Barre, VT – For half his life, East Thetford, VT’s Brandon Gray has been racing throughout the Northeast. While he’d won plenty of races before 2020 and shown raw talent behind the wheel, he’d never been able to win a championship.

This past year, that all changed. Armed with a fast car, a dedicated crew, and a new attitude, the 23-year-old Gray rolled to the rk Miles Street Stock championship at Barre’s Thunder Road. It was his first title in any division and cemented him as one of the young auto racing stars in the region.

Barre, VT – One of the most iconic cars of the past two decades at Barre’s Thunder Road has a new pilot. Richard Green Racing has announced that Morrisville’s Brandon Lanphear will drive the #16VT Chevolet with sponsorship from Richard Green Trucking, Green’s Ace Hardware, and Pro Driver Training during the upcoming Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model season.

Youngster Planning Big Moves for 2021

Barre, VT and N. Woodstock, NH – The Rookie of the Year is one of the most sought-after awards for young racers. In some ways, it may be even harder to win than a championship. The reason is simple — once you join a division, you only get one shot at the honor.

Waterbury, VT – The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) will be sporting some new shoes in 2021. ACT announced today that its officially sanctioned series and tracks are switching to Hoosier tires starting with the Community Bank N.A. 150 at Thunder Road on Sunday, May 2.

Barre, VT – For five years now — literally from his first season in a stock car at Thunder Road — Brandon Lanphear has been a threat to win a championship. In 2020, the soon-to-be 26-year-old finally did so, taking the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series title as part of a stellar year in the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger ranks.

Barre, VT – Winning a championship in racing, or any other sport, is the most difficult of achievements. It takes a combination of hard work, skill, and good luck that few teams will ever experience. For it to happen again…and again…and again puts you among increasingly elite company. In 2020, Waterbury Center, VT’s Jason Woodard joined a company of one by winning his fourth Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger championship at Thunder Road.

Barre, VT – Being the top rookie in any division is an honor that racers treasure. Although it’s not a guarantee of future success, it shows a driver is on the right track for it, as they adapted better than any other first-year racer to a new division.

Essex Jct., VT’s Matthew Smith has been close to Rookie honors before. In 2015, the then-19-year-old came up one point short in his first Thunder Road Street Stock season. Five years later, Smith sealed the deal on a bigger stage, taking the Rookie of the Year Award in his first full season with the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models.