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Officials Release Showcase American-Canadian Tour Schedule for 2025

by Lou ModestinoNovember 21, 2024

The American-Canadian Tour released their exciting and expansive 2025 Schedule of Events with fourteen point counting events across New England and Quebec, Canada. (Mark A. Cote Photo)

Invitation to Seekonk Wednesday-Night Special, Return to Ste-Croix Highlight Summer Schedule

Barre, VT — American-Canadian Tour (ACT) officials released the 2025 Schedule of Events for the international touring series on Wednesday morning. The much anticipated release showcases an expansive and exciting schedule at facilities across New England with three special visits planned northward to the province of Quebec, Canada. (more…)

Growth Spurt: Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Releases 2025 Schedule

by Lou ModestinoNovember 13, 2024

In 2024 the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series ran an eight event schedule, which was the largest slate of events ever in the 11-year history of the division.

And the growth trend will continue for year No. 12 for the series. (more…)

Thunder Road Banquet of Champions Concludes 65th Season on High

by MikeNovember 12, 2024

Top Championship Chasers, Special Award Winners Celebrate 2024 Accolades

Barre, VT — Thunder Road International Speedbowl officially closed out the 2024 season on Saturday night at the Barre Elks Club with the annual Banquet of Champions to celebrate year sixty-five at the Northeast’s premier short track. Over 250 drivers, team members, officials and honorees packed the facility to celebrate the 2024 season and a host of special award winners. (more…)

Granite Stater Gabe Brown Earns Vermont Milk Bowl Pole Position Following Disqualification in Tech

by Lou ModestinoOctober 7, 2024

Williamstown’s Jimmy Hebert Nabs First PASS SLM Checkers at Hometrack

Barre, VT — Starting off the 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl weekend in style, Booth Bros./Hood Qualifying Day set the tone for the annual end-of-season extravaganza at Barre’s Thunder Road. Forty-seven American-Canadian Tour / Maplefields-Irving Late Models took on the highbanks in the once-a-year single car time trials with Kaiden Fisher and Derek Gluchacki taking fast time before technical inspection stripped them of their efforts with tread width deemed too wide by officials. ACT point leader Gabe Brown and Championship Night winner Darrell Morin inherited the front row prior to the start of the Triple 50s qualifying heat races. (more…)

History, Tradition and Career Defining Performances on Tap for Sunday’s 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank

by Lou ModestinoOctober 3, 2024

Barre, VT — Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! It’s the big dance, the granddaddy of them all, the 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank with history ready to be made in the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America. The winner of Sunday’s three-segment Vermont Milk Bowl will take home at least $12,000, not counting any of the $15,000 in lap money up for grabs or the $15,000 in combined point bonuses, along with the chance to kiss a genuine Vermont beauty queen in victory lane and have their name forever etched in granite on the hallowed grounds of Thunder Road International Speedbowl. (more…)

Action-Packed Booth Bros/Hood Qualifying Saturday Kicks-Off Vermont Milk Bowl Weekend

by Lou ModestinoOctober 1, 2024October 1, 2024

In the featured photo by Alan Ward, Jimmy Hebert (L), DJ Shaw (Center) and Jimmy Renfrew (R) watch Booth Bros./Hood Milk Time Trials on Race Monitor following their own attempts to claim last season’s Pole Position in the Vermont Milk Bowl.

Barre, VT — Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl is ready to open its gates one more time for the biggest race weekend in the State of Vermont. The 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank begins with the Saturday afternoon kick-off courtesy of Booth Bros./Hood Milk supporting the Vermont Milk Bowl Qualifying Day! The all-important Time Trial qualifying for the Late Models, Flying Tigers and Street Stocks leads the business of Booth Bros./Hood Qualifying Day while visits from the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models, New England Supermodified Series and PASS Modifieds make it a can’t miss program!

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Entries Flying in for $100,000 Northfield Savings Bank Vermont Milk Bowl

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 25, 2024

Barre, VT — The Thunder Road Speedbowl office in Barre has been buzzing with preparation for the 62nd running of the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank on October 5th and 6th at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. Over thirty American-Canadian Tour Late Model teams have thrown their respective hats in the running for ‘The Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America’ with an exciting $104,000 purse awaiting the two-day pinnacle of racing in the Green Mountain State!

It all starts with Booth Bros/Hood Milk Bowl Qualifying Day on Saturday, October 5th with the once-a-year Time Trials for the Maplefield/Irving Late Models! Each driver will take on the highbanks for two laps at speed in a fight for the $1,000 Booth Bros/Hood Milk Bowl Pole Award with $500 going to the second-fastest driver to lock in Sunday’s front row! Time trials also set up Saturday’s ‘Triple 50’ heat race qualifiers with the top-ten in each heat receiving a piece of the $4,300 individual heat race purse! (more…)

Kaiden Fisher Crowned Thunder Road’s Youngest King of the Road on Lenny’s Night

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 16, 2024

Barre, VT — The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers kicked-off Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Championship Night at Thunder Road with a pair of cautions to start feature racing on Friday. Ty Delphia broke away with the early lead as Mike Martin dropped back with mechanical woes under the hood. A murderer’s row behind him had hard-charging Kyle Streeter and Brandon Gray quickly pull up to Delphia’s rear bumper with Mike MacAskill also digging deep looking for his first win of the season. After already clinching the track championship one week ago, Gray faced off with 2023 Flying Tiger champ Streeter with a long stretch ahead. (more…)

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Set to Crown 2024 Thunder Road Champions on Friday

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 11, 2024

Barre, VT — Wrecks, wins, thrills, heartbreaks and the weekly adrenaline of a full season at the Nation’s Site of Excitement has all come down to this. The 2024 track championship season at Barre’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl comes to a close this Friday, September 13 with Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Championship Night! All three track champions will be crowned to cap off the point chase in season 65 for Thunder Road with everyone getting their final tune-up prior to October’s Vermont Milk Bowl! (more…)

Brandon Gray Claims Record-Breaking Seventh Flying Tiger Victory, Clinches Championship on McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday!

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 9, 2024

Barre, VT — The Maplefield/Irving Late Models started off McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday with their 50-lap trophy dash to kick start Super Friday’s five division showcase. Outside polesitter Taylor Hoar got off to a sour start, careening into the infield on lap one to bring out the early caution. Chip Grenier put the pedal down to lead the restart on the outside groove over Stephen Martin and set the pace out front. The caution flew once more on lap 16 as Christopher Bedard stacked up the middle of the pack in turn four, sending Jason Corliss hard into the Widowmaker frontstretch wall and ending his night early. (more…)

McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday Hits Home Stretch for Thunder Road Championships

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 6, 2024

Barre, VT — Following the Labor Day Classic to open the month of September, the Thunder Road track championship season hits its home stretch starting Friday, September 6 with the rain-postponed McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday program! Headlined by a visit from the New England Supermodified Series (NESS), the Maplefield/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks have just two events left in the season to decide their champions while the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors joust in double feature action!

Following his win last Thursday, with his spectacular Labor Day Classic victory not counting towards weekly King of the Road standings, Milton’s Scott Dragon remains in striking distance of Kaiden Fisher’s lead on the Maplefield/Irving Late Models. Dragon has come on strong in recent weeks but has already had a stellar season with the Todd Rueda-owned, CDR Concrete team having taken both the Vermont Governor’s Cup and the Labor Day Classic along with the inaugural Squier Cup triple crown! Capping the 2024 season with his third track championship would put the cherry on top but Fisher still holds a 60-point lead on the veteran. (more…)

McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday Hits Home Stretch for Thunder Road Championships

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 4, 2024

Scott Dragon Takes First NEFCU+VSECU Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road Hometrack

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 3, 2024

Barre, VT — Beautiful skies and full crowds greeted the traveling band of American-Canadian Tour faithful for their second visit of the year to Thunder Road International Speedbowl. The NEFCU+VSECU Labor Day Classic saw thirty-one cars enter the pit gate and qualify for starting position in the annual 200-lap holiday weekend event. ACT Rookie of the Year hopeful and current Thunder Road track championship point leader Kaiden Fisher earned the pole alongside former top rookie Erick Sands with both drivers taking a ‘+4’ in the Plus/Minus handicap system.

Fisher would immediately fall back to the rear with a caution prior to the first completed lap with fellow rookie Cole Littlewood. Another quick spin caution re-racked the field once more out of the gate before the field settled in on the lap five restart. Marcel Gravel and Erick Sands battled hard on the return to green but it was the Thunder Road ace Gravel that put the power down on the outside groove. Soon after, two-time track champion Scott Dragon also rounded the ACT regular and set his sights on Gravel. (more…)

Jet Service Envelope/Accura Printing Rings in Final Thursday Night Showdown at Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoAugust 28, 2024

Barre, VT — Where has the time gone? This Thursday, August 29, Jet Service Envelope and Accura Printing present the final Thursday night event at Thunder Road for the 2024 season headlined by four divisions of the region’s best stock car racing PLUS the annual Run-What-U-Brung spectator drags! (more…)

NEW 4:00pm Start Time Sunday, September 1st, Labor Day Weekend Camping Begins Friday

by Lou ModestinoAugust 26, 2024

Barre, VT — Thunder Road and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) officials announced today a small change in schedule for the 46th Labor Day Classic 200 program presented by NEFCU/VSECU on Sunday, September 1. The annual 200 lap affair will continue to be held on Sunday, September 1 but will move to an evening special with an afternoon Post Time of 4:00pm.

The annual Labor Day weekend special has annually been held with a 1:30pm post time but Thunder Road and ACT officials have cited several reasons for the move. “Moving to 4:00pm will hopefully eliminate the need for teams to find a place to stay overnight Saturday and still get home at a decent hour Sunday night,” said Thunder Road and ACT managing partner Cris Michaud. “The side-by-side racing on Thursday nights has been fantastic this season and ACT under the lights at Thunder Road is sure to be a great show!” (more…)

Gray Takes Cody Chevrolet 100 En-Route to Myers Container Triple Crown Championship

by Lou ModestinoAugust 26, 2024

Barre, VT — Terry Pearce and Paige Whittemore brought the rk Miles Street Stocks out of the pit area to lead Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac Night at Thunder Road with their 25-lap main event. The first caution on lap 4 spelled trouble for title hopeful Trevor Jaques while Pearce maintained the lead on the restart over Whittemore and Jamie Davis as title hopefuls Ryan Foster, Dean Switser and Josh Lovely began to breathe down their backs! Through it all, Terry Pearce would earn his second win of the season in style, dominating the Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac trophy dash with Paige Whittemore and Jamie Davis joining him in victory lane. (more…)

Casella Waste Management Night Opens Thursday Night Racing at Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoJune 12, 2024

Barre, VT — The race fans, teams and officials of Barre’s Thunder Road Speedbowl are impatiently awaiting the much-anticipated start to the iconic Thursday Night Racing that was started by founder Ken Squier all the way back in 1960! Casella Waste Management presents the opening of weekly Thursday racing on June 13 with plenty of nostalgic help from the New England Antique Racers (NEAR) alongside heart-pounding track championship action courtesy of the Maplefields/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks! (more…)

Weekly Racing at Thunder Road Starts with McGee Hyundai of Barre Friday Night Special!

by Lou ModestinoJune 6, 2024

Barre, VT — Thunder Road International Speedbowl is ready to roll out weekly racing for the 2024 season with the annual Friday Night Special kickoff courtesy of McGee Hyundai of Barre! Along with track championship action for the Maplefields/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks, the New England Supermodified Series (NESS) returns to the Barre highbanks along with the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors! (more…)

Thunder Road Announces Squier Cup Late Model Triple Crown to Honor Late Founder

by Lou ModestinoJune 3, 2024

Barre, VT — Starting a picture-perfect day on Quarry Hill last Sunday, Thunder Road Speedbowl managing partner Cris Michaud announced the creation of the Squier Cup in honor of late Thunder Road founder Ken Squier with a new granite monument at the Speedbowl he created back in 1960. The Squier Cup is a triple crown series for the Maplefield/Irving Late Models that call Thunder Road home every week, made up of three marquee events with the inaugural champion earning their name in Barre Gray granite and the first name on the new Squier Cup! (more…)

Cody Blake Makes it Two Memorial Day Classics at Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoMay 28, 2024

Barre, VT — On a beautiful Sunday morning, Thunder Road officials announced the creation of the Squier Cup for the Late Model Triple Crown at the Nation’s Site of Excitement starting with the 61st Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic. Twenty-five Maplefield/Irving Late Models filed into the pit area, quite the full one as a matter of fact with the 3rd annual addition of the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series. (more…)