Offseason Spotlight: Road Warriors Continue to Make Racing Fun While Grooming the Next Generation of Champions

Offseason Spotlight: Road Warriors Continue to Make Racing Fun While Grooming the Next Generation of Champions

Barre, VT — Since their return in mid-2017, the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors have been one of the most popular divisions at Thunder Road. The reason is simple: they’re a lot of fun. In an age where the action on the track is frequently overshadowed by the drama off it, the Road Warrior class gets back to the basics of why people fall in love with racing in the first place.

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Offseason Spotlight: Fisher Storms Through the Pack on the Way to Street Stock Rookie of the Year Award

Offseason Spotlight: Fisher Storms Through the Pack on the Way to Street Stock Rookie of the Year Award

Barre, VT — Second-generation and third-generation racers are a welcome part of auto racing. In many ways, they’re what has helped the sport thrive for so long. Still, it can sometimes be hard not to measure them against the accomplishments of others in their family — especially when the previous generation has stood at the top of the sport.

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Late Model Challenge Cup Ready for 2021 Debut on Grand Scale

Late Model Challenge Cup Ready for 2021 Debut on Grand Scale

Nine New England Tracks Registered with Point Fund That Could Exceed $20,000

Waterbury, VT — After a one-year delay, The New England Late Model Challenge Cup (NELMCC) is finally debuting in 2021 — and it will be even bigger than originally planned. American-Canadian Tour (ACT) officials confirmed today that nine tracks have signed up for the first season of the series that will pit weekly Late Model racers from across the region in a summer-long battle for pride, glory, and some serious prize money.

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Offseason Spotlight: Gray Rides Wave of Speed, New Attitude to First Street Stock Championship

Offseason Spotlight: Gray Rides Wave of Speed, New Attitude to First Street Stock Championship

Barre, VT – For half his life, East Thetford, VT’s Brandon Gray has been racing throughout the Northeast. While he’d won plenty of races before 2020 and shown raw talent behind the wheel, he’d never been able to win a championship.

This past year, that all changed. Armed with a fast car, a dedicated crew, and a new attitude, the 23-year-old Gray rolled to the rk Miles Street Stock championship at Barre’s Thunder Road. It was his first title in any division and cemented him as one of the young auto racing stars in the region.

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Brandon Lanphear to Take Over Driver's Seat at Richard Green Racing

Brandon Lanphear to Take Over Driver's Seat at Richard Green Racing

Barre, VT – One of the most iconic cars of the past two decades at Barre’s Thunder Road has a new pilot. Richard Green Racing has announced that Morrisville’s Brandon Lanphear will drive the #16VT Chevolet with sponsorship from Richard Green Trucking, Green’s Ace Hardware, and Pro Driver Training during the upcoming Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model season.

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