by | Sep 10, 2013 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
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PHOTOS (all credit Alan Ward)
Pierson from 14th to win again in USAC Dirt Midgets
BRADFORD, VT –It was an action packed night at Bear Ridge Speedway as double Features were on tap in most divisions due to last week’s rain shortened night, sponsored by Dead River Oil Co. Combine that with the regular Features on Mekkelsen’s RV/Racing against Cancer night and eleven Main events were held.
The first Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Feature found Josh Currier taking the lead from the pole position, fending off numerous challenges from Adam Gage and Troy Comeau until Comeau finally took the top spot with just four laps remaining in the 40 Lap affair. Comeau went on to take his first career win in a Sportsman Modified. Kevin Chaffee made a late race charge from his 14th stating spot to claim second with Currier a career best third. Adam Gage and Mike Dunn completed the top five.
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by | Sep 6, 2013 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Sprint-style races highlight Saturday, Sept. 14 program at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway will guarantee four new faces in victory lane at September’s Vermont 200 Championship Weekend. Stock car drivers who have yet to carry a checkered flag at the fast half-mile oval in 2013 will take part in the second annual “Shootout” races for a chance to hoist the winner’s trophy during the Saturday, September 14 portion of the two-day season finale.
Regular weekly competitors from four weekly divisions will take part in 10-lap, sprint-style Shootout races. A star-studded field of eligible open-wheel racers has been named to the Bond Auto Parts Modified Shootout roster. In one of the season’s biggest surprises, two-time defending track champion Ron Proctor of Charlton, NY owns four runner-up finishes in 2013 but has been denied a victory thus far. Defending Shootout winner Jeff Haskins is again eligible and top drivers Vince Quenneville, Jr., Leon Gonyo, and Joe Williams are also locked in. Dave Snow, Cody Sargen, Jamie LaFountain, Andy Smith, Jamie Proctor, and the father-son team of James Introne, Sr., and Jim Introne, Jr., are also eligible.
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by Jay | Sep 5, 2013 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Antique Racers to Join Vermont 200 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Restored racecars bring past to present at track’s season finale
WEST HAVEN, VT – Devil’s Bowl Speedway will look a bit like the days of old at its Vermont 200 Championship Weekend on September 14-15, as the New England Antique Racers (NEAR) club roars around the half-mile oval for the first time. A vibrant group of restored and revitalized racecars are expected for the two-day event for display both on and off the track.
Open-wheel Modified and Coupe racers from across the barnstorming northeastern racing days of the 1960s and ‘70s will run in practice and race events during the Vermont 200 Weekend. Many of the NEAR cars attending the event will be identical in construction to those that competed at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on both asphalt and dirt surfaces several decades ago.
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by | Sep 3, 2013 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
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BRADFORD, VT – Bradford, VT resident Brian Chaffee churned out a gritty performance on Dead River Oil Company Night at Bear Ridge Speedway on Saturday, winning the 20-lap Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Model Feature. Chaffee, who started the feature from sixth on the ultra-fast track stormed to the lead in only three laps and then held off a hard charging Matt Ellsworth for the win. Point leader Jason Giguere claimed third with Jeremy Hodge and former champion Tyler Stygles rounding out the top five.
Unfortunately rain claimed the rest of the Feature programs for the evening as after a late start due to an intense afternoon storm, the rain later returned and caused another delay. After working the track back into shape it was smooth, tacky and fast, it didn’t last however as the rain returned for a third time just as the Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modified feature was poised to take the green, forcing the postponement of the rest of the program. At press time no decision has been make when to make up the remaining events.
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by | Aug 29, 2013 | Devils Bowl, Vermont
Wild-and-crazy smashfest to cap Devil’s Bowl Speedway season
WEST HAVEN, VT – The Vermont 200 Championship Weekend at Devil’s Bowl Speedway just got a little crazier. The title race for the four-round Enduro Series has been moved from its original October date and added to the card on Sunday, September 15, concluding a two-day stock car racing grand finale.
Enduro events have a “survival of the fittest” attitude filled with crashes and wild maneuvers. Any four- or six-cylinder car, light-duty pickup truck, or minivan that meets specifications may compete, with only safety modifications permitted. Races are run without caution flags and disabled vehicles are left wherever they may lie, including on the racing surface; red flags are used only in the event of emergencies.
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by Jay | Aug 27, 2013 | Bear Ridge, Vermont
Saturday’s NASCAR Nite Pro Series 40-lap feature event was won by Gorham’s veteran Steve Berry.
At the drop of the green, Durham’s, Evan Beaulieu, paced the 20-car field to the green flag and led the field until a caution on lap ten bunched them back together. Beaulieu maintained his lead over Tyler King, of Livermore Falls, on the restart and battled side-by-side with him until a second caution flew on lap 19.
Beaulieu was involved in the caution handing the lead to Don Colpritt, Jr, of Scarborough. On the restart, King maneuvered his way by Colpritt going into the first corner to take the lead from him on lap 20.
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