MILTON, VT – American-Canadian Tour (ACT) stock car racing Champion and current point leader Jean-Paul Cyr of Milton, VT is ready to win, and he wants to do it at the Challenge ACT 100 at Circuit Ste-Croix outside Quebec City on Saturday.
WATERBURY, VT – Officials from Barre’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl have disqualified Late Model stock car driver Brian Hoar of Williston from his apparent second-place finish in the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic on Monday.
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BARRE, VT – Stock car racer Dave Pembroke on Montpelier held off long-time nemesis Cris Michaud of Williamstown and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) invader Brian Hoar of Williston for a thrilling victory in the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic at Barre’s Thunder Road on Monday afternoon.
BARRE, VT – Late Model stock car drivers at Barre’s Thunder Road may be in for a surprise on Sunday. Based on a trend of stellar performances by Thunder Road’s “new breed” young guns, a total changing of the guard may be next on the horizon.
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JUPITER, FL – No stock car driver in the history of the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic, and perhaps theentire history of Barre’s Thunder Road, has had more success than “Dynamite” Dave Dion. The Hudson, NH native,now living in Florida, won the spring holiday race a record nine times during his storied career.
BARRE, VT – The Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic 100 is more than a stock car race at Barre’s Thunder Road. It is the event with the longest history at the famed ¼-mile oval, and is among the oldest continuously running short track events in United States. The list of past winners reads like a “who’s who” of northeastern stock car racing, and winners are often referred to, throughout their entire careers, as champions of the event. This season marks the 45th running of the race since its inception in 1961.