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1963
Date Winner Hometown
7/18 Bill White Haverhill,
NH
8/08 Bill White Haverhill,
NH
9/08 Wayne True
10/06 Stub Fadden North Haverhill, NH
1965
Date Winner Hometown
5/16 Norm Burl Plattsburgh,
NY
5/23 Jim LaFountain
5/30 Dick Southworth
6/06 Bob Brunell Plattsburgh, NY
6/17 Beaver Dragon Milton, VT
6/24 George Horne St. Johnsbury, VT
7/01 Stub Fadden North Haverhill, NH
7/04 Mike Beattie
7/08 Bob Fortin
7/15 Freddie Mills Groveton, NH
7/29 Lennie Stockwell Bethel, VT
8/05 Dick Southworth
8/12 Joe Fadden
8/19 Stub Fadden North Haverhill, NH
8/28 Lee Ingerson Jefferson, NH
9/02 George Horne St. Johnsbury, VT
9/05 Mike Beattie
9/19 George Horne St. Johnsbury, VT
1967
Date Winner Hometown
6/03 Russ Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
6/10 Clem Despault Waterbury, VT
6/24 Clem Despault Waterbury, VT
7/01 Johnny Gammell St. Johnsbury, VT
7/04 Clem Despault Waterbury, VT
7/08 Larry Demar Hardwick, VT
7/22 Larry Demar Hardwick, VT
7/29 Doug Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
(Mid-Season Championship)
8/05 Tom Tiller Essex Jct.,
VT
8/12 Doug Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
8/26 Larry Demar Hardwick, VT
9/02 Larry Demar Hardwick, VT
(Labor Day Classic)
9/16 Larry Demar Hardwick, VT
(Vermont Milk Bowl)
1969
Date Winner Hometown
5/17 Doug Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
(Triple Crown)
5/26 Moe Dubois Hinesburg, VT
6/02 Bobby Dragon Milton, VT
(Memorial Day Classic - Triple Crown)
6/07 Tom Tiller Essex Jct., VT
6/17 Clem Despault Waterbury, VT
6/21 Tom Tiller Essex Jct., VT
6/28 Bobby Dragon Milton, VT
7/05 Clem Despault Waterbury, VT
7/12 Ed Doggett Plymouth, NH
(Thunder Road 10th Anniversary event - Triple Crown)
7/19 Moe Dubois Hinesburg, VT
7/29 Lennie Stockwell Bethel, VT
(Mid-Season Championship, rained out 7/26)
8/02 Jim Gates Hardwick, VT
8/09 Jim Gates Hardwick, VT
8/16 Clem Despault Waterbury, VT
8/23 Russ Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
9/01 Moe Dubois Hinesburg, VT
(Labor Day Classic)
9/07 Johnny Gammell St. Johnsbury, VT
(Vermont Milk Bowl)
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1964
Date Winner Hometown
7/30 Ken Blondin
8/06 Mert Hall
8/13 Mert Hall
8/20 Karl Wendell
8/27 Clem Despault Waterbury, VT
9/03 Joe Couture Malletts Bay, VT
9/06 Bill White Haverhill,
NH
9/13 Stub Fadden North Haverhill, NH
9/27 Stub Fadden North Haverhill, NH
10/11 Jerry Dennis
1966
Date Winner Hometown
7/16 Larry Demar Hardwick, VT
7/23 Larry Demar Hardwick, VT
7/30 Larry Demar Hardwick, VT
8/06 Mike Beattie NH
8/13 Lennie Stockwell Bethel, VT
(Mid-Season Championship)
8/20 Russ Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
(Triple Crown winner)
9/03 Larry Demar Hardwick, VT
(Labor Day Classic)
9/10 Lee Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
9/17 Russ Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
9/24 Clem Despault Waterbury, VT
10/02 Henry Montandon West Topsham, VT
10/09 - Milk Bowl - unofficial
There is much confusion about the 1966 season at Thunder Road. There was a drivers'
strike before the opening event of the year, and for many years it was believed to have taken place throughout the entire
season. However, in my research I found that the season started in July and ran through early October. There was
also rumored to be a strike near the mid-way point of the '66 campaign, which was to effectively end the racing season at
that point. That also never happened. In fact, contrary to what has been published for decades, there is evidence
that the 1966 Milk Bowl was also in fact run, as the 12th and final event of the season. Race dates, official finishes,
and point standings have been very hard to come by for this season, but the newspaper clippings and photos do exist.
Some of the things I uncovered could dramatically change the written history of not just the Milk Bowl, but of Thunder Road
as well. Rather than rock the boat too soon, I will wait and figure the Milk Bowl thing out later. At least one
solid thing is for sure: Larry Demar dominated the season and was in fact the Flying Tiger "King of the Road" for 1966.
1968
Date Winner Hometown
5/25 Lennie Stockwell Bethel, VT
5/31 Ron Barcomb Colchester, VT
(Memorial Day Classic)
6/08 Russ Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
6/15 Clem Despault Waterbury, VT
6/22 Tom Tiller Essex Jct.,
VT
6/29 Russ Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
7/04 Stub Fadden North Haverhill, NH
7/13 Tom Tiller Essex Jct.,
VT
7/20 Cuffy Cuthbertson
7/27 Tom Tiller Essex Jct.,
VT
(Mid-Season Championship)
8/03 Russ Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
8/10 Red Wilford
8/24 Russ Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
8/24 Jimmy Gates Hardwick, VT
8/31 Tom Tiller Essex Jct.,
VT
9/01 Larry Granger Barre, VT
9/07 Russ Ingerson North Haverhill, NH
(Vermont Milk Bowl)
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