Career First Midget Win For Christensen at Bear Ridge

By Mark McKeon
BRADFORD, VT - Dean Christensen of Granby, CT won the 25 lap USAC Dirt Midget Association Midget feature on Saturday on New England Dirt Track Championship night at Bear Ridge Speedway.
Wheeling a Triple X chassis powered by a Quad 4 Chevrolet, Christensen made his career first Midget win a decisive one, leading from flag to flag.

After Jim Mossman flipped at the start- he was uninjured- the race was slowed by a single caution flag on lap seven for a minor, though multi-car, skirmish.

The event marked the final points race of 2012 for the Dirt Midget Association. They’ll wrap up their sophomore season this Saturday September 29 with a non-points special event at Bear Ridge Speedway.

USAC DIRT MIDGET ASSOCIATION RACE RESULTS: September 22, 2012 – Bradford, Vermont –
Bear Ridge Speedway

FRIST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Dave Hotchkiss (#47 Miller), 2. Dean Christensen (#69 Miller), 3. Dana Shaw (#7 Olson), 4. Joe Krawiec (#4 Matczak), 5. Tim Gallant (#33 Gallant), 6. Jim Mossman (#1 Mossman), 7. Kevin Chaffee (#23 Matczak), 8. Adam Whitney (#12 Whitney), 9. Jordan Fornwalt (#26 Covey), 10. Rob Murphy (#6x Olson). 2:35

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Scott Viets (#2 Miller), 2. Scott Holcomb (#91 Holcomb), 3. Jeff Champagne (#77 Champagne), 4. Ray Miller (#1 Miller), 5. Josh Sunn (#76 Manafort), 6. Kevin White (#0 Tefft), 7. Denny Zimmerman (#3 Matczak), 8. Jamie Spalding (#93 Tefft), 9. Jim Close (#7x Close), 10. Tyler Rivard (#37 Rivard). 2:32

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Dean Christensen, 2. Scott Viets, 3. Scott Holcomb, 4. Jeff Champagne, 5. Kevin White, 6. Denny Zimmerman, 7. Dana Shaw, 8. Tim Gallant, 9. Dave Hotchkiss, 10. Jamie Spalding, 11. Kevin Chaffee, 12. Ray Miller, 13. Adam Whitney, 14. Jordan Fornwalt, 15. Rob Murphy, 16. Jim Close, 17. Josh Sunn, 18. Tyler Rivard, 19. Joe Krawiec, 20. Jim Mossman.
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**Mossman flipped on lap 1 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Christensen.

NEXT USAC DMA MIDGET RACE: September 29 – Bradford, Vermont – Bear Ridge Speedway