Category: Thunder Road Speedbowl (VT)

Top Northeast Stars Ready to Take On 61st Vermont Milk Bowl

Lou Modestino

Barre, VT — Thunder Road is ready to break into the month of October with Vermont’s most popular stock car racing event, the 61st running of the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Over 40 of New England and Quebec’s top short-track stars are ready to take on the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America this Saturday and Sunday, all looking to join the granite monument at the venerable Vermont oval and join a winning roster of legends.

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Booth Bros/Hood Milk Bowl Qualifying Day Sets Pace for Fan-Favorite Weekend

Lou Modestino

Barre, VT — The all-important Booth Bros/Hood Vermont Milk Bowl Qualifying Day on Saturday, September 30 sets the stage for Sunday’s 61st Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Along with qualifying for the Vermont Milk Bowl and the Mini Milk Bowls, Saturday will also feature action-packed events for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models and the New England Supermodified Series (NESS).

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Officials Release 61st Vermont Milk Bowl Schedule, Ready for Iconic End-of-Season Festivities

Lou Modestino

Barre, VT — Thunder Road Officials released the three-day schedule and pricing information for the 61st Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank starting with Practice Day on Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 1. Officials are prepped and prepared for North America’s Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race as drivers continue to turn in entry forms, each looking to join the granite tablet of legends that have taken the iconic win and kissed the cow in victory lane.

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Nail-Biting Finishes on Tap for Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Thunder Road Championship Night

Lou Modestino

Barre, VT — Seemingly endless rain, some of the best racing in recent memory, first-time victors and familiar faces dotting victory lane – It has all come down to this. Friday, September 15th brings the 64th Thunder Road Championship Night presented by Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel with razor-thin point chases ready to be decided in one final showdown.

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Sweet, French and Cam Powers Beat Out Competition and Rain for McGee Hyundai Super Friday Bonuses

Lou Modestino
(Alan Ward photos)

Barre, VT — Once again in the 2023 season, Thunder Road drivers, fans and officials battled a rainy forecast with grim outlooks and without giving up. The McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday showcased some amazing local talent that calls Thunder Road home every week throughout the summer season, with the McGee Super Friday bonuses waiting in victory lane.

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Thunder Road Teams Gear Up for Extra Money on McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday

Lou Modestino

Barre, VT — Following a busy Labor Day weekend at the Nation’s Site of Excitement, the Thunder Road faithful return to action this Friday night for the rain-delayed Super Friday presented by McGee Hyundai of Barre on September 8th. While the all-new rk Miles Street Stock Triple Crown crowns a champion on Friday, the track championship season comes down to just two final events for the red-hot chase in the standings.

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Dragon Claims Fourth 2023 Win, Third King of the Road Title Grows Nearer At Thunder Road

Lou Modestino

Barre, VT — Setting the stage for Sunday’s 45th Labor Day Classic 200, the rain-delayed Jet Service Envelope/Accura Printing Night program went off with a bang on Friday. Tight, competitive racing throughout the divisions wowed the crowd, as did the annual Run-What-U-Brung spectator drags which brought the rabid fanbase to their feet on more than one occasion.

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Three-in-Three Stretch Ends with Thunder Road’s Iconic 45th Labor Day Classic 200

Lou Modestino

Barre, VT — After two Saturday night showdowns in a row for the American-Canadian Tour title chasers, their three-in-a-row stretch comes to an end this Sunday afternoon, September 3rd for the 45th running of the Labor Day Classic 200 presented by New England Federal Credit Union. The ACT Tour returns home to Thunder Road International Speedbowl for the fan-favorite event just as the title chase begins to come down to the wire with the point standings tight as a drum.

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Jet Service Run-What-U-Brung Kick-Starts Thunder Road Exciting Labor Day Weekend of Racing

Lou Modestino

Barre, VT — An unprecedented summer of rain here in Central Vermont has culminated to set up an exciting Labor Day Weekend of racing for New England race fans who are looking for a double-shot of Thunder Road action to bookend their summer of 2023! The rain-delayed Jet Service Envelope/Accura Printing Night this Friday, September 1st jump-starts the weekend with the fan-favorite Run-What-U-Brung spectator drags as fans gather in for their shot at the Thunder Road highbanks in their daily drivers!

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Rain Dampens Thunder Road Fan-Favorite Run-What-U-Brung, Moved to Friday, September 1st

Lou Modestino

Barre, VT — On what started out as a perfect afternoon in Central Vermont suddenly turned gray, deary and, worst of all, wet on Thursday. Following the conclusion of qualifying for rk Miles Street Stocks and Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models, rains began to fall on the Thunder Road property causing the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers to duck into the pit area.

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