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.
Hackel Wins Wild King of Dirt Opener at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Bobby Hackel survived a wild night at Devil’s Bowl Speedway to win the A-Verdi Storage & Office Solutions “Memorial Day Kickoff” on Sunday, May 26, and open the 2019 racing season for both the Vermont speedway and the King of Dirt Racing (KOD) Crate Modified Series. Hackel topped a jam-packed, six-division card that included feature winners Lacey Hanson, Mike Ryan, Bill Duprey, Shawn Moquin, and Shawn McPhee. ( Photos – https://photos.app.goo.gl/jsebb1ftrinP134n9 )
Eric Lindbled in the Mike Estrada State Farm 4/6 Cylinder Enduro remaining events postponed till 6/1 due to rain
Bear Ridge Speedway
Everyone knows that Promoter C.V. Elms will do everything in his power to get the show in. With a chance of rain coming later in the evening, there was really no choice but to try to get the show in. All divisions were able to get their qualifying heat races in. The Peanuts Auto Four Cylinders scored their event for the evening, as well as the Mike Estrada State Farm 4/6 Cylinder Enduro. The Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes got to lap thirteen before they were benched for the night.
Derek Griffith prevails in PASS Super Late Model race at Thunder Road
Barre, VT – Reigning Pro All Stars Series National Champion Derek Griffith of Hudson, New Hampshire nailed down his first PASS Super Late Model victory of the season in impressive fashion Sunday afternoon in the Mekklesen’s RV 150 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, Vermont.
Barre, VT – Hometown racer Jason Corliss remained the man to beat at Thunder Road with a dominating victory in the 57th Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic on Sunday, May 26. Corliss took the lead on lap 27 of the 100-lap event and was never challenged the rest of the way en route to his fourth straight victory on the Barre high banks dating back to the 2018 season.
Last Thursday, leaders from the Bullring Bash Quarter Mile Challenge presented by RaceChoice visited the two venues that will play host to three exciting shows this summer, White Mountain Motorsports Park in New Hampshire and Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Vermont.
At both tracks, the Bullring Bash staff worked on parking layouts and safety response plans, while also meeting with the owners of both tracks, Cris Michaud and Pat Malone.
It was Bullring Bash founder Josh Vanada’s first trip to White Mountain, and he left the speedway with only good things to say.
