2019 the 52nd season Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank night wins go to Kevin Chaffee as he sweeps the night in the DIRTcar Sabil & Sons Sportsman Modifieds
It was an action packed night of racing at Bear Ridge Speedway on Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank night Saturday with a full card of racing for the 99Rock Weekly Series along with the completion of the Sportsman Coupe Feature halted by rain on R & M Automotive night the previous week along with makeup Features for the Limited Late Models and Sportsman Modifieds.
t was an action packed night of racing at Bear Ridge Speedway on Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank night Saturday with a full card of racing for the 99Rock Weekly Series along with the completion of the Sportsman Coupe Feature halted by rain on R & M Automotive night the previous week along with makeup Features for the Limited Late Models and Sportsman Modifieds.
It was the Kevin Chaffee benefit night in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds as he swept the night, taking the victory in both Feature events. The held over Feature found Mike Dunn fire from the pole and lead the first 10 laps before Kevin Chaffee blasted into the lead and started to pull away from the field. The only caution of the event flew on lap 18 for Todd Buckwold, who had a problem in turn 2. When the race resumed Chaffee maintained the lead and pulled away from the competition to take the impressive win. Richie Simmons held off a determined charge by Jordan Fornwalt to claim second with Fornwalt third. Early Leader Mike Dunn was fourth with Robert Tucker completing the top five. In the regular Feature Todd Buckwold claimed the top spot at the drop of the green, maintaining the lead through three cautions. It was a torrid battle behind Buckwold with Tanner Siemons, Jordan Fornwalt and Terry Williams swapping the runner-up spot numerous times. While this was occurring Kevin Chaffee was working his way to the front from his 14th starting spot using the high side. Chaffee arrived in the runner-up spot on lap 33 and working the outside groove made the pass for the lead with five laps remaining running to his 2nd win of the evening. Todd Buckwold took the second spot with Jordan Fonwalt, Tanner Siemons and Matt Lashua rounding out the top five
The Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes picked up their Feature from last week with 13 laps complete with Tanner Siemons holding the top spot and Josh Harrington second. On lap 17 Tad Kingsbury moved to second and an entertaining battle for the lead ensued with Kingsbury taking the lead on lap 22. Siemons was not done however as after briefly dropping to third he used the outside with the duo running side-by-side for the lead for the last 4 laps of the event. At the checkers it was Tanner Siemons taking the win with Chris LaForest slipping by Tad Kingsbury on the last lap to take second with Kingsbury third. Brian Chaffee and rookie Cody Copeland completed the top five. The Regular feature found rookie Jeremy Hodge start on the pole and take the lead from Jason Horniak after the first lap in a race slowed by only a single caution. While Hodge would take the win he had constant pressure from a host of competitors as the battle for the top five spots was intense the entire race. Tad Kingsbury nosed ahead for a single lap on the outside with only a handful of laps remaining but couldn’t maintain the momentum needed. At the finish it was Jeremy Hodge with an exciting win. Tad Kingsbury was second with Melvin Pierson third. Chris LaForest and Josh Harrington rounded out the top five.
In the USAC DMA Midgets it was the Adam Whitney show as he took the lead at the drop of the green and led the entire way in the 25 lap event, surviving three caution flags along the way to take an impressive victory by a substantial margin. Will Hull methodically worked his way towards the front, claiming the second spot at the checkers with Joe Krawiec third. Ageless veteran Jeff Horn was fourth with Seth Carlson fifth in a borrowed ride after suffering mechanical failure in his heat.
The C.A. Miller Limited Late Models ran double Features with John Neddo taking an impressive win in the make-up Feature with Kelly Miller and Mike Santaw second and third respectively. The regularly scheduled Feature saw George Osgood take the lead early and run to the win. John Neddo was second and Kelly Miller third.
The Peanuts Auto Four Cylinder Feature was an entertaining event although once Buddy Welch took the lead from Bobby Bell on lap 9 restart he led the rest of the event to take the win. Behind Welch it was a beehive of activity with Owen Carbee eventually claiming the second spot with Zach Audet third. Reigning Champion Jason Porter was fourth with Kevin LaForest fifth.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s 52nd season of dirt car racing continues Saturday, June 8th, sponsored by Mekkelsen RV, featuring a full card of racing for the 99Rock weekly racing series, with the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, C.A. Miller Inc Limited Late Models, and the Peanuts AutoFour Cylinders with their madness night. Also the Sprint Cars of New England with DOUBLE FEATURES, The Granite State Mini Sprints and the ever popular kids rides. USAC DMA Midgets are off and will return to action June 15th.
Special admission pricing for the 99Rock Weekly Racing Series is $13 for adults (age 18-61), $10 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 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 at 6:00 pm(ish). Be sure to check the web www.bearridgespeedway.com Questions can be sent to [email protected]
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – 52nd Season of Racing R&M Automotive night
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday May 25, 2019
Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (40 Laps)
1 73 Kevin Chaffee
2 34 Richie Simmons
3 24 Jordan Fornwalt
4 9 Michael Dunn
5 42T Robert Tucker
6 86 Mike Ryan
7 2nh Tanner Siemons
8 6 Jeremy Huntoon
9 18 Matt Lashua
10 631 Todd Buckwold
11 97 Terry Williams
12 8 Stephen Lary
13 63 Trevor Rocke
21 Randy Geake® DNS
91 Tim Tucker DNS
40 Steve Flint DNS
Noc Jonathan Cunningham DNS
HEAT one: Michael Dunn
HEAT two: Richie Simmons
Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature (30 laps)
1st 5 Tanner Siemons
2nd 56 Chris LaForest
3rd O9 Tad Kingsbury
4th 16 Brian Chaffee
5th 18 Cody Copeland
6th 1 Jeremy Hodge
7th 71 Josh Harrington
8th 3 Jason Horniak
9th 77j Robert Kilburn
10th 17 Tyler Maxham
11th 12 Cody Gregoropoulos
12th 33 Melvin Pierson
13th 43 Earl Maxham
14th 23 Derek Stearns
15th 22 Thomas Placey
HEAT one: Josh Harrington
HEAT two: Melvin Pierson
C.A. Miller Limited Late Model Feature (15 laps)
1st 15 John Neddo
2nd o4 Kelly Miller
3rd 72 Mike Santaw
4th 316 Nicholas Longley
5th 3 Devin Stearns
6th 32 Tyler Tremblay
HEAT one: John Neddo
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – 52nd Season of Racing Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank night
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday June 1, 2019
Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (40 Laps)
1 73 Kevin Chaffee
2 631 Todd Buckwold
3 24 Jordan Fornwalt
4 2nh Tanner Siemons
5 18 Matt Lashua
6 97 Terry Williams
7 86 Mike Ryan
8 34 Richie Simmons
9 3 Jeff Huntington
10 42T Robert Tucker
11 6 Jeremy Huntoon
12 91nh James Fadden
13 1D Wayne Stearns
14 63 Trevor Rocke
15 9 Michael Dunn
16 8 Stephen Lary
17 15j Jesse Durkee
HEAT one: Todd Buckwold
HEAT two: Jeremy Huntoon
Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature (30 laps)
1 1 Jeremy Hodge
2 O9 Tad Kingsbury
3 16 Brian Chaffee
4 33 Melvin Pierson
5 56 Chris LaForest
6 71 Josh Harrington
7 18 Cody Copeland
8 77j Robert Kilburn
9 17 Tyler Maxham
10 12 Cody Gregoropoulos
11 3 Jason Horniak
12 5 Tanner Siemons
13 66 Tim Churchill
81 Dan Johnston (DNS)
HEAT one: Jeremy Hodge
HEAT two: Brian Chaffee
USAC DMA Midgets Feature (25 laps)
1st 12 Adam Whitney
2nd 3 Will Hull
3rd 1B Joe Krawiec
4th A1 Jeff Horn
5th 2 Seth Carlson
6th 17 Justin Sheridan®
7th 69 Dean Christensen
8th 16 Justin Phillips
9th 26 TJ Foster
10th 91 Wayne Kohler
11th 42 Manny Dias
12th 9 David Moniz
13th 23 Tim West
14th 10 Ben Balzer
5 Steve Milford
HEAT one: TJ Foster
HEAT two: Justin Phillips
C.A. Miller Limited Late Model Feature (15 laps)
1st 17 George Osgood
2nd 15 John Neddo
3rd o4 Kelly Miller
4th 32 Tyler Tremblay
5th 72 Mike Santaw
6th 316 Nicholas Longley
7th 94 Cary Moulton
3 Devin Stearns DNS
71 Jess Dunham DNS
HEAT one: John Neddo
Peanuts Auto Four Cylinders
1st 65 Robert Welch
2nd 5 Owen Carbee
3rd 9 Zach Audet
4th 13 Jason Porter
5th 49 Kevin LaForest
6th 24 Bobby Bell
7th 55 Rick Stygles
8th 89 Garrett Brown
9th 66 Robert Audet
10th 87 Don Reynolds
11th 51 Wesley Blake®
12th o3 Eric Prescott
13th 27 Dustin Towle®
14th 12 Devon Spinks®
15th 60 Kyle Ashford
16th O7 Dana Blair®
17th 83 Mike Sherburne
18th 98 Thomas Brown
