{"id":19606,"date":"2015-08-07T20:25:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T00:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=19606"},"modified":"2015-08-07T20:25:01","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T00:25:01","slug":"sweet-thrills-with-late-pass-for-win-on-enprosafelite-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/sweet-thrills-with-late-pass-for-win-on-enprosafelite-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Thrills With Late Pass for Win on Enpro\/Safelite Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"thunder\"<\/a>Sweet Thrills With Late Pass for Win on Enpro\/Safelite Night<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barre, VT \u2013 Barre\u2019s Nick Sweet picked up his second Thunder Road Late Model win of the season with a thrilling performance late in the Enpro Services\/Safelite Auto Glass Trophy Dash on Thursday, August 6.<\/p>\n

Sweet started 11th and was looking to the outside of Montpelier\u2019s Josh Demers with two circuits remaining in the 50-lap feature when Shawn Fleury spun in turn 1, bringing out the third caution and setting up a green-white-checkered dash to the finish. Sweet got the nose up on the restart and rode the momentum on the outside groove to the win, exiting his car to thunderous applause in Victory Lane.
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\u201cI was happy for the caution, because I knew on the restart, I was really going to make sure I hit my marks,\u201d Sweet said. \u201cI was wheel-to-wheel with him, and once you\u2019re wheel-to-wheel with someone who\u2019s not ahead of you, that\u2019s when you\u2019re in control. Josh couldn\u2019t control anymore where I was going to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sweet unofficially closed to within 16 points of N. Haverhill, NH\u2019s Derrick O\u2019Donnell in the overall standings with just four point-counting events remaining.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve just got to keep going out and doing what we\u2019re doing,\u201d Sweet said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to try and win as many races as we can, and that\u2019s what we\u2019ve been doing so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

Essex Jct.\u2019s Dave Whitcomb led the first nine laps from the pole before Demers, who was gunning for a potential Triple Crown for the second straight week, swung to his outside to take the top spot. Demers surrendered the lead to Mike Bailey on a lap-24 restart for Trampas Demers\u2019 spin, but fought back to reclaim the position on lap 29.<\/p>\n

Cody Blake and Nick Sweet followed Demers through to second and third. Blake began looking to Demers\u2019 outside with 14 laps remaining, but Sweet got underneath him, and the two fought for eight laps before Sweet secured the position.<\/p>\n

Sweet quickly reeled in Demers before Fleury\u2019s spin, which also allowed O\u2019Donnell to join the fray. The four scrambled through the final two laps, crossing the finish line in tight formation.<\/p>\n

Demers settled for second as his Triple Crown bid was denied once again. Blake nipped O\u2019Donnell at the line for third. John Donahue, Mike Bailey, Scott Dragon, Jason Allen, Dave<\/p>\n

Barre\u2019s Cameron Ouellette earned his first Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman win since 2013 in the 35-lap feature. Craftsbury Cmn.\u2019s Mike Martin appeared to have the jump on the final restart with seven laps to go, but Ouellette keep his foot in the door and the two made contact in turn three. Martin got crossed up just enough for Ouellette to slip back by and take the win.<\/p>\n

Rookie Stephen Donahue edged point leader Jason Woodard for third as the two crossed the line sideways. Brendan Moodie, Dylan Payea, Joe Steffen, Caleb Nelson, Mike Billado, and Derek Barker finished fifth through 10th.<\/p>\n

Fairfax\u2019s Alan Maynard earned his second win of the year in the 25-lap Allen Lumber Street Stock feature. Maynard took the lead from Duxbury\u2019s Reilly Lanphear on lap eight and cruised to the win in a caution-free event.<\/p>\n

Lanphear held off a charging Jamie Davis and Jaden Perry for second. Richard Gravel, Bunker Hodgdon, Tyler Austin, Matthew Smith, Kyle Streeter, and Marcel J. Gravel completed the top-10.<\/p>\n

The Thunder Road Thursday night season continues next August 13 with U.S. Army Recruiting Night. The Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen take center stage with a 100-lap event while the Thunder Road Late Models and Allen Lumber Street Stocks will also be in action. Post time is 7:00pm. Admission is $15 for adults and free for kids 12 and under.<\/p>\n

For more information contact the Thunder Road offices at 802.244.6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com.<\/p>\n

ENPRO SERVICES\/SAFELITE AUTO GLASS NIGHT
\nUNOFFICIAL FINISH<\/p>\n

THUNDER ROAD LATE MODELS
\nPos., Driver, Car #, Hometown
\nNick Sweet ( 88VT ) Barre, VT
\nJosh Demers ( 10VT ) Montpelier, VT
\nCody Blake ( 99VT ) Barre, VT
\nDerrick O’Donnell ( 60VT ) N. Haverhill, NH
\nJohn Donahue ( 26VT ) Graniteville, VT
\nMike Bailey ( 00VT ) S. Barre, VT
\nScott Dragon ( 16VT ) Milton, VT
\nJason Allen ( 29VT ) Barre, VT
\nDavid Whitcomb ( 25VT ) Essex Jct., VT
\nKyle Pembroke ( 27VT ) Montpelier, VT
\nEric Badore ( 4VT ) Milton, VT
\nBrett Gervais ( 11NH ) Island Pond, VT
\n#Darrell Morin ( 17VT ) Westford, VT
\nPhil Scott ( 14VT ) Middlesex, VT
\nJason Corliss ( 66VT ) Barre, VT
\nTrampas Demers ( 85VT ) S. Burlington, VT
\n#Scott Coburn ( 72VT ) Barre, VT
\nTyler Cahoon ( 38VT ) St. Johnsbury, VT
\nMatt White ( 42VT ) Northfield, VT
\nShawn Fleury ( 1VT ) Middlesex, VT
\nMark Norris ( 22ME ) Benson, VT
\nMike Foster ( 18NY ) Barre, VT
\nRicky Roberts ( 3VT ) E. Barre, VT
\nBoomer Morris ( 13VT ) Barre, VT
\nDNS Eric Chase ( 40VT ) Milton, VT<\/p>\n

BOND AUTO TIGER SPORTSMEN
\nPos., Driver, Car #, Hometown
\nCameron Ouellette ( 90 ) Barre, VT
\nMike Martin ( 01 ) Craftsbury, VT
\nStephen Donahue ( 26 ) Graniteville, VT
\nJason Woodard ( 68 ) Waterbury Ctr., VT
\nBrendan Moodie ( 94 ) Wolcott, VT
\nDylan Payea ( 7 ) Milton, VT
\nJoe Steffen ( 00 ) Grand Isle, VT
\nCaleb Nelson ( 07 ) Moretown, VT
\nMike Billado ( 8 ) Essex, VT
\n#Derek Barker ( 15 ) Post Mills, VT
\nBrian Delphia ( 27 ) Duxbury, VT
\nChristopher Pelkey ( 64 ) S. Barre, VT
\nBrent Currier ( 1 ) Johnson, VT
\nDoug Crowningshield ( 14 ) Barre, VT
\nBert Gallison ( 30 ) Graniteville, VT
\nTommy Smith ( 50 ) Williamstown, VT<\/p>\n

ALLEN LUMBER STREET STOCKS
\nPos., Driver, Car #, Hometown
\nAlan Maynard ( 10 ) Fairfax, VT
\n#Reilly Lanphear ( 21 ) Duxbury, VT
\nJamie Davis ( 43 ) Wolcott, VT
\nJaden Perry ( 92 ) Hardwick, VT
\nRichard Gravel ( 68 ) Wolcott, VT
\nBunker Hodgdon ( 83 ) Hardwick, VT
\nTyler Austin ( 5 ) E. Calais, VT
\n#Matthew Smith ( 04 ) Essex Jct., VT
\nKyle Streeter ( 37 ) Waitsfield, VT
\nMarcel J. Gravel ( 86 ) Wolcott, VT
\nWill Hennequin ( 47 ) Morrisville, VT
\nJamon Perry ( 62 ) Hardwick, VT
\n#Chris LaForest ( 56 ) Barre, VT
\nGary Mullen ( 29 ) Tunbridge, VT
\nTravis Streeter ( 61 ) Waitsfield, VT
\nScott Weston ( 40 ) Berlin, VT
\nKelly Miller Jr. ( 0 ) Johnson, VT
\nThomas Merchant ( 38 ) Eden Mills, VT
\nDNS Jennifer Getty ( 25 ) Cambridge, VT
\nDNS1 Kyle Gravel ( 98 ) Wolcott, VT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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