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BARRE, VT Late Model stock car driver John Donahue of Graniteville, VT scored a popular victory in the 50-lap Harvest Equipment Mothers Day Special at Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl in Barre Sunday evening. Donahue, who started seventh in the 28-car field, was in the midst of a stellar battle for the lead with Trampas Demers before the caution flag flew for a wreck on lap 40. During the caution period, Demers car suffered a driveline failure, ending his chances for the night. Following the restart, Donahue was able to stretch his lead out to a three car-length margin over Hyde Parks Eric Williams. Donahue and Williams crossed the finish line in first and second, respectively. Mike Bailey of South Barre posted a career-best third-place finish after holding off Jeffersonvilles Joe Becker. Bailey demolished his car in a qualifying crash at last weeks Merchants Bank 150, and nearly crashed again in Harvest Equipment qualifying. Becker and his team were instrumental in the repair of Baileys car. Jerry Lesage of Winooski finished in fifth place. Jamie Fisher finished sixth, ahead of Brooks Clark, who posted a career-best seventh-place run. Phil Scott, Rick Thompson, Jr., and Dave Pembroke rounded out the unofficial top ten finishers. The win was the third of Donahues Late Model career. East Montpelier veteran Joey Laquerre, 64, cruised to an easy 30-lap victory in the NAPA Tiger Sportsman division. Laquerre broke his own record for wins in the class with his 16th victory. Barre drivers Lance Allen and Josh Lovely completed the podium finishers. Chris Chambers of Brookfield and Joel Hodgdon of Craftsbury completed the top five. William Weiner Hennequin of Morrisville captured a wild 25-lap Allen Lumber Street Stock feature after leaders Dave LaFleche and Erik Steel crashed on the final lap. Shawn Powell of Jericho tied a career-best effort as the runner-up. North Troy driver David Allen was third. Chad Brown of Milton drove from last place to win the 15-lap Power Shift Online Junkyard Warrior feature. Dale Bickford of Lyndonville and Ken Christman of Cabot finished second and third, respectively. Thunder Roads 49th season of stock car racing continues on Sat./Sun., May 24/25 with the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic Doubleheader, as the American-Canadian Tour Late Models and the open-wheeled True Value Modified Racing Series converge for a twin 100-lap bill. General admission is $20 for adults, $5 for children (6- 12), and at the best racing value in New England, just $40 for a family of any two adults and two kids. For more information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS Harvest Equipment Mothers Day Special Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl, Barre, VT Sun., May 11, 2008 (# denotes rookie)
Late Models (50 laps) Pos.-Car#-Driver-Hometown 1. 26 John Donahue, Graniteville 2. 7VT Eric Williams, Hyde Park 3. 00VT Mike Bailey, South Barre 4. 16 Joe Becker, Jeffersonville 5. 74 Jerry Lesage, Winooski 6. 18 Jamie Fisher, Shelburne 7. 68 Brooks Clark, Fayston 8. 14VT Phil Scott, Montpelier 9. 8NH Rick Thompson, Jr., Derby 10. 44VT Dave Pembroke, Middlesex
NAPA Tiger Sportsmen (30 laps) Pos.-Car#-Driver-Hometown 1. 15 Joey Laquerre, East Montpelier 2. 18 Lance Allen, Barre 3. 2 Josh Lovely, Barre 4. 20 Chris Chambers, Brookfield 5. 36 Joel Hodgdon, Craftsbury 6. 48 Tom Therrien, Hinesburg 7. 55 Brian Delphia, Duxbury 8. 23 Matt Potter, Marshfield 9. 05 Craig Bushey, Cambridge 10. 00 Joe Steffen, Essex Jct.
Allen Lumber Street Stocks (25 laps) Pos.-Car#-Driver-Hometown 1. 47 William Hennequin, Morrisville 2. 40 Shawn Powell, Jericho 3. 11 David Allen, North Troy 4. 75 Joe Fecteau, Hardwick 5. 61 Jason Corliss, Plainfield 6. 3 #Micheal MacAskill, Williamstown 7. 02 Justin Gordon, Berlin 8. 55 Frank Sanborn, Waterbury 9. 92 Garry Bashaw, Lincoln 10. 01 Mike Martin, Craftsbury Common
Power Shift Online Junkyard Warriors (15 laps) Pos.-Car#-Driver-Hometown 1. 1 Chad Brown, Milton 2. 59 Dale Bickford, Lyndonville 3. 4 Ken Christman, Cabot 4. 19 Neal Foster, Waterbury 5. 30 Mike Gay, South Burlington 6. 43 Jamie Davis, Wolcott 7. 22 Mike Ducey, Williamstown 8. 05 Donny Yates, North Montpelier 9. 52 Lance Donald, Williamstown 10. 80 Bryan Nykiel, Berlin -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244-6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
