The time has come to release the 2024 Schedule of Events for Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl with twenty-one action-packed dates on tap throughout the upcoming year. The 65th season for the Nation’s Site of Excitement will see the return of iconic events, including the 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank, […]
SRX To Make Thunder Road Debut In July; Series Forced To Cancel 2023 Date Due To Flooding
November 20, 2023 by 1 Comment
The Central Vermont area has been steadily rebuilding since devastating flooding in July of 2023 wreaked havoc across the region. While work continues, many homes have been repaired, many businesses reopened and now another light at the end of the tunnel approaches. The Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Series is ready to make its Thunder Road […]
Memorial: Ken Squier, Larger Than Life Figure In Motorsports And A Gift To Short Track Racing
November 16, 2023 by 1 Comment
Through my 30-year career as a sports journalist I’ve had the opportunity to meet some of the biggest sports celebrities out there, but I’ve also been blessed with the opportunity to meet some people in the realm of sports that just seemed larger than life to me. Ken Squier, who passed away Wednesday, was one […]
Thunder Road And American-Canadian Tour Mourn Loss Of Founder Ken Squier
November 16, 2023 by 1 Comment
Kenley Dean Squier, founder of Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road, co-founder of the Motor Racing Network (MRN), NASCAR Hall of Famer and the voice of sports events across Vermont, New England and beyond passed away on Wednesday, November 15 at the age of 88. Born on April 10, 1935, Squier was immediately involved in the radio […]
Ken Squier, Legendary NASCAR Broadcaster And Former Thunder Road Owner, Passes
November 16, 2023 by 4 Comments
Ken Squier, a giant in the history of NASCAR broadcasting and part of the fabric of the Northeast short track racing scene, passed away Wednesday. Squier, a native of Waterbury, Vt., was 88. Squier was a colorful and dramatic wordsmith as an announcer and that unique style made him one of the most recognizable voices […]
Champions, Special Award Winners Honored At Thunder Road Banquet
November 6, 2023 by Leave a Comment
On Saturday, a capacity crowd of drivers, team members, sponsors and officials gathered at the Barre Elks Club to celebrate the 2023 season at Thunder Road International Speedbowl. Joined by the top stars of the American-Canadian Tour, the hard-nosed drivers in weekly competition at Thunder Road were honored for their efforts throughout the season alongside […]
Nearly $100,000 To Be Awarded At Annual Thunder Road Banquet of Champions
October 30, 2023 by 2 Comments
The stars of Thunder Road International Speedbowl and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) will meet all together once more in 2023 at the annual Banquet of Champions this Saturday, November 4. All of the top teams, including 2023 American-Canadian Tour champion D.J. Shaw, Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model King of the Road Stephen Donahue, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel […]
White Mountain Motorsports Park Added To Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Schedule For 2024
October 29, 2023 by 6 Comments
New places will be a theme for the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series in 2024. Earlier this month it was announced that the series would make its first visit to Thompson Speedway on April 6, 2024 as an anchor event for the track’s Icebreaker weekend. A second new facility for the series will be visited in […]
Jason Woodard Steals Flying Tiger Oxford Plains 75 With Late Race Pass Over Of Sam Caron
October 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Seventeen American-Canadian Tour Flying Tigers made the trek across Route 2 to Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday morning, all looking for one last shot at victory lane in the 2023 season. Teamsters from Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road and North Woodstock, New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park took on a different beast on Saturday as […]
Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series To Make Thompson Speedway Debut At 2024 Icebreaker
October 10, 2023 by 28 Comments
It’s been a question that has lingered with fans of the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series for the last few years. Will the series ever run at Thompson Speedway? Now there’s an answer to that question. RaceDayCT has learned exclusively that the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series will make its Thompson Speedway debut on April 6, 2024 […]
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