Christian nabs 2 feature wins for the night Chaffee STEALS the win in the DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes Bear Ridge Speedway’s 2nd event of 50th season of racing.
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Elms two Mother Nature zero. Again, Elms takes the window of opportunity and gets the show in, despite the spring Nor’easter creeping in across the area. The first green waved at our infamous 6:00 pm(ish) and the night was recorded in the record books before the rains settled in with track conditions once again perfect for some great racing excitement.
The pounding thunder of the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds put on a show to keep you poised on the edge of your seat for forty laps. Mike Dunn grabbed the lead from his third-place starting position on lap three and held of the hard charges of Robert Tucker for several laps. By lap sixteen Tucker was over taken by Trevor Rocke who started hounding of Dunn. A restart on lap twenty showed Dunn still at point but the second row consisted of a new player who had been working his way to the front from mid pack alongside Rocke. Dunn was able to hold on for one more lap before falling prey to Ryan Christian. Christian got by Dunn on lap twenty-two. Christian held on to the top spot for the rest of the event surviving a few more cautions along the way. Dunn found himself slipping back to forth just one spot shy of victory lane as Todd Buckwold got by him on lap 39 for the third-place spot. Trevor Rocke came home in second. Derek Graham rounded out the top five.
The Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes are offering some great racing right of the box this year. The full field took the green but were unable to get the first lap as caution waved for contact with the second and third place cars of the starting grid. When the green waved again Earl Maxham from his advantage pole position got the lead, pulling away from the field. A couple more cautions slowed the pace with every restart seeing Maxham able to hold on to the point. When the white waved on lap twenty-nine it looked as those Maxham had this one all wrapped up. But in racing “it aint over till it’s over” and Brian Chaffee knowing he was about out of time having followed Maxham for the past 9 laps, saw an opportunity and took it. Chaffee stealing the spot from Maxham got to the checkers first, leaving Maxham shaking his head wondering what just happened crossing the line in second. Coming home in third for his second victory lane visit in as many weeks was Melvin Pierson. Thomas Placey and Gene Pierson with his second fifth place finish rounded out the top five.
Laquerre’s Sports USAC DMA Midgets were off and return May 20th
The C.A. Miller Limited Late Models struggling with car counts still are able to give the fans a show. This week Ryan Christian doing double duty in this and the Sportsman Modifieds came home first with Wayland Childs in second and Don Reynolds in third.
A weird start for Weglarz Property Service Four Cylinders gave Jason Porter hailing all the way from Maine the pole position on the immediate restart. Porter hungry for his first win, experiencing lots of difficulties in 2016 wasn’t about to look that gift horse in the mouth. Porter bided his time driving smart survived two restarts and was able to hold off last week’s winner to grab his first win the four cylinders. Jesse Durkee hoping to be crowned the champ in 2017 coming off the opening night win would have to settle for second a swap in the finish last week. Buddy Welch came home in the final victory lane final spot. David Durkee Jr and Bobby Bell finished out the top five.
The WYKR Sprint Cars of New England made their first of ten visits to the Ridge. The field was brought to the green by Tyler Austin and Lacey Hanson. Austin grabbed the point and held on for five laps. On lap six Will Hull from third took over the lead and went on to grab the win. Austin held on to second until lap seventeen when Kevin Chaffee got by him for the runner up spot. Chaffee was unable to get by Hull and would have to settle for the second victory lane spot. Austin was able to salvage the final victory lane spot crossing the line in third. Clay Dow and Jacob Williams rounded out the top five.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s 50th season of dirt car racing continues Saturday, May 20th, with our first benefit night. Bring in three nonperishables for the Vermont Food Bank, and get $2.00 off one general admission ticket sponsored by Dads 4 Buy Tool & Supply Wells River VT & St Johnsbury VT with the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, Laquerre’s Sports USC DMA Midgets, C.A. Miller Inc Limited Late Models, and the Weglarz Property Service Four Cylinders. Plus the new division of Wingless Sprints will be on hand. Regular general admission for the 99Rock Weekly Racing Series is $10 for adults (age 18-61), $8 for teens (12-17) and seniors (62+), and $2 for children; Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Racing begins at the famous “6:00-ish” start time.
Season passes are still available for general admission, Adults is $180.00, Seniors and Teens $150.00. 2017 membership and car owner applications are available on line or by calling 603/222-4052.
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 starting May 6th at 6:00 pm(ish). Be sure to check the web www.bearridgespeedway.com Questions can be sent to brsdirt@charter.net
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – 50th Season of Racing Alarmco Inc Night
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Feature (40 laps)
1 10s Ryan Christian
2 63 Trevor Rocke
3 631 Todd Buckw0ld
4 9 Michael Dunn
5 10 Derek Graham
6 34 Richie Simmons
7 97 Terry Williams
8 97H Alan Hammond
9 4j Justin Severance
10 115 Tom Forward
11 4 DJ Robinson
12 18 Donny Lashua
13 98 Walter Hammond Jr
14 8 Stephen Lary
15 86 Mike Ryan
16 15 Adam Pierson
17 1x TC Forward
18 42T Robert Tucker
19 87 Todd Fenoff
20 77 Chris Clark
21 40 Steven Flint
22 22 Tyler Maxham
HEAT one: Steven Flint
HEAT two: Justin Severance
HEAT three: Todd Buckwold
Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature (25 laps)
16 Brian Chaffee
2 Earl Maxham
33 Melvin Pierson
96 Thomas Placey
15 Gene Pierson
18 Jason Colbeth
20 Todd Hayward
56 Chris LaForest
21e Matt Ellsworth
24 Jeremy Beckley
4 Jeff Robbins
23 Derrick Stearns
77 Robert Kilburn
3 Jason Horniak
71 Josh Harrington
5 Tanner Siemons
51 Danny Doyle
28 Bob Shepard
13 Buster Kathan
50 Tyler Stygles
HEAT one: Earl Maxham
HEAT two: Jeremy Beckley
Laquerre’s Sports USAC DMA Midgets Feature (20)
Off
C.A. Miller Limited Late Model Feature (15 laps)
1st 10c Ryan Christian
2nd O2 Wayland Childs
3rd 87 Don Reynolds
Weglarz Property Management 4-Cylinder Feature (20 laps)
1st 13 Jason Porter
2nd 88 Jesse Durkee
3rd 65 Robert Welch
4th 28 David Durkee Jr
5th 24 Bobby Bell
6th 83 Mike Sherburne
7th 71 Rodney Davis
8th 29j Justin Stockman
9th 21 Harry Davidson
10th 2 Deven Stearns
11th 62 Wayne LaBree®
12th 12 Steve Bell
13th 8 Sean Perron
14th 7 Andrew Royston®
15th 0vt Kelly Miller Jr ®
16th 74 Damon Jillson ®
HEAT one: Buddy Welch
HEAT two: Steve Bell
WYKR Sprint Cars of New England
1st 61 Will Hull
2nd 8 Kevin Chaffee
3rd O1 Tyler Austin
4th 58 Clay Dow
5th 73 Jacob Williams
6th 33 Lacey Hanson
7th 71 Ryan Avery
8th O7 Matt Hoyt
9th 31 Dennis McLeod
10th 1 Marty Hutchins
11th 22 Lauren Boisvert
12th 89 Luke Greenwood
13th 23 Christine Boesch
14th 21 Patrick Smith
15th 27 Barry LaValley
HEAT one: Will Hull
HEAT two: Christine Boesch
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Contact: April May Preston Email: brsdirt@charter.net
Phone: (802) 222-4052
