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Barre, VT – After several busy weeks of preparation, Officials have released the exciting 2026 Schedule of Events for Thunder Road International Speedbowl. Highlighted by some of the fan-favorite contests that have made Thursday Nights a favorite of Central Vermont racefans, the 2026 calendar also includes plenty of action for the drivers who call Thunder Road home!

Barre, VT – Saturday saw the Thunder Road family of race teams come together one final time to celebrate the 2025 season at the annual Banquet of Champions. After decades away, the Banquet returned to the famed Barre Auditorium much to the delight of most attendees with the catering courtesy of Jockey Hollow and Good Measure Brewing providing the bartending services for the evening’s festivities.

Plans for Expanded Coverage Underway for an Unprecedented 2026

Barre, VT — The North East Short Track Network (NESTN) has announced the addition of Mark Beaudry to the network to oversee growing NESTN operations while exciting additions and partnerships continue to be in the works for the upcoming season.

Pockets Cool $21,900 in Richest Win to Date

Barre, VT – A beautiful, summer-like day greeted the fans and teams of Thunder Road Speedbowl to set the scene for a history-making Vermont Milk Bowl. Three segments of racing awaited the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour / Maplefields-Irving Late Models Sunday morning with Marcel Gravel pacing the pack early in Segment #1…

Barre, VT – It’s the one and only chance all year long for a race at Thunder Road to be set by time trials and two teams that call the Nation’s Site of Excitement home every Thursday made the most of it. Marcel Gravel took a fast time of 12.193 seconds to claim the pole early but Jason Corliss made him sweat as he watched from the infield…

Barre, VT – A picture perfect Friday greeted the teams at Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl as they prepared their mounts for the 63rd Vermont Milk Bowl weekend ahead. Topping the charts, thirty-six Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour teams took advantage of Friday’s practice rounds with teams shaking down for both mock time trial runs ahead of tomorrow’s Booth Bros./Hood qualifying and Sunday’s 50-lap sprints in hopes of Milk Bowl glory.

Barre, VT – While the Maplefields/Irving Late Models are center stage all weekend long in both qualifying and contesting the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America, there is plenty of other action throughout the annual end-of-season spectacular at Thunder Road. Alongside the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors that call the Nation’s Site of Excitement home all year round, three additional ‘outsider’ divisions will join in for one of New England’s greatest racing spectacle this Saturday and Sunday.