BARRE – A beautiful, summer-like day greeted the fans and teams of Thunder Road Speedbowl to set the scene for a history-making Vermont Milk Bowl. Three segments of racing awaited the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour and Late Models Sunday morning with Marcel Gravel pacing the pack early in Segment No.[Read More…]
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Gravel claims pole with 0.001-second lead on qualifying day
BARRE – It’s the one and only chance all year long for a race at Thunder Road to be set by time trials and two teams that call the Nation’s Site of Excitement home every Thursday made the most of it. Marcel Gravel took a fast time of 12.193 seconds[Read More…]
Marshfield’s Green takes Road Warrior win
BARRE – The final Thursday night of the Thunder Road racing season came with plenty of drama in the finale for the championship chase on the night. In a twist of events, the Road Warriors started off Thursday’s racing action with Cayden Green taking the hard fought win just ahead[Read More…]
Marshfield’s Green takes Road Warrior win
BARRE – Twenty-one street-legal cars, and a pair of golf cars, took to the high banks for the annual Run-What-U-Brung festivities on Thursday at Thunder Road. Over fifteen rounds of head-to-head matches finally whittled the field down to two; Street Stock standout Tyler Wheatley and third-generation stalwart Howard Stockwell. The[Read More…]
Corliss dominates Labor Day classic against invading American-Canadian Tour
BARRE – Perfect weather greeted race fans and the over 120 teams on hand Sunday afternoon for the Labor Day Classic. An incredible 37 of those teams were American-Canadian Tour teams, ready to dig deep all day long for a shot at just thirty starting positions. Thunder Road stars Christopher[Read More…]
Streeter and Woodard Split Tiger Wins
BARRE – The night kicked off racing for the month of August and set the tone for what is to come in the dog days of summer ahead. The Late Models saw Barre’s-own Scott Coburn lead the way as Graniteville’s Stephen Donahue tracked him down to overtake the lead on[Read More…]
Gray Doubles Down on Enduro 200 Trophies with $3,000 Win
BARRE – The first dry Enduro 200 in two years graced the fans and drivers at Thunder Road on Sunday afternoon. Twenty-nine Street Stocks piled in for the annual Street Stock Special 50 lapper, round No. 2 in the Triple Crown while 103 Enduro cars from across New England traveled[Read More…]
Since Floods of 2023, Few Residents Have Buyout Money
PEACHAM − The green clapboard house where Jenny Mackenzie lived for over two decades sits boarded up and ghostly along a narrow gravel road in the Northeast Kingdom. Late one night last July, the brook that once snaked lazily around the property frothed into a raging river, jumping course. Mackenzie’s family[Read More…]
Welch Unveils Bill to Reform FEMA
KILLINGTON – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently unveiled the Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization (AID) Act, new legislation to improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Disaster AID Act was inspired and shaped by the experiences of towns and cities across Vermont recovering from historic floods in 2023 and 2024. Senator Welch’s bill will[Read More…]
First Time Winners Flood Victory Lane
BARRE – Back for round No. 2 of Thursday Night Racing at Thunder Road, the pit area and grandstands alike filled, with three first-time winner’s highlighting the action. It all started with the Street Stocks, early on the card as a select group of non-winning drivers were eligible for the[Read More…]
State Day Highlights 4-H Achievements
BARRE – 4-H State Day, the capstone event for 4-H, took place May 17 at the Barre Auditorium in Barre. Talented 4-H club members from throughout the state participated in the 2025 event, demonstrating what they have learned in 4-H through stage performances, action exhibits, fashion revue, illustrated talks and[Read More…]
“La Traviata” at Barre Opera House. May 24
BARRE – On May 24, at 7 p.m., The Barre Opera House presents Opera Vermont’s production of Verdi’s “La Traviata,” featuring the Italian soprano Scilla Cristiano in her American debut as Violetta Valéry. Cristiano brings her voice and artistry to the role of Violetta, a Parisian courtesan who falls in love with the[Read More…]
