Thunder Road Speedbowl officials are excited to announce that 2000 NASCAR Cup Series Champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Labonte will be making the trip to Barre, Vermont to compete on the famed highbanks of the Nation’s Site of Excitement on Thursday, July 9. Bobby Labonte Night will now feature 100-lap events for both the Maplefields/Irving […]

The New England Auto Racers (NEAR) brought their cars of the past to the Nation’s Site of Excitement on Thursday. Opting to run all the old-time machines together for one fifteen-lap feature, former Flying Tiger pilot Mike Rollins took the Sportsman checkers with his #29 Dave Dion machine while Palmer, Massachusetts-native Dennis Desantels took the […]

After an outstanding start to the Thursday Night racing season, Thunder Road International Speedbowl is back in action this Thursday, June 11 with the help of Casella Waste Systems! An action-packed Thursday will feature the Maplefields/Irving Oil Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks plus the annual appearance of […]

With 65-laps on the board for the McGee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Barre Trophy Dash, Darrell Morin and Brandon Lanphear brought the Maplefields/Irving Late Models to green. The two beautiful blue cars showed the way side-by-side before Lanphear gained the upper hand in the outside groove. A caution at lap 24 for the blown […]

June ushers in the Vermont tradition of world-famous Thursday Night Racing at Barre’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl with McGee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Barre presenting the annual SUPER THURSDAY showcase headlined by the New England Supermodified Series! This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Super Thursday visit for the New England Supermodified Series […]

Thunder Road officials are proud to announce that Williamstown’s Bergamot + Amor have signed on to partner with Calkins Portable Toilets of Danville to present the Thursday, July 30 showcase at Thunder Road Speedbowl. Headlined by the ‘World Famous’ Port-a-Potty Grand Prix, the July 30 event also includes racing action from the Maplefields/Irving Late Models, […]

After holding out hope for Monday’s original postponement, the weather forecast has become just as gloomy in Central Vermont for Memorial Day. Officials with Thunder Road have made the decision to postpone the 63rd running of the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic to Sunday, June 21. With the summer calendar already filling up quickly for the […]

With all forecasts for Central Vermont pointing towards wet weather throughout the day Sunday, Thunder Road officials have made the decision to push the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic to Monday, May 25. All times from Sunday’s original schedule will be in place for Memorial Day Monday. Gates will open Monday morning at 8:30am with […]