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Barre, VT – Thirty-nine Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour / Maplefields Convenience Late Models entered the Thunder Road pit area Saturday morning with all looking to race their way into Sunday’s 64th running of the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. While ACT standout Erick Sands was unable to run time trials with a totaled rear-end leaving thirty-eight others to try their best. In the end, 2024 King of the Road and current number two point man on the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour Kaiden Fisher earned the $1,000 Booth Bros./HP Hood Pole Award with a time of 12.098-seconds, breaking the previous 12.107 track record set by Nick Sweet back in 2021.
The fast-times set a pair of 50-lap qualifying heat races with ten cars joining Fisher and outside-polesitter Jason Corliss on Sunday’s Milk Bowl grid. Brandon Gray beat Gabe Brown to the line to win the first qualifier and the $1,000 winner’s share while Raphael Lessard quickly returned to race shape at the Nation’s Site of Excitement to win the second Booth Bros./Hood Milk Twin 50 qualifier.
The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and rk Miles Street Stocks both completed their own group time trial efforts with Hayden Morris earning the Street Stock pole position for Segment #1 and Sam Caron leading the Tigers to green in their first 40-lap segment. Caron showed the way early but was overtaken by Brendan Moodie by the halfway point to their green-to-checkered, caution-free opening round. Moodie carried the Segment One checkers over Cameron Ouellette and Luke Peters at the line but Peters was later disqualified in post-race inspection with an unapproved steering box. Jason Woodard moved up to third in the final tally with Caron and Logan Powers rounding out the top five.
It was a similar story in the drama-free first segment of the Street Stock Mini Milk Bowl. Hayden Morris ran away with the lead from the onset while part-timer Erik Steel surprised the field was a fourth-place qualifying effort that led to a strong runner-up finish in the first 25-lap segment. Connor Rueda kept his nose clean out front to take third over top rookie Riley Morris. Howard Stockwell’s apparent fifth-place run was disallowed with a post-race weight infraction, giving fifth to Tyler Whittemore. All five will have just 25-laps to come from the back tomorrow in hopes of taking a Mini Milk Bowl win.
The New England Supermodified Series returned for the second time in 2026. It was lights out for Massachuesetts hot-shoe Matt Swanson from the drop of the green flag with the Harvard-native taking the 50-lap win over Dan Bowes and point-leader Jeffrey Battle. The NELCAR Legends also returned to Milk Bowl weekend with David Stone III taking the win over Trevor Randlett and Jake Kelly.
After a fairly clean first segment, the Crown Vic division was all in for the final 20-lap segment with low-point leaders Cody Benoit, Trevor Jaques and Mike Slingerland stuck fighting from the back of the pack. Nate Steady was Milk Bowl week’s first victim of the widowmaker with a highwide move in turn four while Mini Milk Bowl leader Cody Benoit ended his run for the cup with a turn three wall smack with Josh Muir. From then on it was a title fight between brothers Chase and Jaret Curtis. Jaret’s #33 led brother Chase’s #88 with both tied at six points under the checkered flag. Jaret’s better finish in the second, and final, segment broke the tie and made the Rutland, Massachusetts traveler a Mini Milk Bowl champion!
The 64th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank will take the green flag at 1:30pm tomorrow, Sunday, October 4 at the Nation’s Site of Excitement. The local Maplefields/Irving Late Models will take on all Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour invaders in the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America with a $105,000 purse on the line and the once-in-a-lifetime chance to Kiss the Cow! Sunday’s action starts at 12:15pm with the Last Chance B-Feature prior to opening ceremonies at 12:40pm.
Grandstands open at 9:45am Sunday with Adult General Admission set at $35, Kids 6-12 are $10 and Children five and under are free!
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.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl – Barre, VT
Booth Bros./Hood Milk Qualifying Day
Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour / Maplefields Late Models –
Booth Bros./Hood Milk Pole Sitter: Kaiden Fisher Fast Time: 12.098 seconds
64th Vermont Milk Bowl pres. by Northfield Savings Bank Starting Line-Up
1. 18VT Kaiden Fisher Shelburne, VT
2. 66VT Jason Corliss Barre, VT
3. 3VT Brandon Gray E. Thetford, VT
4. 48QC Raphael Lessard St-Joseph, QC
5. 51KB Gabe Brown Center Conway, NH
6. 48VT Taylor Hoar South Hero, VT
7. 58VT Jimmy Hebert Williamstown, VT
8. 88VT Nick Sweet Barre, VT
9. 25NH Jesse Switser West Burke, VT
10. 41QC Jonathan Bouvrette Blainville, QC
11. 55VT Keegan Lamson Berlin, VT
12. 86VT Marcel Gravel Wolcott, VT
13. 04VT Justin Prescott Milton, VT
14. 68VT Brooks Clark Fayston, VT
15. 20VT Scott Dragon Milton, VT
16. 26VT Stephen Donahue Graniteville, VT
17. 64VT Christopher Pelkey S. Barre, VT
18. 16VT Brandon Lanphear Morrisville, VT
19. 15VT Hayden Bushey Fletcher, VT
20. 17VT Darrell Morin Westford, VT
21. 48K Kyle Streeter Waterbury, VT
22. 33QC Remi Perreault St-Paul, QC
23. 9VT Chip Grenier E. Barre, VT
24. 10NH Colin Cornell East Burke, VT
25. 04NH Shawn Swallow Groveton, NH
26. 33VT Matt Sonnhalter Randolph, VT
27. 51NH Trevor Sanborn Cornish, ME
28. B-Feature Qualifier
29. B-Feature Qualifier
30. Thunder Road Provisional
31. ACT Provisional
Sunday’s Last Chance B-Feature Starting Line-Up – (Laps TBA)
1. 4NH Jamie Swallow, Jr. Lancaster, NH
2. 71VT Jesse Laquerre E. Montpelier, VT
3. 1VT Kyler Davis Berlin, VT
4. 91CT Wayne Helliwell, Jr. Dover, NH
5. 73MA Cole Littlewood Orange, MA
6. 21VT Reilly Lanphear Waterbury, VT
7. 7VT Cooper Bouchard Hinesburg, VT
8. 02WP Geoff Rollins Merrimack, NH
9. 29NH Aaron Fellows Croydon, NH
10. 25VT Mike Rubalcaba Barre, VT
11. 51JL Jeremy Davis Tamworth, NH
Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers – Mini Milk Bowl Segment #1 Finish (40 Laps)
1. 94VT Brendan Moodie Wolcott, VT
2. 90VT Cameron Ouellette Barre, VT
3. 36VT Jason Woodard Waterbury Ctr., VT
4. 07VT Sam Caron Milton, VT
5. 0ME Logan Powers Middlesex, VT
6. 33VT Matt Ballard Williamstown, VT
7. 19VT Eric Messier Hinesburg, VT
8. 64VT Jason Pelkey Barre, VT
9. 8NH #Jaiden Del Toro Graniteville, VT
10. 26NH Derrick Calkins Hinesburg, VT
11. 13VT Ty Delphia Waterbury, VT
12. 3VT Michael MacAskill Williamstown, VT
13. 16VT #Dean Switser, Jr. Waterford, VT
14. 36JH Joel Hodgdon Craftsbury, Common, VT
15. 20VT Robert Gordon Milton, VT
16. 22VT Travis Patnoe Wolcott, VT
17. 17VT Brodie Frazier E. Montpelier, VT
18. 8VT Mike Billado Grand Isle, VT
19. 30VT Cameron Powers Montpelier, VT
20. 39VT Derek Farnham Bethel, VT
21. 32VT Matt Potter Marshfield, VT
DSQ 26VT Luke Peters* Groton, VT
*Disqualified for Unapproved Steering Box
rk Miles Street Stocks – Mini Milk Bowl Segment #1 Finish (25 Laps)
1. 13VT Hayden Morris Barre, VT
2. 32HD Erik Steel Colchester, VT
3. 17VT Connor Rueda Barre, VT
4. 13ME Riley Morris Barre, VT
5. 74VT Tyler Whittemore Barre, VT
6. 11VT Jacob Roy Danville, VT
7. 93VT Jackson Hunt Derby Line, VT
8. 08VT Zach Audet Morrisville, VT
9. 18VT Walker Fitch Marshfield, VT
10. 98VT Jeff Martin Barre, VT
11. 8VT Paul Rocheleau Georgia, VT
12. 31VT Tyler Wheatley Brookfield, VT
13. 7VT Kyle MacAskill Williamstown, VT
14. 77VT #Zachary Garvey Milton, VT
15. 71VT Jason Kirby Milton, VT
16. 70VT Bert Duffy Milton, VT
17. 99VT Fred Fleury Graniteville, VT
18. 13NY Travis Gay S. Burlington, VT
19. 04VT Scott Weston Berlin, VT
20. 76VT #Braden LaRose Essex, VT
21. 06VT Donat Premont Johnson, VT
22. 3VT Michael Gay S. Burlington, VT
DNS 47NH Paige Whittemore Graniteville, VT
DSQ 00VT Howard Stockwell* Randolph, VT
*Disqualified for Weight Infraction
New England Supermodified Series (NESS) – (50 Laps)
1. 97 Matt Swanson Harvard, MA
2. 25 Dan Bowes Epping, NH
3. 14 Jeffrey Battle Barnstable, MA
4. 47 Derek Griffith Hudson, NH
5. 41 PJ Stergios Candia, NH
6. 29 Russ Wood Pelham, NH
7. 45 Mike Mayberry Naples, ME
NELCAR Legends – (20 Laps)
1. D3 David Stone III
2. 74 Trevor Randlett
3. 85 Jake Kelly
4. 19 Grayson Day
5. 35 Ryan Rice
6. 4 TJ Haggett
7. 7x Brady Walsh
8. 57 Mike Dellavecchia
9. 77 Haleigh Kelly
10. 19C Jonathan Jacques
Crown Vics – Mini Milk Bowl Finish (Two 20-Lap Segments)
(Finishing Pos., Car #, Driver, Hometown, (Seg #1 Finish, Seg #2 Finish – Total))
1. 33 Jaret Curtis (5+1=6)
2. 88 Chase Curtis (4+2=6)
3. 57 Trevor Jaques (2+5=7)
4. 91 Jamie Heath (6+4=10)
5. 68 Steve Miller, Sr. (8+3=11)
6. 81 Mike Slingerland (3+8=11)
7. 79 Steve Miller, Jr. (7+6=13)
8. 22 Cody Benoit (1+13=14)
9. 74 Keegan Tabor (9+7=16)
10. 64 Aaron Thompson (13+9=22)
11. 06 Josh Muir (10+12=22)
12. 04 Raven Streeter (15+10=25)
13. 47 Parker Brown (14+11=25)
14. 07 Ben Bushey (12+14=26)
15. 38 Nate Steady (11+15=26)
DNS 25 Chris Burnham
