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Bradford, Vt. August 16, 2010
John Poor was smiling down on the packed stands and full field of cars at Bear Ridge Speedway Saturday night for the Walker Motor Sales John Poor Memorial Night.
Once again the 99ROCK weekly racing series the KDD NAPA Ridge Runner Hornets put on a whale of a show for the fans. Mark Nickles almost made it to half way before being over taken by Jessie Smith who only survived a short stint up front before being over taken by Thomas Placey #22 Bradford VT on lap thirteen. Placey continues to be the class of the field, starting from the back of the field each week, he is able to take advantage of any cautions waved to regroup the field, and work his way methodically to the front. Picking a ride up along the way was Bobby Lee Bell #24 St. Johnsbury VT who was able to make to the third victory lane spot. Jessie Smith #8 Topsham VT was able to hold on to second.
It was another new face behind the checkers for the 99ROCK weekly racing series Journal Opinion Fast Fours. Josh Connors brought the field to the green, but by lap five would see his hopes of a first win going out the window as Kevin Harran #57 St Johnsbury Ctr VT worked his way by him, and was able to hold off the hard fought challenges of Josh Sunn #11 White River Jct VT for his first win of the season. Sunn brought home the third place trophy with Josh Connors #16 holding on for the second place spot.
The 99Rock weekly racing series A Notch Above Limited Late Models once again came to the table with double digits in their car count. The continued increase in competitors in this division is offering for some exciting racing for the fans. Troy Comeau #89 Rumney NH claimed the lead by the end of the first lap, but was only able to hold on to it for a couple of alps before Jeremy Stygles #17 Bradford VT claimed the lead. Stygles was able to hold off the challenges of your points leader who would end up pit side, and cruise on for his fifth win of the season. Comeau was able to make it home in second with Tyler Stygles #50 Bradford VT coming home in third.
It was madness night for the 99ROCK weekly racing series Wells River Chevrolet B Coupes with a record one hundred eleven laps being sponsored and an extra three thousand three hundred thirty dollars on the line. Keeping with the threes, three twenty lap segments were run with the first one being brought to the green by Jeremy Beckley with his sponsored eighteen laps. Beckley kept the pole position until lap twelve when he was over taken by Melvin Pierson #33 E Corinth VT. Pierson was able to bring home the checkers on this segment with Jason Horniak #3 Bradford VT coming home in second and Chris Carbee #5 So Ryegate VT in third.
The second segment start was inverted from the first segment on track finish with Buster Kathan bringing the field to the green. By lap eight Shane Race #22 Strafford VT had claimed the lead and was able to hold on to it until the lap that counts the most. Josh Harrington #71 Topsham VT would steal the win of segment two from Race who held on for second with Robert Tucker #48 E Corinth VT coming home in third.
The start for segment three was determined once again by the finishing order of segment two with Jeremy Beckley on point. This time the spot would be lost quickly to Steve Bell who was able to hold on until Gene Pierson #44 E Corinth VT claimed it at half way. Pierson set sail on Bell and cruised on the claim the win for this segment. Following Pierson in second was Chris Carbee #5 So Ryegate VT with Josh Harrington #71 Topsham VT coming home in third.
The overall finish, a combination of the three segments, put Josh Harrington #71 Topsham VT in first, Chris Carbee #5 So Ryegate VT, and Gene Pierson #44 E Corinth VT in third.
Tonight was a very special night for the fans, competitors, workers and promoters of Bear Ridge Speedway with the first annual John Poor Memorial Race sponsored by Walker Motors taking place. John Poor, best friend and crew chief of owner/promoter C.V. Butch Elms and assistant flag man at the Ridge for over fifteen years was taken from us just a few weeks before the season opened in 2010. With John always present in our hearts and his family and friends present, we wanted to do something special in honor and memory of John. Being Butch's crew chief while driving the mod, it was decided that the 99ROCK weekly racing series Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modifieds would be the ones to do this for the fans. The feature was set for thirty laps, and from the racing excitement provided, it was very clear that being on the pole at the end was an important feat to accomplish for all. It looked like Jack Cook #1nh Moultonboro NH was going to be the lucky one to cross the line first, but of course the very talented Adam Pierson #15 Fairlee VT had different ideas in mind. Pierson was able to work his way to the front and on lap seventeen claim the point from Cook. On lap twenty nine the white flag was waved on Pierson with Jim Morgan #17 Woodstock VT second and Cook in third. As they turned the bend in turn two the complete field slowed and exited off the back stretch leaving the track, final lap, and waving of the checkers to John Poor. For those of us who still hold John deer to our hearts it was an emotional moment, and the I personally wish to extend a huge thank you to the field, who did what we wanted perfectly. John Poor always in our hearts will be behind every checkers waved at the Ridge and never forgotten.
The Weglarz Property Service and Excavation mind race leader award winners for Perry's Oil Service night were:#34 Brad Martin KDD NAPA of Bradford Ridge Runner Hornets and #06 Jeffrey Elliott in the Bond Auto Sportsman Modifieds.
Results:
KDD NAPA of Bradford Ridge Runner Hornets:
Black mount Equipment Semi Feature winner: #24 Bobby Lee Bell
Heat winner(s): #34 Brad Martin, #99 Michael Pittman
Finish Top Ten: #22 Thomas Placey, #8 Jessie Smith, #24 Bobby Lee Bell, #87 Don Reynolds, #86 Mike Ryan, #99 Michael Pittman, #04 Scott Weston, #57 Scott Keithan
#19 Karl Sheldon, X Travis King
Journal Opinion Fast Fours:
Heat winner(s): #11 Josh Sunn
Finish top five: #57 Mark Harran, #16 Josh Connor, #11 Josh Sunn, #25 Andy Johnson, #88 Dave Durkee Jr.
A Notch Above Limited Late Models:
Heat winner(s): #79 Roy Johnson,#50 Tyler Stygles
Finish Top Five: #17 Jeremy Hodge #89 Troy Comeau, #50 Tyler Stygles, #79 Roy Johnson, #07 Jason Blake
A Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes:
Segment One top ten: #33 Melvin Pierson, #3 Jason Horniak, #5 Chris Carbee, #44 Gene Pierson, #71 Josh Harrington, #X Bryan King, #22 Shane Race, #24 Jeremy Beckley, #10 Steve Bell, #21 Steve Ellsworth
Segment Two top ten: #71 Josh Harrington, #22 Shane Race, #48 Robert Tucker, #17 Kane Pike, #5 Chris Carbee, #3 Jason Horniak, #33 Melvin Pierson, #7 Mike McGinley,
#44 Gene Pierson, #21 Steve Ellsworth
Segment Three top ten: #44 Gene Pierson, #5 Chris Carbee, #71 Josh Harrington, #X Bryan King, #7 Mike McGinley, #3 Jason Horniak, #46 Terry Williams, #17 Kane Pike,
#48 Robert Tucker, #10 Steve Bell
Overall top ten: #71 Josh Harrington, #5 Chris Carbee, #44 Gene Pierson, #3 Jason Horniak, #33 Melvin Pierson, #X Bryan King, #48 Robert Tucker, #17 Kane Pike, #22 Shane Race, #7 Mike McGinley
Bond Auto Sportsman Modifieds:
Heat winner(s): #1 Jack Cook, #00 Jason Gray
Finish top ten: #15 Adam Pierson, #17 Jim Morgan, #1nh Jack Cook, #06 Jeffrey Elliott, #51 Justin Comes, #00 Jason Gray, #X Bryan King, #3 Dan Eastman, #10 Derek Graham, #9 Mike Dunn
Coming up this week, a full card for the 99ROCK weekly racing series with Bradford Bull Dogs Benefit night, including Kids Rides, Hornet Queens, and WYKR Bear Ridge Speedway Sponsored Sprint Cars of New England all sponsored by Swenson Insurance.
Admission is: adults (ages 17 to 61) $10.00 a person, $8.00 for teens 12 to 16 and seniors 62 and older, children 11 and under $2.00. Kids who have signed up for the Bear Ridge Speedway Kids Club get in FREE with their Kids Club ID.
Bear Ridge Speedway continues to offer the best source of GREAT inexpensive high quality entertainment for families. Pit gate fees $20.00 for members and $30.00 for non members. Master card and Visa will be accepted at both ticket gate.
Bear Ridge Speedway is as an alcohol free family friendly entertainment spot, with our goal to make each experience at the Ridge better than the last. Remember “Dirt where every lap is the last lap”.
Bear Ridge Speedway is located off exit 16 of I91 on to rte 25 west 1 mile to South Road up the hill to Kidder Rd. The green will wave every Saturday at 6:00 pm. Be sure to check the web www.bearridgespeedway.com. Questions can be sent to brsdirt@charter.net
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