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!

For more information, contact the Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963, media@thunderroadvt.com, or visit www.thunderroadvt.com. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @ThunderRoadVT.

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

  1. 0VT      Scott Dragon               Milton, VT
  2. 40VT    Nick Sweet                  Williamstown, VT
  3. 66VT    Jason Corliss               Barre, VT
  4. 58VT    Jimmy Hebert             Williamstown, VT
  5. 18VT    Kaiden Fisher              Shelburne, VT
  6. 64VT    Christopher Pelkey     Graniteville, VT
  7. 01VT    Stephen Martin          Craftsbury Common, VT
  8. 9VT      Chip Grenier               E. Barre, VT
  9. 16VT    Brandon Lanphear     Morrisville, VT
  10. 27VT    Kyle Pembroke           Montpelier, VT
  11. 14VT    Bobby Therrien*         Hinesburg, VT
  12. 31VT    Stephen Donahue      Graniteville, VT
  13. 00NC   Cole Custer**             Davidson, NC
  14. 04VT    Justin Prescott             Williston, VT
  15. 86VT    Marcel J. Gravel          Wolcott, VT
  16. 71VT    #Jesse Laquerre          E. Montpelier, VT
  17. 48VT    #Taylor Hoar               South Hero, VT
  18. 17VT    Darrell Morin              Westford, VT
  19. 55VT    Keegan Lamson          Berlin, VT
  20. 7VT      Cooper Bouchard       Hinesburg, VT
  21. 8VT      Chris Roberts              Washington, VT

* Subbing for Cody Blake

** Subbing for Phil Scott

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – (40 Laps)

  1. 00VT    Brandon Gray             E. Thetford, VT
  2. 4VT      Cooper French             Northfield, VT
  3. 37VT    Kyle Streeter               Waterbury Ctr., VT
  4. 67VT    Kevin Streeter             Waitsfield, VT
  5. 90VT    Cameron Ouellette     Barre, VT
  6. 15VT    Joey Laquerre             E. Montpelier, VT
  7. 20VT    Robert Gordon           Milton, VT
  8. 64VT    Jason Pelkey                Barre, VT
  9. 07VT    Sam Caron                  Milton, VT
  10. 3VT      Michael MacAskill      Williamstown, VT
  11. 31VT    Logan Powers             Middlesex, VT
  12. 23NY   Cam Gadue                 Highgate, VT
  13. 26VT    Luke Peters                 Groton, VT
  14. 45VT    Adam Maynard           Milton, VT
  15. 33VT    Matt Ballard               Williamstown, VT
  16. 8VT      Mike Billado               Grand Isle, VT
  17. 22VT    Travis Patnoe              Wolcott, VT
  18. 56VT    Chris Laforest              Barre, VT

rk Miles Street Stocks – (25 Laps)

  1. 34        Patrick Tibbetts          Plainfield, VT
  2. 79        Juan Marshall             Pittsfield, VT
  3. 24        Todd Raymo               Swanton, VT
  4. 43        Jamie Davis                 Johnson, VT
  5. 99        #Fred Fleury                Graniteville, VT
  6. 08        Ryan Foster                 Waterbury, VT
  7. 8          Paul Rocheleau           Georgia, VT
  8. 57        Trevor Jaques             Milton, VT
  9. 9          Zach Audet                 Johnson, VT
  10. 16        Dean Switser, Jr.         Waterford, VT
  11. 55        Parker Gagne              Fairfax, VT
  12. 54        Josh Lovely                  Williamstown, VT
  13. 74        Tyler Whittemore       Barre, VT
  14. 3          Michael Gay                S. Burlington, VT
  15. 2          Haidyn Pearce             Chelsea, VT
  16. 7          Kyle MacAskill             Williamstown, VT
  17. 33        Curtis Franks               Topsham, VT
  18. 32        #Kylee Potter              Marshfield, VT
  19. 18        Walker Fitch               Marshfield, VT
  20. 29        Gary Mullen                Tunbridge, VT
  21. 96        Thomas Peck               Waterbury, VT
  22. 13        Travis Gay                   S. Burlington, VT
  23. 6          Terry Pearce Jr            Chelsea, VT
  24. 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)