Casella to Present Tiger Sportsman 100 at Thunder Road
Barre track has exciting special event lineup for 08

For Immediate Release                                    TR-030708-1

    BARRE, VT Casella Waste Management will present a 100-lap stock car race for the NAPA Tiger Sportsman
division at Barres Thunder Road on Sunday, August 10.  The Casella 100 compliments a jam-packed 2008 schedule
full of special events, including four appearances by the American-Canadian Tour Championship Late Models, the
CARQUEST Governors Cup 100, the 24th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro 200, and Vermonts first open-wheel Modified
stock car race in over 20 years the True Value Modified Racing Series 100 at the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day
Classic.
    East Montpelier veteran Joey Laquerre, 64, has won each of the last three 100-lap Sportsman events at
Thunder Road, including the two previous editions of the Casella 100.  He defeated Pete Ainsworth and Shawn Fleury
by a car length for the Casella 100 victory in 2006, and last year recovered from a final-turn scuffle to beat
Craig Bushey and Nick Sweet by just six feet.  He also won the WDEV 100 last June.
    The addition of the 100-lap Tiger Sportsman race on Sunday, August 10 creates a slight shuffle in Thunder
Roads 2008 season schedule; the annual Casella Waste Management event was originally slated for Sunday, May 18,
but that race date has been cancelled in favor of the mid-summer slot.  The Sun., Aug. 10 date will also have a
special post time at 5:00 pm.
    Thunder Roads 49th season opens on Sunday, May 4 with the 10th Annual Merchants Bank 150.  For
information on the Nations Site of Excitement, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com.

2008 Stock Car Racing Schedule
Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl Barre, VT

#    Day    Date    Event                            Post (all times PM)
  1.    Sun    5/04    10th Annual Merchants Bank 150            1:30
            ACT Late Model Tour
  2.    Sun    5/11    Harvest Equipment                    1:30
  3.    Sun    5/25    Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic        1:30
            ACT Tour/True Value Modifieds
  4.    Thu    6/12    Ferguson Waterworks                6:30
  5.    Thu    6/19    Sanel Parts Plus                    6:30
  6.    Thu    6/26    CARQUEST Governors Cup 100            6:30
  7.    Thu    7/03    Pepsi Holiday Fireworks                6:30
  8.    Thu    7/10    Charter Communications                6:30
  9.    Thu    7/17    Times Argus Mid-Season Championships    6:30
10.    Thu    7/24    Fisher/Federated Auto Parts            6:30
11.    Sun    7/27    24th Annual M&M Beverage Enduro 200        6:00
            Street Stock/Warrior Special
12.    Thu    7/31    WDEV Radio/Calkins Portables            6:30
13.    Thu    8/07    NAPA Auto Parts                    6:30
14.    Sun    8/10    Casella Waste Management 100        5:00
15.    Thu    8/14    VT ACE Hardware Dealers                6:30
16.    Thu    8/21    Kinney Drugs                    6:30
17.    Sun    8/31    30th Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200        1:30
            ACT Late Model Tour
18.    Sat    9/27    Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day        1:30
    Sun    9/28    45th Annual Chittenden Milk Bowl            1:30
            ACT Late Model Tour
(schedule subject to change)
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Contact: Justin St. Louis                            Phone: (802) 244-6963
Email: media@acttour.com                        Fax: (802) 244-1616