Current TR Points
OFFICIAL FOLLOWING 4/29/12 EVENT
MERCHANTS BANK
BOND AUTO TIGER
SPORTSMAN STANDINGS
1. Blair Bessett 80
2. Scott Coburn 73
3. Chris Pelkey 70
4. Kyle Pembroke 68
5. Joe Steffen 65
6. Mike Martin 64
7. Dylan Payea 61
- George May 61
9. Josh Demers 55
10. Matt Potter 54
ALLEN LUMBER
STREET STOCKS STANDINGS
1. Tommy Smith 80
2. Bunker Hodgdon 70
3. Garry Bashaw 69
4. Dan Lathrop 67
5. Jason Kenison 65
6. #Dean Switser 63
7. Ben Belanger 60
8. Nick Pilotte 59
9. Dave Whitcomb 58
10. Danny Doyle 53
- Alan Maynard 53
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Thunder Road Prepares for 50th Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic
As the month of May winds down, the race teams of Barre’s Thunder Road prepare for the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic, the first race of the Vermont State Late Model Championship Series. After a three-week break, the event is the second point-counting race for the Bond Auto Tigers and Allen Lumber Street Stocks, but for the Late Model Sportsmen it serves as their first. It represents the beginning of a grueling summer-long battle for track championships, but in 2012 the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic has a special number attached.
This year marks the 50th Annual Memorial Day Classic at Thunder Road. The legendary Roy "Pappy" Forsythe, who now is forever commemorated by Thunder Road’s "Forsythe Hill" in turn three, won the first event in 1961. The race has been won by, and created, legends of Northeast Late Model racing with names like Jean-Paul Cabana, Bobby Dragon, Robbie Crouch, and Dave Dion, who have all notched victories in the prestigious race. The Memorial Day Classic continues to be legendary today.
  Tuesday, May 08 2012 @ 03:57 PM EDT
Contributed by: ACT Staff
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Thunder Road Rookie Class of 2012
In 2012 many Thunder Road drivers are making moves to different divisions. Some with little experience, others bearing championships. The drivers below are ones to keep a close eye on in the upcoming season for Rookie of the Year honors.
Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman
Waterbury Center's Jason Woodard will pilot the familiar #68 Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman championship car of Derrick ODonnell from 2011. Woodard, who was the final champion of the Junkyard Warriors with nine wins in 2011, will face a steep learning curve having opted to race in the Tigers as opposed to the Allen Lumber Street Stocks. With championship experience and a great car underneath him, he could be a wildcard in 2012.
Greg Adams, Jr. of Hardwick, the 2011 Champion of the Allen Lumber Street Stocks, also moves to the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman division. With five seasons of experience in the Street Stocks, Adams hopes for a more seamless transition to the Tigers. Adams knows what it takes to win a close points race after an electrifying battle with runner-up Nick Pilotte of Jefferson, NH for the 2011 Street Stock Championship that came down to a last lap pass. He is one to watch for Rookie of the Year in 2012.
Thursday, May 03 2012 @ 02:02 PM EDT
Contributed by: ACT Staff
Views: 486
Surprise Thunder Road Weekly Competitors Flex Muscle at ACT Opener
Victory lane at the Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road on Sunday April 29 was all Brian Hoar, but for weekly contenders there was more to the race than just victory lane. For weekly racers at "The Nation’s Site of Excitement" this was not a point-counting race, but a proving ground to set the stage for a summer-long battle to become the next "King of the Road."
The usual suspects were in good form. John Donahue of Graniteville made a late race charge for fourth, former champs Nick Sweet of Barre and David Pembroke of Middlesex led sections of the race, multi-time Champion Phil Scott of Berlin was on his way to the front before an altercation with the front stretch wall. In 2012, however, these four names won’t be the only ones on the list of drivers to watch out for in the race for the 2012 Late Model Title.
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