Becker Wins Fourth Career Feature on WDEV/Calkins Night at Thunder Road

Barre, VT – Jeffersonville’s Joey Becker eanred his fourth career Thunder Road Late Model feature win on WDEV/Calkins night on Thursday, July 29. Becker worked his way through the field from his seventh starting position to take the lead on lap 27 from rookie Cody Blake. He held off Senator Phil Scott and Nick Sweet through six more caution flags to earn the win.
Scott took second while Sweet finished third. Last week’s feature winner Rich Lowrey earned fourth and Cris Michaud rounded out the top five. Eric Chase took sixth, while point leader Dave Pembroke bounced back from an early spin to earn seventh. Matt White, Jay Laquerre and Brooks Clark completed the top ten.
The 50 lap feature was slowed by a total of eight cautions and was completed in just over forty minutes.
The Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen completed their 35 lap feature with just one caution late in the event. Marshfield’s Matt Potter picked up his second career win after battling the entire 35 laps with rookie Jason Allen. Allen would hold on for a career best second while Bobby Therrien, Jimmy Hebert and Troy Gray completed the top five. Mike Ziter, David Finck, Derrick O’Donnell, George May and Joe Steffen rounded out the top ten.
The Allen Lumber Street Stocks and the Junkyard Warriors completed their 25 lap main event with Williamstown’s Mike MacAskill earning his second straight feature win. It’s also his third of the season. He beat Travis Hull, Gary Bashaw, Ron Gabaree and Greg Adams for the win.
Apparent Junkyard Warrior winner Kevin Wheatley was disqualified in post race tech inspection handing the win to Fred Schroeder. Schroeder was followed by Brock Parrott and Kevin Dodge.
Dave Pembroke won the annual Porta-Pottie Grand Prix while Tim Campbell earn the award for the best looking racing pottie.
Thunder Road International Speedbowl will be back next Thursday, August 5 for Safelite Auto Glass featuring all four divisions plus the New England Antique Racers. Post time is 6:30pm.
WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets Night
Thunder Road International Speedbowl
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Unofficial Results
Thunder Road Late Model Feature
Pos Car # Driver Hometown
1 16vt Joey Becker Jeffersonville, VT
2 14vt Phil Scott Montpelier, VT
3 88vt Nick Sweet Barre, VT
4 8vt Richard Lowrey Charlotte, VT
5 6vt Cris Michaud E. Montpelier, VT
6 40vt Eric Chase Milton, VT
7 44vt Dave Pembroke Montpelier, VT
8 42vt Matt White Northfield, VT
9 2nh Jay Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT
10 68vt Brooks Clark Fayston, VT
11 18vt Jamie Fisher Shelburne, VT
12 99vt #Cody Blake Barre, VT
13 1vt Brett Wheeler Northfield, VT
14 12vt Reno Gervais Island Pond, VT
15 25vt David Whitcomb Essex Jct., VT
16 49vt Nate Brown Craftsbury, VT
17 61vt Dave Wilcox Fairfield, VT
18 4vt Doug Murphy Tunbridge, VT
19 22vt Gary Caron Colchester, VT
20 26vt John Donahue Graniteville, VT
21 81vt Grant Folsom Waitsfield, VT
22 34vt Dylan Smith Randolph, VT
23 00vt Mike Bailey South Barre, VT

Thunder Road Late Model Feature – 1. Joey Becker (16vt) Jeffersonville, VT, 2. Phil Scott (14vt) Montpelier, VT, 3. Nick Sweet (88vt) Barre, VT, 4. Richard Lowrey (8vt) Charlotte, VT, 5. Cris Michaud (6vt) E. Montpelier, VT, 6. Eric Chase (40vt) Milton, VT, 7. Dave Pembroke (44vt) Montpelier, VT, 8. Matt White (42vt) Northfield, VT, 9. Jay Laquerre (2nh) E. Montpelier, VT, 10. Brooks Clark (68vt) Fayston, VT, 11. Jamie Fisher (18vt) Shelburne, VT, 12. #Cody Blake (99vt) Barre, VT, 13. Brett Wheeler (1vt) Northfield, VT, 14. Reno Gervais (12vt) Island Pond, VT, 15. David Whitcomb (25vt) Essex Jct., VT, 16. Nate Brown (49vt) Craftsbury, VT, 17. Dave Wilcox (61vt) Fairfield, VT, 18. Doug Murphy (4vt) Tunbridge, VT, 19. Gary Caron (22vt) Colchester, VT, 20. John Donahue (26vt) Graniteville, VT, 21. Grant Folsom (81vt) Waitsfield, VT, 22. Dylan Smith (34vt) Randolph, VT, 23. Mike Bailey (00vt) South Barre, VT.

Bond Auto Tiger Sportsman Feature
Pos Car # Driver Hometown
1 23 Matt Potter Marshfield, VT
2 29 #Jason Allen Barre, VT
3 4 Bobby Therrien Hinesburg, VT
4 58 Jimmy Hebert Williamstown, VT
5 5 Troy Gray Fairlee, VT
6 26 Mike Ziter Williamstown, VT
7 37 David Finck Barre, VT
8 68 Derrick O’Donnell Bradford, VT
9 16 George May Barre, VT
10 00 Joe Steffen Essex Jct., VT
11 31 Shawn Fleury Middlesex, VT
12 04 Eric Badore Milton, VT
13 18 Lance Allen Barre, VT
14 80 Pete Ainsworth, Jr. Middlesex, VT
15 8 Mike Billado Essex, VT
16 36 Joel Hodgdon Craftsbury, VT
17 61 #Jason Corliss Danville, VT
18 90 Tony Rossi Peacham, VT
19 17 Tucker Williams Hyde Park, VT
20 60 Jeffrey Bousquet Worcester, VT
21 94 Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT
22 9 Ricky Roberts Washington, VT
23 40 Shawn Powell Jericho, VT
24 15 #Bruce Melendy Danville, VT
DSQ 2 John Lambert Northfield, VT
DSQ 48 Tom Therrien Hinesburg, VT

Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Feature Top Ten – 1. Matt Potter (23) Marshfield, VT, 2. #Jason Allen (29) Barre, VT, 3. Bobby Therrien (4) Hinesburg, VT, 4. Jimmy Hebert (58) Williamstown, VT, 5. Troy Gray (5) Fairlee, VT, 6. Mike Ziter (26) Williamstown, VT, 7. David Finck (37) Barre, VT, 8. Derrick O’Donnell (68) Bradford, VT, 9. George May (16) Barre, VT, 10. Joe Steffen (00) Essex Jct., VT.

Allen Lumber Street Stocks/Junkyard Warriors Feature
Pos Car # Driver Hometown
1 3ss Micheal MacAskill Williamstown, VT
2 66ss Travis Hull Graniteville, VT
3 92ss Garry Bashaw Lincoln, VT
4 9ss Ron Gabaree Barre, VT
5 38ss Greg Adams Hardwick, VT
6 7ss Jean LeBlanc Gorham, NH
7 39ss Troy Kingsbury Waitsfield, VT
8 47ss William Hennequin Morrisville, VT
9 43ss Jamie Davis Wolcott, VT
10 29ss Gary Mullen Tunbridge, VT
11 83ss Bunker Hodgdon Hardwick, VT
12 34ss Tim Campbell, Sr. W. Topsham, VT
13 12jyw Fred Schroeder Bristol, VT
14 2ss David LaFleche Graniteville, VT
15 75ss Joe Fecteau Hardwick, VT
16 26ss Danny Doyle Hancock, VT
17 23jyw Brock Parrott Williamstown, VT
18 30ss #Michael Gay S. Burlington, VT
19 23ss Kyle Hess Morrisville, VT
20 77ss Dave Whitcomb Elmore, VT
21 37ss Kyle Streeter Waitsfield, VT
22 8jyw Kevin Dodge Barre, VT
23 09ss Amanda Habel Roxbury, VT
24 33ss #Thomas Placey Bradford, VT
25 04ss Scott Weston Berlin, VT
26 22ss Thomas Smith Williamstown, VT
DSQ 31jyw Kevin Wheatley Williamstown, VT

Allen Lumber Street Stocks/Junkyard Warriors Feature Top Ten – 1. Micheal MacAskill (3ss) Williamstown, VT, 2. Travis Hull (66ss) Graniteville, VT, 3. Garry Bashaw (92ss) Lincoln, VT, 4. Ron Gabaree (9ss) Barre, VT, 5. Greg Adams (38ss) Hardwick, VT, 6. Jean LeBlanc (7ss) Gorham, NH, 7. Troy Kingsbury (39ss) Waitsfield, VT, 8. William Hennequin (47ss) Morrisville, VT, 9. Jamie Davis (43ss) Wolcott, VT, 10. Gary Mullen (29ss) Tunbridge, VT.