Barre, VT — After announcing a pair of family-tied hot shoes have entered the race for the 2023 Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model Rookie of the Year at Thunder Road, an unexpected third man has thrown his hat into the ring. Cody Schoolcraft of Claremont, New Hampshire has submitted his paperwork to the Barre, Vermont office and has stated his intention of tackling the Rookie award for one of the most competitive weekly racing classes in New England.

Barre, VT — While the St. Patrick’s Day 125 and Easter Bunny 125 for the American-Canadian Tour are not set as point-counting events for the 2023 season, they nonetheless hold major implications for teams making the trip south. The winners of these two events will be the first to punch their tickets for the All-Star Late Model Showdown at Thunder Road in Barre, Vermont as part of the huge SRX Racing event on Thursday, July 20th. The special 64-lap event, to celebrate Thunder Road’s 64th season, will feature the best of the best American-Canadian Tour, Thunder Road, Serie ACT Quebec and White Mountain Motorsports Park campaigners in front of what will possibly be the biggest crowd in Thunder Road history. 

Barre, VT — The 63rd season of stock car racing at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl was one for the record books with three deserving drivers each winning their first track championship at ‘The Nation’s Site of Excitement.’ Each of these three drivers had a unique way of earning the top spot at The Road, compelling stories of perseverance worth revisiting. After diving into the careers of rk Miles Street Stock champion Dean Switser Jr. and Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger champion Sam Caron, the time has come to tell the tale of a King. Christopher Pelkey is not only the youngest of Thunder Road’s 2022 champions, but he also joined an elite group that have claimed both the King of the Road track title and the win in the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America in the same season.

Barre, VT — The 63rd season of racing at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road was one for the record books with three deserving drivers each winning their first track championship at ‘The Nation’s Site of Excitement.’ Each of these drivers had a unique way of earning the top spot, valuable stories worth sharing to better understand their respective triumphs. In our first installment we dove into the career of rk Miles Street Stock Champion Dean Switser, Jr. but today we recognize someone who fought the good fight, a long fight, and came out on top. Sam Caron has been a far cry from the top throughout his career but through pure perseverance climbed the heap to become the 2022 Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger Champion.

Barre, VT — The 63rd season of stock car racing at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl was one for the record books with three deserving drivers each winning their first track championship at ‘The Nation’s Site of Excitement.’ Each of these three drivers had a very unique way of earning their first championship at The Road, valuable stories worth sharing to better understand their respective triumphs. In our first installment we begin with a former Bolduc Metal Recycling Enduro 200 winner who later returned to Thunder Road in the rk Miles Street Stocks. Over the last decade, Dean Switser, Jr. has worked his way to the top of one of the most competitive four-cylinder weekly racing divisions in the country.

Barre, VT — Thunder Road Officials announced today that Northfield Savings Bank has resigned a new three-year deal that will see the largest Vermont-based financial institution continue to present the nationally recognized Vermont Milk Bowl through 2025. The Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank will once again feature a spectacular $103,100 purse after an ultra-successful 60th edition of ‘The Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America’ last October. The Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank is set to run for the 61st time on Sunday, October 1st following the always exciting Booth Bros./Hood Qualifying Day on Saturday, September 30th.

Barre, VT — After recently announcing their inaugural visit to New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park just three weeks ago, Thunder Road officials are excited to announce yet another addition to the 2023 schedule. The highly acclaimed 350 Super Modified Atlantic Charter (SMAC) Tour is making its debut at Thunder Road as part of the newly-announced Super Saturday on August 12th. Alongside big-money showdowns for all four Thunder Road weekly divisions, the ultra-fast 350 SMAC Tour Supermodifieds are ready to tear around the Barre Highbanks for the first time ever!