Local Short-Track Stars, Officials Make Final Preparations for 2025 Thunder Road Season

Between well prepared drivers and Officials having Mother Nature on their side, the 2025 Thunder Road season is set for a stellar start on Saturday and Sunday, May 3rd and 4th. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – Following last week’s pre-season tire buy at Barre’s Thunder Road, Officials got a good look at what’s to come this summer at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. Over fifty different drivers attended Monday’s tire buy, making final preparations to their mounts after a long winter’s rest with a dry spring making for a great start on the groundwork for Officials at the track!

Rookies and veterans alike made the Monday afternoon trip to measure and chose the tires that most closely match their notebook from last year. Maplefields/Irving Late Model freshman Trevor Jaques and Kyle Streeter, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger first-timers Cam Powers and Brodie Frazier and rk Miles Street Stock rookies Jason Kirby, TJ Haggett, Jaiden Del Toro, Tyler Wheatley and Keegan Tabor were among those leaning on veterans like Tommy ‘Thunder’ Smith, Shawn Fleury, Brian Hoar and Mike Billado, among others, for whatever nuggets of wisdom they could pick up.

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Friday Night May 2nd Thunder to Kick Off Massive Racing Weekend at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Friday Night May 2nd Thunder to Kick Off Massive Racing Weekend at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

NASHVILLE, TN — The engines will roar and the grandstands will rumble as the 2025 season kicks into high gear next week with a Friday night quarter-mile special at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, launching an electrifying doubleheader weekend of racing on May 2-3.

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Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour Motors into Oxford Plains Speedway Sunday

The Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour rolls into Oxford Plains Speedway 45 years to the day after their debut back in 1980. Here, in 1983, Robbie Crouch (#48) paces the field with Dave Dion (#27), Dick McCabe (#0) and Bobby Dragon (#71). (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT — After a spectacular start to the 2025 season just last Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the Stars and Cars of the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour set their sights on Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway. The Pine Tree State 125 is sure to be the latest showdown between Gabe Brown and Derek Gluchacki, as both look to mount a strong offensive with their eyes on the $20,000 championship prize while they’ll be plenty of competitors standing in their way on Sunday afternoon!

The longtime, unofficial Vacationland home of the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour, Oxford Plains Speedway has held events for the Vermont-based Tour for forty-five years. The Pine Tree State 125 on Sunday, April 27 marks the 84th point-counting event at the Maine oval since the ‘Pine Tree Open 100’ which, interestingly enough, was also held on April 27 back in 1980!

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Super Late Models & ARCA Heading to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for May 2-3 Weekend

Super Late Models & ARCA Heading to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for May 2-3 Weekend

(Nashville, TN) Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is ready to welcome the best of ARCA Menards Series East, along with the ASA Southern Super Series/CRA Saturday, May 3. The Music City 150 and the North-South Super Late Model Challenge 100 is part of two packed days of racing action starting on Friday, May 2 with a ¼-Mile Special.

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Robie And Bly Score Spring Fling Wins Sunday At Claremont

Robie And Bly Score Spring Fling Wins Sunday At Claremont

CLAREMONT, N.H. – A big chunk of Claremont Motorsports Park’s Spring Fling purse headed east to Sunapee Sunday, as both Brian Robie and Ricky Bly topped showcase main events at the storied third-mile oval.

Robie dominated the Asetex Tire and Auto 604 Modified 78-lapper to earn the $3,000 winner’s purse, a duplication of the former track champ’s big score a year ago.

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Tickets Now Available For May 22 Race At Hickory Motor Speedway

Tickets Now Available For May 22 Race At Hickory Motor Speedway
  • Advance Sale Tickets Now Available for Ross & Witmer 255 Presented by Appalachian Sucker Punch at Hickory Motor Speedway

Newton, NC – The stars of the Appalachian Sucker Punch ASA STARS National Tour and Southern Super Series are set to return to the iconic Hickory Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 22, and fans can now secure their seats with discounted advance sale tickets for the Ross & Witmer 255 presented by Appalachian Sucker Punch.

With just one month to go before one of the most anticipated short track events of the season, fans can save $5 off race day pricing by purchasing in advance. Seniors and Military receive an even better deal with advance sale tickets priced at just $20.

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Donovan Strauss and Sevaro Team Up To Spotlight National Stroke Awareness Month

Donovan Strauss and Sevaro Team Up  To Spotlight National Stroke Awareness Month

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 21, 2025) – When suffering a stroke, seconds matter. What better way to emphasize this point than with a racecar driver whose performance is measured in seconds?

May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and 19-year-old racecar driver Donovan Strauss has partnered with Sevaro, the leading provider of AI-powered virtual neurology and intelligent analytics, to raise awareness about the importance of rapid stroke identification and treatment, understanding stroke risk factors, and prevention.

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After Practice Day Catastrophe, Brown Makes Magic Mile Triumph in Northeast Classic

After Practice Day Catastrophe, Brown Makes Magic Mile Triumph in Northeast Classic
  • Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour victory lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (L-R) Derek Gluchacki (3rd), winner Gabe Brown, Brandon Barker (2nd). (Mark A. Cote photo)

    Griffith Takes PASS Checkers, McKennedy Sets Sail in Open Modifieds

Loudon, NH — Unseasonably warm weather greeted New England race fans at the Magic Mile on Saturday morning for the 5th annual Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Although the radar made officials sweat, Mother Nature couldn’t stop the efforts of the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour and Pro All Stars Series one week after she threw a snowstorm through the area!

 

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Spring Nationals Close in Spectacular Fashion with Pro Late Model Opener and Full Night of Feature Action

Spring Nationals Close in Spectacular Fashion with Pro Late Model Opener and Full Night of Feature Action

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A massive weekend of racing came to a thrilling close on Saturday night, April 19 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, as the Spring Nationals wrapped up with a jam-packed schedule featuring Pro Late Models, Street Stocks, and a final round of CP Race Wear Bandolero and U.S. Air Force Legend Car features. A grand total of 162 race cars filled the infield and back pit areas, making it one of the most attended opening events in recent Fairgrounds history.

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