Jason Colbeth big winner in the DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes Madness event leading the majority of the 116 laps.
Jeff Champagne falls one lap short from the win in the USACDMA Midgets.
BRADFORD, VT – The “super moon” of the night helped to provide plenty of wild action for the fans on our John Poor Memorial night sponsored by Walker Motor Sales Saturday August 9, 2014.
Chris Donnelly the current points leader in the DIRTcar Bond Auto Sportsman Modifieds seemed to be in a bit of a funk of late, but the full moon mojo pushed that funk away. Mike Dunn appeared to be having his best performance of the season leading the 31 of the 40 laps. Dunn would succumb to Ed Patterson and eventually slip back to fourth before the checkers waived. Paterson’s time at the point was short lived as Donnelly took away the lead with six to go and cruised on to his fifth win of season from his eighteenth starting position. Patterson was able to hold onto second, not allowing Gary Siemons who ending up advancing one position to finish in victory lane in third his fourth visit to the lane this season. Robert Tucker and Bryan King completed the top five.
It was madness night for the DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Pro Stock Sportsman Coupes, with over $8000.00 on the line and 116 laps to be run. Starting on the pole in the first segment was Rookie Michael Danforth by virtue of his acquiring the most laps-44 for the event. Unfortunately his time at the point was short lived as Jason Colbeth the current points leader grabbed the lead on lap three and held on to the point until the checkers were out with Josh Harrington getting him at the line to win segment number one. Segment two started with the field being inverted from the first one, and at the checkers it was Rookie Brian Chaffee for the win. Colbeth came back in segment three for the win and by one point was claimed the overall winner over Josh Harrington. After a super moon start in segment one the drivers were able to get things under control with segments two and three going off without a hitch. Third place was a tie between Brian Chaffee, Thomas Placey and Jeff Robbins. Their third segment finished broke the tie with Placey claiming third, Robbins in fourth and Chaffee in fifth.
Speedway Illustrator Karl Fredrickson was in the house tonight in the 76x Manafort team car in the USAC DMA Midgets. The laps ticked off quickly and Fredrickson was only able to advance to 16th. The kid on the move and looking poised to be only the second driver of the year to beat out Adam Pierson was Jeff Champagne. Champagne back in his own car after mechanical issues started on point and led the field through 24 rotations around the track. Unfortunately for Champagne the race was one lap to many as Pierson grabbed the lead on the last lap to take the checkers. Champagne finished second with Dean Christensen coming home in third. Scott Viets and Joe Krawiec finished the top five.
It was “super moon” mania for the Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Models. With the point leader off for the night everyone else seemed to struggle to keep their noses clean and machines in one piece. When it was finally over Mike Greene III claimed his first win of the season with Matt Lashua coming home in second and Kevin Harran in third, both with their first visits to victory lane.
Charlie Lakin was able to narrow the gap tonight with is win and Mike Ryan’s fourth place finish to within four points for the points lead. Bobby Bell came home in second for the feature with Rob Gioia coming in third. Hornets Mike Ryan and Sean Perron completed the top five.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s 47th season of stock car racing continues on Saturday, August 16th for the ROCK99 Weekly Racing with the Bradford Bull Dogs benefit night sponsored by Swenson Insurance. The card will include the weekly Bond Auto Parts DIRTcar Sportsman Modified, Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Pro Stock Sportsman Coupe, Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Model, Weglarz Property Service Fast Four, and KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornet divisions. Plus the Granit State Mini Sprints and Sprint Cars of New England. Plus Kids Rides! USAC DMA Midgets-off.
Special show admission pricing applies $13 for adults (age 18-61), $10 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 – Walker Motor Sales
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Feature (40 laps)
20 Chris Donnelly
27 Ed Patterson
5 Gary Siemons
42t Robert Tucker
X Bryan King
24 Jordan Fornwalt
73 Kevin Chaffee
OO Jason Gray
11 Josh Sunn
15 Adam Pierson
4 DJ Robinson®
1x TC Forward®
91 Tim Tucker
10 Derek Graham
42c Josh Currier
O1 Mike Gendron
77 Alan Hammond
1B Derek Barker
34 Richie Simmons
28 Bob Shepard
10s Ryan Christian®
9 Mike Dunn (dq’d)
DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Pro Stock Sportsman Coupe Feature (116 laps)
18 Jason Colbeth
71 Josh Harrington
22 Thomas Placey
4 Jeff Robbins
16 Brian Chaffee ®
81 Louie Cadwell
44 Michael Danforth
26 Logan Oliver®
3 Jason Horniac
8 Teddy Salomaa
43 Earl Maxham
24 Jeremy Beckley
33 Melvin Pierson
13 Buster Kathan
14 Mitchell Frost®
21 Matt Ellsworth
32 Jerry Catterall
USAC DMA Midgets (25 laps)
76m Adam Pierson
77 Jeff Champagne
9 Dean Christensen
2 Scott Viets
6 Joe Krawiec
76 Josh Sunn
47 Scott Holcomb
1w Ray Miller
12 Adam Whitney
5 Tim Hodge
33 Tim Gallant
18c Mike Chaffee
57 Dylan Duhaime
24 Tom Thompson
11r Alex Rose
76x Karl Fredrickson
11v Vince Lucca
1R Jeff Horn
21 Lauryn Burd
78 Stan Otterman
Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Model Feature (20 laps)
29 Mike Greene III
18 Matt Lashua
57 Kevin Harran®
3 Travis King
2 Derrick Stearns®
OO Brandon Gray
91 James Fadden
Weglarz Property Service Fast Fours/KDD NAPA of Bradford Ridge Runner Hornets (20 laps)
3 Charlie Lakin
24 Bobby Bell
4 Rob Gioia
86 Mike Ryan
8 Sean Perron
71 Cody Stearns®
36 Kodi Sabins
87 Don Reynolds
23 Jason Porter
17 Deven Stearns®
56 Chris LaForest
21 Russ Coutu
7 Brian Bishop