Thunder Road Speedbowl honored the top performers of the 2018 season at the annual Banquet of Champions at the Barre Elks Club on Saturday, November 3. A packed house was on hand to commemorate the 59th season at “The Nation’s Site of Excitement”, which featured some of the greatest moments and accomplishments in the track’s history.

Who had the most podium finishes at Thunder Road this year? Who’s making their way up the all-time wins list? Who was the best family duo? And just how young is young when it comes to racing, anyway? We’ve found the answers to those questions and many more by looking at some of the numbers that mattered the most during the 2018 Thunder Road season! We know there are a lot of statheads out there, but we think everyone will get a kick out of these facts and figures. (Here’s a preview: the numbers 4 and 9 both come up a lot. So do the names “Jason Corliss” and “Joel Hodgdon”.) Let us know what numbers you think we might have missed and stay tuned for other exciting content throughout the offseason!

Thunder Road announced today they have elected to end the 2018 Twin State Street Stock Series season after multiple weather-related postponements of the scheduled finale. The point standings for the series are now final with Barre’s Jeffrey Martin being declared the champion.

Next month, the 56th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank will make its national television debut. Thunder Road Speedbowl, American-Canadian Tour (ACT), Speed51.com, and MAVTV Motorsports Network officials announced today that the event will have its world broadcast premiere Wednesday, November 7 at 7:00pm as part of the network’s “Speed51’s Short Track America” series.

Jeffersonville’s Joey Becker, a Thunder Road fixture for more than 25 years, has been recognized by Speedway Illustrated for his contributions to short track racing. The longtime competitor and crew member was presented with a Speedway Illustrated “Challenge Coin” by publisher Karl Fredrickson at the 56th Vermont Milk Bowl this past Sunday.

Jason Corliss made out like a bandit at Barre’s Thunder Road Speedbowl on Sunday, September 30 to win the 56th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. The hometown racer dove underneath Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien entering the final corner of the final lap, edging him out at the line to steal the victory in the “Toughest Short Track Race in North America”.

Williamstown’s Jimmy Hebert and Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien will lead the 56th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank to the green flag on Sunday, September 30. The duo beat out a slew of local, regional, and national Late Model talent to earn the front row on Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Milk Bowl Qualifying Day.