King of the Road Stephen Donahue Backs Up Breakout Season with Vermont Milk Bowl Win

Barre, VT — The 61 Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank once again proved itself to be the Toughest Short Track Race in North America on Sunday, and not just for the American-Canadian Tour and Maplewood/Irving Late Models. The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors joined their headlining brethren in providing some of the hardest racing of the season with everyone looking to make their mark on an iconic Northeast tradition.

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Top Northeast Stars Ready to Take On 61st Vermont Milk Bowl

Barre, VT — Thunder Road is ready to break into the month of October with Vermont’s most popular stock car racing event, the 61st running of the Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Over 40 of New England and Quebec’s top short-track stars are ready to take on the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America this Saturday and Sunday, all looking to join the granite monument at the venerable Vermont oval and join a winning roster of legends.

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Booth Bros/Hood Milk Bowl Qualifying Day Sets Pace for Fan-Favorite Weekend

Barre, VT — The all-important Booth Bros/Hood Vermont Milk Bowl Qualifying Day on Saturday, September 30 sets the stage for Sunday’s 61st Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Along with qualifying for the Vermont Milk Bowl and the Mini Milk Bowls, Saturday will also feature action-packed events for the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models and the New England Supermodified Series (NESS).

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Officials Release 61st Vermont Milk Bowl Schedule, Ready for Iconic End-of-Season Festivities

Barre, VT — Thunder Road Officials released the three-day schedule and pricing information for the 61st Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank starting with Practice Day on Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 1. Officials are prepped and prepared for North America’s Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race as drivers continue to turn in entry forms, each looking to join the granite tablet of legends that have taken the iconic win and kissed the cow in victory lane.

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Officials Release 61st Vermont Milk Bowl Official Entry and Information

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Barre, VT — The chilly temperatures filling the air lately have Thunder Road officials looking towards the beautiful fall foliage and autumn atmosphere, which can only mean one thing; The 61st Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank is just around the corner.

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The Milk Choice of Indy 500 Drivers Leading to 100% More Wins

A new study reveals the correlation between Indianapolis 500 drivers’ milk preferences and their likelihood of winning. One classic tradition of the race is the bottle of milk the winner gets, who will usually proceed to have a small sip and then drench themselves and anyone around with the leftovers.

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Northfield Savings Bank Re-Signs for Three-Year Extension as Vermont Milk Bowl Presenter

Barre, VT — Thunder Road Officials announced today that Northfield Savings Bank has resigned a new three-year deal that will see the largest Vermont-based financial institution continue to present the nationally recognized Vermont Milk Bowl through 2025. The Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank will once again feature a spectacular $103,100 purse after an ultra-successful 60th edition of ‘The Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America’ last October. 

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Christopher Pelkey Pockets Over $15,500 in 1st Vermont Milk Bowl Triumph

Barre, VT — The 60th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank proved to be one of the most thrilling and lucrative in its hallowed history. Over $85,000 in cash and prizes will be distributed to the Milk Bowl field, not including the purses for Sunday’s three support divisions with their own iconic Mini Milk Bowls. In all, four fantastic, hardnosed and deserving racers took home those four silver bowls that truly signify as the pinnacle of any stock car racing career in the State of Vermont.

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Former Milk Bowl Polesitter Takes PASS Super Late Model Win at Thunder Road

Barre, VT — Another successful Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Milk Bowl Friday set the stage for the iconic 60th Vermont Milk Bowl weekend at Thunder Road. The New England Supermodified Series brought thunder and lighting to Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Milk Bowl Friday while the Pro All Stars Series Super Late Models delivered a deserving first-time winner in Thunder Road victory lane.

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Thunder Road Showcases Support Divisions in Career Defining Mini Milk Bowls

Barre, VT — Although the three segment Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank is the annual end-of-year highlight, it also holds a long standing tradition for the various Thunder Road support divisions. 

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Nick Sweet to Make Supermodified Debut on Milk Bowl Friday

Barre, VT — Just in; Nick Sweet, the four-time and defending Vermont Milk Bowl winner, Thunder Road International Speedbowl track record holder and multi-time King of the Road track champion has officially entered the New England Supermodified Series (NESS) event on Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Milk Bowl Friday on September 30th. The special Friday Night showdown also includes the Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model 150, PASS Modifieds and Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models. 

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Pro All Stars Series Invades Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Milk Bowl Friday

Barre, VT — The Maine-based Pro All Stars Series (PASS) returns to Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road for their tenth turn ‘round the historic high banks this Friday, September 30th. The four division Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Milk Bowl Friday features the return of the PASS Super Late Models, the New England Supermodified Series (NESS), the Kennebec Equipment PASS Modifieds and the White Mountain Motorsports Park Ammonoosuc Asphalt Mini Late Models will also make the trip to Central Vermont for their own $1,000 to win, 50 lap main event!

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Thousands of Dollars Up for Grabs in Epic 60th Vermont Milk Bowl Purse

Barre, VT — After the largest purse increase in recent memory, the 60th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank has the American-Canadian Tour Late Model community buzzing. $103,100 is up for grabs across the 26-car starting field included lap money, all new heat race purses and special bonus’ that all highlight Thunder Road’s celebration of the 60th edition of the ‘Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America.’

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Entries and Lap Money Flood in for Huge 60th Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank

Barre, VT — We are just one away from the 60th edition of the Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America, Thunder Road’s famed Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Early entry forms have been flowing into the Barre, Vermont office in preparation for the $103,000 spectacular that kicks off on Milk Bowl Friday, September 30th with the Pro All Stars Series invasion, continuing with Milk Bowl Qualifying Day on Saturday, October 1st and wrapping up with the Milk Bowl itself on Sunday, October 2nd. 

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