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

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After 100 hardfought laps, Hinesburg’s Derrick Calkins cashed in the $2,000 winner’s share on Vermont Agency of Transportation Night at Thunder Road Thursday. (Alan Ward photo)

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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Calkins Takes Cody Chevrolet Flying Tiger 100; Donahue Celebrates Late Grandfather with Late Model Victory

Stephen Donahue, late model winner at Thunder Road Cody Chevrolet
Maplefields/Irving Late Model winner Stephen Donahue takes his late grandfather’s battle flag around the Thunder Road highbanks in tribute after taking the 50-lap Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac trophy dash on Thursday. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – It all came down to Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac Night for the Myers Container Service Triple Crown championship 100 lap showdown. Cooper French and Rich Lowrey kept things interesting at the front of the pack throughout the opening laps with Derrick Calkins keeping up the pressure for good measure. Flat tires ruined the night for both Ty Delphia in the beginning of the race and Sam Caron towards the end as Lowrey yo-yoed between the lead and second against French and Calkins.

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Caron Wins the Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac Battle, Calkins Wins the Myers Container War

Caron Wins the Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac Battle, Calkins Wins the Myers Container War

Barre, VT — On a hot and sticky night high atop Quarry Hill, the Thunder Road faithful returned for another stellar night of side-by-side stock car racing on Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac Night. In the end, Sam Caron grabbed his first Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger win of the season but it wasn’t enough to stop Derrick Calkins from taking the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Championship. (more…)

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