Barker 2nd Rookie to claim Modified Win
BRADFORD, VT – Kane Pike of Bradford VT became the seventh different winner of the season in the Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe division in the 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series on J&A Lawncare and Boudreault Septic Night at Bear Ridge Speedway on Saturday..
It would take Pike seventeen laps to work his way to the front of the pack and a caution on that lap was what he needed to steal the lead from Buster Kathan of Ludlow VT. Pike maintained the lead for the remaining laps and went on to claim the win making him the seventh different driver in seven. Kathan in his career best performance crossed the line in second with Jeff Robbins coming home in third for the final victory lane spot. Rounding out the top five were Josh Constantine and Jesse Smith.
Rookie Derek Barker of Thetford VT capitalized on his starting position and track conditions to hold off the field of mighty modifieds for his first win of his career at Bear Ridge Speedway. Barker took the lead from Adam Gage of Plainfield NH on lap twelve and would survive several restarts to claim the checkers. It took thirty four laps for Justin Comes and Kevin Chaffee to get to the front where on lap forty they would finish in that order behind Barker. The remaining top five positions were claimed by Mike Dunn and Robert Tucker.
At the time of press the Ridge is very happy to report that Bob Shepard, who suffered a heart attack in last week’s third segment of the Bond Auto Sportsman Modifieds, and was transported to DHMC was released from the same on Sunday. All of his family at the Ridge wish him continued progress with his healing, and look forward to seeing him soon at the track.
Jason Giguere of Enfield, NH remains unbeaten in the Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Model Division as he picked up another win, taking the lead on lap seven. Brian Chaffee worked his way up to second and Matt Ellsworth came home in third.
In the Weglarz Property Service Fast Fours. Tim Martin picked up the win with Kevin Harran second and Charlie Pickering third.
Joe Kemp grabbed his first win in the KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornets. He was followed across the line by Stan Otterman in second and Mike Lique in third.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s season of stock car racing continues with mid-season championships on the line and the 2nd annual Mikey and Shirley Bruleigh Memorial Night presented by the Dusty Bottle Bar Saturday, July 13. The USAC Dirt Midgets will be on hand along with the rest of the 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series Modifieds, Coupes, Late Models, Fast Fours and Hornets. Special general admission 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.
Bear Ridge Speedway is located on Kidder Road in Bradford, VT, just off Exit 16 on Interstate 91.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – J&A Lawncare and Boudreault Septic Night
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday, July6, 2012
Pos.-Driver-Hometown
(# – denotes rookie)
Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Feature (40 laps)
Pos.-Driver-(Total Points)
1st 151 Derek Barker®
2nd 51 Justin Comes
3rd 73 Kevin Chaffee
4th 9 Mike Dunn
5th 42T Robert Tucker
6th 27 Eddie Patterson
7th 15 Adam Pierson
8th 89 Troy Comeau
9th OO Jason Gray
10th 20c Chris Donnelly
11th 24 Jordan Fornwalt®
12th 5 Gary Siemons
13th O1 Mike Gendron
14th 3 Dan Eastman
15th 11 Josh Sunn
16th 2 Tim Hodge®
17th 28 Bob Shepard
18th 25 Billy Lussier
19th 42c Josh Currier
20th 21 Adam Gage ®
21st 32 Evan Kingsbury
22nd X Bryan King
Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature (30 laps)
17 KC Pike
13 Buster Kathan
4 Jeff Robbins
77 Josh Constantine
5 Jesse Smith
97 Terry Williams
33 Melvin Pierson
71 Josh Harrington
51 Danny Doyle
24 Jeremy Beckley
22 Thomas Placey
18 Jason Colbeth
16 Billy Simmons
3 Jason Horniak
8 Teddy Salamaa
81 Louie Cadwell
11 Martin Mastic
72 Rick Fletcher
32 Jerry Catterall
21 Steve Ellsworth
Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Model Feature (20 laps)
1st 23 Jason Giguere
2nd 16 Brian Chaffee
3rd 21e Matt Ellsworth
4th 3 Travis King
5th 91 James Fadden®
6th 66 Eric Lang ®
7th 78 Tina Catterall®
8th O7 Jason Blake
9th OO Brandon Gray®
Weglarz Property Service Fast Four Feature (20 laps)
1st 83 Tim Martin
2nd 57 Kevin Harran
3rd OO Charlie Pickering
4th 83x David Marcotte
5th 87 Don Reynolds
6th 67 David Durkee
7th 5 Ethan Byrd®
8th 11 Taylor Morse®
KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornet Feature (20 laps)
1st 21 Joe Kemp
2nd 78 Stan Otterman
3rd 7 Mike Lique
4th 44 Eric Post
5th o4 Kelly Miller Jr
6th 3 Charlie Lakin
7th 86 Mike Ryan
8th 5p Traci Nelson®
9th 32 Michael Phelps®
10th 24 Bobby Bell
11th 2s Derek Stearns
12th 4 Cary Moulton®
13th 37 Karl Sheldon
14th 56 Chris LaForest®
15th 75 Leah McGinley
16th 2 Brent Warren
17th 99 Kasey Collins®