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Thunder Road Hurricane division feature event winners and champions, 1971-1975.
HURRICANE "KINGS OF THE ROAD", 1971-1975
1971 - JIM DEUELL - WINOOSKI, VT
1972 - BERT THORNTON - BURLINGTON, VT
1973 - RED MEAD - HYDE PARK, VT
1974 - DENNIS TUCKER - WASHINGTON, VT
1975 - NORM ANDREWS - WARREN, VT
ALL-TIME HURRICANE FEATURE WINNERS, 1971-75
(missing: one race in 1972)
Larry Caron - 10 Milo Lockerby - 8
Don Tofani - 5
Richard Buzzi - 4
Norm Andrews - 3
Ralph "Chick" Bessette - 3
Wayne Corwell - 3
Red Mead - 3
Darrell Owen - 3
Bert Thornton - 3
Gerry White - 3
Jay Yantz - 3
Charlie Ladd - 2 Roger "Buzzie" Lambert - 2
John Lewis - 2
George McRae - 2
Rex Shattuck - 2 Gary Thurston - 2
Dennis Tucker - 2
Ron Bonnett - 1
Bernie Cardinal - 1
Lou Casani - 1
Jim Cayea - 1
Wes Cota - 1
Paul Donahue - 1
Ray Lasiner - 1
Del Mayo - 1
Carl Nelson - 1
Perry Paquette - 1
Paul Robar - 1
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1971
Date Winner Hometown
5/16 Wayne Corwell Essex Jct., VT
5/23 Bernie Cardinal
5/30 John Lewis
6/03 John Lewis
6/10 Ralph Bessette Milton, VT
6/17 Ralph Bessette Milton, VT
6/24 Don Tofani Barre, VT
7/01 Don Tofani Barre, VT
7/04 Wayne Corwell Essex Jct., VT
7/08 Don Tofani Barre, VT
7/15 Don Tofani Barre, VT
7/22 Milo Lockerby Isle LaMotte, VT
7/29 Gerry White Milton, VT
(Mid-Season Championship)
8/05 Gerry White Milton, VT
8/12 Wayne Corwell Essex Jct., VT
8/19 Don Tofani Barre, VT
8/26 Larry Caron Williston, VT
9/02 Ray Lasiner Colchester, VT
9/06 Larry Caron Williston, VT
1973
Date Winner Hometown
5/20 Ralph Bessette Colchester, VT
6/03 Larry Caron Williston, VT
6/17 Larry Caron Williston, VT
6/28 Red Mead Hyde Park, VT
7/05 Bert Thornton Burlington, VT
7/12 Gary Thurston
7/19 Norm Andrews Warren, VT
7/26 Red Mead Hyde Park, VT
8/09 Paul Robar
8/16 Milo Lockerby Isle LaMotte, VT
8/23 Milo Lockerby Isle LaMotte, VT
9/03 Milo Lockerby Isle LaMotte, VT
??? Gary Thurston
(Vermont Milk Bowl - date unknown)
1975
Date Winner Hometown
5/11 Darrell Owen Barre, VT
5/26 Del Mayo
6/01 Jay Yantz Monkton, VT
6/08 Carl Nelson
6/26 Jim Cayea Alburg, VT
(rain 6/19)
6/26 Larry Caron Williston, VT
7/03 Dennis Tucker Washington, VT
7/10 Wes Cota Essex Jct., VT
7/17 Norm Andrews Warren, VT
7/17 George McRae St. Albans, VT
("B" Feature for Non-Winners)
7/31 Paul Donahue Graniteville, VT
(Mid-Season Championship)
8/14 Charlie Ladd
8/28 Dennis Tucker Washington, VT
(blackout 8/21)
8/28 Milt Wright Hardwick, VT
9/01 Milo Lockerby Isle LaMotte, VT
9/07 Charlie Ladd
(invitational)
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1972
Date Winner Hometown
5/21 Richard Buzzi Williston, VT
5/29 Ron Bonnett St. Albans, VT
6/11 Bert Thornton Burlington, VT
6/18 Perry Paquette
6/29 Larry Caron Williston, VT
7/04 Larry Caron Williston, VT
7/06 Gerry White Milton, VT
7/13 ???
7/20 Jay Yantz Monkton, VT
7/27 Larry Caron Williston, VT
8/03 Jay Yantz Monkton, VT
(Mid-Season Championship)
8/10 Larry Caron Williston, VT
8/17 Rex Shattuck Burlington, VT
8/24 Lou Casani Barre, VT
8/31 Rex Shattuck Burlington, VT
9/04 Bert Thornton Burlington, VT
9/10 Larry Caron Williston, VT
1974
Date Winner Hometown
5/19 Milo Lockerby Isle LaMotte, VT
6/02 Milo Lockerby Isle LaMotte, VT
6/20 Richard Buzzi Williston, VT
6/27 George McRae St. Albans, VT
7/04 Milo Lockerby Isle LaMotte, VT
7/11 Richard Buzzi Williston, VT
7/18 Buzzie Lambert South Burlington, VT
7/25 Buzzie Lambert South Burlington, VT
(Mid-Season Championship)
8/01 Norm Andrews Warren, VT
8/08 Red Mead Hyde Park,
VT
(non-points)
8/15 Richard Buzzi Williston, VT
8/22 #Darrell Owen Barre, VT
(non-points)
9/02 #Darrell Owen Barre, VT
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1973 Final Point Standings
1. Red Mead - Hyde Park, VT - 474
2. Lou Casani - Barre, VT - 456
3. Mitch Barrows - 454
4. Ron Bonnett - St. Albans, VT - 452
5. Milo Lockerby - Isle LaMotte, VT - 384
6. Norm Andrews - Warren, VT - 368
7. Gary Thurston - 362
8. Del Mayo - 354
9. Guy Brown - Hardwick, VT - 338
10. Milt Wright - Hardwick, VT - 314
1974 Final Point Standings
1. Dennis Tucker - Washington, VT - 500
2. Buzzie Lambert - S. Burlington, VT - 482
3. Richard Buzzi - Williston, VT - 464
4. Milt Wright - Hardiwck, VT - 434
Guy Brown - Hardwick, VT - 434
6. Jay Yantz - N. Ferrisburg, VT - 430
7. Milo Lockerby - Isle LaMotte, VT - 410
8. Carl Nelson - Moretown, VT - 388
9. Norm Andrews - Warren, VT - 384
10. Charlie Ladd - Chelsea, VT - 354
11. Tom Zampieri - Williamstown, VT - 296
12. George McRae - St. Albans, VT - 288
13. Dave Whitcomb - Essex Jct., VT - 250
14. Red Mead - Hyde Park, VT - 236
15. Bill Levee - Winooski, VT - 194
16. Chick Bessette - Colchester, VT - 184
17. Larry Beede - Washington, VT - 162
Jimmy Breer - Barre, VT - 162
19. #Darrell Owen - Barre, VT - 136
20. Rich Marsha - Barre, VT - 130
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