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Douville Tames Bear Ridge Sprint Car Field, Patterson Captures First Modified Win
Adam Pierson Dominates USAC Dirt Midgets
BRADFORD, VT – Veteran stock car and sprint car driver Dan Douville wowed the crowd at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, VT on Saturday night with a rim riding performance in the 25-lap Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) feature on Jiffy Mart of Bradford Night as part of the 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series. A jammed pit area saw a total of 111 race teams from five states competing on the seven-division card.
Douville, from Bridgewater, NH started the race in the ninth position and used the races only caution to his advantage, taking the lead from Orwell, VT resident Lacey Hanson with just 5 laps remaining in the race after racing side by side with her for a couple of laps. Hanson, a multi time Granite State Mini Sprint Champion, posted a career best second place finish with veteran Chris Donnelly completing the top three. Chris Downs was fourth with Will Hull fifth.
“Fast” Eddie Patterson of Websterville, VT captured his first career win on dirt Saturday night in the 40-lap Bond Auto Parts DIRTcar Sportsman Modified feature. Patterson, whose last win came on the asphalt in 2002, tracked down early leader Derek Barker working his way into the lead at the halfway point of the event. Barker finished a solid second, a career best for the young driver. Robert Tucker claimed third, holding off Tim Hodge and Jason Gray, who finished fourth and fifth.
Adam Pierson turned in a dominating performance in the non-stop USAC Dirt Midget Feature. Pearson, who started ninth took the lead from Dean Christianson with nine laps in the books and held off a hard charging Kevin Chaffee for the win as the two flew through traffic. Chaffee was a strong second with “Flatfoot” Joe Krawiec third, Ray Miller fourth and Scott Holcomb fifth.
Louie Cadwell ran to victory in the Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe division. Cadwell used the extreme outside groove to power into the lead and then fend off numerous challenges throughout the 30-lap event. Jeremy Beckley finished in the runner up spot with Terry Williams third. Kane Pike and Tom Placey completed the top five.
Lebanon, NH hot shoe Jason Giguere remains undefeated in the Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Model division by winning his fifth consecutive Feature Saturday night. Rookie Brandon Gray was second with Brian Chaffee third.
Saint Johnsbury Center, VT’s Kevin Harran took his first win of the season in the Weglarz Property Service Fast Fours. He was followed across the line by Tim Martin and Steve Bell.
Stan Otterman won the 20-lap KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornet feature with an aggressive last lap pass. The Hornet class saw three- and four-wide racing throughout the event, along with some bumps and bangs, including a few by the winner. Brent Warren finished second with Mike Ryan, who led the majority of the event, third.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s 46th season of stock car racing continues with Wells River Savings Bank Night on Saturday, June 22. A 4- & 6-cylinder Enduro is on the card along with the 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series divisions and the Granite State Mini Sprints. Rules and registration forms can be found online at www.bearridgespeedway.com. 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 – Jiffy Mart of Bradford Night
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday, June 15, 2012
Sprint Cars of New England (25 laps)
1. Dan Douville
2. Lacey Hanson
3. Chris Donnelly
4. Chris Downs
5. Will Hull
6. Travis Hull
7. Jacob Williams
8. Kevin Chaffee
9. Robbie Bodwell
10. Tyler Rich
11. Butch Valley Jr
12. Bruce Kimball
13. Bob Giuliani
14. Troy Comeau
15. Steve Hutchinson
16. Mark Cole
Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Feature (40 laps)
1. Eddie Patterson
2. Derek Barker
3. Robert Tucker
4. Tim Hodge
5. Jason Gray
6. Chris Donnelly
7. Troy Comeau
8. Justin Comes
9. Bryan King
10. Kevin Chaffee
11. Bob Shepard
12. Gary Seimons
13. Billy Lussier
14. Danny Eastman
15. Adam Pierson
16. Josh Currier
17. Mike Gendron
18. Josh Sunn
19. Tim Tucker
20. Mike Dunn
21. Jordan Fornwalt
22. Jack Cook
23. Adam Gage
24. Evan Kingsbury
Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature (30 laps)
1. Louie Cadwell
2. Jeremy Beckley
3. Terry Williams
4. Kane Pike
5. Tom Placey
6. Melvin Pierson
7. Jeff Robbins
8. Teddy Salomaa
9. Buster Kathan
10. Josh Constantine
11. Jesse Smith
12. Jason Colbeth
13. Steve Ellsworth
14. Bill Simmons
15. Josh Harrington
16. Rick Fletcher
17. Jason Horniak
18. Martin Mastic
19. Danny Doyle
USAC Dirt Midget Association (25 laps)
1. Adam Pierson
2. Kevin Chaffee
3. Joe Krawiec
4. Ray Miller
5. Scott Holcomb
6. Dean Christianson
7. Tim Gallant
8. Josh Sunn
9. Scott Viets
10. Jeff Horn
11. Dylan Duhaime
12. David Rose Jr
13. Matt Covey
14. Mike Chaffee
15. Jamie Spaulding
16. Tyler Rivard
17. Denny Zimmerman
18. Adam Whitney
19. Dylan Rock
DNS: Jeff Champange
Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Model Feature (20 laps)
1. Jason Giguere
2. Brandon Gray
3. Brian Chaffee
4. Jeremy Hodge
5. James Fadden
6. Eric Lang
7. Matt Ellsworth
8. Travis King
9. Tina Catterall
Weglarz Property Service Fast Four Feature (15 laps)
1. Kevin Harran
2. Tim Martin
3. Steve Bell
4. Don Reynolds
5. Tyler Morse
KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornet Feature (20 laps)
1. Stan Otterman
2. Brent Warren
3. Mike Ryan
4. Eric Post
5. Charlie Lakin
6. Joe Kemp
7. Steve Sheldon
8. Bobby Bell
9. Traci Nelson
10.Derek Stearns
11.Ethan Byrd
12.Carey Moulton
13.Kelly Miller Jr
14. #17
15.Michael Phelps
16.Kasey Collins
17.Chris LaForest
18.David West