MacAskill Makes it Two in 2022 with Tommy ‘Thunder’ Adding to All Time Wins List on Casella Waste Management Night
Barre, VT — When the rains came, they came hard. Following constant threat and misty annoyances throughout the night, monsoon rains finally descended on Thunder Road just after lap 35 of the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers event on Casella Waste Management Night.
The New England Antique Racers started the night off early in attempt to outrun the threatening clouds with 15 coupes, early modifieds, and outdated late models made two fields for their annual visit for two caution-free events.
The rk Miles Street Stocks led the feature list for their 25-lap main event on Casella Night. After being pulled off the track twice when rains deemed too dangerous for racing came down, everyone held their breath. With successful track drying, the Street Stocks returned to the track once again, making it through the all important halfway-point. At lap 21, rains returned and the race was deemed official.
Williamstown’s Tommy ‘Thunder’ Smith added to his Street Stock all-time wins list followed by Justin ‘El Chopo’ Blakey in second and Taylor Hoar with her second consecutive third place finish.
The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers then took the field with rains again subsiding and after another successful round of track-drying. With dark threatening clouds still filling the skies above, the halfway mark was once again on everyone’s mind. Charging from a fourth place start, Williamstown’s Michael MacAskill battled hard against pole-sitter Kevin Streeter of Waitsfield. The two battled it out for 35 laps, MacAskill hard-charging on the outside of Streeter nearly the entire time.
In the blink of an eye heavy monsoon rains poured over the track as the drivers came out of four and were promptly greeted by the yellow flag, ending the night. MacAskill made it two wins in 2022 followed closely by Streeter and sophomore Tanner Woodard.
The Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model portion of the Casella program will be run next Thursday, with a special 6:30pm Post Time for the epic Community College of Vermont Night. CCV Night will also feature the $1,000-to-win R&R Race Parts Street Stock Open Series 75, feature action for the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, and rk Miles Street Stocks PLUS the Marvin Johnson Memorial Non-Winners Race for the Street Stocks.
Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – Ended at Lap 35 Due to Rain
1 3VT Michael MacAskill Williamstown, VT
2 67VT Kevin Streeter Waitsfield, VT
3 68NH Tanner Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT
4 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT
5 8NH Rich Lowrey South Hero, VT
rk Miles Street Stocks – Ended at Lap 21 Due to Rain
- 22 Thomas Smith Williamstown, VT
- 17 Justin Blakely Graniteville, VT
- 48 Taylor Hoar South Hero, VT
- 54 Josh Lovely Williamstown, VT
- 47 William Hennequin Morrisville, VT
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Sources: Cale King/Thunder Road Speedbowl PR
(IMG_3016): Tommy ‘Thunder’ Smith makes it 35 Wins in the rk Miles Street Stocks.
(IMG_3051): The intense battle between Michael MacAskill and Kevin Streeter made the damp Casella Thursday Night opener worth it! (Alan Ward photos)