Jun 10, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Barre’s own Jay Laquerre took the outside lane to victory in the headline Late Model division on Sunday evening (June 10) on Sherwin-Williams night at Thunder Road. Laquerre’s victory was his first since 2001 when he scored his two career victories at the Barre high banks. Jamie “The Hurricane” Fisher made Laquerre work for the win on a late race charge, but settled for second. Cody Blake, former Thunder Road Champion Nick Sweet, and multi-time champion Phil Scott rounded out the top five.
Laquerre took the lead and ran away in the first half of the race after a lap three caution for debris before Fisher caught him using the outside lane in lapped traffic over the final 47 green flag laps. Fisher mounted multiple attacks, cruising to Laquerre’s bumper and pulling down on the inside, only to find himself back in second. Laquerre is thankful Fisher had the same handling condition as they battled for the lead.
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Jun 8, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Vallee-Jct, QC – The Série ACT Castrol event at Autodrome Chaudiere scheduled for Friday, June 8 has been postponed due to rain. The event has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, June 9. The entire schedule will be pushed one hour earlier with a post time of 6:30pm.
Jun 8, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Round two of the 2012 Vermont State Late Model Championship Series moves to Devil’s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, VT for this Friday night’s “I Am Vermont Strong” 100. Barre, VT sensation Nick Sweet leads the standings in the four race series after a convincing round one victory over Lt. Governor Phil Scott held at Barre’s Thunder Road. Just seven points separate the two former track champions.
Two points behind Scott rides Milton’s Brent Dragon, the only series driver that has captured a Devil’s Bowl Speedway victory in 2012. With only a two-point difference between each finishing position, and a five-point bonus for winning, the Vermont State Championship is up for grabs for more than just the top three.
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Jun 6, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Racing historian Cho Lee of Barre, VT will be remembered at Thunder Road this Sunday, June 10 in the racetrack’s first seasonal weekly program presented by Sherwin-Williams. It will be the first of two twilight Sunday affairs for the high-banked oval before weekly Thursday night racing begins.
Lee, who co-authored “Fifty Years of Excitement” documenting Thunder Road’s history, will be remembered by the New England Antique Racers with the Cho Lee Memorial Race. More than thirty vintage racecars are expected to join Thunder Road’s three weekly racing divisions in Sunday’s event.
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Jun 5, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Live Broadcasts Come to Thunder Road, Devil’s Bowl
Barre, VT – The Northeast Sports Network, a Vermont sports broadcasting website, has teamed up with Barre’s Thunder Road and West Haven’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway to incorporate live broadcasts into the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series. The four race series saw it’s opening event at Thunder Road claimed by hometown sensation Nick Sweet, and heads to Devil’s Bowl Speedway this Friday, June 8 for the I Am Vermont Strong 100.
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Jun 2, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
St-Eustache, QC – The Série ACT Castrol event schedule for Saturday, June 2 at Autodrome St-Eustache in St-Eustache, Quebec has been postponed due to rain. The 100 lap event has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 7.
The St-Eustache 100 was scheduled to be the second of twelve events on the 2012 Série ACT Castrol schedule. 2010 Série ACT Castrol Champion Karl Allard of St-Félicien, Quebec claimed the win in the season opening 100 lap event at Autodrome Montmagny on Saturday, May 26. While Allard notched his 10th career Série ACT Castrol win, Jean-François Déry claimed the points lead while leading the majority of the event and finishing third. Déry holds a slim two point lead over Allard, while 2011 Série ACT Castrol Champion Patrick Laperle sits in third after a second place effort at Montmagny.
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