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| MA Drives Wins ACTion Super Series Reserved Championship |
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 WATERBURY, VT - Scott Bonney of N. Chelmsford, MA, the multi-time and 2005 Lee USA Speedway Late Model Champion was crowned the inaugural Bond Auto/WIX Reserve Champion at the New England Dodge Dealers Milk Bowl. Bonney has earned a $1,500 bonus for his efforts in the three ACTion Super Series events. All-in-all, $10,000 will be paid out to the top 24 drivers earnings points in the special program.
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| Former Champion Dion Enters 42nd Milk Bowl |
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| BARRE, VT - Hudson, New Hampshire's "Dynamite" Dave Dion, 1975 winner of the Milk Bowl, has filed an entry for the New England Dodge Dealers' 42nd annual edition of the race. Slated for Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2 at Barre, Vermont's Thunder Road Int'l Speedbowl, the 2005 edition, which offers up $10,000 to the winner, will also pay the largest overall purse at more than $80-thousand.
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| LOWREY WINS THUNDER ROAD'S KINNEY DRUGS DASH |
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| BARRE, VT - Rich Lowrey overcame early season adversity Thursday night at Barre's Thunder Road and won the Kinney Drugs Late Model feature over a hard charging John Donahue. The Charlotte racer took the lead from Donahue just before the mid-point of the 50-lap race and survived a pair of late race restarts en route to his first win of the season and third of his career. Graniteville's Donahue had led from the drop of the green.
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| PEMBROKE WINS THUNDER ROAD'S SANEL PARTS PLUS DASH |
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| BARRE, VT - As strong as Dave Pembroke has been on the ACT Tour this season he's been fighting an ill handling race car in weekly events at Barre's Thunder Road. That all changed Thursday night with his victory in the Sanel Parts Plus Trophy Dash over a hard charging Dennis Demers and Eric Williams.
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| THREE'S A CHARM AT THUNDER ROAD |
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| BARRE, VT -- . For Cris Michaud, Mike Bailey, Eric Johnson and Chris Hodgdon the third time was a charm at Barre's Thunder Road Sunday as the quartet all delivered first place trophies on Father's Day the Green Mountain Office Machines/Imagistics Trophy Dash. Originally scheduled for Thursday, then Friday, the event was finally held under near perfect Father's Day skies at the "Nation's Site of Excitement.
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| CUP STAR SCHRADER TO RACE THUNDER ROAD |
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| BARRE, VT -- For the first time since the late 1970s, a NEXTEL Cup star will come to Barre's Thunder Road to race. Ken Schrader, a native of Fenton, MO will pilot an ACT Late Model at the high-banked quarter-mile oval in the Fisher/Federated Trophy Dash on Thursday, July 21.
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| Michaud Survives To Be T-Road Mid-Season Champion |
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| Barre, VT - - Two skillful saves after full-speed contact earned Cris Michaud the Late Model Mid-Season championship Thursday at Thunder Road. The double-points contest came down to a four-lap shootout when a restart on lap 47 paired long-time leader Tim Martin with Michaud on the front row just ahead of Dave Whitcomb. When it appeared Michaud would grab the lead as the pack exited turn four to complete lap 48, Martin tried to hold him off at full throttle, and lost control. As Michaud glanced off him and sped away, Martin spun sideways and triggered a multi-car collision.
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| Busy Week Ahead at Thunder Road |
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| Barre, VT - -Thunder Road goes racing twice in the next seven days, first on Parts Plus Night Thursday, July 1 at 7 p.m., then again on Sunday night July 4, when Coca-Cola presents the annual Fourth of July race card plus a giant aerial fireworks display.
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| Williams Slips Through For T-Road Win |
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| Barre, VT - - Eric Williams tracked John Donahue for twenty-five laps than worked underneath him as swerved to avoid back marker Tim Martin on lap 43 and won the WDEV Radio Late Model 50 Thursday at Thunder Road. Phil Scott also passed Donahue to take over second place, but couldn’t reel Williams in.
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| Front Row Hex Produces MacRitchie Win |
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| Cooper MacRitchie, in contention throughout, won the Green Mountain Office Machines Late Model 50-lap main event at Thunder Road Thursday night after Joey Laquerre and John Donahue had their strong efforts come apart three laps from the finish. MacRitchie inherited the pole when Laquerre, who had dominated the race, had to pit from the lead on a lap 48 restart because of a flat tire. Moments earlier, John Donahue, Laquerre’s front row partner, had the lights go out on his machine and was rolled off into the pits by the push truck.
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| There isn't a Biggest Story for Today, yet. |
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| Monday, June 14 | | · | No Denying Michaud at Thunder Road (0) |
| Monday, May 31 | | · | Joe Becker Wins A Thunder Road "Classic" (0) |
| Monday, May 24 | | · | Thunder Road’s 39th Memorial Day Classic Goes This Sunday (0) |
| Tuesday, March 02 | | · | MEKKELSEN RV RENEWS THUNDER ROAD SUPPORT (0) |
| Saturday, January 24 | | · | Bobby MacArthur was the first registration to be filed with the Canaan (0) |
| Tuesday, September 02 | | · | Jamie Fisher Parlays T-Road Win Into Track Championship (0) |
| Wednesday, August 13 | | · | Fecteau Denies MacRitchie and Pembroke in T-Road Thriller (0) |
| Tuesday, August 05 | | · | Bellerose Wins Third at Thunder Road; Dezan Tops Tigers (0) |
| Tuesday, July 08 | | · | Pembroke, Laquerre Each Get A Late Model Win at T-Road (0) |
| Monday, June 30 | | · | Laquerre Holds Off Scott For T-Road Win (0) |
| Tuesday, June 24 | | · | Bellerose Rewinds Bid for Thunder Road Record (0) |
| Sunday, June 15 | | · | Bellerose Rings Up Another T-Road Win (0) |
| Monday, May 19 | | · | Low Cost Beginners Division Forming at Thunder Road, Airborne (0) |
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