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.
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.
N. Woodstock, NH — Saturday night brought another stellar racing program to White Mountain Motorsports Park with the first champion of 2025 crowned on the highbanks alongside the annual Pro-4 Modified visit for a 30-lap sprint.
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.: Fresh off his ninth top-10 finish of the season this past weekend at Iowa Speedway, Jason Kitzmiller and his A.L.L. Construction Racing team head to the Finger Lakes region of New York, prepared to make his debut at the historic Watkins Glen International road course.
Kitzmiller continued to build experience on short tracks during Saturday’s Atlas 150 at The Fastest Short Track on the Planet.
NEWTON, Iowa: On the heels of securing his eighth top-10 finish of the season this past weekend at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Jason Kitzmiller and his A.L.L. Construction Racing team head west for another short track challenge in Friday night’s Atlas 150 at Iowa Speedway.
Pearl, Meyer, Anglace, & Plemons Score Stafford Speedway July 25th Weekly Feature Wins
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to feature racing action with the Limited Late Model division taking center stage with the Riley Generators Limited Late Model 30 on Friday, July 25th. Jason Lafayette was the big winner of the night, scoring his first Limited Late Model win at Stafford Speedway in the biggest race of the season. Lafayette’s victory also scored him a generator courtesy of Dan Riley and Riley Generators. Alexander Pearl was a first time winner in the Stafford Speedway SK Modified® feature after a tight duel with Steven Chapman and Wesley Prucker, Chris Meyer was a first time 2025 winner in the Late Model feature, Nick Anglace was a first time 2025 winner in the SK Light feature, and Aaron Plemons won for the fourth time this season in the Street Stock feature.
Barre, VT – Another Thursday in Barre meant yet another race day at Thunder Road Speedbowl affected by the rains of Mother Nature. Just ten minutes prior to the special 6:30pm Vermont Lottery Governor’s Cup Post Time, rains swept in for a half-hour spell with successful track drying getting Thursday’s program underway by 7:30pm.
The poor weather necessitated a change in schedule with the Maplefields/Irving Oil Late Models getting feature racing off and running with the 46th running of the Vermont Lottery Governor’s Cup 150. A Plus/Minus handicap draw event as part of the Squier Cup presented by Milton CAT, the Governor’s Cup saw four-time winner Jason Corliss earn an incredible +7 in Heat #1 with former Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour champion Jimmy Hebert to his outside at the start.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—In the midst of his third full-time season of Street Stock racing at Stafford Speedway, Somers, CT native Jason Raymond is still searching for his first victory. Raymond and his #49 Barn Package Store team have been steadily closing in on the top spot of the NAPA Victory Lane podium, recording a best finish of third during his rookie season in 2023 and two runner-up efforts last season. Raymond’s on-track performances suggest that it’s only a matter of time before he breaks through and takes home a winner’s trophy. What better opportunity than the biggest Street Stock race of the season—the Midstate Site Development Street Stock 30, set for this Friday, June 27—for Raymond to capture his first victory?
N. Woodstock, NH — The annual Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Father’s Day weekend special once again did not disappoint fans in the stands or those watching at home on the Northeast Short Track Network with five divisions of hardnosed racing that has made White Mountain Motorsports Park famous over the years.
CONCORD, N.C.: Family first, always.
Despite being in contention for the ARCA Menards Series championship lead, veteran driver Jason Kitzmiller will skip Friday night’s General Tire 150 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway to attend his daughter’s high school graduation.
Addison Kitzmiller will graduate on May 23, 2025, from Petersburg High School, earning the school’s highest academic honor as valedictorian.
