Week two of the 59th consecutive season of racing at the Ridge provided some wild action for the fans. Rob Williams gets his first win in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, and Nick Fretto does the same in the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets.
The feature winners of the 59th consecutive season week two were Cody Gregoropoulos in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds; Rob Williams in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes; Shawn King in the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limited; Nick Fretto in the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets; Ryan Christian in the High Country Dispensary Late Models; Andrew Fitzgerald in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks; and Ryan Sayers in the Woodsville Power Equipment Bobcat Ridge Runners. For the visiting R.E. Hinkley Granite State Mini Sprints, Josh Ball is your winner in the 600cc and Jake Wolf in the 500cc.
Cody Gregoropoulos was able to get the jump on the start of the main event in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds and hold of the field in their green to checkers event getting his first win the mods. Gregoropoulos beat our Richie Simmons who was looking to vindicate his last place finish from opening night, doing just that with his second-place spot. Melvin Pierson also came back from a tough opening night to cross the line in third. The second rookie in the division had a great run taking home third with Kyle Huntington rounding our top five.
It finally happened, usually if it weren’t for bad luck his wife would often wonder do they have any luck at all, but tonight the stars aligned and Rob Williams was able to score his first win in the Wells River Chevrolet-part of the Auto Saver Group DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes. Williams was able to take the point on the opening lap and survive a restart after the only caution on lap eight. It wasn’t an easy win with Lucas Wheeler dogging Williams almost every lap, just waiting for the proverbial slip that would give him the chance to take point. The slip never came and Williams beat him to the line by .287 seconds. Cooper Hodge joined the two in victory lane with Todd Buckwold and last year’s champion Michael Danforth Jr completing the top five.
In the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modified Limiteds it’s all about the Kings who are showing the field of rookies what it takes to be a winner. This week son Shawn King beat out Dad King for the win with Keegan Tabor joining the family in victory lane crossing the line in third. The two rookie girls Jordan Robinson and Kaylin Pierson rounded out the top five.
In the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets rookie Nick Fretto was able to survive a red flag restart after last year’s champion Chris Murray flipped his machine and came home with his first win. Brandon Piastka joined him in victory lane, taking home second with John Forlano coming in third. Daniel Piastka and Wayne Koehler rounded out the top five. The Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets return to action next week Saturday, May 23rd.
The High-Country Dispensaries Late Models struggled to get a lap in with a complete restart resulting in a red flag for the flip of Chad McAlpine. When racing was finally able to resume the field was informed that the next flag would be the checkers. Two laps later the yellow waved again with the checkers completing the race. The survival of the fittest had Ryan Christian on top with Kevin smith in second and Kelly Miller Sr third. Jeff Reynolds and Bradley Shanks completed the top five.
Double the cars, double the fun in the LaValley Building Supply, with fourteen drivers ready to take home the checkers. Coming from the other side of the mountain, always a strong contender at the Ridge Andrew Fitzgerald coming from mid pack would get to the front to score the win. He beat out last year’s track champion Tyler Fellows and John Fields who crossed the line second and third in that order. Tim Tucker, always looking to have a little fun climbing from the back to finish in fourth with last week’s winner Keith Mansur rounding out the top five.
After ending the year strong he is hoping to be a contender for the championship in the Woodsville Power Equipment Bobcat Ridge Runners this year and is off to a great start. Coming from mid pack he worked his way to the front, taking the lead early in the event. Ryan Sayers beat Zach Audet, last year’s track champion for the win with Riley Chaffee claiming the final victory lane spot. Kevin LaForest and Doug Boucher completed the top five.
The R.E. Hinkley Granite State Mini Sprints were in the house for the first of five events. In the 500cc Jale Wolf gets the win with Wyatt Coutermarsh and Bentley Robbins following him to victory lane. Ainsley Davis and Jackson Davis completed the top five. In the 600cc Josh Ball wins again beating out Cody Willette and Teagan Daignault. Mark Wiggett and Josh Wright rounded out the top five.
Coming up this Saturday May 23rd is a SPECIAL general admission event with a full card of racing sponsored by Leroux Brothers Inc with the VP Racing Fuels Sportsman Modifieds East Region series event and the High Country Dispensaries 4/6 Cylinder Enduro series. The 95.3/107.1 The Wolf weekly racing series division on hand will be the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, the Wells River Chevrolet-part of the Auto Saver Group DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets, LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks, and the Woodsville Power Equipment Bobcat Ridge Runners. The Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limited and the High Country Dispensary Late Models will be OFF. Adults Seniors and Teens with an adult are $20.00.
To be eligible for the Bear Ridge Speedway points fund, and recognized at the annual awards banquet, drivers must hold a 2026 Bear Ridge Speedway or DIRTcar license, compete in the required number of events, and run on track designated tires as indicated in the rule book.
The price of a regular show general admission (front gate) ticket for adults (ages 16 to 61) is $15.00 a person and children 11 and under $2.00. Teens (12 to 15) and seniors 62 and older are $13.00. Military Discounts are available at $5.00 off for those with a valid ID.
The back gate (pit gate) ticket price for Bear Ridge Speedway and DIRTcar 2026 license holders is $30.00. Non-license holders are $40.00 (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. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Racing begins at the famous “6:00-ish” start time every Saturday starting in May through 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 [email protected] Visa and Master card accepted.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – 59th Season of Racing.
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday May 16, 2026
*Sabil & Sons* DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (35 laps)
1st 12 Cody Gregoropoulos ®
2nd 343 Richie Simmons
3rd 33 Melvin Pierson
4th 39 Jason Horniak ®
5th 3h Kyle Huntington
6th 22 Thomas Placey
7th 26 Jeremy Huntoon
8th 00 Jason Gray
9th 29 Max Dolliver
10th 42T Robert Tucker
11th 47 Owen Brown
12th 16 Brian Chaffee
13th 24p Ashton Pierson
14th 631 Todd Buckwold
15th 86 Mike Ryan
16th 20 Kane Pike
17th 208 Andrew Martell
18th 21 Mitchell Bunnell
HEAT one: Richie Simmons
HEAT two: Melvin Pierson
*Sting Vintage Race Cars* n/a
*Wells River Chevrolet* DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes (30 Laps)
1st 96 Rob Williams
2nd 89 Lucas Wheeler
3rd 17 Cooper Hodge
4th 631 Todd Buckwold
5th 44 Michael Danforth Jr
6th 1 Adam Osgood
7th 111 Jason Gray
8th 66 Ali Pushee
9th 28 Bob Shepard
10th 8 Chris Roberts ®
11th 2 Deven Stearns ®
12th 3k Travis King ®
13th 54 Dale Leroux
14th 9 Alexis Pushee
27 Logan Martin DNS
HEAT one: Rob Williams
HEAT two: Lucas Wheeler.
*Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply *Sportsman Modifieds Limited (15 laps)
1st 4 Shawn King
2nd X Bryan King
3rd 74 Keegan Tabor
4th 2 Jordan Robinson
5th 15k Kaylin Pierson
6th 04 Kelly Miller
7th 73 Michael Kinne
33 Lucas Balch DNS
HEAT one: Bryan King
*X*treme DIRTcar* DMA Midgets Feature (25 laps)
1st 92 Nick Fretto ®
2nd 7 Brandon Piastka
3rd 01 John Forlano
4th 1B Daniel Piastka
5th 91 Wayne Koehler
6th 3 Will Hull
7th 0 Keith Brown
8th 76 Chris Murray
9th 29 Dylan Menditto ®
HEAT one: Nick Fretto ®
*High Country Dispensary* Late Model Feature (15 Laps)
1st 10 Ryan Christian
2nd 60 Kevin Smith ®
3rd 04 Kelly Miller Sr
4th 443 Jeff Reynolds ®
5th 1 Bradley Shanks ®
6th 8x Jason Potter
7th 2b Chad McAlpine
8th 61 Tim Higgins
HEAT one: Tim Higgins
*LaValley’s Building Supply* Dirt Stockers (20 Laps)
1st 55 Andrew Fitzgerald
2nd 7 Tyler Fellows
3rd 46 John Fields
4th 91 Tim Tucker
5th 44 Keith Mansur
6th 2x Josh Bussino
7th 23 Derrick Stearns
8th 32 Tyler Tremblay
9th 22m Mike Mann
10th 25 Timothy Blake
11th 87 James Thompson
12th 27 Matt Pike
13th 82 Mike McClay
14th 11 Michael Larocque DNS
HEAT one: Tyler Fellows
HEAT two: Andrew Fitzgerald
*Woodsville Power Equipment* Ridge Runners (20 laps)
1st 94 Ryan Sayers
2nd 9 Zach Audet
3rd 96 Riley Chaffee
4th 49 Kevin LaForest
5th 91 Doug Boucher
6th 54 Katie Burroughs
7th 51 Terry Flint Jr.
8th 5 Tim Davis
9th 29 Anne Tetreault ®
10th 88 Robert Audet
11th 6 Ty Heywood
12th 7d Jacob Davis
13th 66 Kyle Morris
14th 52 Leonard Sanborn ®
15th 64 Matthew Durphey
16th 3 William Moses Jr ®
17th 18 Parker Perry ®
HEAT one: Terry Flint Jr.
HEAT two: Ryan Sayers
*R.E. Hinkley Granite State Mini Sprints 500cc (20 laps)
1st 38NH Jake Wolf
2nd 17 Wyatt Coutermarsh
3rd 4r Bentley Robbins
4th 36 Ainsley Davis
5th 43 Jackson Davis
6th 5k Adam Flewelling
7th 17k Kate Donnelly
8th 47 Triston Puffingburger
9th 03 Jamie Comeau
10th 20 David Greenslit
11th 76 Morgan MacIntyre
12th 12 Kelsie Gregoropoulos
13th 73 Vern Woodard
*R.E. Hinkley Granite State Mini Sprints 600cc (20 laps)
1st 08 Josh Ball
2nd 6c Cody Willette
3rd 51 Teagan Daignault
4th 29 Mark Wiggett
5th 13 Josh Wright
6th 11 Domenico Daigle
7th 34 Todd Davis
8th 28 Donny Sharp
9th 27 Kosta makris
10th 75 Ethan Proulx
11th 32 Keith Newbegin
12th 27 Steve Robinson
13th 12 David Morgan
14th 49 Paul Haurd III DNS
