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VT Governor's Cup

VT State Championship Series Rolls

Competitors To Return to Barre’s Thunder Road for Governor’s Cup

The 2012 Vermont State Stock Car Championship Series heats up just in time for the crown jewel of the four race series: The VT State Lottery Commission Governor ’s Cup 150 at Thunder Road. Milton’s Brent Dragon leads the swarming field to the “Nation’s Site of Excitement” on Thursday, July 12 with a slim 6-point lead over multi-time Thunder Road Champion Phil Scott.

 

Both drivers have their sites set on the newly formatted state crown title. “To think that the organizers have put together a series to decide Vermont honors has made it unique and special for us all,” said Scott. “Now we just have to win it,” he laughed.

Dragon concurred saying, “Making the state crown a series like this really adds some prestige to the whole thing. It’s good to be on top, but we know we’ve still got two more to go,” he finished.


Charter Communications Night

Laquerre Soars to Second Win of 2012

Pelkey, Packard Claim Feature Victories

 

East Montpelier’s Jay Laquerre took the 50-lap late model feature by storm on his way to his second win of 2012 on Thursday night (July 5) at Thunder Road sponsored by Charter Communications.  He was followed by a late-charging “Hurricane” Jamie Fisher, and early leader Ricky Roberts. 

 

Roberts looked to be on his way to victory while leading the first twenty laps of the race, but daring to drive on the high line was Laquerre, who swung high and wide near the top of the track to pass Roberts for the lead and never looked back.  He developed a sizable lead over Roberts, who in the closing laps lost second to a fast closing Fisher on the outside groove, but the former champion ran out of laps trying to catch Laquerre.  Brett Wheeler and Cody Blake chased the trio to the line in fourth and fifth.  Point leader Nick Sweet flexed muscle starting fifteenth and extending his points lead once again with a sixth place finish. Mike Bailey, Cris Michaud, defending champion Dave Pembroke, and Brooks Clark rounded out the top ten.

Northfield Savings Bank Holiday Event

Nick Sweet Surges to Victory, Extends Point Lead

Allen and Gabaree Win Last Lap Showdowns

In a night full of last lap surprises, Barre sensation Nick Sweet sent up championship fireworks of his own on his way to a hard fought win in Tuesday night’s (July 3) Northfield Savings Bank Holiday event at Thunder Road. Defending Thunder Road Champion Dave Pembroke chased Sweet to the line, and Milton’s Scott Payea was forced to settle for third in the closing laps. 

Sweet started from the fifteenth position, and manipulated traffic masterfully on his way to the front of the pack.  Sweet had reached second place just past the halfway mark, but Payea had extended a sizable lead searching for his first win of 2012. Sweet mercilessly closed the gap before catching him with 10 laps to go and charging to victory in the outside lane.  Pembroke inched by Payea on the last lap to steal second, and  Chip Grenier scored his first top five of the season with a fourth place finish. Trampas Demers, a feature winner already this season, came home fifth, three-time champion Phil Scott fought from 14th to sixth, and Brett Wheeler, Cody Blake, Jamie Fisher, and Brent Dragon rounded out the top ten.