The feature winners of the 59th consecutive season week fourteen sponsored by Wells River Savings Bank were Michael Danforth Jr. in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds; Michael Danforth Jr. in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, Bryan King in the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limiteds; Kelly Miller Sr in the High Country Dispensary Late Models; John Fields in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks; Glenn Engstrom in the Woodsville Power Equipment Bobcat Ridge Runners and Cody Hodge in the High Country Dispensaries 4/6 Cylinder Enduro Series.
Michael Danforth Jr getting his feet wet for the move up to Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds took only four outings to show with his three consecutive championships in the Coupes that he will be someone to contend with full time in 2027 as he scores the win for the night. Max Dolliver wanting to avenge his mulligan finish from last week, climbed all the way up from the back up the pack to cross the line in second wishing for just a few more laps as he was sure he would have gotten by Danforth for the win. James Fadden joined the pair in victory lane with Richie Simmons and Robert Tucker rounding out the top five.
With double points on the line next week for the Wells River Chevrolet-part of the Auto Saver Group DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes Michael Danforth Jr can’t quite say he is a three-peat champion, but he is getting closer. Danforth scored his fifth win of the season and now sits on top of the leader board in points almost equal to three races. Danforth beat out Logan martin with Chris Roberts crossing the line in third. Lucas Wheeler is still looking to punch his ticket into the growler in two weeks with a win comes home in forth with Cooper Hodge completing the top five.
Bryan King is getting closer to his solo championship crown in the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modified Limiteds, having shared the honors in 2025 with Travis Shinn, as he scores win number five getting by Jordan Robinson midway thru the race and never looked back. Robinson held on for second with Keegan Tabor taking home third. Shawn King and Lucas Balch rounded out the top five.
It was MADNESS night for the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets with over four thousand dollars on the line. The field took the green for two twenty two lap segments to come up with an overall finish for the points and victory lane trip. Feature segment one was won by Will Hull who was able to hold of Chris Murray and rookie Nick Fretto. Daniel Piastka and Justin Comes completed the top five. Feature segment two was won by Chris Murray with Nick Fretto second and John Forlano third. Justin Comes and Brandon Piastka rounded out the top five. Overall, Chris Murray is the winner with a total of 3 points. Nick Fretto is second with five and Justin Comes third with nine points. John Forlano and Will Hull completed the top five.
Kelly Miller scores win four in the High-Country Dispensaries Late Models, beating out Ryan Christian at the line. Tim Higgins joined the pair in victory lane with Kevin Smith and Cameron Grant rounding out the top five. Next week September 12th will be the last event for 2026 for the Late Models with a special race and points format. The only way Christian can lose the championship battle is if he does not take the green for their feature as he currently sits thirteen points over Miller.
It appears that it may be back to three fighting for the championship quest with John Fields beating out Keith Mansur, now third in the points, for the win in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks. The first to third place positions are separated by only eight points with first to second only by one point. Fields is back on top this week by one point over Tyler Fellows who crossed the line in third. Tim Tucker and Keith Brick rounded out the top five.
A newcomer to the Ridge takes no time in figuring out how to get around the famed quarter file clay oval in the Woodsville Power Equipment-Bobcat Ridge Runners, Glenn Engstrom out of Peru NY decided to come try it out and found himself crossing the line first in their main event to claim the checkers. Engstrom beat our Ryan Sayers at the line with Zach Audet close behind to grab the final victory lane spot. Riley Chaffee and Doug Boucher would round out the top five. A post-race inspection failure for Boucher would take his finish away, moving the field up one position with Jacob Hall-Larson being credited with the fifth place finish.
“It aint over till it’s over” as was the case for the High Country Dispensaries 4/6 Cylinder Enduro series the checkers waved over Matt Boucher who crossed the line first 4.524 seconds ahead of second place finisher Cody Hodge, the only two on the lead lap. But a post-race inspection found Boucher not quite right disqualifying him for the night, giving Hodge his third win of the season. James Daley is scored in third with Jason Porter and Justin Faford rounding out the top five. The Enduro series will be at the Ridge two more times this season, next on September 19th.
Coming up this Saturday September 12th is the return of the Sprint Cars of New England SCoNE sponsored by Ron’s Fix it Shop Claremont NH. The 95.3/107.1 The Wolf weekly racing series divisions on hand will be the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, the Wells River Chevrolet-part of the Auto Saver Group DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks, and the Woodsville Power Equipment Bobcat Ridge Runners who will have double points on the line. The Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limiteds, Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets, High Country Dispensary Late Models will have time trials and features with their points coming from the time trials and everyone getting the same points for taking the green for their feature. This will also be the last night of racing for the 2026 season for the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets and the High Country Dispensary Late Models.
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. 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 *Wells River Savings Bank* night.
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway -- Bradford, VT
Saturday September 5, 2026
Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (35 laps)
1st 44 Michael Danforth Jr. ®
2nd 29 Max Dolliver
3rd 91nh James Fadden
4th 343 Richie Simmons
5th 42T Robert Tucker
6th 86 Mike Ryan
7th 631 Todd Buckwold
8th 56 Thomas Placey
9th 26 Jeremy Huntoon
10th 21e Matt Ellsworth
11th 12 Cody Gregoropoulos
12th 47 Owen Brown
13th 1d Wayne Stearns
14th 00 Jason Gray
15th 20 Kane Pike
16th 39 Jason Horniak ®
17th 3h Kyle Huntington
HEAT one: James Fadden
HEAT two: Kyle Huntington
Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes (30 laps)
1st 44 Michael Danforth Jr
2nd 27 Logan Martin
3rd 8 Chris Roberts ®
4th 89 Lucas Wheeler
5th 17 Cooper Hodge
6th 1 Adam Osgood
7th 3k Travis King ®
8th 111 Jason Gray
9th 54 Dale Leroux
10th 3 Tad Kingsbury
11th 43 Earl Maxham
12th 16 Terry Williams
13th 9 Alexis Pushee
14th 96 Rob Williams
15th 45 Damon Cote
16th 28 Bob Shepard
17th 66 AJ Pushee
HEAT one: Adam Osgood
HEAT two: Earl Maxham
Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limited (20 Laps)
1st X Bryan King
2nd 2 Jordan Robinson ®
3rd 74 Keegan Tabor ®
4th 4 Shawn King
5th 33 Lucas Balch ®
6th 73 Michael Kinne ®
HEAT one: Shawn King
*X*treme DIRTcar DMA Midgets Feature (Two 22 Lap Feature Segments)
FEATURE SEGMENT one:
1st 3 Will Hull
2nd 76 Chris Murray
3rd 92 Nick Fretto ®
4th 1b Daniel Piastka
5th 9 Justin Comes
6th 7 Brandon Piastka
7th 01 John Forlano
8th a-1 Jeff Horn
9th 29 Dylan Menditto
10th 0 Keith Brown
11th 1R Anthony Raccio
FEATURE SEGMENT two:
1st 76 Chris Murray
2nd 92 Nick Fretto ®
3rd 01 John Forlano
4th 9 Justin Comes
5th 7 Brandon Piastka
6th a-1 Jeff Horn
7th 29 Dylan Menditto
8th 1R Anthony Raccio
9th 0 Keith Brown
10th 3 Will Hull
11th 1b Daniel Piastka
OVERALL:
1st 76 Chris Murray
2nd 92 Nick Fretto ®
3rd 9 Justin Comes
4th 01 John Forlano
5th 3 Will Hull
6th 7 Brandon Piastka
7th a-1 Jeff Horn
8th 1b Daniel Piastka
9th 29 Dylan Menditto
10th 0 Keith Brown
11th 1R Anthony Raccio
High Country Dispensary Late Model Feature (20 Laps)
1st 04 Kelly Miller Sr
2nd 10 Ryan Christian
3rd 61 Tim Higgins
4th 60 Kevin Smith ®
5th 24 Cameron Grant
6th 51 Tim Beard
HEAT one: Kelly Miller
LaValley’s Building Supply Dirt Stockers (20 Laps)
1st 46 John Fields
2nd 44 Keith Mansur
3rd 7 Tyler Fellows
4th 91 Timothy Tucker
5th 7b Andrew Fitzgerald
6th 22m Mike Mann
7th 25 Timothy Blake
8th 4b Keith Brick
9th 11 Michael Larocque
56 Ryan Hatch DNS
HEAT one: Keith Mansur
Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners (20 Laps)
1st 17 Glenn Engstrom
2nd 94 Ryan Sayers
3rd 9 Zach Audet
4th 96 Riley Chaffee
5th 42 Jacob Hall-Larson
6th 49 Kevin LaForest
7th 7d Jacob Davis ®
8th 6 Ty Heywood ®
9th 63 Dayton Blake
10th 14 Landon McDonald
11th 13 Joshua Moses
12th 3m William Moses Jr
13th 51 Terry Flint JR
91 Doug Boucher (D'qd post race inspection)
HEAT one: Ty Heywood
HEAT two: Kevin LaForest
High Country Dispensaries 4/6 Cylinder Enduro
1st 72 Cody Hodge
2nd 39 Jason Daley
3rd 13 Jason Porter
4th 84 Justin Faford
5th 6 Tim Colby
6th 29 Nathan Nault
7th 88 Blaine Tuller
8th 8 Scott Dowland
9th 02 Ashton Waters
10th 23 Chris Bushnell
11th 09 Erin Tatro
12th 01 Ed Wardwell
13th 97 Cary Hunter
14th 38 Brian Tillotson
15th 00 Keith Walton
16th 12 Ryan Benoit
17th 03 Chris Lahue
18th 55 Ryan Sayers
19th 70 Troy Duprey
20th 17 Robert Tilden
21st 7 Wayland Childs
22nd 43 Tanner Moody
23rd 1 Scott Gettings
24th 2 Devin Bell
25th 34 John Duprey
26th 14 Curtis Hayden
27th 71 Matt Boucher D'qd
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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]>