Donahue Makes It Back to Back on ACE Hardware Night

Barre, VT – Graniteville’s “Irish” John Donahue took his second straight Late Model feature win on Vermont ACE Hardware night at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on Thursday, August 19. Donahue took the green flag from the tenth position and worked his way through heavy traffic after the only caution of the event came on lap one. He battled his way by Shelburne’s Jamie Fisher to take the lead on lap 32 and went uncontested for the remainder of the 50 lap race.

Fisher held on for second followed by Mike Bailey, Rich Lowrey and Senator Phil Scott who made up some ground in the 2010 “King of the Road” title hunt. Nick Sweet’s sixth place finish unofficially brought him within two points of the point lead going into next Thursday’s final point counting event. Matt White took seventh, current point leader Dave Pembroke took eighth followed by Cris Michaud and Cody Blake rounding out the top ten.

Rookie driver Jason Corliss of Danville earned his first career Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen feature win by holding off fellow rookie competitor Mike Martin who finished a career best second. The 35 lap event was completed with just one caution. Martin was followed by Eric Badore, Brendan Moodie and point leader David Finck completing the top five. Troy Gray, Tony Rossi, Shawn Fleury, Bobby Therrien and Lance Allen rounded out the top ten.

Morrisville’s Will Hennequin earned his sixth career and first Allen Lumber Street Stock feature win of the season. He took the lead on lap 18 after starting in the eighth position and held off runner-up finisher Mike MacAskill for the win. Danny Doyle rounded out the podium while rookie Alex Whitcomb earned his career best finish of fourth followed by Lloyd Blakely completing the top five. Marcus Farnham, Scott Weston, Amanda Habel, Bunker Hodgdon, and point leader Tim Campbell rounded out the top ten.

Williamstown’s Kevin Wheatley picked up his first career win as the top finishing Junkyard Warrior. He was followed by Kevin Dodge and point leader Ken Christman.

Next Thursday, August 26 is the final Thursday night event of the 2010 season at Thunder Road International Speedbowl presented by Aubuchon Hardware. It will be the deciding event in the Thunder Road Late Model Championship battle. The Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen, Allen Lumber Street Stocks and the Junkyard Warriors will also compete with a post time of 6:30pm.

VT ACE Hardware Night
Thunder Road – Thursday, August 19, 2010

Late Model Unofficial Feature Results

Pos Car # Driver Hometown

1 26vt John Donahue Graniteville, VT

2 18vt Jamie Fisher Shelburne, VT

3 00vt Mike Bailey South Barre, VT

4 8vt Richard Lowrey Charlotte, VT

5 14vt Phil Scott Montpelier, VT

6 88vt Nick Sweet Barre, VT

7 42vt Matt White Northfield, VT

8 44vt Dave Pembroke Montpelier, VT

9 6vt Cris Michaud E. Montpelier, VT

10 99vt #Cody Blake Barre, VT

11 68vt Brooks Clark Fayston, VT

12 12vt Reno Gervais Island Pond, VT

13 61vt Dave Wilcox Fairfield, VT

14 81vt Grant Folsom Waitsfield, VT

15 16vt Joey Becker Jeffersonville, VT

16 4vt Doug Murphy Tunbridge, VT

17 25vt David Whitcomb Essex Jct., VT

18 1vt Brett Wheeler Northfield, VT

19 49vt Nate Brown Craftsbury, VT

DNS 34vt Dylan Smith Randolph, VT

Thunder Road – VT ACE Hardware Night – Thursday, August 19, 2010 – Late Model Unofficial Feature Results – 1. John Donahue (26vt) Graniteville, VT, 2. Jamie Fisher (18vt) Shelburne, VT, 3. Mike Bailey (00vt) South Barre, VT, 4. Richard Lowrey (8vt) Charlotte, VT, 5. Phil Scott (14vt) Montpelier, VT, 6. Nick Sweet (88vt) Barre, VT, 7. Matt White (42vt) Northfield, VT, 8. Dave Pembroke (44vt) Montpelier, VT, 9. Cris Michaud (6vt) E. Montpelier, VT, 10. #Cody Blake (99vt) Barre, VT, 11. Brooks Clark (68vt) Fayston, VT, 12. Reno Gervais (12vt) Island Pond, VT, 13. Dave Wilcox (61vt) Fairfield, VT, 14. Grant Folsom (81vt) Waitsfield, VT, 15. Joey Becker (16vt) Jeffersonville, VT, 16. Doug Murphy (4vt) Tunbridge, VT, 17. David Whitcomb (25vt) Essex Jct., VT, 18. Brett Wheeler (1vt) Northfield, VT, 19. Nate Brown (49vt) Craftsbury, VT, DNS Dylan Smith (34vt) Randolph, VT.

Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Unofficial Feature Results

Pos Car # Driver Hometown

1 61 #Jason Corliss Danville, VT

2 01 #Mike Martin Craftsbury, VT

3 04 Eric Badore Milton, VT

4 94 Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT

5 37 David Finck Barre, VT

6 5 Troy Gray Fairlee, VT

7 90 Tony Rossi Peacham, VT

8 31 Shawn Fleury Middlesex, VT

9 4 Bobby Therrien Hinesburg, VT

10 18 Lance Allen Barre, VT

11 29 #Jason Allen Barre, VT

12 9 Ricky Roberts Washington, VT

13 48 Tom Therrien Hinesburg, VT

14 80 Pete Ainsworth, Jr. Middlesex, VT

15 68 Derrick O’Donnell Bradford, VT

16 58 Jimmy Hebert Williamstown, VT

17 16 George May Barre, VT

18 00 Joe Steffen Essex Jct., VT

19 26 Mike Ziter Williamstown, VT

20 2 John Lambert Northfield, VT

21 23 Matt Potter Marshfield, VT

22 3 Blair Bessett Worcester, VT

23 36 Joel Hodgdon Craftsbury, VT

24 33 #Alex Ferno E. Montpelier, VT

25 28 Tim Potter Montpelier, VT

26 27 Kyle Pembroke Montpelier, VT

27 64 Mike Pelkey S. Barre, VT

28 84 Richard LaFond Colchester, VT

Bond Auto Tiger Sportsmen Unofficial Feature Results – 1. #Jason Corliss (61) Danville, VT, 2. #Mike Martin (01) Craftsbury, VT, 3. Eric Badore (04) Milton, VT, 4. Brendan Moodie (94) Wolcott, VT, 5. David Finck (37) Barre, VT, 6. Troy Gray (5) Fairlee, VT, 7. Tony Rossi (90) Peacham, VT, 8. Shawn Fleury (31) Middlesex, VT, 9. Bobby Therrien (4) Hinesburg, VT, 10. Lance Allen (18) Barre, VT, 11. #Jason Allen (29) Barre, VT, 12. Ricky Roberts (9) Washington, VT, 13. Tom Therrien (48) Hinesburg, VT, 14. Pete Ainsworth, Jr. (80) Middlesex, VT, 15. Derrick O’Donnell (68) Bradford, VT, 16. Jimmy Hebert (58) Williamstown, VT, 17. George May (16) Barre, VT, 18. Joe Steffen (00) Essex Jct., VT, 19. Mike Ziter (26) Williamstown, VT, 20. John Lambert (2) Northfield, VT, 21. Matt Potter (23) Marshfield, VT, 22. Blair Bessett (3) Worcester, VT, 23. Joel Hodgdon (36) Craftsbury, VT, 24. #Alex Ferno (33) E. Montpelier, VT, 25. Tim Potter (28) Montpelier, VT, 26. Kyle Pembroke (27) Montpelier, VT, 27. Mike Pelkey (64) S. Barre, VT, 28. Richard LaFond (84) Colchester, VT.

Allen Lumber Street Stocks/Junkyard Warriors Unofficial Feature Results

Pos Car # Driver Hometown

1 47ss William Hennequin Morrisville, VT

2 3ss Micheal MacAskill Williamstown, VT

3 26ss Danny Doyle Hancock, VT

4 78ss #Alex Whitcomb Montpelier, VT

5 03ss Lloyd Blakely Graniteville, VT

6 13ss Markus Farnham Randolph Ctr., VT

7 04ss Scott Weston Berlin, VT

8 09ss Amanda Habel Roxbury, VT

9 83ss Bunker Hodgdon Hardwick, VT

10 34ss Tim Campbell, Sr. W. Topsham, VT

11 77ss Dave Whitcomb Elmore, VT

12 38ss Greg Adams Hardwick, VT

13 33ss #Thomas Placey Bradford, VT

14 31jyw Kevin Wheatley Williamstown, VT

15 8jyw Kevin Dodge Barre, VT

16 2ss David LaFleche Graniteville, VT

17 4jyw Ken Christman Cabot, VT

18 51ss #Sid Sweet Jr. Williamstown, VT

19 29ss Gary Mullen Tunbridge, VT

20 43ss Jamie Davis Wolcott, VT

21 23jyw Brock Parrott Williamstown, VT

22 9ss Ron Gabaree Barre, VT

23 70ss Paul Giacherio Washington, VT

24 7ss Jean LeBlanc Gorham, NH

25 20ss Eric Johnson Randolph Ctr., VT

26 90ss Brett Pierce Montpelier, VT

27 16ss Martin Ingram Essex Jct., VT

28 28ss Shauna Randall Groveton, NH

29 37ss Kyle Streeter Waitsfield, VT

Allen Lumber Street Stocks/Junkyard Warriors Unofficial Feature Results – 1. William Hennequin (47ss) Morrisville, VT, 2. Micheal MacAskill (3ss) Williamstown, VT, 3. Danny Doyle (26ss) Hancock, VT, 4. #Alex Whitcomb (78ss) Montpelier, VT, 5. Lloyd Blakely (03ss) Graniteville, VT, 6. Markus Farnham (13ss) Randolph Ctr., VT, 7. Scott Weston (04ss) Berlin, VT, 8. Amanda Habel (09ss) Roxbury, VT, 9. Bunker Hodgdon (83ss) Hardwick, VT, 10. Tim Campbell, Sr. (34ss) W. Topsham, VT, 11. Dave Whitcomb (77ss) Elmore, VT, 12. Greg Adams (38ss) Hardwick, VT, 13. #Thomas Placey (33ss) Bradford, VT, 14. Kevin Wheatley (31jyw) Williamstown, VT, 15. Kevin Dodge (8jyw) Barre, VT, 16. David LaFleche (2ss) Graniteville, VT, 17. Ken Christman (4jyw) Cabot, VT, 18. #Sid Sweet Jr. (51ss) Williamstown, VT, 19. Gary Mullen (29ss) Tunbridge, VT, 20. Jamie Davis (43ss) Wolcott, VT, 21. Brock Parrott (23jyw) Williamstown, VT, 22. Ron Gabaree (9ss) Barre, VT, 23. Paul Giacherio (70ss) Washington, VT, 24. Jean LeBlanc (7ss) Gorham, NH, 25. Eric Johnson (20ss) Randolph Ctr., VT, 26. Brett Pierce (90ss) Montpelier, VT, 27. Martin Ingram (16ss) Essex Jct., VT, 28. Shauna Randall (28ss) Groveton, NH, 29. Kyle Streeter (37ss) Waitsfield, VT.