Barre, VT — While officials remained optimistic at the conclusion of yesterday’s racing program, the weatherman was once again unkind to Thunder Road on Saturday morning. With a forecasted weather pattern similar to the one that pushed Thursday’s postponement, Thunder Road officials have made the difficult decision to hold off and postpone the McGee Hyundai of Barre program to a new Super Friday date on Friday, September 1st. (more…)
Barre, VT — It wouldn’t be a Thursday in Central Vermont, in the summer of 2023, without the threat of rain and today is certainly no different. With rain forecasted to come into the greater Barre area right at Thursday’s Thunder Road post time of 7:00pm and staying through to Midnight tonight, officials opted to play it safe and move the Nolato Night program to tomorrow, Friday, August 11th. (more…)
Barre, VT — After the wild and wacky, fan-favorite Enduro 200 on Sunday, Thunder Road returns to regular service this Thursday, August 10th for Nolato GW Night. Headlined by the 5th annual Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warrior Challenge, Nolato Night will continue championship racing action for the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and the rk Miles Street Stocks as they contest their second round of the three-in-a-row Triple Crown! (more…)
Barre, VT — Finally greeted by a beautiful day of weather, Thunder Road opened its gates Sunday to an overflow crowd of fans ready to witness the greatest spectacle in auto racing; The 39th annual Bolduc Metal Recycling Enduro 200. ‘The People’s Race’ was far from disappointing with ninety of the most ridiculous looking machines in the Green Mountain State each looking to tackle the Thunder Road highbanks for 200 laps.
Barre, VT — Rain once again played its part in a Thursday at Thunder Road after plenty of the wet stuff fell from the sky to delay the start of practice on WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets night. Officials remained persistent and dried the track on three separate occasions with the sun helping out on the final session.
Barre, VT — With a quickly turned around and rescheduled night of racing at Thunder Road following SRX’s cancellation, the Central Vermont community returned to The Nation’s Site of Excitement in droves for First Responders Appreciation Night on July 20th. The night gave way with four new winners in the 2023 season and four action-packed feature races to restart the Thunder Road championship season. (more…)
Holland, N.Y. – (July 21, 2023) – Race fans and competitors will have one “hot night” when the gates swing open for the Crosby’s 100 for the Race of Champions Modified Series on Saturday, July 29 at Holland (N.Y.) Speedway.
Barre, VT — After Thunder Road officials announced back in February an all-new Super Saturday special on August 12th with all four divisions gunning for extra-money showdowns on a rare Saturday excursion on the highbanks, a new sponsor stepped into the spotlight. Recently, McGee Hyundai of Barre joined up to support the new and exciting venture as the signature sponsor of the evening’s activities and the newest member of Thunder Road’s vast family of supporters. (more…)
Barre, VT — In what was supposed to be one of the biggest events in the history of Thunder Road, Mother Nature stepped in to completely turn all plans upside down with a once-in-a-lifetime natural disaster and the subsequent federal declaration of emergency that currently exists in the State of Vermont. (more…)
Barre, VT — Due to the severity of the flooding to our community, local businesses, racers and fans, Officials have postponed the 44th running of the Vermont Governor’s Cup by the Vermont Lottery originally scheduled for Thursday, July 13th. With well over 100 roads washed out across the area, along with flooding in homes, businesses and Thunder Road’s own office building in downtown Barre, Officials postponed the event to allow people the necessary time to assess their situations and plan accordingly. (more…)
