Annual Kids Rides Tradition Returns This Thursday

Barre, VT — The first Thursday event of the season fires up at Barre’s Thunder Road this Thursday, June 17 with Casella Waste Systems Night. A full card of racing and then some is planned as the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” resumes the annual summer Thursday tradition — which can now be viewed live worldwide on FloRacing.

Two things stand out above all others at Thursday’s event. The first is double features for the RK Miles Street Stocks. They’ll begin the night by running their Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic make-up feature and end it with the regularly scheduled Casella Waste Systems feature.

Barre, VT — Thunder Road announced today that NASCAR Cup Series racer and Tour-type Modified standout Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT will compete in this year’s Essex Equipment Vermont Governor’s Cup on Thursday, July 15. Preece will drive a car prepared by American-Canadian Tour and NASCAR Busch North Series legend Dale Shaw, who will also serve as his crew chief for the event.

Preece is in the middle of his third full-time season with the NASCAR Cup Series. He currently sits 24th in points driving for JTG Daughtry Racing. Prior to joining the team, Preece won two Xfinity Series races for Joe Gibbs. The Governor’s Cup will be Preece’s first time racing at the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” and his first time in an ACT Late Model.

Pembroke, Pelkey, and Smith Take Victories in Friday Special

Barre, VT — East Kingston, NH’s Bryan Wall Jr. captured the biggest win of his career and of the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger season at Thunder Road on Friday, June 11. Wall inherited the lead with 22 laps remaining in the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series 100 and held off Waterbury Center’s Kelsea Woodard down the stretch as part of a double-feature night for the Tigers live on FloRacing

Wall, who entered the night as the point leader, rolled off 15th for the Triple Crown feature that had been postponed a week by rain. The third-generation racer steadily climbed to fifth over the first 73 laps, dodging a half-dozen cautions for various incidents.

Barre, VT — Barre’s Thunder Road begins the weekly racing season in earnest this Friday, June 11. With three championship divisions, the Myers Container Service Triple Crown 100, and a visit from the New England Antique Racers, fans will have plenty to talk about whether they’re watching at the track or live on FloRacing.

The huge Friday program has a special 6:30pm post time to fit all the excitement in. Racing begins with the 100-lap Triple Crown showdown for the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, which was postponed from last week’s Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic due to unexpected rain showers. Tiger stars like four-time champion Jason Woodard, Triple Crown champions Jaden Perry and Mike Martin, Sam Caron, and Logan Powers will go at it in the series opener. Waitsfield’s Kevin Streeter and Milton’s Caron are slated to lead the field to the green flag.

Barre, VT — Thunder Road has announced the make-up dates for the Myers Container Service Triple Crown 100 and the RK Miles Street Stock feature that were postponed from the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic. One feature each will be run at the next two Thunder Road events in addition to the regular program.

Tiger Triple Crown Feature Rained Out with Make-Up Date TBD

Barre, VT — Barre’s Jason Corliss began his drive for a third straight “King of the Road” title in the best way possible by winning his third Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic at Thunder Road on Friday, June 4. Corliss took the lead from Milton’s Scott Dragon with time winding down in the 125-lap Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model feature to win his first event of the year live on FloRacing.

Barre, VT — The 58th Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic at Barre’s Thunder Road finally gets the green this Friday, June 4 with a special 6:00pm post time. After a delay due to weather, the cars and stars of Vermont stock car racing are ready to rumble under the lights at the top of Quarry Hill and live worldwide on FloRacing.