{"id":19515,"date":"2015-07-29T07:41:16","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T11:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=19515"},"modified":"2015-07-29T07:41:16","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T11:41:16","slug":"thunder-road-late-model-triple-crown-returns-on-wdevcalkins-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/thunder-road-late-model-triple-crown-returns-on-wdevcalkins-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder Road Late Model \u201cTriple Crown\u201d Returns on WDEV\/Calkins Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"thunder\"<\/a>Thunder Road Late Model \u201cTriple Crown\u201d Returns on WDEV\/Calkins Night<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barre, VT \u2013 Thunder Road Speedbowl wraps up the month of July this Thursday, July 30 with WDEV\/Calkins Portable Toilets Night. In addition to a full card of racing for all weekly divisions, the event will see the return of the semi-feature and Maplewood \u201cTriple Crown\u201d for the Thunder Road Late Models.<\/p>\n

The 15-lap semi-feature will pit the top finishers in the Late Model qualifying heats against each other for bonus points and purse money. A progressive cash bonus has also been posted for any driver who can complete the Triple Crown by winning their heat, the semi-feature, and the main event in the same night. The bonus begins at $500 and increases by $100 for each event until the Triple Crown is won. The program will run for the remaining Thunder Road Thursday night schedule.
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\u201cIt\u2019s going to have a big impact,\u201d South Barre\u2019s Mike \u201cBeetle\u201d Bailey said. \u201cA lot of the guys are going to have more laps on their tires, so I think it\u2019s going to bring a lot of drivers closer together. The points will tighten up as well. I think you\u2019ll see harder racing for the points. The money will be good, but it\u2019s all about the big picture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether points come from a heat, semi-feature, or main event, each one will count as the Thunder Road season nears the home stretch. N. Haverhill, NH\u2019s O\u2019Donnell landed a huge blow in his bid for a third straight \u201cKing of the Road\u201d title last Thursday by winning the Times Argus Mid-Season Championship. His third win of the season gives O\u2019Donnell a 26-point lead over fellow two-time Late Model Champion Nick Sweet of Barre with six point-counting races remaining.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying not to look at points, as much as it\u2019s right there in front of me,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said. \u201cI\u2019m just going to keep trying to win, and it\u2019ll land where it\u2019s going to land. Heat races will be worth a little more for us now, and it gives me more incentive now to get up there and try to win some more heats. But we try to win every time we go on the race track, whether it\u2019s a heat, a consi, or a feature.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow Barre driver Cody Blake remains third in the Late Model point standings followed by Scott Dragon and John Donahue. St. Michael\u2019s College student Kyle Pembroke emerged as a breakout star in July with two wins and is now sixth in points, while Bailey jumped from 13th to seventh after his runner-up finish last week.<\/p>\n

Defending Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman Champion Jason Woodard of Waterbury Ctr. took advantage of double-points night to move to the top of the Tiger standings. Last year\u2019s runner-up Brendan Moodie sits five points behind Woodard in the second spot. Christopher Pelkey ranks third with Mike Martin and Dylan Payea rounding out the top-five.<\/p>\n

Hardwick\u2019s Jaden Perry took control of the Allen Lumber Street Stocks with his Mid-Season Championship win and now holds a 35-point lead over Jamie Davis. However, the gap between Davis and fifth-place Tyler Austin is just eight points, leaving a number of drivers in position to take advantage should Perry stumble.<\/p>\n

WDEV\/Calkins Night at Barre\u2019s Thunder Road is this Thursday, July 30, featuring the Thunder Road Late Models, Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen, and Allen Lumber Street Stocks along with the annual Port-A-Potty Grand Prix. Post time is 6:30pm with the front gates opening at 5:00pm. Admission is $12 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12, and $25 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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