Jun 30, 2017 | NE Racing News, Thunder Road
Barre, Vt. – Mother Nature was declared the winner once again at Barre’s Thunder Road on Friday, June 30, as a rainy forecast has forced the postponement of Community College of Vermont Night for a second time. A make-up date for the event will be announced in the near future.
With the postponement, the next event on the Thunder Road schedule is the Aubuchon Hardware Holiday Spectacular on Monday, July 3. The Thunder Road Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, and Allen Lumber Street Stocks will all be on the card, while the 2nd Annual Vermont Brewer’s Cup originally planned as part of CCV Night has also been added to the program. The evening will conclude with a dazzling fireworks display presented by Northstar Fireworks.
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Jun 29, 2017 | NE Racing News, Thunder Road
Barre, Vt. – Thunder Road officials have postponed the Community College of Vermont Night event scheduled for Thursday, June 29 due to significant rain expected throughout the afternoon and evening. The event has been rescheduled for Friday, June 30 with a 7:00pm post time.
A full card of racing action will be on tap for the Thunder Road Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, and Allen Lumber Street Stocks along with the 2nd Annual Vermont Brewer’s Cup. The pit gates open at4:00pm with general admission gates opening at 5:15pm. Admission is $12 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12, and $25 for a family of four (2 adults and 2 kids).
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Jun 27, 2017 | NE Racing News, Thunder Road
Thunder Road kicks off an action-packed stretch of the 2017 racing calendar this Thursday, June 29 with Community College of Vermont Night. (Buzz Fisher photo)
Barre, Vt. – The 2017 Thunder Road season kicks into high gear this Thursday, June 29 with Community College of Vermont Night. The program marks the first of three events in an eight-day span on the Barre high banks, and title aspirations will begin to get serious in the Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, and Allen Lumber Street Stocks.
In addition to a full card of action for all weekly divisions, the Community College of Vermont event will feature the 2nd Annual Vermont Brewers Cup. Craft beer brewers from around the state will compete in an event to determine “The Best Brewer on Wheels”.
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Jun 23, 2017 | NE Racing News, Thunder Road
Barre’s Jason Corliss earned his fifth Thunder Road Late Model win on North Country Federal Credit Union Night after overtaking Vermont Governor Phil Scott. (Alan Ward photo
Barre, Vt. – Waterbury Center’s Jason Woodard doubled down with a pair of Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger feature victories on North Country Federal Credit Union Night at Barre’s Thunder Road on Thursday, June 22. The former Champion captured his third career win after surviving a final three-lap dash in the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series make-up event to open the program, then ended the evening with his fourth Tiger triumph in the regularly scheduled North Country Federal Credit Union event.
In the Triple Crown Series opener, Woodard had established himself at the point after a back-and-forth duel with Craftsbury Common’s Mike Martin in the middle stages of the 75-lap feature. But a lap-72 caution for Mark Lanphear’s blown tire allowed Craftsbury’s Joel Hodgdon to draw alongside for the final sprint. While Hodgdon nosed ahead on the backstretch of the final circuit, Woodard surged back in front out of the final corner.
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Jun 21, 2017 | ACT, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Barre, Vt. – Thunder Road officials have announced today that the Warriors will be returning to the Barre high banks beginning Thursday, July 20 as part of Fairpoint Communications Night. The entry-level division previously competed at the track from 2003 through 2011.
A total of six events have been scheduled for the revived division, which will officially be known as the “Road Warriors”. In addition to their July 20 opener, the Warriors will be on the card for WDEV/Calkins Night on Thursday, August 3; Cody Chevrolet Cadillac Night on Thursday, August 10; Jet Service/Accura Printing Night on Thursday, August 24; and the 39th Coca-Cola Labor Day Classic on Sunday, September 3. They will wrap up their season onSaturday, September 30 as part of Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day for the Vermont Milk Bowl.
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