by | Jul 19, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Vermont
Triple Crown Night for Tiger Rookie Cameron Ouellette
Barre, VT – Jamie “The Hurricane” Fisher of Shelburne, driving the S. D. Ireland No. 18, led the final 18 laps of the Safelite Auto Glass Late Model 50 to become the 6th different winner in the last six races Thursday at Thunder Road. It was the first Late Model victory at the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” since 2009 for the former track champion as well as the 14th of his career.
Fisher overtook rookie Jason Corliss for the lead after gaining three spots in the previous eight laps. Joey Laquerre got underneath Corliss for 2nd when Corliss bobbled in turn four with seven circuits left, but couldn’t close in on Fisher. Corliss wound up 3rd, three car-lengths ahead of Derrick O’Donnell whose 4th-place effort unofficially moved him into lead in the championship point standings. Brooks Clark completed the top-five.
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by | Jul 12, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Touring Series News, Vermont
Barre, VT – The spotlight was on NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Clint Bowyer at Thunder Road Thursday (July 11), but when the night ended, it was Barre’s Cody Blake who was hoisting the Vermont Lottery Commission Governor’s Cup in victory lane.
21-year-old Blake in his North Country Federal Credit Union No. 99 spent the final laps with a mirror full of Nick Sweet, who was weaving at his bumper looking for a chance to pounce. “I told him on the radio – stay on the bottom, he can’t get you,” father Greg Blake said. “There wasn’t any emotion from him until the last two laps.”
“He drove a phenomenal race,” Sweet said. “My car was really good and I was all over him. I hope we gave the fans a good show.”
“It’s a dream come true,” Blake said in victory lane where he was presented the trophy by Gov. Peter Shumlin. “It’s just amazing.”
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by | Jul 10, 2013 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Vermont State Championship Series: Emily Packard Vermont Governor’s Cup 150 Race Preview
THE STORY
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., returns to the Vermont State Championship Late Model Series for the third of the four-race series in the Vermont Lottery Commission Governor’s Cup 150 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Thursday, July 11. The race – which features the entry of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer – is the longest race of the Vermont State Championship Series contested at both Thunder Road and Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Packard, 16, currently sits fourth in the series standings after finishing a career-best seventh in the People’s United Bank 100 at Devil’s Bowl on June 30. Packard competes weekly at Thunder Road, where she is 16th in the standings in her first full season in Late Model division.
THE FACTS
WHO: Emily Packard, East Montpelier, Vt.
CREW CHIEF: Neal Woodward, Georgia, Vt.
TEAM: No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Chevrolet
SPONSORS: Northstar Fireworks, Fecteau Homes, Berlin Optical Expressions, Yipes! of Barre, VT Shifter Karts, GossCars.com, Be The Match, Rutland Regional Medical Center, R.G. Paving
BEST CAREER THUNDER ROAD FINISH: 5th (July 2013)
LAST RACE AT THUNDER ROAD: 18th (July 2013)
WHAT: Vermont Lottery Commission Governor’s Cup 150
WHERE: Thunder Road International Speedbowl, Barre, Vt. (.25-mile oval)
WHEN: Thursday, July 11 – 3 p.m., practice; 6 p.m., qualifying; 8 p.m., race
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by | Jul 10, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – The annual 150 lap Vermont Lottery Governor’s Cup stock car race at Barre’s Thunder Road takes on added consequence this Thursday night (July 11). Not only will it be a showdown for local racing talent against celebrated national stock car star Clint Bowyer, but for Thunder Road regulars there is a lot more at stake.
Bowyer, in last Saturday’s Daytona 400, sped to 2nd in the NASCAR National Championship Standings 49 points behind 5-time national champion Jimmy Johnson. Johnson has dominated the NASCAR Sprint Cup series this season, but for Thunder Road regulars their track point battle is one of the wildest in memory and it has just been turned topsy turvy… again.
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by | Jul 9, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Race driver Clint Bowyer, whose next event is Thursday night at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road, was part of a last lap charge this past weekend to win the Daytona 400. He wound up 4th in the 200 mph chase. But that charge has projected him to 2nd place in the NASCAR National Sprint Cup standings behind 5-time National Champion Jimmy Johnson.
This Thursday night’s 150 lap battle for the Vermont Lottery Commission Governor’s Cup on the Barre high banks won’t see the Daytona speeds, but promises to be just as great a challenge for Bowyer, with regional stock car stars eager to prove they can race with one of the nations very best. Barre’s Nick Sweet, Montpelier’s Dave Pembroke, and the three-time T-Road Track Champion Lt. Governor Phil Scott will be joined by Burlington’s Trampas Demers, Chip Grenier, Brooks Clark and 16-year old Emily Packard. Some 30 ACT Championship Late Model cars are expected.
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by | Jul 9, 2013 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Northfield Savings Bank 50: Emily Packard
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report
BARRE, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., continued adding to her list of career achievements at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., finishing fifth in the Northfield Savings Bank 50 on Thursday, July 4. It marked the first Top-5 finish in weekly Late Model competition for Packard, who followed that up with an 18th-place effort in the ENPRO Services 50 on Sunday, July 7. Packard now has Top-10 finishes in two of her last three starts in her first full season of Late Model competition as she sets her sights on the Vermont Governor’s Cup 150 at Thunder Road on Thursday, July 11.
WHO: Emily Packard, East Montpelier, Vt.
CREW CHIEF: Neal Woodward, Georgia, Vt.
TEAM: Emily Packard Motorsports No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Chevrolet
SPONSORS: Northstar Fireworks, Fecteau Homes, Berlin Optical Expressions, Yipes! of Barre, VT Shifter Karts, GossCars.com, Be The Match, Rutland Regional Medical Center, R.G. Paving
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