Bear Ridge Speedway

5/22/2016

Bear Ridge Speedway

Dad's 4 By Tool & Supply press 5/21/16

Pierson seems to be unstoppable making it three for three in the DIRTcar Sabil & Sons Sportsman Modifieds
Last event of the night DIRTcar Wells River Chevrolet rained out 7 laps in to event

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BRADFORD, VT – The “Blue” Moon left it’s mark tonight. After loosing the power for over two hours racing action would resume offering plenty of excitement for the fans that stuck it out in the dark until the lights came back on. The car show winners were announced from the opening car show adding to the program for the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply sponsored night.
Twenty one seems to the be the magical number for Adam Pierson, E Corinth VT in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds as once again he came from that position, and methodically worked his way to the front of the pack taking the lead away from Gary Siemons on lap eighteen. Kevin Chaffee Bradford VT picked up his tail on the way by and would unfortunately again have to settle for the brides maid finish for the night. Siemons would get mixed up in an altercation and have to restart from the back. He was able to work his way back to 11th by the end of the event. Jordan Fornwalt was able to jump on the train and make his way to third. Rounding out the top five were Robert Tucker and Allan Hammond.
At the time of this press Arnie Stygles is in the hospital after a health incident on the track. The Management and staff of Bear Ridge are all extending their thoughts and prayers to Arnie and his family.
The Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes got to run two features making up their event from Alarmco Inc night which was rained stopped at lap seven. Bringing the field to the first green on lap eight was Earl “Squarrel” Maxham. Maxham was quickly overcome by Jason Horniac who took the point for the next thirteen laps. By then Tim Hodge had worked his way into the mix and the two of them would battle it out for the next several laps. Hodge would go on and win the event with Horniac falling back to third as Thomas Placey got by him to take the second place spot. Melvin Pierson and Jason Colbeth completed the top five.
The Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes were the first and final event of the night. The Dad’s4 By Tool and Supply event came to the green being led by last year’s champ Bob Shepard. Shepard is still struggling to get some kinks worked out, and would find himself in an altercation early having to restart from the back of the pack. On lap seven Jason Colbeth having worked his way from eleventh on the starting grid took the lead from Horniack. Colbeth had no trouble holding onto the lead grabbing the win. Michael Danforth made his way thru the field to take the second place spot with Horniak holding on for third. Rookie Chris LaForest had his best finish taking forth with Tim Hodge climbing up to fifth.
The Laquerre Sports USAC DMA Midgets were the first on grid. Alex Rose and Jeff Horn brought the field to the green for their 20 lap event. Lap one took two attempts and when the racing finally got under way the shuffled field had Dean Christianson from the Ray Miller stable in the lead. Christensen would succumb to the Manafort Stable as Josh Sunn took over the lead on lap six and hold on for his second win of the year. Adam Pierson Sunn’s team mate came home in second with Christianson holding on for third. Adam Whitney and Jeff Champagne completed the top five. Adam Pierson grabbed the first Elliott Beverage Dash win over Ray Miller and Josh Sunn.
Tim Martin got to the point in one lap in the Mike Rivers Automotive Limited Late Models and never looked back as he grabbed the win. Last week’s feature winner TJ Morse came home in second and Rooked Don Reynolds made it to the final victory lane spot claiming third. JP Vallencourt and Wayland Childs finished out the top five.
Mike Ryan was finally able to overcome the monkey on his back to get the win in the Weglarz Property Service Four Cylinder Feature. Last week’s feature winner came up from fourteenth to come home second with Jim Durkee taking third. Jesse Durkee and Charlie Lakin completed the top five.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s 49th season of stock car racing continues on Saturday, May 28th Bear Ridge Speedway Remembrance of Lost Friends sponsored by R&M Automotive with the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, Laquerre’s Sports USC DMA Midgets, Mike Rivers Automotive Limited Late Models, and the Weglarz Property Service Four Cylinders. Plus the first appearance of SCoNE and a 4/6 Cylinder Enduro. Special general admission applies $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 – Dad’s 4 ByTool & Supply. NIGHT
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway -- Bradford, VT
Saturday, May 21, 2016

Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Feature (40 laps)
1st 15 Adam Pierson
2nd 73 Kevin Chaffee
3rd 24 Jordan Fornwalt
4th 42T Robert Tucker
5th 97H Alan Hammond
6th 18 Matt Lashua ®
7th 42c Josh Currier
8th 631 Todd Buckwold ®
9th 91 Tim Tucker
10th 81 Louie Cadwell
11th 5 Gary Siemons
12th 63 Trever Rocke ®
13th 4 DJ Robinson
14th 91nh James Fadden ®
15th 10s Ryan Christian
16th 9 Michael Dunn
17th 70 Lenny Pillsbury ®
18th 1D Wayne Stearns
19th 10 Derek Graham
20th 40 Steven Flint
21st 7 Robert Thurston
22nd 97 Terry Williams ®
23rd 12c Jamie Ferland
24th F82 Thomas Kimball
25th 79 Ryan Ovitt ®
26th 50 Arnold Stygles
27th 12 Stevie Bell®

Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature (25 laps)
(Alarmco Inc Make up feature)
1 2 Tim Hodge
2 22 Thomas Placey
3 3 Jason Horniak
4 33 Melvin Pierson
5 18 Jason Colbeth
6 28 Bob Shepard
7 71 Josh Harrington
8 16 Brian Chaffee
9 44 Michael Danforth
10 81 Louie Cadwell
11 43 Earl Maxham
12 13 Buster Kathan
13 21e Matt Ellsworth
14 56 Chris LaForest
15 42 Tyler Maxham
16 14 Mitchell Forest

Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature (25 laps)
1 18 Jason Colbeth
2 44 Michael Danforth
3 3 Jason Horniak
4 56 Chris LaForest ®
5 2 Tim Hodge
6 33 Melvin Pierson
7 28 Bob Shepard
8 43 Earl Maxham
9 16 Brian Chaffee
10 22 Thomas Placey
11 14 Mitchell Forest
12 81 Mike Greene ®
13 21e Matt Ellsworth
14 78 Stan Otterman ®
15 24 Jeremy Beckley
16 13 Buster Kathan
17 71 Josh Harrington
18 42 Tyler Maxham ®

Laquerre’s Sports USAC DMA Midgets Feature (20)
1 67 Josh Sunn
2 76 Adam Pierson
3 69 Dean Christensen
4 12 Adam Whitney
5 15 Jeff Champagne
6 A1 Jeff Horn
7 5 Kenney Johnson
8 1W Ray Miller
9 42 Manny Dias
10 11 Alex Rose
11 O9 Amanda Habel
12 6x Mark Cole
13 2 Kevin Chaffee

Mike Rivers Automotive Limited Late Model Feature (15 laps)
1st 83 Tim Martin
2nd 11 TJ Morse®
3rd 87 Don Reynolds
4th 18 JP Vallencourt
5th O2 Wayland Child ®
6th 4 Rob Gioia
7th 2 Derrick Stearns

Weglarz Property Management 4-Cylinder Feature (20 laps)
1st 86 Mike Ryan
2nd 65 Robert Welch
3rd 9 Jim Durkee
4th 88 Jesse Durkee
5th 3 Charlie Lakin
6th 91x Tyler Cloutier
7th 8 Sean Perron
8th 71 Rodney Davis ®
9th 11vt Travis Hull
10th 74 Shawn Martin
11th 17 Shane Stygles
12th 83 Mike Sherburne
13th 13 Jason Porter
14th 49 Kevin Laforest ®
15th 22 Chris Sweet
16th 24 Bobby Bell
17th 1 Thomas Chamberlin