DIRTcar East Series event two for the Sportsman Modifeds winner Jason Gray Kevin LaForest recorded as official winner in the Peanuts Auto LLC Four Cylinders
Feature winners in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds hosted DIRTcar East Series event Jason Gray; Josh Harrington in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes; Tyler Tremblay in the C.A. Miller Limited Late Models; Lucas Wheeler in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks, and Kevin LaForest in the Peanuts Auto LLC Four Cylinders.
The DIRTcar East Series event number two is officially in the record books. The Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds welcomed in several outsides for the event and together they put on a whale of a show for the fans. The Series offers a bit of a different format with qualifying races set by time trials. Fast time of the night would be recorded by a competitor who has been around the Ridge a time or two in the past at 14.804 seconds recorded by Kevin Chaffee.
After the qualifying races, the top four in each event were brought out to victory lane for a redraw to set the front of the field for the 42 lap main event. The fans and drivers were afforded a couple of historic surprises, the first being the DIRTcar World Racing Group Chief Starter Dave Farney appearing on the flag stand to shepherd the field thru their event. The second was a FOUR WIDE parade lap around the ¼ mile clay oval. This historic event has been a long time coming, and April May and Butch could not be more humbled or proud to be a part of the DIRTcar World Racing Group, and to have had the opportunity to host it. For April May it was almost better than Christmas!
Our home track drivers put on a whale of a show and we are very proud of all of them and send out a huge thank you to all the drivers who came across the green mountain range to join us. The event had a bit of a rough start, but after the final caution on lap eight, the event went green to checkers for the remaining 34 laps. When the Farney double checkers waved on the field our own hometown 2020 track champion Jason Gray was the one leading the field across the line. Coming home in second was David Boisclair out of Latham NY, home tracks Malta and Airbourne, and Jordan Fornwalt in third. Kevin Chaffee came home in fourth with visiting Andrew Buff out of Latham NY, home tracks Malta and Glen Ridge coming home in fifth.
Some of the heavy hitters made their way from deep in the pack to claim the victory lane spots in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes. Last week’s feature winner was able to make it into the top ten but ran out of time before being able to set a challenge on the coveted spots. The veterans Harrington, Chaffee, and Ellsworth are recorded as the coveted ones for week two. Josh Harrington claimed the checkers with Brian Chaffee coming home in second and Matt Ellsworth third. Tim Hodge back in the saddle driving for Gary Corsi came home in fourth and Cody Gregoropoulos rounded out the top five.,
USAC DMA Midgets return to action May 22, 2021.
The C.A. Miller Limited Late Models had a rough go of it, losing several cars before the qualifying began. The ones that did make it to feature time put on a great show for the fans with Tyler Tremblay back in his own machine taking the win over Todd Dunham in second and Matt Piper in third. Rob Rugg and Jason Porter rounded out the top five.
In the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks Lucas Wheeler comes out on top when the checkers waved with last week’s feature winner Jesse Dunham come home in second. Troy Prentice graded the final victory lane spot crossing in third. Rounding out the top five were Mike Mann in fourth and Mike McClay in fifth.
There was once again plenty of action in the Peanuts Auto LLC Four Cylinders with twenty-five cars trying to make it to the front. A heat race mishap decreased the field by two, and at the end of their twenty-lap main event, several of our old-timers made their way to the front of the field. The victory lane finish would prove to be temporary as a post-race inspection disqualified the winner for a weight infraction. The official finish would see Kevin LaForest crowned the winner with Tom Brown in second and Logan Martin in third. Jessie Durkee and Jon LaForest will be recorded as rounding out the top five.
Coming up this Saturday, May 22nd Vermont Food Bank Benefit night with a full card of racing including the USAC DMA Midgets and the visiting Granite State Mini Sprints. The event sponsored by Ron’s Fix It Shop. Bring in 3 nonperishables and get $3.00 off ONE general admission ticket. Please help us give support to those in need, one of them could be your neighbor.
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. We know that the Vermont State COVID-19 guidelines have begun to lift, but we STRONGLY ask each of you to continue to wear a mask and working on social distancing when walking around and standing in lines. Please remember if any of our awesome employees were to get COVID because someone was only thinking of themselves and not all of us we may be forced to cancel the races for a couple of weeks as they are quarantined and we would not have the staff needed to operate. Safety for all IS our FIRST concern. If you are not well or have been recently exposed, we expect you to stay home, to help us keep everyone safe. This is about ALL of us not each of us, and we are NOT out of the woods yet. We sincerely appreciate your cooperation and working with us, to be able to provide the best place for your entertainment, while keeping everyone safe!
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 6:45 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.)
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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@charter.net Visa and Master card accepted
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – 54th Season of Racing sponsored by VP Racing Fuels & Sabil & Sons night
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway — Bradford, VT
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (42 lap DIRTcar Eastern Series Event)
1st 00 Jason Gray
2nd 02 David Boisclair
3rd 24 Jordan Fornwalt
4th 73 Kevin Chaffee
5th 92 Andrew Buff
6th 91nh James Fadden
7th 42T Robert Tucker
8th 18 Matt Lashua
9th 34 Richie Simmons
10th 61 John Scarborough
11th 26 Jeremy Huntoon
12th 3 Jeff Huntington
13th 46 Jeremy Beckley ®
14th 10s Ryan Christian
15th 51 Bryan Bigue
16th 66 Jason Bruno
17th 9 Michael Dunn
18th 18DP Dennis Perry®
19th 631 Todd Buckwold
20th 78 Michael Wright
21st 27 Kyle Ashford
22nd 92 Ryan Avery
23rd 86 Mike Ryan
24th 4 DJ Robinson
Time Trials-Fast Time: Kevin Chaffee 14.804
HEAT one: Robert Tucker
HEAT two: Richie Simmons
HEAT three: Kevin Chaffee
Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes (30 Laps)
1st 71 Josh Harrington
2nd 16 Brian Chaffee
3rd 21e Matt Ellsworth
4th 2 Tim Hodge
5th 12 Cody Gregoropoulos
6th 3 Jason Horniak
7th 09 Tad Kingsbury
8th 22 Thomas Placey
9th 1 Jeremy Hodge
10th 50 Tyler Stygles
11th 28 Bob Shepard
12th 83 Tim Martin
13th 69 Alexander Pushee
14th 93 Ricky Sanville
15th 91 Alfred O’Haire
16th 17 Cooper Hodge ®
HEAT one: Ricky Sanville
HEAT two: Tyler Stygles
USAC DMA Midgets Feature (25 laps)
Off Return to action 5/22/2021
HEAT one:
HEAT two:
C.A. Miller Limited Late Model Feature (20 Laps)
1st 32 Tyler Tremblay
2nd 71 Todd Dunham
3rd 117 Matt Piper
4th 70 Rob Rugg
5th 13 Jason Porter ®
60 Dustin Towle ® DNS
10b Chad Mcalpine ® DNS
22 Trevor Strong ® DNS
HEAT one: Matt Piper
LaValley’s Building Supply Dirt Stockers (20 Laps)
1st 21 Lucas Wheeler
2nd 71 Jesse Dunham
3rd 78 Troy Prentice
4th 22 Mike Mann
5th 82 Mike McClay
6th 58 Edward Moodie
7th 26 Clayton Fennimore
8th 63 Mike Stender
9th 6x Chris Cole
10th 18D Dawn Rumrill
11th 25 Timothy Blake
12th 35 Jacob Brown
51 Sidney “Bud” Sweet DNS
HEAT one: Lucas Wheeler
HEAT two: Dawn Rumrill
Peanuts Auto Four Cylinders (20 laps)
1st 49 Kevin LaForest
2nd 89 Garrett Brown
3rd 44 Logan Martin
4th 88 Jesse Durkee
5th 79 John LaForest
6th 13 Jason Porter
7th 12 Devon Spinks
8th 20 Pete West
9th 27x Blake Buccellato
10th 19 Dan Allard
11th 07 Santana Merritt
12th 17 Shane Stygles
13th 52 Gregory Crews
14th 8 Devin Bell
15th 98 Tom Brown
16th 56 Anna Ricker
17th 54 Katie Burroughs
18th 2 Taber Andrews
19th 97 Cary Hunter
20th 53 Travis Burroughs
21st 78 Allan Birch
22nd 24 Bobby Bell
1 Josh Paton DNS
71 Sawyer Harrington DNS
22 Jonathon Baker DQ’D
HEAT one: Devon Spinks
HEAT two: Kevin LaForest
HEAT three: Logan Martin
4/6 Cylinder Enduro
First Event 5/29/2021
Sources: April May Preston-Elms/Bear Ridge Speedway PR