by | Jul 8, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Derrick O’Donnell of North Haverhill, NH wheeled around 16-year-old Joey M Laquerre – three months removed from Driver’s Ed at U-32 High School – and went on to a car-length win in the 50-lap ENPRO Services Late Model main at Thunder Road.
Right behind Joey M Laquerre for 3rd came his grandfather Joey Laquerre, a fixture at Thunder Road for decades. “I tried to give him a little room, I didn’t want to make him nervous,” Grandpa Joey said.
“I have a lot of fun racing with my family,” Joey M Laquerre said in victory lane.
O’Donnell’s impressive win in the Gary Clay Builders No. 60 was his second of the season. He started 16th on the grid and sat 8th at the halfway mark. Phil Scott and Scott Payea finished 4th and 5th respectively after passing one another several times.
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by | Jul 5, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Dave Pembroke of Middlesex chased down Brooks Clark in the closing laps of Thursday’s Late Model 50-lap main event on Northfield Savings Bank Fireworks Night at Thunder Road to claim his first win of 2013 and the 20th of his career.
Pembroke started 19th on the grid in the VSECU/Lamoille Valley Ford No. 44 and followed Clark to the front in the outside lane in pursuit of leader Ricky Roberts. Clark and Pembroke were 5th and 6th on the final restart on lap 24. Clark took the lead on lap 32. He and Pembroke crossed the line side by side on lap 45.
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by | Jun 29, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Vermont
Harvest and Fairpoint Events Become Sunday Shows
Barre, VT – Thunder Road International Speedbowl officials have announced the rescheduling of the Harvest Equipment and the Fairpoint Communications rained-out events as special Sunday evening shows.
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by | Jun 28, 2013 | ACT, Thunder Road, Vermont
Barre, VT – Due to rain the Fairpoint Communications event scheduled for Thursday, June 27 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT has been postponed. The event will be made up at a later date that will be announced soon.
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by | Jun 26, 2013 | Thunder Road, Vermont
North East Mini-Stock Tour Headlines ENPRO Services Night
Barre, VT – The previously postponed Kids Night will now be part of ENPRO Services Night on Sunday, July 7, at The Nation’s Site of Excitement Thunder Road, complete with the North East Mini-Stock Tour. The event will feature Kids Rides before a full card of racing action on the Barre highbanks. Kids ages 12 and under will have free admission and get a coupon for a free hot dog.
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by | Jun 26, 2013 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl: Emily Packard
Casella Waste Management 50 Race Report
BARRE, Vt. – Emily Packard of East Montpelier, Vt., finished 19th in the Casella Waste Management 50 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Thursday, June 20. Packard fought the balance on the No. 9x Northstar Fireworks/Berlin Optical Expressions Chevrolet throughout the day, and then found track position difficult to come by in the second half of the feature event. Packard moved to 17th in the track’s Late Model standings in her first full season of Late Model competition at the Thunder Road.
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