Locals and Invaders Awaiting Chance to Race Against NASCAR Star

Barre, VT — The 42nd Essex Equipment Vermont Governor’s Cup hits the high banks of Barre’s Thunder Road this Thursday, July 15 at 6:30pm. NASCAR Cup Series star Ryan Preece is taking on both the local Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model stars and several high-profile invaders that are relishing the chance to compete against one of the country’s brightest motorsports talents.

Barre, VT — Waterbury Center’s Tanner Woodard pulled the year’s biggest upset to date by earning his first career Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger victory in the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series feature on Friday, July 9. The rookie withstood fierce pressure from veterans Stephen Martin, Sam Caron, and Joel Hodgdon to go wire-to-wire in the 75-lap main event at Barre’s Thunder Road seen live on FloRacing.

Barre, VT — Thunder Road officials have announced the postponement of the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series event scheduled for Thursday, July 8 due to a forecast of heavy rain. The event is now slated for Friday, July 9 at 7:00pm and can be seen live on FloRacing.

The program will remain the same as originally planned with the 75-lap Triple Crown event for the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers plus the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models, RK Miles Street Stocks, and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors. Officials will continue to monitor how the weather forecast for Friday night develops over the next two days. An announcement regarding the event’s status will be made first thing Friday morning.

Barre, VT — Montpelier’s Kyle Pembroke beat the competition, the fireworks, and the rain at the Preston’s Kia Holiday Spectacular at Barre’s Thunder Road on Thursday, July 1. Pembroke went pole-to-pole in dominating fashion to capturing the Firecracker 54 for the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models live on FloRacing.

On a night where everyone was trying to stay one step ahead of the weather, Pembroke and his Kinney Drugs Chevy found the perfect prescription to do so: go fast and turn left. The result was Pembroke’s ninth career Late Model victory and second of the season.

Barre, VT — Thunder Road celebrates the nation’s independence this Thursday, July 1 with the annual Preston’s Kia Holiday Spectacular. The fireworks will be on display literally and figuratively at the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” for a night of the country’s best stock car racing at the track or live on FloRacing.

All four Thunder Road divisions are on the card with four extra laps to honor Independence Day. Following the final race of the night, the sky above will come alive with the state’s best firework show put on by Northstar Fireworks.

Barre, VT — Graniteville’s Stephen Donahue scored the closest win of the Maplewood/Irving Oil season Barre’s at Thunder Road on Thursday, June 24. “Little Irish” went back and forth with Jim “Boomer” Morris for the final 13 laps before earning the victory by a mere 0.025 seconds as part of Community College of Vermont Night. It was the third career Late Model win at Thunder Road for Donahue, who also has multiple victories at New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park.

Barre, VT — Thunder Road holds its first official race of summer this Thursday, June 24 with Community College of Vermont (CCV) Night live on FloRacing. The full card of championship stock car racing sees the RK Miles Street Stocks take center stage for the second straight week with a pair of 4-cylinder races that are sure to be memorable.