Barre, VT – This week’s warm weather has race fans and teams itching to return to Thunder Road Speedbowl for this Sunday’s 63rd Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic. The holiday tradition at the Nation’s Site of Excitement has long heralded the start of summer for Central Vermont and this weekend will be no different with the Maplefields/Irving Late Models getting a powerful start to their track championship season.

Barre, VT – Following several seasons as a billboard partner at the Nation’s Site of Excitement, the 802 Cars group, with 802 Honda and 802 Toyota locations in Berlin and their 802 Subaru location in Montpelier, have jumped up to partner with the Thursday, July 16 event at Thunder Road Speedbowl.

Thirty-Eight rk Miles Street Stocks Split to Two Stellar Feature Events!

Barre, VT – Even as snowflakes fell during the first driver’s meeting of the 2026 season at Thunder Road on Sunday, the race fans of the Northeast couldn’t stay away and filled into the Nation’s Site of Excitement to witness the frigid opening event of year sixty-seven on Quarry Hill. A stellar pit area greeted them with 119 cars in the pit area with the rk Miles Street Stocks on high with 38 entries on Sunday!

Barre, VT – Race fans near and far may have gotten a taste of early spring racing around the region but the wick will be turned up this Sunday, May 3 with the 28th annual Community Bank 150 at Thunder Road Speedbowl! After putting up with a cold New England winter, Central Vermonters are ready to return to the Nation’s Site of Excitement and so too are the Stars and Cars of the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour!

Barre, VT – The North East Short Track Network (NESTN) has announced today their plans to offer a subscription format to their already popular Pay-Per-View lineup for the 2026 season. While the Pay-Per-View option that built the platform will remain for all events, NESTN has also released both a Monthly and Yearly subscription option to race fans across the globe.

Barre, VT – One of Thunder Road Speedbowl’s constant partners has stepped up to support the three-events in seven-days Triple Crown for the rk Miles Street Stocks. Alera Group, formerly Noyle Johnson Insurance, has stepped up to support this rough and rowdy Triple Crown with events on Thursday, July 30, Sunday, August 2 and Thursday, August 6.

Barre, VT —It was announced today by Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour officials that the 100-lap event for ACT legal Late Models originally scheduled for June 19 at Lee USA Speedway has been moved to Friday, August 7 to remove the scheduling conflict with the Keith Morse Memorial event at Riverside Speedway.