by Jay | Jul 30, 2014 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Thunder Road Hits Home Stretch with WDEV/Calkins Night
Barre, VT – Barre’s own Thunder Road International Speedbowl hits the home stretch for its 2014 season this Thursday, July 31 with WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets night. Thursday night will close out the month of July leaving just four more Thursdays plus the Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic in August to decide the 2014 Late Model “King of the Road.”
Two-time Late Model Champion and 2014 Vermont Governor’s Cup winner Nick Sweet of Barre currently sits atop the standings by a slim three-point lead over another two-time “King of the Road” Dave Pembroke. Pembroke is looking toward this Thursday to claim his first win of the season and erase the three-point deficit. Defending Thunder Road track champion Derrick O’Donnell and this year’s Times-Argus Mid-Season Champion Trampas Demers ride just eight points behind Pembroke, while outstanding rookie driver Eric Badore holds the final top five spot.
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by Jay | Jul 25, 2014 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Jason Corliss Takes Second Thunder Road Late Model Win
Barre, VT – Barre’s Jason Corliss claimed his second career Thunder Road Late Model win and became the first repeat winner in the division for 2014 during Safelite Auto Glass night on Thursday, July 24. Corliss came from the ninth starting spot and got under Lt. Governor Phil Scott late in the 50 lap event to gain the lead and eventually the win.
Young Kyle Pembroke led early in the race until relinquishing the lead to Brett Gervais on a restart just past halfway. Gervais then held the lead until losing control on a lap 32 restart handing the lead to Scott. Corliss ran down Scott and took over the lead with under 15 to go. He cruised to the win over the final laps. Derrick O’Donnell also got by Scott to claim second. Kyle Pembroke took fourth and Eric Badore completed the top five.
Nick Sweet, Scott Dragon, Dave Pembroke, Josh Demers and Joey Laquerre rounded out the top ten. The event saw just four cautions.
Dylan Payea of Milton earned his first Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen win of the season and the second of his career. He got by Darrell Morin to take the win and held of a hard charging Mike Martin on the only restart of the 35-lap event with two laps to go. Morin took second and Eric Johnson claimed third in the final two laps. Jeff Bousquet and Martin rounded out the top five. Point leader Jason Woodard, Chris Pelkey, Brendan Moodie, Cameron Ouellette and Mike Billado earned top tens.
Young Jaden Perry of Hardwick, VT came from the tenth starting position to claim his first career Allen Lumber Street Stock win. He was followed across the line by his brother Jamon Perry and Garry Bashaw completing the podium. Tommy Smith and Kevin Dodge earned top fives followed by Jamie Davis, Gary Mullen, Donny Yates, Alan Maynard and Dave Whitcomb.
The LaForest brothers continued their winning ways in the Rough Rider division. This time Chris LaForest of Barre claimed the checkered. The driver’s ed teach Paul Dudley took second and Kevin LaForest came home third in the Milk Bowl style two segment event. Jamie Benneig, Chickey Stevens and Chris Sanborn rounded out the field.
Next Thursday, July 31 is the WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets night featuring Late Models, Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen, Allen Lumber Street Stocks plus the annual Porta-Potty Grand Prix at intermission. Post time will be 6:30pm.
Safelite Auto Glass Night
Thunder Road – Barre, VT
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Late Model Unofficial Results
Pos. Driver (Car #) Hometown
1. Jason Corliss (66vt) Barre, VT
2. Derrick O’Donnell (60vt) N. Haverhill, NH
3. Phil Scott (14vt) Middlesex, VT
4. Kyle Pembroke (27vt) Montpelier, VT
5. #Eric Badore (4vt) Milton, VT
6. Nick Sweet (88vt) Barre, VT
7. Scott Dragon (16vt) Colchester, VT
8. Dave Pembroke (44vt) Middlesex, VT
9. #Josh Demers (10vt) Montpelier, VT
10. Joey Laquerre (15vt) East Montpelier, VT
11. Emily Packard (9me) E. Montpelier, VT
12. Trampas Demers (85vt) S. Burlington, VT
13. Cody Blake (99vt) Barre, VT
14. Brooks Clark (68vt) Fayston, VT
15. #Jason Allen (29vt) Barre, VT
16. John Donahue (26vt) Graniteville, VT
17. Brett Gervais (11nh) Island Pond, VT
18. Kyle Welch (9nh) Newport, NH
19. Shawn Fleury (1vt) Middlesex, VT
20. Ricky Roberts (3vt) E. Barre, VT
21. Mark Norris (22me) Farmington, ME
22. Mike Bailey (17vt) Barre, VT
23. Eric Chase (40vt) Milton, VT
24. Boomer Morris (13vt) Barre, VT
Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Unofficial Results
Pos. Driver (Car #) Hometown
1. Dylan Payea (7) Milton, VT
2. Darrell Morin (17) Burlington, VT
3. Eric Johnson (20) Randolph Ctr. VT
4. Jeff Bousquet (44) Worcester, VT
5. Mike Martin (01) Craftsbury Cmn, VT
6. Jason Woodard (68) Waterbury Ctr., VT
7. Christopher Pelkey (64) S. Barre, VT
8. Brendan Moodie (94) Wolcott, VT
9. Cameron Ouellette (90) Barre, VT
10. Mike Billado (8) Essex, VT
11. Joe Steffen (00) Grand Isle, VT
12. #Derrick Calkins (4) Milton, VT
13. Scott Coburn (1) Barre, VT
14. Doug Crowningshield (14) Barre, VT
15. Mark Barnier (0) Essex Jct., VT
16. Joel Hodgdon (36) Craftsbury, VT
17. #Caleb Nelson (07) Moretown, VT
Allen Lumber Street Stocks Unofficial Results
Pos. Driver (Car #) Hometown
1. Jaden Perry (92) Hardwick, VT
2. Jamon Perry (62) Hardwick, VT
3. Garry Bashaw (4) Lincoln, VT
4. Tommy Smith (50) Williamstown, VT
5. Kevin Dodge (8) Barre, VT
6. Jamie Davis (43) Wolcott, VT
7. Gary Mullen (29) Tunbridge, VT
8. Donny Yates (05) N. Montpelier, VT
9. Alan Maynard (10) Fairfax, VT
10. Dave Whitcomb (77) Morrisville, VT
11. Bunker Hodgdon (83) Hardwick, VT
12. Tyler Austin (5) E. Calais, VT
13. Marcel J. Gravel (86) Wolcott, VT
14. Patrick Tibbetts (48) Barre, VT
15. Jeremy Colson (44) S. Royalton, VT
16. Jennifer Getty (25) Cambridge, VT
17. Keith Fortier (35) Hinesburg, VT
18. Mike Gay (3) So. Burlington, VT
19. #Steve Bennett (76) Bethel, VT
20. Ken Stridsberg (6) Berlin, VT
21. Jason LaHue (66) Milton, VT
22. #Travis Streeter (61) Waitsfield, VT
23. Justin Blakely (17) Barre, VT
24. Will Hennequin (47) Morrisville, VT
25. Kyle Streeter (37) Waitsfield, VT
Rough Rider Unofficial Results
Pos. (Car) Driver, Hometown, Seg #1, Seg #2, Total
1. (56) Chris LaForest, Barre, VT, 3, 1, 4
2. (42) Paul Dudley, Waitsfield, VT, 2, 2, 4
3. (49) Kevin LaForest, Barre, VT, 1, 3, 4
4. (98) Jamie Benneig, St. Albans, VT, 4, 4, 8
5. (Bee) Chickey Stevens, Barre, VT, 5, 5, 10
6. (Sunshine) Chris Sanborn, Barre, VT, 6, 6, 12
by Jay | Jul 18, 2014 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Trampas Demers Snags Times Argus Mid-Season Championship
Barre, VT – South Burlington’s Trampas Demers snagged the Late Model win during the double-point Times Argus Mid-Season Championships at Thunder Road on Thursday, July 17. Demers came from deep in the field to beat Scott Dragon in the closing laps of the 75 lap event. Demers came from the 14th starting position to claim his seventh career feature win.
Dragon led most of the second half of the event but had to settle for second as Demers beat him by half a car length at the checkered flag. Lance Allen completed the podium. Dave Pembroke and Nick Sweet worked their way from the back of the field through heavy traffic to complete the top five. Josh Demers, Eric Badore, Derrick O’Donnell, Kyle Pembroke and Emily Packard completed the top ten.
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by | Jul 11, 2014 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Barre’s own Nick Sweet won the 35th annual Vermont Governor’s Cup 150 presented by VP Small Engine Fuel in dominant fashion at Thunder Road on Thursday, July 10. Sweet led every step of the way and lapped over half the field in the process. NASCAR star Clint Bowyer spun just after halfway in the 150-lap event and went down a lap late in the race. He finished 14th, the first car down one lap.
Two-time “King of the Road” Sweet earned the pole position with a +3 the unique Plus/Minus handicap system. Derrick O’Donnell started third on the 31 car starting field and kept Sweet insight throughout the event but couldn’t quite get to Sweet as they worked heavy lapped traffic for the majority of the event. It was Sweet’s first win of 2014 and his 12th all-time at Thunder Road.
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by | Jul 8, 2014 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – The Lt. Governor of the State of Vermont, Phil Scott from Middlesex, VT, has won more races than any other driver in the history of the ACT Late Model division at Thunder Road, dating back to 1992. For over twenty years he has compiled a winning record that may never be broken.
Ironically, Phil Scott has never won the Vermont Governor’s Cup. He served the State of Vermont as a Senator from Washington County for a decade, and currently is preparing to run for a third term as Lt. Governor.
Although he has not hoisted the elusive Governor’s Cup, Scott has won just about every other major race, including two Milk Bowls (billed as the “Toughest Short Track Race in America”), the Memorial Day Classic, the Merchants Bank opening day event, and twenty-five (25) other feature events. He has won three “King of the Road” season-long track Championship titles. He also won 9 major American Canadian Tour events in a span of just four years from 1997- 2000!
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by | Jul 2, 2014 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – As the heart of summer nears, the title hunts in all three stock car racing divisions at Thunder Road International Speedbowl are heating up. Just two events remain before the double-point Mid-Season Championships, beginning with the Northfield Savings Bank event this Thursday, July 3.
Two-time “King of the Road” Nick Sweet of Barre and defending “King of the Road” Derrick O’Donnell of North Haverhill, NH are door handle-to-door handle at the top of the Late Model standings. The pair is separated by just one point and surprisingly both drivers are still looking for their first wins of the season.
Right behind the former champions are John Donahue, Jason Corliss and Cody Blake who are all within striking distance of their first career titles. Two more former champions in Dave Pembroke and Phil Scott also sit less than twenty points out of the lead.
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