2025 Social Media Challenge Winners Announced, 2026 Challenge Begins in Earnest!

2025 Social Media Challenge Winners Announced, 2026 Challenge Begins in Earnest!

Cash Prizes Available to Top Challengers

Barre, VT — Announced in the first driver’s meetings of the year at Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, Vermont and White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, New Hampshire was the start of a Social Media Challenge. Monitored by officials throughout the season, drivers from Thunder Road, White Mountain and the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour were challenged to build and use their Social Media accounts to let race fans know when their next race was, progress on their respective seasons, sponsor updates and all-out positivity for the sport during the 2025 season.

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Returning Veterans First to File for 2026 Season at Thunder Road

Returning Veterans First to File for 2026 Season at Thunder Road

Barre, VT – Racing never fully leaves your blood once you sit behind the wheel and two returning faces are already set to prove that in 2026. The Thunder Road office in Barre has received several rk Miles Street Stock license applications including those for two longtime personalities of the Nation’s Site of Excitement, both returning to the highbanks after a long hiatus. Led by Jennifer Getty of East Fairfield and Colchester’s Erik Steel, the rk Miles Street Stocks look to be just as competitive and entertaining for the upcoming season!

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2026 Schedule Revealed for Barre’s Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl

2026 Schedule Revealed for Barre’s Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl

Alan Ward photos

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!

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Top Runners, Special Award Winners Honored at Annual Banquet of Champions

Top Runners, Special Award Winners Honored at Annual Banquet of Champions

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.

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Marcel Gravel Takes ‘Pistol’ Pete Fecteau-Inspired Ride to 2nd-Straight Milk Bowl Win

Marcel Gravel Takes ‘Pistol’ Pete Fecteau-Inspired Ride to 2nd-Straight Milk Bowl Win

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…

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0.001-Seconds Separates Milk Bowl Front Row on Booth Bros Qualifying Day

0.001-Seconds Separates Milk Bowl Front Row on Booth Bros Qualifying Day

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…

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