FMR Racing Finishes 1st & 2nd at USAC DMA Race at Bear Ridge

by Jay | May 31, 2015 | Bear Ridge, Vermont

FMR Racing Finishes 1st & 2nd at USAC DMA Race

Ellington, CT: It was a night of first during the USAC Dirt Midget Association race at Bear Ridge Speedway with new teams racing for the first time and FMR Racing taking a 1-2 finish in the feature. It was also the first trip of the 2015 race season to the Vermont track for USAC Champion John Heydenreich who has over 500 wins in racing.

The first heat race of the night had the 18C of Mike Chaffee starting on the pole with the 47 driven by Scott Holcomb starting second. As the race went green, Holcomb in his 47 jumped out front to the point and had command of the race until the first yellow on lap three for the 50 of Vince Lucca who had mechanical issues. Back under green, Holcomb kept the lead with the 4 of Kevin Chaffee now taking second dropping Mike Chaffee in the 18C back to third. While the battle for the top spot was taking place, Adam Pierson in the 76M was charging forward and quickly moved into second as the 4 of Kevin Chaffee fell out of the race with mechanical problems. By lap ten and as the checkered flag waived, it was Scott Holcomb of North Granby, CT in the 47 taking the win followed by Adam Pierson of East Corinth, VT in the 76M for second and the 18C of Mike Chaffee who is from Corinth, VT rounding out the top three.
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Bear Ridge – Kevin Chaffee claims the daily double with wins in DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds & WYKR SCoNE events

by Jay | May 24, 2015 | Bear Ridge, Vermont

Kevin Chaffee claims the daily double with wins in DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds & WYKR SCoNE events

BRADFORD, VT – The “Fairlee Flyer” flew to victory lane victorious not once but twice dominantly in the Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds and WYKR Sprint Cars of New England. Kevin Chaffee, Bradford VT saw more laps at high speed but never tired on R&M Automotive Service Center night. It took Chaffee 14 laps to take the lead away from Mike Gendron. From there he would make it thru lapped traffic on the high side to claim his first win of the season and the night. Derek Graham Woodsville NH coming from deep in the pack worked his way to the front for second, but was never able to set any serious challenge on Chaffee. Jason Gray E Thetford VT was unable to get by Graham and would have to settle for the final victory lane position. Rounding out the top five were Mike Gendron and Adam Pierson.

The Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes had a challenge with a potential for an extra $300 to the winner with the combination of a $100 bonus from WRC Racing and the Brass Ring at $200 to the winner if the event runs green to checkers. The challenge turned out to be a bit more than most could handle as the yellow waved a total of six times before half way resulting in a single file restart after the final caution. This got the field settled down and they were able to go the next half without incident. Survival of the fittest became the theme, and when the checkers finally waved last year’s track champion claimed the win and the WRC Racing portion of the bonus, with Jeremy Beckley coming home in second and Michael Danforth in third. Buster Kathan had a great performance starting on the pole and ending up one spot short of victory lane if fourth. Matt Ellsworth claimed the final victory lane spot crossing the line in fifth.
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Bear Ridge – Piersons nephew/uncle claim feature wins in DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds & Coupes

by Jay | May 18, 2015 | Bear Ridge, Vermont

Piersons nephew/uncle claim feature wins in DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds & Coupes
Johnson authoritively takes the USAC DMA Midget win

BRADFORD, VT – It’s the end of a long drought in the Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds for Adam Pierson, Corinth VT who finally captured the win Saturday night at Bear Ridge Speedway, winning the 40-lap, one caution short of a non-stop, feature. While Pierson battled it out with Kevin Chaffee, Bradford VT for the second place spot pole sitter TC Forward held on to the point for half of the race. On lap twenty a bobble by Forward gave Pierson, Chaffee and Derek Graham, Woodsville NH the opportunity they were looking for, getting by Forward shuffling him back to fourth. With lapped cars coming into play the three would settle for that running order finish, giving Pierson his first win in the DIRTcar Sportsman Mods since 2013. Chaffee came home second with Graham in third. Josh Sunn claimed fourth and Forward crossed the line in fifth.
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Bear Ridge Speedway 13th annual Upper Valley car show

by Jay | Apr 26, 2015 | Bear Ridge, Vermont

13th Annual Upper Valley car show huge success
Sneak peak sees only the icing of what can be expected opening night May 2, 2015

BRADFORD, VT – The Bear Ridge Speedway 13th annual Upper Valley car show hosted by the West Lebanon Home Depot presented several beautiful 2015 machines ready to take the quarter mile Bear Ridge Speedway.

The parking lot area was packed with machines from every division that hit the Ridge. 2014 DIRTcar Bond Auto Sportsman Modifieds Rookies DJ Robinson and TC Forward were on hand, along with Dirtcar Sportsman Coupes 2014 track champion Jason Colbeth and veteran Buster Kathan. Mike Chaffee 2014 Sportsman of the Year represented the USAC DMA Dirt Midgets. A compliment of additional Sportsman Modifieds, Sportsman Coupes, Limited Late Models, Four Cylinders, Sprint Cars of New England and the Granite State Mini Sprints helped round out the representation. Along with the fast machines of the Ridge several Car Nutz old time beauties were on display as well.
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