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FRIDAY,
SEPT.
30th, 2022 |
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Lenny’s Shoe
& Apparel
Milk
Bowl Friday |
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PASTORE -
KUHN -
SANBORN |
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Photos
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Norm
Marx |
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Photos
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SUPER LATE
MODELS -
THUNDER ROAD
OFFICIAL
RACE RESULTS
- 9-30-22 |
1)
72 - Ryan
Kuhn - 150
Laps
2)
29 - Trevor
Sanborn
- 150
3) 20 - Joe
Pastore -
150
4) 52 - Jake
Matheson -
150
5) 39 - Max
Cookson -
150
6) 50 - Gabe
Brown - 150
7)
5x - Bobby
Therrien -
150
8) 00nh -
Jimmy
Renfrew Jr.
- 148 |
9)
60 - DJ Shaw
- 148
10) 81 - Dan
Winter - 146
11) 09 -
Jeremy Davis
- 143
12) 10 -
Kate Re -
130
13) 17ma -
Eddie
MacDonald -
106
14) 00 -
Jeremy
Whorff - 93
15) 14 -
Scott
McDaniel -
87 |
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SLM ENTRIES - TROAD
- 9/30 |
Kuhn
Capitalizes
on Late Race
Calamity
for First
Thunder Road
Victory |
Barre, VT
-- Ryan
Kuhn is no
stranger to
Thunder
Road. A
former Milk
Bowl Pole
sitter and
former
American
Canadian
Tour Rookie
of the year,
Kuhn has
made many a
trip to
Quarry Hill.
Never to be
victorious.
All of that
changed
after
Friday,
September
30th as Kuhn
was able to
stand in
victory lane
at the
Nations Site
of
Excitement.
Excitement
was at a
premium in
this one
though as
Kuhn would
only lead 4
laps enroute
to his
victory.
Bad Boy
Bobby
Therrien and
2021 Thunder
Road PASS
winner
Trevor
Sanborn
would lead
the field to
green.
Therrien the
2019 Milk
Bowl
Champion has
more laps
around
Thunder Road
than any of
his
competition
and took off
with the
early
advantage.
Sanborn
would fall
in behind
and
patiently
until taking
the lead
away on lap
17. Therrien
would start
to slide
backwards as
2022 Oxford
Plains
Speedway SLM
Champion Max
Cookson
worked his
way into the
second
position.
Jimmy
Renfrew,
Eddie
MacDonald,
DJ Shaw, and
Gabe Brown
would also
squeeze by
Therrien as
well
dropping the
#5vt well
outside the
top 5.
The
young phenom
Max Cookson
wasn't
satisfied
with running
second for
long as on
lap 29 the
#39 car
pulled along
side the #29
car of
Sanborn and
took over
the point.
Cookson
making only
his third
start at
Thunder Road
and his very
first in a
Super Late
Model looked
to be the
man to beat
early on.
The Outlaw
Eddie
MacDonald
#17ma was on
a hard
charge and
moved
quickly from
deep in the
field to the
2nd position
after moving
to the
inside of
Sanborn.
DJ Shaw,
Gabe Brown
and Ryan
Kuhn all in
contention
with Eddie
MacDonald
for the PASS
North Points
Championship
quickly
followed
suit under
Sanborn and
soon the top
four cars in
points were
all running
in the top
5. Cookson
continued to
lead but lap
traffic
helped the
points
contenders
get close to
the #39
car's rear
bumper.
Cookson was
able to
stretch the
lead back
out,
continuing
his
dominance
lapping all
but the top
6
competitors
including
earlier
front runner
Trevor
Sanborn.
DJ Shaw
took the
second spot
away from
Eddie
MacDonald
for a
moment, but
Macdonald
pulled a
textbook
crossover
move out of
turn four.
Contact
entering
turn one
sent two of
the top
contenders
spinning
into the
turn one
wall,
causing
heavy damage
to both the
#60 and the
#17ma and
bringing out
the first
caution of
the event.
While the
incident was
heartbreaking
for
MacDonald
and Shaw.
Trevor
Sanborn was
the
recipient of
the lucky
dog and was
able to
catapult
himself back
into the top
5 with less
than 50 laps
remaining.
Cookson was
able to hold
the lead on
the restart
over Gabe
Brown. But
Brown had a
rocketship.
After
trading
paint for
two laps
Gabe took
the lead
away on lap
109.
Ryan
Kuhn had all
of a sudden
quietly
worked his
way all the
way up to
the third
spot from
his 14th
place
starting
position.
After a few
slight
challenges
Gabe Brown
had opened
up a half
straightaway
advantage
before Jimmy
Renfrew's
#00 came to
a rest on
the
backstretch
with a flat.
Caution #2
would allow
an
opportunity
for the
field to be
realigned
once again
with just 16
laps
remaining.
16
laps at
Thunder Road
is just
about 4
miles and
can be
completed by
PASS Super
Late Models
in just over
3 minutes.
What looked
to be a
Sunday drive
to victory
for the
Lucy's Ice
Cream #50
was about to
come with a
twist. Joe
Pastore was
able to get
the Lucky
Dog and earn
his way back
on to the
lead lap in
the 6th
position.
Brown got
himself
clear for
the lead but
Max Cookson
was not
going to let
him get
away.
Cookson was
able to
throttle up
on the
inside lane
and work
underneath
Brown with 5
laps to go.
The pair
touched and
were both
sideways in
turn one.
Cookson
gathered it
up quicker
than Brown
and powered
away with
the lead
into turn
three. Brown
unhappy with
the move put
the front
bumper to
Cookson,
spinning the
#39 out of
the lead
with just
four laps to
go. PASS
Race Control
determined
that the 50
car would be
sent to the
rear for
spinning out
Cookson.
Ryan Kuhn
would then
inherit the
lead.
Kuhn
would power
away with
the lead
with Jake
Matheson #52
on his
outside.
Trevor
Sanborn
would follow
Kuhn past
Matheson to
second. Joe
Pastore #20
and Matheson
would door
slam each
other
battling for
the third
spot.
Kuhn
would score
the win with
Sanborn
second. Joe
Pastore in
his first
Thunder Road
start would
edge
Matheson out
at the line.
If loosing
out on the
last podium
spot wasn't
bad enough
for
Matheson,
the result
of hard
racing for
the third
spot sent
his #52
machine into
and on top
of the front
stretch
wall. The
car then
rode the
wall all the
way into the
turn one
tire
barrier.
While Jake
climbed from
his machine
unscathed.
the car
sustained
heavy damage
and the
low-buck
team's
season may
in fact be
coming to an
early end.
A
dramatic
race coming
to a
dramatic
close as
Ryan Kuhn
and the
Everett's
Auto Parts
team
celebrated
in Lenny's
Shoe and
Apparel
Victory
Lane. "It's
better to be
lucky than
good, I
guess. Man,
we've been
horrible
here in the
past. My
first top
five here
and it's a
win."
This is
only Kuhn's
second PASS
win, but he
helps his
case for his
first PASS
Championship.
Trevor
Sanborn and
Joe Pastore
both
recovering
from being
put a lap
down for
podium
finishes.
The
Pro All
Stars Series
will return
to
competition
this
Saturday,
October 8th
at Thompson
Motorsports
Park as a
part of
World Series
Weekend.
Also in
action
Saturday
Night is the
New England
Supermodified
Series and
the American
Canadian
Tour
supported by
mini stocks,
Pro Fours,
NEMA LITES,
Exit Realty
Trucks and
the Sunoco
Modifieds.
SLM FAST
FACTS
Heat
Race Winner
Bobby
Therrien
#5vt, Eddie
MacDonald
#17ma
Cautions: 3
Lap
Leaders:
Bobby
Therrien
#5vt 1-16
(16 laps);
Trevor
Sanborn
#2917-28 (12
Laps); Max
Cookson #39
29-108 (80
laps); Gabe
Brown #50
109-146 (38
Laps); Ryan
Kuhn #72
147-150 (4
laps)
Most
Laps Lead:
Max Cookson
#39 - 80
Laps
Biggest
Mover: Ryan
Kuhn#72 -
14th to 1st
(13 spots)
Hard
Luck: Dan
Winter #81 -
3rd to 10th
(7 spots)
Total
Time of
Event:
40:21.298 |
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RICKER -
MORSE - VAUGHAN |
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Photos by
Norm Marx |
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Photos by
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KENNEBEC RENTAL
MODS -
THUNDER ROAD
OFFICIAL RACE
RESULTS - 9-11-22 |
1) 34 -
Spencer Morse - 40
Laps
2)
7 - Spencer Vaughan
- 40
3) 9 - Alex Ricker -
40
4) 83 - Dan Brown -
40
5) 38 - Garrett Lamb
- 40 |
6) 1 -
Brandon Varney - 40
7)
6m - Troy Morse - 40
8) 52 - Colby
Benjamin - 40
9) 17 -
Mike Davis - 40
10) 10
- Bill Fiske - 39 |
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Spencer
Morse Scores TRoad
Win |
Spencer Vaughan
and Alex Ricker two
drivers searching for
their first trophies in
the PASS MODS series
would bring the field to
green for the 40-lap
main event. Spencer
Vaughan had never
finished worse than 6th
at Thunder Road
International Speedbowl
and had been in
contention for a trophy
in both previous starts.
Alex Ricker was passing
for the lead in last
years event in his first
race in Barre, VT before
contact with the
treacherous front
stretch wall ended his
day.
With both
drivers finishing top 5
in their heat and
running in the top 5 in
practice most of the day
a first time PASS MODS
winner seemed to have a
high probability.
As the green flag
was thrown Spencer
Vaughan #7 charged to
the lead while Spencer
Morse #34 would ride his
coat tails into second.
Ricker # 9would also
fall victim to Troy
Morse #6m before
falling into the fourth
position.
The
Spencer and Spencer show
was in full force at the
front of the field as
the #7 of Vaughan and
the #34 of Morse started
to open up a half
straight away advantage
over the rest of the
field. Morse tried to
work his way around
Vaughan to no avail for
a dozen laps before
executing a crossover
move to take the lead
away on lap #13. Vaughan
quickly made his way
back to the bottom and
stayed right on Morse's
rear bumper as cars from
3rd on back continued to
duel for position.
Driver Troy Morse
#6m who had the third
spot led 49 of 50 laps
in the 2021 Thunder Road
event only to lose to
Max Cookson on a last
lap pass. Another trophy
looked to be in the
cards for Troy until a
lap 24 caution would fly
for second place point
man Brandon Varney #1v
after a single car spin.
The field would
be reset and Spencer
Vaughan would get the
jump on the initial
start. Vaughan would all
but clear the #34 car,
but Morse would paint
the white line on the
inside groove and
recapture the lead.
Vaughan slid back to the
bottom groove as well
but the move causes a
stack up through the
field. Troy Morse would
get side ways and lose
multiple positions while
Ricker took advantage of
the opportunity to grab
the third spot.
With just 8 laps
remaining the point
leader Garrett Lamb #38
and the #10 of Bill
Fiske collided. Fiske
flew to the top of the
track in a shower of
sparks, just barely
keeping it off the turn
1 wall. Fortunately, all
cars were able to
continue.
Act #3
of the Spencer and
Spencer Show was in full
force as Morse was able
to hold on to the lead
this time and cruise off
with the victory.
Vaughan would be able to
hold on for second and
Alex Ricker was able to
bring home the final
spot on the podium.
Ricker and Vaugh were
both able pick up their
first trophies while an
exuberant Morse picked
up his first career win
at Thunder Road. "I've
struggled here. This is
such a cool place to
watch a race. I'm such a
fan of this place but
we've been awful here.
It's awesome to come out
here and not suck for
once."
The PASS
MODS will be off this
weekend but will be back
in action for their PASS
MODS Championship Night
at Oxford Plains
Speedway Saturday
October 15th. Garrett
Lamb will enter the
event 26 points ahead of
Brandon Varney. Lamb
will have to secure a
10th place finish or
better to secure his
first PASS MODS
Championship.
PASS MODS Heat Race
Winner: Dan Brown #83 |
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SWANSON
- SEITZ - SUMMERS |
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NESS SUPERMODIFIEDS
- THUNDER ROAD
OFFICIAL RACE
RESULTS - 9-30-22 |
1) 11 - Ben
Seitz - 50 Laps
2) 5 - Rob
Summers - 50
3) 97 -
Matt Swanson - 50
4)
41 - Russ Wood - 50
5)
51 - Dave Dugan - 50 |
6) 77 - Nick
Sweet - 50
7) 25 - Dan
Bowes - 22
8) 01 -
Dan Connors - 22
9) 29
- Bobby Chartier - 3 |
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Ben Seitz
for the Win in the NESS
#11 |
The New England
Supermodifed Series
NESS) invaded the town
of Barre, VT for the
second time in the
tracks storied history.
NESS brought 1000
horsepower, wide tired,
winged machines to do
battle on the quarter
mile track at sub 10
second lap times.
Defending winner Jon
McKennedy being unable
to attend the event left
an opening for a new
winner to arise. One of
those hopefuls was Nick
Sweet one of the most
successful drivers in
Thunder Road history who
was hoping to win in his
first start in the #77
Supermodified.
However, the more likely
contenderfor the win was
the #25 of Dan Bowes
which fastest in all
three practices and was
able to pick up the win
in the first of two heat
races. Ben Seitz in the
#11 picked up heat win
number 2. Bowes and
Seitz would lead the
9-car field to green.
Dan Bowes mashed
the pedal to the floor
and jumped out to a half
track lead in no time.
Seitz and NESS points
leader Rob Summers #5
battled for the second
position. Dan Bowes
quickly found his way
into lap traffic. Bowes
made quick work of Nick
Sweets #77 car but had
more trouble with the
#01 of Dan Connors.
Just before halfway
in the 50 lap main event
as Bowes was attempting
to pass to the outside
of Connors to put him a
lap down the two cars
made contact. The left
front of Bowes went over
the top of the right
rear tire of the #01 car
causing the #25 car to
catch a little air. The
incident sent the number
#25 machine careening
into the backstretch
wall, ripping off the
top wing, right side
suspension and some of
the track safety lights.
Bowes was uninjured, but
his winning dreams were
destroyed.
With
a new race on tap
without the dominate #25
car, Ben Seitz #11 set
his sights on Victory
Lane. Seitz turned his
fastest lap of the race
immediately following
the restart. His lap of
10.1 was almost two full
tenths slower than Bowes
quick lap, but it was
enough to pull away from
Rob Summers quickly.
Summers would fall in
behind into second. Matt
Swanson #97 making his
first Super Modified
appearance at Thunder
Road ran third.
While the sparks flew
from the underneath of
the cars, Quarry Hill
rumbled louder than
ever. Seitz was able to
take home the Sunoco
checkered flag with
Summers and Swanson
rounding out the top 3.
Summers second place
finish will help him
extend his double-digit
point lead over Russ
Wood and David Duggan in
the year long point
standings with just two
events remaining.
The New England
Supermodifieds will be
back in action at
Thompson Saturday
October 8th taking part
of day two of the World
Series Weekend.
NESS Heat race Winners -
Dan Bowes #25, Ben Seitz
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