Payea Comes Back for Win in Wild Community Bank 150

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Colchester’s Scott Payea was atop the pack when the dust settled on Sunday, June 11, coming from behind to score his second straight American-Canadian Tour (ACT) victory in the 19th Community Bank 150 at Barre’s Thunder Road.

Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien appeared to have the race in hand, stretching out a lead as large as half a track after the leaders took on right-side tires during a lap-78 caution. But with 22 laps remaining, Therrien suddenly lost control entering turn 4 and went hard into the wall.

Payea, who had sustained significant body damage during a lap-29 melee, had fought his way back to second and inherited to lead with Therrien’s misfortune. He then held off Steuben, Me.’s Rowland Robinson Jr. over the final run to take his third Community Bank 150 win and 10th career ACT triumph.

 

Therrien started on the pole and held serve over Barre’s Nick Sweet and Waterford, Conn.’s Dillon Moltz during a rough-and-tumble first half of the event. Ten cautions flew during the first 78 laps, ranging from single-car incidents to multi-car pile-ups. The field came to pit road on lap-78 after Brooks Clark went head-on into the turn-four wall, which was converted into a planned competition caution.

Payea, who sat as low as 17th after getting caught up in a wreck when cars slowed for Cody Blake’s stalled machine, had worked back up to the third spot by this time. He then stalked Moltz for an extended period before getting around him just a few laps prior to Therrien’s crash.

Robinson Jr., with major body damage of his own from the same incident as Payea, matched his ACT career-best with a second-place finish. Moltz took third followed by Nick Sweet and Tyler Cahoon. Jason Corliss, Scott Dragon, Rich Dubeau, Oren Remick, and Jimmy Hebert also earned top-10 finishes.

 

In other action, Hineburg’s Trevor Lyman scored his sixth career Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger victory in their 40-lap main event. Lyman, who returned to the Tigers this year after a long absence, powered around Williamstown’s Sid Sweet Jr. early in the going, then held off former Champions Brendan Moodie and Dwayne Lanphear for the win.

Moodie took second, while Lanphear recovered from a mid-race spin for third. Cameron Ouellette, rookie Jamon Perry, Jason Woodard, rookie Jaden Perry, Mike Martin, Mike Billado, and rookie Tyler Austin completed the top-10.

In the Allen Lumber Street Stocks, Duxbury’s Peyton Lanphear led a family sweep of the podium. Lanphear used a three-wide move to grab the lead on the opening circuit of the 25-lap feature and fended off cousin Brandon Lanphear on a late restart for her third career victory. Sister Reilly Lanphear came from 19th on the starting grid to overtake Will Hennequin in the final laps and complete the family affair. Rookie Stephen Martin, Cooper Bouchard, Alan Maynard, Greg Collette, Michael Gay, and Garry Bashaw rounded out the top-10.

 

Thunder Road kicks off its Thursday night racing season on June 15 with Casella Night. The Late Models will run double features, beginning the night with their rescheduled Harvest Equipment main event. The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and Allen Lumber Street Stocks join them on the card with a 7:00pm post time. Admission is $12 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12, and $25 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids).

ACT COMMUNITY BANK 150

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Pos., Start Pos., Driver., Car #, Hometown, Laps

1. ( 12 ) Scott Payea ( 37VT ) , Colchester, VT , 150 Laps

2. ( 10 ) Rowland Robinson, Jr. ( 28ME ) , Steuben, ME , 150 Laps

3. ( 9 ) Dillon Moltz ( 5CT ) , Waterford, CT , 150 Laps

4. ( 7 ) Nick Sweet ( 40VT ) , Barre, VT , 150 Laps

5. ( 22 ) Tyler Cahoon ( 38VT ) , Danville, VT , 150 Laps

6. ( 8 ) #Jason Corliss ( 66VT ) , Barre, VT , 149 Laps

7. ( 11 ) Scott Dragon ( 16VT ) , Milton, VT , 149 Laps

8. ( 5 ) Rich Dubeau ( 30NH ) , Lebanon, NH , 148 Laps

9. ( 15 ) Oren Remick ( 21NH ) , Warner, NH , 139 Laps

10. ( 4 ) Jimmy Hebert ( 58VT ) , Williamstown, VT , 135 Laps

11. ( 1 ) Bobby Therrien ( 5VT ) , Hinesburg, VT , 128 Laps

12. ( 6 ) Mike Ziter ( 54VT ) , Barre, VT , 127 Laps

13. ( 20 ) Kyle Pembroke ( 27VT ) , Montpelier, VT , 126 Laps

14. ( 13 ) Eric Badore ( 04VT ) , Milton, VT , 108 Laps

15. ( 21 ) Kyle Welch ( 9NH ) , Lempster, NH , 106 Laps

16. ( 23 ) Mark Hudson ( 82MA ) , Norton, MA , 83 Laps

17. ( 2 ) Marcel J. Gravel ( 86VT ) , Wolcott, VT , 82 Laps

18. ( 19 ) Brooks Clark ( 68VT ) , Fayston, VT , 77 Laps

19. ( 18 ) Eddie MacDonald ( 17MA ) , Rowley, MA , 65 Laps

20. ( 3 ) Josh Masterson ( 11NY ) , Charlotte, VT , 58 Laps

21. ( 16 ) Jonathan Bouvrette ( 41QC ) , Blainville, QC , 51 Laps

22. ( 24 ) Spencer Morse ( 34ME ) , Waterford, ME , 36 Laps

23. ( 17 ) Cody Blake ( 99VT ) , Barre, VT , 28 Laps

24. ( 25 ) Miles Chipman ( 0NH ) , Nottingham, NH , 8 Laps

25. ( 14 ) #Raymond L. Christian lll ( 93CT ) , Norwich, CT , 6 Laps

Lap Leaders: Bobby Therrien, 1-64; Dillon Moltz, 65-66; Therrien, 67-128; Scott Payea, 129-150. (3 lead changes among 3 drivers)                                                                   

Time of Race: 1:29:29                                                 Margin of Victory: 0.278 seconds      

Cautions: 11 (laps 26, 29, 30, 41, 51, 59, 64, 64, 65, 78, 128)                                                          

Heat Winners: Rich Dubeau, Bobby Therrien, Mike Ziter                                                                

Consi Winner: Eddie MacDonald                                                                   

LENNY’S SHOE & APPAREL FLYING TIGERS

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

1. Trevor Lyman ( 17 ) Hinesburg, VT

2. Brendan Moodie ( 94 ) Wolcott, VT

3. Dwayne Lanphear ( 11 ) Morrisville, VT

4. Cameron Ouellette ( 90 ) Barre, VT

5. #Jamon Perry ( 62 ) Hardwick, VT

6. Jason Woodard ( 68 ) Waterbury Ctr., VT

7. #Jaden Perry ( 92 ) Hardwick, VT

8. Mike Martin ( 01 ) Craftsbury Common, VT

9. Mike Billado ( 8 ) Essex, VT

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

11. Sid Sweet Jr. ( 51 ) Williamstown, VT

12. Robert Gordon ( 20 ) Milton, VT

13. Matthew Potter ( 7 ) Marshfield, VT

14. Kevin Dodge ( 88 ) Barre, VT

15. Josh Payea ( 52 ) Milton, VT

16. #Jason Pelkey ( 64 ) Barre, VT

17. Kyle Streeter ( 37 ) Waitsfield, VT

18. Joe Steffen ( 00 ) Grand Isle, VT

19. #Burt Spooner III ( 4 ) E. Montpelier, VT

20. Shawn Powell ( 40 ) Jericho, VT

21. Joel Hodgdon ( 36 ) Craftsbury Common, VT

22. Clement Despault, Sr. ( 3 ) Waterbury, VT

ALLEN LUMBER STREET STOCKS

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

1. Peyton Lanphear ( 22 ) Duxbury, VT

2. Brandon Lanphear ( 11 ) Morrisville, VT

3. Reilly Lanphear ( 21 ) Duxbury, VT

4. William Hennequin ( 47 ) Hardwick, VT

5. #Stephen Martin ( 01 ) Craftsbury Common, VT

6. Cooper Bouchard ( 7 ) Hinesburg, VT

7. Alan Maynard ( 10 ) Fairfax, VT

8. Greg Collette ( 33 ) Milton, VT

9. Michael Gay ( 3 ) So. Burlington, VT

10. Garry Bashaw ( 4 ) Lincoln, VT

11. Gary Mullen ( 29 ) Tunbridge, VT

12. Dean Switzer, Jr. ( 45 ) Lyndonville, VT

13. Kelsea Woodard ( 55 ) Waterbury Ctr., VT

14. #Kasey Collins ( 98 ) Barre, VT

15. Vern Woodard ( 73 ) Brandon, VT

16. Tom Campbell ( 85 ) Middlesex, VT

17. #Thomas Peck ( 96 ) Barre, VT

18. Tom Smith ( 50 ) Williamstown, VT

19. Matthew Smith ( 04 ) Essex Jct., VT

20. #Logan Powers ( 31 ) Middlesex, VT

21. Kevin Streeter ( 67 ) Waitsfield, VT

22. Bunker Hodgdon lll ( 83 ) E. Hardwick, VT

23. Thomas Merchant ( 38 ) Eden Mills, VT