The 58th season at Barre’s Thunder Road was one to remember. New owners, new faces, and new divisions – well, new old divisions – were just some of the things that greeted fans and teams. But the one constant was the exciting action that the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” is known for. Join us as we take a look back at the highlights of the 2017 racing season!

Thunder Road officials announced today that Jason Woodard has been disqualified from his apparent victory in the Lenny's Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger Mini Milk Bowl held as part of the 55th Vermont Milk Bowl on Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1.

This one’s for the statheads! To begin our look back at the 58th season of racing on the Barre high banks, the folks in the Thunder Road research department have gone deep inside the numbers. How many first time winners were there this season? Who has the most consecutive seasons with at least one feature win? Which family duo had the best year? Find the answers to those questions and much more, then check back in the coming weeks for more about the 2017 season that was!

Hometown driver Jason Corliss earned the biggest win of his Thunder Road Late Model career on Sunday, October 1, beating out South Burlington’s Trampas Demers to with the 55th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. It was the fourth Late Model win of the season and eighth of the young standout’s career.

Wolcott’s Marcel J. Gravel will lead the 55th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank on Sunday, October 1. The sophomore Thunder Road Late Model competitor circled the high banks in 12.236 seconds to set a new track record, eclipsing the previous mark of 12.245 seconds set by Sylvain Metievier at the 1995 Milk Bowl.