Shirley & Mickey Bruleigh Memorial 7/11
Pierson dominates in two sanctioned divisions taking the checkers in the DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds and the USAC DMA Midgets
For Immediate Release BRS-071115-1
BRADFORD, VT – Midseason Championship double points Shirley & Mickey Bruleigh Memorial night afforded a packed house plenty of racing excitement with competitors duking it out for the top points. It I hard to believe that this event marked the half way point to the season, but rest assured there is still plenty of edge of your seat racing available for the fans with the points battles starting to take shape and eager drivers looking for their first win of the season.
The DIRTcar Bond Auto Parts took to the track for 50 laps of competition and Tim Tucker got the jump early to lead the first quarter of the race. By lap twelve Richie Simmons had worked his way from twelfth taking advantage of several early cautions to take the lead from Tucker. It was all Simmons and Tucker for the next eleven laps until Adam Pierson having made his way to the front, taking advantage of several cautions on lap twenty three. Simmons would fall one more spot to Josh Sunn who claimed the second spot with two laps to go. When the checkers waved it was Pierson for the win with Sunn and Simmons completing the victory lane podium. Robert Tucker and Jason Gray completed the top five.
Having not raced last week the drivers were itchy for competition in the DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes when they hit the track for the 35 lap main event. Several cautions would slow the pace of this event as well giving some of the veterans a chance to make their way to the front of the pack. Todd Hayward enjoyed the lead early falling prey to Tim Hodge on lap fourteen. Hodge held on to the point until lap twenty when Matt Ellsworth said move on over it is my turn to rule. Ellsworth held on for his first win of the season, with Bob Shepard and Tim Hodge joining him in victory lane. Melvin Pierson and Earl Maxham made their ways from deep in the field to complete the top five.
In the USAC DMA Midgets it was Manafort versus Matczak as these two dominate teams by lap fourteen had knocked off all the competition to do battle for the top three spots. Pierson was not to be denied yet another win for his record book holding off the hard fought charges of Derek Graham in only this third appearance in a Midget. Pierson’s team mate Josh Sunn came home in third with Graham’s team mate Kevin Chaffed coming home in fourth. Scott Holcomb from the Miller Stable completed the top five.
In the Crazy Ed’s Limited Late Models it was craziness once again for the field. When the checkers waived James Fadden edged out Matt Lashua for the win with Erick Lange coming home in third.
Mike Ryan was finally able to make his way back to the top in the Weglarz Property Service/F.M.S. Auto Parts Four Cylinders. With a short field of cars Ryan made his way and took the point from Sean Perron on lap eight. On his shirt tails was Matt Boucher who fell back mid-way thru the race but was able to climb back to third finishing behind the rookie Justin Severance. Perron held on for fourth with Jim Durkee taking fifth.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s 48th season of stock car racing continues on Saturday, July 18th for Celebrity Media Night and the return of Kenny Schrader in competition in the USAC DMA Midgets. A full card of racing plus the Granite State Mini Sprints is what can be seen when you make your way to the Ridge on the 18th! Regular admission pricing applies for the 99Rock Weekly Racing Series at $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.
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.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – Shirley & Mickey Bruleigh Memorial night
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday, July 11th, 2015
Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Feature (50 laps)
1st 15 Adam Pierson
2nd 11 Josh Sunn
3rd 34 Richie Simmons
4th 42T Robert Tucker
5th OO Jason Gray
6th 91 Tim Tucker
7th 73 Kevin Chaffee
8th o1 Mike Gendron
9th 4 DJ Robinson
10th 10 Derek Graham
11th 24 Jordan Fornwalt
12th 42c Josh Currier
13th 1x TC Forward
14th 17 Travis Shinn
15th 10s Ryan Christian
16th 5 Gary Siemons
17th 79 Ray Johnson
18th 9 Michael Dunn
19th 12c Jamie Ferland®
20th 12 Steve Bell®
21st 88 Thomas Kimball
22nd 40 Steven Flint®
23rd 115 Tom Forward
Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature (35 laps)
1st 21e Matt Ellsworth
2nd 28 Bob Shepard
3rd 2 Tim Hodge
4th 33 Melvin Pierson
5th 43 Earl Maxham
6th 22 Thomas Placey
7th 11 Martin Mastic
8th 18 Jason Colbeth
9th 5 Jonathon Covey®
10th 71 Josh Harrington
11th 44 Michael Danforth
12th 16 Brian Chaffee
13th 13 Buster Kathan
14th 17 Todd Hayward®
15th 3 Jason Horniak
16th 8 Gene Pierson
17th 24 Jeremy Beckley
USAC DMA Midgets Feature (25 laps)
1 76 Adam Pierson
2 5 Derek Graham
3 67 Josh Sunn
4 4 Kevin Chaffee
5 47 Scott Holcomb
6 46 Kenney Johnson
7 69 Dean Christensen
8 57 Dylan Duhaime
9 12 Adam Whitney
10 15 Jeff Champagne
11 1R Jeff Horn
12 17 Mark Cole
13 1W Ray Miller
14 9 David Moniz
15 11 Alex Rose
16 10c Ryan Christian
17 18c Mike Chaffee
Crazy Ed’s Limited Late Model Feature (20 laps)
1st 91 James Fadden
2nd 18 Matt Lashua
3rd 66 Eric Lang
4th 5T Travis Smith
5th 83 Tim Martin ®
6th 3 David Stearns
7th 24 Bobby Bell
Weglarz Property Management/F.M.S. Auto Parts 4-Cylinder Feature (20 laps)
1st 86 Mike Ryan
2nd 4J Justin Severance ®
3rd 61 Matt Boucher
4th 8 Sean Perron
5th 28 Jim Durkee
6th 65 Robert Welch ®
7th 88 Jesse Durkee
8th 3 Charlie Lakin
9th 2 Devin Stearns
10th 68 Derrik Durkee
11th 11 Kaitlyn Coates
(DNS) 31 Lisa Austin
Blackmount Semi Feature winner 4j Justin Severance
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