BRADFORD, VT…… “The Fairlee Flier” Kevin Chafee of Fairlee, VT defeated a series record field of 18 entrants to win his second consecutive USAC Dirt Midget Association feature at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, VT on Saturday. After a side-by-side battle with 69 year old New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame member Ray Miller of East Granby, CT, Chaffee had no trouble holding off his teammate “Flatfoot Joe” Krawiec of Bristol, CT. Miller came home third while teammates Tony Montesi of Roxbury, CT and Tim Gallant of Wales, MA completed the top five.
USAC DIRT MIDGET ASSOCIATION RACE RESULTS: August 20, 2011 – Bradford, Vermont –
Bear Ridge Speedway
FRIST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Scott Holcomb (#33 Holcomb), 2. Tim Gallant (#72 Tefft), 3. 1W Ray Miller (#1 Miller), 4. Dana Shaw (#7 Olson), 5. Dean Christenson (#2 Miller), 6. Denny Zimmerman (#3 Matczak), 7. 7x Jim Close (#7x Close). Time: 2:32.
SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Joe Krawiec (#4 Matczak), 2. Scott Viets (#11V Miller), 3. Kevin Chaffee (#23 Matczak), 4. Tony Montesi (#27 Tefft), 5. Jeff Horn (#1 Mossman), 6. Randy Cabral (#93 Tefft),7. Adam Whitney (#9 Whitney), 8. Thom Ring (#6x Douville), 9. Greg Olson (#6 Olson). NT.
Also at the track: David Rose, Jr. (#11 Rose), Tyler Rivard (#37 Rivard).
SEMI FEATURE: (10 laps) 1. Kevin Chaffee, 2. Ray Miller, 3. Tim Gallant, 4. Joe Krawiec, 5. Scott Holcomb, 6. Tony Montesi, 7. Dean Christenson, 8. Scott Viets. Time: 2:34
FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Kevin Chaffee, 2. Joe Krawiec, 3. Ray Miller, 4. Tony Montesi, 5. Tim Gallant, 6. Scott Holcomb, 7. Scott Viets, 8. Dana Shaw, 9. Denny Zimmerman, 10. Jim Close, 11. Adam Whitney, 12. Dean Christenson, 13. Tyler Rivard, 14. Thom Ring, 15. Jeff Horn, 16. Randy Cabral. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Gallant, 6-10 Miller, 11- 25 Chaffee/
NEXT USAC DMA MIDGET RACE: September 10 – Bradford, Vermont – Bear Ridge Speedway