Barre, VT – The inaugural $2,000-to-win, 100 lap special for the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers certainly did not disappoint on Vermont Agency of Transportation night. Thirty teams entered the event with only Ty Delphia unable to take the green after fighting mechanical woes all afternoon. It was a spirited side-by-side race at the front of the field starting with Rich Lowrey and Mike Martin at the onset.

Martin led the first nine laps before Lowrey powered by to lead lap ten on the outside groove. The biggest calamity of the race came on lap 40 as championship hopeful Sam Caron came into three-wide contact with the backstretch wall, counting both himself and Brendan Moodie among the damaged as he was towed pitside for repairs. The team worked feverishly to get him back on track just in time for the drop of the green flag as Lowrey and Martin again went to work for the lead.

Martin eventually fell out of favor just after the halfway point with a slippery ride, allowing Derrick Calkins to move in and stalk Lowrey for the lead. With ten to go Calkins motored his way into the lead as Lowrey fell back and eventually pitted with issues under the hood. Calkins, a mighty driver in part-time competition this season found his way back in the winner’s circle for the $2,000 win over Logan Powers and Cooper French in the end. Point leader Cameron Ouelette kept his head above water with a hard-fought fourth-place run followed by an incredible rebound for Sam Caron rounding out the top five.

It was calamity in the rk Miles Street Stocks for top runner and defending track champion Dean Switser Jr. in a lap two melee motoring into turn one. Switser was forced hard into the turn one wall with seven other casualties piling in. Righted again at the front, Tommy ‘Thunder’ Smith quickly made his way around rookies Jason Kirby and TJ Haggett and never looked back to claim the Vermont AOT 25-lap trophy dash over rookie Hayden Bushey and Jamie Davis.

If the side-by-side battle for the Flying Tigers wasn’t enough, the Maplefields/Irving Late Models certainly did their fair share of hardnosed Thursday night racing. While Bryan Wall Jr. took off with an early lead, the battle for second between Scott Dragon and Taylor Hoar was one for the ages before Marcel Gravel and Kaiden Fisher entered the picture at the halfway mark. A restart following Mike Rubalcaba’s backstretch spin saw Dragon, Fisher and Gravel take off with the lead, all three fighting tooth and nail for the top spot. Eventually, Gravel used the high line to march around the two, take the lead and seal the deal to take his first win of the 2025 season. Dragon and Fisher rounded out the fan-favorite podium.

The Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors rounded out the evening’s racing card with Mason Frazier taking off from the front row and never looking back. ‘The Chick-let’ led wire to wire to take his first career Thunder Road victory over hardchargers Mike ‘Slingshot’ Slingerland and Derrick Mann in their 20-lap main event.

Thunder Road is back for the final Thursday night of the season to crown the 2025 Track Champions on Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Night! Complete with Northstar Fireworks, the Maplefields/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks will all crown their 2025 champions with the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors joining the show with a special 6:00pm 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 Agency of Transportation (AOT) Night

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT

Thursday, September 11, 2025

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – Vermont AOT 100 ($2,000-to-Win!)

1. 94VT Derrick Calkins Hinesburg, VT

2. 31VT Logan Powers Middlesex, VT

3. 4VT Cooper French Northfield, VT

4. 90VT Cameron Ouellette Barre, VT

5. 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT

6. 33VT Matt Ballard Williamstown, VT

7. 23NY Cam Gadue Highgate, VT

8. 36VT Jason Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

9. 64VT Jason Pelkey Barre, VT

10. 20VT Robert Gordon Milton, VT

11. 9VT Logan Farrell Barre, VT

12. 56VT Chris Laforest Barre, VT

13. 19VT Eric Messier Hinesburg, VT

14. 45VT Adam Maynard Milton, VT

15. 4SC Scott Coburn Barre, VT

16. 22VT Travis Patnoe Wolcott, VT

17. 55VT #Parker Gagne Fairfax, VT

18. 24NY Robin Wood Plattsburgh, NY

19. 01VT Michael Martin Craftsbury, Common, VT

20. 8NH Rich Lowrey South Hero, VT

21. 15VT Stephen Donahue Graniteville, VT

22. 42VT #Karsen Murphy Northfield, VT

23. 3VT Michael MacAskill Williamstown, VT

24. 40VT Eric Chase Milton, VT

25. 67VT Kevin Streeter Waitsfield, VT

26. 15NH Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT

27. 17VT #Brodie Frazier E. Montpelier, VT

28. 30VT Joel Hodgdon Craftsbury Common, VT

29. 8VT Mike Billado Grand Isle, VT

DNS 13VT Ty Delphia Waterbury, VT

Maplefields/Irving Oil Late Models – (50 Laps)

1. 86VT Marcel J. Gravel Wolcott, VT

2. 0VT Scott Dragon Milton, VT

3. 18VT Kaiden Fisher Shelburne, VT

4. 77NH Bryan Wall Jr. E. Kingston, NH

5. 64VT Christopher Pelkey Graniteville, VT

6. 9VT Chip Grenier E. Barre, VT

7. 01VT Stephen Martin Craftsbury Common, VT

8. 48VT Taylor Hoar South Hero, VT

9. 48K #Kyle Streeter Waterbury Ctr., VT

10. 66VT Jason Corliss Barre, VT

11. 99VT Cody Blake Barre, VT

12. 00VT #Brandon Gray E. Thetford, VT

13. 4VT Scott Coburn Barre, VT

14. 68NH Tanner Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

15. 16VT Brandon Lanphear Morrisville, VT

16. 26VT Stephen Donahue Graniteville, VT

17. 04VT Justin Prescott Milton, VT

18. 17VT Darrell Morin Westford, VT

19. 71VT Jesse Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT

20. 14VT Phil Scott Montpelier, VT

21. 57VT #Trevor Jaques Milton, VT

22. 92VT Jaden Perry Hardwick, VT

23. 25VT Michael Rubalcaba Barre, VT

24. 04NH Shawn Swallow Groveton, NH

25. 23VT Kolby Picard Hyde Park, VT

rk Miles Street Stocks – (25 Laps)

1. 22VT Thomas Smith Williamstown, VT

2. 15VT #Hayden Bushey Fairfax, VT

3. 43 Jamie Davis Johnson, VT

4. 71 #Jason Kirby Milton, VT

5. 1VT Kyler Davis Berlin, VT

6. 3 Michael Gay S. Burlington, VT

7. 73 Paige Whittemore Graniteville, VT

8. 33 Curtis Franks Topsham, VT

9. 16VT Nate Brien Williamstown, VT

10. 39 Derek Farnham Bethel, VT

11. 13VT #Hayden Morris Barre, VT

12. 7 Kyle MacAskill Williamstown, VT

13. 74 #Keegan Tabor Randolph, VT

14. 75 #TJ Haggett Waterford, VT

15. 31 #Tyler Wheatley Brookfield, VT

16. 08 Ryan Foster Waterbury, VT

17. 8NH #Jaiden Del Toro Barre Town, VT

18. 99 Fred Fleury Graniteville, VT

19. 18x Walker Fitch Marshfield, VT

20. 04 Scott Weston Berlin, VT

21. 8VT Paul Rocheleau Georgia, VT

22. 06 Donat Premont Johnson, VT

23. 2 Haidyn Pearce Chelsea, VT

24. 79 Juan Marshall Pittsfield, VT

25. 32 Kylee Potter Marshfield, VT

26. 16 Dean Switser, Jr. Waterford, VT

27. 34 Patrick Tibbetts Plainfield, VT

DNS 96 Thomas Peck Waterbury, VT

DNS 17 Connor Rueda Barre, VT

Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors – (20 Laps)

1. 70 Mason Frazier E. Montpelier, VT

2. 81 Mike Slingerland Milton, VT

3. 27 Derrick Mann Graniteville, VT

4. 95 Taylor Sayers Barre, VT

5. 33 Brayden Murphy Barre, VT

6. 77 Zachary Garvey Milton, VT

7. 19 Neal Foster Moretown, VT

8. 05 Brandon Premont Johnson, VT

9. 97 Eddie Thompson Colchester, VT

10. 50 Nick Copping Barre, VT

11. 51 Caleb Cramer Georgia, VT

12. 53 Kevin Utton Graniteville, VT

13. 5 Sierra Wilds W. Topsham, VT

14. 96 Bill O'Connor S. Washington, VT

15. 18 Cayden Green Marshfield, VT

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