Bradford, Vt. July 19, 2009
Tons of racing at Bear Ridge Speedway once again provided the fans with the best short track racing excitement in New England as Mid season Championship features sponsored by Mekkelsen RV (rained out from the week before) plus a full card of racing sponsored by Rich Clifford Concrete and Robbins Property Maintenance were run Saturday night July 18, 2009.
The first half of the night competitors lined up for their Mid Season Championship double points features sponsored by Mekkelsen RV.
For the KDD NAPA Ridge Runner Hornets Bobby Lee Bell #24 St Johnsbury VT is working hard to close the gap on Tom Placey #22 Bradford VT in the points battle and was hoping double points would help close the gap. Unfortunately you need to beat the guy who is ahead of you not finish behind him. Being the top point runners of the pack, and finishing up front consistently these boys find themselves having to make it there the hard way from the back of the pack, and that is just what they did this week with Carl Sweet #85 East Corinth VT in tow. At the checkers it was Placey for the win, with Bell in second and Sweet in third.
Andy Johnson #12 Wilder VT in the Journal Opinion Fast Fours saw his three week average putting him in the coveted pole position, and that is just where he decided to stay, dominated the double points event with the win. Following him to the infield concrete pad were Nathan Potter #4 Sharon VT in second Steve Bell #10 St Johnsbury VT in third.
The A Notch Above Limited Late Models continue to see increased car count and new faces, which means even better racing for the fans. One of the regular competitors looking to narrow the gap of Danny Eastman’s lead is TC Forward #14 Lebanon NH. Tonight TC would too see his pole position affording him the spot to be, and he was able to hold off the hard fought chargers to make it to the finish line first for his first win of the season at the Ridge. The remaining two spots went to Shane Race #22 Strafford VT in second and Jeremy Hodge #17 Piermont NH in third.
In the Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes Melvin Pierson #33 East Corinth VT started mid pack and worked his way to the front for the win with #71 Josh Harrington Topsham VT coming from even further back crossing the line in second. The final victory lane spot went to #16 Billy Simmons Bradford VT for their Mid Season Championship night event.
For the BOND Auto Parts Sportsman Modifieds it was another pole sitter who was able to capitalize on his lucky starting spot and come home the winner, the first at the Ridge. Travis Shinn #11 not three weeks ago ended his night on his roof. To night he would end it in another unfamiliar spot, but much more to his liking, victory lane. Not only would he make it to victory lane for the first time, but he figured no sense in fooling around if I’m gonna be there it might as well be in first. Shinn drove the race of his career holding off the pack behind him and sailed home for the win over Wayne Stearns #1 Thetford Ctr VT and Gary Siemons #5 Orford NH in third.
The final make up race for the Mid Season Championship features was the P&C Foods Hornet Queens. Misty Bell #19 St Johnsbury VT looked strong for most of the race, but a late race bobble gave Melissa King #99 Corinth VT the opportunity she needed. King would get by Bell late in the race, and hold on for the win with Bell coming home in second and Amber Harrington #51 in third.
Up next were the regular scheduled features for the Clifford Concrete & Excavation and Robbins Property Maintenance sponsored night
For the KDD NAPA Ridge Runner Hornets it was déjà vou in victory lane. Bobby Lee Bell #24 St Johnsbury VT found himself once again finishing behind Tom Placey #22 Bradford VT in the second place spot with Placey coming home your winner for the second time this night. Third was filled by the same driver as before Carl Sweet #85 East Corinth VT.
For the Journal Opinion Fast Fours rough riding leaves this finish unofficial at post time. Mitch Durkee #5 Sharon VT is your winner with Nathan Potter #4 Sharon VT coming home in second. Both official finishes, third back is still under review, results forth coming.
For the A Notch Above Auto Limited Late Models it was madness night for the drivers. Even with two rain outs, the drivers were able to come home with enough laps to run twin fifteens. Jeremy Hodge #17 Piermont NH brought in the most laps earning him the pole position to start the first segment. Mechanical difficulties seem to plague this division tonight as several cars experienced difficulties thru out the night. Danny Eastman #8 Thetford Center VT was able to come home the winner of segment one which meant that he got to start last in segment two. In segment two the finish was inverted from segment one and when the checkers waved Shane Race #22 Strafford VT came across the line first. Your overall top three for the A Notch Above Limited Late Models were Shane Race with his 2nd place finish in segment one putting him at a tie with Eastman, for madness events ties is broken by the last segment finish. Third would go to Ray Johnson #79 Thornton NH.
In the Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes #71 Josh Harrington Topsham VT did one better than the first feature coming home the winner over Bryan King #X Corinth VT with his second best finish of the season in the Coupes. Third would go to Melvin Pierson #33 E Corinth VT.
For the BOND Auto Parts Sportsman Modifieds another full field of cars hit the dirt for their 30 lap main event. Bryan King #X Corinth VT brought the field to the green and pulled away from the pack in dominate fashion. King was strong all night and looked poised to be cruzing home to his first win of the season, when a late race bobble gave Chris Donnelly #17 Orford NH the opportunity he needed. Donnelly took the lead from King with less than five to go, and King didn’t give up without a fight, but was unable to regain the lead. King was able to hold on to second with the third and final victory lane spot of the night being filled by Ryan Avery #01 Thornton NH.
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series RESULTS:
Sponsored by Mekkelsen RV (Mid Season Championship night-double points)
KDD NAPA Ridge Runner Hornets:
Feature Top Five: #22 Thomas Placey, #24 Bobby Bell, #85 Carl Sweet, #37 Mike Chapin, #19x Steve Sheldon
Journal Opinion Fast Fours:
Feature Top Five: #12 Andy Johnson, #4 Nathan Potter, #10 Steve Bell, #21 Ryan Dutton, #5 Mitch Durkee, #57 Kevin Harran,
A Notch Above Limited Late Models:
Feature Top Five: #14 TC Forward, #22 Shane Race, #17 Jeremy Hodge, #97 Dan Cook, #18 Rob Gallagher
Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes:
Feature Top Five: #33 Melvin Pierson, #71 Josh Harrington, #16 Billy Simmons, #X Bryan King, #3 Jason Horniak,
BOND Auto Parts Sportsman Modifieds:
Feature Top Five: #11 Travis Shinn, #1D Wayne Stearns, #5 Gary Siemons, #01 Ryan Avery, #6 Mike Dunn
P&C Hornet Queens: #99 Melissa King, #19 Misty Bell, #51 Amber Harrington, #37 Brooks Chapin, #85 Dawn Woodward
Sponsored by Clifford Concrete and Robbins Property Maintenance
KDD NAPA Ridge Runner Hornets:
Feature Top Five: #22 Thomas Placey, #24 Bobby Bell, #85 Carl Sweet,#51 Kyle Ashford, #37 Mike Chapin
Journal Opinion Fast Fours:
Feature Top Five: #5 Mitch Durkee, #4 Nathan Potter, remaining positions not available at this time
A Notch Above Limited Late Models:
Segment one winner: #8 Dan Eastman
Segment two winner: #22 Shane Race
Overall Top five: #22 Shane Race, #8 Dan Eastman, #79 Ray Johnson, #27 Sean Greene, #61 Will Hull
Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes:
Feature Top Five: #71 Josh Harrington, #X Bryan King, #33 Melvin Pierson, #16 Billy Simmons; #1 Richie Simmons,
BOND Auto Parts Sportsman Modifieds:
Feature Top Five: #17 Chris Donnelly, #X Bryan King, #01 Ryan Avery, #5 Gary Siemons, #26 Jeremy Huntoon.
Coming up July 25th it is the 99ROCK Weekly Racing Series full card of racing, plus the P&C Hornet Queens, Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE), Atlantic Coast Old Timers (ACOT) and KIDS BIKE RACES all sponsored by Perry Oil Service.
Admission: adults (17 to 61) $10.00, teens (12 to 16) & seniors (62 & up) $8.00, children (11 & under) $2.00. Bear Ridge Kids Club members get in FREE with their ID.
Bear Ridge Speedway continues to offer the best source of GREAT inexpensive high quality. Any and all one race passes and/or season passes are good for the grandstand gate only. Pit gate fees will be $20.00 for members and $30.00 for non members (cannot be combined with free one race or season passes.) Master card and Visa will be accepted at both ticket gates in 2009!!
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