Excitement Galore For Stacked Five Star Roofing Night At Thunder Road

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Waterford’s Dean Switser Jr. (#16) leads the Vermont Agency of Transportation Triple Crown after taking the first two events – Can he pull off the clean sweep on Thursday?! (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – Barre’s Thunder Road returns to racing action in a big way this Thursday, August 7 for Five Star Roofing night. Already highlighted by the 7th annual Road Warrior Challenge, Five Star Roofing night has also filled the void for the rain-delayed Vermont Lottery Flying Tiger trophy dash from back on July 17 while the Street Stocks will also crown the Vermont Agency of Transportation Triple Crown champion to boot! Oh, and don’t forget the Maplefields/Irving Oil Late Models for one of the biggest bang-for-your-buck events of the summer season!

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Brandon Gray Doubles Down on Bolduc Enduro 200 Trophies with $3,000 Win on Sunday At Thunder Road

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Bolduc Metal Recycling Street Stock Special Victory Lane (L-R) Mike Gay (3rd), winner Dean Switser Jr. and Kyle MacAskill flanked by Vermont Agency of Transportation employees. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – The first dry Bolduc Metal Recycling Enduro 200 in two years graced the fans and drivers at Thunder Road on Sunday afternoon. Twenty-nine rk Miles Street Stocks piled in for the annual Bolduc Metal Recycling Street Stock Special 50 lapper, Round #2 in the Vermont Agency of Transportation Triple Crown while 103 Enduro cars from across New England traveled up for the 41st annual People’s Race!

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Chase Grennan Prevails In Wild Oval Speed Unlimited Bubba 150 Becoming First Repeat Riverhead Raceway Modified Winner Of 2025

Riverhead RacewayChase Grennan of Glen Cove is quickly gaining a reputation among the NASCAR Modified ranks at Riverhead Raceway, and it’s one the 18-year-old second generation driver is proud to bear. After Chase survived a wild Oval Speed Unlimited Bubba 150 Saturday earning his third career win, he again sat in victory lane after another signature race at the historic bullring. Grennan started things off by winning the Islip 300 last November, then earlier in June won the 75th Anniversary Flying Dutchman Tribute before his $7,166 triumph in the Bubba 150.

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Matt O’Brien Scores First Wiscasset Feature Win of 35-Year Racing Career

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Matt O’ Brien sailed into his first career feature win on Saturday at Wiscasset Speedway. (Jasen Dickey Photography)

Wiscasset Speedway returned to action on Saturday night with an action-packed Group 2 program that included the lightning-fast NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lites.

The racing action kicked off with the first of two 30-lap features for the Portland Glass Strictly Streets. Brady Romano took off with the early lead, but trouble was on the horizon as Scott Eck and Landon Tapley collided, resulting in a caution. Romano remained strong on the restart but Ben Burgess was on the move, overtaking the lead on lap 10 as Joe Harriman followed in succession. Burgess maintained command following a mid-race restart, picking up his second win of the season in the division. Joe Harriman and Chuck Wagstaff (1st career podium) followed, completing the top 3.

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Max Zachem Wins 12th Annual NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k at Stafford Speedway

Max Zachem, Stafford Speedway winner
Max Zachem Wins 12th Annual NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k at Stafford

Coury, Fuller, Hydar, & Warren Score Stafford Speedway Aug. 1st Weekly Feature Wins

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted the biggest and richest SK Modified® race of the 2025 season on Friday, August 1st with the 12th Annual NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k.  Max Zachem was the big winner of the night, taking the checkered flag in the NAPA SK 5k to score his first career feature victory at Stafford Speedway in any division.

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Pelkey Claims the 100 Lap Showdown, Corliss Takes Home Squier Cup From Thunder Road

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South Barre’s Chris Pelkey crosses the finish line just ahead of Wolcott’s Marcel Gravel for the 100 lap championship round in the Squier Cup Triple Crown presented by Milton CAT but came up just six points shy of the overall championship. (Alan Ward Photo)

Barre, VT – In a night filled with Thunder Road favorite events, none could beat the annual Port-a-Potty Grand Prix. A Ken Squier Original, the three point leaders and a chosen Road Warrior crew lined up for the annual test of man, crew and endurance at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. While Kyler Davis took home the Golden Plunger for the best appearing potty, Sam Caron took home the Golden Throne toilet seat prize as first across the Thunder Road two-ply finish line.

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Thunder Road Crowns 1st Champion of 2025 with Squier Cup Championship 100 on Thursday

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Barre’s Jason Corliss (#66VT) is looking to lock in his first championship of the summer season as he leads the Squier Cup Triple Crown presented by Milton CAT going into the championship, 100-lap event this Thursday. (Alan Ward photo)

Thunder Road World Famous Port-a-Potty Grand Prix Pits Championship Hopefuls for the Golden Toilet Seat!

Barre, VT – Thursday night’s showcase at Thunder Road kicks off an important stretch of racing to both round out the month of July and kick-off an exciting month of August. The annual WDEV Radio/Calkins Portable Toilets Night on Thursday, July 31 is headlined by both the Squier Cup Championship 100 presented by Milton CAT and the late, great Ken Squier’s World Famous Port-a-Potty Grand Prix!

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Jason Lafayette Wins Riley Generators LLM 30 at Stafford Speedway

Pearl, Meyer, Anglace, & Plemons Score Stafford Speedway July 25th Weekly Feature Wins

Stafford Speedway(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.

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Thunder Road Times Argus Midseason Championships Are A Sunday Drive for Scott Dragon

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Times Argus Midseason Championships victory lane for the Maplefields/Irving Late Models (L-R) Jason Corliss (3rd), winner Scott Dragon and Stephen Martin (2nd). (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – For the first time in recent memory, a Thursday came and went in Barre Vermont that was not affected by the rainy-wrath of Mother Nature. A sunny afternoon greeted the fans and teams of Thunder Road, all in preparation for the all-important Times Argus Midseason Championships.

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