Sam Caron Back on Top for Second Tiger Crown, Kyler Davis Nabs first Street Stock Honors

Barre, VT – It finally came, the final Thursday night of the Thunder Road racing season with plenty of drama in the finale for the championship chase on Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel night.

While Kyler Davis clinched the 2025 rk Miles Street Stock title in heat race action, a smash-up affair at the end of his heat almost meant he’d collect his championship honors on foot. A fast-working crew got him back out for a 22nd-place starting spot as rookies TJ Haggett and Jason Kirby brought the field to green. Haggett quickly took over the lead, looking like a veteran leading the pack before a huge lap-nine pile-up in turn two claimed eight cars with a lengthy clean-up. Back under green, Haggett kept his foot to the firewall to become a first time winner on the Barre highbanks with winningest rk Miles Street Stock driver Tommy ‘Thunder’ Smith and Derek Farnham rounding out the podium. Kyler Davis would finish 11th en-route to his championship celebrations with family, crew and sponsors in victory lane.

Following Sam Caron’s gains by winning heat two, it was a two point spread for the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger championship between Caron and Cameron Ouellette. Whoever finished ahead of the other would be crowned the 2025 track champion and with that in mind, they went to war. Caron launched off from an 8th-place starting spot to steal the lead by the halfway point as Ouellette was stuck, mired deep in the pack but maintained a level head to chase opportunities when the right doors opened. Caron kept his spot up front with Ouellette managing to get to fifth with fifteen laps remaining but too much real-estate laid ahead. Sam Caron took down the 75 point win to Ouellette’s 62 feature points earned for a second Flying Tiger track championship at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. Barre’s Chris LaForest and Wolcott’s Brendan Moodie rounding out the podium in second and third respectively.

Following heat race qualifying, Barre’s Jason Corliss had clinched his fourth King of the Road track championship but wanted to match Caron and go for the final Thursday night win of the season as well. Rookie Trevor Jaques and winningest driver Phil Scott got the field underway with Jaques eventually shaking the Vermont Governor to take sole control of the lead. Tough luck with a busted rear-end for Scott Coburn was the lone caution as Jaques eventually fell under Christpher Pelkey with just fifteen laps remaining. Pelkey ran away to take his second win of the season and second in overall points, unofficially. Jaques earned his first career podium appearance with a hard-earned second place run with 2025 Rookie of the Year Brandon Gray taking third.

Corliss, ever patient, spent most of the 66 lap event caught towards the end of the pack but methodically made his way up through the field to take home fourth at the line. The Kinney Drugs team celebrated a record-breaking fourth Late Model King of the Road track championship in the modern era and already has their sights set on a fourth Vermont Milk Bowl in just over two weeks time.

In a twist of events, the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors started off Thursday’s racing action with Cayden Green taking the hardfought win just ahead of Mike ‘Slingshot’ Slingerland and Derrick Mann at the line in their 20 lap main event.

Thunder Road is already hard at work in preparation for the 63rd running of the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank on Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th. The $100,000 Vermont Milk Bowl kicks off with Booth Bros./HP Hood Qualifying Day on Saturday with the all important Time Trials and Triple 50s qualifying for the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour Late Models before the ‘Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America’ kicks off on Sunday with the support of Northfield Savings Bank. Mark your calendars for the annual end-of-season spectacular with special events for all four Thunder Road divisions plus invaders like the New England Supermodified Series (NESS), NELCAR Legends Tour and the White Mountain Kid’s Division.

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.

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Championship Night

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT

Thursday, September 18, 2025

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Maplefields/Irving Oil Late Models – (66 Laps)

2025 Late Model King of the Road – Jason Corliss (Barre, VT)

1. 64VT Christopher Pelkey Graniteville, VT

2. 57VT #Trevor Jaques Milton, VT

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

4. 66VT Jason Corliss Barre, VT

5. 17VT Darrell Morin Westford, VT

6. 01VT Stephen Martin Craftsbury Common, VT

7. 0VT Scott Dragon Milton, VT

8. 16VT Brandon Lanphear Morrisville, VT

9. 86VT Marcel J. Gravel Wolcott, VT

10. 26VT Stephen Donahue Graniteville, VT

11. 18VT Kaiden Fisher Shelburne, VT

12. 14VT Phil Scott Montpelier, VT

13. 71VT Jesse Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT

14. 68NH Tanner Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

15. 77NH Bryan Wall Jr. E. Kingston, NH

16. 9VT Chip Grenier E. Barre, VT

17. 04VT Justin Prescott Milton, VT

18. 48VT Taylor Hoar South Hero, VT

19. 48K #Kyle Streeter Waterbury Ctr., VT

20. 25VT Michael Rubalcaba Barre, VT

21. 23VT Kolby Picard Hyde Park, VT

22. 99VT Cody Blake Barre, VT

23. 4VT Scott Coburn Barre, VT

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – (50 Laps)

2025 Flying Tiger Champion – Sam Caron (Milton, VT)

1. 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT

2. 56VT Chris Laforest Barre, VT

3. 15NH Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT

4. 45VT Adam Maynard Milton, VT

5. 90VT Cameron Ouellette Barre, VT

6. 13VT Ty Delphia Waterbury, VT

7. 94VT Derrick Calkins Hinesburg, VT

8. 20VT Robert Gordon Milton, VT

9. 9VT Logan Farrell Barre, VT

10. 42VT #Karsen Murphy Northfield, VT

11. 31VT Logan Powers Middlesex, VT

12. 23NY Cam Gadue Highgate, VT

13. 8VT Mike Billado Grand Isle, VT

14. 67VT Kevin Streeter Waitsfield, VT

15. 36VT Jason Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

16. 64VT Jason Pelkey Barre, VT

17. 30VT #Cameron Powers Montpelier, VT

18. 33VT Matt Ballard Williamstown, VT

19. 3VT Michael MacAskill Williamstown, VT

20. 55VT #Parker Gagne Fairfax, VT

21. 40VT Eric Chase Milton, VT

22. 22VT Travis Patnoe Wolcott, VT

23. 19VT Eric Messier Hinesburg, VT

24. 17VT #Brodie Frazier E. Montpelier, VT

25. 4VT Cooper French Northfield, VT

rk Miles Street Stocks – (30 Laps)

2025 Street Stock Champion – Kyler Davis (Berlin, VT)

1. 75 #TJ Haggett Waterford, VT

2. 22VT Thomas Smith Williamstown, VT

3. 39 Derek Farnham Bethel, VT

4. 71 #Jason Kirby Milton, VT

5. 32 Kylee Potter Marshfield, VT

6. 13VT #Hayden Morris Barre, VT

7. 99 Fred Fleury Graniteville, VT

8. 15VT #Hayden Bushey Fairfax, VT

9. 74 #Keegan Tabor Randolph, VT

10. 43 Jamie Davis Johnson, VT

11. 1VT Kyler Davis Berlin, VT

12. 79 Juan Marshall Pittsfield, VT

13. 04 Scott Weston Berlin, VT

14. 8VT Paul Rocheleau Georgia, VT

15. 34 Patrick Tibbetts Plainfield, VT

16. 06 Donat Premont Johnson, VT

17. 73 Paige Whittemore Graniteville, VT

18. 8NH #Jaiden Del Toro Barre Town, VT

19. 3 Michael Gay S. Burlington, VT

20. 08 Ryan Foster Waterbury, VT

21. 16VT Nate Brien Williamstown, VT

22. 7 Kyle MacAskill Williamstown, VT

23. 33 Curtis Franks Topsham, VT

24. 16 *Haidyn Pearce Chelsea, VT

25. 50 Eric MacLaughlin Milton, VT

DNS 17 Connor Rueda Barre, VT

DNS 31 #Tyler Wheatley Brookfield, VT

*Sub Driver for Dean Switser, Jr.

Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors – (20 Laps)

1. 18 Cayden Green Marshfield, VT

2. 81 Mike Slingerland Milton, VT

3. 27 Derrick Mann Graniteville, VT

4. 19 Neal Foster Moretown, VT

5. 95 Taylor Sayers Barre, VT

6. 97 Eddie Thompson Colchester, VT

7. 77 Zachary Garvey Milton, VT

8. 70 Mason Frazier E. Montpelier, VT

9. 31 Kevin Wheatley Brookfield, VT

10. 96 Bill O'Connor S. Washington, VT

11. 51 Caleb Cramer Georgia, VT

12. 53 Kevin Utton Graniteville, VT

13. 5 Sierra Wilds W. Topsham, VT

14. 33 Brayden Murphy Barre, VT

15. 05 Brandon Premont Johnson, VT

16. 50 Nick Copping Barre, VT

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