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Thunder Road Gearing up for 45th Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl
For Immediate Release TR-090908-1
BARRE, VT Stock car drivers from around New England and eastern Canada are preparing for the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl event at Barre, VTs Thunder Road on the weekend of Sept. 27/28. The Milk Bowl is a three-segment, cumulatively scored event that awards $10,000 to the winner plus bonuses. And in a tradition that dates back to the first running of the race in 1962, the winner gets to kiss a real Vermont beauty, but with a twist the lovely gal is a 1,000-lb Ayrshire dairy cow. Montréal driver Patrick Laperle has won two of the last three Chittenden Bank Milk Bowls. Her nose is usually a little wet, but I dont mind kissing her if it means Ive won the Milk Bowl, said Laperle. The 2008 Milk Bowl queen will be announced in the coming days. Harvest Hills Farms Dickens was Laperles leading lady last year. Aside from the pageantry, the race is a prestigious, historic event, and is the 12th and final race on the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model Championship schedule. In 2006, National Speed Sport News named the Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl the Outstanding Annual Short Track Event in the United States. Legendary short track heroes including Robbie Crouch of Tampa, FL, the late Butch Lindley of Greenville, SC, Dave Dion of Hudson, NH, and Jean-Paul Cabana of Sherrington, QC have each triumphed in the event. More recently, Brent Dragon of Milton, VT joined his father, Beaver, and uncle, Bobby, as a Milk Bowl winner, taking the honors in 2006. Local Vermont heroes Cris Michaud, Eric Williams, Dave Pembroke, and Phil Scott have also kissed the cow. The Milk Bowl is a 150-lap race broken into three 50-lap segments. The winner of each segment is given one point, the second-place finisher two points, etc., and the driver with the lowest overall score after three rounds is declared the Milk Bowl champion. Booth Bros./H.P. Hood time trials and Triple 50 qualifying races, along with a last-chance B Feature, determine the first-segment starting order. Drivers expected to challenge Laperle at the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl include ACT Late Model Tour point leader Scott Payea and seven-time ACT champion Jean-Paul Cyr of Milton, VT, 2003 Milk Bowl winner and 2008 Thunder Road Track Champion Williams of Hyde Park, VT, New Hampshire stars Joey Pole Polewarczyk and Randy Potter, Maines Glen Luce, and as many as 50 more. Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day begins at 1:30pm on Saturday, Sept. 27 with Time Trials. The driver with the fastest one-lap time will earn the pole position for the Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl and $1,000. The last- chance B Feature begins at 1:30pm on Sunday, Sept. 28, followed by opening ceremonies for the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl. General admission is $25 for adults and just $5 for children (6-12). Admission for Saturday only is $10 for adults and free for children. For more information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com or www.acttour.com. -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244- 6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
Hoar to Return to Competition at Thunder Road Milk Bowl
For Immediate Release ACT-091608-1
BARRE, VT American-Canadian Tour Late Model stock car racing champion Brian Hoar will return to the drivers seat at Thunder Roads 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl on Sat./Sun., Sept. 27/28. Hoar, 36, has been idle since the end of the 2007 season, a year in which the Williston, VT racer finished sixth in his first full season back on the ACT Late Model Tour following his fifth series championship in 2000. He previously raced in the series now known as NASCAR Camping World East. Im headed to a track in New Hampshire to test the car and knock the rust off the driver, said Hoar. Well be in great shape on Milk Bowl weekend. Its been a long time since Ive kissed a cow, and Id love to do it again, he said, referencing to the events long-standing tradition of the winning driver smooching a Vermont dairy cow in victory lane. Hoar won the Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl in 1998 and 1999, one of only two drivers in history to win in successive years. Burnett Scrap Metals and Goss Dodge will underwrite Hoars return. The Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl is the ultimate sprint race: a three-segment, cumulatively scored event paying a total of more than $60,000, including $10,000 to the winner. Points are awarded in each segment 1 point to the winner, 2 points for second, etc. with the finish of each 50-lap segment inverted to start the next, leaving, for example, the winner of Segment 1 to start last (28th) in Segment 2. The driver with the lowest three-segment total is named the overall winner. Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Time Trials and Triple 50 qualifying races determine the starting order of Segment 1 on Saturday, Sept. 27. Hoar won the Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Pole Award in Milk Bowl qualifying each year from 1997 to 2000, years in which he also won the ACT Late Model Tour championship. His total low score of four points to win the 1998 edition of the Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl was the second-lowest in history. Hoar is also a former track champion at Thunder Road, Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY, and the 1-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH. Hoar will challenge ACT Late Model Tour championship leaders Scott Payea of Milton, VT and Patrick Laperle of Montréal for the victory. Payea leads Laperle by just 19 points entering the Milk Bowl finale. Laperle is the defending Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl winner. Other stars expected for the race include Thunder Road track champion Eric Williams, Bond Auto Labor Day Classic 200 winner Brad Leighton, and former Milk Bowl winners Jean-Paul Cyr, Phil Scott, Cris Michaud, and Dave Pembroke. Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day begins at 1:30pm on Saturday, Sept. 27. The last-chance B Feature qualifier will kick off Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl Sunday on Sept. 28 at 1:30pm. Two-day general admission is just $25 for adults and $5 for children 6-12. Gates open at 10:00am on both days. For more information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.acttour.com or www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com. -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244- 6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
Joey Pole Aiming at Third-Straight Milk Bowl Pole Award
For Immediate Release TR-091708-1
BARRE, VT Teenage stock car racing sensation Joey Pole Polewarczyk, Jr. is aiming for his third consecutive Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Pole Award at Barre, VTs Thunder Road on Saturday, Sept. 27 to kick off the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl weekend. The Hudson, NH driver lived up to his nickname in each of the last two seasons during Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Time Trials, posting the fastest single-lap speed to earn the pole position starting spot for Segment 1 of the Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl. His 2006 lap of 12.935 seconds around Thunder Roads high-banked 1/4-mile oval stands as the Track Record for the American-Canadian Tour Late Model division. There are only two guys that have won three-straight poles at the Milk Bowl: Dave Dion, whos from my hometown and was always a hero of mine, and Brian Hoar, who actually won four straight. Id love to join that list with them, said Polewarczyk. Id also love to join them as a Milk Bowl winner, but first things first. Polewarczyk took ACT Late Model Tour victories at Lee USA (NH) Speedway in April and Oxford Plains (ME) Speedway in June, and made his NASCAR super-speedway debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH last weekend, finishing sixth. He currently sits seventh in ACT championship standings. The Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Milk Bowl Pole Award is worth $1,000 to the winner, while the second-fastest time trial driver will earn $500. The top three time trial drivers will be locked into the Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl starting lineup, with the balance of the field determined through Triple 50 qualifying races, a last- chance B feature, and starting berths for fast-timers not already qualified. The Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl is a three-segment, cumulatively scored event with the reputation as the toughest short track stock car race in North America. Each 50-lap segment awards one point to the winner, two points to the second-place finisher, etc., with the finish of each segment inverted to start the next. The driver with the lowest three-segment total score is the overall winner. Top prize is $10,000 and a date with the trophy queen a Vermont dairy cow! Patrick Laperle of Montréal kissed the lovely lady last year. General admission for Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day (Saturday, Sept. 27 only), including Time Trials, Triple 50 qualifiers, qualifying events for Thunder Roads weekly NAPA Tiger Sportsman and Allen Lumber Street Stock divisions, and the championship season finale for the Power Shift Online Junkyard Warrior division, is just $10 for adults and free for children 6-12. Two-day general admission (Sat./Sun., Sept. 27/28), including all events for the American-Canadian Tour Late Models and Thunder Roads weekly divisions, is $25 for adults and $5 for kids. Gates open at 10:00am both days, with racing beginning at 1:30pm both days. For more information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com or www.acttour.com. -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244- 6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
Chittenden Bank and Thunder Road Present Rookie Ride at Milk Bowl
For Immediate Release TR-091808-1
BURLINGTON, VT Chittenden Bank of Vermont and Thunder Road Intl Speedbowl are offering young stock car racing fans the chance to be a part of the pre-race festivities at the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl on Sunday, Sept. 28. One lucky child age 6-12 will be selected from each of 15 participating Chittenden Bank locations to go on the Rookie Ride with drivers from the American-Canadian Tour Championship Late Model series on the Thunder Road highbanks at the Milk Bowl. Each winner will take a lap of honor around Thunder Road with qualifiers for the Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl, including the winner of the $1,000 Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Pole Award. Children ages 6-12 may enter as many times as desired for a chance to win at the following locations: Two Burlington Square in Burlington, North Avenue in Burlington, Shaws Supermarket in Colchester, Malletts Bay, Barre, Montpelier, Waterbury, West Street in Rutland, Woodstock Avenue in Rutland, Shelburne Road in South Burlington, Five Corners in Essex Junction, Randolph, Newport, Tafts Corner in Williston, and Milton. Each winner will also be given two Adult passes for Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa, or any two adults of their choice. The Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl, known as the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America, is a three-segment, cumulatively scored race in which the overall winner is determined by a total low score. Each 50- lap segment awards one point for first place, two points for second, etc., with the finish from each segment inverted to start the next segment, meaning the winner of Segment 1 will start last in Segment 2. The overall Milk Bowl winner wins $10,000 and will kiss a genuine Vermont beauty a dairy cow! Racing begins at 1:30pm on Sunday, Sept. 28. Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day begins at 1:30pm on Saturday, Sept. 27 with time trials, Triple 50 qualifying races, and events for Thunder Roads weekly Sportsman, Street Stock, and Warrior divisions. The Chittenden Bank/Thunder Road Rookie Ride contest winners will be drawn from each of the 15 participating Chittenden Bank locations on Thursday, Sept. 25. Each lucky winner will be notified prior to the Milk Bowl. For more information, call (802) 244-6963 or visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com or www.acttour.com. -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244-6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
Miss Kitty to Preside as Thunder Roads Miss Milk Bowl 2008
For Immediate Release TR-091808-2
BERLIN, VT Harvest Hills Miss Kitty, a lovely seven year-old registered Ayrshire dairy cow, has been named Miss Milk Bowl 2008 and will hold court at the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl stock car race at Barre, VTs Thunder Road. A beauty pageant was staged at Harvest Hills Farms in Berlin, VT, and according to Annie Burke of Harvest Hills, Miss Kitty won the title her first going away. One lucky race driver will have the dubious honor of bussing bossy as the winner of the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl. As has been tradition since the first Milk Bowl in 1962, the winner of the three- segment, cumulatively scored race paying a total of more than $60,000, will plant a kiss on the trophy queen immediately following the victory. Governor James Douglas (R-Vt.) and Senator Phil Scott (R-Washington County), a two-time Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl winner, were on hand for Miss Kittys coronation on Thursday as Miss Milk Bowl 2008. She seems like a nice gal, said Scott. Id like to see her again in victory lane next week. Its important to point out that, like a gentleman, Senator Scott didnt kiss her on the first date, added Governor Douglas. Miss Kitty, says Burke, has had quite a year. Kit was the Grand Champion at the Orleans County (VT) Fair in Barton this fall in her first show ever, then she won the ribbon for Production at Essex, was given Honorable Mention at Rutland, and won her class at the Worlds Fair in Tunbridge. Now, shell make her first trip to Thunder Road for the Milk Bowl. Miss Kitty led a Harvest Hills rout at Barton, in which 4 of the top 6 cows were from her stable. Her Production award came after supplying
Thunder Road Championships to be Decided at Milk Bowl
For Immediate Release TR-092508-1
BARRE, VT Three stock car racing divisional championships will be decided at Barre, VTs Thunder Road with the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl on Sat./Sun., Sept. 27/28. Eric Williams of Hyde Park, VT was crowned the Late Model divisions 2008 King of the Road Track Champion in August, leaving the NAPA Tiger Sportsman, Allen Lumber Street Stock, and Power Shift Online Junkyard Warrior battles to go down the seasons final event. Craig Bushey, 28, of Cambridge, leads the Sportsman class by a slim 32 points (933-901) over veteran driver Joey Laquerre of East Montpelier entering the Milk Bowl finale. Busheys Vermont Life Safety/Robinson Fuels Chervolet has been consistent, scoring a dozen top-10 finishes in 15 starts, including a Ferguson Waterworks Night victory in June. In a division where only two drivers have qualified for all 16 feature races to this point, Bushey says there are three parts to surviving the weekly battles and hopefully winning the season-long war. It starts with the luck of the draw and where you start in your qualifying heat, Bushey said. Then youve got to stay out of wrecks and keep your nose clean, and then youve got to know where your competition is and stay within reach of them. Weve had a good year, hopefully we can it finish it that way. Bushey also reported that he will be attempting double-duty, running a new Late Model car with the American-Canadian Tour in the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl. Tom Therrien of Hinesburg ranks third in Sportsman standings at 876 points, with Craftsburys Joel Hodgdon and Shawn Sicard of Barre tied in fourth at 851 each. Therriens younger brother, Bobby, leads Mike Ziter of Williamstown in the rookie standings, 155-145. Sixteen year-old Cody Blake of Barre is third at 140 points. Veteran Allen Lumber Street Stock driver Lloyd Blakely of Graniteville has plenty of pressure on him entering his divisions final event. Five drivers are within 50 points of Blakely for the championship, including young drivers Jason Corliss of Plainfield and Greg Adams, Jr. of Hardwick, tied only nine points behind in second place (979-970). Blakely posted 12 top-10 finishes in the first 14 events of the Street Stock campaign, although Corliss has chipped away at the lead each week since the end of July. Adams has made a meteoric rise from 31st place in May to championship contention, with a string of 11-straight top-10 finishes. The Power Shift Online Junkyard Warrior season will be completed on Saturday, Sept. 27 on Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day for the American-Canadian Tour, and the championship chase is down to just two drivers. Granitevilles Travis Hull, in his first full season of racing, leads Wolcott driver Jamie Davis by 26 points entering the event, 1347-1321. Each driver has earned two feature wins and a staggering 18 top-10 finishes. Two-day general admission for the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl, including Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day, is just $25 for adults and $5 for children (6-12). Admission for Saturday only is just $10 for adults and free for kids. Gates open at 10:00am on both days, with racing action slated for 1:30pm on Saturday and 1:00pm on Sunday. For more information, including a full weekend schedule, visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com or www.acttour.com, or call (802) 244-6963. -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244- 6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
BARRE, VT The 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl stock car event will go on as scheduled at Barre, VTs Thunder Road on Sat./Sun., Sept. 27/28, despite a test from Mother Nature. Recent weather forecasts have changed in favor of the events taking place, and have prompted race officials to continue with the program as planned. We feel like well get a fair chance to race on Saturday, and Sunday should be even better, said Thunder Road Manager Tom Curley. In fact, weve even got back-up from our friends at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, as theyve kindly offered us the use of their jet-dryer in case we do get wet. The weekend begins with Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 1:30pm, with Time Trials for the $1,000 Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Pole Award and Triple 50 qualifying races for the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Championship Late Models, qualifying events for the NAPA Tiger Sportsman and Allen Lumber Street Stock divisions, and the championship season finale for the Power Shift Online Junkyard Warriors. Sundays action begins at 1:00pm with the last-chance B Feature qualifier for the ACT Late Model Tour, followed by opening ceremonies for the 45th Annual Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl at 1:30pm. The Milk Bowl is a three- segment, cumulatively scored race that awards points in each of the three 50-lap segments (1 point for 1st, 2 points for 2nd, etc.). The finishing order of each segment is reversed to begin the next, leaving, for example, the winner of Segment 1 to start last 28th in Segment 2. The driver with the lowest total score is declared the overall Milk Bowl winner, earning $10,000 and the right to kiss the trophy queen a Vermont dairy cow! Scott Payea of Milton, VT will battle Montréals Patrick Laperle for not only the Chittenden Bank Milk Bowl victory, but also the ACT Late Model Tour Championship. The 26 year-old Payea leads Laperle by just 19 points entering the season finale. Laperle is the two-time and defending Milk Bowl winner. Feature events will also be run to determine the Sportsman and Street Stock divisional champions on Sunday. Two-day general admission is just $25 for adults and $5 for children (6-12). Admission for Saturday only is $10 for adults and free for kids. Gates open at 10:00am on both days. For more information, including a complete weekend schedule, visit www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com or www.acttour.com, or call (802) 244-6963. -30- Contact: Justin St. Louis Phone: (802) 244-6963 Email: media@acttour.com Fax: (802) 244-1616
