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During his time in Thunder Road's Street Stock division, Eddy turned himself from a struggling, all-wreckers-no-checkers
type of racer into one of the smoothest and most consistent racers in any division in Vermont.
Eddy began racing when he turned 18 in 1998, and had a hard enough time finding the corners, say nothing
of qualifying for races. In 1999, he took his first heat race win, and began showing signs of improvement. By
2000, Eddy was a legitimate Top 10 threat, earning his first trophy for a 3rd-place finish in July, and finishing 7th in the
annual 50-lap special in August.
After battling a severe illness for most of 2001, Eddy earned a popular first career win
in September at the New England Dodge Dealers Milk Bowl, the biggest event of the year. The next season, Eddy earned
his second career win in June, took third in the Milk Bowl, and ended the year 12th overall.
In his final season of racing, 2003, Eddy never ranked lower than eighth in points, and finished a strong
fourth overall. He took his third career win in the August 50-lap special, and received the Ed Carroll Memorial Street
Stock Sportsmanship Award at the annual awards banquet in January 2004.
Many drivers and fans feel that if Eddy returns to the driver's seat, he'll be one of Vermont stock car
racing's brightest stars. For now, he works as a head mechanic on the cars of Jason Piche, Shawn Sicard, and Rachel
and Chuck Beede.
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prior permission, and for that, we're sorry. For the ones we did ask to use, thanks a ton! Proper credit is due
every photographer, but since tagging every single shot would take a really long time, and we've forgotten a lot of who took
what, let's just thank everyone who has "helped" out now: Alan Ward, Eric LaFleche/VLFPhotos.com, Gene Gagne/OutsideGroove.com,
Leif Tillotson, Brian McCullough (RACEGOD), the late David Heath, Dave Brown, Cindy Weed, John Sullivan, Norm Marx, Bethany
Bell, vintagemodifieds.com, the late Bob Doyle, Ron Pittsley, David Paris, Jim DuPont, Tom Herzig, and myriad others.
A huge thanks goes out to contributors Andy Boright, the late Cho Lee, and Christian "Ti Gaz" Genest, all treasurers
of racing history. You're all awesome and very much appreciated!!! --- Website updated and maintained in memory of Cho Lee ---
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