2022 Thunder Road Season: By the Numbers 

2022 Thunder Road Season: By the Numbers 

0.120 Seconds – The winning margin for D.J. Shaw over Shawn Swallow on the last lap pass to join his father, Dale Shaw, as a NEFCU Labor Day Classic winner on September 4th. 

2 – Woburn, Massachusetts’ Anthony Nocella took back-to-back 2nd-place finishes in two debuts of touring divisions at Thunder Road this season. First in the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Granite City 100 in May and then in the New England Supermodified Series 75 in June.

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Iconic Thunder Road Earns SRX Race and Spot on ESPN Thursday Night Thunder 

Iconic Thunder Road Earns SRX Race and Spot on ESPN Thursday Night Thunder 

Barre, VT — Officials are proud to announce the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) is coming to the iconic Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Thursday, July 20th. The SRX Series will pit the best of multiple racing disciplines against one another in identical cars on six short tracks across the country live on ESPN’s reestablished Thursday Night Thunder. Thunder Road has earned the second spot in that six-race line-up and July 20th will also feature the exciting All-Star Late Model Showdown, a full field of Late Model heroes from past and present duking it out for the glory of being the Greatest of All Time.  

With the SRX Series and Star-Studded Late Model Showdown taking over the Thursday, July 20th date, Times-Argus Midseason Championships have been moved to Friday, July 21st. An exciting Double Header week on the Barre highbanks that you won’t want to miss! 

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rk Miles Street Stocks Surge to Top Weekly Division at Thunder Road in 2022 

rk Miles Street Stocks Surge to Top Weekly Division at Thunder Road in 2022 

Barre, VT — It was a banner year for the four-cylinder rk Miles Street Stocks at Thunder Road this summer. Between having the highest average car count at the highbanked quarter-mile in 2022, the Street Stocks enjoyed some of the most competitive racing of the season and battled hard with their new contingency sponsors in mind all the way to September’s Championship night. 

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Thunder Road 2023 Season Passes and Gift Cards Available in Time for Holiday Season

Thunder Road 2023 Season Passes and Gift Cards Available in Time for Holiday Season

Barre, VT — After announcing next year’s schedule less than one week ago, Thunder Road officials are ready for the faithful fans of the venerable Vermont Speedbowl to get a jump on next season by ordering their 2023 Season Passes. Just in time for the holidays, the Thunder Road superfans have several options for their 2023 Season Pass with the popular Thunder Road gift cards also available from the Barre, Vermont offices.

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Thunder Road Releases Schedule of Events for 64th Season in 2023

Thunder Road Releases Schedule of Events for 64th Season in 2023

Barre, VT — Thunder Road Officials have finalized the 2023 Schedule of Events for the venerable Central Vermont speedbowl. Along with the Silver Anniversary of the Community Bank 150 and the Diamond Jubilee for the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic, exciting format changes for the bookending weekends of the 64th season of stock car racing have been created with fan-favorites ready to roll all summer long.

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2022 Season Officially Wraps Up with Annual Banquet of Champions

2022 Season Officially Wraps Up with Annual Banquet of Champions

Barre, VT — The top runners of the 2022 American-Canadian Tour and Thunder Road seasons were honored with the annual Banquet of Champions in Barre, Vermont on Saturday. Over 300 drivers, team members, family and series staff flooded into the Barre Elks Club to celebrate the season’s accomplishments with over $75,000 in point funds and contingency awards released to the hard-earned weekly warriors of Thunder Road and the touring powerhouse teams of the American-Canadian Tour.

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Christopher Pelkey Pockets Over $15,500 in 1st Vermont Milk Bowl Triumph

Christopher Pelkey Pockets Over $15,500 in 1st Vermont Milk Bowl Triumph

Barre, VT — The 60th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank proved to be one of the most thrilling and lucrative in its hallowed history. Over $85,000 in cash and prizes will be distributed to the Milk Bowl field, not including the purses for Sunday’s three support divisions with their own iconic Mini Milk Bowls. In all, four fantastic, hardnosed and deserving racers took home those four silver bowls that truly signify as the pinnacle of any stock car racing career in the State of Vermont.

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