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Marcel Gravel Takes ‘Pistol’ Pete Fecteau-Inspired Ride to 2nd-Straight Milk Bowl Win

by Lou ModestinoOctober 6, 2025

Marcel Gravel stands with Northfield Savings Bank President and CEO Joseph Bater in victory lane. (Alan Ward photos) — Marcel Gravel stands with Northfield Savings Bank President and CEO Joseph Bater in victory lane. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – A beautiful, summer-like day greeted the fans and teams of Thunder Road Speedbowl to set the scene for a history-making Vermont Milk Bowl. Three segments of racing awaited the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour / Maplefields-Irving Late Models Sunday morning with Marcel Gravel pacing the pack early in Segment #1. It started with a bang on lap one, in turn one as Brandon Gray, Bryan Wall Jr. and Erick Sands saw their days end early in a crashing of steel and concrete. Gravel set the pace but fell under attack from current Touring point leader Raphael Lessard at lap 10. Gravel regained the high ground on lap 19 and kept the hammer down for the Segment #1 win.

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Support Divisions Shine on 63rd Vermont Milk Bowl Weekend At Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoOctober 2, 2025

The New England Supermodified Series returns to Thunder Road on Saturday as part of the Booth Bros./Hood Milk Qualifying Day along with the debut of the NELCAR Legends Tour at Thunder Road for the first time ever! (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – While the Maplefields/Irving Late Models are center stage all weekend long in both qualifying and contesting the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America, there is plenty of other action throughout the annual end-of-season spectacular at Thunder Road. Alongside the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors that call the Nation’s Site of Excitement home all year round, three additional ‘outsider’ divisions will join in for one of New England’s greatest racing spectacle this Saturday and Sunday.

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No Points But Plenty on the Line at the 63rd Vermont Milk Bowl for the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour

by Lou ModestinoOctober 1, 2025

Barre, VT — As New England’s picturesque hills turn amber and leaves begin to fly, many look forward to picking apples, county fairs and carving pumpkins. For the faithful race fans of the northeast, the change of season brings their favorite event of the year. This weekend brings the 63rd running of the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank to Thunder Road International Speedbowl with drivers from across New England and Quebec set to make the drive for an over $12,000 grand prize and the once-in-a-lifetime chance to plant a kiss on Vermont’s finest Ayrshire dairy cow!

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“Dream Come True!” Logan Powers to Pilot the 31CT Late Model in 63rd Vermont Milk Bowl

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 22, 2025

Barre, VT – Thunder Road officials learned over the weekend that a perennial title contender is moving up to the big leagues for the biggest event of the season at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. Middlesex, Vermont’s Logan Powers will be behind the wheel of the #31CT Knockout Punch Chevy Camaro for Danielson, Connecticut-car owner Jason Glaude in the 63rd Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank on Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th.

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Barre’s Jason Corliss Takes Fourth King of the Road Late Model Championship At Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 19, 2025

Jason Corliss, Thunder Road — Jason Corliss broke the record with the Kinney Drugs team on Thursday, taking their fourth track championship at Thunder Road on Thursday. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – It finally came, the final Thursday night of the Thunder Road racing season with plenty of drama in the finale for the championship chase on Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel night.

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Fireworks-a-Plenty for Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Championship Night at Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 17, 2025

Barre, VT – It has all come down to this. One final Thursday night of the season and one last chance for your highbank heroes to do good on their championship hopes at Thunder Road International Speedbowl during Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Championship Night. While there’s sure to be plenty of fireworks on the asphalt, there will also be plenty of fireworks in the sky following the racing action courtesy of Northstar Fireworks of East Montpelier!

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Hinesburg’s Derrick Calkins Cashes In On Vermont Agency Of Transportation Night At Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 12, 2025

Barre, VT – The inaugural $2,000-to-win, 100 lap special for the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers certainly did not disappoint on Vermont Agency of Transportation night at Thunder Road. Thirty teams entered the event with only Ty Delphia unable to take the green after fighting mechanical woes all afternoon. It was a spirited side-by-side race at the front of the field starting with Rich Lowrey and Mike Martin at the onset.

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Thunder Road Back This Thursday for Vermont AOT Flying Tiger $2k To Win, 100 Lapper!

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 10, 2025

Barre, VT – During a week off following the big EastRise Credit Union Labor Day Classic, the Thunder Road faithful have been hard at work repairing their mounts for the final two-race run at the championship starting this Thursday, September 11 with Vermont Agency of Transportation Night. Headlined by the inaugural $2,000-to-win, 100 lap showdown for the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, the four division card on VTrans night is sure to be hot and heavy with the championship season coming to a close.

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Thunder Road Office Releases $103,000 Northfield Savings Bank Milk Bowl Entry Form

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 5, 2025

Thunder Road Milk Bowl — With the Thunder Road office releasing the Vermont Milk Bowl entry blank with over $100,000 in purse monies available on Saturday and Sunday, October 4 & 5, already defending champion Marcel Gravel and three-time champion Jason Corliss have thrown their hat in the ring. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – With the cool air already making its way through the hills and valleys of the Green Mountain State, so too comes the official entry form for the 63rd Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Vermont’s greatest racing spectacle returns to Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl on Sunday, October 5 following the Booth Bros./Hood Milk Qualifying Day on Saturday, October 4. Over $100,000 is available to the Maplefields/Irving Oil Late Model teams during the weekend as these brave drivers contest in the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America!

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Jason Corliss Dominates Thunder Road EastRise Credit Union Labor Day Classic Against Invading Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 1, 2025

Barre, VT – Perfect weather greeted the race fans and the over 120 teams on hand Sunday afternoon for the 47th EastRise Credit Union Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road. An incredible 37 of those teams were Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour teams, ready to dig deep all day long for a shot at just thirty starting positions.

Thunder Road stars Christopher Pelkey and Jason Corliss, along with current ACT point leader Raphael Lessard and former champion Jimmy Hebert all earned one of four heat race victories to kick off Sunday’s afternoon showcase. Returning for two more qualifying rounds, former winner D.J. Shaw and defending Milk Bowl victor Marcel Gravel split the two consolation events while Stephen Donahue ran away with the B-Feature win.

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