Moodie Schools French in Myers Container Triple Crown Showdown on 802Cars.com Night

Alan Ward photos

Barre, VT – The Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division kicked off the nights feature racing action following the 802 Cars Group parade of their new and exciting inventory. After her heat race win, Bella Hamel ran away with the lead in the caution-free feature event while outside polesitter McKenzi Sicard fell back by the halfway point as Gracen Gorham, Kaden Wimble and Maddie Potter. Hamel would nail down her first career victory in the Kids class with Gorham and Wimble rounding out the podium.

‘Flyin’ Fred Fleury and third-generation driver Howard Stockwell brought the rk Miles Street Stocks to green for their 30-lap main event on 802 Cars Night. Fleury quickly faded on the inside lane leaving Stockwell to drive away with Jason Kirby, Scott Weston, Riley Morris and Nate ‘Tater’ Brien in tow. Kirby brought out the lap 20 caution as he flew broadside into the turn one tire barrier after a three-wide move. Veteran Scott Weston took the restart jump over the rookie Stockwell as a hard charging Hayden Bushey entered the top-five picture. Under the checkered flags, Scott Weston took down his first win of the season, followed closely by Hayden Bushey and Riley Morris taking his first podium in third.

A similar stage was set at the head of the Maplefields/Irving Late Model feature event with rookie Matt Sonnhalter and former King of the Road Stephen Donahue leading the field to green. Before long fourth-generation driver Jesse Laquerre made his way under Sonnhalter followed closely by Brandon Gray. Laquerre began to pull away leaving behind an eight-car gaggle led side-by-side with Gray and Darrell Morin.

The stalemate finally broke with nine laps remaining as Morin caught up with the lap car of Mike Rubalcaba, allowing Gray and Justin Prescott to break free but with minimal laps left to make a move. After a rough and tumble season, Jesse Laquerre would take the 802 Cars Group feature with Gray and Prescott following him across the line for second and third. Prescott was later disqualified for an unapproved transmission giving Jason Corliss the third-place finish.

By virtue of plus/minus handicap qualifying, last week’s thrilling duo Brendan Moodie and Cooper French brought the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger field to green for Round #2 of the Myers Container Service Triple Crown. The back of the thirty-two car field quickly caved to the speeds of Moodie, French, Eric Messier and Logan Powers at the front of the pack. A flat right front tire on Messier’s car called out the lap 21 caution and ruined his strong day leaving Moodie, French and Powers to lead the field back to green.

A trio of quick-spin cautions for Mike Billado, Karsen Murphy and Dean Switser may have slowed the field in the middle of the event but they weren’t enough to dim the aspirations of Brendan Moodie. Again and again the veteran drove off with the restart lead until he flew under the twin checkered flags to take the Myers Container Service Triple Crown win over Cooper French and Logan Powers.

The time has come for the annual Times Argus Midseason Championships at Thunder Road on Thursday, July 23. The Maplefields/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors go extra distance with Double Points and the NESTN.tv Double Purse on the line along with the annual Autograph Session. Racing will begin next Thursday at 7:00pm!

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.

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT

802 Cars Group Night feat. the Myers Container Triple Crown Series

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

1.         94VT    Brendan Moodie         Wolcott, VT

2.         4VT      Cooper French             Northfield, VT

3.         31VT    Logan Powers              Middlesex, VT

4.         15VT    Derrick Calkins             Hinesburg, VT

5.         36VT    Jason Woodard           Waterbury Ctr., VT

6.         33VT    Matt Ballard               Williamstown, VT

7.         26VT    Luke Peters                 Groton, VT

8.         40VT    Eric Chase                   Milton, VT

9.         07VT    Sam Caron                   Milton, VT

10.       3VT      Michael MacAskill      Williamstown, VT

11.       67VT    Kevin Streeter             Waitsfield, VT

12.       23NY    Cam Gadue                 Highgate, VT

13.       20VT    Robert Gordon            Milton, VT

14.       8NY      Rich Lowrey                 South Hero, VT

15.       56VT    Chris Laforest              Barre, VT

16.       5VT      Kyle Gravel                  Wolcott, VT

17.       13VT    Ty Delphia                   Waterbury, VT

18.       19VT    Eric Messier                Hinesburg, VT

19.       42VT    Karsen Murphy           Northfield, VT

20.       55VT    Parker Gagne              Fairfax, VT

21.       64VT    Jason Pelkey                Barre, VT

22.       8NH     #Jaiden Del Toro         Graniteville, VT

23.       30VT    Cameron Powers         Montpelier, VT

24.       8VT      Mike Billado                Grand Isle, VT

25.       16VT    #Dean Switser, Jr.       Waterford, VT

26.       22VT    Travis Patnoe              Wolcott, VT

27.       5NH     Erin Beaudry               Claremont, NH

28.       21WY   Lucas Wheeler             Bradford, VT

29.       98VT    Kasey Collins               Berlin, VT

30.       38VT    Ryan Heuser                Morrisville, VT

31.       14VT    #Jed Whitcomb           Milton, VT

32.       82VT    Steven Violette           Barre, VT

DNS     25VT    Garrett LaBounty        Orleans, VT    

Maplefields/Irving Late Models – (60 Laps)

1.         71VT    Jesse Laquerre             E. Montpelier, VT

2.         00VT    Brandon Gray              E. Thetford, VT

3.         66VT    Jason Corliss               Barre, VT

4.         17VT    Darrell Morin              Westford, VT

5.         64VT    Christopher Pelkey      S. Barre, VT

6.         5VT      Bobby Therrien           Hinesburg, VT

7.         0VT      Scott Dragon               Milton, VT

8.         48VT    Taylor Hoar                 South Hero, VT

9.         01VT    Stephen Martin           Craftsbury Common, VT

10.       99VT    Cody Blake                  Barre, VT

11.       4VT      Scott Coburn               Barre, VT

12.       86VT    Marcel J. Gravel          Wolcott, VT

13.       26VT    Stephen Donahue       Graniteville, VT

14.       33VT    #Matt Sonnhalter        Randolph, VT

15.       25VT    Mike Rubalcaba          Barre, VT

DSQ     *04VT  Justin Prescott             Fairfax, VT

*Disqualified for Unapproved Transmission

rk Miles Street Stocks – (30 Laps)

1.         04VT    Scott Weston               Berlin, VT

2.         15VT    Hayden Bushey           Fairfax, VT

3.         13ME   Riley Morris                Barre, VT

4.         16VT    Nate Brien                   Williamstown, VT

5.         00VT    Howard Stockwell       Randolph, VT

6.         31VT    Tyler Wheatley            Brookfield, VT

7.         17VT    Connor Rueda             Barre, VT

8.         34VT    Patrick Tibbetts           Plainfield, VT

9.         77VT    #Zachary Garvey         Milton, VT

10.       48VT    #Owen Dupuis             Washington, VT

11.       93VT    Jackson Hunt               Derby Line, VT

12.       74VT    Tyler Whittemore       Barre, VT

13.       13VT    Hayden Morris            Barre, VT

14.       43VT    Jamie Davis                 Johnson, VT

15.       8VT      Paul Rocheleau           Georgia, VT

16.       06VT    Donat Premont           Johnson, VT

17.       22NH   Logan Farnsworth       St. Johnsbury, VT

18.       7VT      Kyle MacAskill             Williamstown, VT

19.       27VT    #Derrick Mann            Graniteville, VT

20.       47NH   Paige Whittemore       Graniteville, VT

21.       18VT    Walker Fitch                Marshfield, VT

22.       75VT    TJ Haggett                   Waterford, VT

23.       08VT    Ryan Foster                 Waterbury, VT

24.       33VT    Curtis Franks               Topsham, VT

25.       96VT    Thomas Peck               Waterbury, VT

26.       39VT    Derek Farnham           Bethel, VT

27.       71VT    Jason Kirby                  Milton, VT

28.       7GA     Easton Garvey             Milton, VT

29.       99VT    Fred Fleury                  Graniteville, VT

30.       76VT    #Braden LaRose          Essex, VT

31.       22VT    Thomas Smith             Williamstown, VT

32.       25VT    Jennifer Getty             E. Fairfield, VT

33.       3VT      Michael Gay                S. Burlington, VT        

Dads 4 By Tool & Supply Kids Division – (15 Laps)

1.         04VT    Bella Hamel                Milton, VT

2.         56x      Gracen Gorham          E. Burke, VT

3.         78VT    Kaden Wimble             Waterbury, VT

4.         23        Madison Potter           Marshfield, VT

5.         2          Cooper Benoit             Washington, VT

6.         17        Makenzi Sicard           Gilmanton, NH

7.         79        Rian Thompson           Colchester, VT

8.         14        Colton Williams          Washington, VT

9.         77        Kenneth Richardson    Williamstown, VT

DNS     74        Kiptyn Aldrich             N. Haverhill, NH

DNS     63        Clayton Houghton       Concord, VT