Touring Series News
Sweet Repeat: Back-to-Back Merchants Bank Victories for Sweet
PHOTO: Nick Sweet won his second straight Merchants Bank 150 (VMM Photo)
-- by T.J. Ingerson
BARRE -- Thirty-nine minutes was all it took for Nick Sweet to win back-to-back Merchants Bank 150s at Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl. Sweet, of Barre, started in the eighth position and took advantage of lapped traffic, catching and passing Joey Polewarczyk on lap 92 to win. Read Full Story
Helliwell Returns Familiar Colors to Thunder Road
--by Ricky St. Clair
BARRE -- “Dynamite” Dave Dion, of Hudson N.H., first arrived at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in 1972 with a rag-tag orange Ford. The car featured a white 27 on both sides, and the paint scheme soon became synonymous with fans after only one night high atop Quarry Hill.
Wayne Helliwell, Jr., also a native son of New Hampshire, residing from Dover, will ride in those familiar colors throughout his 2011 racing campaign. Read Full Story
A LOOK BACK: Thunder Road Opening Day Winners
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl in Barre opens for its 52nd season of stock car racing on Sunday with the Merchants Bank 150 for the American-Canadian Tour. The cars, the drivers, and the times have changed, but one thing seems to remain the same: The magic of opening day at Thunder Road.
Here’s a look through the years at Thunder Road’s memorable opening day events. Read Full Story
