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BARRE, VT Braintree stock car racer Kip Stockwell made it back-to-back main event victories at Barres Thunder Road, taking Thursdays 50-lap NAPA Auto Parts/Make-A-Wish Trophy Dash for the American- Canadian Tour Late Model division. Stockwell steadily held off the challenges of Granitvilles John Donahue and Shawn Fleury of Middlesex for his third win of the season. I dream at night about winning at Thunder Road, said an emotional Stockwell as he climbed out of his Sabil & Sons/Stockwells Garage Chevrolet. I love this place, and the last two weeks have been unbelievable. Fleurys dramatic charge at Stockwells lead was interrupted first by Donahues strong inside-lane bid for second place, then by a bout with the frontstretch wall with less than two laps remaining. Fleury held on to finish third behind Donahue. Jamie Hurricane Fisher of Shelburne stormed up the outside lane to finish in fourth place ahead of Wolcotts Marcel Gravel. Cris Michaud, Eric Williams, rookie Chip Grenier, Dave Pembroke, and Dave Whitcomb rounded out the unofficial top ten finishers in order. With three championship events remaining, Fisher unofficially leads Pembroke in point standings, 773-756. Michaud is one point back at 755. Rookie Kyle Tatro of Hyde Park earned his first career NAPA Tiger Sportsman victory in an abbreviated feature race. The Sportsman were originally scheduled to run 35 laps, but after a slew of early yellow flags the event was brought to a stop after eight laps and the drivers were sent to the pit area. After receiving direction from Thunder Road Race Director Tom Curley and Director of Competition Dean Gallison, the Sportsman cars finished their event after the Street Stock and Junkyard Warrior features were run. In the second try, which was trimmed to just 25 laps, Tatro breezed to the win over Northfields Jeff French and hometown rookie Shawn Sicard. Rick Garand of Middlesex and rookie Joel Hodgdon rounded out the unofficial top five finishers. Tim Campbell of Topsham won the 25-lap Allen Lumber Street Stock main event for his first victory of the season. Campbell dominated the race for his third career win in the division. Gary Mullen of Tunbridge finished second. Dave LaFleche of Graniteville turned in a career-best performance in third place. Brett Pierce of Montpelier squeeked into his first career win in the Power Shift Online Junkyard Warrior divison, beating Elmores David Whitcomb by inches at the finish line. Brady Coburn of Barre finished third. Jim Gallison of Montpelier and Nick Jean of Williston were the winners in the Run-What-You-Brung spectator races. After a full-contact truck division final, Gallison drove his 1999 Chevrolet pickup truck to victory lane. Jean trounced the sedan field in a 1987 Buick Grand National. Thunder Roads 48th season of exciting stock car racing continues next Thursday with VT ACE Hardware Dealers Night. Green flag racing action begins at 6:30pm. General admission is just $9 for adults, $3 for children (6-12), and just $18 for a family of any two adults and two children. For more information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS NAPA Auto Parts/Make-A-Wish Night Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl, Barre, VT Thursday, August 09, 2007
ACT Late Models Finish-Driver-Hometown 1. Kip Stockwell, Braintree 2. John Donahue, Graniteville 3. Shawn Fleury, Middlesex 4. Jamie Fisher, Shelburne 5. Marcel Gravel, Wolcott 6. Cris Michaud, Williamstown 7. Eric Williams, Hyde Park 8. Chip Grenier, Northfield 9. Dave Pembroke, Montpelier 10. Dave Whitcomb, Essex Junction 11. Mike Bailey, Barre 12. Cal Poulin, Braintree 13. Robbie Crouch, Tampa, FL 14. Phil Scott, Middlesex 15. Dwayne Lanphear, Morrisville 16. Brooks Clark, Fayston 17. Doug Murphy, Tunbridge 18. David Chagnon, Colchester 19. Rusty Berger, Williston 20. Pete Fecteau, Morrisville 21. Miles Chipman, Epping, NH 22. Jerry Lesage, Winooski 23. Rich Lowrey, Charlotte 24. Joey Becker, Jeffersonville 25. Trampas Demers, South Burlington
NAPA Tiger Sportsmen Finish-Driver-Hometown 1. Kyle Tatro, Hyde Park 2. Jeff French, Northfield 3. Shawn Sicard, Barre 4. Rick Garand, Middlesex 5. Joel Hodgdon, Craftsbury 6. Joey Laquerre, East Montpelier 7. Nick Sweet, Barre 8. Gregg Lyman, Hinesburg 9. Lance Allen, Barre 10. Mark Barnier, Essex Junction
Allen Lumber Street Stocks Finish-Driver-Hometown 1. Tim Campbell, Topsham 2. Gary Mullen, Tunbridge 3. Dave LaFleche, Graniteville 4. Bobby Therrien, Hinesburg 5. Mike Ziter, Williamstown
Power Shift Online Junkyard Warriors Finish-Driver-Hometown 1. Brett Pierce, Montpelier 2. David Whitcomb, Elmore 3. Brady Coburn, Barre 4. Leonard Sanborn, Graniteville 5. Neal Foster, Waterbury -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244-6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
