PIERSON AT 10 STRAIGHT AFTER BEAR RIDGE TRIUMPH!

Bradford, VT……..Adam Pierson of Bradford, Vt. is on the verge of tying one of the most impressive of USAC racing records. He will have the opportunity to tie Billy Boat’s all-time USAC single-season victory streak when the DMA Midgets conclude their 2016 season next Saturday night at Bear Ridge Speedway. Pierson scored his 10th straight victory Saturday at Bear Ridge, passing Jeff Champagne on lap 15 and leading the final six laps to beat Champagne, Robert Tucker, Adam Whitney and Dean Christensen. Boat’s record of 11 straight came in the 1995 Western States Midgets.

USAC DMA MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 17, 2016 – Bradford, Vermont – Bear Ridge Speedway – “NE Dirt Track Championships”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. John Heydenreich (#22 Givens), 2. Dean Christensen (#69 Miller), 3. Ray Miller (#1w Miller), 4. Manny Dias (#42 Dias), 5. Jeff Champagne (#15 Manafort), 6. Jim Santa Maria (#5 Matczak). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Adam Pierson (#76 Manafort), 2. Adam Whitney (#12 Whitney), 3. Andy Barrows (#64 Barrows), 4. Bobby White (#3 Matczak), 5. Mark Cole (#6x Cole), 6. Robert Tucker (#17 Donnelly), 7. Seth Carlson (#2 Matczak). NT

DASH: (4 laps) 1. Christensen, s. Whitney, 3. Heydenreich, 4. Barrows. NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Adam Pierson, 2. Jeff Champagne, 3. Robert Tucker, 4. Adam Whitney, 5. Dean Christensen, 6. John Heydenreich, 7. Seth Carlson, 8. Ray Miller, 9. Andrew Barrows, 10. Manny Dias, 11. Jeff Horn (#A1 Mossman), 12. Jim Santa Maria, 13. Bobby White, 14. Mark Cole. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Champagne, Laps 15-20 Pierson.

NEW USAC DMA MIDGET POINTS: 1-Pierson-1,141, 2-Whitney-941, 3-Christensen-929, 4-Josh Sunn-884, 5-Tucker-856, 6-Champagne-792, 7-Miller-715, 8-Dias-690, 9-Horn-613, 10-Cole-583.

NEXT USAC DMA MIDGET RACE: September 24 – Bradford,  VT – Bear Ridge Speedway