Barre, VT – While Mother Nature gave it her all to wash out the Preston’s Kia Independence Day Spectacular, the Thunder Road faithful showed up in droves and moved her rain showers to the side with four divisions of racing action and Central Vermont’s biggest Northstar Fireworks display on the docket.

The Maplefields/Irving Late Models got feature action started with a Lap 16 bang as a loose Kyle Streeter collected Brandon Lanphear and Marcel Gravel against the turn one wall. Only Gravel was able to return for a few more laps before parking his ride permanently for the evening. Up front it was Cody Blake who fire-stormed from the front and never looked back to take his first win of the season over Bryan Wall Jr. and Brandon Gray.

Rookie Karsen Murphy finally got a good car underneath him to lead the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger feature to green but quickly earned an education. Kevin Streeter rode the high-side to the lead and motored through in the green-to-checkered feature but eyes were what was riding his rear bumper. Robert Gordon stormed through the top ten to stalk Streeter through the final stages but couldn’t pull enough fire out of the fuel cell to take second with Ty Delphia having a top run in third.

Another Rookie got his start at the head of the rk Miles Street Stock feature with Jaiden Del Toro leading Eric MacLaughlin across the line. All-time leader Tommy ‘Thunder’ Smith quickly took over the top spot but flames out the side-pipe with a sputtering engine took him out of contention on lap 7. Paul Rocheleau inherited the lead and kept his foot to the firewall to take the Preston’s Kia trophy dash with Nate Brien and Flyin Fred Fleury rounding out the podium.

The Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors rounded out the rain-delayed show just prior to the Northstar Fireworks display. Jed Whitcomb took over the story right from the start, taking his Preston’s Kia machine right to the Preston’s Kia winner’s circle for career win number one on the Barre highbanks with Derrick Mann and Brendan Premont rounding out the top three.

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl is back in action Thursday, July 10 for the second round in the Myers Container Service Triple Crown on Vermont Construction Night! The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers go for 75 laps as the Myers Triple Crown heats up alongside the Maplefields/Irving Late Models, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors on Vermont Construction Night with a 7:00pm Post Time.

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The Preston’s Kia Independence Day Spectacular

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT

Thursday, July 3, 2025

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Maplefields/Irving Late Models – Feature #1 (50 Laps)

1. 99VT Cody Blake Barre, VT

2. 77NH Bryan Wall Jr. E. Kingston, NH

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

4. 9VT Chip Grenier E. Barre, VT

5. 68NH Tanner Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

6. 18VT Kaiden Fisher Shelburne, VT

7. 66VT Jason Corliss Barre, VT

8. 71VT Jesse Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT

9. 17VT Darrell Morin Westford, VT

10. 48VT Taylor Hoar South Hero, VT

11. 8VT Chris Roberts Washington, VT

12. 26VT Stephen Donahue Graniteville, VT

13. 64VT Christopher Pelkey Graniteville, VT

14. 01VT Stephen Martin Craftsbury Common, VT

15. 04VT Justin Prescott Williston, VT

16. 14VT Phil Scott Montpelier, VT

17. 0VT Scott Dragon Milton, VT

18. 57VT #Trevor Jaques Milton, VT

19. 25VT Michael Rubalcaba Barre, VT

20. 4VT Scott Coburn Barre, VT

21. 86VT Marcel J. Gravel Wolcott, VT

22. 48K #Kyle Streeter Waterbury Ctr., VT

23. 16VT Brandon Lanphear Morrisville, VT

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – Feature #1 (40 Laps)

1. 67VT Kevin Streeter Waitsfield, VT

2. 20VT Robert Gordon Milton, VT

3. 13VT Ty Delphia Waterbury, VT

4. 8NH Rich Lowrey South Hero, VT

5. 36VT Jason Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

6. 90VT Cameron Ouellette Barre, VT

7. 31VT Logan Powers Middlesex, VT

8. 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT

9. 15NH Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT

10. 42VT #Karsen Murphy Northfield, VT

11. 23NY Cam Gadue Highgate, VT

12. 3VT Michael MacAskill Williamstown, VT

13. 26VT Luke Peters Groton, VT

14. 64VT Jason Pelkey Barre, VT

15. 56VT Chris Laforest Barre, VT

16. 40VT Eric Chase Milton, VT

17. 19VT Eric Messier Hinesburg, VT

18. 45VT Adam Maynard Milton, VT

19. 22VT Travis Patnoe Wolcott, VT

20. 8VT Mike Billado Grand Isle, VT

21. 55VT #Parker Gagne Fairfax, VT

22. 30VT #Cameron Powers Montpelier, VT

23. 4VT Cooper French Northfield, VT

24. 33VT Matt Ballard Williamstown, VT

DNS 17VT #Brodie Frazier E. Montpelier, VT

rk Miles Street Stocks – Feature #1 (25 Laps)

1. 8VT Paul Rocheleau Georgia, VT

2. 16VT Nate Brien Williamstown, VT

3. 99 Fred Fleury Graniteville, VT

4. 17 Connor Rueda Barre, VT

5. 34 Patrick Tibbetts Plainfield, VT

6. 18x Walker Fitch Marshfield, VT

7. 08 Ryan Foster Waterbury, VT

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

9. 73 Paige Whittemore Graniteville, VT

10. 79 Juan Marshall Pittsfield, VT

11. 74 #Keegan Tabor Randolph, VT

12. 39 Derek Farnham Bethel, VT

13. 16 Dean Switser, Jr. Waterford, VT

14. 24 Todd Raymo Swanton, VT

15. 7 Kyle MacAskill Williamstown, VT

16. 1VT Kyler Davis Berlin, VT

17. 43 Jamie Davis Johnson, VT

18. 3 Michael Gay S. Burlington, VT

19. 15VT #Hayden Bushey Fairfax, VT

20. 13VT #Hayden Morris Barre, VT

21. 71 #Jason Kirby Milton, VT

22. 13 Travis Gay S. Burlington, VT

23. 1NH Landyn O'Donnell N. Haverhill, NH

24. 50 Eric MacLaughlin Milton, VT

25. 75 #TJ Haggett Waterford, VT

26. 32 Kylee Potter Marshfield, VT

27. 31 #Tyler Wheatley Brookfield, VT

28. 22VT Tommy Smith Williamstown, VT

29. 33 Curtis Franks Topsham, VT

DNS 04 Scott Weston Berlin, VT

Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors – Feature #1 (20 Laps)

1. 14 Jed Whitcomb Williamstown, VT

2. 27 Derrick Mann Graniteville, VT

3. 05 Brandon Premont Johnson, VT

4. 95 Taylor Sayers Barre, VT

5. 18 Cayden Green Marshfield, VT

6. 19 Neal Foster Moretown, VT

7. 77 Zachary Garvey Milton, VT

8. 70 Mason Frazier E. Montpelier, VT

9. 51 Caleb Cramer Georgia, VT

10. 33 Brayden Murphy Barre, VT

11. 13 Dylan McEnay

12. 5 Sierra Wilds W. Topsham, VT

13. 50 Nick Copping Barre, VT

14. 09 Dakota Bushey Springfield, VT

15. 4 Josh Kennett

16. 96 Bill O'Connor S. Washington, VT

17. 22 Jason Stewart Williamstown, VT

DNS 31 Kevin Wheatley Brookfield, VT

DNS 09 Dakota Bushey Springfield, VT

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