Thunder Road Championship on the Line Tuesday

For Immediate Release                                    TR-082707-1

    BARRE, VT The Late Model stock car championship is on the line at Barres Thunder Road Tuesday night. 
After 13 race events this summer, three drivers will decide among themselves who will win the 48th annual King of
the Road title at Tuesdays 50-lap Fisher/Federated Auto Parts Trophy Dash.  Montpelier veteran Dave Pembroke is
aiming for his first career Late Model crown, and will have to hold off former champions Jamie Hurricane Fisher
of Shelburne and Cris Michaud of Williamstown.
    Pembroke currently leads Fisher by 34 points and Michaud by 40 entering Tuesday nights race.  The trio
was involved in an accident in last Thursdays Kinney Drugs event, with Fisher and Michaud receiving the most
damage.  While the latter two finished deep in the field, Pembroke continued for a fourth-place result.
    We definitely dodged a bullet, said Pembroke.  We had problems with the carburetor, the transmission,
and the setup early in the day, but my (pit crew) guys worked hard and the car went very well in the feature. 
Then we were in that pileup and I thought Here we go, its all over.  Fortunately, it all worked out well for
me.  We got really lucky.
    Pembrokes 34-point lead could potentially be cut by two-thirds before the start of the Fisher/Federated
Auto Parts 50 on Tuesday night.  With as many as 22 bonus points available in the preliminary qualifying heat and
semi-feature rounds, every position matters.  In fact, Fisher made up a 31-point deficit in the final event of
2003 to capture the King of the Road crown.
    All we need now is to not have a bad night on Tuesday, Pembroke said.  We may have the point lead, but
Im pretty sure Jamie and Cris havent thrown in the towel yet.  Theyre going to give it all they have, and
theyre both great racers.  Tuesday should be a lot of fun.
    Thunder Roads regular NAPA Tiger Sportsmen, Allen Lumber Street Stocks, and Power Shift Online Junkyard
Warriors will continue their championship seasons on Fisher/Federated Auto Parts Night, with their King of the
Road title winners decided at the 44th Annual VT Milk Bowl on Sat./Sun., Sept. 29/30.  The final 30 laps of the
Kinney Drugs Sportsman feature will be completed on Tuesday in addition to regular events.  Rain postponed the
race after five laps last Thursday with Barres Josh Lovely as the leader.
    Green flag racing action at Fisher/Federated Auto Parts Night begins at 6:30pm on Tuesday, August 28. 
General admission is only $9 for adults, $3 for kids (6-12), and just $18 for a family ticket for any two adults
and two children.  Gates open at 4:30pm.  Thunder Road is located on Quarry Hill in Barre, VT.  For more
information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com.
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Contact: Justin St. Louis                            Phone: (802) 244-6963
Email: media@acttour.com                            Fax: (802) 244-1616