Longtime Renegade Star Robert Gordon Takes 1st Tiger Win, Delays Celebration till Wife Julie Can Join!

Barre, VT – Central Vermont race fans and teams made the trip to Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl Sunday for the rain-delayed Community Bank 150 invasion from the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour. Thirty-two teams made the return trip with a legendary name standing tall in victory lane.

After two rounds of qualifying action it was St-Joseph, Quebec’s Raphael Lessard who took a +5 handicap to claim the pole position in Sunday’s Community Bank 150. The outstanding Quebec driver quickly came under pressure from defending Thunder Road King of the Road Kaiden Fisher in the opening laps before gaining more and more ground in the lead position. Several early yellow-flag scuffles finally sorted themselves out with Fisher eventually taking the lead after the lap 95 caution for D.J. Shaw’s spin cycle in Turn Two.

Young Fisher, the latest generation of the racing Fisher Family from Northwestern Vermont, grabbed the restart lead and never faltered through lap traffic, even with Lessard and defending Community Bank 150 winner Chris Pelkey breathing down his neck. Kaiden Fisher claimed his first career Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour win in just his second season on the international touring circuit. Chris Pelkey sat within striking distance but settled for second with Raphael Lessard holding onto third. West Burke’s Jesse Switser took a respectable fourth place run with 2024 Vermont Milk Bowl champion Marcel Gravel rounding out the top five.

Both the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger 40 lap feature and the rk Miles Street Stock 25 lap feature went wire-to-wire, green to checkered without incident. It was a sophomore front row for the Street Stocks with former Rookie of the Year rivals Walker Fitch and Kylee Potter bringing the field to green. It didn’t take too long for the kids to go to school as defending four-cylinder champion Dean Switser sliced his way through the pack from ninth on the grid but it was Flyin’ Fred Fleury who stole the show. The Graniteville driver took down the Community Bank win over Switser and Ryan Foster across the line.

No so similar was the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers who saw longtime veterans Travis Patnoe and Robert Gordon lead the pack under the initial green flag. Gordon’s familiar H20 Well Drilling Monte Carlo quickly took the point and faced only Jason Pelkey in the second half of the event. Pelkey edged ever closer all the time, getting within inches of Gordon’s back bumper in the final five laps but after years of making the trip down from Milton, the longtime Renegade star finally took his first feature win at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. Victory Lane will come later for Gordon, however, with his wife Julie laid up with illness and unable to be at the track Sunday, Robert will celebrate his win whenever Julie can make it back to the track.

Just one caution for a slam-bang rolling calamity in turn one slowed the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors at the end of Sunday’s racing card. In the end, Neal Foster took the Sunday special win over Taylor Sayers and Zach Garvey for a popular end to Sunday’s showcase.

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl back to kick-off World Famous Thursday Night Racing this Thursday, June 5 with McGee Hyundai of Barre night. McGee Hyundai Super Thursday is complete with the New England Supermodified Series (NESS) plus action-packed track championship battles for the Maplefields/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors with a 7:00pm Post Time. Adult General Admission will be on sale for $20, kids 12-6 for $5 and, as always, children 5 and under free! The Family Four Pack (two adults, two kids) is also available for $40.

For more information, contact the Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963, media@thunderroadvt.com, or visit www.thunderroadvt.com. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @ThunderRoadVT.

27th annual Community Bank, n.a. 150

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT

Sunday, June 1, 2025

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour – 27th annual Community Bank, n.a. 150

1. 18VT Kaiden Fisher Shelburne, VT

2. 64VT Christopher Pelkey S. Barre, VT

3. 48QC Raphael Lessard St-Joseph, QC

4. 25NH Jesse Switser W. Burke, VT

5. 86VT Marcel J. Gravel Wolcott, VT

6. 66VT Jason Corliss Barre, VT

7. 36NH Erick Sands Derry, NH

8. 16VT Brandon Lanphear Morrisville, VT

9. 31CT Alexendre Tardif Notre Dame des Pins, QC

10. 99VT Cody Blake Barre, VT

11. 60BH DJ Shaw Center Conway, NH

12. 9VT Chip Grenier E. Barre, VT

13. 58VT Jimmy Hebert Williamstown, VT

14. 00VT Brandon Gray E. Thetford, VT

15. 27MA Chase Curtis Rutland, MA

16. 0VT Scott Dragon Milton, VT

17. 04VT Justin Prescott Fairfax, VT

18. 47NH Gabe Brown Center Conway, NH

19. 68VT Brooks Clark Fayston, VT

20. 04NH Shawn Swallow Groveton, NH

21. 48K Kyle Streeter Waterbury, VT

22. 03MA Derek Gluchacki Dartmouth, MA

23. 41QC Jonathan Bouvrette Blainville, QC

24. 33QC Remi Perreault St. Paul, QC

25. 73MA Cole Littlewood Orange, MA

26. 92VT Jaden Perry Hardwick, VT

27. 48VT Taylor Hoar South Hero, VT

28. 00NH Jimmy Renfrew Jr. Candia, NH

29. 45NH Kasey Beattie St. Johnsbury, VT

30. 03QC Sebastien Couture Kannapolis, NC

31. 68NH Tanner Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

32. 47MA #Justin Storace Seabrooke, NH

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – 40 Laps

1. 20VT Robert Gordon Milton, VT

2. 64VT Jason Pelkey Barre, VT

3. 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT

4. 56VT Chris Laforest Barre, VT

5. 90VT Cameron Ouellette Barre, VT

6. 31VT Logan Powers Middlesex, VT

7. 15NH Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT

8. 67VT Kevin Streeter Waitsfield, VT

9. 3VT Michael MacAskill Williamstown, VT

10. 8NH Rich Lowrey South Hero, VT

11. 4VT Cooper French Northfield, VT

12. 36VT Jason Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT

13. 23NY Cam Gadue Highgate, VT

14. 13VT Ty Delphia Waterbury, VT

15. 31NH Shawn Fleury Middlesex, VT

16. 33VT Matt Ballard Williamstown, VT

17. 19VT Eric Messier Hinesburg, VT

18. 8VT Mike Billado Grand Isle, VT

19. 40VT Eric Chase Milton, VT

20. 22VT Travis Patnoe Wolcott, VT

21. 5VT Tyler Austin East Calais, VT

22. 26VT Luke Peters Groton, VT

23. 42VT #Karsen Murphy Northfield, VT

24. 78VT Tyler Pepin Barre, VT

25. 30VT #Cameron Powers Montpelier, VT

26. 17VT #Brodie Frazier E. Montpelier, VT

27. 55VT #Parker Gagne Fairfax, VT

28. 57NH #Todd Derrington Littleton, NH

29. 01VT Michael Martin Craftsbury, Common, VT

30. 9VT Steven Violette* Barre, VT

*Sub Driver for Logan Farrell

rk Miles Street Stocks – 25 Laps

1. 99 Fred Fleury Graniteville, VT

2. 16 Dean Switser, Jr. Waterford, VT

3. 08 Ryan Foster Waterbury, VT

4. 98 Kasey Collins Berlin, VT

5. 18x Walker Fitch Marshfield, VT

6. 39 Derek Farnham Bethel, VT

7. 74 #Keegan Tabor Randolph, VT

8. 43 Jamie Davis Johnson, VT

9. 7 Kyle MacAskill Williamstown, VT

10. 34 Patrick Tibbetts Plainfield, VT

11. 8VT Paul Rocheleau Georgia, VT

12. 22 Thomas Smith Williamstown, VT

13. 1 Kyler Davis Berlin, VT

14. 16VT Nate Brien Williamstown, VT

15. 8NH #Jaiden Del Toro Barre Town, VT

16. 50 Eric MacLaughlin Milton, VT

17. 15VT #Hayden Bushey Fairfax, VT

18. 3 Michael Gay S. Burlington, VT

19. 32 Kylee Potter Marshfield, VT

20. 17 Connor Rueda Barre, VT

21. 31 #Tyler Wheatley Brookfield, VT

22. 71 #Jason Kirby Milton, VT

23. 79 Juan Marshall Pittsfield, VT

24. 13 Travis Gay S. Burlington, VT

25. 73 Paige Whittemore Graniteville, VT

26. 75 #TJ Haggett Waterford, VT

27. 04 Scott Weston Berlin, VT

Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors – 20 Laps

1. 19 Neal Foster Moretown, VT

2. 95 Taylor Sayers Barre, VT

3. 77 Zachary Garvey Milton, VT

4. 27 Derrick Mann Graniteville, VT

5. 31 Tyler Wheatley Brookfield, VT

6. 18 Cayden Green Marshfield, VT

7. 81 Mike Slingerland Milton, VT

8. 51 Caleb Cramer Georgia, VT

9. 05 Brandon Premont Johnson, VT

10. 50 Nick Copping Barre, VT

11. 97 Eddie Thompson Colchester, VT

12. 96 Bill O'Connor S. Washington, VT

13. 94 Ryan Sayers Barre, VT

14. 70 Mason Frazier E. Montpelier, VT

15. 98 John Gay Barre, VT

16. 09 Dakota Bushey Springfield, VT

17. 33 Brayden Murphy Barre, VT

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