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Sam Caron Doubles Down for Port-a-Potty Grand Prix Honors and Flying Tiger Win!
Alan Ward photo
Barre, VT – In a night filled with Thunder Road favorite events, none could beat the annual Port-a-Potty Grand Prix. A Ken Squier Original, the three point leaders and a chosen Road Warrior crew lined up for the annual test of man, crew and endurance at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. While Kyler Davis took home the Golden Plunger for the best appearing potty, Sam Caron took home the Golden Throne toilet seat prize as first across the two-ply finish line.
The Maplefields/Irving Oil Late Models entered the Thunder Road Speedbowl set to crown their first champion of the 2025 season in the Squier Cup Triple Crown presented by Milton CAT. Rookie Kyle Streeter led the field to green and kept pace at the head of the pack until Kaiden Fisher took over on lap eight. Before long Fisher’s rearview mirror was full of Taylor Hoar and Chris Pelkey just as Bryan Wall, Jr. spun mid-pack on the front straightaway on lap 21. Back under a long green flag run, Fisher was class of the field but Hoar never fell out of place, even taking over the lead just prior to the lap 74 caution for Cody Blake’s turn one crash.
Back under green, Fisher fell back with a blistered right rear tire plaguing the S.D. Ireland machine while Hoar gave way to a hard-charging duo in Pelkey and Marcel Gravel. The two fought door-to-door around the Barre highbanks with Pelkey earning the Squier Cup Championship 100 win over Gravel and Hoar at the line. In the final tally, Barre’s Jason Corliss conquered the 2nd annual Squier Cup Triple Crown by just six points over Pelkey.
The rk Miles Street Stocks got WDEV Radio/Calkins Portable Toilets Night off to a rip-roaring start with a pair of smash-bang calamities. On lap six, championship hopeful Flyin’ Fred Fleury piled into a backstretch wreck involving rookies Hayden Morris and Tyler Wheatley with Wheatley nearly rolling upside down. Another mid-pack traffic jam saw thirteen cars pile into each other in turn four on lap twenty including point leader Kyler Davis, Nate ‘Tater’ Brien and rookie point leaders Hayden Bushey and Keegan Tabor. With five laps remaining it was a fight to the finish between Dean Switser Jr. and Kyle MacAskill after passing race leader Kylee Potter in the final restart with Switser besting the two for the win in the opening round of the AOT Triple Crown!
Rookie Karsen Murphy brought the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers to green Thursday night and kept his foot to the firewall to lead the 26-car field around the Barre quarter-mile. Slowed only by the stalled Jason Woodard on lap sixteen, the Northfield kid kept his nose clean until tragedy struck with seven laps remaining as he slowed on the backstretch, lost the lead and pitted for the evening. Adam Maynard took over and went to war with point leader Sam Caron with Caron taking over with four laps remaining to take the win. Rich Lowery rounded out the podium.
The Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors finished Thursday’s racing action with their 20 lap WDEV trophy dash. Nick Copping looked poised to take it all but a wheel-hop turned sour for Cayden Green with a hard lick into the Widowmaker frontstretch wall to make a five-lap shootout to the checkers. Mike Slingerland powered around the outside on the restart to take the win over Copping with Brandon Premont rounding out the podium.
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl is back in action for the People’s Race, yes the 41st annual Bolduc Metal Recycling Enduro 200 is set for Sunday, August 3 with a hundred slightly modified street cars ready to take on the Barre highbanks for the $3,000 grand prize and the best bragging rights in the State of Vermont! The Enduro begins with the annual rk Miles Street Stock 50 lap special that serves as Round #2 in the AOT Triple Crown. Sunday’s Post Time is set for 6:00pm with adult general admission set at $18, kids 12-6 are $5 with kids 5 and under free! The Family Four Pack (two adults, two kids) is also available for $40.
For more information, contact the Thunder Road offices at (802) 244-6963, media@thunderroadvt.com, or visit www.thunderroadvt.com. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @ThunderRoadVT.
WDEV Radio/Calkins Portable Toilets Night – Squier Cup Triple Crown pres. by Milton CAT
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT
Thursday, July 31, 2025
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
The 2025 Port-a-Potty Grand Prix Champion – Sam Caron
Maplefields/Irving Late Models – Squier Cup Championship 100
Squier Cup Triple Crown presented by Milton CAT Champion – Jason Corliss
1. 64VT Christopher Pelkey Graniteville, VT
2. 86VT Marcel J. Gravel Wolcott, VT
3. 48VT Taylor Hoar South Hero, VT
4. 66VT Jason Corliss Barre, VT
5. 68NH Tanner Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT
6. 00VT #Brandon Gray E. Thetford, VT
7. 77NH Bryan Wall Jr. E. Kingston, NH
8. 17VT Darrell Morin Westford, VT
9. 26VT Stephen Donahue Graniteville, VT
10. 48K #Kyle Streeter Waterbury Ctr., VT
11. 36VT Joel Hodgdon Craftsbury Common, VT
12. 71VT Jesse Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT
13. 9VT Chip Grenier E. Barre, VT
14. 68VT Brooks Clark Fayston, VT
15. 18VT Kaiden Fisher Shelburne, VT
16. 16VT Brandon Lanphear Morrisville, VT
17. 14VT Phil Scott Montpelier, VT
18. 0VT Scott Dragon Milton, VT
19. 57VT #Trevor Jaques Milton, VT
20. 4VT Scott Coburn Barre, VT
21. 25VT Michael Rubalcaba Barre, VT
22. 04VT Justin Prescott Milton, VT
23. 99VT Cody Blake Barre, VT
24. 01VT Stephen Martin Craftsbury Common, VT
25. 8VT Chris Roberts Washington, VT
Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – (40 Laps)
1. 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT
2. 45VT Adam Maynard Milton, VT
3. 8NH Rich Lowrey South Hero, VT
4. 4VT Cooper French Northfield, VT
5. 26VT Luke Peters Groton, VT
6. 90VT Cameron Ouellette Barre, VT
7. 56VT Chris Laforest Barre, VT
8. 33VT Matt Ballard Williamstown, VT
9. 31VT Logan Powers Middlesex, VT
10. 20VT Robert Gordon Milton, VT
11. 3VT Michael MacAskill Williamstown, VT
12. 15NH Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT
13. 67VT Kevin Streeter Waitsfield, VT
14. 64VT Jason Pelkey Barre, VT
15. 22VT Travis Patnoe Wolcott, VT
16. 17VT #Brodie Frazier E. Montpelier, VT
17. 8VT Mike Billado Grand Isle, VT
18. 9VT Logan Farrell Barre, VT
19. 55VT #Parker Gagne Fairfax, VT
20. 13VT Ty Delphia Waterbury, VT
21. 23NY Cam Gadue Highgate, VT
22. 40VT Eric Chase Milton, VT
23. 36VT Jason Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT
24. 19VT Eric Messier Hinesburg, VT
25. 42VT #Karsen Murphy Northfield, VT
26. 30VT #Cameron Powers Montpelier, VT
rk Miles Street Stocks – Vermont Agency of Transportation Triple Crown #1 (25 Laps)
1. 16 Dean Switser, Jr. Waterford, VT
2. 7 Kyle MacAskill Williamstown, VT
3. 32 Kylee Potter Marshfield, VT
4. 08 Ryan Foster Waterbury, VT
5. 34 Patrick Tibbetts Plainfield, VT
6. 98 Kasey Collins Berlin, VT
7. 79 Juan Marshall Pittsfield, VT
8. 43 Jamie Davis Johnson, VT
9. 73 Paige Whittemore Graniteville, VT
10. 8VT Paul Rocheleau Georgia, VT
11. 99 Fred Fleury Graniteville, VT
12. 16VT Nate Brien Williamstown, VT
13. 74 #Keegan Tabor Randolph, VT
14. 10 Tyler Whittemore Graniteville, Vt
15. 1VT Kyler Davis Berlin, VT
16. 33 Curtis Franks Topsham, VT
17. 15VT #Hayden Bushey Fairfax, VT
18. 39 Derek Farnham Bethel, VT
19. 47 William Hennequin Morrisville, VT
20. 04 Scott Weston Berlin, VT
21. 75 #TJ Haggett Waterford, VT
22. 9 Zach Audet Morrisville, VT
23. 3 Michael Gay S. Burlington, VT
24. 22VT Thomas Smith Williamstown, VT
25. 71 #Jason Kirby Milton, VT
26. 18x Walker Fitch Marshfield, VT
27. 8NH #Jaiden Del Toro Barre Town, VT
28. 50 Eric MacLaughlin Milton, VT
29. 17 Connor Rueda Barre, VT
30. 13VT #Hayden Morris Barre, VT
31. 31 #Tyler Wheatley Brookfield, VT
DNS 13 Travis Gay S. Burlington, VT
Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors – (20 Laps)
1. 81 Mike Slingerland Milton, VT
2. 50 Nick Copping Barre, VT
3. 05 Brandon Premont Johnson, VT
4. 95 Taylor Sayers Barre, VT
5. 19 Neal Foster Moretown, VT
6. 27 Derrick Mann Graniteville, VT
7. 77 Zachary Garvey Milton, VT
8. 70 Mason Frazier E. Montpelier, VT
9. 14 Jed Whitcomb Williamstown, VT
10. 96 Bill O’Connor S. Washington, VT
11. 51 Caleb Cramer Georgia, VT
12. 33 Brayden Murphy Barre, VT
13. 5 Sierra Wilds W. Topsham, VT
14. 97 Eddie Thompson Colchester, VT
15. 18 Cayden Green Marshfield, VT
16. 17x Shoshawna Mastin Milton, VT
17. 75 Bert Duffy Milton, VT
DNS 72 Christopher Herring Montpelier, VT
