DJ Robinson back in victory lane in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds along with Thomas Placey in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes. Event # two of the 55th consecutive season of racing at the Ridge.
DJ Robinson back in victory lane in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds along with Thomas Placey in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes.
Event # two of the 55th consecutive season of racing at the Ridge.
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Once again, the fans were afforded some of the best short track dirt racing in New England with an over flowing pit of cars on hand to take to the famed quarter mile clay oval nestled in the hills of Vermont. Well over a hundred competitors were finally able to get their feet muddy after last weeks rain out, put the fans on the edge of their seats throughout the night.
The Ron’s Fix It Shop feature winners of the 55th consecutive racing season were DJ Robinson in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds; Thomas Placey in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes; USAC DMA Midgets Josh Sunn, R&L Auto Towing and Recovery Late Models Ryan Christian, LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks Lucas Wheeler, Peanuts Auto LLC Ridge Runners Feature #1 Randy Morrill Feature #2 Devon Spinks.
The Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds come to the quarter mile clay oval with a very impressive car count with twenty-four competitors looking to master the clay and make it to victory lane. The competition in this division gets tougher every year as drivers continue to hone their skills and let the top guns know it can be anyone to make it to victory lane. Tonight, there would be some faces that have been there before, but maybe not as many times as others, and it was good to see their smiling faces. DJ Robinson, who some weeks just can’t get a break, had the stars align perfectly for him tonight as he took the lead early and was able to hold off the hard fought challenges of Ryan Christian and Richie Simmons. Christian and Simmons would cross the line second and third respectfully. Robert Tucker and Todd Buckwold completed the top five.
Thomas Placey won a race early in the season in 2021 and then had a dry spell coming back late mid-season to win two back-to-back events in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes. He is hoping to not have that dry spell again and would very much like to make it back-to-back wins to close out the month of May. Coming from mid pack he would take over the lead from Ricky Sanville who was the man to beat leading over have the event. Placey sailed on for the win with Sanville holding on to second, beating off the challenges of Tim Hodge, who crossed the line and claimed the final victory lane spot in third. Tad Kingsbury coming from the last qualifying spot by virtue of his win in the last event is scored in fourth with Jason Horniak taking home fifth.
It been six years since a Manafort machine has been in victory lane in the USAC DMA Midgets with a feature win. Making this one extra special. Josh Sunn took the lead on lap four and never looked back on the field as he sailed in for the win and his favorite spot on the track. Sunn held of Justin Sheridan and Seth Carlson who joined him in victory lane finishing 2nd and third. Will Hull and Brandon Piastka completed the top five.
The USAC DMA Midgets will return to racing action on Saturday June 4th.
Ryan Christian makes it to victory lane twice doing double duty first in the R & L Auto Towing & Recovery Late Models as he dominates the field getting the win by beating out Todd Dunham and last week’s feature winner Matt Lashua. Tyler Tremblay and Parker Piper completed the top five.
Lucas Wheeler continues to ride high in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks making it two wins in a row, strongly stating his desire to finally get the coveted crown of the division at the end of the season. Coming from the last qualified position as is the way with the handicapping he worked his way to the front to take the lead and ultimately the win beating out Jesse Dunham who hitched a ride on Wheelers rear bumper as they worked their way thru the field. Mike Mann was able to hold on to the third-place spot joining the two in victory lane. Kaleb Shepard and Mike McClay rounded out the top five.
The LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks will be off Saturday May 28th returning to action on June 4th.
The Peanuts Auto LLC Ridge Runners with strong car count are afforded two features, to help the competitors get more experience and more opportunities to make it victory lane. Feature one was awarded to Randy Morrill as he crosses the line ahead of rookie Hayden Tomlinson and Tim Morrill. Dilyn Switser and Greg Crews completed the top five. Feature two saw Devon Spinks crossing the line first for the checkers with Kevin LaForest taking second and Spencer Braley in third. Chris Odell and Logan Martin finished the top five.
Coming up this Saturday May 28th sponsored by The Wolf 95.3 & 107.1, it is the Bear Ridge Speedway Remembrance of Lost Friends Memorial Day event. Featuring the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, R&L Auto Towing & Recovery Late Models, Peanuts Auto LLC Ridge Runners and the first of the season Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods 4/6 Cylinder Enduro. The LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks are off, returning to action on June 4th. This is a SPECIAL ADMISSION show $15.00 adults and $13.00 teens and seniors.
Remember in today’s society we could all use a little more family entertainment, and the Ridge is your best place to be for just that. The admission price is more than reasonable; the show top-notch, the food superior, and the family friendly atmosphere is just what you are looking for!
Tune in to hear April May and Butch as they join Stephen John for all the highlights of Bear Ridge Speedway from the week before and what is coming up every Friday morning from 6:30 to 7:00 on WYKR.
The price of a regular show general admission (front gate) ticket for adults (ages 17 to 61) is $12.00 a person and children 11 and under $2.00. Teens 12 to 16 and seniors 62 and older is $10.00. Military Discounts are available at $2.00 off for those with a valid ID. The back gate (pit gate) ticket price for Bear Ridge Speedway and DIRTcar 2021 license holders is $30.00. Non-license holders are $35.00 (both prices include the front gate ticket.)
Bear Ridge Speedway is as 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.
Please stay safe and be kind to others !
Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Racing begins at the famous “6:00-ish” start time every Saturday starting in May thru September.
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. Questions can be sent to brsdirt@charter.net Visa and Master card accepted
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – 55th Season of Racing sponsored by Ron’s Fix it Shop night
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday May 21, 2022
Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (35 laps)
1st 4 DJ Robinson
2nd 10s Ryan Christian
3rd 34 Richie Simmons
4th 42T Robert Tucker
5th 631 Todd Buckwold
6th 91nh James Fadden
7th 26 Jeremy Huntoon
8th 29 Max Dolliver
9th 86 Mike Ryan
10th 11 Josh Sunn
11th 00 Jason Gray
12th 18 Matt Lashua
13th 16 Brian Chaffee
14th 007 TC Forward
15th 3 Jeff Huntington
16th 33 Melvin Pierson
17th 46 Jeremy Beckley
18th 3H Kyle Huntington
19th 96 Matthew Collins
20th 21 Earl Maxham
21st 117 Matt Piper
22nd 97 Allan Hammond
23rd 24 Jordan Fornwalt
51 Brian Bigue DNS
HEAT one: Earl Maxham
HEAT two: DJ Robinson
HEAT three: Richie Simmons
Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes (30 Laps)
1st 22 Thomas Placey
2nd 93 Ricky Sanville
3rd 2 Tim Hodge
4th 09 Tad Kingsbury
5th 3 Jason Horniak
6th 18 Cody Copeland
7th 28 Bob Shepard
8th 11 Josh Harrington
9th 5 Brian Lakin
10th 50 Tyler Stygles
11th 17 Cooper Hodge
12th 1 Jeremy Hodge
13th 12 Cody Gregoropoulos
14th 71 Sawyer Harrington ®
15th 8 Steve Gardner
16th 69 Alexander Pushee
17th 91 Alfred O’Haire
21e Matt Ellsworth DNS
HEAT one: Bob Shepard
HEAT two: Jason Horniak
Sting Vintage Race Cars Buster Kathan 13 Lap Semi Feature Winner: Rickie Sanville
USAC DMA Midgets Feature (25 laps)
1st 76m Josh Sunn
2nd 17 Justin Sheridan
3rd 4 Seth Carlson
4th 3 Will Hull
5th 7 Brandon Piastka
6th 5$ Mike Netishen
7th 5c Joey Chick ®
8th 5 Ralle Rookey ®
9th 1B Daniel Piastka ®
10th 2K Todd Mable ®
HEAT one: Joey Chick®
HEAT two: Josh Sunn
R&L Auto Towing & Recovery Late Model Feature (20 Laps)
1st 10c Ryan Christian
2nd 71 Todd Dunham
3rd 316 Matt Lashua
4th 32 Tyler Tremblay
5th 12 Parker Piper ®
6th 26x James Mutney JR.
7th 04 Kelly Miller Sr
8th 22 Trevor Strong
9th 6x Mark Cole
HEAT one: Ryan Christian
LaValley’s Building Supply Dirt Stockers (20 Laps)
1st 21 Lucas Wheeler
2nd 71 Jesse Dunham
3rd 22 Mike Mann
4th 0 Kaleb Shepard
5th 82 Mike McClay
6th 89 Garrett Brown ®
7th 18D Dawn Rumrill
8th 35vt Aren Keene ®
9th 5j John Fields
10th 53 Travis Burroughs ®
11th 25 Timothy Blake
12th 8x Brett Fifield
13th 03 Joshua Paton
14th 6X Chris Cole
15th 97 Cary Hunter ®
16th 27x Blake Buccellato ®
17th 58 Ed Moody DNS
18th 60 Dustin Towle DNS
07 Santana Merritt ® DNS
HEAT one: John Fields
HEAT two: Mike Mann
Peanuts Auto LLC Ridge Runners Feature #1 (20 laps)
1st 28 Randy Morrill
2nd 22 Hayden Tomlinson ®
3rd 19 Tim Morrill
4th 60 Dilyn Switser
5th 52 Greg Crews
6th 50 Matthew Lucas
7th 99 Kevin Keene ®
8th 25 Randy Osmer
9th 54 Katie Burroughs
10th 30 Hayden Bishop
11th 11 Daegan Spinks ®
12th 56 Anna Ricker
13th 1 Mike Paton
31 Mike Moses DNS
Peanuts Auto LLC Ridge Runners Feature #2 (20 laps)
1st 12 Devon Spinks
2nd 49 Kevin LaForest
3rd 43 Spencer Braley
4th 01 Chris O’Dell
5th 44 Logan Martin
6th 98 Tom Brown
7th 85 Carl Sweet
8th 17 Shane Stygles
9th 51 Wesly Blake
10th 35 Kevin LaBree
11th 13 Jason Porter
12th 3 Travis King
22nh Jonathan Baker DNS
HEAT one: Mike Paton
HEAT two: Travis King
HEAT three: Logan Martin
Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods 4/6 Cylinder Enduro
First Event 5/28/2022
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Contact: April May Preston-Elms Email: brsdirt@charter.net
Phone: (802) 222-4052
