Jul 7, 2017 | NE Racing News, Thunder Road
The Burnett Scrap Metal Road Warriors will hold their first Thunder Road event of the season at Fairpoint Communications Night on Thursday, July 20. (file photo)
Barre, Vt. – Thunder Road officials and Burnett Scrap Metals, LLC announced today that they have reached an agreement for the company to become the title sponsor of the Road Warrior division. The Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors will make their season debut on Thursday, July 20 as part of Fairpoint Communications Night.
New team registrations are arriving on a regular basis for the entry-level division, which will be for four-cylinder front wheel drive stock cars. The revived division previously competed at Thunder Road from 2003 to 2011 under the “Junkyard Warriors” name.
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Jul 7, 2017 | NE Racing News, Thunder Road
Vermont Governor Phil Scott celebrates his 30th career Late Model win at Barre’s Thunder Road Speedbowl as part of Premium Mortgage Night on Thursday, July 6. (Alan Ward photo)
Barre, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott became the first sitting governor to triumph in a Vermont stock car race on Thursday, July 6, capturing the Late Model win at Barre’s Thunder Road on Premium Mortgage Night. It was the 30th career win for the Berlin resident and first since being elected governor of the Green Mountain State.
Scott started on the pole of the 50-lap feature after a rough beginning to his season and darted out to the lead during the first half of the event. Barre’s Cody Blake quickly worked his way to second and was beginning to shadow Scott when the race’s first caution came out on lap 28 for an accident involving Wolcott’s Marcel J. Gravel and Milton’s Scott Dragon.
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Jul 6, 2017 | Lee Speedway, NE Racing News
By Kyle Souza, Granite State Pro Stock Series
WALPOLE, N.H. – Coming off the First Annual New England Short Track Showdown at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the stars of the Granite State Pro Stock Series are headed for the second of two stops at the three-eighth mile oval Lee USA Speedway this week.
The Lee event will take place this coming Friday night, July 7, with a 100 lap feature event slated to go last in the feature lineup as part of the weekly track schedule. This event will mark the halfway point of the 2017 season for the GSPSS, with only six races remaining on the calendar following Friday night.
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Jul 5, 2017 | ACT, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Payea after fourth straight win to pad point lead
SEEKONK, MA – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Models return to Seekonk Speedway Saturday, July 15 for what could be considered Round 5 of the Scott Payea – Dillon Moltz title fight.
Payea, driver of the Harrison Redi-Mix No. 37, has won the last three ACT events -at Devil’s Bowl, Thunder Road and White Mountain – but his lead in the championship standings is a mere eight points (459-451).
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Jul 5, 2017 | NASCAR K&N, NE Racing News, NHMS, Touring Series News
photo by RPM 360
By: Dick Casey
When the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East announced the race at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Saturday, July 8 would be named the Busch North Throwback 100, Eddie MacDonald’s first thought was to honor the driver who meant so much to the series and a young impressionable driver. K&N series official’s encouraged current teams to adopt a former Busch North team’s paint scheme. Both Eddie Mac and team owner Rob Grimm quickly decided to wrap the Grimm Construction Chevy in the Aubuchon Hardware paint scheme made famous by their legendary driver, Andy Santerre.
“This is very special that we are able to do this to honor one of the truly great drivers anywhere,” said Eddie Mac while preparing the car for the Thompson race. “I have always looked up to Andy as a driver and as a person. What made him so great just wasn’t just his incredible driving ability but the way he treated everyone. Andy would go out of his way to help anyone even though he was competing against that driver. He wanted everyone to do well and knew that made the series stronger. If there was one driver to emulate, it was Andy.”
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Jul 5, 2017 | NE Racing News, Thunder Road
Thunder Road photo
Barre, Vt. – Thunder Road officials have announced that the previously postponed Community College of Vermont Night event has been rescheduled for Friday, September 8 at 7:00pm. The event was originally slated for Thursday, June 29 before being delayed twice due to rain.
As a result of the rescheduling, the event will now be the final point-counting event of the season for each of the track’s weekly divisions. The Thunder Road Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, and Allen Lumber Street Stocks will all crown their 2017 champions on CCV Championship Night.
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