O’Donnell Makes Three-Peat Quest Statement at Mid-Season Championships

By admin July 23, 2015 Thunder Road

Barre, VT – Two-time defending “King of the Road” Derrick O’Donnell took a big step in his chase for a Thunder Road Late Model title three-peat by winning the Times Argus Mid-Season Championship on Thursday, July 23.

Haverhill, NH’s O’Donnell took the lead from local driver Mike “Beetle” Bailey with 11 laps to go in the 75-lap main event. He then held off a final bid from Bailey and subsequent contact for his third win of the season. O’Donnell unofficially takes a 26-point lead over Barre’s Nick Sweet after also winning his heat race.

Bailey finished second followed by Cody Blake in third. Sweet and Scott Dragon were fourth and fifth. Boomer Morris, Kyle Pembroke, Dave Pembroke, Phil Scott, and Shawn Fleury rounded out the top-10.

Grand Isle’s Joe Steffen earned his second win of the season in the 50-lap Mid-Season Championship feature. The new grandfather assumed the lead after front-row starters Brian Delphia and Derek Barker tangled on the opening lap, then led every step of the way for the victory.

Dylan Payea finished second while defending Tiger Champion Jason Woodard took third. Brendan Moodie, Stephen Donahue, Doug Crowningshield, Barker, Mike Martin, Mike Billado, and Christopher Pelkey also earned top-10 finishes.

Point leader Jaden Perry took his first win of the year in the 35-lap Allen Lumber Street Stock feature. Perry grabbed the top spot when leaders Donny Yates and Bunker Hodgdon got together on the final restart with five laps remaining.

Rookie Matthew Smith crossed the line second but was disqualified for an illegal manifold, giving Hodgdon the second spot with Yates inheriting third. Kyle Streeter, Jamon Perry, Chris LaForest, Marcel J. Gravel, Jamie Davis, Tyler Austin, and Alan Maynard completed the top-10.

Thunder Road wraps up the month of July next Thursday, July 30 with WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets Night. The event will see the return of the Triple Crown for the Thunder Road Late Models along with the annual Port-A-Potty Grand Prix. Post time is 6:30 pm. Admission is $12 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12, and $25 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids).

For more information contact the Thunder Road offices at 802.244.6963, media@acttour.com, or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com.

TIMES ARGUS MID-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

THUNDER ROAD LATE MODELS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

  1. Derrick O’Donnell (60VT) N. Haverhill, NH
  2. Mike Bailey (00VT) S. Barre, VT
  3. Cody Blake (99VT) Barre, VT
  4. Nick Sweet (88VT) Barre, VT
  5. Scott Dragon (16VT) Milton, VT
  6. Boomer Morris (13VT) Barre, VT
  7. Kyle Pembroke (27VT) Montpelier, VT
  8. Dave Pembroke (44VT) Middlesex, VT
  9. Phil Scott (14VT) Middlesex, VT
  10. Shawn Fleury (1VT) Middlesex, VT
  11. Josh Demers (10VT) Montpelier, VT
  12. John Donahue (26VT) Graniteville, VT
  13. Eric Badore (4VT) Milton, VT
  14. #Darrell Morin (17VT) Westford, VT
  15. #Scott Coburn (72VT) Barre, VT
  16. Brett Gervais (11NH) Island Pond, VT
  17. Trampas Demers (85VT) S. Burlington, VT
  18. Eric Chase (40VT) Milton, VT
  19. David Whitcomb (25VT) Essex Jct., VT
  20. Jason Corliss (66VT) Barre, VT
  21. Matt White (42VT) Northfield, VT
  22. Jay Laquerre (50VT) Barre, VT
  23. Jason Allen (29VT) Barre, VT
  24. Ricky Roberts (3VT) E. Barre, VT

BOND AUTO TIGER SPORTSMEN

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

  1. Joe Steffen (00) Grand Isle, VT
  2. Dylan Payea (7) Milton, VT
  3. Jason Woodard (68) Waterbury Ctr., VT
  4. Brendan Moodie (94) Wolcott, VT
  5. Stephen Donahue (26) Graniteville, VT
  6. Doug Crowningshield (14) Barre, VT
  7. #Derek Barker (15) Post Mills, VT
  8. Mike Martin (01) Craftsbury, VT
  9. Mike Billado (8) Essex, VT
  10. Christopher Pelkey (64) S. Barre, VT
  11. Brian Delphia (27) Duxbury, VT
  12. Cameron Ouellette (90) Barre, VT
  13. Travis Calkins (5) Danville, VT
  14. Derrick Calkins (4) Milton, VT
  15. Bert Gallison (30) Graniteville, VT
  16. Tommy Smith (50) Williamstown, VT
  17. Brent Currier (1) Johnson, VT

ALLEN LUMBER STREET STOCKS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

  1. Jaden Perry (92) Hardwick, VT
  2. Bunker Hodgdon (83) Hardwick, VT
  3. Donny Yates (05) N. Montpelier, VT
  4. Kyle Streeter (37) Waitsfield, VT
  5. Jamon Perry (62) Hardwick, VT
  6. #Chris LaForest (56) Barre, VT
  7. Marcel J. Gravel (86) Wolcott, VT
  8. Jamie Davis (43) Wolcott, VT
  9. Tyler Austin (5) E. Calais, VT
  10. Alan Maynard (10) Fairfax, VT
  11. Scott Maynard (59) Burlington, VT
  12. Gary Mullen (29) Tunbridge, VT
  13. Thomas Merchant (38) Eden Mills, VT
  14. Kyle Gravel (98) Wolcott, VT
  15. Scott Weston (40) Berlin, VT
  16. Jennifer Getty (25) Cambridge, VT
  17. Patrick Tibbetts (48) Barre, VT
  18. Will Hennequin (47) Morrisville, VT
  19. Justin Town (53) East Barre, VT
  20. Garry Bashaw (4) Lincoln, VT
  21. Kevin Streeter (67) Waitsfield, VT
  22. Richard Gravel (68) Wolcott, VT
  23. #Reilly Lanphear (21) Duxbury, VT

DNS Kelly Miller Jr. (0) Johnson, VT

DSQ #Matthew Smith (04) Essex Jct., VT

Sources: Michael Stridsberg /Thunder Road PR