LAST-LAP THRILLER AT BEAR RIDGE TO PIERSON

Bradford, VT……..USAC DMA Midget point leader Adam Pierson waited until the final lap to take the lead from Jeff Champagne and he wound up in victory lane Saturday night at Bear Ridge Speedway! Pierson’s sixth victory of the season came after Champagne led the first 24 laps, and he finished second ahead of Dean Christensen, Scott Viets and Joe Krawiec.

USAC DMA MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 9, 2014 – Bradford, Vermont – Bear Ridge Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jeff Champagne (#77 Champagne), 2. Adam Whitney (#12 Whitney), 3. Jeff Horn (#1R Mossman), 4. Vincent Lucca (#11v Miller), 5. Axel Rose (#11R Miller), 6. Karl Fredrickson (#76x Champagne). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dean Christensen (#9 Miller), 2. Joe Krawiec (#6 Matczak), 3. Josh Sunn (#76 Manafort), 4. Mike Chaffee (#18c Chaffee), 5. Ray Miller (#1w Miller), 6. Lauryn Burd (#21 Burd). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Adam Pierson (#76M Manafort), 2. Scott Holcomb (#47 Myers/Miller), 3. Tim Hodge (#5 Hodge), 4. Tim Gallant (#33 Gallant), 5. Scott Viets (#2 Miller), 6. Dylan Duhaime (#57 Duhaime). NT

ALSO AT THE TRACK: 1. Dylan Rock (#49 Rock) and Adam Dion (#28 Dion).

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Adam Pierson, 2. Jeff Champagne, 3. Dean Christensen, 4. Scott Viets, 5. Joe Krawiec, 6, Josh Sunn, 7. Scott Holcomb, 8. Ray Miller, 9. Adam Whitney, 10. Tim Hodge, 11. Tim Gallant, 12. Mike Chaffee, 13. Dylan Duhaime, 14. Tom Thompson (#24 Thompson), 15, Alex Rose, 16. Karl Fredrickson, 17. Vince Lucca, 18. Jeff Horn, 19. Lauryn Burd, 20. Stan Otterman. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-24 Champagne, Lap 25 Pierson.

NEW USAC DMA MIDGET POINTS: 1-Pierson-729, 2-Sunn-589, 3-Viets-563, 4-Holcomb-520, 5-Christensen-459, 6-Miller-449, 7-Chaffee-446, 8-Krawiec-444, 9-Hodge-412, 10-Whitney-406.

NEXT USAC DMA MIDGET RACE: August 23 – Bradford, VT – Bear Ridge Speedway