Eddie Thompson Earns 1st Road Warrior Checkers

Barre, VT – A quick night greeted the faithful fans and teams of Thunder Road Speedbowl Thursday night for Vermont Tire & Service night. Even Mother Nature did her fair share to make the mood a little more comfortable after several weeks of dry, heated days.

Following the annual Kids Poster Contest, the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers kicked off feature racing on Vermont Tire & Service Night. Mike Billado and Eric Messier made for a spirited race for the lead in the opening laps before the lone caution on lap 13 for Mike MacAskill’s frontstretch spin into the infield grass. Back under green, Brendan Moodie launched into the lead with another fantastic battle brewing behind him. Throughout the final fifteen laps, Cameron Ouellette, Mike Billado and Cooper French ran side-by-side and all around each other before coming under the twin checkered flags. Brendan Moodie took down Flying Tiger win #22 over Ouellette and French with point leader Sam Caron taking sixth.

The rk Miles Street Stocks went off without a single caution in their 25-lap Vermont Tire & Service trophy dash. Connor Rueda shot off from outside polesitter Walker Fitch and never took his size six shoe off the gas pedal to take the win over the pair of eights in Jaiden Del Toro and Paul Rocheleau. While there was no drama on the track, post-race technical inspection changed the narrative. Both Rocheleau and Del Toro were disqualified for illegal suspension, similar to Nate Brien’s DQ at the Street Stock Special, giving Tommy ‘Thunder’ Smith the runner-up spot and Derek Farnham third.

The Maplefields/Irving Late Models were similarly devoid of any on track drama in their own green-to-checkered, 14-minute 50 lap main event! Washington’s Chris Roberts flew from the pole starting spot to take his first win of the year, after reportedly selling his ride in the pits earlier in the afternoon, but all eyes were on the battle for second. Arguably called by officials for the Race of the Year candidate, Darrell Morin and Justin Prescott fought tooth and nail for fifty grueling laps back and forth across the start/finish line, swapping second-place again and again. In the final laps, a slippery affair allowed Brandon Lanphear to slide by the battle and take second away as Morin settled for a back-to-back third-place run.

The Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors rounded out the flash-bang evening as polesitter Sierra Wilds brought out just the second, and final, caution in feature racing with her lap one spin to the infield and mechanical woes that followed under yellow flag conditions. Back under green, Bert Duffy showed the early way before Eddie Thompson motored around to lead lap five and never looked back to take down his first career Road Warrior win over ‘The Slingshot’ Mike Slingerland and ‘The Wing Man’ Taylor Sayers.

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl returns to action next Thursday, August 21 for Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac Night! Headlined by the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers in their annual 100 lap finale for the Myers Container Triple Crown Championship, plus Maplefields/Irving Late Models, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors. Post Time Thursday, August 21 is 7:00pm.

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Vermont Tire & Service Night

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT

Thursday, August 14, 2025

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Maplefields/Irving Late Models – (50 Laps)

1. 8VT Chris Roberts Washington, VT

2. 16VT Brandon Lanphear Morrisville, VT

3. 17VT Darrell Morin Westford, VT

4. 01VT Stephen Martin Craftsbury Common, VT

5. 04VT Justin Prescott Milton, VT

6. 99VT Cody Blake Barre, VT

7. 4VT Scott Coburn Barre, VT

8. 68NH Tanner Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

9. 00VT #Brandon Gray E. Thetford, VT

10. 77NH Bryan Wall Jr. E. Kingston, NH

11. 66VT Jason Corliss Barre, VT

12. 64VT Christopher Pelkey Graniteville, VT

13. 9VT Chip Grenier E. Barre, VT

14. 18VT Kaiden Fisher Shelburne, VT

15. 0VT Scott Dragon Milton, VT

16. 57VT #Trevor Jaques Milton, VT

17. 86VT Marcel J. Gravel Wolcott, VT

18. 71VT Jesse Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT

19. 26VT Stephen Donahue Graniteville, VT

20. 48VT Taylor Hoar South Hero, VT

21. 48K #Kyle Streeter Waterbury Ctr., VT

22. 27MA Chase Curtis Rutland, MA

23. 14VT Phil Scott Montpelier, VT

24. 7VT Cooper Bouchard Hinesburg, VT

25. 25VT Michael Rubalcaba Barre, VT

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

1. 15NH Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT

2. 90VT Cameron Ouellette Barre, VT

3. 4VT Cooper French Northfield, VT

4. 8VT Mike Billado Grand Isle, VT

5. 19VT Eric Messier Hinesburg, VT

6. 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT

7. 36VT Jason Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

8. 67VT Kevin Streeter Waitsfield, VT

9. 56VT Chris Laforest Barre, VT

10. 9VT Logan Farrell Barre, VT

11. 45VT Adam Maynard Milton, VT

12. 42VT #Karsen Murphy Northfield, VT

13. 13VT Ty Delphia Waterbury, VT

14. 64VT Jason Pelkey Barre, VT

15. 20VT Robert Gordon Milton, VT

16. 33VT Matt Ballard Williamstown, VT

17. 94VT Derrick Calkins Hinesburg, VT

18. 31VT Logan Powers Middlesex, VT

19. 3VT Michael MacAskill Williamstown, VT

20. 23NY Cam Gadue Highgate, VT

21. 17VT #Brodie Frazier E. Montpelier, VT

22. 55VT #Parker Gagne Fairfax, VT

23. 26VT Luke Peters Groton, VT

24. 22VT Travis Patnoe Wolcott, VT

rk Miles Street Stocks – (25 Laps)

1. 17 Connor Rueda Barre, VT

2. 22VT Thomas Smith Williamstown, VT

3. 39 Derek Farnham Bethel, VT

4. 33 Curtis Franks Topsham, VT

5. 18x Walker Fitch Marshfield, VT

6. 79 Juan Marshall Pittsfield, VT

7. 3 Michael Gay S. Burlington, VT

8. 08 Ryan Foster Waterbury, VT

9. 1VT Kyler Davis Berlin, VT

10. 15VT #Hayden Bushey Fairfax, VT

11. 16 Dean Switser, Jr. Waterford, VT

12. 32 Kylee Potter Marshfield, VT

13. 13VT #Hayden Morris Barre, VT

14. 71 #Jason Kirby Milton, VT

15. 99 Fred Fleury Graniteville, VT

16. 43 Jamie Davis Johnson, VT

17. 34 Patrick Tibbetts Plainfield, VT

18. 16VT Nate Brien Williamstown, VT

19. 31 #Tyler Wheatley Brookfield, VT

20. 74 #Keegan Tabor Randolph, VT

21. 7 Kyle MacAskill Williamstown, VT

22. 04 Scott Weston Berlin, VT

23. 75 *Colby Bourgeois St. Johnsbury, VT

24. 1x Neal Foster Moretown, VT

25. 73 Paige Whittemore Graniteville, VT

DSQ 8NH #Jaiden Del Toro Barre Town, VT

DSQ 8VT Paul Rocheleau Georgia, VT

Disqualified for Unapproved Suspension

*Sub Driver for TJ Haggett

Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors – (20 Laps)

1. 97 Eddie Thompson Colchester, VT

2. 81 Mike Slingerland Milton, VT

3. 95 Taylor Sayers Barre, VT

4. 27 Derrick Mann Graniteville, VT

5. 75 Bert Duffy Milton, VT

6. 51 Caleb Cramer Georgia, VT

7. 77 Zachary Garvey Milton, VT

8. 50 Nick Copping Barre, VT

9. 96 Bill O'Connor S. Washington, VT

10. 33 Brayden Murphy Barre, VT

11. 70 Mason Frazier E. Montpelier, VT

12. 5 Sierra Wilds W. Topsham, VT

DNS 05 Brandon Premont Johnson, VT

DNS 18 Cayden Green Marshfield, VT

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