First Time Winners Flood Casella Waste Systems Victory Lane at Thunder Road

Barre, VT – Back for Round #2 of Thursday Night Racing at the Nation’s Site of Excitement, the pit area and grandstands alike filled in for Casella Waste Systems Night at Thunder Road on Thursday, with three first-time winner’s highlighting the action.

It all started with the rk Miles Street Stocks, early on the card as a select group of non-winning drivers were eligible for the Marvin Johnson Memorial First Time Winner’s Race at the end of the night. After an early fire-fight with Scott Weston, Juan ‘Paco’ Marshall took off with the lead for their 25-lap feature event. Over the course of the final ten laps, former White Mountain Motorsports Park Rookie of the Year Connor Rueda charged up the outside groove, and even after a three-to-go restart shoot-out took down his first career win at Thunder Road over last year’s Street Stock rookie Kylee Potter and Dean Switser Jr.

Alan Ward photo

Alan Ward photo

Returning at the end of the night for the 11th annual Marvin Johnson Memorial First Time Winner’s Race, Road Warrior graduate Jason Kirby led the early goings but it was another former White Mountain standout. Hayden Bushey power drove from seventh on the grid on the high side to claim the Marvin Johnson First Time win, rounding out a great four-race start to the season at Thunder Road.

Alan Ward photo

The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers put on one of their best shows of the season on Casella Waste Systems Night with Travis Patnoe and Luke Peters showing the way under the green flag. Peters quickly got the better of Patnoe to lead the fray but it was the final ten laps that once again showcase the Flying Tigers as North America’s #1 Support Division. With Peters leading, it became a seven-way race for the lead as seven stars of Thunder Road raced under a blanket. A completely full rear view mirror only motivated Luke Peters even more to seek out his first win in the Flying Tigers with Mike MacAskill and Rich Lowrey joining the podium in second and third.

Alan Ward photo

Alan Ward photo

The Maplefields/Irving Oil Late Models put on a green to checkered clinic on Casella Waste Systems. Outside pole sitter Scott Dragon leading from the outside pole position in absolutely dominating fashion on Thursday to claim the Casella Waste Systems honors. Stephen Donahue held on for second place more than a second back in second place with Darrell Morin holding off Jason Corliss and Cooper Bouchard for third place.

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl is back in action next Thursday, June 19 for Nolato Vermont Night. The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers prepare for round one of the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series with 75-laps on the board alongside the Maplefields/Irving Late Models, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors with a 7:00pm Post Time!

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.

 

Casella Waste Systems Night

Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT

Thursday, June 12, 2025

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

 

Marvin Johnson Memorial First Time Winner’s Race – 19 Laps

1.         15VT    #Hayden Bushey         Fairfax, VT

2.         74        #Keegan Tabor           Randolph, VT

3.         31        #Tyler Wheatley         Brookfield, VT

4.         13        Travis Gay                   S. Burlington, VT

5.         75        #TJ Haggett                 Waterford, VT

6.         50        Eric MacLaughlin        Milton, VT

7.         71        #Jason Kirby                Milton, VT

8.         73        Paige Whittemore      Graniteville, VT

 

Maplefields/Irving Late Models – 50 Laps

1.         0VT      Scott Dragon               Milton, VT

2.         26VT    Stephen Donahue      Graniteville, VT

3.         17VT    Darrell Morin              Westford, VT

4.         66VT    Jason Corliss               Barre, VT

5.         7VT      Cooper Bouchard       Hinesburg, VT

6.         64VT    Christopher Pelkey     Graniteville, VT

7.         04VT    Justin Prescott             Williston, VT

8.         16VT    Brandon Lanphear     Morrisville, VT

9.         86VT    Marcel J. Gravel          Wolcott, VT

10.       5VT      Bobby Therrien           Hinesburg, VT

11.       18VT    Kaiden Fisher              Shelburne, VT

12.       9VT      Chip Grenier               E. Barre, VT

13.       77NH   Bryan Wall Jr.              E. Kingston, NH

14.       48VT    Taylor Hoar                 South Hero, VT

15.       00VT    Brandon Gray             E. Thetford, VT

16.       99VT    Cody Blake                  Barre, VT

17.       71VT    Jesse Laquerre             E. Montpelier, VT

18.       68NH   Tanner Woodard        Waterbury Ctr., VT

19.       01VT    Stephen Martin          Craftsbury Common, VT

20.       68VT    Brooks Clark               Fayston, VT

21.       4VT      Scott Coburn              Barre, VT

22.       21VT    Reilly Lanphear           Waterbury, VT

23.       57VT    #Trevor Jaques           Milton, VT

24.       14VT    Jason Woodard*        Waterbury Ctr., VT

25.       48K      #Kyle Streeter             Waterbury Ctr., VT

26.       25VT    Michael Rubalcaba     Barre, VT

27.       8VT      Chris Roberts              Washington, VT         

*Sub Driver for Phil Scott

 

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – 40 Laps

1.         26VT    Luke Peters                 Groton, VT

2.         3VT      Michael MacAskill      Williamstown, VT

3.         8NH     Rich Lowrey                South Hero, VT

4.         8VT      Mike Billado               Grand Isle, VT

5.         33VT    Matt Ballard               Williamstown, VT

6.         07VT    Sam Caron                  Milton, VT

7.         56VT    Chris Laforest              Barre, VT

8.         13VT    Ty Delphia                   Waterbury, VT

9.         19VT    Eric Messier                Hinesburg, VT

10.       36VT    Jason Woodard          Waterbury Ctr., VT

11.       4VT      Cooper French             Northfield, VT

12.       15NH   Brendan Moodie        Wolcott, VT

13.       67VT    Kevin Streeter             Waitsfield, VT

14.       23NY   Cam Gadue                 Highgate, VT

15.       31VT    Logan Powers             Middlesex, VT

16.       90VT    Cameron Ouellette     Barre, VT

17.       9VT      Logan Farrell               Barre, VT

18.       20VT    Robert Gordon           Milton, VT

19.       22VT    Travis Patnoe              Wolcott, VT

20.       64VT    Jason Pelkey                Barre, VT

21.       55VT    #Parker Gagne             Fairfax, VT

22.       17VT    #Brodie Frazier           E. Montpelier, VT

23.       5VT      Tyler Austin                East Calais, VT

24.       30VT    #Cameron Powers      Montpelier, VT

25.       42VT    #Karsen Murphy         Northfield, VT

           

 

rk Miles Street Stocks – 25 Laps

1.         17        Connor Rueda             Barre, VT

2.         32        Kylee Potter                Marshfield, VT

3.         16        Dean Switser, Jr.         Waterford, VT

4.         79        Juan Marshall             Pittsfield, VT

5.         7          Kyle MacAskill             Williamstown, VT

6.         16VT    Nate Brien                  Williamstown, VT

7.         1VT      Kyler Davis                  Berlin, VT

8.         3          Michael Gay                S. Burlington, VT

9.         50        Eric MacLaughlin        Milton, VT

10.       71        #Jason Kirby                Milton, VT

11.       15VT    #Hayden Bushey         Fairfax, VT

12.       74        #Keegan Tabor           Randolph, VT

13.       18x      Haidyn Pearce*           Chelsea, VT

14.       43        Jamie Davis                 Johnson, VT

15.       31        #Tyler Wheatley         Brookfield, VT

16.       39        Derek Farnham           Bethel, VT

17.       04        Scott Weston              Berlin, VT

18.       8VT      Paul Rocheleau           Georgia, VT

19.       33        #Brayden Murphy      Barre, VT

20.       08        Ryan Foster                 Waterbury, VT

21.       13        Travis Gay                   S. Burlington, VT

22.       99        Fred Fleury                  Graniteville, VT

23.       75        #TJ Haggett                 Waterford, VT

24.       73        Paige Whittemore      Graniteville, VT

25.       34        Patrick Tibbetts          Plainfield, VT

26.       8NH     #Jaiden Del Toro         Barre Town, VT

27.       22VT    Thomas Smith             Williamstown, VT

28.       98        Jeffrey Martin             Barre, VT     

*Sub Driver for Walker Fitch