John Poor Memorial Offers Over $6,000 for Coupes at Bear Ridge Speedway
“Madness” event draws huge purse, USAC Midgets back in town
Bear Ridge Speedway – “The Home of the Coupes” – has posted a mammoth prize purse for its iconic Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe division at the John Poor Memorial presented by Walker Motor Sales of Woodsville, NH on Saturday. Between the finish payout and bonus lap money raised by race teams through various sponsors, more than $6,000 is up for grabs. The race, named in honor of late Bear Ridge official John Poor, will be run in the popular “Madness” segmented format with full-field inversions and cumulative scoring, with bonus money paid to each of the top-five runners on every lap.
Sophomore driver Jason Colbeth of Newbury, VT became the latest first-time winner in the division at last week’s Interstate Batteries of New-Mont/JTB Towing & Recovery event. Colbeth, Teddy Salomaa, and rookies Jesse Smith and Tom Placey have each broken through to carry their first checkered flags this season, joining veterans Gene Pierson, Jr., Mike McGinley, Terry Williams, Jason Horniak, Steve Ellsworth, and point leader Josh Harrington as feature winners in 2012.
The USAC Dirt Midget Association powered by Ignite Racing Fuels is back in action for Walker Motor Sales Night, running its sixth event of the season. Scott Holcomb of North Granby, CT leads Bear Ridge favorite Kevin “The Fairlee Flier” Chaffee by just two points entering the event, with defending champion “Flat Foot” Joe Krawiec only 22 points further back. Chaffee, Krawiec, and Holcomb have each visited victory lane in 2012, along with first-time winner Dana Shaw in the most recent USAC-DMA event on July 14.
The rest of the 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series divisions will also be in action, as Adam Pierson of Fairlee, VT seeks his eighth career track title in the Bond Auto Parts DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, 15 year-old sensation and nine-time feature winner Jordan Fornwalt of Bradford, VT leads the A Notch Above Automotive Limited Late Models, Danny Doyle of Roxbury, VT tops the Weglarz Property Service Fast Fours, and Groton, VT’s Eric Lang tries to repeat as the KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornet champion. The Hornet Stinger youth division will also be on hand, as Michael Phelps of Woodsville, NH tries for his third win.
Regular general admission for Walker Motor Sales Night is $10 for adults (age 18-61), $8 for 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.