Barre, VT — Barre’s Thunder Road flies into the second half of its 2021 season this Thursday, July 29 with WDEV Radio/Calkins Portable Toilets Night. With the Times Argus Midseason Championships now in the rearview mirror, the title pictures have taken shape, and fans will witness fierce battles both at the track and live on FloRacing.

Barre, VT — Graniteville’s Christopher Pelkey had the car, the skill, and the luck to earn victory in the Times Argus Midseason Championships at Barre’s Thunder Road on Thursday, July 22. Pelkey took the lead from Wolcott’s Marcel J. Gravel just before halfway in the wild 75-lap main event to pick up his second Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model win of the season.

Ovitt, Renfrew Still in Hunt Despite Mother Nature Altering July Schedule

Waterbury, VT — The fourth different driver of the year has taken over the lead in the New England Late Model Challenge Cup (NELMCC). Barre, VT’s Jason Corliss, the two-time defending Thunder Road track champion, has combined outstanding performances with good weather fortune to seize the top spot in the season-long standings.

Barre, VT — Thunder Road reaches halfway of its 62nd season with the Times Argus Midseason Championships this Thursday, July 22. Fans both at the track and watching live on FloRacing are in for a night of thrills with added distance features and double points awards in all races.

This year, the Midseason Championships are even bigger than normal. Thanks to Thunder Road’s multiyear live streaming agreement with FloRacing, double the prize money will be paid out on Thursday. Regardless of where they finish, teams in all four divisions are getting an extra cash infusion to prepare for the season’s second half.

Preece Finishes 10th in Thunder Road Debut; Wall and Davis Earn Victories in Support Action

Barre, VT — Hometown racer Jason Corliss left NASCAR’s Ryan Preece and everyone else behind on the way to his second straight Essex Equipment Vermont Governor’s Cup victory at Barre’s Thunder Road on Thursday, July 15. Corliss took the lead from three-time track champion Derrick O’Donnell on lap 41 of the 150-lap event and dusted the 27-car field en route to a statement win.

It was the third Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model win for Corliss this season and the 23rd of his career. The triumph moved Corliss into sole possession of second place on the track’s all-time Late Model wins list in front of a huge crowd watching both at the track and live on FloRacing.

High-Quality Field Expected to Try and Fend Off NASCAR Invader

Barre, VT — NASCAR Cup Series star Ryan Preece arrives at Barre’s Thunder Road for the 42nd Essex Equipment Vermont Governor’s Cup this Thursday, July 15. The Berlin, CT native will take on a large field of talented Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model racers defending their turf against the latest NASCAR invader.

Preece will have 150 green-flag laps to figure out the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” and do something drivers like Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Clint Bower, and Ken Schrader have been unable to — take home the victory. He will be in a car prepared by Dale Shaw, a well-known Northeast chassis builder. Dale Shaw Racecars have already taken multiple Late Model wins this year at Thunder Road and with the traveling American-Canadian Tour (ACT). Shaw, a many-time winner with ACT and the NASCAR Busch North Series, will also serve as Preece’s crew chief.

Locals and Invaders Awaiting Chance to Race Against NASCAR Star

Barre, VT — The 42nd Essex Equipment Vermont Governor’s Cup hits the high banks of Barre’s Thunder Road this Thursday, July 15 at 6:30pm. NASCAR Cup Series star Ryan Preece is taking on both the local Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model stars and several high-profile invaders that are relishing the chance to compete against one of the country’s brightest motorsports talents.