Milton’s Scott Dragon Takes 4th Vermont Governor’s Cup Win & Inaugural Squier Cup Honors
Barre, VT — Not even mother nature could hold back the fans and the teams of Thunder Road International Speedbowl Thursday night as Vermont Construction joined in to celebrate the 45th Vermont Governor’s Cup 150. The evening was jam-packed with good, clean, hardnosed racing in all three divisions present and NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Cole Custer got the ultimate eye-opener at the Nation’s Site of Excitement.
The rk Miles Street Stocks got the three-division showdown to a slow start as sprinkles rained down over the Nation’s Site of Excitement. On the return to green following a successful track drying effort, Patrick Tibbetts took a storming command over Juan ‘Paco’ Marshall to take a ten-car-length lead on the pack. Going straight through to the double checkered flags, Patrick Tibbetts went from literally digging his war-horse out of his flood-damaged garage with the help of friends to taking his first win of the season on Vermont Construction night! Juan ‘Paco’ Marshall and Todd Raymo joined Tibbetts in the fan-favorite victory lane.
The rescheduled 45th Vermont Governor’s Cup 150 next took the field on Vermont Construction Night. With Governor Phil Scott at the helm in Montpelier working to rebuild the state after its latest natural disaster, Bobby Therrien filled in for the night and quickly took off from pole-sitter Scott Dragon to lead the first thirteen circuits. With heat in the tires, Dragon worked back around Therrien to lead lap 14 with Squier Cup point leader Jimmy Hebert in hot pursuit on the low groove. Hebert’s pursuit continued lap after lap, as both he and Dragon rounded slower lap traffic, both high and low with Dragon maintaining a dominant six-car-length lead for over eighty continuous laps until the first caution flag flew on lap 93.
The two leaders ran door-to-door on the restart with Dragon nabbing the lead as Hebert back-slid with mounting pressure from Nick Sweet and Jason Corliss. Coming up on lap traffic, Sweet pulling up to Dragon’s rear bumper set up a final twenty-five-lap battle of nerves between the two former track champions. With ten laps remaining, Sweet looked to the inside line for a final smudge of speed against Dragon as laps quickly faded. Scott Dragon earned his fourth-career Vermont Governor’s Cup and secured the inaugural Squier Cup Triple Crown championship to become the first name on Thunder Road’s newest granite monument. Nick Sweet and Jason Corliss were able to hang on to round out the podium trio.
The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers wrapped up Vermont Construction Night at The Road with Northfield’s Cooper French quickly jumping to the point. The first caution flag flew for an ill-handling Chris LaForest in turn four with French once again getting the restart jump over Cameron Ouellette. With Kevin Streeter and Brandon Gray driving around Ouellette with twenty laps remaining, the race was on. Gray found the digging groove, pulling up to French with nine laps remaining and taking the lead on lap 33. Brandon Gray took his second Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger win of the season followed by Cooper French and Kyle Streeter finishing out the top three.
The Nation’s Site of Excitement returns next Thursday, July 18 for an epic night of racing for the weekly Superstars of Thunder Road! The Superstars of Thunder Road Night is headlined with Double Feature for the Maplefield/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks, and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors! Double the features means double the payout plus a special bonus to the three lowest combined finishes between these twin features for all four divisions! Post Time Thursday, July 18 is set for 6:30pm!
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Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Vermont Construction Night feat. 45th Vermont Governor’s Cup
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Maplefield/Irving Late Models – 45th Vermont Governor’s Cup (150 Laps)
Inaugural Squier Cup Late Model Triple Crown Champion – Scott Dragon
- 0VT Scott Dragon Milton, VT
- 40VT Nick Sweet Williamstown, VT
- 66VT Jason Corliss Barre, VT
- 58VT Jimmy Hebert Williamstown, VT
- 18VT Kaiden Fisher Shelburne, VT
- 64VT Christopher Pelkey Graniteville, VT
- 01VT Stephen Martin Craftsbury Common, VT
- 9VT Chip Grenier E. Barre, VT
- 16VT Brandon Lanphear Morrisville, VT
- 27VT Kyle Pembroke Montpelier, VT
- 14VT Bobby Therrien* Hinesburg, VT
- 31VT Stephen Donahue Graniteville, VT
- 00NC Cole Custer** Davidson, NC
- 04VT Justin Prescott Williston, VT
- 86VT Marcel J. Gravel Wolcott, VT
- 71VT #Jesse Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT
- 48VT #Taylor Hoar South Hero, VT
- 17VT Darrell Morin Westford, VT
- 55VT Keegan Lamson Berlin, VT
- 7VT Cooper Bouchard Hinesburg, VT
- 8VT Chris Roberts Washington, VT
* Subbing for Cody Blake
** Subbing for Phil Scott
Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – (40 Laps)
- 00VT Brandon Gray E. Thetford, VT
- 4VT Cooper French Northfield, VT
- 37VT Kyle Streeter Waterbury Ctr., VT
- 67VT Kevin Streeter Waitsfield, VT
- 90VT Cameron Ouellette Barre, VT
- 15VT Joey Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT
- 20VT Robert Gordon Milton, VT
- 64VT Jason Pelkey Barre, VT
- 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT
- 3VT Michael MacAskill Williamstown, VT
- 31VT Logan Powers Middlesex, VT
- 23NY Cam Gadue Highgate, VT
- 26VT Luke Peters Groton, VT
- 45VT Adam Maynard Milton, VT
- 33VT Matt Ballard Williamstown, VT
- 8VT Mike Billado Grand Isle, VT
- 22VT Travis Patnoe Wolcott, VT
- 56VT Chris Laforest Barre, VT
rk Miles Street Stocks – (25 Laps)
- 34 Patrick Tibbetts Plainfield, VT
- 79 Juan Marshall Pittsfield, VT
- 24 Todd Raymo Swanton, VT
- 43 Jamie Davis Johnson, VT
- 99 #Fred Fleury Graniteville, VT
- 08 Ryan Foster Waterbury, VT
- 8 Paul Rocheleau Georgia, VT
- 57 Trevor Jaques Milton, VT
- 9 Zach Audet Johnson, VT
- 16 Dean Switser, Jr. Waterford, VT
- 55 Parker Gagne Fairfax, VT
- 54 Josh Lovely Williamstown, VT
- 74 Tyler Whittemore Barre, VT
- 3 Michael Gay S. Burlington, VT
- 2 Haidyn Pearce Chelsea, VT
- 7 Kyle MacAskill Williamstown, VT
- 33 Curtis Franks Topsham, VT
- 32 #Kylee Potter Marshfield, VT
- 18 Walker Fitch Marshfield, VT
- 29 Gary Mullen Tunbridge, VT
- 96 Thomas Peck Waterbury, VT
- 13 Travis Gay S. Burlington, VT
- 6 Terry Pearce Jr Chelsea, VT
- 04 Scott Weston Berlin, VT
DNS 73 Paige Whittemore Graniteville, VT
DNS 98 Kasey Collins Berlin, VT
Sources: Cale King/Thunder Road Speedbowl PR
(416A4236.jpg): Scott Dragon and Crew celebrate the win in the 45th Vermont Governor’s Cup 150 and the team’s effort to take the inaugural Squier Cup Triple Crown in Vermont Construction Victory Lane.
(416A4236.jpg): Milton’s Scott Dragon (0VT) staying just ahead of Barre’s Nick Sweet (40VT) in an over thirty-lap chase to the checkered flags on Thursday. (Mark A. Cote photos)