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2017-07-31

Craig Outlasts Rain And Competition For 4th PASS Win At Southern National

Craig Outlasts Rain And Competition For 4^th PASS Win At Southern National

For Immediate Release
Photo Credit - Andy Marquis

LUCAMA, NC (July 29) – Matt Craig survived a 52 minute rain delay and a late restart to score his fourth Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model win of the season Saturday night at Southern National Motorsports Park. In doing so, Craig, along with fellow podium finishers Dave Farrington, Jr. and Trevor Sanborn, locked up guaranteed starting positions for November's Mason-Dixon MegaMeltdown 300 at Hickory Motor Speedway, which will pay at least $15,000 to the winner.

"We took off on that one restart after the rain to get a good lead and get to halfway, but we weren't really too worried about it, we knew the radar looked good," said Craig, driving the family-owned C&C Boilers Chevrolet #54. "What makes it easier for me are the guys that work on the car every week. I can't thank them and my dad enough for setting it up. We really want to get to the big races at the end of the year, the Oxford 250 and the MegaMeltdown. These wins mean a lot, but now we want the big ones."

In qualifying, Tate Fogleman just beat out Craig for his first career quick qualifying time in PASS South with a lap of 15.321 seconds (93.989 MPH). After the top 10 qualifiers redraw, Matt Wallace and Jared Fryar would move to the front row, while Fogleman and Craig would slot into the fourth and fifth starting positions respectively.

At the drop of the green flag, Wallace would move to the point and begin to stretch out to a big advantage over the rest of the field. The caution would not wave until lap 26 when a light mist began to fall over the speedway. After several laps under caution to keep heat in the track, the race went back to green with Craig taking over the top spot from Wallace. But, the caution would wave again after contact in turn three between Fryar and Joe Graf, Jr. sent Fryar for a spin. During the caution, the precipitation would pick up, resulting in a delay to insure that the track was dry.

After the rain had passed, the field went back to green with Craig leading over Wallace and Dave Farrington, Jr. Farrington, along with Fogleman and Kodie Conner, were able to move by Wallace with 57 laps to go to try and track down Craig for the lead.

The caution would wave with seven laps to go when rookie Roy Hayes spun in turn four. On the restart, Fogleman, who passed Farrington for second just prior to the caution, raced hard to try and challenge Craig, but spun exiting turn two and collected Conner. Craig would go unchallenged the rest of the way to sweep the season at Southern National over Farrington, Trevor Sanborn, Fryar, and two-time PASS National champion, Jay Fogleman. Rounding out the top 10 were Graf, Conner, T. Fogleman, Sarah Cornett-Ching, and Wallace.

In MASS Street Stock action, Gary Ledbetter, Jr. led flag-to-flag to take the win over polesitter Bobby Tumbleston, Ricky Locklair, Jr., Sonny Schoffen, and Jeff Melton.

The PASS South Super Late Models will be in action again on Saturday night, August 12 at South Boston Speedway, along with Twin 75s for the NASCAR Late Model Stocks and Hornets. Entry forms will be available at ProAllStarsSeries.com. Be sure to "Like" the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14.

PASS South Super Late Model – Southern National 150 – Unofficial Results

54 – Matt Craig 150 11. 15 – Roy Hayes 146
7 – Dave Farrington, Jr. 150 12. 51 – Eddie Fatscher 140
41 – Trevor Sanborn 150 13. 98 – Jody Measamer 134
14 – Jared Fryar 150 14. 91 – Will Bristle 21
4 – Jay Fogleman 150 DNS 2 – Deac McCaskill
12 – Joe Graf, Jr. 150
45 – Kodie Conner 150
8 – Tate Fogleman 150
99 – Sarah Cornett-Ching 149
6 – Matt Wallace 149

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Labbe Lassos The Field In Edmonton

Labbe Lassos The Field In Edmonton

Second NASCAR Pinty's Series Win On Western Swing Results In Points Lead

WETASKIWIN, Alberta – If Alex Labbe wins the 2017 NASCAR Pinty's Series championship, the trip to western Canada may prove to be the pivotal point in his season.

Labbe started from the pole position after winning the E3 Spark Plugs Pole Award earlier in the day and led three times for 216 laps en route to the win in the Luxxur 300 at Edmonton International Raceway. It was Labbe's second win in three races on the series' traditional western swing, and gave the St. Albert, Quebec, the points lead in Canada's national stock car championship series.

Labbe's No. 32 Can-Am/Kappa/Cyclops Gear/Lou's BBQ Ford paced the field for 192 of the first 193 laps before Donald Theetge got by. Theetge and Lacroix swapped the lead four time before Labbe regained the top spot on Lap 278 just before the seventh and final caution flag of the race was flown on Lap 289.

Labbe, who had dropped back as far as fifth at one point, was able to get a good restart and hold on for his fourth win of his career and second in three days.

Cayden Lapcevich scored his third podium finish in as many races in third, with Alex Tagliani and L. P. Dumoulin rounding out the top five.

D.J. Kennington was sixth with Mark Dilley, Anthony Simone, Kevin Lacroix and Adam Martin completing the top 10.

Lacroix was running in the top five when he got together with Lapcevich, and was given a stop-and-go penalty on Lap 268 ending his chances for a win.

After the victory, Labbe now leads by 10 points (346-336) over Lacroix with five races remaining on the schedule. Lapcevich, the defending series champion, trails Labbe by 31 and is seven points ahead of both LP Dumoulin and DK Kennington.

The Luxxur 300 will be televised on TSN on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. ET.

The series will return to action on Sunday, Aug. 13 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, for the running of the Le 50 Tours Can-Am.

Alex Labbe takes the checkered flag Saturday night to win the Luxxor 300 at Edmonton International Raceway. Matthew Murnaghan/NASCAR

Contact:
Jason Christley
NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications
(386) 301-6094
jchristley@nascar.com

NASCAR Pinty's Series-Luxxur 300 Results

Sunday

At Edmonton International Raceway

Wetaskiwin, Alta.

Lap length: 0.25 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (1) Alex Labbe, Victoriaville, Que., Ford, 300 laps, 46.067 mph.

2. (4) Donald Theetge, Boischatel, Que., Dodge, 300.

3. (8) Cayden Lapcevich, Grimsby, Ont., Dodge, 300.

4. (3) Alex Tagliani, Lachenaie, Que., Dodge, 300.

5. (9) L.P. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 300.

6. (5) D.J. Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 300.

7. (6) Mark Dilley, Barrie, Ont., Ford, 300.

8. (7) Anthony Simone, Aurora, Ont., Dodge, 300.

9. (2) Kevin Lacroix, Saint-Eustache, Que., Dodge, 299.

10. (14) Adam Martin, Ayr, Ont., Ford, 299.

11. (15) Larry Jackson, Oakville, Ont., Dodge, 299.

12. (10) Jamie Krzysik, Grande Prairie, Alta., Chevrolet, 299.

13. (12) Brett Taylor, Calgary, Alta., Dodge, 299.

14. (17) Stefan Klym, Weyburn, SK, Dodge, 290.

15. (16) J.F. Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Dodge, 283.

16. (13) Ian Admiraal, Sherwood Park, Alta., Chevrolet, 134, drive shaft.

17. (11) Noel Dowler, Sherwood Park, Alta., Dodge, 88, suspension.

18. (18) Destiny Klym, Weyburn, SK, Dodge, 24, steering.

Race Statistics

Time of Race: 1 hour 37 minutes 41 seconds

Margin of Victory: .603 seconds

Fastest Qualifier: A.Labbe (70.633 mph, 12.742 seconds)

Caution Flags: 7 for 53 laps.

Lead Changes: 9 among 3 drivers.

Lap Leaders: K. Lacroix 1; A. Labbe 2-192; D. Theetge 193-203; A. Labbe 204-205; D.

Theetge 206-211; K. Lacroix 212-228; D. Theetge 229-237; K. Lacroix 238-244; D. Theetge

245-277; A. Labbe 278-300.

Standings: 1. A. Labbe, 346; 2. K. Lacroix, 336; 3. C. Lapcevich, 315; 4. D. Kennington,

308; 5. L. Dumoulin, 308; 6. A. Tagliani, 277; 7. J. Dumoulin, 269; 8. A. Ranger, 260; 9.

A. Martin, 259; 10. A. Simone, 216.

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Sean Kennedy is Ready for a Late Season Championship Charge

By Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media

No matter where they race, every driver starts the season with a clean slate…a fresh canvas…an empty notebook. After finishing second in the Battlefield Equipment Rental 4Fun point standings each of the past 2 years, Sean Kennedy kicked-off the 2017 season at Peterborough Speedway with one thing on his mind. A track championship.

After winning a number of races and class championships at different levels during his tenure in the karting ranks, his prowess behind the wheel made a seamless transition when it came to stock car racing. With nearly 40 different teams making at least one start in the highly competitive field, the 20 year-old from Courtice, Ontario already has a pair of main event this year. The 4Fun division has about a handful of races left on the regular season schedule and while another main event win is far from guaranteed; it certainly isn't out of the question.

"I've always believed in looking forward and while I won't be point-racing, I know what's going-on around me," Sean Kennedy said. "I have to finish as close to the front of the field as possible to stay in the hunt, going into the stretch-drive. If everything goes according to plan, we'll have a great end to the year."

4Fun is the entry level class at the track known as Canada's Toughest 3^rd of a Mile Paved Oval and Kennedy has done his best to be on good terms with his fellow competitors. During the annual Chase for the Colours Pole Qualifier – Sunday, July 2^nd – the driver of the #9 machine was running in a top 5 position when he pulled-off the track with less than 10 laps to go. Because he won't be running the season ending Autumn Colours Classic, he didn't want to be in the way of another driver's chance to win.

A week later, he got caught-up in a multi car incident that caused the team some extra time in the shop, where they needed to replace some body panels, suspension components and even a few sponsorship markings to get the car ready for the next event on the schedule. And to show that the team had been successful in getting everything back together, after turning some fast laps during the pre-race practice, Sean Kennedy scored a runner-up finish – Saturday, July 15^th – when the 4Fun division ran a 50-lap feature event. He says its all part of the short track racing experience.

"You have to be willing to take the good with the bad," the driver admitted. "There will be ups and downs; highs and lows. Anything that happened to our team could've just as easily been an issue for someone else. We're all happy to help each other out when the chips are down."

Saturday, July 29^th, Sean Kennedy picked-up a qualifying heat win and finished 3^rd in a caution-free feature event.

Again this year, the #9 Battlefield Equipment Rental 4Fun Honda is proudly supported by Apex Auto – Oshawa, Signworks and Clarke Motorsports Communications. Fans can follow the team's activity throughout the season by visiting the skracing page at www.facebook.com.

Photo attachment: Jim Clarke – Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media

Courtice, Ontario's Sean Kennedy picked-up a 3^rd place finish in the Battlefield Equipment Rental 4Fun feature event – Saturday, July 29^th – at Peterborough Speedway.

Prepared by: Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications/First Draft Media

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Rabtoy Wins Super Stock Thriller at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

ATTACHED PHOTOS (all credit Barry Snelling/Devil's Bowl Speedway):

Gadue.jpg: Rookie Cam Gadue of Highgate, Vt., celebrates his first-ever Portland Glass Mini Stock win at Devil's Bowl Speedway.

Mini1.jpg: Roo Forrest (#555) and rookie Kyle Botala (#25) race in Portland Glass Mini Stock action at Devil's Bowl Speedway.

NEMST1.jpg: Three-wide action for the Northeast Mini Stock Tour with Mike Viens (#85), Toby Wells (#2), and Jarrod Soucy (#42) at Devil's Bowl Speedway.

Rabtoy.jpg: Rosen & Berger Auto Recyclers Super Stock winner Dylan Rabtoy (right) celebrates with Joyce Judy (left), President, Community College of Vermont, in victory lane at Devil's Bowl Speedway.

Roberts.jpg: Stephanie Roberts of Fletcher, Vt., copped her second win in the Ladies Mini Stock division at Devil's Bowl Speedway.

Soucy.jpg: Northeast Mini Stock Tour winner Jarrod Soucy of Marlboro, Mass., carries the checkered flag at Devil's Bowl Speedway.

Rabtoy Wins Super Stock Thriller at Devil's Bowl Speedway

Soucy takes Northeast Mini Stock Tour 50

For Immediate Release DBS-072917-1

WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Dylan Rabtoy is keeping things interesting at The Asphalt Track at Devil's Bowl Speedway. The young stock car driver won his second NASCAR Whelen All-American Series race of the season on Community College of Vermont Night on Saturday, July 29, and further tightened an already-close battle for the championship. Also in the winner's circle during the night were Jarrod Soucy, Cam Gadue, and Stephanie Roberts.

Rabtoy's triumph came in the 30-lap feature race for the Rosen & Berger Auto Recyclers Super Stock division. The 18 year-old Swanton, Vt., native started in third place and ran in second for most of the event, trailing leader R.J. Germain. As nearly every car in the field bounced off another, Rabtoy reeled in Germain and point leader and defending champion Jim McKiernan caught them both. Rabtoy stole the lead from Germain with 10 circuits remaining, but McKiernan dogged him the whole way home.

After a long green-flag run, caution periods on laps 26 and 27 gave McKiernan two chances to wrestle the lead away, and he certainly made an exciting effort at it. Rabtoy anticipated McKiernan's moves, though, and held him off in an electric run to the checkered flag for his second win of the season.

McKiernan settled for second place, and Jared Blake came out ahead in a logjam for third, posting his career-best finish. Scott FitzGerald grabbed fourth, and Austin McKiernan – Jim's son – came from 14^th at the start to run in fifth. Rookie Kelsea Woodard was an impressive sixth, followed by Tony Salerno, Germain, Brett Wood, and Dave Aiken. Unofficially, McKiernan's point lead over Rabtoy shrunk to just six points, 452-446.

Jarrod Soucy of Marlboro, Mass., came out on top of a caution-filled 50-lap race for the visiting Northeast Mini Stock Tour. Soucy's highly-modified Volkswagen Jetta was strong throughout the race, but was tested by Matt Sonnhalter, Emerson Cayer, and Mike Viens for the top spot. After the yellow flags subsided, Soucy walked away with the checkered flag for his first win of the season on the tour.

Cayer and Viens, each driving Ford Mustangs, made a big charge in the final laps and finished in the runner-up and third-place spots, respectively. Haywood Herriott finished fourth with Jake Rheaume fifth. Nick Anderson and Justin King were the last cars on the lead lap, followed by Justin Faford, Kodi Sabins, and Matt Boucher.

Rookie Cam Gadue of Highgate, Vt. – a teammate to Super Stock winner Rabtoy – scored an upset career-first win in the 15-lap feature for the weekly Portland Glass Mini Stock division. One day after his 18^th birthday, Gadue was running well in second place and pressuring leader Andrew FitzGerald in a tight pack of traffic when FitzGerald's car broke on the final lap, causing him to lose momentum.

Gadue was quick to respond and pounced on the lead to take the win. Point leader and fellow rookie Shawn Moquin threaded the needle as cars scrambled to take the second spot, while FitzGerald muscled his car home in a disappointing third place, one spot ahead of his brother, Roo Forrest. Garrett Given completed the top five, followed by Johnny Bruno, Kyle Botala, Kaleb Shepard, Samantha Stoddard, and Jeff Murray.

Stephanie Roberts of Fletcher, Vt., became the first two-time winner in the new Ladies Mini Stock division, taking a 10-lap feature in a photo finish. Lynn Denton led the entire distance and looked poised to become the fifth different winner in as many Ladies Mini Stock races, but Roberts' last-lap run on the outside lane paid off at the finish line. Denton was credited with second ahead of Maddy Rabtoy, Sami Sargent, and Alayne Bruno.

Devil's Bowl Speedway returns to action on The Dirt Track on Sunday, July 30, as Brown's Quarried Slate and Brown's Orchard & Farm Stand present the popular Street-Legal Spectator Races along with the Sportsman Modifieds, Mini Stocks, the Catamount Mini Sprints, and a two-segment special for the Super Stocks. General admission is $12.00 for adults, $10.00 for seniors (62+), $5.00 for teenagers (13-17), and free for kids age 12 and under. Gates open at 5:00 p.m., and racing begins at 6:00 p.m.

Devil's Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of U.S. Route 4, Exit 2. For more information, visitwww.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com or call (802) 265-3112. Devil's Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at @DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the hashtag #DevilsBowl.

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – Community College of Vermont Night

Devil's Bowl Speedway Asphalt Track – West Haven, VT

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Rosen & Berger Auto Recyclers Super Stock Feature (30 laps)

Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown

# - denotes rookie

1. (3) Dylan Rabtoy, Swanton, Vt.

2. (6) Jim McKiernan, Moriah Center, N.Y.

3. (4) Jared Blake, North Hero, Vt.

4. (8) Scott FitzGerald, West Rutland, Vt.

5. (14) Austin McKiernan, Moriah Center, N.Y.

6. (10) # Kelsea Woodard, Waterbury Center, Vt.

7. (1) Tony Salerno, Mineville, N.Y.

8. (2) R.J. Germain, Bristol, Vt.

9. (5) # Brett Wood, Georgia, Vt.

10. (12) Dave Aiken, Claremont, N.H.

11. (13) # Garrett Given Sr., Cornwall, Vt.

12. (7) # Eric Messier, Hinesburg, Vt.

13. (11) Robin Cummings, Milton, Vt.

14. (9) Bill Burlingame, Gansevoort, N.Y.

Did Not Start: Kyle Watrous, Bomoseen, Vt.

Heat Winners: Tony Salerno, Dylan Rabtoy

Northeast Mini Stock Tour Feature (50 laps)

Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown

1. (4) Jarrod Soucy, Marlboro, Mass.

2. (10) Emerson Cayer, Contoocook, N.H.

3. (6) Michael Viens, Seekonk, Mass.

4. (9) Haywood Herriott, Gorham, N.H.

5. (3) Jake Rheaume, Rochester, N.H.

6. (11) Nick Anderson, Oxford, Mass.

7. (23) Justin King, Derry, N.H.

8. (1) Justin Faford, Westminster, Mass.

9. (13) Kodi Sabins, Windsor, Vt.

10. (14) Matt Boucher, Andover, N.H.

11. (21) Jeff Morse, Cornish, N.H.

12. (20) Mike Soucy, Boscowen, N.H.

13. (18) Rich Nye, Groton, Conn.

14. (16) Devin Miranda, Taunton, Mass.

15. (5) Matt Sonnhalter, East Thetford, Vt.

16. (15) Dana Shepard, Putney, Vt.

17. (7) Matt Gauffin, Antrim, N.H.

18. (8) Julia Raymond, Winchester, N.H.

19. (19) Desmond Skillings, Antrim, N.H.

20. (12) Cody Leblanc, Waterville, Maine

21. (17) Nic Skillings, Hillsboro, N.H.

22. (2) Toby Wells, Dublin, N.H.

23. (22) Nadine Coates, Newport, N.H.

Heat Winners: Emerson Cayer, Cody Leblanc

Portland Glass Mini Stock Feature (15 laps)

Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown

# - denotes rookie

1. (6) # Cam Gadue, Highgate, Vt.

2. (8) # Shawn Moquin, Milton, Vt.

3. (3) Andrew FitzGerald, West Rutland, Vt.

4. (5) Roo Forrest, West Rutland, Vt.

5. (7) Garrett Given Sr., Cornwall, Vt.

6. (2) # Johnny Bruno, Castleton, Vt.

7. (4) # Kyle Botala, Grand Isle, Vt.

8. (1) Kaleb Shepard, New Haven, Vt.

9. (11) Samantha Stoddard, Chester, Vt.

10. (9) # Jeff Murray, Georgia, Vt.

11. (10) Zach Wood, Georgia, Vt.

Did Not Start: # Mike Preston, Panton, Vt.

Heat Winners: Andrew FitzGerald, Roo Forrest

Ladies Mini Stock Feature (10 laps)

Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown

1. (4) Stephanie Roberts, Fletcher, Vt.

2. (1) Lynn Denton, Milton, Vt.

3. (3) Maddy Rabtoy, Swanton, Vt.

4. (2) Sami Sargent, Bristol, Vt.

5. (5) Alayne Bruno, Castleton, Vt.

Heat Winner: Alayne Bruno

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Labreche Scores First Airborne Win

PLATTSBURGH – Roger Labreche of St. Remi, Quebec collected his first career victory in the Egglefield Ford 358 Modified division at Airborne Park Speedway.

Labreche took advantage of a good handicap starting position and led every lap of the 30-lap feature event. Mike Perrotte of Plattsburgh was closing in the last couple laps, but ran out of time as Labreche crossed the line with a three-car length advantage. Through the first 15 laps of the race, Labreche was setting the fastest lap times, which allowed him to pull out to a 15-car length advantage. His early race speed set him up in position to have enough to pull off his first win.

"The car was awesome tonight," Labreche said. "I have to thank the 29 Sportsman team for helping us out tonight."

Greg Atkins finished in the third spot with Steve Bernier and Chris Raabe completed the top five.

Another first-time winner found victory lane in the Fidelis Care Sportsman division. Lonnie Rivers of Plattsburgh followed up his most recent second place finish with a first-place finish.

Rivers led all 25 laps of the feature event, but things got congested on lap-20 when Rivers worked into lap traffic. Mooers driver, Jamy Begor, had two looks underneath in the final 5 laps, but lap cars broke his momentum and he had to settle for second place.

Adam Gage came home in position number three. Moïse Pagé and Thomas Cook rounded out the top five.

Brent Jarvis continued his dominance in the Poirier's True Value Renegade division. Jarvis is now a perfect 8 for 8 on the season. Michael Wright and Jimmy Bushey completed the top three.

Kris Clark collected his fourth win of the season in the Busch Beer Mini-Mod division as he was able to make the winning pass on Mike Whalen off of turn 2. Whalen and Roger LaBounty completed the top three.

The Strictly Stock "Rookie division" saw Rolland Guay collect his second win of 2017. Jay Sprano finished second in his first time out and Shawn Walker crossed the line in third.

The Legends were honored during the intermission portion of the racing card. A number of drivers from the beginning of the speedway's history up through the 2000's were honored and treated to a barbeque and a night out at the races.

Racing action resumes next Saturday with Plattsburgh Ford Local Law Enforcement Night presented by Jax VP Fuels. For more information visit airborneparkspeedway.com or Facebook at Airborne Park Speedway.

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Morris Turns Season Around With Win at Times Argus Mid-Season Championships

Morris Turns Season Around With Win at Times Argus Mid-Season Championships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TR072717-40

<<ATTACHED PHOTO (IMG_7104.JPG): Barre's Boomer Morris celebrates his victory in the Times Argus Mid-Season Championships

on Thursday, July 27. (Alan Ward photo)>>

Barre, Vt. – Boomer Morris started the second half of the 2017 Thunder Road season in a big way with a win in the Times Argus Mid-Season Championships on Thursday, July 27. The hometown driver went wire-to-wire in the 75-lap Late Model feature to capture his first win of the season and the Maplewood Triple Crown.

Morris, who entered the event 17^th in points after a number of hard wrecks in the first part of the year, started on the pole after winning his heat and the semi-feature. He drove away from the field for most of the event, holding on easily through four mid-race restarts as Montpelier's Kyle Pembroke and Barre's Cody Blake engaged in an extended battle for the second spot.

The fifth and final caution flew with seven laps remaining for Matt White's spin just after Vermont Governor's Cup winner Trampas Demers had taken the third spot from Blake. With one more shot at Morris, Pembroke let it all hang out on the restart on the outside, but bounced off the frontstretch wall and slid back in the pack. Morris then held off South Burlington's Demers in the final circuits for his fourth career Late Model victory.

Demers took second with defending "King of the Road" Scott Dragon making a late charge for third. Jason Corliss and Blake rounded out the top-five. Bobby Therrien rebounded from an early spin and multiple pit stops to finish sixth and unofficially retain his point lead. Christopher Pelkey, Marcel J. Gravel, Eric Badore, and Ricky Roberts also earned top-10 finishes.

Hinesburg's Trevor Lyman captured his third Lenny's Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger win of the season in their 50-lap Mid-Season Championship feature. Aided by a pair of early multi-car accidents, Lyman flew through the field from his ninth starting position, grabbing the lead from Milton's Robert Gordon on lap eight.

Lyman was dogged by Morrisville's Dwayne Lanphear for a time, but after a lap-24 incident, a four-way battle four second developed between Lanphear, point leader Brendan Moodie, Jason Woodard, and Gordon, allowing Lyman to pull away. A three-car tangle between Kevin Dodge, Tyler Austin, and Sid Sweet Jr. develop right in front of Lyman with eight laps to go, but the leader was able to avoid the carnage and cruise away on the fifth and final restart for the victory.

Woodard made a late move for second while Lanphear nipped Moodie at the line for third. Gordon, Joe Steffen, Mike Billado, Jaden Perry, Jason Pelkey, and Jacob Perry completed the top-10.

Hinesburg's Cooper Bouchard earned his first win of the season in the Allen Lumber Street Stock feature. Bouchard got underneath early leader Logan Powers just before the halfway point of the 35-lap feature following the race's only caution and kept Morrisville's Brandon Lanphear at bay for the victory.

Essex Jct.'s Matthew Smith finished third followed by Alan Maynard and Kelsea Woodard. Powers, Dean Switser Jr., Reilly Lanphear, Jamie Davis, and Kevin Streeter rounded out the top-10.

Thunder Road opens the month of August next Thursday, August 3 with WDEV Radio/Calkins Portable Toilets Night. The Thunder Road Late Models, Lenny's Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, Allen Lumber Street Stocks, and Burnett Scrap Metals Junkyard Warriors are all on the card along with the annual "Port-a-Potty Grand Prix". Post time is 7:00pm. Admission is $12 for aduts, $3 for kids ages 6-12, and $25 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 kids).

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

TIMES ARGUS MID-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

THUNDER ROAD LATE MODELS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

1. Boomer Morris ( 13VT ) Barre, VT

2. Trampas Demers ( 85VT ) S. Burlington, VT

3. Scott Dragon ( 16VT ) Milton, VT

4. Jason Corliss ( 66VT ) Barre, VT

5. Cody Blake ( 99VT ) Barre, VT

6. Bobby Therrien ( 5VT ) Hinesburg, VT

7. Christopher Pelkey ( 64VT ) Graniteville, VT

8. Marcel J. Gravel ( 86VT ) Wolcott, VT

9. Eric Badore ( 04VT ) Milton, VT

10. Ricky Roberts ( 3VT ) Washington, VT

11. Eric Chase ( 40VT ) Milton, VT

12. Kyle Pembroke ( 27VT ) Montpelier, VT

13. Mike Bailey ( 00VT ) S. Barre, VT

14. Matt White ( 42VT ) Northfield, VT

15. Tyler Cahoon ( 38VT ) Danville, VT

16. Darrell Morin ( 17VT ) Westford, VT

17. Mike Foster ( 7VT ) Williston, VT

LENNY'S SHOE & APPAREL FLYING TIGERS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

1. Trevor Lyman ( 17 ) Hinesburg, VT

2. Jason Woodard ( 68 ) Waterbury Ctr., VT

3. Dwayne Lanphear ( 11 ) Morrisville, VT

4. Brendan Moodie ( 94 ) Wolcott, VT

5. Robert Gordon ( 20 ) Milton, VT

6. Joe Steffen ( 00 ) Grand Isle, VT

7. Mike Billado ( 8 ) Essex, VT

8. #Jaden Perry ( 92 ) Hardwick, VT

9. #Jason Pelkey ( 64 ) Barre, VT

10. Jacob Perry ( 62 ) Hardwick, VT

11. Stephen Donahue ( 71 ) Graniteville, VT

12. #Burt Spooner III ( 4 ) E. Montpelier, VT

13. Adam Maynard ( 57 ) Milton, VT

14. #Kyle Streeter ( 37 ) Waitsfield, VT

15. Kevin Dodge ( 88 ) Barre, VT

16. #Tyler Austin ( 5 ) East Calais, VT

17. Sid Sweet Jr. ( 51 ) Williamstown, VT

18. Mike Martin ( 01 ) Craftsbury Common, VT

ALLEN LUMBER STREET STOCKS

Pos., Driver, Car #, Hometown

1. 7 Cooper Bouchard Hinesburg, VT

2. 11 Brandon Lanphear Morrisville, VT

3. 04 Matthew Smith Essex Jct., VT

4. 10 Alan Maynard Fairfax, VT

5. 55 Kelsea Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

6. 31 #Logan Powers Middlesex, VT

7. 45 Dean Switser, Jr. Lyndonville, VT

8. 21 Reilly Lanphear Duxbury, VT

9. 43 Jamie Davis Wolcott, VT

10. 67 Kevin Streeter Waitsfield, VT

11. 50 Tom Smith Williamstown, VT

12. 29 Gary Mullen Tunbridge, VT

13. 85 Tom Campbell Middlesex, VT

14. 40 Scott Weston Berlin, VT

15. 22 Jason Picard Hyde Park, VT

16. 17 Justin Blakely Graniteville, VT

17. 01 #Stephen Martin Craftsbury Common, VT

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Moment historique, deux québécois sur le podium derrière Sheppard

Déjà en début de soirée, on pouvait rêver de voir un québécois sur le podium, ou même convoiter la victoire. Le promoteur, fracasse les chronos, avec un jolie, 16.842 suivis de près de David Hébert... Donc tout est possible. Même que Steve Bernier annonce ses couleurs en terminant 3e de sa vague qualificative, remporté par Peter Britten, suivi du vainqueur de la veille Matt Sheppard.

20 tours Lightning Sprint

Les Lightning Sprint étaient en piste pour un 20 tours sur une belle piste colllante de début de soirée. En début de course Stéphane St-Laurent doit se méfier de Guillaume Neiderer. Par contre Éric Sundborg est sur une remontée. Ce dernier, travail bien les relances et les retardataires, il est 4e. Par la suite Eric dépasse Neiderer pour la 2e marche du podium, derrière un St-Laurent heureux, qui attendait cette victoire avec impatience.

1- Stéphane St-Laurent

2- Éric Sundborg
3- Guillaume Neiderer

Slignshot

Beaucoup d'Actions en Slignshot sur le Mini Drome. Les pilotes ne se font pas de cadeaux sur ce mini ovale. Il y a eu du brasse camarades, les luttes s'intensifient et les rivalités aussi, plus que la saison avance.

Sénior

1-Christopher Cormier 2-Alex Lizotte 3-Danick Messier

Junior

1-William Racine 2-Elliott Gamache 3-Alan Carrier

100 tours Super Dirt Car Series - Modifiés Gros Blocs

Comme je le disais en introduction, tout est possible et nous sommes passé très près, d'une grande première, la victoire d'un québécois en gros blocs. En début de course, Carey Terrance, s'échappe, mais derrière lui les québécois s'amusent entre Steve Bernier, David Hébert et Steve Bernard. Ce dernier ayant explosé son moteur gros bloc, la veille, est allé chercher un autre moteur en Ontario, l'équipe a installé tout ça dans la journée, arrivé en retard à l'Autodrome, il est parti de l'arrière dans les «heat». Bernard à tout de même réussi l'exploit de bien qualifier. Bernier roule en tête, tout comme Bernard brièvement, on peut rêver, mis les Freisen et Sheppard de ce monde grimpent. Victoire de Matt «Superman» Sheppard suivi d'une Steve Bernier émotif et de Steve Bernard qui avait toutes les raisons du monde de remercier son équipe pour ce podium historique. De plus, Bernier à bien faillit remporter sa 100e victoire à l'Autodrome Drummond.

1- Matt Sheppard

2- Steve Bernier

3- Steve Bernard

4- Peter Britten

5- Larry Wight

50 tours Sportsman

Michael Richard était intouchable lors de la finale de 50 tours. Derrière lui, Martin Pelletier, tente de négocier les retardataires sans trop de mal, pour s'approcher de Richard en plein contrôle. Lueur d'espoir en fin de course pour Pelletier, plusieurs relances prouvent que c'est la soirée Michael Richard. Derrière Pelletier, Bryan Cloutier fait une belle remontée, mais à la porte du podium derrière Dany Gagné , troisième qui accentue son avance au championnat.

1- Michael Richard

2- Martin Pelletier

3- Dany Gagné
4- Bryan Cloutier

5- Patrick Picotin