Rookie Hodge Annexes First Modified Win at Bear Ridge
Sunn dominates Midgets, Harrington wins Coupes
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ATTACHED PHOTOS:All credit Alan Ward
BRADFORD, VT – Rookie Tim Hodge of Vershire, VT took his first career DIRTcar Bond Auto Sportsman Modified win Saturday night at Bear Ridge Speedway in only his third career start in the division. Pole sitter Jack Cook led the initial 25 laps before Evan Kingsbury took the top spot. His lead was short lived however as just four laps later Hodge, who started eleventh, powered by on the inside to take the lead and go on to the win, holding off a hard charging Adam Pierson. Evan Kingsbury settled for third with Mike Dunn fourth and Bob Shepard fifth.
Josh Sunn of White River Junction, VT posted his first win of the year in the 25 lap USAC Dirt Midget Feature. Sunn took the lead with three laps complete and cruised to a dominating win, surviving a single caution and a red flag for Jim Mossman, who flipped in turn three. Mossman was OK and actually finished the race after being righted and changing a flat Left Rear tire. While Sunn was cruising up front it was a torrid battle for second on back with Adam Pierson finally breaking free from the rest of the pack with just a hand full of laps to go to take second. It was Piersons’ first run in the Frank Manafort 76M, and only his second start in a Dirt Midget. Veteran Scott Viets rounded out the top three, with Scott Holcomb fourth and Kevin Chaffee fifth.
Defending Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Champion Josh Harrington took his first win of the year in that division’s 30-lap main event. Tom Placey of Bradford, VT finished second with Josh Constantine third after an intense battle for the runner up spot. Jesse Smith and Kane Pike completed the top five.
Lebanon, NH resident Jason Giguere won his third consecutive Feature in the Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Models, taking the lead from rookie Brandon Gray shortly after the halfway point when Gray suffered a flat tire. Brain Chaffee finished second with rookie James Fadden finishing a career best third.
Tim Martin of White River Junction, VT took the win in the Weglarz Property Service Fast Fours after stalking Kevin Harran for the lead for better than ten laps. Harran claimed second with Steve Bell third.
Eric Post won the 20-lap KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornet feature, taking advantage of an early race restart to blast into the lead from the fourth position. Brad Martin was second with Stan Otterman third.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s season of stock car racing continues with the Dads 4 By Tool and Supply sponsored Bear Ridge Speedway Remembrance of lost friends Tuck Memorial 111 on Saturday, June 8th. A full card of the 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series Modifieds, Coupes, Late Models, Fast Fours, and Hornets is on tap, along with the Granite State Mini Sprints and the ever popular Kid’s Rides. 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.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank Night
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday, June 1st, 2013
Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modified (40 laps)
1. Tim Hodge
2. Adam Pierson
3. Evan Kingsbury
4. Mike Dunn
5. Bob Shepard
6. Jason Gray
7. Mike Gendron
8. Kevin Chaffee
9. Danny Eastman
10. Justin Comes
11. Chris Donnelly
12. Josh Sunn
13. Ed Patterson
14. Jack Cook
15. Josh Currier
16. Travis Barker
17. Robert Tucker
18. Tim Tucker
19. Gary Seimons
20. Jordan Fornwalt
21. Derek Barker
22. Troy Comeau
23. Adam Gage
24. Billy Lussier
25. Bryan King
USAC Dirt Midget Association (25 laps)
1. Josh Sunn
2. Adam Pierson
3. Scott Viets
4. Scott Holcomb
5. Kevin Chaffee
6. John Heydenreich
7. Joe Krawiec
8. Adam Whitney
9. Dylan Duhaime
10. Ray Miller
11. Dean Christiansen
12. Tim Gallant
13. Mike Chaffee
14. Jamie Spaulding
15. Jim Mossman
16. Denny Zimmerman
Did not start: Jeff Champange
Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe (30 laps)
1. Josh Harrington
2. Tom Placey
3. Josh Constantine
4. Jesse Smith
5. Kane Pike
6. Jason Colbeth
7. Melvin Pierson
8. Louie Cadwell
9. Teddy Salomaa
10. Jeremy Beckley
11. Billy Simmons
12. Jason Horniak
13. Buster Kathan
14. Rick Fletcher
15. Jerry Catterall
16. Jeffery Robbins
17. Terry Williams
18. Martin Mastic
19. Danny Doyle
Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Model (20 laps)
1. Jason Giguere
2. Brian Chaffee
3. James Fadden
4. Eric Lang
5. Tina Catterall
6. Brandon Gray
7. Matt Ellsworth
8. Travis King
Weglarz Property Service Fast Four (20 laps)
1. Tim Martin
2. Kevin Harran
3. Steve Bell
4. Don Reynolds
5. Tyler Morse
6. Tyler Searles
KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornet (20 laps)
1. Eric Post
2. Brad Martin
3. Stan Otterman
4. Michael Phelps
5. Charlie Lakin
6. Bobby Bell
7. Joe Kemp
8. Brent Warren
9. Traci Nelson
10. Jacob Blake
11. Mike Lique
12. Cary Moulton
13. Chris LaForest
14. #99
15. #9
16. Ethan Bryd
17. #77
Did Not Start: Karl Sheldon, Kelly Miller Jr.