Whitcomb Wants One More Spot at Thunder Roads Ferguson Waterworks Night

For Immediate Release                                        TR-061008-1

    BARRE, VT There may be no person in Vermont looking forward to Thursday evening more than Late Model
stock car driver Dave Whitcomb of Essex Junction.  The multi-time champion will return to Barres Thunder Road a
1/4-mile, high-banked, asphalt short track where Whitcomb was the 1995 King of the Road Track Champion in
pursuit of the victory on Ferguson Waterworks Night, June 12 at 6:30 pm.
    The event is significant for several reasons; first, its the opening Thursday night event at Thunder
Road, a central Vermont stock car racing and entertainment tradition 49 years running.  Second, Whitcombs sleek,
black #25 Chevrolet Monte Carlo is sponsored by Ferguson Waterworks.  Third, and perhaps most importantly,
Whitcomb led 42 laps at the event last year before finishing a close second.
    That was one great race, but Id like to finish one spot higher this year, said Whitcomb.  Im going to
give it all I can, and well see what happens.
    Whitcomb certainly gave it all he had in last years 50-lap Ferguson Waterworks showdown.  He and
Shelburnes Dennis Demers fought tooth-and-nail for the win in a paint-swapping match that brought the fans to
their feet.  Demers survived two spins before stealing the win.
    It was a pretty wild race last year, a lot of fun.  Maybe I can steal it again this year, Demers
chuckled.
    I like to win, but it really doesnt matter where I finish as long as were putting on a good show,
Whitcomb added.  The people at Ferguson were there because they sponsored the event, but theyre also race fans
and they had a blast last year.  Its nice that people still get excited about racing, and its great to have
their support and all the other fans support at Thunder Road and I do want to get that win for them on Thursday.
    Whitcomb, Demers, point leader John Donahue of Graniteville, and the rest of the American-Canadian Tour
Late Model division will be joined on Ferguson Waterworks Night by the NAPA Tiger Sportsman, Allen Lumber Street
Stock, and Power Shift Online Junkyard Warrior divisions, as well as the New England Antique Racers.  General
admission is only $9.50 for adults, $3 for children (6-12), and just $20 for a family ticket, good for any two
adults and two kids.  Racing action begins at 6:30 pm.  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