Barre’s Christopher Pelkey celebrates his first Thunder Road Late Model victory at WDEV/Calkins Night on Thursday, August 3. (Alan Ward photo)
Barre, Vt. – Barre’s Christopher Pelkey came out on top of a classic battle with fellow hometown driver Cody Blake to win the Thunder Road Late Model feature at WDEV Radio/Calkins Portable Toilets Night on Thursday, August 20. It was the first career Late Model victory for the defending Rookie of the Year.
Pelkey originally got underneath polesitter Shawn Fleury to take the lead on lap 19 of the 50-lap event. Blake then drove around the outside to assume the top spot on lap 28, but the race’s lone caution with 14 laps to go for Eric Badore’s spin put the two side-by-side on the restart.
PASS North Back On Track This Weekend At Lee USA Speedway
NAPLES, ME (August 3) – In their last opportunity to race prior to the 44th Annual Scott’s Recreation Oxford 250 presented by Fastway Trailer Products, the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) North Super Late Models will be back on track this Friday night at Lee USA Speedway in New Hampshire. Coming in to this weekend’s action, seven drivers are within striking distance for the championship. With his win last weekend at Oxford Plains, two-time 250 winner, Travis Benjamin, has taken over the points lead, while Glen Luce, Ben Rowe, and DJ Shaw are all within 50 points of the leader. Dave Farrington, Jr., six-time PASS North champion, Johnny Clark, and New Hamsphire’s own, Derek Griffith, are all still in the thick of the fight of one of the championship contenders has a hiccup at Lee USA Speedway this weeken. (more…)
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Scott Payea of Colchester, Vt. will attempt to extend his record-setting American Canadian Tour (ACT) winning streak in the Coastal 100 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Saturday, August 5.
Payea recently drove the Harrison Redi-Mix Dodge Charger No. 37 to a record fourth straight Late Model win at Seekonk Speedway – despite being passed for the lead twice.
South Burlington’s Trampas Demers (#85VT) now sits just 11 points behind leader Bobby Therrien heading into WDEV/Calkins Night this Thursday, August 3. (Buzz Fisher photo)
Barre, Vt. – Thunder Road motors into the month of August with WDEV Radio/Calkins Portable Toilets Night thisThursday, August 3. Four divisions of action will be on the card, with the Thunder Road Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, Allen Lumber Street Stocks, and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors all set to do battle on the Barre high banks.
The championship chases tightened up considerably at the Times Argus Mid-Season Championships, setting up a thrilling home stretch for the 2017 season. In the Thunder Road Late Models, Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien remains the point leader, but saw his lead over South Burlington’s Trampas Demers shrink to just 11 markers. Therrien bounced off the wall early in last Thursday’s double-points event and had to fight back from a series of pit stops to finish sixth, while Demers took second to cut into the deficit. It was Demers’ fifth straight top-five finish.
LEE, N.H. -.– Professional Super Late Model cars and stars of the PASS Tour Series return to Lee USA Speedway this Friday night as part of six divisions in a special six-feature race program starting at 6:45PM
Some of the top drivers in New England full-fender late model racing will be in the field as well as winged Super-Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Ironmen Stocks, and Pure Stocks.
Current PASS Tour point leader Ben Rowe, of Turner, ME, and Travis Benjamin, Belfast, ME, lead the list of drivers in the field. D.J. Shaw, of Center Conway, NH, Derek Griffith, Hudson, NH, and Joey Doiron, Berwick, ME, all are top-10 point drivers expected to compete in the 150-lap main event.
PASS North Back On Track This Weekend At Lee USA Speedway
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Scott Payea of Colchester, Vt. will attempt to extend his record-setting American Canadian Tour (ACT) winning streak in the Coastal 100 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway 
LEE, N.H. -.– Professional Super Late Model cars and stars of the PASS Tour Series return to Lee USA Speedway