Jason Gray sweeps the DIRTcar Sabil & Sons Sportsman Modifieds and DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes 57th consecutive season of racing at Bear Ridge week 22.

Jason Gray sweeps the DIRTcar Sabil & Sons Sportsman Modifieds
and DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes
57th consecutive season of racing at Bear Ridge week 22.

For Immediate Release 09212024-1

Week twenty-one New England Dirt Track Championships feature winners of the 57th consecutive season sponsored by General Auto Salvage were Jason Gray in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds; Jason Gray in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes; Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets overall Brandon Piastka, Dana Carter in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks, and Kevin LaForest in the Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners. Growler Last Chance Qualifier winners: Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds; Jeremy Huntoon; Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes Ali Pushee; LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks Dana Carter. Growler winners: Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds; Matt Lashua; Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes Michael Danforth; LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks Andrew Fitzgerald.
GO BIG OR GO HOME and that is exactly what your 2024 track champion did in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds. Jason Grey was able to score the pole position thru the redraw for the hundred lap main event of the night and took full advantage of the spot to cruise on to take home his sixth win of the season, an impressive feat considering the talent in the division, but not nearly as impressive as what that win helped him accomplish. Jason Gray used those six wins to keep his point lead strong and claim his fifth consecutive track championship at the Ridge, the only time this has ever been done in it’s 57-year history. The pack went thirty-seven laps before the first caution waved. Gray was able to hold off any challenges on the restart as well as the couple of other cautions waved over the rest of the event. Tad Kingsbury and Todd Buckwold would join Gray in victory lane crossing the line in that order. Jeff Huntington and Mike Ryan rounded out your top five.
Jason Gray doing double duty would sweep the money home by winning the sixty-lap main in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes. Terry Williams and Tim Hodge ran out of time to set any challenge to take away the top spot and would have to settle for second and third in victory lane. Your 2024 track champion Michael Danforth Jr. finished one spot short of victory lane in fourth with another double duty name Todd Buckwold completing the top five.
The Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets final event of the season was a Manza style event with three segments run consisting of a ten, fifteen, and twenty lap segment. Brandon Piastka took home the first checkers with Will Hull in second and Chris Murray in third. Segment two went to Manny Dias with Will Hull in second and Jeff Horn in third. Justin Phillips wins the third segment with Brandon Piastka in second and Chris Murray in third. The overall top three were Brandon Piastka your 2024 Track Champion, Will Hull second and Justin Phillips third. Daniel Piastka and Anthony Marvuglio rounded out your top five.
A Growler was on deck for the Valley Building Supply Dirt Stocks for the first time, with the qualification for being in merely a feature win during the season. A seemingly easy task for some, but for others it has taken them a long time to get there, if they ever do at all. After the features are run there is a last chance qualifier race for one more chance to get it to these fan favorite events. Dana Carter decided he wasn’t going to wait for a last chance he was going to get it done the old-fashioned way, winning the last feature race of the season, creating no pressure for himself. After their extended feature event Carter did just that beating out your 2024 Track Champion Aren Keene for the win. Keene was able to hold on for second the last time he will be called a bridesmaid in 2024 with Tyler Fellows joining the pair in victory lane in third. Alexander Fitzgerald and Mike McClay completed the top five.
Kevin LaForest wins another battle in the Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners the best way possible. He had not a care in the world regarding the points battle as he had sewed that up two weeks ago and was able to simply race to have fun. And with no pressure what better way to end the season than with a win, his sixth of the season and the 2024 Championship Title his second in his career at the Ridge. Zach Audet finished in second with Tim Davis taking the final victory lane spot third. Tayler Sayers and Stan Otterman rounded out the top five.
The Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods 4’6 Cylinder Enduro series got an extra twenty-five laps to get it done and at the end of it all only two cars were on the lead lap. Tiellar Mitchell is your winner with Hunter Garduno in second place. The third-place finisher at the checkers would end up failing the post-race inspection moving Mike McClay up to the final victory lane spot. Tim Colby and Lucas Balch completed the top five.
This concludes our regular racing season for the 99Rock weekly racing series. BUT there is still one more chance to get your gravy fries fix before the gates are closed on 2024. Sunday October 13 it is our 8th annual Sunday-Funday sponsored by Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply. This is an afternoon event with a special start time of 1:00pm! On hand will be the Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods 4/6 Cylinder Enduro with their final points event of the season. Plus 4- and 8-cylinder Demolition Derbies, Lady’s Enduro, WYKR Duo Enduro male and female race, and an open comp fendered four-cylinder event with the only requirement being a weight minimum of 2300 lbs. Information and rules are available on our website. Gates open at 8:00 am general admission is $15.00 for adults, seniors, and teens with a paying adult. Pit admission is $30.00.
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! With only five more weeks left in the regular season, we hope you can make the trek to see us!
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, and on the world wide web!
The back gate (pit gate) ticket price for Bear Ridge Speedway and DIRTcar 2024 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 – 57th Season of Racing sponsored by General Auto Salvage.
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Sunday September 21, 2024

Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (100 laps)
1st 00 Jason Gray
2nd 09 Tad Kingsbury ®
3rd 631 Todd Buckwold
4th 3 Jeff Huntington
5th 86 Mike Ryan
6th 16 Kevin Chaffee
7th 8 Matt Ellsworth
8th 24p Ashton Pierson
9th 34 Richie Simmons
10th 42T Robert Tucker
11th 26 Jeremy Huntoon
12th 10 Ryan Christian
13th 66 Tim Churchill
14th 9h Chris Huntington
15th 13 Aiden Hervey
16th 21 Earl Maxham
17th 4 DJ Robinson
18th 18 Matt Lashua
19th 70 Evan Kingsbury
20th 3H Kyle Huntington
21st 29 Max Dolliver

Last Chance Growler Winner: Jeremy Huntoon
Growler Winner: Matt Lashua
FAST TIME: Tad Kingsbury 15.204

Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes (60 Laps)
1st 01 Jason Gray
2nd 16 Terry Williams
3rd 2 Tim Hodge
4th 44 Michael Danforth Jr
5th 631 Todd Buckwold
6th 17 Cooper Hodge
7th 20 Todd Hayward
8th 66 Alexander Pushee
9th 89 Lucas Wheeler ®
10th 28 Bob Shepard
11th 93 Ricky Sanville
12th 56 Jeremy Huntoon
13th 9 Jeremy Hodge
14th 54 Dale Leroux
15th 27 Matthew Borst
16th 21e Earl Maxham
17th 69x AJ Pushee ®
18th 96 Rob Williams ®

Last Chance Growler Winner: Ali Pushee
Growler Winner: Michael Danforth Jr.
FAST TIME: Terry Williams 16.448

Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets Feature (10 laps/15 laps/20 laps)
1st 7 Brandon Piastka
2nd 2 Will Hull
3rd 16 Justin Phillips
4th 1B Daniel Piastka
5th 02 Anthony Marvuglio
6th 76 Chris Murray
7th 3 Manny Dias
8th 91 Wayne Koehler
9th A-1 Jeff Horn
10th 9 Ethan Durocher
11th 0 Keith Brown
12th 01 John Forlano
13th 52k Todd Mable
14th 51 Tom Chaffee
15th 1-H John Egan

SEGMENT: Brandon Piastka
SEGMENT: Manny Dias
SEGMENT: Justin Phillips
FAST TIME: Chris Murray 15.972

LaValley’s Building Supply Dirt Stockers (30 Laps)
1st 81 Dana Carter
2nd 35 Aren Keene
3rd 7 Tyler Fellows ®
4th 55 Andrew Fitzgerald
5th 82 Mike McClay
6th 5j John Fields
7th 13 Hunter Garduno
8th 44 Keith Mansur ®
9th 27 Matt Pike
10th 4 Shawn King
11th X Bryan King
12th 25 Timothy Blake
13th 6x Chris Cole
14th 33 Christopher Elrick
15th 42 Jacob Hall-Larson
16th 2 Jordan Robinson
17th 60 Dustin Towle
18th 1x Nathan Felch
19th 94 Ryan Sayers

Last Chance Growler Winner: Bryan King
Growler Winner: Andrew Fitzgerald
FAST TIME: Tyler Fellows 17.085

Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners (25 laps)
1st 49 Kevin LaForest
2nd 68 Zach Audet
3rd 5 Tim Davis
4th 95 Taylor Sayers
5th 78 Stan Otterman
6th 04 Kelly Miller Jr.
7th 28 Randy Morrill
8th 27 Spencer Braley
9th 88 Robert Audet
10th 1 Jed Whitcomb
11th 66 Kyle Morris
12th 30 Josh Parker
13th 50 Matt Lucas
14th 32 Kevin Mahoney
15th 67 Patrick Hart
16th 41 Jade Cote
17th 3 Travis King
18th 17 Shane Stygles
19th 55 Rick Stygles
20th 19 Tim Morrill
21st 12 Keith Delgado
22nd 54 Katie Burroughs
23rd 22 Chad Emmons

FAST TIME: Travis King 17.271

Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods 4/6 Cylinder Enduro (100 laps)
1st 90 Tiellar Mitchell
2nd 13 Hunter Garduno
3rd 92 Mike McClay
4th 6 Tim Colby
5th 3 Lucas Balch
6th 38 Scott Dowland
7th 63 Dayton Blake
8th 85 Bill Faford
9th 77 Chris Mooney
10th 49 Chris Laforest
11th 30 Trevor Mears
12th 26 Jordan Mears
13th 5 Trevor Hess
14th 62 Jacob Coutermarsh
15th 40 Austin Blais
16th 48 Hayden Farnham
17th 25 Travis Adams
18th 80 Eric Baker
19th 86 Tiler Emerson
20th 91 Doug Boucher
21st 23 Scott Goodwin
22nd 82 Jacob Hall-Larson
23rd 55 Ryan Sayers
24th 99 Kevin Keene
25th 37 Aron Crews
26th 45 Mike LaBounty
27th 2 Sam Taylor
28th 36 Emily Ferreira
29th 72 Aaron Reed
30th 81 Matt Boucher
31st 16 Scott Heath
32nd 9 Danny Doyle
33rd 0 Jeff Mitchell
34th 39 Morgan Kendall
35th 58 Derik Dickinson
36th 08 David Hunt
37th 61 Travis Burroughs
38th 4 Brian Jillson
39th 28 Angie Bullock
40th 70 Richard Potwin
41st 34 David Wilder
42nd 84 Justin Faford DQ!’d

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Contact: April May Preston-Elms Email: brsdirt@gmail.com
Phone: (802) 222-4052