Lumber Street Stocks have all featured close competition early as they head into another round of their season-long campaigns.
The evening will also include the annual visit from the New England Antique Racers. The event features restored original versions of the Flathead Coupes and Sportsmen that thundered around the Barre high banks when the track opened its doors in 1960.
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by Jay | Jun 13, 2015 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Donahue Scores 15th Thunder Road Late Model Win on Harvest Equipment Night
Barre, VT – John Donahue used a late charge to score his 15th career Thunder Road Late Model victory at Harvest Equipment Night on Thursday, June 11.
The Graniteville, VT veteran was fourth on the race’s final restart on lap 37 of the 50-lap event, but shot up to outside to take the lead from Cody Blake with 10 laps remaining. Donahue then held on during the final sprint to take the first Thursday night win of 2015 after starting 17th in the 27-car field.
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by Jay | Jun 12, 2015 | Thunder Road, Vermont
O’Donnell to Resume Threepeat Drive on Thursday Night
Barre, VT – The 56th Thursday night opener at Barre, VT’s Thunder Road rolls to the line on June 11 at 6:30pm with Harvest Equipment Night featuring Kids Rides. With it, N. Haverhill, NH’s Derrick O’Donnell resumes his drive for history.
The two-time defending “King of the Road” is seeking to become only the second driver in Thunder Road history to win three straight top-division championships. Chuck Beede won the first three Late Model titles from 1992-1994.
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by Jay | Jun 9, 2015 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Thunder Road Set to Host 56th Thursday Night Opener
Barre, VT ̶̶ The cars and stars of Barre, VT’s Thunder Road Speedbowl are set to host the first Thursday night event of the 2015 season on June 11 with Harvest Equipment Night. The event marks the 56th Thursday opener at the “Nation’s Site of Excitement”, where summer Thursday night stock car racing has been a tradition since the track opened in 1960.
The first Thursday night event of the year will also see the annual Kid’s Rides. Kids 12 and under will have the opportunity to ride along in a Thunder Road Late Model, Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman, or Allen Lumber Street Stock around the high banks.
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by RacingNews | May 27, 2015 | PASS, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, Vermont – Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine held off a hard-charging Jeremy Davis to score an historic 150-lap AIM PASS North Super Late Model victory at the famed ¼-mile Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vermont on Sunday afternoon (May 24).
For Doiron it was a homecoming of sorts, as he made his first appearance at the track in some six years, moving on to the Super Late Model ranks after winning the ACT Late Model Rookie of the Year award in his only full season of Late Model; competition.
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Barre, VT – Derrick O’Donnell rebounded from a tough opening Thursday night in a big way by winning the Casella Waste Management Trophy Dash at Thunder Road on Thursday, June 18.
