Unbuckled: Getting to Know Marcel J. Gravel

Unbuckled: Getting to Know Marcel J. Gravel

Hometown: Wolcott, VT

Division: Thunder Road Late Models

Car: Lucky’s Plumbing & Heating #86VT Toyota Camry

2017 Season: Finished 7th in Late Model points

 

What are your favorite non-racing hobbies?

I actually stay pretty busy with racing during the offseason, seeing as how the team is mainly just me and my dad. In the offseason, my hobbies are usually putting the race car back together for the following season, but I do get out and hunt some – I try to hunt as often as I can. Other than that, I hang out with my friends that I don’t get to see a lot during the summer, but otherwise I don’t do much.

 What do you do for work?

I work at Hannaford’s in Morrisville; I’m a Produce Associate there. I’m mainly there because I really haven’t figured out what I’m going to pursue as a serious career yet. But it’s been something good that’s kept me pretty busy, and I like the people there and they cope with my racing schedule, so it’s good. I do graphics designs as well (through Three Wide Designs) from time to time. So many people do design that it’s hard to stay super-busy with it, because everybody has their own guy, but I still do quite a bit of that when I can.

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Unbuckled: Getting to Know Cooper Bouchard

Unbuckled: Getting to Know Cooper Bouchard

Hometown: Hinesburg, VT

Division: Allen Lumber Street Stocks

Car: Larry & Son Heating #7 Ford Mustang

2017 Season: Finished 2nd in Street Stock points (1 feature win)

 

What are your favorite non-racing hobbies?

I really don’t do much other than work on a race car, but I like to watch hockey when it’s on TV or if I’m going to an actual game. I like watching UVM play a lot, and I’m actually a Buffalo Sabres fan, so I watch them every now and then. One of my sisters lives in Buffalo, and she’s made plenty of trips up to see me, and I guess I somehow became a Buffalo fan because she lives there. She kind of forced me, I guess. (Laughs)

 What do you do for work?

I work on dirt equipment (for Wood’s CRW Corp.). I’m kind of a preventative maintenance guy. We rent out stuff for people to use, so when they’re done with it, I basically go through it and check fluids and make sure everything’s alright. I’m getting dirty regardless of whether I’m working on a race car or if I’m actually working my 9-to-5 job.

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ACT, Thunder Road Announce Supply Agreement Extension with American Racer

ACT, Thunder Road Announce Supply Agreement Extension with American Racer

Officials at the American-Canadian Tour (ACT), Thunder Road, and American Racer Tires announced today they have reached a new agreement for American Racer to continue supplying racing tires to both the touring series and race track. The extension of their previous agreement ensures that American Racer will remain the ACT and Thunder Road tire supplier through the 2021 season.

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Unbuckled: Getting to Know Jason Corliss

Unbuckled: Getting to Know Jason Corliss

Hometown: Barre, VT

Division: Thunder Road Late Models

Car: Burnett Scrap Metals #66VT Ford Fusion

2017 Season: Finished 3rd in Late Model points (4 wins)

 

What are your favorite non-racing hobbies?

Hanging out with friends and family, watching sports, and just kind of taking it easy. I don’t have a lot of hobbies outside of racing, actually. Outside of work and working on the race car, I just like kicking back with friends, family, and my dog. I know it sounds lame, but those are probably my hobbies outside of racing.

 What do you do for work?

I supervise the parts department at Milton CAT. They’re a heavy equipment dealer for Caterpillar in Richmond, VT. I’ve been there for going on seven years.

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Unbuckled: Getting to Know Brandon Lanphear

Unbuckled: Getting to Know Brandon Lanphear

Hometown: Morrisville, VT

Division: Allen Lumber Street Stocks/Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers

Car: L&L Farm #11 Ford Mustang

2017 Season: Finished 6th in Street Stock points

 

What are your favorite non-racing hobbies?

I enjoy hunting and fishing, and I drive four-wheelers. I don’t do that much for other hobbies though, because I’m usually busy with work or racing.

 

What do you do for work?

We have a family farm (L&L Farm) that milks 120 cows using robotic milkers. I tend to the cows, and during the summer I do a lot of field work – haying and such. Of course there’s a lot of barn chores to do as well.

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Unbuckled: Getting to Know Trevor Lyman

Unbuckled: Getting to Know Trevor Lyman

Hometown: Hinesburg, VT

Division: Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers

Car: Lyman Excavating #17 Chevy Monte Carlo

2017 Season: Finished fourth in Tiger points (4 feature wins)

 

What are your favorite non-racing hobbies?

Hunting obviously, and golf. I’m a big-time golfer.

How long have you been golfing?

10 years, since I last quit racing. This year I played four or five times, but before that, in the 10 years I wasn’t racing, I would play probably 30 times a year. It didn’t me long to drop the golf clubs and put on the racing shoes though.

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