Corliss Crosses Over for Win in 55th Vermont Milk Bowl

Hometown driver Jason Corliss earned the biggest win of his Thunder Road Late Model career on Sunday, October 1, beating out South Burlington’s Trampas Demers to with the 55th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. It was the fourth Late Model win of the season and eighth of the young standout’s career.

Corliss entered the third and final 50-lap segment bringing up the rear of a four-car battle for that saw Barre’s Nick Sweet, Colchester’s Scott Payea, Demers, and Corliss separated by just four total points. While Sweet fought an ill-handling car and Payea struggled to move through the field, Demers and Corliss sliced through traffic and found themselves sitting fourth and fifth with less than 20 laps to go.

With the higher finisher in the final segment in line for the overall win, Corliss went to work on Demers. After stalking him for several laps, Corliss executed a crossover move entering turn one with 12 laps to go, and after battling side-by-side for three circuits, cleared Demers with nine laps remaining.

Demers then attempted his own crossover, but Corliss was able to get a drive off the outside line to hold him off and pulled away in the final laps. The race ended with both drivers tied at 13 total points, and Corliss’s higher finish in the final segment gave him the Milk Bowl win on a tiebreaker.

Payea finished third overall with 16 points after a 10th-place finish in the final segment. Bobby Therrien, Jimmy Hebert, Sweet, Cody Blake, Brooks Clark, Stephen Donahue, and polesitter Marcel J. Gravel completed the top-10.

Waterbury Center’s Jason Woodard backed up his 2017 Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger Championship with a victory in the Tiger Mini Milk Bowl. After starting on the pole and finishing fifth in Segment 1 on Saturday, Woodard flew through traffic in the 40-lap second segment while top-two Segment 1 finishers Mike Martin and Joel Hodgdon encountered early problems. Woodard ended up second in Segment 2, losing the segment to Grand Isle’s Joe Steffen in a photo finish but earning the overall win by one point over Morrisville’s Dwayne Lanphear.

Craftbury Common’s Martin took third in the overall after fighting back for ninth in the segment. Milton’s Derrk Calkins won a tiebreaker with Wolcott’s Brendan Moodie for fifth. Jaden Perry, Hodgdon, Cameroun Ouellette, Cooper Bouchard, and Tyler Austin rounded out the top-10. Results are unofficial pending further technical inspection.

Morrisville’s Will Hennequin earned his first win of the season in the Allen Lumber Street Stock Mini Milk Bowl. Hennequin finished fourth in Segment 1 on Saturday and then made quick work of the field on Sunday, getting the jump on Fairfax’s Alan Maynard for the Segment 2 lead on a restart with three laps left. He then survived a red flag for Jamie Davis’ frontstretch flip to take the segment win and the overall win with five total points.

Segment 1 winner Dean Switser Jr. of Lyndonville finished second overall with six points. Lincoln’s Garry Bashaw completed the podium. Gary Mullen, Brandon Gray, Issac Spaulding, Stephen Martin, Cooper Bouchard, Logan Powers, and Kelsea Woodard also earned overall top-10 finishes.

Lower Waterford’s Andy Hill was the victor in the New England Dwarf Car Mini Milk Bowl. Hill win Segment 1 on Saturday and then sliced his way to a third-place finish in Segment 2 for four total points and the overall win. Tommy Smithers beat Jason Wyman for second place on a tiebreaker followed by Dave Gyger and Kevin Wyman.

The 2017 Thunder Road racing season has reached its conclusion. Announcements regarding the end-of-season banquet and 2018 racing schedule are expected in the coming weeks.

55TH VERMONT MILK BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHFIELD SAVINGS BANK

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

VERMONT MILK BOWL

Pos., Car #, Driver, Hometown, Segment #1, Segment #2, Segment #3, Overall

1. ( 6 ) 66VT Jason Corliss , Barre, VT , 4 , 5 , 4 , 13

2. ( 2 ) 85VT Trampas Demers , S. Burlington, VT , 2 , 6 , 5 , 13

3. ( 5 ) 37VT Scott Payea , Colchester, VT , 5 , 1 , 10 , 16

4. ( 7 ) 5VT Bobby Therrien , Hinesburg, VT , 3 , 13 , 2 , 18

5. ( 8 ) 58VT Jimmy Hebert , Williamstown, VT , 6 , 10 , 11 , 27

6. ( 3 ) 88VT Nick Sweet , Barre, VT , 1 , 4 , 23 , 28

7. ( 10 ) 99VT Cody Blake , Barre, VT , 8 , 16 , 6 , 30

8. ( 16 ) 68VT Brooks Clark , Fayston, VT , 7 , 21 , 7 , 35

9. ( 23 ) 2VT #Stephen Donahue , Graniteville, VT , 16 , 11 , 9 , 36

10. ( 1 ) 86VT Marcel J. Gravel , Wolcott, VT , 9 , 26 , 3 , 38

11. ( 22 ) 27VT Kyle Pembroke , Montpelier, VT , 12 , 15 , 12 , 39

12. ( 17 ) 64VT Christopher Pelkey , Graniteville, VT , 10 , 22 , 8 , 40

13. ( 11 ) 17VT Darrell Morin , Westford, VT , 25 , 2 , 14 , 41

14. ( 19 ) 42VT Matt White , Northfield, VT , 22 , 3 , 16 , 41

15. ( 12 ) 00VT Mike Bailey , S. Barre, VT , 11 , 18 , 13 , 42

16. ( 9 ) 11NY Josh Masterson , Charlotte, VT , 14 , 17 , 15 , 46

17. ( 24 ) 10NH Bryan Mason , Stark, NH , 20 , 7 , 19 , 46

18. ( 4 ) 16VT Scott Dragon , Milton, VT , 26 , 20 , 1 , 47

19. ( 14 ) 40VT Eric Chase , Milton, VT , 15 , 14 , 18 , 47

20. ( 15 ) 10ME Jesse Switser , West Burke, VT , 19 , 9 , 20 , 48

21. ( 13 ) 93CT #Raymond L. Christian lll , Norwich, CT , 13 , 12 , 24 , 49

22. ( 26 ) 48QC Alex Labbe , St-Albert, QC , 17 , 8 , 25 , 50

23. ( 25 ) 38VT Tyler Cahoon , Danville, VT , 18 , 24 , 17 , 59

24. ( 21 ) 1VT Evan Hallstrom , Northfield, VT , 24 , 19 , 21 , 64

25. ( 20 ) 3VT Ricky Roberts , Washington, VT , 23 , 25 , 22 , 70

26. ( 18 ) 41QC Jonathan Bouvrette , Blainville, QC , 21 , 23 , 26 , 70

LENNY’S SHOE & APPAREL FLYING TIGERS

Pos., Car #, Driver, Hometown, Segment #1, Segment #2, Overall

1. Jason Woodard ( 68 ) Waterbury Ctr., VT , 5 , 2 , 7

2. Dwayne Lanphear ( 11 ) Morrisville, VT , 3 , 5 , 8

3. Mike Martin ( 01 ) Craftsbury Common, VT , 1 , 9 , 10

4. Derrick Calkins ( 15 ) Danville, VT , 7 , 4 , 11

5. Brendan Moodie ( 94 ) Wolcott, VT , 4 , 7 , 11

6. #Jaden Perry ( 92 ) Hardwick, VT , 6 , 6 , 12

7. Joel Hodgdon ( 36 ) Craftsbury Common, VT , 2 , 10 , 12

8. Cameron Ouellette ( 90 ) Barre, VT , 9 , 8 , 17

9. Cooper Bouchard ( 41 ) Hinesburg, VT , 16 , 3 , 19

10. #Tyler Austin ( 5 ) East Calais, VT , 8 , 14 , 22

11. Brandon Lanphear ( 91 ) Morrisville, VT , 12 , 11 , 23

12. Robert Gordon ( 20 ) Milton, VT , 13 , 13 , 26

13. Mike Billado ( 8 ) Essex, VT , 11 , 15 , 26

14. Joe Steffen ( 00 ) Grand Isle, VT , 27 , 1 , 28

15. Trevor Lyman ( 17 ) Hinesburg, VT , 10 , 23 , 33

16. Chris Chambers ( 14 ) Brookfield, VT , 19 , 16 , 35

17. #Jason Pelkey ( 64 ) Barre, VT , 24 , 12 , 36

18. Colin Cornell ( 54 ) Lyndonville, VT , 17 , 20 , 37

19. Shane Sicard ( 19 ) Barton, VT , 21 , 18 , 39

20. Adam Maynard ( 57 ) Milton, VT , 20 , 19 , 39

21. Clement Despault, Sr. ( 3 ) Waterbury, VT , 15 , 24 , 39

22. Matthew Potter ( 7 ) Marshfield, VT , 14 , 26 , 40

23. Steve Denio ( 27 ) Passumpsic, VT , 22 , 22 , 44

24. Chandler Potter ( 23 ) Marshfield, VT , 29 , 17 , 46

25. Jacob Perry ( 62 ) Hardwick, VT , 25 , 21 , 46

26. Kevin Dodge ( 88 ) Barre, VT , 18 , 28 , 46

27. Eric Johnson ( 66 ) Randolph Ctr., VT , 23 , 25 , 48

28. Brian Delphia ( 25 ) Duxbury, VT , 26 , 28 , 54

29. Eric Messier ( 08 ) Hinesburg, VT , 28 , 27 , 55

ALLEN LUMBER STREET STOCKS

Pos., Car #, Driver, Hometown, Segment #1, Segment #2, Overall

1. William Hennequin ( 47 ) Hardwick, VT , 4 , 1 , 5

2. Dean Switser, Jr. ( 45 ) Lyndonville, VT , 1 , 6 , 7

3. Garry Bashaw ( 4 ) Lincoln, VT , 2 , 7 , 9

4. Gary Mullen ( 29 ) Tunbridge, VT , 6 , 4 , 10

5. Brandon Gray ( 00 ) E. Thetford, VT , 3 , 9 , 12

6. Issac Spaulding ( 82 ) Wolcott, VT , 10 , 5 , 15

7. #Stephen Martin ( 01 ) Craftsbury Common, VT , 7 , 10 , 17

8. Cooper Bouchard ( 7 ) Hinesburg, VT , 16 , 2 , 18

9. #Logan Powers ( 31 ) Middlesex, VT , 9 , 11 , 20

10. Kelsea Woodard ( 55 ) Waterbury Ctr., VT , 8 , 12 , 20

11. Jamie Davis ( 43 ) Wolcott, VT , 5 , 17 , 22

12. Bryan P. Wall ( 77 ) E. Kingston, NH , 15 , 8 , 23

13. Alan Maynard ( 10 ) Fairfax, VT , 21 , 3 , 24

14. Tyler Pepin ( 78 ) Barre, VT , 11 , 13 , 24

15. #Kasey Collins ( 98 ) Barre, VT , 14 , 14 , 28

16. Dennis Perry ( 18 ) E. Corinth, VT , 12 , 16 , 28

17. Dylan Laleme ( 14 ) Bethlehem, NH , 13 , 18 , 31

18. Michael Gay ( 3 ) So. Burlington, VT , 19 , 15 , 34

19. Justin Blakely ( 17 ) Graniteville, VT , 18 , 19 , 37

20. Jeff Murray ( 35 ) Georgia, VT , 17 , 20 , 37

21. Tom Campbell ( 85 ) Middlesex, VT , 20 , 20 , 40

22. Steve LaFountain ( 61 ) Barre, VT , 22 , 20 , 42

NEW ENGLAND DWARF CARS

Pos., Car #, Driver, Hometown, Segment #1, Segment #2, Overall

1. Andy Hill ( 8 ) Lower Waterford, VT , 1 , 3 , 4

2. Tommy Smithers ( 60 ) Gilmanton, NH , 4 , 2 , 6

3. Jason Wyman ( 88 ) Franconia, NH , 2 , 4 , 6

4. Dave Gyger ( 93NH ) Campton, NH , 3 , 5 , 8

5. Kevin Wyman ( 02 )  9 , 1 , 10

6. Colby Bourgeois ( 93 ) St. Johnsbury, VT , 5 , 6 , 11

7. Jeff Ainsworth ( 41 ) Bethlehem, NH , 7 , 7 , 14

8. Cody Wyman ( 00 ) Bath, NH , 8 , 8 , 16

9. Tim Churchill ( 66 ) Lincoln, NH , 6 , 10 , 16

10. Chad Dufour ( 52 )  11 , 9 , 20

11. Beany O'Hare ( 09 ) Compton, NH , 10 , 12 , 22

12. Ethan Tyrrell ( 23 ) Worcester, VT , 12 , 11 , 23