Sophomore Jackson Hunt Takes Stellar First Win at Times Argus Midseason Championships

Prescott, Peters and Green Earn NESTN.TV Double Purse Wins!

Alan Ward photos

Barre, VT – After defeating some mechanical gremlins throughout the last week, Claremont, New Hampshire’s Erin Beaudry earned the pole position in qualifying and brought the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers to green. Beaudry battled hard with Travis Patnoe throughout the first dozen laps before Beaudry finally broke free to take full control out front. Disaster struck on lap 17 with Beaudry spinning off the hood of Jaiden Del Toro in turn one with a multitude of cars piling in and leaving Patnoe and Parker Gagne to bring the field back to green.

Gagne powered by with a full head of steam on the outside lane to lead followed closely by Chris LaForest before the two started a side-by-side race for the ages and allowed Luke Peters to join the fun. Peters made his way into second by lap 37 while Logan Powers made his way into fifth after being involved in the lap 17 caution. Parker Gagne may have ran away with the Times Argus Midseason Championship on the track but post race technical inspection discovered unapproved trailing arms, giving Luke Peters the win, Cooper French second and Chris LaForest third.

The rk Miles Street Stocks were next on track with ‘Flyin’ Fred Fleury and Jen Getty leading the field to green before the first caution flag flew on lap two as Kyle MacAskill, Logan Farnsworth, Paul Rocheleau and more drove into the smoke. With the mehem back under green, Derek Farnham launched into the lead around Fleury and Getty as Ryan Foster followed on the outside groove. Fighting back from deep in the pack, Hayden Morris fought back to take over the lead around Farnham on lap 15 with Jackson Hunt in tow.

The young pair of next generation drivers ran away at the head of the field but it was Hunt who used a pack of lap cars to pick his way into the lead on lap 21. Morris climbed back to the outside on lap 29 and with five to go they were joined by Tyler Whittemore and Hayden Bushey as the top four drove under a fitted sheet! A mishap with a lap car pushed Morris and Bushey out of contention leaving Whittemore and Hunt to battle it out under the white flag. Jackson Hunt would nail down a thrilling first career win at Thunder Road followed by Whittemore and Bushey across the line.

Stephen Donahue brought out the Maplefields/Irving Late Models for their 65-lap feature, battling hard with Justin Prescott in the opening stages. Prescott would nab the edge and began to run away with the lead ahead of Marcel Gravel and Stephen Martin. The caution-free feature saw more action deep in the pack as Kaiden Fisher drove up from a 14th-place starting spot and going to ware with Brandon Gray as the leaders navigated traffic up ahead. In the end, Justin Prescott dominated to the win with Marcel Gravel and Kaiden Fisher rounding out the top three.

Initial leader Jacob Hall-Larson caved to Cayden Green by lap eight of the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warrior feature with the NESTN.tv Double Purse on the line. Green and Hall-Larson put on a whale of a fight out front while Taylor Sayers and Brendan Premont fought over third. Putting on a show up front, Cayden Green took down his first win of the season over Taylor Sayers and Eddie Thompson at the line.

Bergamot + Amor and Calkins Portable Toilets team up to present the World Famous Port-a-Potty Grand Prix on Thursday, July 30 at Thunder Road. The Maplefields/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors go to battle on the Barre Highbanks alongside the Ken Squier tradition with racing action set to start 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 23, 2026

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT

The Times Argus Midseason Championships

Maplefields/Irving Late Models – (65 Laps)

1.         04VT    Justin Prescott             Fairfax, VT

2.         86VT    Marcel J. Gravel          Wolcott, VT

3.         18VT    Kaiden Fisher              Shelburne, VT

4.         00VT    Brandon Gray              E. Thetford, VT

5.         66VT    Jason Corliss               Barre, VT

6.         0VT      Scott Dragon               Milton, VT

7.         48VT    Taylor Hoar                 South Hero, VT

8.         01VT    Stephen Martin           Craftsbury Common, VT

9.         5VT      Bobby Therrien           Hinesburg, VT

10.       64VT    Christopher Pelkey      S. Barre, VT

11.       7VT      Cooper Bouchard        Hinesburg, VT

12.       17VT    Darrell Morin              Westford, VT

13.       4VT      Scott Coburn               Barre, VT

14.       26VT    Stephen Donahue       Graniteville, VT

15.       71VT    Jesse Laquerre             E. Montpelier, VT

16.       25VT    Mike Rubalcaba          Barre, VT

17.       33VT    #Matt Sonnhalter        Randolph, VT

18.       23VT    Kolby Picard                Hyde Park, VT

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – (55 Laps)

1.         26VT    Luke Peters                 Groton, VT

2.         4VT      Cooper French             Northfield, VT

3.         56VT    Chris Laforest              Barre, VT

4.         94VT    Brendan Moodie         Wolcott, VT

5.         31VT    Logan Powers              Middlesex, VT

6.         19VT    Eric Messier                Hinesburg, VT

7.         20VT    Robert Gordon            Milton, VT

8.         3VT      Michael MacAskill      Williamstown, VT

9.         22VT    Travis Patnoe              Wolcott, VT

10.       13VT    Ty Delphia                   Waterbury, VT

11.       30VT    Cameron Powers         Montpelier, VT

12.       8NH     #Jaiden Del Toro         Graniteville, VT

13.       17VT    Brodie Frazier             E. Montpelier, VT

14.       5NH     Erin Beaudry               Claremont, NH

15.       8VT      Mike Billado                Grand Isle, VT

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

17.       5VT      Kyle Gravel                  Wolcott, VT

18.       40VT    Eric Chase                   Milton, VT

19.       42VT    Karsen Murphy           Northfield, VT

20.       33VT    Matt Ballard               Williamstown, VT

21.       15VT    Derrick Calkins             Hinesburg, VT

22.       64VT    Jason Pelkey                Barre, VT

23.       82VT    Steven Violette           Barre, VT

DSQ     55VT    Parker Gagne              Fairfax, VT      

Disqualified for Unapproved Trailing Arms

rk Miles Street Stocks – (35 Laps)

1.         93VT    Jackson Hunt               Derby Line, VT

2.         74VT    Tyler Whittemore       Barre, VT

3.         15VT    Hayden Bushey           Fairfax, VT

4.         31VT    Tyler Wheatley            Brookfield, VT

5.         39VT    Derek Farnham           Bethel, VT

6.         18VT    Walker Fitch                Marshfield, VT

7.         32HD   Erik Steel                     Colchester, VT

8.         22VT    Thomas Smith             Williamstown, VT

9.         77VT    #Zachary Garvey         Milton, VT

10.       48VT    #Owen Dupuis             Washington, VT

11.       06VT    Donat Premont           Johnson, VT

12.       43VT    Jamie Davis                 Johnson, VT

13.       8VT      Paul Rocheleau           Georgia, VT

14.       34VT    Patrick Tibbetts           Plainfield, VT

15.       08VT    Ryan Foster                 Waterbury, VT

16.       13VT    Hayden Morris            Barre, VT

17.       33VT    Curtis Franks               Topsham, VT

18.       75VT    TJ Haggett                   Waterford, VT

19.       7VT      Kyle MacAskill             Williamstown, VT

20.       13ME   Riley Morris                Barre, VT

21.       16VT    Nate Brien                   Williamstown, VT

22.       27VT    #Derrick Mann            Graniteville, VT

23.       71VT    Jason Kirby                  Milton, VT

24.       7GA     Easton Garvey             Milton, VT

25.       99VT    Fred Fleury                  Graniteville, VT

26.       24VT    Todd Raymo                Swanton, VT

27.       25VT    Jennifer Getty             E. Fairfield, VT

28.       04VT    Scott Weston               Berlin, VT

29.       96VT    Thomas Peck               Waterbury, VT

30.       17VT    Connor Rueda             Barre, VT

31.       12CO   #Greyson Reen           Colchester, VT

32.       76VT    #Braden LaRose          Essex, VT

33.       00VT    Howard Stockwell       Randolph, VT

34.       47NH   Paige Whittemore       Graniteville, VT

35.       22NH   Logan Farnsworth       St. Johnsbury, VT

DNS     3VT      Michael Gay                S. Burlington, VT        

Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors – (25 Laps)

1.         18        Cayden Green             Marshfield, VT

2.         95        Taylor Sayers               Barre, VT

3.         97        Eddie Thompson         Colchester, VT

4.         42        Jacob Hall-Larson        Northfield, VT

5.         05        Brandon Premont       Johnson, VT

6.         96        Bill O'Connor               S. Washington, VT

7.         2          Eugene Quinton          Milton, VT

8.         33        Brayden Murphy         Barre, VT

9.         43        Anderson Boyd            Berlin, VT

10.       51        Caleb Cramer              Georgia, VT

11.       70        Mason Frazier             E. Montpelier, VT

12.       5          Sierra Wilds                 W. Topsham, VT

13.       14        Wendell Durham        Corinth, VT

14.       22        Jason Stewart              Williamstown, VT

15.       53        Kevin Utton                 Graniteville, VT