Douville Tames Bear Ridge Sprint Car Field, Patterson Captures First Modified Win
Adam Pierson Dominates USAC Dirt Midgets
BRADFORD, VT – Veteran stock car and sprint car driver Dan Douville wowed the crowd at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, VT on Saturday night with a rim riding performance in the 25-lap Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) feature on Jiffy Mart of Bradford Night as part of the 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series. A jammed pit area saw a total of 111 race teams from five states competing on the seven-division card.
Douville, from Bridgewater, NH started the race in the ninth position and used the races only caution to his advantage, taking the lead from Orwell, VT resident Lacey Hanson with just 5 laps remaining in the race after racing side by side with her for a couple of laps. Hanson, a multi time Granite State Mini Sprint Champion, posted a career best second place finish with veteran Chris Donnelly completing the top three. Chris Downs was fourth with Will Hull fifth.
“Fast” Eddie Patterson of Websterville, VT captured his first career win on dirt Saturday night in the 40-lap Bond Auto Parts DIRTcar Sportsman Modified feature. Patterson, whose last win came on the asphalt in 2002, tracked down early leader Derek Barker working his way into the lead at the halfway point of the event. Barker finished a solid second, a career best for the young driver. Robert Tucker claimed third, holding off Tim Hodge and Jason Gray, who finished fourth and fifth.
Adam Pierson turned in a dominating performance in the non-stop USAC Dirt Midget Feature. Pearson, who started ninth took the lead from Dean Christianson with nine laps in the books and held off a hard charging Kevin Chaffee for the win as the two flew through traffic. Chaffee was a strong second with “Flatfoot” Joe Krawiec third, Ray Miller fourth and Scott Holcomb fifth.
Louie Cadwell ran to victory in the Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe division. Cadwell used the extreme outside groove to power into the lead and then fend off numerous challenges throughout the 30-lap event. Jeremy Beckley finished in the runner up spot with Terry Williams third. Kane Pike and Tom Placey completed the top five.
Lebanon, NH hot shoe Jason Giguere remains undefeated in the Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Model division by winning his fifth consecutive Feature Saturday night. Rookie Brandon Gray was second with Brian Chaffee third.
Saint Johnsbury Center, VT’s Kevin Harran took his first win of the season in the Weglarz Property Service Fast Fours. He was followed across the line by Tim Martin and Steve Bell.
Stan Otterman won the 20-lap KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornet feature with an aggressive last lap pass. The Hornet class saw three- and four-wide racing throughout the event, along with some bumps and bangs, including a few by the winner. Brent Warren finished second with Mike Ryan, who led the majority of the event, third.
Bear Ridge Speedway’s 46th season of stock car racing continues with Wells River Savings Bank Night on Saturday, June 22. A 4- & 6-cylinder Enduro is on the card along with the 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series divisions and the Granite State Mini Sprints. Rules and registration forms can be found online at www.bearridgespeedway.com. General admission is $10 for adults (age 18-61), $8 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 – Jiffy Mart of Bradford Night
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday, June 15, 2012
Sprint Cars of New England (25 laps)
Dan Douville
Lacey Hanson
Chris Donnelly
Chris Downs
Will Hull
Travis Hull
Jacob Williams
Kevin Chaffee
Robbie Bodwell
Tyler Rich
Butch Valley Jr
Bruce Kimball
Bob Giuliani
Troy Comeau
Steve Hutchinson
Mark Cole
Bond Auto DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Feature (40 laps)
Eddie Patterson
Derek Barker
Robert Tucker
Tim Hodge
Jason Gray
Chris Donnelly
Troy Comeau
Justin Comes
Bryan King
Kevin Chaffee
Bob Shepard
Gary Seimons
Billy Lussier
Danny Eastman
Adam Pierson
Josh Currier
Mike Gendron
Josh Sunn
Tim Tucker
Mike Dunn
Jordan Fornwalt
Jack Cook
Adam Gage
Evan Kingsbury
Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupe Feature (30 laps)
Louie Cadwell
Jeremy Beckley
Terry Williams
Kane Pike
Tom Placey
Melvin Pierson
Jeff Robbins
Teddy Salomaa
Buster Kathan
Josh Constantine
Jesse Smith
Jason Colbeth
Steve Ellsworth
Bill Simmons
Josh Harrington
Rick Fletcher
Jason Horniak
Martin Mastic
Danny Doyle
USAC Dirt Midget Association (25 laps)
Adam Pierson
Kevin Chaffee
Joe Krawiec
Ray Miller
Scott Holcomb
Dean Christianson
Tim Gallant
Josh Sunn
Scott Viets
Jeff Horn
Dylan Duhaime
David Rose Jr
Matt Covey
Mike Chaffee
Jamie Spaulding
Tyler Rivard
Denny Zimmerman
Adam Whitney
Dylan Rock
DNS: Jeff Champange
Laquerre’s Sports Limited Late Model Feature (20 laps)
Jason Giguere
Brandon Gray
Brian Chaffee
Jeremy Hodge
James Fadden
Eric Lang
Matt Ellsworth
Travis King
Tina Catterall
Weglarz Property Service Fast Four Feature (15 laps)
Kevin Harran
Tim Martin
Steve Bell
Don Reynolds
Tyler Morse
KDD NAPA Auto Parts Hornet Feature (20 laps)
1. Stan Otterman
2. Brent Warren
3. Mike Ryan
4. Eric Post
5. Charlie Lakin
6. Joe Kemp
7. Steve Sheldon
8. Bobby Bell
9. Traci Nelson
10.Derek Stearns
11.Ethan Byrd
12.Carey Moulton
13.Kelly Miller Jr
14. #17
15.Michael Phelps
16.Kasey Collins
17.Chris LaForest
18.David West
Sources: April May Preston/Bear Ridge Speedway PR