Polewarczyk on Pole for 54th Vermont Milk Bowl

By admin October 1, 2016 ACT, Thunder Road

Barre, VT – Former Milk Bowl winner Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, NH gave himself a head start on a second crown by earning the Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Pole Award at Barre’s Thunder Road on Saturday, October 1 for Sunday’s 54thVermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank.

The 2014 ACT Late Model Tour champion circled the ¼-mile high banks in 13.169 seconds during time trials, earning himself a $1,000 bonus from Booth Bros. and H.P. Hood in the process. Hinesburg, VT’s Bobby Therrien will start on his outside after turning a fast lap of 13.224 seconds.

Two-time and defending Vermont Milk Bowl winner Nick Sweet of Barre, VT will start third after winning the first of two 50-lap qualifying races. Sweet came out on top of a back-and-forth battle with former Milk Bowl pole sitter Trampas Demers, taking the lead for good on the race’s final restart with three laps remaining.

Demers finished second with Cody Blake third. Phil Scott, Kyle Pembroke, Alex Labbe, and Matt White finished fourth through seventh, while Todd Davis nipped Dave Whitcomb at the line for the final transfer spot.

Jason Corliss emerged the victor in the second 50-lap qualifier, edging 2016 Thunder Road Late Model Champion Scott Dragon by just 0.015 seconds after a late restart. Jimmy Hebert took third, with Shawn Fleury, Scott Payea, Marcel J. Gravel, Mike Bailey, and Brooks Clark also transferring into the Milk Bowl.

Devin O’Connell, John Donahue, Luke Hinkley, Ricky Roberts, Jason Allen, Lance Allen, Whitcomb, and Chip Grenier fell back on their time trial speeds to fill starting positions 19-26. The balance of the 30-car field will be set in the last-chance “B” feature on Sunday, October 2.

Barre’s Dave Finck captured Segment 1 of the Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman Mini Milk Bowl. Finck started on the pole after posting the fast time in time trials and was never seriously challenged in the 30-lap event.

Fellow Barre driver Cameron Ouellette finished second, followed by Brendan Moodie in third. Trevor Lyman, Jason Woodard, Joe Steffen, Jaden Perry, Brian Delphia, Joey Laquerre, and 2016 Tiger Sportsman Champion Stephen Donahue completed the top-10.

Waitsfield’s Kevin Streeter was the winner of Segment 1 of the Allen Lumber Street Stock Mini Milk Bowl, taking the lead from Nick Pilotte following the event’s only restart on lap five and cruising to the win. Pilotte held off Brandon Gray for second. Peyton Lanphear, Cooper Bouchard, Thomas Merchant, Michael Gay, Jamie Davis, Alan Maynard, and Will Hennequin also earned top-10 finishes.

The 54th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank will be held Sunday, October 2 with a 1:00pm post time. The Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman and Allen Lumber Street Stocks will also run segment 2 of their Mini Milk Bowls. Admission is $30 for adults and free for children 12 and under.

For more information contact the Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963, media@acttour.com, or visitwww.thunderroadspeedbowl.com.

54TH VERMONT MILK BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHFIELD SAVINGS BANK STARTING LINE-UP
Pos, Car #, Driver,  Hometown

  1. 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. , Hudson, NH
  2. 5VT Bobby Therrien , Hinesburg, VT
  3. 88VT Nick Sweet , Barre, VT
  4. 66VT Jason Corliss , Barre, VT
  5. 85VT Trampas Demers , S. Burlington, VT
  6. 16VT Scott Dragon , Milton, VT
  7. 99VT Cody Blake , Barre, VT
  8. 58VT Jimmy Hebert , Williamstown, VT
  9. 14VT Phil Scott , Middlesex, VT
  10. 31VT Shawn Fleury , Middlesex, VT
  11. 27VT Kyle Pembroke , Montpelier, VT
  12. 37VT Scott Payea , Miton, VT
  13. 48QC Alex Labbe , St-Albert, QC
  14. 86VT #Marcel J. Gravel , Wolcott, VT
  15. 42VT Matt White , Northfield, VT
  16. 2VT Mike Bailey , South Barre, VT
  17. 34NH Todd Davis , Claremont, NH
  18. 68VT Brooks Clark , Fayston, VT
  19. 1VT #Devin O’Connell , Madison, CT
  20. 26VT John Donahue , Graniteville, VT
  21. 31NH Luke Hinkley , Claremont, NH
  22. 3VT Rick Roberts , E. Barre, VT
  23. 29VT Jason Allen , Barre, VT
  24. 17NH Lance Allen , Barre, VT
  25. 25VT David Whitcomb , Essex Jct., VT
  26. 9VT Chip Grenier , Graniteville, VT
  27. B-Feature – Winner
  28. B-Feature – 2nd place
  29. B-Feature – 3rd place
  30. Thunder Road provisional

BOND AUTO TIGER SPORTSMEN
MINI MILK BOWL SEGMENT #1 RESULTS
Pos, Driver, Car #, Hometown

  1. Dave Finck ( 37 ) Barre, VT
  2. Cameron Ouellette ( 90 ) Barre, VT
  3. Brendan Moodie ( 94 ) Wolcott, VT
  4. Trevor Lyman ( 17 ) Hinesburg, VT
  5. Jason Woodard ( 68 ) Waterbury Ctr., VT
  6. Joe Steffen ( 00 ) Grand Isle, VT
  7. Jaden Perry ( 92 ) Hardwick, VT
  8. Brian Delphia ( 25 ) Duxbury, VT
  9. Joey Laquerre ( 77 ) E. Montpelier, VT
  10. Stephen Donahue ( 26 ) Graniteville, VT
  11. Mark Barnier ( 0 ) Essex Jct., VT
  12. Mike Billado ( 8 ) Essex, VT
  13. Jason Pelkey ( 64 ) Barre, VT
  14. #Kevin Dodge ( 88 ) Barre, VT
  15. Shawn Powell ( 40 ) Jericho, VT
  16. #Sid Sweet, Jr. ( 51 ) Williamstown, VT
  17. Jason McClatchie ( 70 ) Plattsburgh, NY
  18. M.C. Ingram ( 02 ) Essex, VT
  19. Eric Johnson ( 12 ) Randolph Ctr, VT
  20. Randy Dockham ( 84 ) Bethlehem, NH
  21. Adam Maynard ( 75 ) Milton, VT
  22. Tyler Farnham ( 14 ) Fairlee, VT
  23. Josh Payea ( 15 ) Georgia
  24. Shannon Tomasovich ( 71 ) Milton, VT

ALLEN LUMBER STREET STOCKS
MINI MILK BOWL SEGMENT #1 RESULTS
Pos, Driver, Car #, Hometown

  1. Kevin Streeter ( 67 ) Waitsfield, VT
  2. Nick Pilotte ( 45 ) Jefferson, NH
  3. Brandon Gray ( 00 ) E. Thetford, VT
  4. #Peyton Lanphear ( 22 ) Duxbury, VT
  5. #Cooper Bouchard ( 7 ) Hinesburg, VT
  6. Thomas Merchant ( 38 ) Eden Mills, VT
  7. Michael Gay ( 3 ) So. Burlington, VT
  8. Jamie Davis ( 43 ) Wolcott, VT
  9. Alan Maynard ( 10 ) Fairfax, VT
  10. William Hennequin ( 47 ) Hardwick, VT
  11. Garry Bashaw ( 4 ) Lincoln, VT
  12. Matthew Smith ( 04 ) Essex Jct., VT
  13. Gary Mullen ( 29 ) Tunbridge, VT
  14. Logan Powers ( 31 ) Middlesex, VT
  15. Kelly Miller, Sr. ( 01 ) Johnson, VT
  16. Greg Collette ( 33 ) Milton, VT
  17. Tom Campbell ( 85 ) Middlesex, VT
  18. #Kelsea Woodard ( 55 ) Waterbury Ctr., VT
  19. Richard Gravel ( 68 ) Wolcott, VT
  20. Reilly Lanphear ( 21 ) Duxbury, VT
  21. #Joshua Poirier ( 15 ) Enosburg Falls, VT
  22. Peter Burt, Jr. ( 82 ) Johnson, VT

Sources: Thunder Road Speedbowl PR

Photo: Hudson, NH’s Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. (near left) will start on the pole for the 54th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank on Sunday, October 2, while Hinesburg, VT’s Bobby Therrien (near right) will start second. (Alan Ward photo)