The feature winners of the 59th consecutive season week thirteen sponsored by Murray’s Market Nursery, and Landscape Design were Thomas Placey in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds; Cooper Hodge in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, Bryan King in the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limiteds; Brandon Piastka in the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets, Ryan Christian in the High Country Dispensary Late Models; John Fields in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks; Riley Chaffee (feature one) Doug Boucher (feature two-makeup race)in the Woodsville Power Equipment Bobcat Ridge Runners and Cody Hodge in the High Country Dispensaries 4/6 Cylinder Enduro.
Thomas Placey has had a roller coaster year in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds. After destroying his car on madness night, the beginning of July he finally came back the beginning of August only to score a “did not start”. Finally, the stars would align, and this would be his week to punch his ticket into the end of the season Growler event as he beat out Rookie Jason Horiak for the win in the second week in a row green to checkers event. Richie Simmons joined the pair in victory lane, finishing third. Owen Brown came back from a bad finish last week to capture fourth with Robert tucker rounding out the top five.
Cooper Hodge would be your second first time winner of the season as he was able to hold off the hard fought challenges from Michael Danforth Jr late in the race for the win in Wells River Chevrolet-part of the Auto Saver Group DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes. Danforth was the class of the show coming from deep in the pack and seems unstoppable from winning his third championship in a row for grandfather Gene Pierson. Alexis Pushee finishes in third her best finish since a year ago this month when she scored a win. Jason Gray and rookie Chris Roberts completed the top five.
The fairytale journey continues for Jordan Robinson® in the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modified Limiteds as she breaks her way into victory lane with a third place finish. Keegan Tabor® beat her out at the line awhile dogging the veteran leader Bryan King. Lucas Balch® and Michael Kinne® rounded out the top five.
In the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets Brandon Piastka, the only driver in the top five to have not scored a win gets it done for car owner Ray Miller. Piastka beat out Will Hull driving for Skip Matczak with Chris Murray taking home the final victory lane spot. Nick Fretto and John Forlano completed the top five.
Ryan Christian scores win six in the High-Country Dispensaries Late Models. After getting by Kelly Miller Sr, he would cruise on for the win with Tim Higgins joining the pair in victory lane. Cameron Grant and Kevin Smith® finished out the field.
It appears that it may be down to just two for the championship quest with John Fields beating out Tyler Fellows for the win. The two are now separated by two points with fields back on top. Keith Mansur finishes in third and is now sixteen points out of second not unsurmountable but with only a handful of races left for 2026 it is beginning to become a more difficult challenge. Mike Mann and Luke Peter rounded out the top five for the night.
The Woodsville Power Equipment-Bobcat Ridge Runners ran two features for the evening, making up an event lost earlier in the season to rain. The first feature was determined by fast time with Riley Chaffee winning the honors and going on to win the event. The regular suspects would be tight behind him, as Zach Audet crossed the line in second and Ryan Sayers in third. Kevin LaForest and Doug Boucher completed the top five. The second feature line up was an invert from the first finish. Once again, the cream of the crop would rise to the top with Doug Boucher scoring the win this time. Ryan Sayers and Zach Audet would swap positions from the first event finishing second and third respectfully. Kevin LaForest and Jacob hall-Larson rounded out the top five.
It is all about endurance and being there at the end in the High Country Dispensaries 4/6 Cylinder Enduro series. Thirty nine cars registered to take the green with thirty eight making the call. Cody Hodge coming from deep in the three wide starting grid would waste no time getting to the front and methodically lap all but the second place car as he went on to score his second win of the season. James Daley finished a distant second with Travis King taking home third one lap down. Jason Porter and Ryan sayers finished out the top five, both one lap down. The battle for the crown is looking to be based solely on consistency as Jason Porter sits on top by twenty eight points having finished second third and fourth respectfully in the past three events. The High Country Dispensaries 4/6 Cylinder Enduro series will return to action September 5th.
Coming up this Saturday August 29th is the return of the Sprint Cars of New England plus the DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds King of the Hill points competition. Sponsored by Optical Expressions Barre VT. The 95.3/107.1 The Wolf weekly racing series division on hand will be the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, the Wells River Chevrolet-part of the Auto Saver Group DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limiteds, High Country Dispensary Late Models, LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks, and the Woodsville Power Equipment Bobcat Ridge Runners.
This is a special general admission show (front gate) ticket for adults (ages 16 to 61) is $20.00 a person and children 11 and under $2.00. Teens (12 to 15) and seniors (62 and older) are $18.00. Military discounts are available at $5.00 off for those with a valid ID. The back gate (pit gate) ticket price for Bear Ridge Speedway and DIRTcar 2026 license holders is $30.00. Non-license holders are $40.00 (both prices include the front gate ticket.) To be eligible for the Bear Ridge Speedway points fund, and recognized at the annual awards banquet, drivers must hold a 2026 Bear Ridge Speedway or DIRTcar license, compete in the required number of events, and run on track designated tires as indicated in the rule book. Bear Ridge Speedway is an alcohol-free family friendly entertainment spot, with our goal to make each experience at the Ridge better than the last. We continue to offer the best source of good, inexpensive high-quality entertainment for families. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Racing begins at the famous “6:00-ish” start time every Saturday starting in May through September.
Bear Ridge Speedway is located on Kidder Road in Bradford, VT, just off Exit 16 on Interstate 91.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – 59th Season of Racing *Murray’s Market Nursery, and Landscape Design* night.
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway -- Bradford, VT
Saturday August 22, 2026
Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (35 laps)
1st 56 Thomas Placey
2nd 39 Jason Horniak ®
3rd 343 Richie Simmons
4th 47 Owen Brown
5th 42T Robert Tucker
6th 20 Kane Pike
7th 26 Jeremy Huntoon
8th 86 Mike Ryan
9th 3h Kyle Huntington
10th 29 Max Dolliver
11th 00 Jason Gray
12th 631 Todd Buckwold
13th 44 Michael Danforth Jr. ®
14th 12 Cody Gregoropoulos
15th 3 Jeff Huntington
16th 91 James Fadden
17th 1d Wayne Stearns
HEAT one: Owen Brown
HEAT two: Todd Buckwold
Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes (30 laps)
1st 17 Cooper Hodge
2nd 44 Michael Danforth Jr
3rd 9 Alexis Pushee
4th 111 Jason Gray
5th 8 Chris Roberts ®
6th 631 Todd Buckwold
7th 89 Lucas Wheeler
8th 1 Adam Osgood
9th 27 Logan Martin
10th 66 AJ Pushee
11th 3k Travis King ®
12th 28 Bob Shepard
13th 54 Dale Leroux
14th 43 Earl Maxham
15th 96 Rob Williams
HEAT one: Chris Roberts
HEAT two: Adam Osgood
Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limited (20 Laps)
1st X Bryan King
2nd 74 Keegan Tabor ®
3rd 2 Jordan Robinson ®
4th 33 Lucas Balch ®
5th 73 Michael Kinne ®
6th 7 Jerry Isham
04 Kelly Miller Sr. DNS
HEAT one: Bryan King
Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets Feature (25 laps)
1st 7 Brandon Piastka
2nd 3 Will Hull
3rd 76 Chris Murray
4th 92 Nick Fretto ®
5th 01 John Forlano
6th 4 Dylan Madsen
7th a-1 Jeff Horn
8th 1b Daniel Piastka
9th 29 Dylan Menditto
10th 2 Travis Hull
11th 1 Anthony Raccio
12th 0 Keith Brown
13th 9 Justin Comes
HEAT one: Travis Hull
HEAT two: Brandon Piastka
High Country Dispensary Late Model Feature (20 Laps)
1st 10 Ryan Christian
2nd 04 Kelly Miller Sr
3rd 61 Tim Higgins
4th 24 Cameron Grant
5th 60 Kevin Smith ®
HEAT one: Tim Higgins
LaValley’s Building Supply Dirt Stockers (20 Laps)
1st 46 John Fields
2nd 7 Tyler Fellows
3rd 44 Keith Mansur
4th 22m Mike Mann
5th 26 Luke Peters
6th 25 Timothy Blake
7th 42 Hunter Garduno
8th 4b Keith Brick
HEAT one: John Fields
Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners (20 Laps)
1st 91 Doug Boucher
2nd 94 Ryan Sayers
3rd 9 Zach Audet
4th 49 Kevin LaForest
5th 42 Jacob Hall-Larson
6th 96 Riley Chaffee
7th 7d Jacob Davis ®
8th 50 Matt Lucas
9th 80 Eric Baker
10th 45 Kevin Mahoney
11th 6 Ty Heywood ®
12th 5 Tim Davis
FEATURE TWO (MAKE UP RACE) (20 Laps)
1st 96 Riley Chaffee
2nd 9 Zach Audet
3rd 94 Ryan Sayers
4th 49 Kevin LaForest
5th 91 Doug Boucher
6th 42 Jacob Hall-Larson
7th 7d Jacob Davis ®
8th 6 Ty Heywood ®
9th 80 Eric Baker
10th 5 Tim Davis
11th 50 Matt Lucas
12th 45 Kevin Mahoney
HEAT one:
HEAT two:
High Country Dispensaries 4/6 Cylinder Enduro
1st 72 Cody Hodge
2nd 39 Jason Daley
3rd 89 Travis King
4th 13 Jason Porter
5th 55 Ryan Sayers
6th 17 Robert Tilden
7th 88 Blaine Tuller
8th 99 Christian Cotnoir
9th 00 Keith Walton
10th 12 Ryan Benoit
11th 80 Chase Lafoe
12th 8 Scott Dowland
13th 1 Scott Gettings
14th 47 Cody Stearns
15th 6 Tim Colby
16th 29 Nathan Nault
17th 38 Brian Tillotson
18th 16 Parker Morse
19th 97 Cary Hunter
20th 15 Rick Hutchinson
21st 76 April Farrington
22nd 70 Troy Duprey
23rd 22 Shannon Higgins
24th 66 James Emerson
25th 78 Jesse Wright
26th 87 Samantha Paige
27th 85 Jonathan Ballard
28th 02 Ashton Waters
29th 73 David Wilder
30th 9 Laura Paige
31st 34 John Duprey
32nd 08 Ryan Farnham
33rd 86 Tyler Pokines
34th 09 Erin Tatro
35th 90 Kevin Thomas Miceli
36th 3 Cayden Green
37th 84 Justin Faford
38th 63 Dayton Blake
39th 91 Geoff Durphey DNS
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-- April May Preston-Elms Owner/Promoter-Bear Ridge Speedway President New England Auto Racers Board Member Racing History Preservation Group NERM Northeast Dirt Modified Museum & Hall of Fame 2020 Inductee RPM Jodi Deery Award Winner 2025 *Bear Ridge Speedway* *(802) 222-4052* *Bradford, VT* *www.bearridgespeedway.com* <http://www.bearridgespeedway.com/> *[email protected]* <[email protected]>