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.
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.
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.
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!
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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