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Gray, Donahue, Poland And Robie Win Friday At Claremont Motorsports Park Friday

by Lou ModestinoAugust 25, 2025

CLAREMONT, N.H. Brandon Gray won Friday night’s 50-lap Super Street Summer Six Pack main event at Claremont Motorsports Park and, with points leader Cody Schoolcraft not in the house Friday, moved to the top of the divisional points parade as the 2025 season enters its stretch run.

Other winners at the 802 Credit Union Night seven-division event included Stephen Donahue, victorious for the second week in a row in the Tour Type Late Models, Ben Poland in the Outlaw LMs, and Brian Robie, who continued his march to the championship by romping in the 604 Modified feature.

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

by Lou ModestinoAugust 22, 2025

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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Donahue Tops Friday Claremont Late Models, Pure Stock Thriller To St. Amour

by Lou ModestinoAugust 12, 2025

CLAREMONT, N.H. – There were two drivers bringing undefeated streaks into Friday night’s race at Claremont Motorsports Park, and one red-hot Modified hot shoe threatening to run away with the 2025 championship points race if the pack couldn’t slow his domination of the open-wheel missile division.

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Schoolcraft, Donahue, Hull Tops Friday at Claremont

by Lou ModestinoJune 2, 2025

CLAREMONT, NH – Colton Hull won a thriller. Cody Schoolcraft found a pot of gold in the last turn, and Stephen Donahue earned his first Thrasher Road victory lap ever. It all Sixteen-time track champ Aaron Fellow got up happened Friday at Claremont Motorsports Park.

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King of the Road Stephen Donahue Backs Up Breakout Season with Vermont Milk Bowl Win

by Lou ModestinoOctober 2, 2023

Barre, VT — The 61 Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank once again proved itself to be the Toughest Short Track Race in North America on Sunday, and not just for the American-Canadian Tour and Maplewood/Irving Late Models. The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors joined their headlining brethren in providing some of the hardest racing of the season with everyone looking to make their mark on an iconic Northeast tradition. (more…)

Donahue and Bouchard Dominate Double Late Model Features At Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoJune 27, 2022June 27, 2022

The fireworks started off early with the rain-postponed Casella Waste Management 50-lapper for the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models. From the pole position hard-luck driver Scott Coburn led the early war but was overtaken by Memorial Day Classic winner Stephen Donahue on lap 15. Donahue continued to dominate through a lap-22 scramble in turn four between the 94VT of Brendan Moodie and the 0VT of Scott Dragon that took out contenders Brooks Clark and Bobby Therrien. (more…)

Dowling Pockets $10k at Thunder Road Debut as Donahue Adds to Family Legacy in the Memorial Day Classic

by Lou ModestinoMay 31, 2022

Barre, VT — Memorial Day Weekend brings with it the start of summer, and especially the beginning of full-fledged race season. For race fans from across New England, seeing 138 different racecars pack the pit area of Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Sunday was a welcome sight for the summer season ahead. Along with the four weekly Thunder Road divisions, Tour-type Modifieds made their triumphant return for the first time in 12 years with the inaugural Granite City 100. (more…)