by RacingNews | Dec 3, 2014 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
FAIRLEE, VT – Bear Ridge Speedway honored the champions from its 46th Season of dirt track stock car racing on Saturday, November 29. More than 320 drivers, crew members, sponsors, fans, and officials filled a sold-out banquet hall at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, VT for the gala, and more than $25,000 in prizes and point fund purses was awarded.
Chris Donnelly of Orford, NH headlined the guest list as the Bond Auto Parts DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Champion. Donnelly collected his eighth title spanning six different divisions of racing at Bear Ridge Speedway. Donnelly topped runner-up Jason Gray of East Thetford VT, by just 15 points, Kevin Chaffee of Fairlee VT followed by Derek Graham of Woodsville NH, and Gary Siemons of Orford NH rounded out the top five. TC Forward of Lyme NH won the Rookie of the Year title, winning one feature along the way and finishing sixth in points.
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by RacingNews | Dec 3, 2014 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
Ellington, CT: The USAC Dirt Midget Association crowned the series champion this past Saturday night during the Bear Ridge Speedway awards banquet. The banquet room at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, VT was full with over three hundred in attendance to take part in the evening’s festivities. The event was hosted by the owners and promoters of the speedway, Butch Elms and April May Preston and the Master of Ceremonies was Mark Hann, Director of Business Development for Seals-it and Public Relations for the USAC DMA. Guest speaker for the event was Dr. Dick Berggren, President of the Racing History Preservation Group (RHPG).
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by RacingNews | Oct 1, 2014 | Bear Ridge, Dirt Track, Vermont
BRADFORD, VT – What a night of racing it was for the final event of the 2014 racing season at the ridge with an over flowing pit area providing edge of your seat racing for the fans on Crate Motor Nationals Spencer Rocke Memorial night sponsored by Shaker Valley Auto
The DIRTcar Bond Auto Sportsman Modifieds ran their 100 lap event with a big win at the line. Time trials set the field, with Tim Tucker once again setting fast time at 13.857. A couple of cautions slowed the pace early taking out Adam Pierson and later Bob Shepard who hit the back stretch wall hard. When racing resumed the stretch of green flag racing had every fan catching their breath. Donnelly found himself on the last restart having some company to contend with, as Kevin Chaffee started pounding on his door. The two would swap positions for the next 50 laps as they worked their way thru lapped cars. Two more cautions late in the race gave Chaffee the advantage he needed as Donnelly had a tire going. Chaffee was able to hold on for the win with Donnelly saving second. Third went to Jason Gray with TC Forward and Josh Sunn rounding out the top five. Trevor Rocke, Spencer Rocke’s son came home 17th in only his second appearance at the Ridge in 2014.
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by Jay | Sep 14, 2014 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
How many weekends has it been since you had a weekend off? Twenty.
Mother Nature claims her first official win of the season as the Ridge rains out 9/13/14.
BRADFORD, VT – Mother Nature finally claims her first full washout as the rains settled in around 4:00pm and never really left the area until well after 10:00 pm. The Spencer Rocke Memorial event sponsored by Shaker Valley Auto will be run on the Ridges final night of racing for the 2014 season on Saturday September 27th, Crate Motor Nationals night.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s 47th season of stock car racing continues on Saturday, September 20, 2014 for the ROCK99 Weekly Racing series with Double Points Championship night. This event is sponsored by the weekly racing series sponsor 99ROCK and Lucky’s Trailer Sales. On hand will be Bond Auto Parts DIRTcar Sportsman Modified, Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Pro Stock Sportsman Coupe, USAC DMA Midget, Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Model, Weglarz Property Service Fast Four, and KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornet divisions, plus the Sprint Cars of New England.
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by Jay | Sep 7, 2014 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
Jeff Champagne Wins in USAC Dirt Midget Association Race at Vermont’s Bear Ridge Speedway
Ellington, CT: Under cloudy skies and rain showers, nineteen USAC Dirt Midget Association teams made the trip to Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Vermont for this past Saturday nights race action. After waiting out Mother Nature and track preparations, the teams were able to practice then move right into the feature race with no heats.
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by RacingNews | Sep 5, 2014 | Bear Ridge, Dirt Track, New England
BRADFORD, VT – Topless night offered plenty of hot action on Saturday August 30, 2014 sponsored by Dead River Co, as the Sportsman Modifieds an Sprint Cars of New England bared it all without roofs and wings.
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