Entries and Lap Money Flood in for Huge 60th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank 

Entries and Lap Money Flood in for Huge 60th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank 

Barre, VT — We are just one away from the 60th edition of the ‘Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America,’ Thunder Road’s famed Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Early entry forms have been flowing into the Barre, Vermont office in preparation for the $103,000 spectacular that kicks off on Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Milk Bowl Friday, September 30th with the Pro All Stars Series invasion, continuing with Booth Bros./Hood Milk Bowl Qualifying Day on Saturday, October 1st and wrapping up with the Milk Bowl itself on Sunday, October 2nd.

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Three First-Time Track Champions Crowned on 63rd WDEV/Calkins Thunder Road Championship Night

Three First-Time Track Champions Crowned on 63rd WDEV/Calkins Thunder Road Championship Night

Barre, VT — One of the most important events of the Thunder Road season did not disappoint as drivers in all divisions went all out on WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets Championship Night. With founder Ken Squier in the house to view the culmination of the 63rd season of racing at the track he helped build and maintained for well over 50 years, the drivers sure put on a show to remember. In the end, three first-time track champions were crowned to put a pin in a stellar points season.

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It All Comes Down to WDEV/Calkins Championship Friday at Thunder Road

It All Comes Down to WDEV/Calkins Championship Friday at Thunder Road

Barre, VT — At long last, the 2022 Thunder Road championship season comes down to the end this Friday night, September 9th, with WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets Night. The final point-counting event for the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks will be chock-full of championship-determining fireworks while the always popular Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors will join the iconic Port-a-Potty Grand Prix to complete one of the most anticipated events of the season.

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Steamy 44th NEFCU Labor Day Classic Continues to Build Iconic Mystique for the Thunder Road Crown Jewel

Steamy 44th NEFCU Labor Day Classic Continues to Build Iconic Mystique for the Thunder Road Crown Jewel

Barre, VT — While parts of Vermont were covered in chilly mist and rain showers, Barre’s Thunder Road was nothing but sunshine and steamy summer heat for Sunday’s 44th New England Federal Credit Union Labor Day Classic. As one of the crown jewel events on the annual Thunder Road calendar, the NEFCU Labor Day Classic brought out the best and brightest in the four divisions present leading to hard charging battles on the iconic holiday weekend event.

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Strong Local Flavor Ready for 44th Labor Day Classic Sunday

Strong Local Flavor Ready for 44th Labor Day Classic Sunday

Barre, VT — Thunder returns to the Nation’s Site of Excitement this Sunday, September 4th, with the 44th running of the New England Federal Credit Union Labor Day Classic. Along with the $5,000-to-win, 200-lap ACT Late Model showdown, the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors all return to join the winners circle in one of Thunder Road’s cornerstone, crown jewel events.

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Run-What-U-Brung Thrills as Dwindling Point Season Delivers Hard-Nosed Racing

Run-What-U-Brung Thrills as Dwindling Point Season Delivers Hard-Nosed Racing

Barre, VT — The final Thursday night of the 2022 Thunder Road season was certainly one to remember as the championship point battles begin to come down just inches of fiberglass and seconds on the clock. Jet Service Envelope/Accura Printing Night brought the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors their second first-time winner in two weeks, a rookie that led a flag-to-flag rk Miles Street Stock sprint and two stories of determination and time spent in the shop to get their respective mounts back on top at Thunder Road.

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Last Thursday Night at Thunder Road Promises Plenty of Thrills with Annual Return of Run-What-U-Brung

Last Thursday Night at Thunder Road Promises Plenty of Thrills with Annual Return of Run-What-U-Brung

Barre, VT — Yes folks, it is unbelievably time for the final Thursday night event of the 2022 season at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road with Jet Service Envelope & Accura Printing Night on Thursday, August 25th. Not only that, but it’s also time for the return of Run-What-U-Brung, the spectator drags that every Thunder Road fan looks forward to with some getting in on the action at their favorite hometown racetrack!

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