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Thunder Road Back This Thursday for Vermont AOT Flying Tiger $2k To Win, 100 Lapper!

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 10, 2025

Barre, VT – During a week off following the big EastRise Credit Union Labor Day Classic, the Thunder Road faithful have been hard at work repairing their mounts for the final two-race run at the championship starting this Thursday, September 11 with Vermont Agency of Transportation Night. Headlined by the inaugural $2,000-to-win, 100 lap showdown for the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, the four division card on VTrans night is sure to be hot and heavy with the championship season coming to a close.

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Calkins Takes Cody Chevrolet Flying Tiger 100; Donahue Celebrates Late Grandfather with Late Model Victory

by Lou ModestinoAugust 22, 2025

Stephen Donahue, late model winner at Thunder Road Cody Chevrolet — Maplefields/Irving Late Model winner Stephen Donahue takes his late grandfather’s battle flag around the Thunder Road highbanks in tribute after taking the 50-lap Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac trophy dash on Thursday. (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – It all came down to Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac Night for the Myers Container Service Triple Crown championship 100 lap showdown. Cooper French and Rich Lowrey kept things interesting at the front of the pack throughout the opening laps with Derrick Calkins keeping up the pressure for good measure. Flat tires ruined the night for both Ty Delphia in the beginning of the race and Sam Caron towards the end as Lowrey yo-yoed between the lead and second against French and Calkins.

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Central Asphalt Paving Crowns First White Mountain Champion of 2025 in Flying Tiger Triple Crown Finale

by Lou ModestinoAugust 14, 2025August 14, 2025

N. Woodstock, NH — White Mountain Motorsports Park roars back to life this Saturday night to crown the first champion of the 2025 season. The Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown for the Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers comes to a close with the final of three 75-lap affairs to crown the first champion of the summer season at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track along with the annual visit by the New England Pro-4 Modifieds!

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Mann Dominates 7th annual Warrior Challenge As Streeter and Woodard Split Tiger Wins At Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoAugust 8, 2025

Barre, VT – Five Star Roofing Night at the Nation’s Site of Excitement, Thunder Road, kicked off Thursday night racing for the month of August and set the tone for what is to come in the dog days of summer ahead.

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First of Two White Mountain July Doubleheader Weekends on Tap with Tiger $2K and PASS Special on Deck

by Lou ModestinoJuly 10, 2025

The Flying Tigers take center stage on Saturday for the Fisher Auto Parts 100, a $2,000 to win Showdown with plenty of invaders making the trip to take on the White Mountain home guard! (Johnny Racer photo)

N. Woodstock, NH — White Mountain Motorsports Park is gearing up for the first of two doubleheader weekends at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track with a pair of slam-dunk days to fill your weekend plans! Saturday, July 12 is headlined by the inaugural Fisher Auto Parts 100 for the Flying Tigers, a $2,000-to-win, 100 lap showdown of the ages while Sunday, July 13 is heaped with talent from the Pro All Stars Series as well as the rain-delayed start to the Wall’s Ford Late Model Platinum Series!

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Nolato Vermont Night Kicks Off 9th Annual Myers Container Flying Tiger Triple Crown Series At Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoJune 19, 2025

The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers headline Nolato Vermont Night at Thunder Road this Thursday as they start off the 9th annual Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series with 75 laps of heart-pounding action on the Barre highbanks! (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – With the support of Nolato Vermont, with facilities located in Royalton and Bethel, Thunder Road International Speedbowl is back in action this Thursday, June 19 headlined by the starting round in the 9th annual Myers Container Service Flying Tiger Triple Crown Series! The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers will headline Nolato Vermont night coming off of four already spectacular events, Thursday’s extra-distance showdown is expected to be just as exciting!

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Tiger King Brandon Gray Leaps Headlong into ACT Late Model Ranks for 2025

by Lou ModestinoJanuary 25, 2025January 25, 2025

N. Woodstock, NH — After another dominant season in the Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers at White Mountain Motorsports Park in 2024, and a record-breaking number of wins at Thunder Road, East Thetford, Vermont’s Brandon Gray is making the next step in 2025. The former ‘Tiger King’ is ready to take on the ACT Late Model division at both White Mountain Motorsports Park and Thunder Road with a few American-Canadian Tour appearances also in the works for another busy summer! (more…)

ACT Tiger Tri-State Series Wraps Up with Vacationland 75 at Oxford Plains on Saturday

by Lou ModestinoOctober 16, 2024

The ACT Flying Tigers have one last showdown at the Oxford Plains Speedway (ME) to wrap up the 2024 ACT Tri-State Series! (Steven Barnett photo)

Barre, VT — After announcing the return of a true ACT Flying Tiger Tour last November, the 2024 Flying Tiger Tri-State Series comes to an end at Oxford Plains Speedway this Saturday, October 19. After starting off the season twenty-nine strong at North Woodstock, New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park back in May and battling in the Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac 100 at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl in August, the Vacationland 75 is calling teams over from the Twin State area to take on the 3/8-mile Maine oval and wrap up the 2024 season in a fun way! (more…)

Brandon Gray Claims Record-Breaking Seventh Flying Tiger Victory, Clinches Championship on McGee Hyundai of Barre Super Friday!

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 9, 2024

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…)

ACT Announces New Tri-State Flying Tiger Series

by Lou ModestinoDecember 12, 2023

Barre, VT — After several years of continued growth for the famed Flying Tiger division at Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl and White Mountain Motorsports Park, American-Canadian Tour Officials have announced a new Tri-State Series for the top support division. The Tri-State Flying Tiger Series will visit Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine in its inaugural 2024 season, the first time the Tigers have hit the touring circuit in over a decade. (more…)