BRIDGEPORT IS BACK IN ACTION AS WATT, ERRICO AND GEIGES RACE TO VICTORY

After taking a few weeks off, the Bridgeport Speedway returned to action with Scout Night, sponsored by Eastern Auto Parts Warehouse.  Everyone was ready for racing on the 5/8th mile track and it showed in the action throughout the night.

Polesitter, Mike Franz led the field through the first three circuits until Tommy Beamer drove the Don & Patti Thornton No. 31 into the lead on lap four.

Beamer drove away from the field, leaving the competition in his dust.  Ryan Watt was the man on the move as he used whatever lane he needed to march through the field, passing multiple cars on some laps.

Green flag racing through lap twenty enabled Beamer to lengthen his lead,   As the field approached the five to go sign, Beamer struggled with several lapped cars, allowing Watt to close the gap.  Beamer’s lead was erased when the caution waved for the slowing car of Franz.

It was during the caution that smoke could be seen from the left rear of Beamer’s No. 31.  A brokenshock was rubbing the left rear tire, causing the smoke.

Beamer led the way through lap twenty-one as Watt closed in with Matt Stangle on his bumper.  Watt took the lead on lap twenty-two as Stangle followed Watt to take second.  Stangle pressured Watt until he spun off of turn two with three laps to go.

The restart saw Billy Pauch in third after a late race charge.  Pauch passed Beamer for second on the restart and set his sights on Watt but Watt was not to be denied as he raced to his third Bridgeport checkered of the season.  Pauch finished second followed by Beamer who hung on to third.  Stan Frankenfield Jr. had a strong showing to finish forth with Neal Williams rounding out the top five.  Jim Britt finished sixth followed by Wade Hendrickson, Dominick Buffalino, Richie Pratt, Jr. and Dave Shirk.

Tommy Errico had the Xrated car in tune as he raced to his first win of the season in the South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman feature event.  Errico waited for a challenge but one never came as the young driver focused on hitting his marks.  Travis Hill finished seccond  followed by Eric Kormann, Rich Wegner Jr. and Matt Peck.  Bobby Bracall finished sixth followed by Tom Sherby, Wayne Weaver who raced David Hartman’s No. 53 after his No. 0 suffered mechanical problems during qualifying;  Ernie Miles IIi finished ninth with rookie, Scott Maher rounding out the top ten.

It was the last race of the season in the Garden State for the Delaware Auto Exchange Mid Atlantic Sprint Series.

Jeff Geiges led from the green to the checkered to capture his second win on Bridgeport’s 5/8th mile.  Geiges was two for two on the Bridgeport track this season.  Andy Best raced the Delaware Auto Exchange No. 2 to a runner-up finish but it was third place finisher, Rickey DiEva who captured the New Jersey State Championship for his efforts.  DiEva earned his first sprint car victory at Bridgeport earlier this season.  Rick Stief and Eddie Wagner rounded out the top five while defending champion, Tim Tanner finished sixth.  Scott Frack, Jon Haegele, Tom Carberry and Jason Dunn completed the top ten at the finish.

Racing action returns to the Bridgeport Speedway next Saturday night with a tripelheader show on Saturday for Back to School Night sponsored  by Arbor Material Handling,  The Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman and Outlaw Stocks will all be in action for the final two point races of the season.  Racing gets underway at 7pm.

BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY – SPONSORED BY EASTERN AUTO PARTS SCOUT NIGHT

Saturday, August 24, 2019

SPIRIT AUTO CENTER BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS (25 laps) –

1. Ryan Watt, 2. Billy Pauch, Sr., 3. Tommy Beamer, 4. Stan Frankenfield, 5. Neal Williams, 6. Jim Britt, 7. Wade Hendrickson, 8. Dominick Buffalino, 9. Richie Pratt, Jr., 10. Dave Shirk, 11. Scott Ambruster, 12. Brett Ballard, 13. Steve Kemery, 14. Don Cogdill, III, 15. Roger Manning, 16. Jeramy Doerr, 17. Pete Visconti, 18. Jim Bobbitt, 19. J.R. Burritt, 20. Matt Stangle, 21. Ron Roberts, 22. Mike Franz, 23. Joe Puzzella, 24. Jack Swain.

SOUTH JERSEY OVERHEAD DOOR 602 CRATE SPORTSMAN (20 laps) –

1. Tommy Errico, Jr., 2. Travis Hill, 3. Eric Kormann, 4. Rich Wegner, Jr., 5. Matt Peck, 6. Bobby Bracall, 7. Tom Sherby, 8. Wayne Weaver, 9. Ernie Miles, III, 10. Scott Maher, Jr., 11. Danny Buccafusca, 12. Jonathan Swift, 13. Darren Cox, 14. Ernie Miles, Jr., 15. Tom Holding, 16. Pete Serra, 17. Scott Hulmes, DNS – Steve Bartos, Dave Hartman

DELAWARE AUTO EXCHANGE MASS 305 SPRINTS (20 laps) –

1. Jeff Geiges, 2. Andy Best, 3. Ricky DiEva, 4. Rick Stief, 5. Eddie Wagner, 6. Tim Tanner, Jr., 7. Scott Frack, 8. Jon Haegele, 9. Tom Carberry, Sr., 10. Jason Dunn, 11. Mike Haggenbottom, 12. Josh Bricker, 13. Justin Nowlen, 14. Ryan Stillwaggon, 15. Jon Brennfleck, DNS – Dan Leaper, Marie McVay, Reid Mitchell, Larry McVay

Upcoming events

Saturday, August 31 – Back to School Night by Arbor Material Handling – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman & Outlaw Stocks,, racing at 7pm

Satuday, September 7 – Final Points Night – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman & Outlaw Stocks, racing at 7pm

Friday, September 27 – Small Block Modifieds, Outlaw Stocks and open practice for all divisions for Saturday events, racing at 7:30pm

Saturday, September 28 – Poker Series Hand #4 – King of the Big Blocks – Big Block Modifieds and 602 Crate Sportsman, racing at 6:30pm

HENDRICKSON RUMBLES ON THE RIVER TO CAPTURE POKER SERIES VICTORY AT BRIDGEPORT

Wade Hendrickson has always considered the Bridgeport Speedway 5/8th mile his home track.  Since his first feature win there in May of 1999, Hendrickson has done some of his best racing on the Logan Township surface.

On Thursday night, Hendrickson earned his 60th Bridgeport feature win in the Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modifieds, moving him one win closer to third place , Billy Pauch, on the All Time Feature Winner’s list.  “I learned to race here,” Hendrickson told the crowd of fans, “It’s been a special place in my heart.  I had to win one last one here,” Hendrickson said, referencing the changes coming to the Bridgeport Speedway next season.

Hendrickson’s daughter, Brooke, drew the pole for her dad and his Pat Michael owned No. 51m.  Hendrickson is not known for having any luck when it comes to drawing for position.

Hendrickson led every lap of the NAPA Auto Parts sponsored event.  Danny Bouc, driving Hendrickson’s former ride – the Craig and Lesley Pondish owned C&S Equipment No. 6 – who offered Hendrickson’s biggest challenge as he raced from his thirteenth place starting position to challenge for the win.  Bouc picked off the competition in the top five, one by one, until he got to Hendrickson.  A caution with two laps to go gave Bouc his final shot on the single file restart.  Hendrickson used his experience on the restart, slowing down the field, knowing that he would have the jump on the challenger’s small block engine.  And he was right.

Hendrickson took the win over Bouc who was all smiles after the race.  The second place finish marked Bouc’s best attempt at Bridgeport this season and he was well pleased with his car’s performance.

Billy Pauch finished third in a throwback paint scheme of the L car on a night that he Cimpko family paid tribute to the late Tom Cimpko who played an important role in Pauch’s career.

Dominick Buffalino finished fourth in the Horton No. 76, edging out Jimmy Horton at the start/finish line.  Richie Pratt, Jr. finished sixth followed by Neal Williams, Jim Britt, Rick Laubach and Roger Manning.

The Cimko Family added an additional $1,000 to the winner’s purse plus and additional $500 for fifth (Horton) and $800 for eighth place (Britt).

The win was worth $5,000 for Hendrickson in addition to an Ace for this 2019 Poker Series hand.  The three Poker Series events have been won by three different drivers – Pauch, Horton and now, Hendrickson.

Travis Hill drove the Cogdill No. 98H to victory for the second time this season in the South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman feature.

Hill led every lap of the twenty lap main event to claim victory over Tom Sherby Jr.  Wayne Weaver finished third followed by Matt Peck and Eric Kormann.  James Hill, Jim Gallagher, Jr., Bobby Bracall, Ernie Miles III and Rick Wegner.

Rich Stinson, Jr. raced to his second consecutive win and fifth of the season in the Sunbelt Rental Outlaw Stock feature event.

Brian Ludwig led the way for the first two times around the track before Stinson raced into the lead after starting third at the green.

It was all Stinson for the remainder of the race as Tom Wills, Jr. picked off positions one by one from his eighth place start.  Wills was racing for third at half way.

Stinson took the win with a healthy lead over Wills who edged out Ludwig at the finish line for second.  Lee Allen finished fourth with Jeff Dirkes rounding out the top five.

The next race at the Bridgeport Speedway will be Scout Night on Saturday, August 24th when racing returns to the 5/8th mile track.

SUMMARY – RUMBLE ON THE RIVER POKER SERIES HAND #3

 

SPIRIT AUTO CENTER BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS  (40 laps)

1. Wade Hendrickson, 2. Danny Bouc, 3. Billy Pauch, Sr., 4. Dominick Buffalino, 5. Jimmy Horton, 6. Richie Pratt, Jr., 7. Neal Williams, 8. Jim Britt, 9. Rick Laubach, 10. Roger Manning, 11. Ryan Krachun, 12. David Hunt, 13. Don Cogdill, III, 14. Jeramy Doerr, 15. Ron Roberts, 16. Matt Stangle, 17. Mike Franz, 18. Brett Ballard, 19. Brandon Grosso, 20. Tommy Beamer

SOUTH JERSEY OVERHEAD DOOR 602 CRATE SPORTSMAN (20 laps)

1. Travis Hill, 2. Tom Sherby, 3. Wayne Weaver, 4. Matt Peck, 5. Eric Kormann, 6. James Hill, 7. Jim Gallagher, Jr., 8. Bobby Bracall, 9. Ernie Mile, III, 10. Rich Wegner, Jr., 11. David Hartman, 12. Tom Holding, 13. Tom Moore, Jr., 14. Ryan Simmons, 15. Pete Serra, 16. Joe Toth, 17. Scott Hulmes

SUNBELT RENTALS OUTLAW STOCKS (15 laps)

1. Rich Stinson, Jr., 2. Tom Wills, Jr., 3. Brian Ludwig, 4. Lee Allen, 5. Jeff Dirkes, 6. Andrew Joslin, 7. Justin Nowlen, 8. Billy Wroble, 9. Ken Moren, 10. Nick Sandone III, 11. John Parker, 12. Paul Donahue

 

 

Upcoming events

Saturday, August 24 – Scout Night – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman and MASS 305 Sprint Cars, racing at 7pm

Saturday, August 31 – Back to School Night by Arbor Material Handling – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman & Outlaw Stocks,, racing at 7pm

Satuday, September 7 – Final Points Night – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman & Outlaw Stocks, racing at 7pm

WILLIAMS COMES UP BIG WITH WIN IN SPIRIT AUTO CENTER BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS AT BRIDGEPORT

After a rough start to the 2019 racing season, Neal Williams drove the South Jersey Overhead Door No. 0 to victory in Saturday night’s Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modified feature.  Jim Gallagher picked up his second win of the season in the South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman feature while it was win number four for Rich Stinson, Jr. in the Sunbelt Rentals Outlaw Stocks.
“It’s been a long time coming,” Williams exclaimed, “I can’t wait to get another one.”  The win was Williams’ second Big Block win at Bridgeport.
Five time feature winner, Billy Pauch had a tire go down before the start of the feature.  That sent him to the rear of the field for the green flag but it is just possible that his bad luck was really his good luck because he was able to avoid the first lap, first turn incident that saw reigning track champion, Ryan Watt, take a wicked ride in turn one.   Watt barrel rolled several times before coming to a stop.  He and Pauch were slated to start the feature side by side.  Watt was not injured in the wreck that involved seven cars.
The field realigned for a complete restart  with Bob Sarkisian and Mike Franz dueling for the lead.  Franz won the spot and led the first two laps.  Tommy Beamer raced in second and inherited the lead for a lap three restart when Franz headed to the pits with mechanical issues.
Beamer led through lap five as both Williams and Richie Pratt, Jr. were on the move.  Williams made the move to take the lead on lap seven with Pratt hot on his trail.
Pauch was making his way through the field after a second trip to the pits for a flat tire.
Williams led Pratt, Beamer, Matt Stangle and Pauch at half way.  Two laps later, the leaders had caught the back of the field.
Pratt was able to close in on the leader and he raced side by side with Williams with just five laps to go but it was Williams who raced to the win.  Pratt finished second followed by Pauch, Stangle and Wade Hendrickson who rebounded from the lap one incident to grab a top five finish.  Jimmy Horton finished sixth followed by Dominick Buffalino, Beamer, David Hunt and Brett Ballard.
Tom Sherby dominated the South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Sportsman feature but was forced to pit for a tire change with just two laps to go.  Jim Gallagher’s pass by Wayne Weaver for second just a few laps earlier paid dividends as he inherited the lead.
Gallagher went on to collect his second win of the season over Matt Peck who raced into second in the final laps.  Weaver finished third followed by Eric Kormann and Travis Hill.  Bobby Bracall, Howard Huepful, Sherby, Jonathan Swift and Ernie Miles Jr. rounded out the top ten.
Rich Stinson, Jr. raced into the lead on the second lap of the Sunbelt Rentals Outlaw Stock feature event and never looked back.
Nick Sandone led the first lap before Stinson made it three wide to race into the lead.  Tom Wills, Jr. raced into second on lap seven but wasn’t able to challenge Stinson for the lead.  Wills finished second with Lee Allen winning the heated battle for third over Brian Ludwig.  Jeff Dirkes edged out Gary Klimeczak to finish fifth at the checkered.
Racing returns to the 5/8th mile this Wednesday for the Rumble on the River, the third hand in the 2019 Poker Series.  The tripleheader show of Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman and Outlaw Stocks will get underway at 7:30pm.

SPIRIT AUTO CENTER BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE (25 laps) –

1. Neal Williams, 2. Richie Pratt, Jr., 3. Billy Pauch, Sr., 4. Matt Stangle, 5. Wade Hendrickson, 6. Jimmy Horton, 7. Dominick Buffalino, 8. Tommy Beamer, 9. David Hunt, 10. Brett Ballard, 11. Don Cogdill, III, 12. Pete Visconti, 13. Roger Manning, 14. Todd Neiheiser, 15. Ron Roberts, 16. J.R. Burritt, 17. Joe Puzella, 18. Scott Ambruster, 19. Mike Franz, 20. Bob Sarkisian, 21. Travis Hill, 22. Tommy Errico, Jr., 23. Ryan Watt, 24 Stan Frankenfield, 25. Jack Swain, DNS – Billy Lasko

SOUTH JERSEY OVERHEAD DOOR 602 CRATE SPORTSMAN FEATURE (20 laps) – 1. Jim Gallagher, Jr., 2. Matt Peck, 3. Wayne Weaver, 4. Eric Kormann, 5. Travis Hill, 6. Steve Bracall, 7. Howard Huepful, 8. Tom Sherby, 9. Jonathan Swift, 10. Ernie Miles, Jr., 11. Pete Serra, 12. Scott Maher, Jr., 13. Anthony Tramontana, 14. Tom Holding, 15. Brett Belmont, 16. Jim Cheesman, 17. Joe Toth, 18. Scott Hulmes, 19. Ryan Simmons, 20. Ernie Miles, III, 21. Rich Wenger, Jr., 22. Roger Gaskil, 23. David Hartman.

SUNBELT RENTALS OUTLAW STOCK FEATURE (15 laps) –

1. Rich Stinson, Jr., 2. Tom Wills, Jr., 3. Lee Allen, 4. Brian Ludwig, 5. Jeff Dirkes, 6. Gary Klimeczak, 7. John Parker, 8. Justin Nowlen, 9. Andrew Joslin, 10. Terry Sammons, 11. Ken Moren, 12. Nick Sandone III, 13. Paul Donahue.

 

 

Upcoming events

Wednesday, July 31 – Rumble on the River – Poker Series – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman & Outlaw Stocks, racing at 7:30pm

Saturday, August 24 – Scout Night – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman and MASS 305 Sprint Cars, racing at 7pm

Saturday, August 31 – Back to School Night by Arbor Material Handling – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman & Outlaw Stocks,, racing at 7pm

Satuday, September 7 – Final Points Night – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman & Outlaw Stocks, racing at 7pm

Modified and 602 Crate Rule Retracted

Attention all modified and 602 crate teams: The adjusted window rule for bodies has been retracted

Due to a miscommunication between sanctioning bodies, we have retracted the window panel rule modification

The rule remains as it was originally. Any questions re the body rules can be fielded by John McCaughey at this weeks’ drivers meeting as it will be strictly enforced at the 7/31 Poker race and beyond

Under the ‘Body Requirements in the ‘Big Block Modifieds’, Section F, line 5 ; and the ‘602 Crate Sportsman’ Section G, line 4 Rulebooks

Window panels can have a 4” maximum BOW (not squared off) without going above the roof line of the car.

Bridgeport July 31 Poker Race to Honor the late Tom Cimpko with Bonus $$$

Bridgeport, NJ – Earlier this season, noted mechanic Tom Cimpko passed away at the age of 85.  The Hillsborough Township, NJ resident was well-known in the world of dirt modified racing by many.  Cimpko’s Family wanted to get together at a track that Tom’s presence played a large part at.  “My Dad just loved racing, the people involved in the sport, and Bridgeport Speedway was a big part of our lives,” offered Dawn Cimpko-one of Tom’s daughters.

The Cimpko Family has put up THREE hefty bonuses for the 40-lap Poker Series event on July 31!  The winner of the $4,000 event will receive a $1,000 bonus – 5th place will receive a $500 bonus and 8th place will receive an $800 bonus on top of their regular earnings.  Current Spirit Auto Center Big Block point leader Billy Pauch has also revealed that he and the Liedl Family have gotten together to debut a throw back “L”paint scheme for this special event!

Known by his contemporaries as a man of integrity and vast knowledge, there was no mechanical issue that Tommy would not find a work-around for!  A “super fan” of dirt racing, Tommy was a fixture at the iconic Flemington Speedway. He raced many cars over the years, but is prominently remembered as the lead mechanic for

many notable drivers throughout his tenure in the racing world. Drivers such as as Sammy Beavers, Mike Grbac and Billy Pauch are among those who can say Tommy was a major part of their team. He truly inspired every member of the crew to do their best, and his hard work helped those drivers earn much success.  Tom also crewed for other notable drivers like Frank Cozze, Fritz Epright, Roger Laureno, Fred Dmuchowski, Billy Osmun, and the McCaughey Family.

His most proud moment had to be when Billy Pauch won 10 in a row at Flemington and the track put a bounty up on ‘The Kid’ for $500, which was a lot back in the 80’s.  A few owners that Cimpko worked under include the Liedl Brothers, Ted Arnold, Tony Sesely, Joe Scamardella, and Ricky Grosso.

Racing will begin at 7:15pm on Wednesday, July 31.  The Big Block Modifieds will battle in a 40-lapper, the 602 Crate Sportsman will compete in a 20-lap $1,000 to win event, and the Outlaw Stocks will race in a 15-lap $500 to win affair.

We were fortunate enough to get a few quotes from some of the people that Tom influenced over the years:

Billy Pauch:  Tom and I had a lot of success together.  He was like a father figure to me and I looked up to him tremendously.

Wade Hendrickson:  When Tom helped on my injection he would tap the butterflies closed with an ice pick…my dad called him Tom Icepick

Roger Laureno: You had to get up early in the morning to try to out work Tommy.  A great guy and a true racer.  I really enjoyed the time I got to spend with him building and racing the MBC 58 and the Tony Sesely 16.

John McCaughey:  Tom was a great man and a helluva racer.

Rick Shive:  Tom was all business at the track, kinda reminded me of Gus Frear.

Mark Marotta: Brilliant man

Fred Voorhees:  He was a pioneer in the racing world

Randy Morton:  Tommy was a great friend of my dad who always said Tom was the best wrench period.

Ted Arnold:  One of the nicest and intelligent persons I have ever met. I wish I took in more of his knowledge.

Scott Pool:  Great mind when it came to building race cars

Dominick Ragano:  Tom was a great guy knew him well over 50 years very smart, always one step ahead of everyone, knew him back when he worked for Gavazzi Tire

Top 5 in Poker Series Standings heading into July 31
Big Block Modifieds
A,Q-Jimmy Horton
A-Billy Pauch Sr.
K-Ryan Krachun
Q-Wade Hendrickson
J, 9-Billy Pauch Jr
602 Crate Sportsman
A, 8-Steve Kemery
A, 10-Eric Kormann
K, Q-Jim Gallagher, Jr
Q, 6-Wayne Weaver
J-7-Steve Davis
Outlaw Stocks

A-Rich Stinson, Jr

K-Jon Meyer

Q-Brian Ludwig

J-Lee Allen

10-Gary Klimeczak

HOT SUMMER NIGHT RACING AS PAUCH, PECK & WILLS RACE TO BRIDGEPORT WINS

​The only thing hotter than the weather is the racing action at the Bridgeport Speedway as the Spirit Auto Center Big Blocks, South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman and Sunbelt Rental Outlaw Stocks returned to Saturday night action on thelightning fast 5/8th mile speedway on First Responders Night.

Billy Pauch raced to his fifth win of the 2019 season in the twenty-five lap Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modifieds in a race that saw five different leaders and too many lead changes to count!  On lap nine, it was Pauch who drew the caution with a left rear flat.  He made a trip to the pits and returned to start at the rear of the field, breaking into the top five with just ten laps to go.

Bob Sarkisian and Ron Roberts lead the starting line-up to the green flag with Sarkisian taking the lead.  Sarkisian led the first six laps before Richie Pratt, Jr. raced by on lap seven in the Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz No. 51.  Pratt led a pair of laps before Brett Ballard took to the outside on the backstretch to race into the lead for laps nine and ten.  On a lap eleven restart, it was Pratt who took to the outside to take the lead.

There was plenty of action happening behind the leader as Ballard. Ryan Watt and Neal Williams battled for position.

Pratt took the five to go sign from starter, Ken Golden, Jr. with Watt, Williams and Pauch trailing.

Then things got really interesting as Pauch raced into third on lap twenty-one.  Watt challenged Pratt for the lead and led the way to complete lap twenty-two.  It was a three car battle for the lead the next time around with Pauch taking over on lap twenty-three.  Pauch was able to pull away from the field, leaving Pratt and Watt to race for second.  Pauch took the checkered followed by Watt, Pratt, Williams and Ballard.  Jim Britt finished sixth with Roger Manning, Matt Stangle, Travis Hill in the Michael No. 51M and Sam Martz completing the top ten at the end of twenty-five laps.

Former Rookie Champion, Matt Peck raced to his second win of the season but first on the 5/8th mile track in the South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman competition.

Peck led all twenty laps and spent most of them deflecting the challenges of a very persistent Wayne Weaver who ran in second.  Jim Gallagher, Jr. battled back to finish third after a back and forth battle with Sammy Martz, Jr. who was sidelined with mechanical issues on the final lap of the race.  Current point leader, Eric Kormann raced to a fourth place finish with Travis Hill rounding out the top five.  Ernie Miles III finished a season best sixth followed by David Hartman, Andrew Belmont, Bobby Bracall and Brett Belmont.

Justin Moench came away with the win in the final DA’s Auto Body & Repair Rookie feature event to capture the 2019 Rookie Championship.  Scott Maher finished second in the eight lap feature event but it was Kathy Buzby who finished second in the Rookie points.

Rookie graduation took place behind the grandstands before the start of the Saturday night competition.

Tom Wills, Jr. picked up his fourth win of the season in the Sunbelt RentalOutlaw Stocks, taking the lead with an outside pass by Brian Ludwig on a lap seven restart.

Andrew Joslin led the first four laps before Ludwig took over on lap five in a race that saw numerous caution flags during the fifteen lap event.

Wills led the way to the checkered flag with Ludwig finishing second.  Lee Allen rebounded from several incidents to finish third  followed by Joslin and John Parker to round out the top five.

Bridgeport action returns next Saturday for Bike Night on the 5/8th with the Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks and Vintage cars with racing getting underway at 7pm.

BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY – SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2019

SUMMARY

SPIRIT AUTO CENTER BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS (25 laps) –

1. Billy Pauch, Sr., 2. Ryan Watt, 3. Richie Pratt, Jr., 4. Neal Williams, 5. Brett Ballard, 6. Jim Britt, 7. Roger Manning, 8. Matt Stangle, 9. Travis Hill, 10. Sam Martz, Sr., 11. Stan Frankenfield, 12. Don Cogdill, III, 13. Scott Ambruster, 14. Bob Sarkisian, 15. Billy Lasko, 16. Todd Neiheiser, 17. Bucky Kell, 18. Tommy Errico, 19. Wade Hendrickson, 20. Ron Roberts, 21. Dominick Buffalino, 22. Jack Swain, 23. Tommy Beamer, 24. Chris Grbac  DNQ – Jeramy Doerr, Pete Visconti, Jim Bobbit, JR Burritt, Joe Pozella and Bobby Firth

SOUTH JERSEY OVERHEAD DOOR 602 CRATE SPORTSMAN (20 laps) –

1. Matt Peck, 2. Wayne Weaver, 3. Jim Gallagher, Jr., 4. Eric Kormann, 5. Travis Hill, 6. Ernie Miles, III, 7. David Hartman, 8. Andrew Belmont, 9. Bobby Bracall, 10. Brett Belmont, 11. Pete Serra, 12. Tom Holding, 13. Scott Maher, Jr., 14. Sammy Martz, Jr., 15. Anthony Sisco, 16. Billy Chester, 17. Rich Wegner, Jr., 18. Scott Hulmes, 19. Steve Kemery, DNS – John Malcolm

SUNBELT RENTALS OUTLAW STOCKS (15 laps) –

1. Tom Wills, Jr., 2. Brian Ludwig, 3. Lee Allen, 4. Andrew Joslin, 5. John Parker, 6. Ken Moren, 7. Gary Klimeczak, 8. Terry Sammons, 9. Jeff Dirkes, 10. Mike Creamer, 11. Nick Sandone, III, 12. Paul Donahue, 13. Rich Stinson, Jr.

D.A.’S AUTO BODY AND REPAIR ROOKIE (8 laps) –

1. Justin Moench, 2. Scott Maher, Jr., 3. Kathy Buzby

Upcoming events

Saturday, July 20 – BIKE NIGHT – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & VINTAGE,, racing at 7pm

Saturday, July 27 – DRIVER APPRECIATION NIGHT – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman & Outlaw Stocks, racing at 7pm

Wednesday, July 31 – Rumble on the River – Poker Series – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman & Outlaw Stocks, racing at 7:30pm

Saturday, August 24 – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman and MASS 305 Sprint Cars, racing at 7pm

​BRIDGPORT’S PACK THE HOUSE IS HUGE SUCCESS


 

 

 

The Bridgeport Speedway’s fourth annual Pack the House Night was a huge success as fans filed through the gates from four o’clock until well after the start of the night’s racing action.  Fans enjoyed the free musicial entertainment, camera and autograph day, the many food concessions and the Bandit Bus before the start of the night’s events.

Fans were treated to a night of racing action among six different divisions.  The South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman, Sunbelt Rentals Outlaw Stocks and the Delaware Auto Exchange Mid Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) raced on the lightning fast 5/8th mile track while the Ace Overhead Door 600 Micro Sprints, the JS Weld-Rite/Mongoose Chassis 270 Micro Sprints and Slingshots raced on the Spirit Speedway quarter mile track.  There was also a hot lap session for the Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modifieds held on the 5/8th mile track.

The South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman opened the night of racing with their twenty lap feature event.  Polesitter, Eric Kormann led the first eleven laps around the 5/8th mile track before Steve Kemery drove into contention from his tenth place start.  Kemery caught up to the leader and then made his pass for the lead with a move to inside off turn three on lap twelve.  Kemery then drove away from the competition to claim his third victory of the 2019 season.

Kormann finished a strong second followed by Jim Gallagher, Jr.in third.  Matt Peck added a fourth to his collections of top fives this season with last week’s feature winner, Tom Sherby rounding out the top five.  Travis Hill finished sixth followed by Tommy Errico, David Crossman, Howard Huepfel and Bobby Bracall completed the top ten in the running order at the checkered flag.

Tom Wills, Jr. turned his 2019 season around with his third win of the season in the Sunbelt Rentals Outlaw Stocks.

Polesitter, Nick Sandone led the first lap as the field raced three wide behind the leader for the runner-up position.  Andrew Joslin won that battle and then took the lead as he raced Sandone off of turn two on the second lap.  Wills, Jr. drove through the pack, taking the lead as he raced Joslin to the start finish line on lap three.

Wills, Jr. pulled away from the competition as Lee Allen took over second followed by Mike Creamer, Gary Klimeczak and Brian Ludwig through lap five.

Creamer raced by Allen on a lap eleven restart to take over second while Klimeczak and Ludwig continued the battle for fourth right down to the checkered flag.

Wills, Jr. took the win over Creamer and Allen with Ludwig edging out Klimeczak at the finish line.

Ricky DiEva, a former Big Block Modified competitor at the Bridgeport Speedway, moved into full time competition with the MASS 305 sprint cars this season and picked up his first victory in front of a packed house on Saturday night.  DiEva led from the wave of the green flag to the finish to capture the victory over Andy Best who has already won a MASS event earlier this season.

This was the third race for the MASS Sprint Cars at Bridgeport this season but the first on the 5/8th mile track.

DiEva led Best to the finish with Rick Stief finishing third.  Eddie Wagner, who has played an integral role in DiEva’s sprint car experience, finished fourth with Jason Dunn taking fifth.  Larry McVay finished sixth followed by Tom Carberry, Joe Kay, Tyler Brehm and Scott Frack.

Bridgeport invader, Jacob Hendershot debuted a new car and immediately put the No. 27 into Victory Lane in its maiden voyage in the JS Weld-Rite/Mongoose Chassis 270 Micro Sprint feature.

Pole sitter, Johnny Trendler led the first two times around the Spirit Speedway quarter mile.  Hendershot, who started third in the twenty lap feature raced into the lead on lap three and never looked back.  Three time feature winner, Alex Swift finished second followed by Brandon Shipley who recovered from an earlier incident, restarted at the rear of the field and drove back to a third place finish.  Kyle Weiss finished fourth with Glenn Macomber taking fifth.  Tom Landwher, Shea Wills, Ross Holler, John West and Ken Andreas completed the top ten at the end of twenty laps.

2017 Track Champion, Matt Smith, drove to his third win of the season in the Ace Overhead Door 600 Micro Sprint Feature.

Polesitter, Jon Keller led the first five circuits around the quarter mile before Smith made his way to the front from his eighth place start.  Gary Bozowski quickly raced into second on the first lap and held off any challengers to cross the finish line behind Smith for second.  Luke Thomas finished third with PJ Williams in fourth and Jon Keller finishing fifth.

Brandon Pavel, Lee Nardelli, Richie Keller, Travis Hill and Mike Thompson who won the consolation event, completed the top ten in the running order.

Ryan Davey took the lead on the first lap of the Slingshot feature to earn his second win of the season at the Spirit Speedway.  Dave McCullough trailed the leader to the finish with Ryan Harris finishing third.  Dave Morrell finished fourth with Tomas Mowery rounding out the top five.

It was a beautiful June night for racing.  It was a full night of racing action – the first for many in attendance.  The Pack the House night continues at the Bridgeport Speedway.

There will be three nights of racing this weekend as the Spirit Auto Center quarter mile runs a regular show on Friday night with 270 & 600 Micro Sprints and Slingshots.  The 270s will be featured in Twin 15 lap feature events. Racing gets underway at 8pm.  The action moves to Bridgeport’s 5/8th mile track on Saturday night for Quarter Midget Night with the Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks and Rookies with racing getting underway at 7pm.

Then on Sunday, it’s Poker Series time on the Spirit quarter mile for the 270 & 600 Micro Sprints, Slingshots and Xcel 600 Modifieds.  Racing starts on Sunday at 6:30pm.

 

 

 

BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

PACK THE HOUSE NIGHT

Saturday, June 22, 2019

SOUTH JERSEY OVERHEAD DOOR 602 CRATE SPORTSMAN feature (20 laps) –

1. Steve Kemery, 2. Eric Kormann, 3. Jim Gallagher, Jr., 4. Matt Peck, 5. Tom Sherby, 6. Travis Hill, 7. Tommy Errico, 8. David Crossman, 9. Howard Huepfel, 10. Bobby Bracall, 11. Rich Wegner, Jr., 13. Darren Cox, 14. David Hartman, 15. Roger Gaskill, 16. Ernie Miles, Jr., 17. Tom Holding, 18. Brett Belmont, 19. Matthew Luzi, 20. Wayne Weaver, 21. John Micek, 22. Jonathan Swift, DNS – Steve Bartos

SUNBELT RENTALS OUTLAW STOCK feature (15 laps) –

1. Tom Wills, Jr., 2. Mike Creamer, 3. Lee Allen, 4. Brian Ludwig, 5. Gary Klimeczak, 6. Justin Nowlen, 7. Terry Sammons, 8. Ken Moren, 9. Keith McKinley, 10. Nick Sandone, III, 11. Andrew Joslin, 12. Paul Donahue

DELAWARE AUTO EXCHANGE MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES feature (25 laps) –

1. Ricky DiEva, 2. Andy Best, 3. Rick Stief, 4. Eddie Wagner, 5. Jason Dunn, 6. Larry McVay, 7. Tom Carberry, 8. Joe Kay, 9. Tyler Brehm, 10. Scott Frack, 11. Bryant Davis, 12. Dave Brown, 13. Stephen Voorhees, 14. Josh Brinker, 15. Logan Diehl, 16. Tim Tanner, Jr., 17. Dave Bonner, 18. Dan Leaper, 19. Randy Wilbert, 20. Jon Haegele, 21. Charles Stone, 22. Keith Andersen, 23. Marie McVay

SPIRIT AUTO CENTER SPEEDWAY

ACE OVERHEAD DOORS 600CC MICRO SPRINT feature (20 laps) –

1. Matt Smith, 2. Gary Bozowski, 3. Luke Thomas, 4. P.J. Williams, 5. Jon Keller, 6. Brandon Pavel, 7. Lee Nardelli, 8. Richie Keller, 9. Travis Hill, 10. Mike Thompson, 11. Geordon Marrero, 12. Joey Amantea, 13. Jermain Godshall, 14. Mark Landwher, 15. Tyler Lindsay, 16. Aiden Borden, 17. Jim Tippin, 18. Alex Funari, 19. Billy Calvert, 20. Ed Barber III, 21. Nick Havens, 22. Fred Heinly, 23. Joe Dopke, 24. Dave Nelson, 25. Matt Davis, DNS – B.J. Antonio, DNQ – Phil Meisner, Dave Damaio, Rebecca LaMothe, Bobby Scherff, Adrianna Dellaponti, Cory Hunsberger, Kristi Hicks, Andrew Hannula

 

J.S. WELD-RITE/MONGOOSE CHASSIS 270CC MICRO SPRINT feature (20 laps) –

1. Jacob Hendershot, 2. Alex Swift, 3. Brandon Shipley, 4. Kyle Weiss, 5. Glenn Macomber, 6. Tom Landwher, 7. Shea Wills, 8. Ross Holler, 9. Jon West, 10. Ken Andreas, 11. Junior Ramer, 12. Pat Bealer, 13. R.J. Witcraft, 14. Ryan Wozunk, 15. Connor Sheffield, 16. Corey Andersen, 17. Johnny Trendler, 18. Nick Walton, 19. John Wagner, Jr., 20. Zach Berghof, 21. Mark Landwher, 22. Sarah Napora, DNS – Scott Phillip, Jayson Conover

SLINGSHOT feature (20 laps) –

1. Ryan Davey, 2. Dave McCullough, 3. Ryan Harris, 4. Dave Morrell, 5. Tomas Mowery, 7, Shawn Mowery, 8. Rich Afflerback, 9. Ashley Therien

 

 

Upcoming events

Saturday, June 29 – Quarter Midget Night – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & Rookies, Racing at 7pm

Saturday July 6 – FANATIC NIGHT – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & Rookies, racing at 7pm

Saturday, July 13 – FIRST RESPONDERS NIGHT – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & Rookie  Grqanduation racing at 7pm

Saturday, July 20 – BIKE NIGHT – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & VINTAGE,, racing at 7pm

Saturday, 27 – DRIVER APPRECIATION NIGHT – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman & Outlaw Stocks, racing at 7pm

FREE GRANDSTAND ADMISSION AT BRIDGEPORT’S PACK THE HOUSE NIGHT

 

This coming Saturday – June 22 – the Bridgeport Speedway will present their Pack the House Night.  Race fans will get to see racing in eight different divisions on two of Bridgeport’s tracks and admission to the grandstand is FREE!

Racing action moves back to the lightning fast Bridgeport 5/8th mile track for the South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman, the Sunbelt Rentals Outlaw Stocks, the Delaware Auto Exchange Mid Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) and the DA’s Auto Body & Repair Rookies.  The Spirit Speedway quarter mile will feature the JS Weld-Rite/Mongoose Chassis  270 Micro Sprints, the Ace Overhead Door Company 600 Micro Sprints, Slingshots and 8 Cylinder Enduros.  There is something for everyone on Saturday night!

This is the night to bring all of those neighbors or friends or relatives out to the Bridgeport Speedway.  If you have been telling anyone about the great racing and fun that you have at the Bridgeport Speedway – now is the time to bring them to the track to see for themselves what you have been talking about.

Pack the House Night also gives the Friday night fans of Spirit Speedway the chance to see what happens at Bridgeport on a Saturday night and it gives the Saturday night Bridgeport Speedway fans the chance to see what the is happening at the Spirit quarter mile on a Friday night.

Come early and enjoy all that the Bridgeport Speedway has to offer.  Live music!  A Bounce House and a wooden Monster truck for the kids to play on.  Great food from the Bridgeport concession stands.  Take a ride on the Bandit Bus with the Bridgeport mascot to view the action behind the scenes in the pit area.  Take home a t-shirt or sweatshirt as a souvenir from the Bridgeport Speedway   And don’t forget to pick up your copy of the Bridgeport Bullet – the official program of the Bridgeport Speedway – so you will be able to follow the night’s action!

Grandstands open at 4pm with Camera and Autograph Day taking place from 4 – 5pm.  Racing gets underway at 6pm.

We are Bridgeport – the only track in New Jersey to offer Big Block Modifieds;  we are committed to maintaining a safe, fun, family atmosphere, creating life-lasting memories of excitement.

Upcoming events

Saturday June 22 – PACK THE HOUSE NIGHT – 602 Crate Sportsman, MASS Sprint Cars, Outlaw Stocks & Rookies on 5/8th mile and 270 & 600 Micros,  Slingshots & 8 Cylinder Enduros on Spirit Speedway quarter mile – FREE ADMISSION – racing at 6pm 

Saturday, June 29 – Quarter Midget Night – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & Rookies, Racing at 7pm

Saturday July 6 – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & Rookies, racing at 7pm

BUFFALINO PUTS HORTON NO.76 IN BRIDGEPORT VICTORY LANE

 

Earlier this season, Dominick Buffalino climbed behind the wheel of the Horton No. 76.  Week after week, the driver and car showed promise.  For the last two races, car and driver were sidelined by mechanical issues.

But all that changed on Saturday night when Buffalino drove Mr. Horton’s No. 76 to Victory Lane in the twenty-five lap Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modified feature event on the Design for Vision/Sunglass Central 3/8th mile track at the Bridgeport Speedway.  Buffalino led every lap from his pole position start but multiple cautions kept the field close and the challengers even closer.  And Billy Pauch, who finished second to Buffalino, was the one who pointed out that when you win a feature there isn’t a little note that indicates that you won from the pole.  A win is a win!

By lap ten, Ryan Watt had his No. 14w in second with Pauch running in third.  Two laps later, Pauch took over second and began his challenge for the win but Buffalino was not to be denied as he raced out in front in spite of multiple restarts during the last half of the race.

Buffalino’s last Bridgeport win came in March of 2016 when he won the 60 Over – Doug Hoffman Memorial Race but it was this race on Saturday night that Buffalino declared to be the biggest win of his career.  “To win in this car that doesn’t even have a garage,” Buffalino exclaimed.  “I can’t thank old man Horton enough!”

Buffalino took the win followed by Pauch, Watt, Matt Stangle and Richie Pratt, Jr.  Brett Ballard, Jim Britt, Scottie Ambruster, Roger Manning and David Hunt completed the top ten at the checkered flag.

Tom Sherby was the winner of the South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman feature event for his first win of the 2019 season.  Sherby was chased to the start/finish line by Wayne Weaver who trailed within striking distance all the way to the checkered flag.  Matt Peck held off a determined Eric Kormann to finish third while Kormann won the battle with Travis Hill to finish fourth.  Andrew Belmont finished sixth followed by Bobby Bracall, Rich Wegner, Jr., Jim Gallagher, Jr. and Kyle Belmont to complete the top ten.

Rich Stinson, Jr. picked up his third win of the season and second victory on the Design for Vision/Sunglass Central 3/8th mile track as the current point leader in the Sunbelt Rental Outlaw Stocks.  Lee Allen finished second followed by Brian Ludwig, Jeff Dirkes and Gary Klimeczak.

Scott Maher, Jr. returned to Victory Lane in the DA’s Auto Body & Repair Rookie feature event, racing ahead of Justin Moench for the win.  Kathy Buzby finished third.

The fourth annual Pack the House Night comes to the Bridgeport Speedway next Saturday night with FREE admission to the grandstand.  Fans will be treated to nine divisions of racing with the 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks, Rookies and Mid Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) racing on the 5/8th mile track while the 270 and 600 Micro Sprints, Slingshots and 8Cylinder Enduros will compete on the Spirit Speedway quarter mile.  Racing gets underway at 6pm, preceded by a Camera and Autograph event from 4-5pm.

BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY – 

DESIGN FOR VISION/SUNGLASS CENTRAL SPEEDWAY

SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2019

SPIRIT AUTO CENTER BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS (25 laps) –

1. Dominick Buffalino, 2. Billy Pauch, Sr., 3. Ryan Watt, 4. Matt Stangle, 5. Richie Pratt, Jr., 6. Brett Ballard, 7. Jim Britt, 8. Scott Ambruster, 9. Roger Manning, 10. David Hunt, 11. Todd Neiheiser, 12. Billy Lasko, 13. Marty Resnick, 14. Tommy Errico, 15. Tommy Beamer, 16. Jeramy Doerr, 17. Don Cogdill, III, 18. Ron Roberts, 19. Ryan Anderson, 20. Neal Williams, 21. Kyle Borror, DNS – Mike Franz, Bob Sarkisian

SOUTH JERSEY OVERHEAD DOORS 602 CRATE SPORTSMAN (20 laps) –

1. Tom Sherby, 2. Wayne Weaver, 3. Matt Peck, 4. Eric Kormann, 5. Travis Hill, 6. Andrew Belmont, 7. Bobby Bracall, 8. Rich Wegner, Jr., 9. Jim Gallagher, Jr., 10. Kyle Belmont, 11. Tom Holding, 12. Scott Maher, Jr., 13. Brett Belmont, 14. David Hartman, 15. Pete Serra, 16. Scott Hulmes, 17. Tyler Hulmes, DNS – Kris Lilick

D.A.’S AUTO BODY AND REPAIRS (8 laps) –

1. Scott Maher, Jr., 2. Justin Moench, 3. Kathy Buzby

SUNBELT RENTALS OUTLAW STOCKS (15 laps) –

1. Rich Stinson, Jr., 2. Lee Allen, 3. Brian Ludwig, 4. Jeff Dirkes, 5. Gary Klimeczak, 6. Tom Wills, Jr., 7. Justin Nowlen, 8. Ken Moren, 9. Keith McKinley, 10. Andrew Joslin, 11. Nick Sandone III, 12. Terry Sammons, DNS – Mike Creamer, Billy Wroble

Upcoming events

Saturday June 22 – PACK THE HOUSE NIGHT – 602 Crate Sportsman, MASS Sprint Cars, Outlaw Stocks & Rookies on 5/8th mile and 270 & 600 Micros,  Slingshots & 8 Cylinder Enduros on Spirit Speedway quarter mile – FREE ADMISSION – racing at 6pm 

Saturday, June 29 – Quarter Midget Night – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & Rookies, Racing at 7pm

Saturday July 6 – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & Rookies, racing at 7pm

BRIDGEPORT TO RACE ON 3/8 ONE MORE TIME THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 15

Bridgeport, NJ – (June 11, 2019) – The upcoming ‘Eastern Storm’ for the USAC wingless 410 sprint cars was slated to be the final showing this Wednesday for the Design for Vision/Sunglass Central 3/8 in 2019.  However, due to scheduling and more importantly weather, Bridgeport Speedway has decided to race one more time on the 3/8 layout this coming weekend.

“We needed to be proactive this week with a midweek show and looking at the forecast,” explained owner Brian Ramey.  “Rain is supposed to move in after midnight on Wednesday with heavy rain all day Thursday, which will make it all but impossible to get to and move the 14 light stands and get the heavy equipment onto the track to remove the added clay in turns 1 and 4.  We’re not going to give the drivers an inadequate 5/8 to run on and the weather is bound to hinder our efforts.  We wanted to get this information out as quickly as possible to the drivers so they can prepare properly heading into the weekend.  I think the 3/8 has proven itself this past month and has had some tremendous racing in all divisions.  With that being said, we are still looking forward to getting back on the 5/8 just as much….it’ll just be a week later that’s all.”

This Saturday will see the Spirit Auto Center Big Blocks, South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman, Sunbelt Rentals Outlaw Stocks, and the D.A’.s Auto Body Rookies will all be in action.  Pit gates open at 4pm with grandstands opening at 5:30pm with racing starting at 7pm.  Saturday is also ‘Bike Night’ where all motorcycle riders will be admitted FREE of charge and 6 young race fans will go him with a bicycle courtesy of the Bridgeport Speedway drivers.  For more information you can log onto the track’s official website at www.bpspeedway.com or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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