Barre, VT – The Thunder Road faithful let the podium finishers know their feelings Sunday afternoon with the 48th EastRise Credit Union Labor Day Classic feeling more like the 15th. If you’d heard the crowd, you’d think it was Bobby Dragon and Dave Dion instead of Jason Corliss and Brandon Gray. The Nation’s Site of Excitement went all out Sunday and it showed.
Nick Sweet led the way for the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour in the opening circuits of the 48th EastRise Credit Union Labor Day Classic. Sweet faced fierce competition from Brandon Gray as the two battled side-by-side before Sweet gave way as they drove toward the lap 50 competition caution for fuel. Milton CAT point leader Gabe Brown experienced brake failure to bring out the lap 61 caution but it was the big-one on lap 67. Cooper Bouchard, Erick Sands and Cole Littlewood all piled into turn one to call the second caution.
Sweet maintained the top spot following the fuel stop but Gray powered back to the head of the pack by lap 75. Various tire strategies came into play throughout the mid-race caution periods and it was going all Justin Prescott’s way until lap 132. Prescott had maintained a top-five run until a blown right front tire sent him hard into the turn two wall and ended is day early.
What came next was a thrilling showdown throughout the final fifty laps between Maplefields/Irving Late Model top dogs putting on a show with the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour. Jason Corliss picked up the lead on the lap 132 restart with Gray running side-by-side from then on out. Contact between the two in the final ten laps sent them to the boiling point but it was all Jason Corliss out front to take the win ahead of Brandon Gray at the line. Gabe Brown came back from a blown motor in practice and a the midway brake issue to take third.
The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers got feature action underway Sunday afternoon with their 50-lap EastRise Credit Union feature event. Mike MacAskill and Jaiden Del Toro ran side-by-side through the opening laps until Eric ‘Mongo’ Messier took control on lap 7. As Messier ran away, MacAskill fell under attack from Rob Gordon to his inside with Cooper French and Matt Ballard side-by-side behind him in a four-way battle for second.
It was youngsters against the veterans in the rk Miles Street Stocks. With laps winding down toward the end it was Hayden Morris v. Connor Rueda with Tommy ‘Thunder’ Smith in tow. Morris stood on the skinny pedal as Smith and Rueda ran hard side-by-side for second with point leaders Hayden Bushey and Tyler Wheatley running nose-to-tail on the outside lane just behind them. Hayden Morris made the most of a sunny Labor Day weekend to take the win over Tommy Smith and Connor Rueda just barely edged Bushey at the line for third.
Cayden Green made the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors look like childs play as soon as his #18 Cavalier saw daylight out front. Green, unable to start Thursday’s feature due to mechanical woes, took advantage of the handicap and made it home first with Mike Slingerland and Taylor Sayers rounding out the podium.
Trevor Jaques launched out ahead at the start of the Crown Vic division debut at Thunder Road to round out Sunday’s racing program. The former weekly warrior of the Nation’s Site of Excitement led the 35-lap showcase from the drop of the green while Kamden Robinson and Florida long-hauler Cody Benoit followed in hot pursuit! Robinson’s spin off turn four on lap 14 and his later ruined right front also took down Justin St. Louis sideways across the line on lap 27. When the dust, rust and sparks finally settled it was Jaques that took the win over Crown Vic journeyman Jaret Curtis and former Flying Tiger racer JT Blanchard.
Thunder Road is back in action this Thursday, September 10 for the rain-delayed RUN-WHAT-U-BRUNG night presented by Jet Service Envelope and Accura Printing. Along with the once-a-year spectator drags, the Maplefields/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks continue their 2026 track championship journey alongside the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors with a special 6:30pm Post Time this Thursday, September 10.
*UNOFFICIAL RESULTS*
*Sunday, September 6, 2026*
*Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT*
*48th Labor Day Classic 200 presented by EastRise Credit Union*
*Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour – EastRise Credit Union Labor Day Classic (200 Laps)*
1. 91CT Jason Corliss Barre, VT
2. 00VT Brandon Gray E. Thetford, VT
3. 47NH Gabe Brown Center Conway, NH
4. 58VT Jimmy Hebert Williamstown, VT
5. 25NH Jesse Switser W. Burke, VT
6. 18VT Kaiden Fisher Shelburne, VT
7. 64VT Christopher Pelkey S. Barre, VT
8. 48VT Taylor Hoar South Hero, VT
9. 41QC Jonathan Bouvrette Blainville, QC
10. 88VT Nick Sweet Williamstown, VT
11. 04NH Shawn Swallow Groveton, NH
12. 68VT Brooks Clark Fayston, VT
13. 16VT Brandon Lanphear Morrisville, VT
14. 7ME Dylan Payea Hollis, ME
15. 9VT Chip Grenier E. Barre, VT
16. 73MA Cole Littlewood Orange, MA
17. 33QC Remi Perreault St. Paul, QC
18. 71VT Jesse Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT
19. 29NH Aaron Fellows Croydon, NH
20. 4NH Jamie Swallow Jr. Lancaster, VT
21. 86VT Marcel J. Gravel Wolcott, VT
22. 04VT Justin Prescott Fairfax, VT
23. 02WP Geoff Rollins Merrimack, NH
24. 99VT Cody Blake Barre, VT
25. 7VT Cooper Bouchard Hinesburg, VT
26. 36NH Erick Sands Derry, NH
27. 0VT Scott Dragon Milton, VT
*Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – (50 Laps)*
1. 19VT Eric Messier Hinesburg, VT
2. 33VT Matt Ballard Williamstown, VT
3. 3VT Michael MacAskill Williamstown, VT
4. 20VT Robert Gordon Milton, VT
5. 4VT Cooper French Northfield, VT
6. 13VT Ty Delphia Waterbury, VT
7. 94VT Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT
8. 56VT Chris Laforest Barre, VT
9. 26VT Luke Peters Groton, VT
10. 15VT Derrick Calkins Hinesburg, VT
11. 31VT Logan Powers Middlesex, VT
12. 8NH #Jaiden Del Toro Graniteville, VT
13. 42VT Kevin Streeter Waitsfield, VT
14. 17VT Brodie Frazier E. Montpelier, VT
15. 64VT Jason Pelkey Barre, VT
16. 8VT Mike Billado Grand Isle, VT
17. 39VT Derek Farnham Bethel, VT
18. 55VT Parker Gagne Fairfax, VT
**Sub Driver for Karsen Murphy*
*rk Miles Street Stocks – (30 Laps)*
1. 13VT Hayden Morris Barre, VT
2. 22VT Thomas Smith Williamstown, VT
3. 17VT Connor Rueda Barre, VT
4. 15VT Hayden Bushey Fairfax, VT
5. 48VT #Owen Dupuis Washington, VT
6. 31VT Tyler Wheatley Brookfield, VT
7. 18VT Walker Fitch Marshfield, VT
8. 74VT Tyler Whittemore Barre, VT
9. 32HD Erik Steel Colchester, VT
10. 13ME Riley Morris Barre, VT
11. 93VT Jackson Hunt Derby Line, VT
12. 43VT Jamie Davis Johnson, VT
13. 47NH Paige Whittemore Graniteville, VT
14. 00VT Howard Stockwell Randolph, VT
15. 27VT #Derrick Mann Graniteville, VT
16. 04VT Scott Weston Berlin, VT
17. 8VT Paul Rocheleau Georgia, VT
18. 75VT TJ Haggett Waterford, VT
19. 71VT Jason Kirby Milton, VT
20. 99VT Fred Fleury Graniteville, VT
21. 7VT Kyle MacAskill Williamstown, VT
22. 16VT Nate Brien Williamstown, VT
23. 06VT Donat Premont Johnson, VT
24. 77VT #Zachary Garvey Milton, VT
25. 08VT Zach Audet Morrisville, VT
26. 25VT *Kevin Mahoney Westford, VT
27. 33VT Curtis Franks Topsham, VT
28. 13NY Travis Gay S. Burlington, VT
DNS 70VT Bert Duffy Milton, VT
DNS 24VT Todd Raymo Swanton, VT
**Sub Driver for Jen Getty*
*Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors – (20 Laps)*
1. 18 Cayden Green Marshfield, VT
2. 81 Mike Slingerland Milton, VT
3. 95 Taylor Sayers Barre, VT
4. 97 Eddie Thompson Colchester, VT
5. 70 Mason Frazier E. Montpelier, VT
6. 96 Bill O'Connor S. Washington, VT
7. 51 Caleb Cramer Georgia, VT
8. 6 Connor Charbonneau Groveton, NH
9. 33 Brayden Murphy Barre, VT
10. 53 Kevin Utton Graniteville, VT
11. 5 Sierra Wilds W. Topsham, VT
12. 50 Nick Copping Barre, VT
13. 2 Eugene Quintin Barre, VT
14. 05 Brandon Premont Johnson, VT
15. 43 Anderson Boyd Berlin, VT
*Crown Vics – (35 Laps)*
1. 57 Trevor Jaques Milton, VT
2. 33 Jaret Curtis Rutland, MA
3. 38 JT Blanchard Milton, VT
4. 06 Josh Muir Enosburg Falls, VT
5. 68 Steve Miller Grantham, NH
6. 79 Steve Miller, Jr. Grantham, NH
7. 67 JJ Goodbout N. Woodstock, NH
8. 59 Richie Turner Highgate, VT
9. 23 Chad Merrill Shelburne, VT
10. 18 Matt Hurteau Newmarket, NH
11. 09 Kamden Robinson Raymond, NH
12. 64 Aaron Thompson Alstead, NH
13. 74 Cody Benoit Fort Myers, FL
14. 88 Chase Curtis Rutland, MA
15. 45 Justin St. Louis Bridport, VT
DNS 81 Mike Slingerland Fairfax, VT
DNS 57NH Todd Derrington Whitefield, NH
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