{"id":5855,"date":"2011-06-30T22:00:28","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T02:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2011-07-01T06:26:47","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T10:26:47","slug":"michaud-corliss-post-feature-wins-thunder-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/michaud-corliss-post-feature-wins-thunder-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Michaud, Corliss post feature wins at Thunder Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Phil Whipple
\n<\/em>Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n

BARRE, Vermont — Veteran short track drivers Cris Michaud<\/strong> and Jason Corliss<\/strong> posted feature wins in their respective divisions<\/p>\n

Thursday evening, as Fairpoint Communications<\/strong> presented a full card of racing at the famed Thunder Road International Speedbowl.<\/p>\n

Michaud, of East Montpelier, VT, took the lead from Cody Blake on lap two and survived four restarts to claim the 50-lap Late<\/p>\n

Model feature. Jamie Fisher gave Michaud a run for his money in the closing laps but settled for second, while Blake hung on for<\/p>\n

third. Blake, son of former Thunder Road regular Greg Blake, earned his first Late Model podium finish after claiming Rookie-<\/p>\n

of-the-Year honors in 2010. Matt White and former NASCAR champion Jamie Aube completed the top five.<\/p>\n

“My guys have been working so hard all season, we just haven’t been able to produce the results we’re after,” Michaud said. “The<\/p>\n

guys found several things that were wrong with the car in recent weeks, they’re bveen fixed now and the car really came around<\/p>\n

tonight. I definately owe this win to them, I appreciate all they’ve done to get this car hooked up again.”<\/p>\n

Fisher was really gunning to get back into Victory Lane himself but was gracious in post-race interviews.<\/p>\n

“This car has been getting better and better eveery week,” Fisher explained. “Cody ran me clean when I was up beside him, and<\/p>\n

Cris just had too much for us tonight. I’m happy for Cris and his team, but I hope to win one these things pretty soon.”
\nFour cautions slowed the pace, none for serious incident.<\/p>\n

Corliss, of Danville, VT, took the lead from Matt Potter on lap 24 and hung on to claim the 35-lap Tiger Sportsman feature.<\/p>\n

Potter was the event’s third different leader, following Mike MacAskill and Shannon Tomasovich on the point. Those first two<\/p>\n

leaders battled side-by-side for several laps as the enthusiastic summer crowd roared in approval. Pete Ainsworth brought his<\/p>\n

No. 80 machine in third, while point leader Derrick O’Donnell and Brandan Moodie completed the top five.<\/p>\n

“The car had a ton of grip out there tonight,” Corliss said. “In that first make-up feature, I wasn’t really happy with how the<\/p>\n

car handled. My guys made a few changes and they really brought the car around. This is a tough division week in and week out,<\/p>\n

we’re just thrilled to win one of these things and hope to do it again before the season is over.”<\/p>\n

In earlier feature action, Tucker Williams powered his way to victory in the Tiger Sportman feature rained out last Sunday<\/p>\n

evening. The second-genration pilot from Hyde Park dove inside of early leader Mike Billado on lap 16 qnd hung on for top<\/p>\n

honors. Thunder Road veteran “Double O” Joe Steffen came home second, while Bobby Therrien was third. Pete Ainsworth and Jason<\/p>\n

Allen completed the top five.<\/p>\n

“I saw that Mike was pushing up off turn 2, and I knew we had the power to get under him,” Williams said. “I made that move<\/p>\n

going into turn 3, and he gave me all the room I needed. This is great to pick up a second win before mid-summer, I just hope we<\/p>\n

can keep this kind of momentum rolling all summer long.”<\/p>\n

Finishing sixth through 10th in the Tiger Sportsman make-up feature was Jason Corliss, Billado, Eric Badore, Chris Pelkey and<\/p>\n

Mike Ziter. Only one caution slowed the pace, brought out when Blair Bessette spun his car on the frontstretch.<\/p>\n

Daniel Lathrop of Hyde Parl also wheeled his machine into Victory Lane Thursday evening, holding off a wild pack to claim the<\/p>\n

Street Stock feature.<\/p>\n

Thunder Road returns to action this coming Monday, July 4, for the Pepsi Holiday Spectacular. Post time at the “Nations’s Site<\/p>\n

of Excitement” is 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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