Dudley Claims 28^th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro

Yates, Belanger Earn Street Stock Special Wins

REVISED THUNDER ROAD SS RESULTS (8/6/12)

Waitsfield’s Paul Dudley expertly drove his way to a $3,000 payday through the mayhem of the 28^th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro on Sunday, August 5 at Barre’s Thunder Road.  Dudley was followed by Terry Pearce, Jr. and Allen Lumber Street Stock driver Tyler McNally. 

The first 160 laps of the event was dominated by Monson, MA’s Bill Davis, who at one point had a lead as large as five laps over second place.  A heart-breaking blown tire for Davis on lap 167, however, relegated the lead to McNally.  Davis returned to the track two laps down, only to see his day end on the front stretch just one lap later.  McNally and Dudley then battled it out on the track for the win, surviving two rolled-over cars and three more engulfed in flame, with Dudley passing McNally late in the event after a spin.  McNally attempted to spin Dudley on the final lap, but Dudley had already lapped him and went on to win his first Enduro.

Dennis Demers Wins Father-Son Showdown

Gonyaw, Smith Take Feature Victories

Shelburne’s Dennis Demers showed his son, and the rest of the Late Model field, how it was done on WDEV/WLVB/Calkins night at Thunder Road on Thursday, August 2.  Demers was chased by late charging Nick Sweet and South Barre’s Mike “Beatle” Bailey to the checkers.

Jeffersonville’s Joey Becker took the early lead from pole-sitter Bailey, but it only took until lap 12 for Bailey to find his groove in the outside lane and reclaim the lead.  Bailey ran from the field while father-son duo Dennis and Trampas Demers stormed through the field nose to tail from mid-pack.  By lap 20 the pair had reached second and third and engaged in a no-holds-barred family duel for the second position.  Father Dennis Demers on the high side, son Trampas below, they battled it out until lap 30 when Dennis finally surged ahead. Seven laps later he slipped underneath Bailey for the lead, while point-leader Nick Sweet methodically picked off the top five one by one in the last ten laps of the race.  Sweet broke up the family affair by claiming second in the closing laps, leaving Bailey to third place, Trampas Demers to fourth, and Brooks Clark to round out the top five. Three-time Champion Phil Scott finished sixth, and Becker, Chip Grenier, Eric Chase, and Cody Blake rounded out the top ten.

 Sweet, Allen, Pilotte Prepare for Porta-Potty Grand Prix

Competition Ready for WDEV/WLVB/Calkins Event

Championship point races at Barre’s Thunder Road remain tight as competitors prepare for a special event at WDEV//WLVB/Calkins night this Thursday, (August 2).  The race will feature the famous Porta-Potty Grand Prix at intermission, where point leaders from mid-season will engage in an all-out drag race with porta-potties down the front stretch of Thunder Road.

Midseason point-leaders Nick Sweet, Jason Allen, Nick Pilotte, and their respective race teams, will face off in the annual Porta-Potty Grand Prix on Thursday.  Sweet, the lone veteran of the race, feels great about his chances.  “I think we have a great shot at winning it, if my boys don’t get pooped,” he laughed.