{"id":10212,"date":"2012-07-13T07:07:12","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T11:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=10212"},"modified":"2012-07-13T07:07:12","modified_gmt":"2012-07-13T11:07:12","slug":"nick-sweet-dominates-governors-cup-150-at-thunder-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/nick-sweet-dominates-governors-cup-150-at-thunder-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Sweet dominates Governor\u2019s Cup 150 at Thunder Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Thunder<\/a>By Phil Whipple<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it came to the biggest race of the summer for hometown boy Nick Sweet, he had them covered when it counted most.
\nSweet powered his St. Jay Auto entry past former champion Cries Michaud on lap 108 and pulled away to win the 33rd annual Vermont Governor\u2019s Cup 150 Thursday night at Thunder Road International Speedway.<\/p>\n

David Pembroke chased Sweet during the final green-flag run yet settled for second, while Scott Payea charged his way to third. Second generation driver Cody Blake and veteran John Donahue completed the top five.
\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI owe this win to all the guys who work on this car,\u201d said a quick-to-praise others Sweet. \u201cThey all put in a ton of effort to get this thing ready, and they got it just perfect for tonight. It would handle up high or down low, so working through traffic was a little easier. To win the Cup means a great deal, I\u2019m thrilled for my guys and our great sponsors. I hope this makes their hard work and support worthwhile.\u201d<\/p>\n

American-Canadian Tour (ACT) star Joey Polewarczyk Jr. led the first seven circuits before Sweet took control for the first time. As the race rattled off an excellent 46-lap green flag run, Sweet set sail and started lapping cars around lap 40. Polewarczyk elected to hit pit road during a caution at lap 53, and was never a factor from that point on.<\/p>\n

When chief starter Mike Wilder waved the yellow rag yet again just five laps later, Sweet hit pit road for right side tires. The move put his car head and shoulders above the field, and he began a methodical march back to the front.<\/p>\n

Finishing sixth through 10th in the Vermont Lottery Commission Governor\u2019s Cup 150 was Polewarczyk, Eric Chase, Cris Michaud (led six laps), Chip Grenier and eight-time ACT champion Brian Hoar. Sweet\u2019s margin of victory was a scant .365 seconds over Pembroke, a typical finish on the Barre high-banks.<\/p>\n

Fifteen of the 30 starters finished on the lead lap, while 27 were still running at the finish. Despite five cautions to slow the pace, the race was completed in slightly less than 59 minutes.<\/p>\n

Thunder Road continues its exciting 2012 season of Thursday night racing with the Times Argus Mid-Season Championships next week. With nearly perfect weather conditions and several big names in the field, the stands were packed atop Quarry Hill.<\/p>\n

Official finish:
\nVT Lottery Commission Governor\u2019s Cup 150
\nThunder Road Int\u2019l. Speedway \u2013 Barre, VT
\nThursday, July 12, 2012<\/p>\n

1. Nick Sweet, Barre
\n2. Dave Pembroke, Middlesex
\n3. Scott Payea, Milton
\n4. Cody Blake, Barre
\n5. John Donahue, Graniteville
\n6. Joey Polewarczyk Jr., Hudson
\n7. Eric Chase, Milton
\n8. Cris Michaud, E. Montpelier
\n9. Chip Grenier, Graniteville
\n10. Brian Hoar, Williston
\n11. Eric Williams, Hyde Park
\n12. Jay Laquerre, Barre
\n13. Jamie Fisher, Shelburne
\n14. Jimmy Hebert, Williamstown
\n15. Trampas Demers, So. Burlington
\n16. Brent Dragon, Milton
\n17. Joey Becker, Jeffersonville
\n18. Jamie Aube, No. Ferrisburg
\n19. Brooks Clark, Fayston
\n20. Jerry Lesage, Winooski
\n21. Phil Scott, Berlin
\n22. Ricky Rolfe, Albany Township, ME
\n23. Mike Bailey, So. Barre
\n24. Matt White, Northfield
\n25. Dave Whitcomb, Essex Jct.
\n26. Brett Wheeler, Waterbury
\n27. Derek Ming, Island Pond
\n28. Jim Morris, Barre
\n29. Derrick O\u2019Donnell, No. Haverhill, NH
\n30. Lance Allen, Barre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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