Kelly Miller Sr crowned 2024 Champ in the High Country Dispensaries Late Models Timothy Blake gets his first win in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks 57th consecutive season of racing at Bear Ridge week 20.
Kelly Miller Sr crowned 2024 Champ in the High Country Dispensaries Late Models
Timothy Blake gets his first win in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks
57th consecutive season of racing at Bear Ridge week 20.
For Immediate Release 09142024-1
Week twenty feature winners of the 57th consecutive season sponsored by Dennis Preston Builders were Tad Kingsbury in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds; Todd Buckwold in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes; Kelly Miller Sr. in the High Country Dispensaries Late Models, Timothy Blake in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks, and Tim Morrill in the Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners.
Tad Kingbury secured his 2024 Rookie title in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds by scoring his second win of the year. Kingsbury beat out the one serious contender for the 2024 title Max Dolliver after Dolliver got by Jeremy Huntoon for the second podium position. Huntoon starting on the outside pole was able to hold on to get his first podium finish of the season in the Mods. Ashton Pierson and Jason Gray completed the top five. Gray holds a twenty-four-point lead over Dolliver for the title and will become the first driver in modern history at the Ridge to claim his fifth title in a row in the Sportsman Modifieds when he takes the green on the 100 lap event on September 21st.
Michael Danforth Jr. once he takes the green next week will be the champion in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, in only his second year in the division. Danforth needed to stay within striking distance of runner up Tim Hodge to secure the title. Neither would make it to victory lane and Hodge finished in front of Danforth, but unfortunately it would not be by enough positions. The big winner of the night doing double duty gets his first win in the Coupes and punched his ticket into both of the growlers scheduled for next week. Todd Buckwold beat out fellow double duty contender Jason gray for the checkers with Coupe veteran Ricky Sanville joining the pair in third. Father and Son Ali and AJ Pushee rounded out the top five. Lucas Wheeler after he takes the green on their 60 lap event on the 21st will be your 2024 Rookie.
The Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets were off and return to action on September21st.
In the High-Country Dispensary Late Models Kelly Miller needed only to finish ahead of Scott Heath to claim his first championship and decided if he was going to do that he might as well do it with a win his seventh of the season. At the end of the two-segment format, he was tied overall with Todd Dunham for first, the tie is broken by the second finish which for Miller was the win. Giving him the first spot in victory lane Dunham is scored in second with Rob Rugg taking home third. Cary Moulton and Tim Higgins completed the top five. The top three along with Tim Higgins® your 2024 rookie will be recognized at the annual awards ceremony at the Fire Side Inn on Friday November 8th.
There wasn’t a person in the pits who wasn’t happy with the outcome of the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks event. Joining the ranks in its second year it only took Timothy Blake four years to get his first win. Blake is what racing is all about and one of the reasons you keep coming back despite all the adversity. Coming from a DNS last week, and while disappointed still upbeat he avenged himself in the best way possible by getting that win. With only a handful of laps to go, it looked like Andrew Fitzgerald was going to take away that dream come true, but the stars were aligned for Blake as Fitzgerald fell victim to a flat tire taking him out of contention. Aren Keene, who is just one green flag away from his first championship finishes in second with Dustin Towle in third. Keith Mansur® and Tyler Fellows® rounded out the top five. Mansur once he takes the green on the 21st will be officially declared your 2024 rookie.
Tim Morrill joins the elite group of drivers who will be recognized at the annual awards banquet when he scored the win in the Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners after winning his heat race and the dash. Of the sixteen opportunities to earn a triple crown only four drivers were able to achieve the goal. Morrill was joined in victory lane by Travis King who came home in second and Stan Otterman who got third. Randy Morrill and Kevin LaForest completed the top five. Kevin LaForest has secured his second title in the Ridge Runners and now waits to see who his runner will be up. Next weeks’ time trials results will determine positions second thru sixth for the overall standings, with only three points separated second and third and two points separating fifth and sixth. Kyle Morris is the 2024 Rookie.
The Sprint Cars of New England were in the house for their last appearance of the season and their one hundredth race at the Ridge. This historic moment was featured with a special format of time trials to determine the line up of the first of two twenty-five lap segments to determine an overall winner. Matt Tanner won segment one with “the Professor” Chris Donnelly taking home the second segment win. Tanner’s total points of four were enough to score him the overall win, beating out Donnelly with a score of seven. Kayden Berry is third with nine points. Clay Dow and Scott Holcomb rounded out the top five.
The Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods 4’6 Cylinder Enduro series returns to action Saturday September 21st for their next event.
Coming up this Saturday September 21st sponsored by General Auto Salvage is the final event for the 99Rock weekly racing series with a special start time of 4:00pm! This special New England Dirt Track Championships night will feature 100 laps of racing action for the Sabil and Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds and 60 laps for the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes. Also on hand will be the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets, LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks, and Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners. Non winners’ races, time trials for all divisions, Last chance qualifiers for the Mods, Coupes, and now Dirt Stocks Growler events, plus, Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods 4/6 Cylinder Enduro.
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! With only five more weeks left in the regular season, we hope you can make the trek to see us! This is a special admission show (front gate) ticket for adults, seniors and teens is $20.00 a person. Children 11 and under WITH a paying Adult $2.00.
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, and on the world wide web!
The back gate (pit gate) ticket price for Bear Ridge Speedway and DIRTcar 2024 license holders is $30.00. Non-license holders are $35.00 (both prices include the front gate ticket.)
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.
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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@gmail.com Visa and Master card accepted
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – 57th Season of Racing sponsored by Dennis Preston Builders.
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Sunday September 14, 2024
Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (35 laps)
1st 09 Tad Kingsbury ® (2024 Rookie)
2nd 29 Max Dolliver
3rd 26 Jeremy Huntoon
4th 24p Ashton Pierson
5th 00 Jason Gray
6th 631 Todd Buckwold
7th 42T Robert Tucker
8th 13 Aiden Hervey
9th 16 Brian Chaffee
10th 66 Tim Churchill
11th 4 DJ Robinson
12th 86 Mike Ryan
13th 3H Kyle Huntington
14th 21 Earl Maxham
15th 9h Chris Huntington
HEAT one: Aiden Hervey
HEAT two: Jason Gray
Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes (30 Laps)
1st 631 Todd Buckwold
2nd 01 Jason Gray
3rd 93 Ricky Sanville
4th 66 Alexander Pushee
5th 69x AJ Pushee ®
6th 3 Jason Horniak
7th 2 Tim Hodge
8th 17 Cooper Hodge
9th 44 Michael Danforth Jr
10th 56 Robert Tucker
11th 96 Rob Williams ®
12th 12 Cody Gregoropoulos
13th 16 Terry Williams
14th 89 Lucas Wheeler ®
15th 27 Matthew Borst
16th 54 Dale Leroux
17th 28 Bob Shepard
18th 20 Jesse Smith
19th 21e Earl Maxham
20th 9 Alexi Pushee
21st 51 Gardner Leroux ®
56 Jeremy Huntoon DNS
HEAT one: Ali Pushee
HEAT two: Todd Buckwold
Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets Feature (25 Laps)
OFF return 9/21/24
HEAT one: l
HEAT two:
High Country Dispensary Late Model Feature (two 15 Lap segments)
1st 04 Kelly Miller Sr (2024 Track Champion)
2nd 71 Todd Dunham
3rd 70 Rob Rugg
4th 94 Cary Moulton
5th 61 Tim Higgins ® (2024 Rookie)
6th 16 Scott Heath
7th 1776 Greg Torrey
8th 24g Cameron Grant
SEGMENT one: Todd Dunham
SEGMENT two: Kelly Miller Sr.
FAST TIME Todd Dunham 15:598
LaValley’s Building Supply Dirt Stockers (20 Laps)
1st 25 Timothy Blake
2nd 35 Aren Keene
3rd 60 Dustin Towle
4th 44 Keith Mansur ®
5th 7 Tyler Fellows ®
6th X Bryan King
7th 5j John Fields
8th 27 Matt Pike
9th 81 Dana Carter
10th 32 Tyler Tremblay
11th 82 Mike McClay
12th 2 Jordan Robinson
13th 71 James Thompson
14th 55 Andrew Fitzgerald
10 Ryan Christian DNS
HEAT one: Timothy Blake
HEAT two: Andrew Fitzgerald
Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners (20 laps)
1st 19 Tim Morrill
2nd 3 Travis King
3rd 78 Stan Otterman
4th 28 Randy Morrill
5th 49 Kevin LaForest (2024 Track Champion)
6th 5 Tim Davis
7th 67 Patrick Hart
8th 54 Katie Burroughs
9th 1 Jed Whitcomb
10th 53 Travis Burroughs
11th 04 Kelly Miller Jr.
12th 17 Shane Stygles
13th 95 Taylor Sayers
14th 66 Kyle Morris (2024 Rookie)
15th 72 TJ Flint
16th 31 Tim Keener
17th 55 Rick Stygles
HEAT one: Tim Morrill
HEAT two: Katie Burroughs
Sting Vintage Race Cars Buster Kathan Dash for Cash winner: Tim Morrill Triple Crown Winner
Sprint Cars of New England
1st 90 Matt Tanner
2nd 17 Chris Donnelly
3rd 12 Kadyn Berry
4th 58 Clay Dow
5th 91 Scott Holcomb
6th 23NH Caiden Herbert
7th 739 Nick Kruger
8th 07 Matt Hoyt
9th 19j Jason Goff
10th 03 Nicholas Comeau
11th 61 Will Hull
12th 4 Chase Moran
13th 89 Troy Comeau
14th 31b Sophia Papp
15th 19 Floyd Billington
16th 12x Hayley Papp
17th 37 Donald Ottati
18th 21 Mia Koponen
19th 77 Ron Davis
20th 1d Wayne Stearns
21st 5 Mike Kondrat
22nd 13 Sam Comeau
Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods 4/6 Cylinder Enduro
Return September 21st
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Contact: April May Preston-Elms Email: brsdirt@gmail.com
Phone: (802) 222-4052
