King of the Road Stephen Donahue Backs Up Breakout Season with Vermont Milk Bowl Win

King of the Road Stephen Donahue Backs Up Breakout Season with Vermont Milk Bowl Win

Lowrey, Lovely and Brien Share in Mini Milk Bowl Victories

Barre, VT — The 61st Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank once again proved itself to be the Toughest Short Track Race in North America on Sunday, and not just for the American-Canadian Tour and Maplewood/Irving Late Models. The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors joined their headlining brethren in providing some of the hardest racing of the season with everyone looking to make their mark on an iconic Northeast tradition.

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Gluchacki, Donahue Set Vermont Milk Bowl Front Row in Booth Bros./Hood Time Trial Runs

Gluchacki, Donahue Set Vermont Milk Bowl Front Row in Booth Bros./Hood Time Trial Runs

Shaw, Swanson Take PASS Wins

Barre, VT — Booth Bros./Hood Vermont Milk Bowl Qualifying Day on Saturday at Thunder Road was a spectacular display of short track racing in preparation for Sunday’s Vermont Milk Bowl. The Toughest Short Track Race in North America isn’t just tough on Sunday, Saturday’s Booth Bros./Hood Qualifying Day is no small feat with time trials and triple-50 heat races determining the start of the feature field with tomorrow’s B-Feature setting the final four spots for the 61st Vermont Milk Bowl. Throw in the start of Mini Milk Bowl action, PASS Super Late Models and the New England Supermodified Series, Booth Bros./Hood Qualifying Day set the exciting pace for Milk Bowl weekend.

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Top Northeast Stars Ready to Take On 61st Vermont Milk Bowl  

Top Northeast Stars Ready to Take On 61st Vermont Milk Bowl  

Barre, VT — Thunder Road is ready to break into the month of October with Vermont’s most popular stock car racing event, the 61st running of the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Over 40 of New England and Quebec’s top short-track stars are ready to take on the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America this Saturday and Sunday, all looking to join the granite monument at the venerable Vermont oval and join a winning roster of legends. 

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Booth Bros/Hood Milk Bowl Qualifying Day Sets Pace for Fan-Favorite Weekend 

Booth Bros/Hood Milk Bowl Qualifying Day Sets Pace for Fan-Favorite Weekend 

Barre, VT — The all-important Booth Bros./Hood Vermont Milk Bowl Qualifying Day on Saturday, September 30 sets the stage for Sunday’s 61st Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Along with qualifying for the Vermont Milk Bowl and the Mini Milk Bowls, Saturday will also feature action-packed events for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models and the New England Supermodified Series (NESS). 

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Officials Release 61st Vermont Milk Bowl Schedule, Ready for Iconic End-of-Season Festivities 

Officials Release 61st Vermont Milk Bowl Schedule, Ready for Iconic End-of-Season Festivities 

Barre, VT — Thunder Road Officials released the three-day schedule and pricing information for the 61st Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank starting with Practice Day on Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 1. Officials are prepped and prepared for North America’s Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race as drivers continue to turn in entry forms, each looking to join the granite tablet of legends that have taken the iconic win and kissed the cow in victory lane. 

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Three First-Time Champions Claim 2023 Record Books at Thunder Road

Three First-Time Champions Claim 2023 Record Books at Thunder Road

Tight Point Battles to the Very End Kept Suspense High, Celebrations Long!

Barre, VT — The 2023 season came down to one final showdown for the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks to crown their champions. The drama was high throughout the night as season highs and lows came in the blink of an eye, each race seeming to out-entertain the last over and over again. By the time the smoke cleared from Northstar Fireworks’ gigantic display, three first-time champions carved their names into the history books at the Nation’s Site of Excitement.

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Nail-Biting Finishes on Tap for Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Thunder Road Championship Night 

Nail-Biting Finishes on Tap for Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Thunder Road Championship Night 

Barre, VT — Seemingly endless rain, some of the best racing in recent memory, first-time victors and familiar faces dotting victory lane - It has all come down to this. Friday, September 15th brings the 64th Thunder Road Championship Night presented by Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel with razor-thin point chases ready to be decided in one final showdown. Along with crowning the Maplewood/Irving Late Model, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger and rk Miles Street Stock champions, the Burnett Scrap Metal Road Warriors go for double features along with the greatest display of fireworks Montpelier’s Northstar Fireworks has ever put on at Thunder Road to help celebrate the occasion! 

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