‼️ DO YOU HAVE YOUR HOT RODS READY? OPEN PRACTICE ON THE 4/10 TRACK JUST 2 WEEKS AWAY ‼️
🗓 Saturday March 15 (rain date March 16)
🌟 ALL DIVISIONS THAT COMPETE ON THE 4/10 TRACK
🏎 12:30 Pits – ($35)
🎟 12:30 Grandstands – (FREE)
🚦 2:30 Cars on track
NEW EGYPT & SWEDESBORO, NJ – In an effort to make the headline division more affordable, both Bridgeport Motorsports Park and New Egypt Speedway will allow the CT525 engines in 2025 and beyond.
The CT525 engine has been made legal at tracks and series in New York and Canada and will now be allowed at both dirt track facilities in the Garden State.
“The future of our sport is paramount,” explained Doug Rose, Bridgeport Motorsports Park owner and operator. “We need to find avenues to help the racer’s budget, and we believe this is one of those avenues.”
The CT525 makes 540hp-plus and 500 ft-lbs. of peak torque as an aluminum block Chevy LS engine.
The CT525 engine (with MSD controller) costs just under $9,900 minus a carburetor, exhaust, and front engine assembly (power steering, alternator, pulleys, fans, etc.).
The spec engines were the original cost savor, coming in at around $8,500 during the 1990’s. Over time, with the expansion of technology, those engine prices have swelled north of $35,000.
Not only will racing become more affordable for current Modified teams but also gives current Crate Sportsman drivers a reasonably priced option to move up into the Modified division.
“It’s no secret engine prices have increased, greatly effecting our local racers,” stated New Egypt Speedway owner Fred Vahlsing. “Everybody is searching for a way to make our headline division more affordable for the weekly racer and we certainly believe this could become that option.”
Modifieds with the CT525 engine in will be required to weigh 2,300 lbs., making it an easy option for competitors to race at both facilities.
The engines will also be capped at 7400 RPM, subject to technical inspection, in an effort to prolong the engines lifespan.
The CT525 engine life expectancy is more than two years and can last up to three to four years. The modern-day PA/NJ spec-358 engines, meanwhile, are being rebuilt after no more than one season and sometimes between 500-700 laps.
All CT525 engines being used by Bridgeport or New Egypt competitors must be purchased through their respective speedway and sealed by said speedway.
With the 2025 season just around the corner, both Bridgeport and New Egypt believe the proper information has been acquired regarding the CT525 engine to make it a reasonable and competitive option moving forward.
Competitors interested must contact Pete Telesco (Bridgeport, 732.501.6892) or Mark Blackwell (New Egypt, 609.381.1367) for purchase and sealing information.
Complete information and rules on the CT525 have been updated on both speedway websites: www.bridgeportmotorsportspark.com (Bridgeport) and www.newegyptspeedway.net (New Egypt).
Bridgeport Motorsports Park is located 83 Floodgate Rd Swedesboro, NJ 08085. To learn more visit bridgeportmotorsportspark.com, call 856.467.4407 or like Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Facebook.
New Egypt Speedway is located at 720 Route 539 New Egypt, NJ 08533. To learn more visit newegyptspeedway.net, call 609.758.1900 or like New Egypt Speedway on Facebook.
‼️ A STAR-STUDDED FIELD SET TO ALIGN MARCH 21 & 22 FOR THE SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES WITH STSS SPORTSMAN GOING 44 LAPS FOR $4444 TO WIN. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT FOR A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Please Like & Share this post ‼️
🗓 Friday March 21 – presented by ICE LESS llc.
🌟 SPRINT CARS – @Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series
🌟 STREET STOCKS
🌟 4 CYLINDER STOCK CARS
🌟 MODIFIEDS – Top Time in each of 3 sessions locks into Saturday Redraw
🌟 SPORTSMAN – Top Time in each of 3 sessions locks into Saturday Redraw
🏎 3:30 Pits – ($40)
🎟 5:00 Grandstands – ($25 Adults, $10 Students (10-15), Kids 9 & under FREE)
🚦 6:00 Cars on track
🗓 Saturday March 22 – presented by ICE LESS llc.
🌟 STSS MODIFIEDS – 60 Laps, $6,060 to win
🌟 STSS SPORTSMAN – 44 Laps, $4,444 to win
🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – presented by Victory Fuel
🌟 4 CYLINDER STOCK CARS
🏎 12:00 Pits ($45)
🎟 1:30 Grandstands ($30 Adults, $15 Students (10-15), Kids 9 & under FREE)
🚦 2:30 Cars on track
📢 FLEX SCHEDULE – If weather is warm and sunny we could flex the schedule 2 hours later!
📢 Rain Date: March 23
🎟 Tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/bridgeportmotorsportspark
📢 Purses: https://www.shorttracksuperseries.com/eventinfo/
📢 Event Info: https://www.shorttracksuperseries.com/eventinfo/
‼️ THE ROAR OF THE MODIFIEDS RETURN THIS march 21 & 22 AS WE KICK OFF THE 2025 SEASON WITH THE DOUG HOFFMAN MEMORIAL SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES WEEKEND. THE MIGHTY MODIFIEDS WILL BE RIPPIN THE LIP FOR 60 LAPS AND THE $6060 PAYDAY. Plus STSS Sportsman going 44 laps for $4444 to win presented by ICE LESS llc. Please Like & Share this post ‼️
🗓 Friday March 21 – presented by ICE LESS llc.
🌟 SPRINT CARS – @Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series
🌟 STREET STOCKS
🌟 4 CYLINDER STOCK CARS
🌟 MODIFIEDS – Top Time in each of 3 sessions locks into Saturday Redraw
🌟 SPORTSMAN – Top Time in each of 3 sessions locks into Saturday Redraw
🏎 3:30 Pits – ($40)
🎟 5:00 Grandstands – ($25 Adults, $10 Students (10-15), Kids 9 & under FREE)
🚦 6:00 Cars on track
🗓 Saturday March 22 – presented by ICE LESS llc.
🌟 STSS MODIFIEDS – 60 Laps, $6,060 to win
🌟 STSS SPORTSMAN – 44 Laps, $4,444 to win
🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – presented by Victory Fuel
🌟 4 CYLINDER STOCK CARS
🏎 12:00 Pits ($45)
🎟 1:30 Grandstands ($30 Adults, $15 Students (10-15), Kids 9 & under FREE)
🚦 2:30 Cars on track
📢 FLEX SCHEDULE – If weather is warm and sunny we could flex the schedule 2 hours later!
📢 Rain Date: March 23
🎟 Tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/bridgeportmotorsportspark
📢 Purses: https://www.shorttracksuperseries.com/eventinfo/
📢 Event Info: https://www.shorttracksuperseries.com/eventinfo/
‼️ FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE RUSH LATE MODELS SERIES INVADES THE KINGDOM OF SPEED, BRIDGEPORT MOTORSPORTS PARK ‼️
🚦 With a $10,000 payday and 50 lap main event, we expect a HUGE turnout of Late Models at New Jersey’s premier dirt track facility presented by @Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic. Fueled by Insinger Performance !
‼️ ATTENTION ROOKIE SPORTSMAN ‼️
🌟 If you are planning to run for the DA’s Auto Body & Repair Rookie of the Year, let us know who you are. Post name and picture of your HOT ROD!
When Doug Rose’s vision turned the Bridgeport Speedway into the High Banks of the Bridgeport Motorsports Park, a whole new chapter of racing was begun at the Logan Township speed plant. Rose has continued to offer opportunities to different racing disciplines and has greatly expanded the “menu” of Bridgeport’s competition. Race drivers from across the country watch events at Bridgeport in preparation for their opportunity to race on the High Banks.
While the Modifieds, 602 Sportsman and Street Stocks continue as regular Saturday night divisions, sprint cars have taken on an expanded role in the track schedule.
The Mid Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) has become a regular feature on Saturday nights. The winged 305 competitors are featured seventeen times on the 2024 schedule including several special events.
The weekend of June 13-15 has been dedicated as the Joe Kay Memorial Weekend. Kay lost his life in an non-racing accident last year and his friends and fellow competitors will honor his memory on this three day race weekend. To know Joe was to love him. Joe Kay never met anyone that he didn’t like.
The weekend gets underway on Friday evening MASS, Street Stocks, the Victory Fuel wingless 602 sprints (NEWS) on the 4/10th while track while the Speedway Entertainment All Star and Junior Slingshots will compete on the quarter mile track. On Saturday, MASS will be joined by Sportsman, NEWS, Four Cylinders, Rookie and Vintage. Sunday’s program will consist of Super Late Models, Modifieds and Four Cylinders to complete the three day weekend.
On Friday and Saturday, October 17th and 18th, the Ron Faison Memorial Race will be run as part of the 305 Racesaver Nationals. MASS will compete in a fifty lap feature event as part of the Saturday night program. NEWS, Sportsman and Street Stocks will also be featured in this two day program.
The final race of the season is the Dirty Jersey weekend on Friday and Saturday of October 31 and November 1. The Dirty Jersey will feature the 410 Sprint Cars but the 305 was be on the schedule for both days.
The wingless 602 sprints (NEWS) have done very well at Bridgeport and will enjoy an expanded season with more than twenty race dates during the 2025 season. With an expanded schedule, this division continues to attract new competitors to this division.
The USAC National Sprint Series will appear at Bridgeport on Wednesday, June 18 during the Eastern Storm. This is always a popular event that features drivers like Robert Ballou, CJ Leary, Kevin Thomas, Jr. and many more. Two area drivers, Joe Amantea and Briggs Danner will be following this series this season and will return to their “home” turf during the Eastern Storm.
The USAC East Coast wingless sprints will make four Bridgeport appearances this year including both days of the season finale, the Dirty Jersey. On Friday night October 31, non-winning drivers will compete in a special non-winners event to be followed on Saturday by a full show. USAC EC will also on appear on Saturday nights July 19th and September 20th.
United Racing Club (URC) feature winged sprint cars with 360 cu. in. engines. URC will appear with the USAC Eastern Storm on Wednesday, June 18 and again on Saturday June 26 and September 20.
AND, making their return to Bridgeport this season, Kyle Larson’s and Brad Sweet’s High Limit Series featuring many of the leading winged sprint car talents from throughout the United States. Drivers like St. Helena, CA Rico Abreu, driver of the Buch Motorsports No. 13, Daison Pursley, and many more will be on hand for this very popular event. Abreu was the race winner when the High Limit made their first appearance here in 2023.
So, there it is. Something for everyone. If you like winged sprints or non-winged sprint cars, there are many dates to choose from. Make sure to mark your 2025 racing calendar!
