Bear Ridge Speedway
Dennis Preston Builders Mid-Season Championship Night found the action hot and heavy in the 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series with Double Points on the line making for another exciting evening of racing at Bear Ridge Speedway.
The Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds saw Ricky Sanvillle jump to the lead and maintain it through the halfway point when Richie Simmons took command and led the rest of the way to take the win. Kevin Chaffee took second from Sanville just a lap after Simmons took the lead and went on to finish second. Ricky Sanville was a solid third as the lead trio had quite a distance on fourth place finisher Mike Dunn. Current Points leader Robert Tucker was fifth.
While it was total domination by defending track Champion Brian Chaffee in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes the battles behind him were intense with the positions in the top five changing frequently. At the Checkers it was Brian Chaffee with the win. Melvin Pierson made a late race charge to finish second with Jason Colbeth third. Current Points leader Chris LaForest was fourth with Todd Heyward completing the top five.
The WYKR Sprint Cars of New England put on a show going caution free. Will Hull used the high side to rocket into the lead early in the race and went on to take the win. Matt Hoyt closed in on Hull a couple of times but never really got close enough to seriously challenge for the lead. Dennis McLeod ran third most of the race but a late race move netted Luke Greenwood third at the checkers. Jake Williams and Jordan Fornwalt rounded out the top five.
Ryan Christian continued his absolute dominance of the C.A. Miller Limited Late Models., taking the lead after a lap twelve restart and going on to take the victory unchallenged. Toby Stark hopped a ride in the Nutter #07 and finished second with Rookie George Osgood third. Kelly Miller and John Neddo completed the top five.
The Weglarz Property Services Four Cylinders proved to be a marathon affair with lots of cautions. Jesse Durkee took the lead from Buddy Welch h on lap eight and survived to take the win. Buddy Welch was second with Bobby Bell, who started last in the 21 car field was third. Rookies Garrett Brown and Cody Copeland completed the top five.
The Granite State Mini Sprints were also on hand with William Pinkham Sr rolling to Victory in the 500cc Feature and Zach Herbert taking a dominating win in the 600cc Main event.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s 51st consecutive Season of Racing continues Saturday, July 14th where the Granite State Mini Sprints will join all the 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series Divisions.
General admission for the 99Rock Weekly Racing Series is $10 for adults, $8 for teens, and seniors and $2 for children; Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Racing begins at the famous “6:00-ish” Starting 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.
Don’t forget you will be able to hear all the highlights from the week before and what is coming up every Friday morning from 6:30 to 7:00 on WYKR.
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 evening through September at 6:00 pm(ish). Be sure to check the web www.bearridgespeedway.com Questions can be sent to [email protected]
Unofficial Results-Bear Ridge Speedway, Dennis Preston Builders Mid-Season Championship-July 7th 2018
Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (40 Laps)
1. Richie Simmons
2. Kevin Chaffee
3. Ricky Sanville
4. Mike Dunn
5. Robert Tucker
6. Terry Williams
7. Walter Hammond
8. Walt Hammond
9. Ryan Christian
10. Tanner Siemons
11. Jeremy Huntoon
12. Todd Buckwold
13. Mike Ryan
14. Wayne Stearns
15. Stephen Lary
16. Tyler Farnham
17. Matt Lashua
Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes (30 Laps)
1. Brian Chaffee
2. Melvin Pierson
3. Jason Colbeth
4. Chris LaForest
5. Todd Heyward
6. Matt Ellsworth
7. Josh Harrington
8. Tim Hodge
9. Tanner Siemons
10. Gene Pierson Jr
11. Kevin Dickinson
12. Bob Shepard
13. Bob Kilburn
14. Jason Horniak
15. Earl Maxham
16. Tad Kingsbury
17. Dan Johnston
WYKR Sprint Cars of New England (30 Laps)
1. Will Hull
2. Matt Hoyt
3. Luke Greenwood
4. Jake Williams
5. Jordan Fornwalt
6. Kevin Chaffee
7. Christine Boesch
8. Dennis McLeod
9. Ron Giroux
10. Clay Dow
11. Rick Stone
12. Mike Kondrat-DNS
C.A. Miller Limited Late Models (20 Laps)
1. Ryan Christian
2. Toby Stark
3. George Osgood
4. Kelly Miller
5. John Neddo
6. Nicholas Longley
Weglarz Property Services 4 Cylinders (20 Laps)
1. Jesse Durkee
2. Buddy Welch
3. Bobby Bell
4. Garrett Brown
5. Cody Copeland
6. Dennis Perry
7. David Durkee Jr
8. Kelly Miller Jr
9. Chase LaFoe
10. Richard Stockwell
11. Matt Boucher
12. Jason Porter
13. Danny Doyle
14. James Shuefelt
15. Zachary Audet
16. Robert Audet
17. Kevin LaForest
18. Daniel Mears
19. Mike Sherburne
20. Peter Burt
21. Deven Stearns
