{"id":16496,"date":"2014-08-05T19:36:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T23:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=16496"},"modified":"2014-08-05T19:36:45","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T23:36:45","slug":"dj-robinson-falls-two-laps-short-claiming-checkers-dirtcar-sportsman-modifieds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/dj-robinson-falls-two-laps-short-claiming-checkers-dirtcar-sportsman-modifieds\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Robinson falls two laps short from claiming the checkers in the DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds"},"content":{"rendered":"

DJ Robinson falls two laps short from claiming the checkers in the DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds.
\nBilly Simmons grabs 2nd Brass Ring Challenge in the DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

BRADFORD, VT \u2013 Over 50 kids from ages 2 to 14 signed up for the always anticipated and exciting kids\u2019 bike races for the Interstate Battery of Newmont sponsored event Saturday August 2, 2014. The drivers were divided into four groups and depending on their age bracket went for a quarter lap to two complete laps for the checkers. Every kid there was of course a winner and who knows which one will be the future Chris Donnelly or Kevin Chaffee of the Ridge.
\n<\/p>\n

DJ Robinson looked poised to win his first ever event at the Ridge<\/p>\n

in the DIRTcar Bond Auto Sportsman Modifieds dominating the majority of the event after taking the lead on lap one. Having made it victory lane as the bridesmaid and first runner up, Robinson is hungry to make it a full sweep. Unfortunately for Robinson Kevin Chaffee had other plans for the course of the night. Starting in the seventeenth position it took Chaffee 38 laps to work his way to the front. Chaffee took the lead away from Robinson with two to go and held him off for the win the third of the year for Chaffee. Robinson was able to hold on to second with Ed Patterson having struggled of late able to claim the third and final victory lane spot. Chris Donnelly came home in fourth with Gary Siemons rounding out the top five.<\/p>\n

Billy Simmons likes have extra money on the line In the DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Pro Stock Sportsman Coupes. The Brass Ring Challenge had grown to two hundred dollars, and Simmons capitalizing on his outside pole position and a green to checkers event was able to grab the checkers and the ring. This is the second time this year that the challenge has been won and both times it went to Simmons. Jeff Robbins starting the third position stayed right with Simmons moving up to the second place spot. Jason Horniak finally had a good run and moved up from his fourth place starting spot to third. Teddy Salomaa and Logan Oliver rounded out the top five. Next week is the Coupe Madness event which is sure to offer plenty of racing excitement for the fans. As of press time the drivers have collected over 200 laps and are set to be competing for over $8000.00 in purse and lap money. Will Simmons be able to capitalize on this extra money event or will Josh Harrington get the monkey off his back and take home most of the gold?<\/p>\n

The USAC DMA Midgets were off this week. They will be returning next week for the John Poor memorial night sponsored by Walker Motors.<\/p>\n

It seemed to be full moon madness for the Laquerre\u2019s Sports Limited Late Models. Several cautions slowed the pace of the twenty lap event and when the dust finally settled your current points leader Jason Giguere was able to keep his nose clean and come out on top. Rob Williams after taking a week off, was right back in form coming home in second with James Fadden claiming the final victory lane spot. Mike Greene III finished fourth with Derek Stearns coming home in fifth.<\/p>\n

Charlie Lakin is trying desperately to close the gap between point leader Mike Ryan and himself. All season long the battle for the championship has been building between the two of them with the lead swapping back and forth. Currently Ryan sits on top and Lakin is doing everything he can to finish ahead of him. Tonight he did just that coming home the winner, but with Ryan finishing in the bridesmaid position Lakin can\u2019t seem to close the gap. Joining them in victory lane was Rob Gioia the first fast four across the line. Hornets Cody Stearns and Chris LaForest completed the top five.<\/p>\n

Bear Ridge Speedway\u2019s 47th season of stock car racing continues on Saturday, August 9th for the ROCK99 Weekly Racing with the John Poor Memorial sponsored by Walker Motor Sales. The card will include the weekly Bond Auto Parts DIRTcar Sportsman Modified, Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Pro Stock Sportsman Coupe, USAC DMA Midgets, Laquerre\u2019s Sports Limited Late Model, Weglarz Property Service Fast Four, and KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornet divisions. The Sportsman Coupes will be doing battle for over $8000.00 as they have brought in 200 laps of sponsorship for their madness night!<\/p>\n

Regular show admission pricing applies $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 \u201c6:00-ish\u201d start time.<\/p>\n

Bear Ridge Speedway is located on Kidder Road in Bradford, VT, just off Exit 16 on Interstate 91. For more information, call (802) 222-4052 or visit www.bearridgespeedway.com.<\/p>\n

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS \u2013 Interstate Battery of Newmont night<\/p>\n

99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
\nBear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
\nSaturday, August 2, 2014<\/p>\n

Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Feature (40 laps)
\n73 Kevin Chaffee
\n4 DJ Robinson\u00ae
\n27 Ed Patterson
\nOO Jason Gray
\n5 Gary Siemons
\n20 Chris Donnelly
\n34 Richie Simmons
\n1x TC Forward\u00ae
\n28 Bob Shepard
\nO1 Mike Gendron
\n42c Josh Currier
\n10 Derek Graham
\n10s Ryan Christian\u00ae
\n24 Jordan Fornwalt
\n17 Travis Shinn
\n91 Tim Tucker
\n15 Gene Pierson
\n77 Allan Hammond
\n9 Mike Dunn
\nX Bryan King
\n42t Robert Tucker
\n1B Travis Barker<\/p>\n

DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet Pro Stock Sportsman Coupe Feature (30 laps)
\n34 Billy Simmons
\n4 Jeff Robbins
\n3 Jason Horniac
\n8 Teddy Salomaa
\n26 Logan Oliver\u00ae
\n24 Jeremy Beckley
\n16 Brian Chaffee \u00ae
\n44 Michael Danforth
\n21 Matt Ellsworth
\n22 Thomas Placey
\n71 Josh Harrington
\n81 Louie Cadwell
\n43 Earl Maxham
\n33 Melvin Pierson
\n14 Mitchell Frost\u00ae
\n13 Buster Kathan
\n18 Jason Colbeth
\n77 Bob Kilburn
\n32 Jerry Catterall<\/p>\n

USAC DMA Midgets (30 laps)
\nOff<\/p>\n

Laquerre\u2019s Sports Limited Late Model Feature (20 laps)
\n23 Jason Giguere
\n7 Rob Williams\u00ae
\n91 James Fadden
\n29 Mike Greene III
\n2 Derrick Stearns\u00ae
\n3 Travis King
\n57 Kevin Harran\u00ae
\n18 Matt Lushua
\n94 Cary Moulton\u00ae<\/p>\n

Weglarz Property Service Fast Fours\/KDD NAPA of Bradford Ridge Runner Hornets (20 laps)
\n3 Charlie Lakin
\n86 Mike Ryan
\n4 Rob Gioia
\n71 Cody Stearns\u00ae
\n56 Chris LaForest
\n87 Don Reynolds
\n24 Bobby Bell
\n81 John Dunham
\nO1 Steve Bell
\n31 Lisa Austin
\n23 Jason Porter
\n111 Jacob Roy\u00ae
\n1 Alicia Taylor
\n8 Sean Perron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DJ Robinson falls two laps short from claiming the checkers in the DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds. Billy Simmons grabs 2nd Brass Ring Challenge in the DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes. BRADFORD, VT \u2013 Over 50 kids from ages 2 to 14 signed up for the always anticipated and exciting kids\u2019 bike races for the Interstate Battery of Newmont […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4154,200],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bear-ridge","category-vermont"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16496\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}