Bond Auto Parts 6/27/15
Earl the Squirrel Maxham is back on top with his win in the DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes
Kevin Chaffee continues to take command of the DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds
For Immediate Release BRS-062715-1
BRADFORD, VT – Bond Auto Parts night means MADNESS night for the mighty mods, which means extra money on the line for the full field of cars. With over $6000 and double points on the line the ground stomping machines hit the track for three thirty lap segments. Money and double points can do strange things to a driver, and tonight was no exception. There was plenty of hard racing and physical contact from bent fenders to a roll over, but at the end of the third segment all but three cars would cross the line for the final checkers of the night. Robert Tucker got to claim the point for segment one with his twenty six lap contribution. Tucker was able to hold off the hard fought challenges of Gary Siemons who had his best performance in several weeks. A flip by Mike Gendron in turn one brought the field to a red stop early in the event. Gendron’s crew worked feverously throughout the remaining laps of the event and were able to get him back on the track on the last lap. This gleamed him the spot of point for the second segment which is established from the finish of the cars on the track from the prior segment, inverted. Coming home third was Jordan Fornwalt with Adam Pierson and Richie Simmons rounding out the top five. The second segment was all about Gendron, with his chance a redemption from the first event and DJ Robinson. DJ assumed the lead on lap ten and never looked back as he claimed the second checkers. Adam Pierson would get by Gendron on lap twenty to claim second with Gendron holding on to third. Kevin Chaffee and Derrik Graham completed the top five. The final segment inverted from segment two saw Steve Bell on the pole for three laps. On lap four Tom Forward took over the lead with son TC Forward in tow. The two would battle it out with TC taking the point away from dad on lap eight holding on until lap fifteen when Richie Simmons took over the point having worked thru traffic from the middle of the pack. When the checkers waived it was Simmons on the point with Robert Tucker in second and Kevin Chaffee in third. Josh Currier and Mike Gendron completed the top five.
The Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes went from green to checkers to oh my god will they ever get it done. Several cautions slowed there thirty lap event making several wonder if there was a full moon behind the heavily overcast skies. While some hope for the money some hope for the wins and by lap six Earl the Squirrel had taken the lead and set his sights on his second win of the year. Surviving the several restarts Maxham held on for the win with Melvin Pierson and Teddy Solamaa joining him in victory lane. The wily veteran and point leader Bob Shepard finished four with Jason Colbeth grabbing fifth.
The Manafort stable continue to dominate in the USAC DMA Midgets with the three stable cars leading all but one lap. Jeff Champagne led the first seven with Josh Sunn taking the point over on lap eight. Sunn looked poised to be grabing his second of the win as he would continue to hold the point holding off the challenges of Champagne and Scott Holcomb, who was able to grab it once during Sunn’s seventeen lap reighn. Sunn reclaimed the lead with team mate Adam Pierson hot on his tail. Pierson make the move on the only lap that matters to lead and stole the win from Sunn on the final lap. Sunn crossed the line in a disappointing second with Chris Donnelly coming home in the final victory lane spot. Holcomb found himself back in fourth with Champagne falling back to fifth.
In the Crazy Ed’s Limited Late Models Matt Lashua just can’t get a break coming once again from the back of the pack. Lashua set his sights on the lead by lap four. Tim Martin had grabbed it on lap two, and the two of them duked it out for the remaining 18 laps. Martin claimed the win with Lashua falling back to third when a last lap bonsi-move cost him the bridesmaid spot. James Fadden took the second spot from Lashua with David Stearns and Travis Smith rounding out the top five.
The Weglarz Property Service/F.M.S. Auto Parts Four Cylinders ended the night before the heavy rains came. Mike Ryan coming from mid pack was able to grab the lead and go on for his fourth win of the season. Justin Severance continues to be strong comes across the line second with Jesse Durkee coming home in third. Matt Boucher and Robert Welch completed the top five.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s 48th season of stock car racing continues on Saturday, July 4th with our FIREWORKS extravaganza David’s House Benefit night sponsored by Dennis Preston Builder with a full card of racing plus the WYKR Sprint Cars of New England (USAC DMA Midgets off). KIDS we want your helping hands from 2:00-5:00 come to the track and for a small donation you can put your very own hand prints on the shiny new white tank of Dave Durphey’s water truck. All donations will go to David’s House and no donation is too small. Dave and Ernie Griffin have been working hard to make the tank look great and is all primed for your helping hand. So be sure to be at the track between 2:00 and 5:00 Saturday July 4th! Special admission pricing applies for the 99Rock Weekly Racing Series at $13 for adults (age 18-61), $10 for teens (12-17) and seniors (62+), and $2 for children; Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Racing begins at the famous “6:00-ish” start time.
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.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – Bond Auto Parts night
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday, June 27th, 2015
Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Feature (Madness three 33 lap segments)
Segment #1 Feature winner 42T Robert Tucker
Segment #2 Feature winner 4 DJ Robinson
Segment #3 Feature winner 34 Richie Simmons
Overall Finish
1st 73 Kevin Chaffee
2nd 24 Jordan Fornwalt
3rd 34 Richie Simmons
4th 42T Robert Tucker
5th 42c Josh Currier
6th 10 Derek Graham
7th 5 Gary Siemons
8th 15 Adam Pierson
9th 17 Travis Shinn
10th O1 Mike Gendron
11th 4 DJ Robinson
12th 10s Ryan Christian
13th 9 Michael Dunn
14th 1x TC Forward
15th 115 Tom Forward
16th 14 Tim Williams
17th 12 Steve Bell
18th 88 Thomas Kimball
19th 71 John Dunham®
20th 40 Steven Flint
21st 12c Jamie Ferland®
22nd 11 Josh Sunn
23rd 26 Jeff Huntington
24th 79 Ray Johnson
25th 91 Tim Tucker
Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature (30 laps)
1st 43 Earl Maxham
2nd 33 Melvin Pierson
3rd 8 Teddy Salomaa
4th 28 Bob Shepard
5th 18 Jason Colbeth
6th 71 Josh Harrington
7th 21e Matt Ellsworth
8th 11 Martin Mastic
9th 22 Thomas Placey
10th 13 Buster Kathan
11th 5 Jonathon Covey®
12th 3 Jason Horniak
13th 44 Michael Danforth
14th 81 Louie Cadwell
15th 17 Todd Hayward®
16th 24 Jeremy Beckley
17th 2 Tim Hodge
18th 16 Brian Chaffee
USAC DMA Midgets Feature (25 laps)
1 76 Adam Pierson
2 67 Josh Sunn
3 17 Chris Donnelly
4 69 Dean Christensen
5 47 Scott Holcomb
6 12 Adam Whitney
7 15 Jeff Champagne
8 1R Jeff Horn
9 1W Ray Miller
10 11 Alex Rose
11 64 Andrew Barrows
12 46 Kenney Johnson
13 18c Mike Chaffee
14 4 Kevin Chaffee
15 5 Derek Graham
16 33 Tim Gallant
17 9 David Moniz
DNS 96 Rob Williams
Elliott Bevridge Dash 47 Scott Holcomb
Crazy Ed’s Limited Late Model Feature (20 laps)
1st 83 Tim Martin ®
2nd 91 James Fadden
3rd 18 Matt Lashua
4th 3 David Stearns
5th 66 Eric Lang
6th 5T Travis Smith
7th 24 Bobby Bell
Weglarz Property Management/F.M.S. Auto Parts 4-Cylinder Feature (20 laps)
1st 86 Mike Ryan
2nd 4J Justin Severance ®
3rd 88 Jesse Durkee
4th 61 Matt Boucher
5th 65 Robert Welch ®
6th 19 Karl Sheldon
7th 3 Charlie Lakin
8th 87 Don Reynolds
9th 78 Richard Potwin
10th 23 Jason Porter
11th 11 Kaitlyn Coates
12th 22 Jonathan Baker
13th 17 Justin Blakely
(Dq’d) 8 Sean Perron
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Contact: April May Preston Email: brsdirt@charter.net
Phone: (802) 222-4052
