Robert Tucker and the Ageless Wonder Bob Shepard punch their tickets into the Growler with their wins
in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds and Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes
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Feature winners of the 58th consecutive season race week Fourteen Swenson Insurance Agency Robert Tucker in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, The Ageless one Bob Shepard in the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes; Shawn King in the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limited; Brandon Piastka in the Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets; Ryan Christian in the High Country Dispensary Late Models; John Fields in the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks; and Kevin LaForest in the Woodsville Power Equipment Bobcat Ridge Runners.
With only six more weeks in the season, it is coming down to who can get in the growler with a win and maybe get a chance at dethroning the points leader in the Sabil & Sons Inc. DIRTcar Sportsman. This week it would be Robert Tucker punching his ticket into the growler with his first win of the season. Tucker worked the outside to get the lead and survive a couple of late race cautions beating out Ashton Pierson who came home in second and Matt Lashua who came home in third. Jeremy Huntoon and Jeff Huntington rounded out the top five. Unless a major mulligan happens for Jason Gray he is poised to win his sixth consecutive championship, leaving Robert Tucker Todd Buckwold and Max Dolliver doing battle for the runner up position with only fifteen points separating them.
For the Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes the throne is far from determined and the top four hope for each other to have a mulligan night for them to capitalize on. The growler added another list to its competitors with the Ageless Wonder Bob Shepard having his best run of the season. Shepard held of Nipper Alsup and Michael Danforth Jr for the win. AJ Pushee and Rob Williams completed the top five. First to fourth is only separated by fourteen points, setting up some exciting competition for the remainder of the season.
Shawn King scores his third feature win in the Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limited beating out Travis Shinn who comes home in second and Josh Morgan in his fourth outing taking home the final victory lane spot. Teegan Tabor and Bryan King rounded out the top five. King’s struggles put Shinn back on top by six points in this points battle, keeping it close for the champ and runner up.
The Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets struggled to get their race started and gave us the first inkling to a full moon affecting the nights events. After a break they came back and were able to conclude their feature with Brandon Piastka scoring his first win of the season. Chris Murray was able to pad his points lead over Will Hull a bit more with his second-place finish. Nick Fretto, in only his third appearance at the Ridge, joined the pair in victory lane finishing third. Daniel Piastka and Will Hull rounded out the top five. Murray sits on top the points battle at twenty-four over Hull, with Hull six points ahead of Brandon Piastka.
It didn’t take long for Ryan Christian to show his dominance in the High-Country Dispensaries Late Models. Christian got the lead early and dusted the field for the win. Richie Simmons, the entertainment of the class, comes home in second with Scott Heath taking third. Kelly Miller Sr and Tim Higgins completed the top five. Miller sits on top of the leader board by fifteen points over Scott Heath, who is ahead of Tim Higgins by fourteen points.
The points battle for the LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks is going to be another edge of your seat weekly event with Tyler Fellows only five points ahead of John Fields who is only ahead of Mike McClay by one. Fields makes the leap to second in points with his feature win Jon Porter coming home in second and Keith Mansur third. Mike McClay and Matt Pike rounded out the top.
It looks like the final week for the Woodsville Power Equipment Bobcat of Woodsville Ridge Runners is what will determine the champ as Kevin LaForest with his win beating out Zach Audet is five points ahead of Audet for the title. Katie Burroughs needs to keep ahead of Tim Dave to come home with the third-place bear on championships night. For victory lane this week Ryan Sayers would join LaForest an Audet in third. Taylor Sayers and Kyle Morris completed the top five.
Coming up this Saturday August 16th is Old Timers Night with the New England Auto Racers making their annual appearance sponsored by Sabil & Sons Inc. The 95.3 107.1 The Wolf weekly racing series. divisions on hand will be the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, Wells River Chevrolet-part of the Auto Saver Group DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limited, LaValley Building Supply Dirt Stocks, and Woodsville Power Equipment Bobcat of Woodsville Ridge Runners. Plus visiting Sprint Cars of New England. The Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets and High Country Dispensary Late Models are off.
This is a special admission event (front gate) ticket for adults is $18.00, seniors $15.00, teens $15.00 and children 11 and under $2.00. Teens and children must be with a paying adult. Military Discounts are available at $5.00 off for those with a valid ID.
The back gate (pit gate) ticket price for Bear Ridge Speedway and DIRTcar 2025 license holders is $30.00. Non-license holders are $35.00 (both prices include the front gate ticket.)
Bear Ridge Speedway is an alcohol-free family friendly entertainment spot, with our goal to make each experience at the Ridge better than the last. We continue to offer the best source of good, inexpensive high-quality entertainment for families. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Racing begins at the famous “6:00-ish” start time every Saturday starting in May through September.
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@gmail.com Visa and Master card accepted
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – 58th Season of Racing Swenson Insurance Agency night.
99ROCK Weekly Racing Series
Bear Ridge Speedway -- Bradford, VT
Saturday August 9, 2025
Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds (35 laps)
1st 42T Robert Tucker
2nd 24p Ashton Pierson
3rd 18 Matt Lashua
4th 26 Jeremy Huntoon
5th 3 Jeff Huntington
6th 00 Jason Gray
7th 86 Mike Ryan
8th 21e Matt Ellsworth
9th 29 Max Dolliver
10th 16 Brian Chaffee
11th 91nh James Fadden
12th 631 Todd Buckwold
13th 4 DJ Robinson
14th 33 Melvin Pierson
15th 22 Thomas Placey ®
16th 13 Aiden Hervey
17th 1 Richard Potter ®
3H Kyle Huntington DNS
47 Owen Brown ® DNS
HEAT one: Jeremy Huntoon
HEAT two: DJ Robinson
Wells River Chevrolet DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes (30 laps)
1st 28 Bob Shepard
2nd 2 Nipper Alsup
3rd 44 Michael Danforth Jr
4th 69x AJ Pushee
5th 96 Rob Williams
6th 16 Terry Williams
7th 111 Jason Gray
8th 9 Alexis Pushee
9th 12 Cody Gregoropoulos
10th 89 Lucas Wheeler
11th 93 Ricky Sanville
12th 3 Jason Horniak
13th 21e Earl Maxham
14th 631 Todd Buckwold
15th 17 Cooper Hodge
16th 66 Alexander Pushee
17th 27 Logan Martin ®
HEAT one: Alexis Pushee
HEAT two: Lucas Wheeler
Dad’s 4 By Tool & Supply Sportsman Modifieds Limited (20 Laps)
1st 4 Shawn King
2nd 117 Travis Shinn
3rd 17 Josh Morgan
4th 7 Teegan Tabor
5th 74 Damon Jillson
6th 44 Michael Danforth
7th X Bryan King
04 Kelly Miller DNS
HEAT one: Michael Danforth
Xtreme DIRTcar DMA Midgets Feature (20 laps)
1st 7 Brandon Piastka
2nd 76 Chris Murray
3rd 92 Nick Fretto ®
4th 1B Daniel Piastka
5th 2 Will Hull
6th 21 Jacob Perry ®
7th 0 Keith Brown
8th 01 John Forlano
9th 91 Wayne Koehler
10th A-1 Jeff Horn
11th 1e John Egan ®
12th 45 Damon Cote ®
HEAT one: Wayne Koehler
HEAT two: Nick Fretto ®
High Country Dispensary Late Model Feature (20 Laps)
1st 2x Ryan Christian
2nd 34 Richie Simmons
3rd 16 Scott Heath
4th 04 Kelly Miller Sr
5th 61 Tim Higgins
6th 77 Sean Lyman
HEAT one: Ryan Christian
LaValley’s Building Supply Dirt Stockers (20 Laps)
1st 46 John Fields
2nd 38 Jon Porter ®
3rd 44 Keith Mansur
4th 82 Mike McClay
5th 27 Matt Pike
6th 81 Dana Carter
7th 55 Andrew Fitzgerald
8th 7 Tyler Fellows
9th 25 Timothy Blake
10th 32 Tyler Tremblay
11th 75 Tyler Stark ®
12th 2 Jordan Robinson
13th 3 Travis King ®
HEAT one: Tyler Tremblay
HEAT two: Matt Pike
Woodsville Power Equipment Ridge Runners (20 Laps)
1st 49 Kevin LaForest
2nd 9 Zach Audet
3rd 95 Taylor Sayers
4th 66 Kyle Morris
5th 94 Ryan Sayers ®
6th 5 Tim Davis
7th 15 Riley Chaffee
8th 54 Katie Burroughs
9th 71 Nathen Sargent ®
10th 33 Lucas Balch ®
11th 24 Michael Larocque
12th 50 Matt Lucas
13th 27 Shane Stygles
14th 14 Landon McDonald ®
15th 51 Terry Flint Jr. ®
HEAT one: Kyle Morris
HEAT two: Ryan Sayers
Joe Mama’s Sporting Goods 4/6 Cylinder Enduro (75 Laps)
Return to action on August 23rd
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