BRADFORD, VT……”Flatfoot Joe” Krawiec of Bristol, CT cinched the first USAC Dirt Midget Association Championship by winning his fourth feature of the season at Bear Ridge Speedway on Saturday night. Krawiec started sixth and grabbed the lead of the non-stop event on lap four. Scott Holcomb of Granby, CT used his runner-up finish to secure the second spot in the points battle and Tony Montesi of Roxbury, CT came home third to secure his first podium finish of the season. Dana Shaw of Plainfield, CT had another strong run, coming from 11th to finish fourth. Jamie Spalding of Chaplin, CT was fifth, completing an all Nutmeg State top five. Both heats and the feature went green to checker.
USAC DIRT MIDGET ASSOCIATION RACE RESULTS: September 10, 2011 – Bradford, Vermont –
Bear Ridge Speedway
FRIST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Joe Krawiec (#4 Matczak), 2. Hank Rogers, Jr. (#23 Matczak), 3. Tony Montesi (#27 Tefft), 4. Dean Christenson (#2 Miller), 5. David Rose, Jr. (#11 Rose), 6. Adam Whitney (#12 Whitney), 7. Jim Close (#7x Close), 8. Jim Mossman (#1 Mossman). Time 2.03
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Scott Holcomb (#33 Holcomb), 2. Ray Miller (#1 Miller), 3. Tim Gallant (#72 Tefft), 4. Jamie Spalding (#93 Tefft), 5. Dana Shaw (#7 Olson), 6. Greg Olson (#6 Olson), 7. Denny Zimmerman (#3 Matczak). Time 2:01
Also at the track: Robbie Hart (#6 Gormley)
FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Joe Krawiec, 2. Scott Holcomb, 3. Tony Montesi, 4. Dana Shaw, 5. Jamie Spalding, 6. Ray Miller, 7. David Rose, 8. Tim Gallant, 9. Hank Rogers, Jr., 10. Denny Zimmerman, 11. Adam Whitney, 12. Jim Close, 13. Dean Christenson, 14. Jim Mossman, 15. Greg Olson. Time 6:31.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap(s) 1 Spalding, 2-3 Christenson, 4-25 Krawiec.