Barre, VT – The schedule for the 2021 season at Barre’s Thunder Road is now set. Track officials have unveiled a 19-event campaign from mid-May to early-October with all the events that competitors and fans have come to love.

The 62nd season atop Quarry Hill begins Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16. The annual Thunder Road Car Show is tentatively scheduled for 9:00am on May 15, although it is dependent on the Vermont state health and safety guidelines in place come this time. Open practice for all local divisions will be held that afternoon.

0.031 — The margin of victory (in seconds) for Michael Martin over Sam Caron at the second Flying Tiger Triple Crown Series event on August 6.

2 — Michael Martin and Brandon Gray were the only drivers to win at Thunder Road this year in two different classes. Martin won two Flying Tiger features and also took the Honey Badger Bar & Grill Street Stock Series event on October 2. Gray won two Street Stock features and captured the Bolduc Metal Recycling Enduro 200 on August 23.

2 — Bryan Wall Jr.’s first two top-10 finishes in the Flying Tigers were both wins (July 30 and August 13). Prior to the July 30 win, his best career Tiger finish had been 15th.

Hello all,

We hope everyone reading this is doing well. Even three weeks after the conclusion of Vermont Milk Bowl Weekend, it seems hard to believe the 2020 racing season is over. Perhaps it’s because of the late start to the year, but it feels like the summer and early fall flew by.

That there was even a season at all is a testament to those who supported us week in and week out. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic went beyond not being able to run our first event until mid-June. The fact that so many people stuck with us during such challenging and ever-evolving times is why we were able to get in as much of the season as we did.

Barre, VT — Barre’s Jason Corliss ended the 2020 Thunder Road racing season on the highest of highs by winning the 58th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank on Sunday, October 4. Corliss won the first 50-lap segment and never looked back en route to his third victory in the last four years at Thunder Road’s flagship event for the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models.

Barre, VT — East Bridgewater, MA’s Ryan Kuhn scored an early blow for the invaders by winning the pole for the 58th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank at Barre’s Thunder Road on Saturday, October 3. The 19-year-old tore around the high banks with a time of 12.423 seconds during time trials and will lead the field to the Segment 1 green flag on Sunday.

Barre, VT — Barre’s Nick Sweet reigned in the Pro All Star Series (PASS) Super Late Models for the third straight year on Vermont Milk Bowl Weekend as part of Mekkelsen RV Milk Bowl Friday on October 2. Sweet snatched the lead from point leader D.J. Shaw of Center Conway, NH with 29 laps remaining and pulled away late to win the Prelude to the Milk Bowl 150 at Barre’s Thunder Road.

It’s almost time for the 58th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank! With 57 previous editions, the event is rich in history — but some things stand out more than others. Here are the numbers you need to know as we get ready for Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day on Saturday, October 3 and the Milk Bowl on Sunday, October 4!

1 — The Milk Bowl has been shortened to two segments only once in its 57-event history. The third segment was rained out in 1979.

3 — While no driver has won three consecutive Milk Bowls, three drivers have won thrice in four years: Russ Ingerson (1965, 1966, 1968); Patrick Laperle (2005, 2007, 2008); and Nick Sweet (2013, 2015, 2016). Jason Corliss will try to become the fourth this year.