Donahue Earns Third Straight Feature Win
Barre, VT – Barre’s own Nick Sweet claimed the 2010 Thunder Road Late Model “King of the Road” title with his third place finish on Aubuchon Hardware Late Model Championship night on Thursday, August 26. Sweet’s third was enough to edge out Middlesex’s Dave Pembroke by just six points.
Sweet went into the final Thursday night event of the season trailing Pembroke by just two points. After winning his heat race, Sweet led Pembroke by eight points going into the final 75 lap feature. The two contenders started the race door handle to door handle with Sweet 13th and Pembroke 14th. They weaved their way through heavy traffic to get to the front by the first caution on lap 43. Pembroke would get around Sweet during the remaining 3 cautions but came up just short of getting around John Donahue for the feature and championship win.Sweet can add the 2010 Thunder Road Late Model title to his 2007 Thunder Road Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen title and his 2008 ACT Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year title. He took home two feature wins during the 2010 season. The first was the opening day ACT Late Model Tour Merchants Bank 150 and the second was the Carquest Governor’s Cup in June.
Graniteville’s John Donahue earned his third straight Thunder Road Late Model feature win. Pembroke and Sweet were followed to the line by Grant Folsom and Doug Murphy rounding out the top five. Eric Williams took sixth, rookie Cody Blake was seventh, Phil Scott took eighth, Jamie Fisher ninth and Brooks Clark completed the top ten.
Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien picked up his second Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen feature win of the season. He held off Shawn Fleury, John Lambert, Jimmy Hebert and Joel Hodgdon in the top five. George May, David Finck, Jason Corliss, Tony Rossi and Eric Badore completed the top ten.
Hardwick’s Joe Fecteau earned his first Allen Lumber Street Stock win of the 2010 season. He beat 2009 Street Stock Champion Gary Mullen, Gary Bashaw, Bunker Hodgdon and Ron Gabaree rounding out the top five. Mike MacAskill, Eric Johnson, Jamie Davis, Jean Leblanc and Kyle Hess took home top tens.
Cabot’s Ken Christman took home his tenth Junkyard Warrior win of the season. Kevin Wheatley and Fred Schroeder completed the top three.
Thunder Road’s Thursday nights have now come to a close for the 2010 season. The next event will be next Sunday, September 5 for the ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic. The ACT Tour will be joined by a regular event for the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen, Allen Lumber Street Stocks and Junkyard Warriors. Post time is 1:30pm.
Aubuchon Hardware Late Model Championship Night
Thunder Road – Thursday, August 26, 2010
Late Model Unofficial Feature Results
Pos Car # Driver Hometown
1 26vt John Donahue Graniteville, VT
2 44vt Dave Pembroke Montpelier, VT
3 88vt Nick Sweet Barre, VT
4 81vt Grant Folsom Waitsfield, VT
5 4vt Doug Murphy Tunbridge, VT
6 7vt Eric Williams Hyde Park, VT
7 99vt #Cody Blake Barre, VT
8 14vt Phil Scott Montpelier, VT
9 18vt Jamie Fisher Shelburne, VT
10 68vt Brooks Clark Fayston, VT
11 1vt Brett Wheeler Northfield, VT
12 12vt Reno Gervais Island Pond, VT
13 16vt Joey Becker Jeffersonville, VT
14 8vt Richard Lowrey Charlotte, VT
15 6vt Cris Michaud E. Montpelier, VT
16 25vt David Whitcomb Essex Jct., VT
17 42vt Matt White Northfield, VT
18 00vt Mike Bailey South Barre, VT
19 61vt Dave Wilcox Fairfield, VT
20 75vt Pete Fecteau Morrisville, VT
21 41vt Pete Potvin III Graniteville, VT
22 3vt Ricky Roberts Washington, VT
23 49vt Nate Brown Craftsbury, VT
Aubuchon Hardware Late Model Championship Night – Thursday, August 26, 2010 – Late Model Unofficial Feature Results – 1. John Donahue (26vt) Graniteville, VT, 2. Dave Pembroke (44vt) Montpelier, VT, 3. Nick Sweet (88vt) Barre, VT, 4. Grant Folsom (81vt) Waitsfield, VT, 5. Doug Murphy (4vt) Tunbridge, VT, 6. Eric Williams (7vt) Hyde Park, VT, 7. #Cody Blake (99vt) Barre, VT, 8. Phil Scott (14vt) Montpelier, VT, 9. Jamie Fisher (18vt) Shelburne, VT, 10. Brooks Clark (68vt) Fayston, VT, 11. Brett Wheeler (1vt) Northfield, VT, 12. Reno Gervais (12vt) Island Pond, VT, 13. Joey Becker (16vt) Jeffersonville, VT, 14. Richard Lowrey (8vt) Charlotte, VT, 15. Cris Michaud (6vt) E. Montpelier, VT, 16. David Whitcomb (25vt) Essex Jct., VT, 17. Matt White (42vt) Northfield, VT, 18. Mike Bailey (00vt) South Barre, VT, 19. Dave Wilcox (61vt) Fairfield, VT, 20. Pete Fecteau (75vt) Morrisville, VT, 21. Pete Potvin III (41vt) Graniteville, VT, 22. Ricky Roberts (3vt) Washington, VT, 23. Nate Brown (49vt) Craftsbury, VT.
Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Unofficial Feature Results
Pos Car # Driver Hometown
1 4 Bobby Therrien Hinesburg, VT
2 31 Shawn Fleury Middlesex, VT
3 2 John Lambert Northfield, VT
4 58 Jimmy Hebert Williamstown, VT
5 36 Joel Hodgdon Craftsbury, VT
6 16 George May Barre, VT
7 37 David Finck Barre, VT
8 61 #Jason Corliss Danville, VT
9 90 Tony Rossi Peacham, VT
10 04 Eric Badore Milton, VT
11 80 Pete Ainsworth, Jr. Middlesex, VT
12 29 #Jason Allen Barre, VT
13 18 Lance Allen Barre, VT
14 48 Tom Therrien Hinesburg, VT
15 55 Brian Delphia Waterbury, VT
16 94 Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT
17 5 Troy Gray Fairlee, VT
18 9 Chris Roberts Washington, VT
19 23 Matt Potter Marshfield, VT
20 01 #Mike Martin Craftsbury, VT
21 00 Joe Steffen Essex Jct., VT
22 33 #Alex Ferno E. Montpelier, VT
23 64 Mike Pelkey S. Barre, VT
24 3 Blair Bessett Worcester, VT
25 40 Shawn Powell Jericho, VT
26 26 Mike Ziter Williamstown, VT
27 84 Richard LaFond Colchester, VT
28 27 Kyle Pembroke Montpelier, VT
29 10 Josh Demers Middlesex, VT
30 68 Derrick O’Donnell Bradford, VT
Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Unofficial Feature Results – 1. Bobby Therrien (4) Hinesburg, VT, 2. Shawn Fleury (31) Middlesex, VT, 3. John Lambert (2) Northfield, VT, 4. Jimmy Hebert (58) Williamstown, VT, 5. Joel Hodgdon (36) Craftsbury, VT, 6. George May (16) Barre, VT, 7. David Finck (37) Barre, VT, 8. #Jason Corliss (61) Danville, VT, 9. Tony Rossi (90) Peacham, VT, 10. Eric Badore (04) Milton, VT, 11. Pete Ainsworth, Jr. (80) Middlesex, VT, 12. #Jason Allen (29) Barre, VT, 13. Lance Allen (18) Barre, VT, 14. Tom Therrien (48) Hinesburg, VT, 15. Brian Delphia (55) Waterbury, VT, 16. Brendan Moodie (94) Wolcott, VT, 17. Troy Gray (5) Fairlee, VT, 18. Chris Roberts (9) Washington, VT, 19. Matt Potter (23) Marshfield, VT, 20. #Mike Martin (01) Craftsbury, VT, 21. Joe Steffen (00) Essex Jct., VT, 22. #Alex Ferno (33) E. Montpelier, VT, 23. Mike Pelkey (64) S. Barre, VT, 24. Blair Bessett (3) Worcester, VT, 25. Shawn Powell (40) Jericho, VT, 26. Mike Ziter (26) Williamstown, VT, 27. Richard LaFond (84) Colchester, VT, 28. Kyle Pembroke (27) Montpelier, VT, 29. Josh Demers (10) Middlesex, VT, 30. Derrick O’Donnell (68) Bradford, VT.
Allen Lumber Street Stocks/Junkyard Warriors Unofficial Feature Results
Pos Car # Driver Hometown
1 75ss Joe Fecteau Hardwick, VT
2 29ss Gary Mullen Tunbridge, VT
3 92ss Garry Bashaw Lincoln, VT
4 83ss Bunker Hodgdon Hardwick, VT
5 9ss Ron Gabaree Barre, VT
6 3ss Micheal MacAskill Williamstown, VT
7 20ss Eric Johnson Randolph Ctr., VT
8 43ss Jamie Davis Wolcott, VT
9 7ss Jean LeBlanc Gorham, NH
10 23ss Kyle Hess Morrisville, VT
11 18ss #Jayme Lee Barre, VT
12 26ss Danny Doyle Hancock, VT
13 04ss Scott Weston Berlin, VT
14 77ss Dave Whitcomb Elmore, VT
15 03ss Lloyd Blakely Graniteville, VT
16 39ss Troy Kingsbury Waitsfield, VT
17 35ss #Keith Fortier Hinesburg, VT
18 16ss Martin Ingram Essex Jct., VT
19 2ss David LaFleche Graniteville, VT
20 90ss Brett Pierce Montpelier, VT
21 13ss Markus Farnham Randolph Ctr., VT
22 33ss #Thomas Placey Bradford, VT
23 78ss #Alex Whitcomb Montpelier, VT
24 4jyw Ken Christman Cabot, VT
25 31jyw Kevin Wheatley Williamstown, VT
26 12jyw Fred Schroeder Bristol, VT
27 23jyw Brock Parrott Williamstown, VT
28 25ss Jennifer Getty Cambridge, VT
Allen Lumber Street Stocks/Junkyard Warriors Unofficial Feature Results – 1. Joe Fecteau (75ss) Hardwick, VT, 2. Gary Mullen (29ss) Tunbridge, VT, 3. Garry Bashaw (92ss) Lincoln, VT, 4. Bunker Hodgdon (83ss) Hardwick, VT, 5. Ron Gabaree (9ss) Barre, VT, 6. Micheal MacAskill (3ss) Williamstown, VT, 7. Eric Johnson (20ss) Randolph Ctr., VT, 8. Jamie Davis (43ss) Wolcott, VT, 9. Jean LeBlanc (7ss) Gorham, NH, 10. Kyle Hess (23ss) Morrisville, VT, 11. #Jayme Lee (18ss) Barre, VT, 12. Danny Doyle (26ss) Hancock, VT, 13. Scott Weston (04ss) Berlin, VT, 14. Dave Whitcomb (77ss) Elmore, VT, 15. Lloyd Blakely (03ss) Graniteville, VT, 16. Troy Kingsbury (39ss) Waitsfield, VT, 17. #Keith Fortier (35ss) Hinesburg, VT, 18. Martin Ingram (16ss) Essex Jct., VT, 19. David LaFleche (2ss) Graniteville, VT, 20. Brett Pierce (90ss) Montpelier, VT, 21. Markus Farnham (13ss) Randolph Ctr., VT, 22. #Thomas Placey (33ss) Bradford, VT, 23. #Alex Whitcomb (78ss) Montpelier, VT, 24. Ken Christman (4jyw) Cabot, VT, 25. Kevin Wheatley (31jyw) Williamstown, VT, 26. Fred Schroeder (12jyw) Bristol, VT, 27. Brock Parrott (23jyw) Williamstown, VT, 28. Jennifer Getty (25ss) Cambridge, VT.