Hinesburg’s Bouchard Takes First Responders Night Victory

Hinesburg’s Bouchard Takes First Responders Night Victory

Barre, VT — With a quickly turned around and rescheduled night of racing at Thunder Road following SRX’s cancellation, the Central Vermont community returned to The Nation’s Site of Excitement in droves for First Responders Appreciation Night on July 20th. The night gave way with four new winners in the 2023 season and four action-packed feature races to restart the Thunder Road championship season.

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McGee Hyundai of Barre Joins as Headline Sponsor for NEW Super Saturday on August 12th

McGee Hyundai of Barre Joins as Headline Sponsor for NEW Super Saturday on August 12th

Barre, VT — After Thunder Road officials announced back in February an all-new Super Saturday special on August 12th with all four divisions gunning for extra-money showdowns on a rare Saturday excursion on the highbanks, a new sponsor stepped into the spotlight. Recently, McGee Hyundai of Barre joined up to support the new and exciting venture as the signature sponsor of the evening’s activities and the newest member of Thunder Road’s vast family of supporters.

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Teams Ready to Return to Thunder Road for First Responders Appreciation Night

Teams Ready to Return to Thunder Road for First Responders Appreciation Night

Barre, VT — Thunder Road officials, drivers and fans are ready to return to racing at the Barre Speedbowl with the newly announced First Responders Appreciation Night this coming Thursday, July 20th. In the wake of Monday’s severe flooding throughout Central Vermont, Thunder Road is offering Free Admission to all First Responders and both State and Local highway employees for their efforts to get Vermont back on track! It will be two weeks since these racers have seen the track, many of whom are coming off one of the hottest Times Argus Midseason Championships in recent memory.

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SRX Cancels Thunder Road Event Due to Vermont State of Emergency

SRX Cancels Thunder Road Event Due to Vermont State of Emergency

Barre, VT — In what was supposed to be one of the biggest events in the history of Thunder Road, Mother Nature stepped in to completely turn all plans upside down with a once-in-a-lifetime natural disaster and the subsequent federal declaration of emergency that currently exists in the State of Vermont. With approximately 10,000 people planning to come into the Central Vermont area, most of which are out of state, for the July 20th SRX Event, officials from the nationally recognized series and their broadcast partner felt it wouldn’t be appropriate for this influx of people into our devastated community.

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New Last Chance All-Star Qualifier Added to SRX Event on July 20th

New Last Chance All-Star Qualifier Added to SRX Event on July 20th

Barre, VT — Thunder Road Officials announced today an exciting new addition to the Late Model All-Star Race set to be part of the epic Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Event on Thursday, July 20th. Following multiple rain-outs and postponements of Thunder Road, American-Canadian Tour and White Mountain Motorsports Park qualifying events for the All-Star Race, Officials have created a Last Chance Qualifier event for any 100% supporters on the ACT Tour or weekly warriors from Thunder Road and White Mountain.

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Thunder Road Postpones Governor’s Cup in Wake of Torrential Flooding Across Vermont

Thunder Road Postpones Governor’s Cup in Wake of Torrential Flooding Across Vermont

Barre, VT — Due to the severity of the flooding to our community, local businesses, racers and fans, Officials have postponed the 44th running of the Vermont Governor’s Cup by the Vermont Lottery originally scheduled for Thursday, July 13th. With well over 100 roads washed out across the area, along with flooding in homes, businesses and Thunder Road’s own office building in downtown Barre, Officials postponed the event to allow people the necessary time to assess their situations and plan accordingly. 

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Hot and Heavy Times Argus Midseason Championships Builds on Thunder Road Legends

Hot and Heavy Times Argus Midseason Championships Builds on Thunder Road Legends

Barre, VT — An incredibly hot night high atop Quarry Hill in Barre, Vermont set up for one of the most hotly contested Times Argus Midseason Championships on record. All four divisions battled it out to join the wins list along with the FloRacing double purse in store to boot with the intensity as soaring as the temperatures inside their stock cars. Several stars made their mark on Thunder Road’s Midseason Championships for the first time, cementing themselves in the history books at ‘The Nation’s Site of Excitement.’

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