Buster Kathan remembered as his number led the 30 lap DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature
For Immediate Release BRS-090118-01
Valley Floors night at Bear Ridge Speedway was an action packed evening with lots of great racing, ending with a field filled endure that had the fans on their feet.
It was new face in victory lane in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds as Steven Flint took the lead away from Mike Ryan on lap 28 and went on to score his first win. Richie Simmons and Jordan Fornwalt didn’t have enough to set a hard challenge on Flint. Ryan Christian and Mike Ryan completed the top five.
It was an emotional night for the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes as they took to the track in celebration of one of ours taken to soon this past week. Buster Kathan driver of the 13 bull horns, passed away at home. In honor and memory of their fellow competitor a Blackmount Equipment Semi Feature was run with 13 laps. Josh Harrington took home the checkers for that event. The feature saw the 13 on top of the board and Buster’s number held on to cross the line first in their 30 lap main event. The score board showed Earl Maxham crossing the line in second, thus the winner of the event with Tad Kingsbury second and Tanner Siemons in third. Matt Ellsworth and Kevin Dickinson completed the top five.
The Laquerre’s Sports USAC Dirt Midgets were off and will return on September 8th.
The C.A. Miller Co. Limited Late Models were off and will return on September 8th.
Buddy Welch gets his fifth win of the season in the Weglarz Property Service Four Cylinder feature. Coming from a mid pack starting spot he worked his way to the front to go on for the win with Bobby Bell coming home in second and Jason Porter taking the final victory lane spot in third. Jesse Durkee and rookie Cody Copeland completed the top five.
The WYKR Sprint Cars of New England had their best car count of the season, with 16 of the dirt pounding machines in the pits. Will Hull after surviving a wild ride in his heat race was seen in the 23 machine of Christine Boesch, dropping the field to 15 at the green. Lacey Hanson worked her way to the front and was able to hold off the hard charges of Matt Hoyt and Luke Greenwood for her first win at the Ridge. Hoyt and Greenwood crossed the line in second and third with Adam Pierson and Jacob Williams rounding out the top five. The WYKR Sprint Cars of New England will make one more trip to the Ridge on October 14th.
The State Farm Mike Estrada 4/6 Enduro event had an entry list of close to fifty machines, and when the flag dropped it was a true site to see. 75 laps of endurance is what will bring you to the top of the heap, and with only one red flag delay when the dust settled it was Frank Putty crossing the line first with Michael Labounty taking home second an Peter Childs third. Bruce Poirer and Ryan Pallas rounded out the top five. The State Farm Mike Estrada 4/6 Cylinder Enduros can be seen next at the Ridge on September 22nd.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s 51st season of dirt car racing continues Saturday, September 8th with Staunch Security sponsoring the 99Rock weekly racing series which includes the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, Laquerre’s Sports USAC DMA Midgets, C.A. Miller Inc Limited Late Models and the Weglarz Property Service Four Cylinders, plus the Wingless Auto Club and the kids club bike giveaways. General Admission for the 99Rock Weekly Racing Series is $10 for adults (ages 18-61) $8 for teens & seniors (ages 12-17 & 62 and older) and $2 for children; Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Racing begins at the famous “6:00-ish” start time.
Bear Ridge Speedway is as an alcohol-free family friendly entertainment spot, with our goal to make each experience at the Ridge better than the last. Remember “Dirt where every lap is the last lap” we continue to offer the best source of good inexpensive high-quality entertainment for families.
Bear Ridge Speedway is located off exit 16 of I91 on to Rte 25 west 1 mile to South Road up the hill to Kidder Rd. The green will wave every Saturday at 6:00 pm(ish). Be sure to check the web www.bearridgespeedway.com Questions can be sent to brsdirt@charter.net
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – 51st Season of Racing-Valley Floors. Night
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday, September 1, 2018
Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (40 Laps)
1st 40 Steve Flint
2nd 34 Richie Simmons
3rd 24 Jordan Fornwalt
4th 10s Ryan Christian
5th 86 Mike Ryan
6th 631 Todd Buckwold
7th 2nh Tanner Siemons ®
8th 73 Kevin Chaffee
9th 18 Matt Lashua
10th 10 Derek Graham
11th 97 Terry Williams
12th 91 Tim Tucker
13th 27 Chris Clark
14th 9 Michael Dunn
15th 15 Adam Pierson
16th 42T Robert Tucker
17th 6 Jeremy Huntoon
18th 8 Steve Lary
Heat Race Winners: Ryan Christian & Mike Ryan
Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature (30 Laps)
- 1st 17 Earl Maxham
- 2nd o9 Tad Kingsbury
- 3rd 5 Tanner Siemons
- 4th 21e Matt Ellsworth
- 5th 43 Kevin Dickinson
- 6th 3 Jason Horniac
- 7th 16 Brian Chaffee
- 8th 18 Jason Colbeth
- 9th 44 Gene Pierson
- 10th 71 Josh Harrington
- 11th 56 Chris LaForest
- 12th 20 Todd Hayward
- 13th 33 Melvin Pierson
- 14th 77 Robert Kilburn
- 15th 63 Mike Stender
Heat Race Winners: Robert Kilburn & Jason Horniac
Blackmount Equipment Semi Feature Winner: Josh Harrington
Laquerre’s Sports USAC Dirt Midget Feature (25 Laps)
Off Return 9/8/18
C.A. Miller Limited Late Model Feature (20 Laps)
Off Return 9/8/18
Weglarz Property Management 4-Cylinder Feature (20 laps)
1st 65 Robert Welch
2nd 24 Bobby Bell
3rd 13 Jason Porter
4th 88 Jesse Durkee
5th 17 Cody Copeland
6th 89 Garrett Brown®
7th 5 Owen Carbee
8th 18 Dennis Perry
9th 0vt Kelly Miller
10th 51 Danny Doyle
11th 3 Charlie Lakin
12th 49 Kevin LaForest
13th 66 Robert Audet
14th 8 Peter Burt
15th 9 Zach Audet
16th 75 Chase LaFoe
17th 99 Ryan French
18th 8x Brett Fifield
19th 38 Dick Pearson
20th 31 Richard Longley
21st 87 Don Reynolds
82 Richard Stockwell (DNS)
Heat Race Winners: Garrett Brown, Kelly Miller, & Owen Carbee
Mike Estrada State Farm Ins 4/6 Cylinder Enduro UNOFFICIAL Finish
1st 88 Frank Putney
2nd 45 Michael Labounty
3rd 12 Peter Childs
4th 18 Bruce Poirer
5th 7 Ryan Pallas
6th 52 Dave Wilder
7th 14 Geoff Durphey
8th 13 David Wilder
9th 36 Joe Doucette
10th 65 Eric Prescott
11th 34 John Duprey
12th 26 KC Pike
13th 93 Brian Chase
14th 72 Cody Gregoropoulos
15th 44E Erik Lindbled
16th 22 Timothy Kingsbury
17th 87 Johnny Prentice Jr.
18th 91 David Noyes
19th 8 Gary Robins
20th 35 Aren Keene
21st 71 Alex Milne
22nd 16 Richard John
23rd 73 Billy Noyes
24th 58 Edward Fifield
25th 11 Alex Perkins
26th 70 Dylan Bowmen
27th 51 Rikki Doyle
28th 24 Michael Hatch
29th 98 Chris Conroy
30th 43 Kyle Blakeman
31st 15 Kyle Morris
32nd 25 Laurie Granger
33rd 77 Phillip Basaldu
34th 19 Corey Mossey
35th 42 Shawn Bell
36th 31 Adrian Langmaid
37th 64 Cory Gammell
38th 56 Chris LaForest
39th 30 Robert Tucker
40th 27 Eliza Dwinell
41st 28 George Wanner
42nd 17 Jason Langmaid
43rd 5 Rodney Gossdin
44th 4 Amber Braley
45th 90 Bobby Bell
46th 99 Donald Beer DNS
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Contact: April May Preston Email: brsdirt@charter.net
Phone: (802) 222-4052
