Thunder RoadBarre, VT – The Thunder Road community of fans, competitors and officials came together during the Bond Auto Labor Day weekend event to accumulate thousands of dollars in food and cash donations for the Waterbury Food Shelf. The Waterbury area was one of the hardest hit during last week’s Hurricane Irene devastation. The Waterbury Food Shelf was not spared and lost its entire inventory.
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Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road International Speedbowl Race Report

BARRE, Vt. – Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., battled front end damage to finish 14th in the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Sunday, September 4. Dragon qualified well in his heat race and grabbed the 3rd starting position for the feature. At the halfway point of the race, Dragon’s car became very loose, which was corrected by a trip to the pits for new tires. Dragon was well inside the Top-10 when contact caused front end damage, making the car very tight. Dragon will now look to the Quebec doubleheader weekend where he hopes to keep learning more for next season.
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Joey Polewarczyk grabs a second place finish in the 2011 Labor Day Classic

(Barre, VT) – Joey Polewarczyk delivered on a promise to himself and his team during the ACT Labor Day Classic, held at Thunder Road Speedbowl on September 4.

That promise was to bring home a great finish and by coming away with a second-place finish, he did just that.
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Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Report

BARRE, Vt. – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, continued his recent hot streak on the ACT Late Model Tour, finishing fifth in the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 4. Theriault has posted Top-5 finishes in five consecutive starts dating back to late July. After winning his heat race, Theriault’s car was found too low in technical inspection and sent to the back of the consolation race. Theriault battled from the back of the consolation and B-Feature to earn the 25th starting position. The fifth-place finish marks Theriault’s best career finish at Thunder Road International Speedbowl.
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2011 Thunder Road Labor Day Classic Photos
Photos by Leif Tillotson and Eric LaFleche

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Nick Sweet Still King Of The Road
Sweet wins ACT Labor Day Classic 200 In 2nd RPM Motorsports Start

BARRE, Vt. – Nick Sweet made himself right at home on Sunday afternoon, winning the ACT Late Model Tour Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Sunday.

The victory for Sweet came in just his second start in the RPM Motorsports No. 57 Saint J Auto Ford.
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Brendan Moodie, Greg Adams and Jason Woodard Take Monza Segment 1 Wins

Barre, VT – Jefferson, New Hampshire’s Nick Pilotte claimed his second career Allen Lumber Street Stock win at Thunder Road during the previously postponed 50 lap event which began at Riverside Speedway in Groveton, NH. The Street Stocks completed the final 41 laps with just one caution. Pilotte came from seventh on the field to take the win after getting around Alan Maynard. Maynard was followed to the line by Martin Ingram, Garry Bashaw and point leader Greg Adams rounding out the top five.

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Brian Hoar: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Preview

Brian Hoar of Williston, Vt., looks to capture his second Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 when the ACT Late Model Tour heads to its home track, Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 4. Only three races stand between Hoar and an unprecedented eighth ACT championship for both he and RPM Motorsports. After three wins at Thunder Road in the late ’90s, Hoar has found himself running in the Top-5 at what he considers one of the “weakest tracks” for both himself and the No. 37 GossCars.com Dodge. Yet, despite that, Hoar has not finished outside of the Top-10 this season and has notched four wins.
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Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Preview

THE STORY

Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., hopes to start turning the corner on the ACT Late Model Tour in preparation for next season as the Tour returns to its home track, Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., for the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 on Sunday, September 4. In a season filled with ups and downs, Dragon has shifted his focus to getting his cars better for the 2012 season and began to see some great improvements last weekend at Riverside Speedway in St. Croix, Que. Dragon will run the same car for this weekend’s Bond Auto Labor Day Classic as he looks to finish the 2011 season with strong finishes.
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Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Race Preview

THE STORY

Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, looks to carry forward the momentum of the last few weeks as the ACT Late Model Tour heads to the Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vt., on Sunday, September 4. Theriault and his family-owned team have hit their mid-season stride and continue to put together strong runs with Top-5 finishes in each of Theriault’s last four starts. Though Thunder Road has been a tricky track for the young ACT driver, Theriault’s recent performance has provided him and his team will the confidence that they will continue to run with the leaders while pursuing Theriault’s first career ACT win.
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