The Vermont Milk Bowl
The Vermont Milk Bowl was created by Ken Squier for as the annual season-ending Late Model race at his Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT. He dubbed it “The Toughest Short Track Stock Car Race in North America.” It has been held in all but one season (1981) since 1962. The Milk Bowl was held at Catamount Stadium in 1978 & 1980.
The Milk Bowl consists of three 50 lap segments, with the running order inverted between segments. The driver with the best average finish is declared the winner. The race winner receives cup of milk as a trophy and traditionally kisses a cow in victory lane.
Dave Dion in 1975 and Robbie Crouch in 1986 both set fast time and swept all 3 segments enroute to their overall wins. Crouch was also the first driver to win the Vermont Milk Bowl 4 times (1983, 1986, 1988, 1990). Nick Sweet has since tied the record (2013, 2015, 2016, 2021). Russ Ingerson (1965-1966), Dave Whitlock (1994-1995), Brian Hoar (1998-1999), Patrick Laperle (2007-2008), Nick Sweet (2015-2016) and Jason Corliss (2017-2018) have each won back-to-back Milk Bowl events during their career.
| YEAR | WINNER | SEGMENT 1 | SEGMENT 2 | SEGMENT 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | HAROLD HANAFORD | Harold Hanaford | Harold Hanaford | Clint Gerard |
| 1963 | LEE INGERSON | Harold Hanaford | Lee Ingerson | Larry Granger |
| 1964 | HAROLD HANAFORD | Johnny Gammell | Harold Hanaford | Lee Ingerson |
| 1965 | RUSS INGERSON | Ronnie Marvin | Ronnie Marvin | Paul Martel |
| 1966 | RUSS INGERSON | Larry Demar | Russ Ingerson | Russ Ingerson |
| 1967 | LARRY DEMAR | Larry Demar | Larry Demar | Larry Demar |
| 1968 | RUSS INGERSON | Tom Tiller | Jim Gallison | Lennie Stockwell |
| 1969 | JOHNNY GAMMELL | Moe Dubois | Bobby Dragon | Ed Doggett |
| 1970 | STUB FADDEN | Chet Wood | Moe Dubois | Chet Wood |
| 1971 | DANNY BRIDGES | John Rosati | George Horne | Beaver Dragon |
| 1972 | BOBBY DRAGON | Dave Dion | Bobby Dragon | Bobby Dragon |
| 1973 | JEAN-PAUL CABANA | Jean-Paul Cabana | Dave Dion | Jean-Paul Cabana |
| 1974 | BILL DENNIS | Bill Dennis | Bobby Dragon | Joey Kourafas |
| 1975 | DAVE DION | Dave Dion | Dave Dion | Dave Dion |
| 1976 | RON BARCOMB | Ron Barcomb | Dave Dion | Claude Aubin |
| 1977 | BUTCH LINDLEY | Dave Dion | Langis Caron | Butch Lindley |
| 1978 | BEAVER DRAGON | Claude Aubin | Dick McCabe | Jean-Paul Cabana |
| 1979 | STUB FADDEN | Beaver Dragon | Giles Lussier | rained out |
| 1980 | HECTOR LeCLAIR | Robbie Crouch | Hector Leclair | Jocelyn Tremblay |
| 1981 | no race held | |||
| 1982 | DICK McCABE | Chuck Brown | Stub Fadden | Dick McCabe |
| 1983 | ROBBIE CROUCH | Robbie Crouch | Jeff Stevens | Wes Rosner |
| 1984 | RANDY LAJOIE | Robbie Crouch | Kevin Lepage | Stub Fadden |
| 1985 | KEVIN LEPAGE | Randy LaJoie | Kevin Lepage | Bobby Dragon |
| 1986 | ROBBIE CROUCH | Robbie Crouch | Robbie Crouch | Robbie Crouch |
| 1987 | JEAN-PAUL CABANA | Robbie Crouch | Dave Dion | Jean-Paul Cabana |
| 1988 | ROBBIE CROUCH | Robbie Crouch | Jean-Paul Cabana | Robbie Crouch |
| 1989 | KEVIN LEPAGE | Russ Urlin | Jean-Paul Cabana | Dave Dion |
| 1990 | ROBBIE CROUCH | Beaver Dragon | Randy MacDonald | Dave Dion |
| 1991 | DAN BEEDE | Dan Beede | Dave Dion | Dan Beede |
| 1992 | RANDY MacDONALD | Junior Hanley | Randy MacDonald | Dan Beede |
| 1993 | KEVIN LEPAGE | Kevin Lepage | Mike Rowe | Junior Hanley |
| 1994 | DAVE WHITLOCK | Dave Whitlock | Claude LeClerc | Mike Rowe |
| 1995 | DAVE WHITLOCK | Brad Leighton | Tracy Gordon | Dave Whitlock |
| 1996 | JEAN-PAUL CYR | Dave Whitcomb | Richard Buzzi | Jean-Paul Cyr |
| 1997 | PHIL SCOTT | Brian Hoar | Phil Scott | Dave Dion |
| 1998 | BRIAN HOAR | Brian Hoar | Brian Hoar | Doug Hoar |
| 1999 | BRIAN HOAR | Brian Hoar | Chad Wheeler | Brian Hoar |
| 2000 | PHIL SCOTT | Phil Scott | Brent Dragon | Brian Hoar |
| 2001 | DWAYNE LANPHEAR | Pete Fecteau | Bobby Dragon | Pete Fecteau |
| 2002 | DAVE PEMBROKE | Cooper MacRitchie | Ryan Moore | Phil Scott |
| 2003 | ERIC WILLIAMS | Jean-Paul Cyr | Rich Lowrey | Phil Scott |
| 2004 | CRIS MICHAUD | Cooper MacRitchie | Jamie Fisher | Phil Scott |
| 2005 | PATRICK LAPERLE | Dave Pembroke | Patrick Laperle | Brent Dragon |
| 2006 | BRENT DRAGON | Joey Polewarczyk Jr | Jay Laquerre | Scott Payea |
| 2007 | PATRICK LAPERLE | Phil Scott | Jean-Paul Cyr | Dave Pembroke |
| 2008 | PATRICK LAPERLE | Patrick Laperle | John Donahue | Ryan Nolin |
| 2009 | JOHN DONAHUE | Brent Dragon | Wayne Helliwell Jr | Jean-Paul Cyr |
| 2010 | JOEY POLEWARCZYK JR | Joey Polewarczyk Jr | Pete Potvin | Jean-Paul Cyr |
| 2011 | BRIAN HOAR | Brian Hoar | Mike Bailey | Brian Hoar |
| 2012 | DAVE PEMBROKE | Brian Hoar | Jean-Paul Cyr | Glen Luce |
| 2013 | NICK SWEET | Brian Hoar | Bobby Therrien | Cody Blake |
| 2014 | EDDIE MacDONALD | Eddie MacDonald | Jimmy Hebert | Brad Babb |
| 2015 | NICK SWEET | Derrick O’Donnell | Jim Morris | Nick Sweet |
| 2016 | NICK SWEET | Nick Sweet | Joey Polewarczyk Jr | Nick Sweet |
| 2017 | JASON CORLISS | Nick Sweet | Scott Payea | Scott Dragon |
| 2018 | JASON CORLISS | Jason Corliss | Patrick Laperle | Scott Payea |
| 2019 | BOBBY THERRIEN | Bobby Therrien | Rich Dubeau | Tyler Cahoon |
| 2020 | JASON CORLISS | Jason Corliss | Stephen Donahue | Marcel Garvel |
| 2021 | NICK SWEET | Nick Sweet | Matt Smith | Bobby Therrien |
| 2022 | CHRISTOPHER PELKEY | Christopher Pelkey | Jason Corliss | Derrick O’Donnell |
| 2023 | STEPHEN DONAHUE | Stephen Donahue | Gabe Brown | Bobby Therrien |
| 2024 | MARCEL GRAVEL | Marcel Gravel | Scott Dragon | Brian Hoar |
VERMONT MILK BOWL PHOTO GALLERY
WATCH SOME OF THE VERMONT MILK BOWL RACES
August 31, 1986 – Thunder Road Speedbowl – Vermont Milk Bowl
1987 ACT Vermont Milk Bowl Highlights (Trackside)
1988 Trackside Episode 24 – coverage of 1987 Vermont Milk Bowl & ACT Claremont 100
1989 ACT Coors Tour Highlights – NH Governor's Cup, Vermont MIlk Bowl
September 1, 1991 – Thunder Road Speedbowl – Vermont Chevy Dealers Milk Bowl
September 5, 1993 – Thunder Road Speedbowl – VT Chevy Dealers Milk Bowl
September 4, 1994 – Thunder Road Speedbowl – 31st Vermont Chevy Dealers Milk Bowl
September 3, 1995 – Thunder Road Speedbowl – 1995 Milk Bowl bonus footage
1996 Vermont Milk Bowl – Thunder Road Speedbowl
September 27, 1998 – Thunder Road Speedbowl – Vermont Chevy Dealers Milk Bowl
September 28, 1997 – Thunder Road Speedbowl – VT Chevy Dealers Milk Bowl
September 26, 1999 – Thunder Road Speedbowl – Vermont Chevy Dealers Milk Bowl
October 1, 2000 – Thunder Road Speedbowl – Vermont Chevy Dealers Milk Bowl
September 30, 2001 – Thunder Road Speedbowl – New England Dodge Dealers Milk Bowl
September 29, 2002 – Thunder Road Speedbowl – NE Dodge Dealers Milk Bowl
