Back on top after two years Max Dolliver wins big in the SABIL & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Mods Jason Horniak gets it done finally in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes History making in the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets as female Nicki Ouellete gets the win.
Back on top after two years Max Dolliver wins big in the SABIL & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Mods
Jason Horniak gets it done finally in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes
History making in the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets as female Nicki Ouellete gets the win.
Week 16 of the 56th consecutive season of racing at the Ridge.
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The SABIL & Sons Inc feature winners for August 19th: Max Dolliver in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds; in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes Jason Horniak; Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets Nicki Ouellette® , High Country Dispensary Late Models Todd Dunham; LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks Andrew Fitzgerald; Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners: Spencer Braley. Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods OFF return August 26th.
In the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds the young’un Max Dolliver makes it back to the top to win after a two-year drought. Coming from the third row, Dolliver wasted no time making his way to the front taking the lead away from Jeremy Huntoon on lap ten and never looked back. Dolliver’s machine was on rails as he distanced himself from the pack to get the win and steal a triple crown from Huntoon. Huntoon is the second driver this year to fall one spot short of winning the crown, leaving Todd Hayward in the Sportsman Coupes the sole driver so far in 2023 to claim the honors. James Fadden joined the pair in victory lane coming home in third. Brian Chaffee and Jason Gray rounded out your top five.
It FINALLY happened! Sometimes no matter how hard you try the stars just won’t align right, but this night it would be a different story as Jason Horniak is finally able to add his name to the winners list after over a year since his last win in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes. This makes him the eleventh different winner which simply states this ain’t no patty cake party to be competing in. Horniak was able to fend off the pack of wolves to score the win, beating out the birthday boy Bob Shepard, who continues to be having his best year in a long time. Terry Williams back in the saddle joins the pair in third his best finish of the season. Tad Kingsbury and Matt Lashua completed the top five.
Three different stables made it to victory land, but it was all girl power in the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets. All three came from mid pack with Chris Murray advancing the most positions, but just one position shy of collecting the checkers. The field of men would have to bow this night to the sole female in the field, as she made her way to the front from the fifth starting spot on the grid, took the lead over on lap six and never looked back, to claim her first win in the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets and be the first female to win in the division. Murray gave it a last-ditch effort scoring his fastest time on the last lap but would fall short of the top spot and have to settle for second. Third place goes to Justin Sheridan. Teammate Brandon Piastka crosses the line in fourth with the Matczak stable bookending the top five as Seth Carlson is scored in fifth.
Todd Dunham gets his second win in the High-Country Dispensary Late Models beating out the top two in the points battle. Kelly Miller Sr. is doing everything in his power to catch Matt Lashua for the championship but with time running out, finishing just one spot ahead isn’t going to be enough. Miller does get the second spot with Lashua taking the third and final victory lane spot. Scott Heath and Carl Eldridge rounded out the top five. The High-Country Dispensary Late Models WILL be back in action this coming Saturday August 26th.
Andrew Fitzgerald scores his fifth win of the year in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks adding to his sizable points lead for his quest of a championship title. Fitzgerald beat out Tyler Trembley who crosses the line in second for the second week in a row. Mike McClay gets the final trophy coming home in third. Dawn Rumrill crosses the line in fourth with Bryan King coming in fifth.
Consistency may be what this championship comes down to in the Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners, as Spencer Braley and Travis King start to put a little distance between them and last year’s champion Logan Martin. This week with Braley squeezing out the win over King in the feature to score his third of the season and King beating out Braley in their heat race they find themselves both sitting on top of the hill. At the Ridge we don’t break ties in the points standings and it would not be the first time in the history of the Ridge that we didn’t have a tie for one of the top five positions at the end of the year. Will the two of them be able to remain consistent for the next five weeks? Or will one of them slip giving Martin a chance to get back in the hunt, only time will tell, and for now we will have to sit back and watch some exciting racing happening weekly for the Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners. Logan Martin and Keith Mansur rounded out the top five.
Coming up this Saturday August 26th sponsored by Dead River Co. Inc, it is Bradford Bull Dogs Benefit and KIDS BIKE RACES with a full card of racing for the 99Rock weekly Racing Series divisions Sabil and Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, High Country Dispensary Late Models, and the Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners. Plus the WYKR Sprint Cars of New England 360 Sprints. Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets and the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks are OFF both return to action September 2nd. This is a special admission show. This is a special general admission show (front gate) ticket for adults (ages 17 to 61) is $15.00 a person. Seniors 62 and older $15.00. Teens 12 to 16 WITH a paying adult $15.00, and children 11 and under WITH a paying Adult $2.00.
Remember in today’s society we could all use a little more family entertainment, and the Ridge is your best place to be for just that. The admission price is more than reasonable; the show top-notch, the food superior, and the family friendly atmosphere is just what you are looking for!
Tune in to hear April May and Butch as they join Stephen John for all the highlights of Bear Ridge Speedway from the week before and what is coming up every Friday morning from 6:30 to 7:00 on WYKR.
The price of a regular show general admission (front gate) ticket for adults (ages 17 to 61) is $12.00 a person. Seniors 62 and older $10.00. Teens 12 to 16 WITH a paying adult $10.00, and children 11 and under WITH a paying Adult $2.00. Military Discounts are available at $2.00 off for those with a valid ID. The back gate (pit gate) ticket price for Bear Ridge Speedway and DIRTcar 2023 license holders is $30.00. Non-license holders are $35.00 (both prices include the front gate ticket.)
Bear Ridge Speedway is an alcohol-free family friendly entertainment spot, with our goal to make each experience at the Ridge better than the last. We continue to offer the best source of good, inexpensive high-quality entertainment for families.
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Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Racing begins at the famous “6:00-ish” start time every Saturday starting in May thru September.
Bear Ridge Speedway is located on Kidder Road in Bradford, VT, just off Exit 16 on Interstate 91. For more information, call (802) 222-4052 or visit www.bearridgespeedway.com. Questions can be sent to brsdirt@gmail.com Visa and Master card accepted.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – 56th Season of Racing
sponsored by SABIL & Sons Inc
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday August 19, 2023
Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (35 laps)
1st 29 Max Dolliver
2nd 26 Jeremy Huntoon
3rd 91nh James Fadden
4th 16 Brian Chaffee
5th 00 Jason Gray
6th 86 Mike Ryan
7th 10 Ryan Christian
8th 34 Richie Simmons
9th 42T Robert Tucker
10th 11 Josh Sunn
11th 24p Ashton Pierson ®
12th 33 Melvin Pierson
13th 9h Chris Huntington
14th 83 Kyle Moses
15th 66 Tim Churchill
16th 4 DJ Robinson
HEAT one: Jeremy Huntoon
HEAT two: Max Dolliver
Sting Vintage Race Cars SEMI/DASH: Jeremy Huntoon
Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes
1st 3 Jason Horniak
2nd 28 Bob Shepard
3rd 16 Terry Williams
4th 09 Tad Kingsbury
5th 4 Matt Lashua
6th 2 Tim Hodge
7th 18 Michael Danforth JR ®
8th 69 Alexander Pushee
9th 20 Todd Hayward
10th 12 Cody Gregoropoulos
11th 10 Ryan Christian
12th 17 Cooper Hodge
13th 11 Josh Harrington
14th 50 Dale Leroux
15th 21e Matt Ellsworth
HEAT one: Bob Shepard
HEAT two: Cody Gregoropoulos
Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets Feature (25 laps)
1st 14 Nicki Ouellette ®
2nd 76 Chris Murray ®
3rd 17 Justin Sheridan
4th 7 Brandon Piastka
5th 4 Seth Carlson
6th 1B Daniel Piastka
7th 5 Mike Netishen
8th 2 Will Hull
9th 1 John Forlano ®
10th 9 Ethan Derosia®
11th 91 Wayne Koehler
12th 3 Manny Dias
13th A-1 Jeff Horn
14th 51 Tom Chaffee
15th 0 Keith Brown ®
52k Todd Mable DNS
55 James Fitzgerald DNS
HEAT one: Manny Dias
HEAT two: Brandon Piastka
High Country Dispensary Late Model Feature (20 Laps)
1st 71vt Todd Dunham
2nd 04 Kelly Miller Sr
3rd 316 Matt Lashua
4th 16 Scott Heath ®
5th 7e Carl Eldridge
6th 70 Rob Rugg
7th 32 Tyler Tremblay
8th 46 Rob French
9th 18 Dana Carter ®
10th 96 John Davis
HEAT one: Todd Dunham
LaValley’s Building Supply Dirt Stockers (20 Laps)
1st 55 Andrew Fitzgerald
2nd 32 Tyler Tremblay
3rd 82 Mike McClay
4th 18D Dawn Rumrill
5th X Bryan King
6th 5j John Fields
7th 27 Matt Pike
8th 25 Timothy Blake
9th 4 Shawn King
10th 60 Dustin Towle
11th 52 Justin Pierce ®
12th 89 Garrett Brown
13th 6x Chris Cole
14th 69x AJ Pushee ®
10b Chad McAlpine DNS
HEAT one: Shawn King
HEAT two: Tyler Tremblay
Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners (20 laps)
1st 43 Spencer Braley
2nd 21 Travis King
3rd 63 Doug Kenny
4th 44 Logan Martin
5th (14)4 Keith Mansur
6th 30 Hayden Bishop
7th 1 Michael Paton SR
8th 52 Raven Streeter
9th 51 Westley Blake
10th 63k Cameron Kenny
11th 45 Chris Magoon
12th 98 Tom Brown
13th 55 Ricky Stygles
14th 17 Shane Stygles
15th 97 Cary Hunter
16th 32 Jared Brown ®
17th 56 David Burroughs
18th 40 Shawn Bell
19th 14(3) Cody Dion
20th 50 Matt Lucas
21st 5 Tim Davis
22nd 26 Jayj Bailey
23rd 07 Cory Collins
24th 11 Daegan Spinks
25th 54 Katie Burroughs
15 Tim Robinson DNS
HEAT one: Raven Streeter
HEAT two: Michael Paton Sr
Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods 4/6 Cylinder Enduro (75 laps) Return July 29th
