SRX Cancels Thunder Road Event Due to Vermont State of Emergency
Barre, VT — In what was supposed to be one of the biggest events in the history of Thunder Road, Mother Nature stepped in to completely turn all plans upside…
Read moreThunder Road Postpones Governor’s Cup in Wake of Torrential Flooding Across Vermont
Barre, VT — Due to the severity of the flooding to our community, local businesses, racers and fans, Officials have postponed the 44th running of the Vermont Governor’s Cup by…
Read moreDouble Points, Double Purse, Double the Excitement with Thursday’s Times Argus Midseason Championships
Barre, VT — In the past thirty-one seasons, the Times Argus Midseason Championships has been the date circled on every racer’s calendar. One night that can make, or break, a…
Read moreStreet Stock Spotlight on Action-Packed Community College of Vermont Night
Barre, VT — When Thunder Road opens its gates once again on Thursday, June 22nd it does so to celebrate an unsung hero. With the help of the Community College…
Read moreNEAR Nostalgia Opens Iconic Thursday Night Thunder Road Racing on Casella Night
Barre, VT — It’s an annual tradition on Quarry Hill to welcome in the iconic weekly Thursday Night racing at Thunder Road with the sights and sounds of yesteryear courtesy…
Read moreJoel Hodgdon Returns to Thunder Road Victory Lane in Myers Triple Crown Round #1
Barre, VT — Although practice was plagued by raindrops that also pushed back the start time of Friday’s festivities, drivers and officials pushed and completed the Vermont Career Technical Centers…
Read moreThunder Road Begins 64th Season of Weekly Racing with Annual Friday Night Special on June 9th
Barre, VT — This Friday, June 9th returns the promise of weekly asphalt short track racing to Central Vermont race fans and those who tune in around the world on…
Read moreMonaco Modifieds Begin 10th Anniversary Season with the Granite City 100 on May 28th
Barre, VT — After a stellar debut last season, the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series is returning to Thunder Road International Speedbowl for the 2nd annual Granite City 100 as part…
Read more2023 Rookies at The Road – Mix of Established Names and New Faces
Barre, VT — It’s time for another year’s installment of Rookies at The Road and 2023 is once again looking bright for new teams and new cars ready to take…
Read moreClaremont’s Cody Schoolcraft Joins Strong Late Model Rookie Class at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — After announcing a pair of family-tied hot shoes have entered the race for the 2023 Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model Rookie of the Year at Thunder Road, an…
Read moreHickory Begins Road to All-Star Late Model Showdown with SRX at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — While the St. Patrick’s Day 125 and Easter Bunny 125 for the American-Canadian Tour are not set as point-counting events for the 2023 season, they nonetheless hold…
Read more2022 Championship Spotlight – The Climb to the Throne for Maplewood/Irving Late Model King of the Road Christopher Pelkey
Barre, VT — The 63rd season of stock car racing at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl was one for the record books with three deserving drivers each winning their…
Read moreNorthfield Savings Bank Resigns for Three-Year Extension as Vermont Milk Bowl Presenter
Barre, VT — Thunder Road Officials announced today that Northfield Savings Bank has resigned a new three-year deal that will see the largest Vermont-based financial institution continue to present the nationally…
Read more350 SMAC Tour Makes Thunder Road Debut on Super Saturday, August 12th
Barre, VT — After recently announcing their inaugural visit to New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park just three weeks ago, Thunder Road officials are excited to announce yet another addition…
Read moreExciting Schedule Changes for Thunder Road Following SRX Addition
All-New, Big Money ‘Super Saturday’ on August 12th plus Street Stock Triple Crown! Barre, VT — After weeks of planning, Thunder Road officials have released some exciting schedule changes to…
Read moreACT Full-Season Entries Show Strong Rookie Class for 2023
Barre, VT— The 2023 American-Canadian Tour season is already setting up to be a memorable one as icons of modern ACT Tour racing and a fresh batch of young talent…
Read moreThunder Road Releases Schedule of Events for 64th Season in 2023
Barre, VT — Thunder Road Officials have finalized the 2023 Schedule of Events for the venerable Central Vermont speedbowl. Along with the Silver Anniversary of the Community Bank 150 and…
Read moreKing of the Road Chris Pelkey Takes $1,000 Booth Bros./Hood Milk Bowl Pole
Merchant and Pilotte Back-to-Back Mini Milk Bowl Winners Barre, VT — Day two of the 60th Vermont Milk Bowl weekend showcased the best and brightest Late Model stars in the…
Read moreThree First-Time Track Champions Crowned on 63rd WDEV/Calkins Thunder Road Championship Night
Barre, VT — One of the most important events of the Thunder Road season did not disappoint as drivers in all divisions went all out on WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets Championship…
Read moreRain Postpones WDEV/Calkins Night to New Friday, September 9th Date
Barre, VT — With thunderstorms and rain moving into Central Vermont early this afternoon and lasting after tonight’s scheduled Post Time, Thunder Road officials have made the difficult decision to…
Read moreAnnual Port-a-Potty Grand Prix to Close Out the Month of July at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — The sights and sounds of Barre’s Thunder Road returns this Thursday, July 28th with the annual WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets Night. Along with championship action for the Maplewood/Irving…
Read moreTimes Argus Midseason Championships Highlight Busy July at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — The time has come to ring in a 31-year-old tradition at Thunder Road with the return of the Times Argus Midseason Championships. Along with the glory of…
Read moreRound #2 for the Myers Triple Crown Set as 3rd Thunder Road Event in 7 Days
Barre, VT — To wrap up the grueling Independence Day stretch of three events in seven days at Thunder Road International Speedbowl, the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers come…
Read moreAdam Maynard Nabs First Flying Tiger Win in 20+ Year Career on Preston’s Kia Night at Thunder Road
Christopher Pelkey, Jamie Davis, and Frank Putney Return to Victory Lane Barre, VT — Over 90 cars in four separate classes entered the Thunder Road pit area on Sunday to…
Read morePreston’s Kia Independence Day Spectacular Set for Sunday Fireworks in the Sky and on the Track
Barre, VT — In honor of the 246th birthday of our United States of America, the Preston’s Kia Independence Day Spectacular on Sunday, July 3rd is ready to present fireworks…
Read moreMacAskill 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…
Read moreThunder Road Local Divisions Ready to Capitalize at Community Bank 150
Barre, VT — Thunder Road has led a 62-year history of local Vermonters putting on one of the best shows in stock car racing every time the gates open at…
Read moreACT & Thunder Road Ready for the 24th Community Bank N.A. 150
The Ultimate Battle Between Hometown Heroes and Touring Stars Barre, VT — The ACT Late Model Tour was built on the idea of pitting local, hometown favorites against the greatest…
Read moreMitchell and Knights Join Thunder Road Tech Inspection Staff
Barre, VT — Thunder Road officials are excited to announce that Butch Mitchell has joined on as the lead four-cylinder technical inspector for the rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett…
Read moreNASCAR Champion Brad Keselowski Enters 43rd Vermont Lottery Governor’s Cup
Barre, VT — Thunder Road International Speedbowl has a long-standing tradition of inviting NASCAR Premier Series’ athletes to test out the Barre highbanks and the stiff competition that comes with…
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