Barre, VT — The Maplefield/Irving Late Models started off McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday with their 50-lap trophy dash to kick start Super Friday’s five division showcase. Outside polesitter Taylor Hoar got off to a sour start, careening into the infield on lap one to bring out the early caution. Chip Grenier put the pedal down to lead the restart on the outside groove over Stephen Martin and set the pace out front. The caution flew once more on lap 16 as Christopher Bedard stacked up the middle of the pack in turn four, sending Jason Corliss hard into the Widowmaker frontstretch wall and ending his night early. (more…)
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McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday Hits Home Stretch for Thunder Road Championships
Barre, VT — Following the Labor Day Classic to open the month of September, the Thunder Road track championship season hits its home stretch starting Friday, September 6 with the rain-postponed McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday program! Headlined by a visit from the New England Supermodified Series (NESS), the Maplefield/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks have just two events left in the season to decide their champions while the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors joust in double feature action!
Following his win last Thursday, with his spectacular Labor Day Classic victory not counting towards weekly King of the Road standings, Milton’s Scott Dragon remains in striking distance of Kaiden Fisher’s lead on the Maplefield/Irving Late Models. Dragon has come on strong in recent weeks but has already had a stellar season with the Todd Rueda-owned, CDR Concrete team having taken both the Vermont Governor’s Cup and the Labor Day Classic along with the inaugural Squier Cup triple crown! Capping the 2024 season with his third track championship would put the cherry on top but Fisher still holds a 60-point lead on the veteran. (more…)
McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday Hits Home Stretch for Thunder Road Championships
Barre, VT — Following the Labor Day Classic to open the month of September, the Thunder Road track championship season hits its home stretch starting Friday, September 6 with the rain-postponed McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday program! Headlined by a visit from the New England Supermodified Series (NESS), the Maplefield/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks have just two events left in the season to decide their champions while the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors joust in double feature action!
Following his win last Thursday, with his spectacular Labor Day Classic victory not counting towards weekly King of the Road standings, Milton’s Scott Dragon remains in striking distance of Kaiden Fisher’s lead on the Maplefield/Irving Late Models. Dragon has come on strong in recent weeks but has already had a stellar season with the Todd Rueda-owned, CDR Concrete team having taken both the Vermont Governor’s Cup and the Labor Day Classic along with the inaugural Squier Cup triple crown! Capping the 2024 season with his third track championship would put the cherry on top but Fisher still holds a 60-point lead on the veteran. (more…)
Scott Dragon Takes First NEFCU+VSECU Labor Day Classic at Thunder Road Hometrack
Barre, VT — Beautiful skies and full crowds greeted the traveling band of American-Canadian Tour faithful for their second visit of the year to Thunder Road International Speedbowl. The NEFCU+VSECU Labor Day Classic saw thirty-one cars enter the pit gate and qualify for starting position in the annual 200-lap holiday weekend event. ACT Rookie of the Year hopeful and current Thunder Road track championship point leader Kaiden Fisher earned the pole alongside former top rookie Erick Sands with both drivers taking a ‘+4’ in the Plus/Minus handicap system.
Fisher would immediately fall back to the rear with a caution prior to the first completed lap with fellow rookie Cole Littlewood. Another quick spin caution re-racked the field once more out of the gate before the field settled in on the lap five restart. Marcel Gravel and Erick Sands battled hard on the return to green but it was the Thunder Road ace Gravel that put the power down on the outside groove. Soon after, two-time track champion Scott Dragon also rounded the ACT regular and set his sights on Gravel. (more…)
Jet Service Envelope/Accura Printing Rings in Final Thursday Night Showdown at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — Where has the time gone? This Thursday, August 29, Jet Service Envelope and Accura Printing present the final Thursday night event at Thunder Road for the 2024 season headlined by four divisions of the region’s best stock car racing PLUS the annual Run-What-U-Brung spectator drags! (more…)
NEW 4:00pm Start Time Sunday, September 1st, Labor Day Weekend Camping Begins Friday
Barre, VT — Thunder Road and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) officials announced today a small change in schedule for the 46th Labor Day Classic 200 program presented by NEFCU/VSECU on Sunday, September 1. The annual 200 lap affair will continue to be held on Sunday, September 1 but will move to an evening special with an afternoon Post Time of 4:00pm.
The annual Labor Day weekend special has annually been held with a 1:30pm post time but Thunder Road and ACT officials have cited several reasons for the move. “Moving to 4:00pm will hopefully eliminate the need for teams to find a place to stay overnight Saturday and still get home at a decent hour Sunday night,” said Thunder Road and ACT managing partner Cris Michaud. “The side-by-side racing on Thursday nights has been fantastic this season and ACT under the lights at Thunder Road is sure to be a great show!” (more…)
Gray Takes Cody Chevrolet 100 En-Route to Myers Container Triple Crown Championship
Barre, VT — Terry Pearce and Paige Whittemore brought the rk Miles Street Stocks out of the pit area to lead Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac Night at Thunder Road with their 25-lap main event. The first caution on lap 4 spelled trouble for title hopeful Trevor Jaques while Pearce maintained the lead on the restart over Whittemore and Jamie Davis as title hopefuls Ryan Foster, Dean Switser and Josh Lovely began to breathe down their backs! Through it all, Terry Pearce would earn his second win of the season in style, dominating the Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac trophy dash with Paige Whittemore and Jamie Davis joining him in victory lane. (more…)
Jake Lutz Drives To Win In “The Crosby’s 100” As Thunder Returns To The Hills Of Holland Speedway
Holland, NY – (July 29, 2024) – Young Jake Lutz of Hamburg, NY, turned in a veteran like performance this past Saturday to win “The Crosby’s 100” at Holland (NY) Speedway.
Breaking News! Blue Thunder Sets Speed Mark at Nelson Ledges
Blue Thunder, the 1980 Ford Mustang of the Sopwith Motorsports racing team, has set the first official Fox body Mustang speed record at the Nelson Ledges Road Course.
Logan Schuchart Claims Thunder On The Hill Hodnett Cup With $10,000 Victory
BECHTELSVILLE, PA (July 2, 2024) – It was a thrilling night of PA Speedweek action presented by Red Robin at the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday. This event marked the one-hundred and fifty-fifth Thunder on the Racing Series event brought to you by HVAC Distributors and Pioneer Pole Buildings.
NAPA Auto Parts Thunder Series Returns To Grandview Speedway
BECHTELSVILLE, PA JUNE 26, 2024 . . . . The 410 Sprints will make their final visit of 2024 at the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, July 2 when HVAC Distributors present the Pennsylvania 410 Sprint Speed Week Series showcasing the $10,000 to win Hodnett Cup. Also on the program are the 358 NASCAR Modifieds with $3,000 going to the winner of their 30 lap main event. Gates open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM. This event is the third race of the 2024 NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series and presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings. (more…)
NAPA Auto Parts Thunder On The Hill Racing Series Delivers Thriller On Pioneer Pole Buildings Night Tuesday At Grandview Speedway
BECHTELSVILLE, PA (June 11, 2024) – It was a night of firsts at Bechtelsville’s Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night as Pioneer Pole Buildings presented the Jesse Hockett Classic. It was the first night of the 17th Annual Eastern Storm, the first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship win for Allentown, PA’s Briggs Danner, and the first NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series victory for Vineland, NJ’s Eric Kormann in the NASCAR 358 Modifieds.
Casella Waste Management Night Opens Thursday Night Racing at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — The race fans, teams and officials of Barre’s Thunder Road Speedbowl are impatiently awaiting the much-anticipated start to the iconic Thursday Night Racing that was started by founder Ken Squier all the way back in 1960! Casella Waste Management presents the opening of weekly Thursday racing on June 13 with plenty of nostalgic help from the New England Antique Racers (NEAR) alongside heart-pounding track championship action courtesy of the Maplefields/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks! (more…)
Weekly Racing at Thunder Road Starts with McGee Hyundai of Barre Friday Night Special!
Barre, VT — Thunder Road International Speedbowl is ready to roll out weekly racing for the 2024 season with the annual Friday Night Special kickoff courtesy of McGee Hyundai of Barre! Along with track championship action for the Maplefields/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks, the New England Supermodified Series (NESS) returns to the Barre highbanks along with the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors! (more…)
Thunder Road Announces Squier Cup Late Model Triple Crown to Honor Late Founder
Barre, VT — Starting a picture-perfect day on Quarry Hill last Sunday, Thunder Road Speedbowl managing partner Cris Michaud announced the creation of the Squier Cup in honor of late Thunder Road founder Ken Squier with a new granite monument at the Speedbowl he created back in 1960. The Squier Cup is a triple crown series for the Maplefield/Irving Late Models that call Thunder Road home every week, made up of three marquee events with the inaugural champion earning their name in Barre Gray granite and the first name on the new Squier Cup! (more…)
NAPA Auto Parts Thunder On The Hill Racing Series Offering Modified Thunder & $5,000 For A First Time Winner On Tuesday, June 11
BECHTELSVILLE, PA JUNE 1, 2024 . . . . . .It’s time for a little Modified Thunder joined by the AMSOIL USAC Non-Wing Sprints when the NAPA Auto Thunder on the Hill Racing Series returns to the Grandview Speedway Tuesday night, June 11. This fan favorite event, presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings will showcase the popular 358 Modifieds and the seventeenth annual USAC Eastern Storm. Race time is 7:30 PM with gates opening at 5 PM.
Cody Blake Makes it Two Memorial Day Classics at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — On a beautiful Sunday morning, Thunder Road officials announced the creation of the Squier Cup for the Late Model Triple Crown at the Nation’s Site of Excitement starting with the 61st Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic. Twenty-five Maplefield/Irving Late Models filed into the pit area, quite the full one as a matter of fact with the 3rd annual addition of the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series. (more…)
NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Opens 35th Season May 28th at Grandview Speedway
BECHTELSVILLE, PA MAY 23, 2024 . . . . . . The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will open its’ thirty-fifth season at the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, May 28 when the Levan Machine & Truck Equipment present the Rich Mar Florist Kubota High Limit 410 Sprints.
Monaco Modifieds Ready to Rumble Thunder Road on Memorial Day Weekend
Barre, VT — The teams of the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series are gearing up for their first event of the season at Thunder Road International Speedbowl as part of the 61st Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic on Sunday, May 26. After rain postponed the much-anticipated series debut at Thompson Speedway in April, the Monaco Modifieds have run out of fingernails to bite, impatiently waiting to start their season on the highbanks of the Nation’s Site of Excitement! (more…)
Thunder Series Opener At Grandview Speedway Tuesday Night, May 28
BECHTELSVILLE, PA MAY 16, 2024 . . . . . . Levan Machine & Truck Equipment will present the Rich Mar Florist Kubota High Limit 410 Sprints joined by the F&L Doors Vintage Cars in the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series opener of 2024 at the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, May 28. Gates open at 4:30 with race time set for 7:30 PM. In the event of rain, Wednesday, May 29 will be the rain date.