We had the chance to spend the day with the Hallstrom Motorsports team on race day and we have to say, it was so much fun!
The 802Cars.com #1 Camry is driven by Shawn Fluery, who is a Subaru Technician at Twin City Subaru by day and a race car driver by night. Before the races we met the Hallstrom Motorsports team at their shop in Northfield, VT, and watched as they prepared the car for the race before loading it up into their very well-equipped Hallstrom Motorsports trailer.
The Hallstrom Motorsports team is family and they love what they do. They are a top late model race team owned by husband and wife duo Louis and Lisa Hallstrom. The team fields winning race cars in the ACT Tour and Thunder Road. This family takes their racing very seriously and has for decades. Lisa and Louis have two sons, Evan and Will. Evan, 13, also a driver for Hallstrom Motorsports, races Dare Devil and Street Stock at Speedway 51 in New Hampshire. They also have a dedicated crew of 11 who work tirelessly to make the #1 Camry the best it can be.
Once at Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, VT, we entered the “pit” and got an exclusive look at what happens before the race.
There is always a rush to get there on time to purchase the required tires for the race, then there is the waiting around for the practice laps and the quick tune ups between those laps. Then it’s race time!
The first races are made up of qualifying rounds. If you make the top three in your heat you don’t have to race in the consi. The 802Cars.com #1 Camry had to race in the consi.
The feature race was exciting. As the beautiful sun set in the background, the late model cars took to the track and gave us a show.
We recommend everyone, if you get the chance, spend an evening watching the races at Thunder Road. You will not be sorry!
A video from the late model practice run at Thunder Road: