BARRE – Even with a bleak forecast hovering over Quarry Hill on Thursday, one-hundred cars flowed into the Thunder Road pit area for Nolato Vermont Night. Highlighted by the return of the Triple Crown, the Flying Tigers started off the night’s action.
photo by Alan Ward
With a plus-3 in Plus-Minus handicap, Logan Powers and Kevin Streeter led off the Flying Tiger field for their first extra-distance event of the season at Thunder Road. Powers took off like a rocket sled on rails with the only mix-up of the night coming with a flat right front on the Robin Wood No. 24NY followed by mechanical woes for Logan Farrell and Matt Ballard as well. Again, it was Logan Powers who never looked back to dominate his way to Nolato Vermont victory lane and the quick lead in the Triple Crown. Brendan Moodie and Cameron Ouellette followed for a great start in mini-series action.
Like the Tigers, the Street Stocks were only slowed for one caution that saw rookie Hayden Bushey and Mike Gay sliding through the turn two grass. It was the only blip in an otherwise stellar side-by-side shootout between rookie Tyler Wheatley on the outside lane and Travis Gay. Wheatley eventually got the best of the match, keeping pace ahead of another hardnosed battle between Tommy Smith and Kyler Davis to take his first career Street Stock win.
photo by Alan Ward
Cody Blake got the early jump in the Late Models away from polesitter Scott Coburn with Kaiden Fisher in close contact from behind. Fisher eventually rounded Blake before their one scuffle on lap 20 that saw Cooper Bouchard, Darrell Morin, Brooks Clark and Bryan Wall Jr. collect across the start/finish line. Again, Fisher took off with the lead and never looked back to his first win in a rough start to the season with Blake and Tanner Woodard joining in the Nolato Vermont podium.
The Road Warriors rounded out the Nolato Vermont program with an opening lap twist-around ending the night for Eddie Thompson and Derrick Mann, among others. While Brendan Premont led the way early, Mike Slingerland used his patent-pending slingshot move around the outside lane to claim the win over Kevin Wheatley and Taylor Sayers.
Thunder Road Intternational Speedbowl is back in action Thursday, June 26, for Double Features Night. Twin features are on tap for the Late Models, Flying Tigers, Street Stocks and Road Warriors with a special 6:30 p.m., post time.
next Thursday, June 26.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
(local competitors)
Flying Tigers – Triple Crown Round #1 (75 Laps)
2. 15NH, Brendan Moodie, Wolcott
15. 01VT, Michael Martin, Craftsbury Common
20. 22VT, Travis Patnoe, Wolcott
Late Models – 50 Laps
5. 86VT, Marcel J. Gravel. Wolcott
14. 01VT, Stephen Martin, Craftsbury Common
Street Stocks – 25 Laps
11. 34, Patrick Tibbetts, Plainfield
DNS 18x, Walker Fitch, Marshfield
Road Warriors – 19 Laps
6. 18, Cayden Green, Marshfield
