Barre, VT – After rains once again wreaked havoc on Thunder Road with the planned Thursday showcase moved to Friday evening, Vermont Construction Night brought a frenzy of stellar performances.

With the inaugural Fisher Auto Parts 100 on tap tomorrow at White Mountain Motorsports Park, the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers took center stage and were the first to run their feature event on Friday evening. The second round in the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series saw a green-to-checkered affair for North America’s #1 Support Division with Chris LaForest and Cam Gadue putting on a clinic at the head of the train. LaForest never wavered, all the way to his first win of the season and the biggest of his career with Gadue holding on for second and Robert Gordon battling hard with the likes of Mike Martin, Shawn Fleury and Sam Caron to take third overall.

Curtis Franks brought the rk Miles Street Stocks to green for their 25 lap trophy dash of Vermont Construction night. A lap eleven scuffle was the only blip of the night for the four cylinder division with Landyn O’Donnell, Paige Whittemore and Patrick Tibbetts piling into a heap in turn three. Back under green, it was all Tommy ‘Thunder’ Smith out front with a rear view mirror full of defending champion Dean Switser Jr. The two duked it out to the very end with Smith getting the edge for career win number thirty-eight over Switser and Franks.

The Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors had but one blip on an otherwise hard-nosed night with ‘No-Look’ Nick Copping quickly taking the lead under the green flag. The one foul came on lap seven with last week’s winner Jed Whitcomb getting the business end of the turn four wall to end his night. Derrick Mann came launched from a cannon on the restart to take his second win of the season followed across the stripe by a hard-charging Mike Slingerland and Copping holding on for third.

The Maplefields/Irving Oil Late Models wrapped up Vermont Construction night, moved to the end of the program as track management battled an infield lighting issue with the help of nearby Hebert Construction. Off and running, Scott Dragon got the early lead over Jesse Laquerre before it all went up in smoke on lap 26. Direct contact with the spinning Mike Rubalcaba ended Dragon’s command of the lead in yet another unfriendly twist in his already difficult season. Back under green, Brandon Lanphear lit off at the front while behind him Justin Prescott sliced through the top ten. Time running out, Lanphear came back from a devastating wreck just last Thursday to take the Vermont Construction win over Prescott and rookie leader Brandon Gray.

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl returns to racing action on Thursday, July 17 for the 46th running of the Vermont Governor’s Cup presented by the Vermont Lottery. The Maplefields/Irving Late Models will go for 150 laps in Round #2 of the Squier Cup Triple Crown presented by Milton CAT along with the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks with a special 6:30pm Post Time.

For more information, contact the Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963, media@thunderroadvt.com, or visit www.thunderroadvt.com. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @ThunderRoadVT.

Vermont Construction Night

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT

Friday, July 11, 2025

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – Myers Container Service Triple Crown #2 (75 Laps)

1. 56VT Chris Laforest Barre, VT

2. 23NY Cam Gadue Highgate, VT

3. 20VT Robert Gordon Milton, VT

4. 01VT Michael Martin Craftsbury, Common, VT

5. 31NH Shawn Fleury Middlesex, VT

6. 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT

7. 4VT Cooper French Northfield, VT

8. 90VT Cameron Ouellette Barre, VT

9. 15NH Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT

10. 8NH Rich Lowrey South Hero, VT

11. 94VT Derrick Calkins Hinesburg, VT

12. 67VT Kevin Streeter Waitsfield, VT

13. 64VT Jason Pelkey Barre, VT

14. 33VT Matt Ballard Williamstown, VT

15. 36VT Jason Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

16. 31VT Logan Powers Middlesex, VT

17. 3VT Michael MacAskill Williamstown, VT

18. 42VT #Karsen Murphy Northfield, VT

19. 13VT Ty Delphia Waterbury, VT

20. 26VT Luke Peters Groton, VT

21. 45VT Adam Maynard Milton, VT

22. 19VT Eric Messier Hinesburg, VT

23. 30VT #Cameron Powers Montpelier, VT

24. 55VT #Parker Gagne Fairfax, VT

25. 22VT Travis Patnoe Wolcott, VT

26. 9VT Logan Farrell Barre, VT

27. 24NY Robin Wood Plattsburgh, NY

28. 8VT Mike Billado Grand Isle, VT

Maplefields/Irving Late Models – (50 Laps)

1. 16VT Brandon Lanphear Morrisville, VT

2. 04VT Justin Prescott Williston, VT

3. 00VT #Brandon Gray E. Thetford, VT

4. 86VT Marcel J. Gravel Wolcott, VT

5. 71VT Jesse Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT

6. 66VT Jason Corliss Barre, VT

7. 64VT Christopher Pelkey Graniteville, VT

8. 18VT Kaiden Fisher Shelburne, VT

9. 48VT Taylor Hoar South Hero, VT

10. 8VT Chris Roberts Washington, VT

11. 77NH Bryan Wall Jr. E. Kingston, NH

12. 01VT Stephen Martin Craftsbury Common, VT

13. 9VT Chip Grenier E. Barre, VT

14. 68NH Tanner Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

15. 57VT *Brian Hoar South Hero, VT

16. 14VT Phil Scott Montpelier, VT

17. 4VT Scott Coburn Barre, VT

18. 17VT Darrell Morin Westford, VT

19. 26VT **John Donahue Graniteville, VT

20. 36VT ***Joel Hodgdon Craftsbury Common, VT

21. 0VT Scott Dragon Milton, VT

22. 7VT Cooper Bouchard Hinesburg, VT

23. 25VT Michael Rubalcaba Barre, VT

24. 99VT Cody Blake Barre, VT

*Sub Driver for Trevor Jaques

**Sub Driver for Stephen Donahue

***Sub Driver for Kyle Streeter

rk Miles Street Stocks – (25 Laps)

1. 22VT Thomas Smith Williamstown, VT

2. 16 Dean Switser, Jr. Waterford, VT

3. 33 Curtis Franks Topsham, VT

4. 1VT Kyler Davis Berlin, VT

5. 17 Connor Rueda Barre, VT

6. 15VT #Hayden Bushey Fairfax, VT

7. 16VT Nate Brien Williamstown, VT

8. 04 Scott Weston Berlin, VT

9. 39 Derek Farnham Bethel, VT

10. 7 Kyle MacAskill Williamstown, VT

11. 99 Fred Fleury Graniteville, VT

12. 43 Jamie Davis Johnson, VT

13. 74 #Keegan Tabor Randolph, VT

14. 98 Kasey Collins Berlin, VT

15. 13 Travis Gay S. Burlington, VT

16. 13VT #Hayden Morris Barre, VT

17. 71 #Jason Kirby Milton, VT

18. 18x Walker Fitch Marshfield, VT

19. 31 Kevin Wheatley* Brookfield, VT

20. 34 Patrick Tibbetts Plainfield, VT

21. 8VT Paul Rocheleau Georgia, VT

22. 8NH #Jaiden Del Toro Barre Town, VT

23. 75 #TJ Haggett Waterford, VT

24. 3 Michael Gay S. Burlington, VT

25. 08 Ryan Foster Waterbury, VT

26. 1NH Landyn O'Donnell N. Haverhill, NH

27. 32 Kylee Potter Marshfield, VT

28. 73 Paige Whittemore Graniteville, VT

29. 50 Eric MacLaughlin Milton, VT

30. 21 #Jamerson Tofani Northfield, VT

DNS 9 Zach Audet Morrisville, VT

*Sub for Tyler Wheatley

Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors – (20 Laps)

1. 27 Derrick Mann Graniteville, VT

2. 81 Mike Slingerland Milton, VT

3. 50 Nick Copping Barre, VT

4. 19 Neal Foster Moretown, VT

5. 18 Cayden Green Marshfield, VT

6. 51 Caleb Cramer Georgia, VT

7. 70 Mason Frazier E. Montpelier, VT

8. 96 Bill O'Connor S. Washington, VT

9. 33 Brayden Murphy Barre, VT

10. 97 Eddie Thompson Colchester, VT

11. 43 Anderson Boyd Berlin, VT

12. 5 Sierra Wilds W. Topsham, VT

13. 05 Donat Premont Johnson, VT

14. 14 Jed Whitcomb Williamstown, VT

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