Author: bridgeportmotorsportspark

For some, racing is a family sport and that couldn’t have been more evident than in Bridgeport’s Saturday night action that saw third generation driver, Luke Bunting race to his first win in the Ice Less 602 Sportsman Double Down Showdown.  Frank Franz, the father of Mike, was one of the first competitors at Bridgeport when the gates first opened more than fifty years ago.  He won championships as a car owner but on Saturday night, his son, Mike Franz raced to his second win in the Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz Modifieds.  Racing is all about family for the Hughes family as Mike Junior raced to his ninth win of the season in the Insta Signs Plus Street Stock feature.  For the Swanson family, brothers, Jonathan and David, have both been winners this season in the Victory Fuel Wingless Sprints but on Saturday night it was Jonathan who drove to his third win of the season.  And how about the Gareys – father and son.  You can never be sure if it’s Senior or Junior in the car until they climb out in Victory Lane.  On Saturday night, it was Joe Garey, Sr. in the car usually driven by Joe, Jr. that raced Eric Degler to the checkered for the win. 

     Matt Peck led the way in the Double Down Showdown.  He had the No. 51 out in front for thirty-six of the forty laps and then mechanical issues had him headed off of the track.  Luke Bunting found himself in the lead with just more laps to go and drivers Andrew Hopkins, Jesse Hirthler, Bob Lineman and point leader, Joe Toth on his tail.

“I was a nervous wreck”, the young driver said after racing to his first win in his third season of racing.  And what a race to win – a forty lap feature event that paid double the purse all the way through the field.  Hirthler wrestled second from Hopkins in the final laps.  Hopkins had his best Bridgeport showing in third followed by Bob Lineman in a throw-back USA 1 paint scheme and Joe Toth rounding out the top five.  Matt Martino finished sixth followed by Jordan Henn in Dave Adams No. 37, Dave Damiano, Jimmy Leiby and Craig Pelligrini.

Victory Lane saw HJ Bunting and Eugene and Jamie Mills join Luke in the celebration before the start of the Modified feature.

Sam Martz, Sr. was looking for his turn in the Insta Signs Plus Victory Lane after Sammy, Jr. collected his first of the season a few weeks earlier.  Martz led for eleven laps.  It was a restart on lap twelve that Franz gave the outside a shot.  “I had no idea that there was an outside,” Franz exclaimed.  “I just put it out there and it stuck!”  

Franz took the lead and led through two more restarts – including one with just one lap to go.  Franz was up to the challenge and drove to the win over Martz, Sr., Neal Williams who took third back from Billy Osmun III who finished fourth.  Ryan Krachun had the No. 51 wound up and finished fifth after battling back and forth with both Kevin Hirthler and Osmun for many laps.  Hirthler finished sixth followed by Stan Frankenfield, Brian Papiez, Mike Lisowski and Coleby Frye.  

It was a popular win for Franz who well represents the local area as well as the independent driver among his peers.

Mike Hughes ran away with his ninth win of the season in the Insta Signs Street Stock feature while TJ Henry made it interesting in the final laps as he put a little pressure on the leader.  Henry was key in Hughes early days in the division so it was an interesting match.  Darren Cox picked up the final podium finish over Nick Sandone III and Kevin Heckman.

Jonathan Swanson raced to his third win of the season in the Victory Fuel Wingless Sprints, equally the record of Thomas Radivoy.  Swanson led the entire distance with pressure coming from runner-up, JR Fulper, followed by Wayne Scott with his best finish to date.  Dan Leaper finished fourth with Radivoy in fifth.

Joe Garey, Sr. used Junior’s car and out ran Eric Degler to the checkered flag in the Insta Signs Plus Four Cylinder feature.  Jon Parker finished third followed by Rob Weil.  Colin Gale and Roger Kummerer, the team mates in the No. 74 cars, tangled in turn three on the final lap while racing for position.

“DOUBLE DOWN SHOWDOWN” PRESENTED BY JOHN BLEWETT INC.

ICE LESS LLC 602 SPORTSMAN A-MAIN (40 LAPS)

1. Luke Bunting, 2. Jesse Hirthler, 3. Andrew Hopkins, 4. Bob Lineman Jr., 5. Joe Toth, 6. Matt Martino, 7. Jordan Henn, 8. Dave Damiano, 9. Jimmy Leiby, 10. Craig Pelligrini, 11. Brandon Watkins, 12. Brian Rogers, 13. Jim Wyers, 14. Matt Peck, 15. Michael Beckett, 16. Dan Cogdill, 17. Aaron Weaver, 18. Billy Chester, 19. Ronnie Solomon, III, 20. Brad Roberts, 21. Howard Heupful, 22. Charley Cossaboone, 23. Jax Yohn, 24. Travis Hill, 25. Matt Ellery, 26. PJ Bozowski, 27. Stephen Kemery, DNQ – David Dill, Pete Serra, John Cameron, Anthony Sisco, David Jenkins, Bryan Rhoads, Jesse Hill, Thomas Prychka, Ethan Young, Wayne Weaver, Tim Borror, Robert Tete, Brett Ballard

DANNY’S PIZZA PIZZAZZ MODIFIED A-MAIN (30 LAPS)

1. Mike Franz, 2. Sam Martz, Sr., 3. Neal Williams, 4. Billy Osmun, III, 5. Ryan Krachun, 6. Kevin Hirthler, 7. Stan Frankenfield, Jr., 8. Brian Papiez, 9. Mike Lisowski, 10. Coleby Frye, 11. Blaine Bracelin, 12. Dillon Steuer, 13. Sammy Martz, Jr., 14. HJ Bunting, 15. Cale Ross

VICTORY FUEL WINGLESS SPRINT A-MAIN (20 LAPS)

1. Jonathan Swanson, 2. J. R. Fulper, 3. Wayne Scott, 4. Dan Leaper, 5. Thomas Radivoy, 6. Brian Spencer, 7. Nathan Smith, Jr., 8. Shea Wills, 9. Walt Fletcher, 10. Aleksander McIlroy, 11. Dirk Rimrott, 12. Greg Shepsis, DNS – Stan Ploski

INSTA SIGNS PLUS STREET STOCK A-MAIN (15 LAPS)

1. Mike Hughes, Jr., 2. T.J. Henry, 3. Darren Cox, 4. Nick Sandone, III, 5. Kevin Heckman, 6. Joe Edwards

INSTA SIGNS PLUS FOUR CYLINDER A-MAIN (15 LAPS)

1. Joe Garey, Sr., 2. Eric Degler, 3. Jon Parker, 4. Rob Weil, 5. Colin Gale, 6. Roger Kummerer, 7. Lee Allen

A Busy Summer at Bridgeport, Rose Announces August 30th Off

The 2025 season at Bridgeport Motorsports Park has been nothing short of relentless, yet very successful. With only two rain-outs all year and none since April 12th, the speedway has delivered action every Saturday night, packing the summer with 20 consecutive events.

During the drivers meeting, track owner and promoter Doug Rose made a rare announcement: there will be no racing on Saturday, August 30th. The decision gives racers, crews, and fans a much-needed planned weekend off.

“When creating a schedule during the off-season, you count on a few rain-outs to give everyone a natural break,” explained Rose. “That just didn’t happen this year. With school starting back up and families wrapping up summer, we felt Labor Day weekend was a perfect time to give everyone a chance to recharge and spend time with loved ones.”

While many Northeast tracks battled rain-outs early in the year, Bridgeport successfully navigated unreliable forecasts and tough calls to keep racing. Unlike previous ownership that often scheduled a light August due to heat and burnout, Rose has taken a different approach. “We schedule every possible date and let the rain-outs fall where they may. You never know what the season will bring.” This year, the rain-outs simply didn’t come. The result was an impressive, action-packed stretch at the Kingdom of Speed.

Fans and teams can enjoy the rare break on August 30^th, before the final stretch of the season kicks into gear.

This coming Saturday night, the Modifieds will rumble for 50 laps with $5,000 on the line for the winner. Point races for the Modified division will follow on the next two Saturdays, August 16 and 23, before the Labor Day break. 

After the Labor Day break, Bridgeport returns to action with the Super Late Models headlining the Saturday, September 6th event, with $10,000 going to the winner. The Sportsman and 305 Sprints are part of the program.

The Modifieds  return on Saturday, September 13 for the  point season finale for all weekly divisions. The sesaon final race for the Modifieds will be the annual Danny Serrano Memorial 60-lapper, paying $7,000 to win on Saturday, October 4.

The Sportsman Modifieds have their big weekend on October 10 and 11 when their $10,000-to-win Nationals are held. The MASS 305 Sprints, a series featured often during the season, will headline the two-day Ron Faison Memorial Weekend on October 18 and 19.

Sprint Cars, which are playing a much larger role at Bridgeport, will be featured in two huge events for the winged 410s. The national High Limit Series owned by Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet returns to the high banks on Saturday, September 27, after a one-year absence. The world’s fastest Sprinters then close out the season at the speedway with the annual Dirty Jersey Finale on October 31st and November 1st, along with the USAC East Coast wingless Sprints.

‼️ SPORTSMAN “DOUBLE DOWN SHOWDOWN” THIS SATURDAY FOR 40 HEART POUNDING LAPS AS MANY OF THE TOP DRIVERS CONVERGE AT THE KINGDOM OF SPEED SATURDAY AUGUST 2, Plus Modifieds, Victory Wingless sprints, 4 Cylinders, & Street Stocks. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT FOR A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Please Like & Share this post ‼️

🗓 Saturday August 2 – “DOUBLE DOWN SHOWDOWN” for Sportsman!

🏎 – Location: 83 Floodgate Rd Swedesboro NJ 08085

📢 Sportsman – Double the Purse! $1500 to win & $200 to start.

📢 Sportsman – 40 Laps presented by John Blewett Inc.

📢 Timed Hot Laps line up heats, redraw for feature. NO HANDI-CAPPING!
🎟 RACE TICKETS: https://www.tixr.com/groups/bridgeportmotorsportspark
🌟 MODIFIEDS – presented by Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz

🌟 SPORTSMAN –DOUBLE DOWN SHOWDOWN presented by John Blewett Inc.

🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – presented by Victory Fuel

🌟 4 CYLINDER STOCK CARS – presented by Insta Signs Plus

🌟 STREET STOCK – presented by Insta Signs Plus

🏎 4:00 Pits ($35/$45)
🎟 5:00 Grandstands ($25 Adults, $10 Students (10-15), Kids 9 & under FREE)
🚦 6:00 Cars on track
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What a difference a few months make!  

Brian Papiez started out the season without a ride.  Joe Toth struggled during the early weeks of the season in the Dave Adams No. 37 602 Sportsman, leading the pair to part company and Toth return to his own No. 9.  

Papiez moved in to the No. 37 Modifed with some additional sposorship and Jordan Henn was named as the driver of the No. 37 Sportsman for some special events.

On Saturday night, both Papiez and Toth found their way to the Insta Sign Plus Victory Lane for the first time this season.

Papiez battled with Coleby Frye for the lead on the start and the led all the way to the checkered for his win in the thirty lap Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz Modified feature.  Frye raced in second for the thirty lap distance.  Ryan Krachun won the battle with HJ Bunting for third while Bunting finished fourth.  Dillon Steuer finished fifth battling with Brandon and Justin Grosso throughout the race.  

Kevin Hirthler finished sixth after starting mid-field.  Billy Osmun III rebounded from an early race incident to finish seventh followed by Brandon and Justin Grosso and Cale Ross.

Toth raced to the win in the Ice Less 602 Sportsman feature in what had to be one of the most closely contested races of the season.

Pete Serra led the first three laps before Ronnie Solomon III took over on lap four.  Frequent caution flags kept the field close.  A lap eight restart saw Travis Hill take the lead and Toth moved up to second after a battle with Solomon.  Matt Peck was next, moving up to fourth by lap ten.

Toth kept the pressure on Hill with the battle for the lead heating up with six laps to go.  Rubbing is racing and the two drivers did some rubbing as Toth took the lead on lap twenty.  It was Toth who took the checkered flag over Hill, Peck, Jess Hirthler whose late race charge put him fourth with Solomon rounding out the top five.   Luke Bunting finished sixth followed by Jim Wyers, Jax Yohn, Trent Willey and Billy Chester.

Joe Kata raced to his first ever feature win in the United Racing Club feature event.  Josh Weller finished second in this non-stop event followed by Buddy Schweibinz, Mike Thompson and Hyden Miller.  Kata has experience in both 410 and 305 sprints but has found success with the 360 winged cars of URC.

Danny Leaper raced to his second win of the season in the Victory Fuel Wingless Sprints.  In spite of some late race cautions, Leaper took the win over defending champion, Brian Spencer, JR Fulper, Shea Wills and Stan Ploski III.

Lee Allen looked like he was on his way to another Insta Signs Plus Four Cylinder victory when a broken suspension part found Allen sideways in turn two on lap nine.  Jim Backowski went on to take the win – his first of the season followed by 

Roger Kummerer and Jon Parker.

DANNY’S PIZZA PIZZAZZ MODIFIED A-MAIN (30 LAPS)

1. Brian Papiez, 2. Coleby Frye, 3. Ryan Krachun, 4. H.J. Bunting, 5. Dillon Steuer, 6. Kevin Hirthler, 7. Billy Osmun, III, 8. Brandon Grosso, 9. Justin Grosso, 10. Cale Ross, 11. Stan Frankenfield, Jr., 12. Mike Franz, 13. Frank Cozze, 14. Neal Williams, 15. Blaine Bracelin, 16. David Crossman, 17. Mike Lisowski, 18. Sammy Martz, Jr., DNS – Sam Martz, Sr.

UNITED RACING CLUB 360 SPRINT A-MAIN (25 LAPS)

1. Joe Kata, 2. Josh Weller, 3. Buddy Schweibinz, 4. Mike Thompson, 5. Hyden Miller, 6. Dylan Cisney, 7. Adam Carberry, 8. Jared Kreider, 9. Brandon McGough, 10. Jason Schultz, 11. Mark Connelly, 12. Mark Bitner, 13. Aidan Borden, 14. Mike Haggenbottom

ICE LESS LLC 602 SPORTSMAN A-MAIN (25 LAPS)

1. Joe Toth, 2. Travis Hill, 3. Matt Peck, 4. Jesse Hirthler, 5. Ronnie Solomon, III, 6. Luke Bunting, 7. Jim Wyers, 8. Jax Yohn, 9. Trent Willey, 10. Billy Chester, 11. Brian Rogers, 12. Ethan Young, 13. Aaron Weaver, 14. Brian Lilick, 15. Tim Borror, 16. Steve Wilson, 17. P.J. Bozowski, 18. Pete Serra, 19. Michael Beckett, 20. Bryan Rhoads, 21. Charley Cossaboone, 22. Monte Pool, 23. J.T. Bierman, 24. Justine Wessner

VICTORY FUEL WINGLESS SPRINT A-MAIN (20 LAPS)

1. Dan Leaper, 2. Brian Spencer, 3. J.R. Fulper, 4. Shea Wills, 5. Stan Ploski, III, 6. Thomas Radivoy, 7. Heidi Hedin, 8. Wayne Scott, 9. Greg Shepsis, 10. David Swanson, 11. Jonathan Swanson, 12. Nathan Smith, Jr., DNS – Aleksander McIlroy

FOUR CYLINDER A-MAIN (15 LAPS)

1. Jim Backowski, 2. Roger Kummerer, 3. Jon Parker, 4. Rob Weil, 5. Lee Allen, DNS – Colin Gale

Thank you to everyone that makes the Kingdom of Speed Possible…..

VP Fuels

American Racer Tires

Liberty Kenworth

Church’s Auto Parts

Premio Sausage

Precision Hydraulic & Oil

Millville Glass & Door

Design For Vision

Rodota Trucking & Excavating

Scrappy’s Auto Service

Hyper Racing

Izzi Trucking & Rigging

Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz

Vahlco Wheels

Ellery’s Pub & Grill

Ice Less llc.

Hoffman Discount Parts

JPA Masonry

Weaknecht Archery

Foley Caterpillar

Hisko Lowboy

Lineman Racing

Cenco Oil

Bob Hilbert Sportswear

Cassidy Painting

TW Metals

Hessert Chevrolet

Triple R Truck Parts

John Blewett Scrap & Waste Recycling

Pioneer Pole Buildings

F&L Doors – FLDoors.com

EZ Work Trucks

J&S Electrical

Melton Industries

Pro Tek Roofing

Johns Manville

Beacon Building Products

@Victory Fuel

@Champion Brands

DTM Kawasaki

Amwell Auto Body

Williams Napa

Prime Design Landscaping

Auto Gallery

Betts Garage – Towing & Hauling

Insta Signs Plus

Fogg Chiropractic

Sublmtd Apparel

All State Auto Glass

Marvel’s Welding

A Service Company

Brewer Home Improvements, llc

‼️ URC SPRINT CARS + MODIFIEDS = HARDCORE FOOT TO THE FLOOR ACTION AT THE KINGDOM OF SPEED. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT THIS SATURDAY NIGHT TO BRIDGEPORT MOTORSPORTS PARK FOR A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Please Like & Share this post ‼️

🗓 Saturday July 26 – URC SPRINT CARS & MODIFIEDS
🎟 RACE TICKETS: https://www.tixr.com/groups/bridgeportmotorsportspark
🌟 URC SPRINT CARS – United Racing Club

🌟 MODIFIEDS – presented by Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz

🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – presented by Victory Fuel

🌟 SPORTSMAN – presented by Ice Less llc.

🌟 4 CYLINDER STOCK CARS – presented by Insta Signs Plus
🏎 4:00 Pits ($35/$45)
🎟 5:00 Grandstands ($30 Adults, $15 Students (10-15), Kids 9 & under FREE)
🚦 6:00 Cars on track
#ponymovie #kingdomofspeed #sprintcar #dirttrackracing #bridgeportspeedway #southjersey

Bridgeport’s Ice Less 602 Sportsman, Insta Signs Plus Street Stock and Four Cylinders were joined by USAC East Coast Wingless Sprints and DCB’s Plumbing & Heating Mid Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) for a full night of Saturday night action sponsored by Melton Industries.  The XCEL 600 Modifieds also returned for a night of action.

Matt Peck raced to his third win of the season in the Ice Less 602 Sportsman.  Rookie graduate, PJ Bozowski led the first eight laps before Jesse Hill took the lead on a lap nine restart.  Peck raced in second on lap ten and applied some pressure to Hill on several occasions.  A lap seventeen restart put Hill and Peck side-by-side for the green and that’s when Peck made his move.  Peck came out of turn four with the lead.

Jesse Hirthler was also on the move as he passed Hill for second with little more than five laps to go.

Peck raced to the win over Hirthler and point leader,  Joe Toth whose late race charge resulted in a third place finish.  Jesse Hill finished fourth followed by Jax Yohn.  Trent Willey in a new No. 17, Jimmy Wyers, Ronnie Solomon, Jimmy Leiby and Jordan Henn completed the top ten.  Both Leiby and Henn made their first Bridgeport starts with Henn filling the seat of the Dave Adams No. 37.

The USAC East Coast Wingless Sprints made their first Bridgeport appearance of the season and Mount Pocono, PA driver, Joey Amantea made it a clean sweep after winning both his heat race and feature where he lapped up to the fifth place car.

Ed Aiken led the first three laps before Amantea picked his way through the top five to challenge for the lead.  Once out in front, Amantea drove away from the field.  “I basically raced like someone was on my back bumper,” Amantea stated.  

There was plenty of action from second to fifth as Aiken battled among Steve Drevicki, Bobby Butler, Christopher Allen and Ronald Helmick.  

Amantea raced to the non-stop twenty-five lap victory over Drevicki, Butler, Aiken and Allen.  Helmick finished sixth followed by Thomas Radivoy, David Swanson, Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. and Mick D’Agostino.

Amantea used the night as a final shakedown before he heads to Indiana Sprint Week.

A good field of cars turned out for this event with drivers coming from as far away as Massachusetts and West Virginia.

DJ Tanner led from the green to the checkered to claim his first Bridgeport victory in MASS competition and became the first repeat winner in the 305 Sprints.  Eleven different drivers have won MASS feature events so far this season.

Cousins, Kenny Laureno and DJ Tanner made up the first row of the feature line-up with Tanner grabbing the lead on the start.  Tanner did it two times on two complete restarts before the first lap could be scored.  

Jeff Paulson quickly moved up to second followed by Troy Betts and Buddy Schweibinz.  Schweibinz raced into third around halfway and set his sights on Paulson.  Schweibinz took over second after racing with Paulson for two circuits just before the five to go sign.

With three laps to go, Schweibinz slowed with a suspected driveline issue. 

Tanner raced to the checkered over Paulson and Betts.  Kevin Nagy raced to a fourth place finish after starting at the back of the field.  Laureno finished fifth for his best result of the season.  Dave Brown, Cody West, Dan Leaper, Rick Stief and  RJ Panella completed the top ten.

Unlike many of his competitors, Tanner had no prior racing experience prior to this 2022 season with MASS.  No quarter midgets, go karts or micros but he was named as the MASS Rookie of the year that season.

Mike Hughes started from the outside of the front row and raced to is eighth win of the season in the Insta Signs Plus Street Stocks.  Gary Bozowski chased Hughes all the way to the checkered to finish second over Christopher Allen, Sr., Scott Freed and Nick Sandone, III.

It was win number six for Eric Degler in the Four Cylinder main event.  Lee Allen finished second followed by Roger Kummerer, Jim Backowski and Jon Parker.  

Korey Inglin was the winner of the Xcel 600 Modified feature event over Bobby Butler and Tyler Fronina.

USAC EAST COAST WINGLESS SPRINT A-MAIN (25 LAPS)

1. Joey Amantea, 2. Steve Drevicki, 3. Bobby Butler, 4. Ed Aiken, 5. Christopher Allen, Jr., 6. Ronald Helmick, 7. Thomas Radivoy, 8. David Swanson, 9. Bruce Buckwalter, 10. Mick D’Agostino, 11. Rich Carnathan, 12. Brett Rose, 13. Mike Higgenbottom, 14. Jason Cherry, 15. Heidi Hedin, 16. Gary Huston, 17. Jonathan Swanson, 18. Dirk Rimrott, 19. Greg Sherpsis, DNS – Brendan Hires, 21. Patrick Chilmonik

MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES A-MAIN (25 LAPS)

1. D.J. Tanner, 2. Jeff Paulson, 3. Troy Betts, 4. Kevin Nagy, 5. Kenny Laureno, 6. Dave Brown, 7. Cody West, 8. Dan Leaper, 9. Rick Stief, 10. R.J. Panella, 11. Robbie Stillwaggon, 12. Buddy Schweibinz, 13. Rick Lafferty, 14. Tim Iulg, 15. Eddie Wagner, 16. Andrew Turpin

ICE LESS LLC 602 SPORTSMAN A-MAIN (25 LAPS)

1. Matt Peck, 2. Jesse Hirthler, 3. Joe Toth, 4. Jesse Hill, 5. Jax Yohn, 6. Trent Willey, 7. Jim Wyers, 8. Ronnie Solomon, III, 9. Jimmy Leiby, 10. Jordan Henn, 11. Billy Chester, 12. P.J. Bozowski, 13. Brian Rogers, 14. Pete Serra, 15. Ethan Young, 16. Thomas Prychka, 17. Charley Cossaboone, 18. Bryan Rhoads, 19. Jeff Parker, 20. Michael Beckett, 21. Travis Hill, 22. James Allen, 23. Brad Roberts, 24. Aaron Weaver, DNQ –

Mike Esposito, Scott Hulmes, Bob Doble, John Cameron, Wayne Weaver, Zack Cox

INSTA SIGNS PLUS STREET STOCK A-MAIN (15 LAPS)

1. Mike Hughes, Jr., 2. Gary Bozowski, 3. Christopher Allen, Sr., 4. Scott Freed, 5. Nick Sandone, III, 6. Joe Edwards, 7. Kevin Heckman, DNS – Shane Grosso

FOUR CYLINDER A-MAIN (15 LAPS)

1. Eric Degler, 2. Lee Allen, 3. Roger Kummerer, 4. Jim Backowski, 5. Jon Parker, 6. Colin Gale, 7. Joe Garey, Sr., 8. Rob Weil

XCEL 600cc MODIFIED A-MAIN (15 LAPS)

1. Korey Inglin, 2. Bobby Butler, 3. Tyler Fronina, 4. Doug Newbigging, 5. Gage Landis, 6. Jimmy Stong

Thank you to everyone that makes the Kingdom of Speed Possible…..

VP Fuels

American Racer Tires

Liberty Kenworth

Church’s Auto Parts

Premio Sausage

Precision Hydraulic & Oil

Millville Glass & Door

Design For Vision

Rodota Trucking & Excavating

Scrappy’s Auto Service

Hyper Racing

Izzi Trucking & Rigging

Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz

Vahlco Wheels

Ellery’s Pub & Grill

Ice Less llc.

Hoffman Discount Parts

JPA Masonry

Weaknecht Archery

Foley Caterpillar

Hisko Lowboy

Lineman Racing

Cenco Oil

Bob Hilbert Sportswear

Cassidy Painting

TW Metals

Hessert Chevrolet

Triple R Truck Parts

John Blewett Scrap & Waste Recycling

Pioneer Pole Buildings

F&L Doors – FLDoors.com

EZ Work Trucks

J&S Electrical

Melton Industries

Pro Tek Roofing

Johns Manville

Beacon Building Products

@Victory Fuel

@Champion Brands

DTM Kawasaki

Amwell Auto Body

Williams Napa

Prime Design Landscaping

Auto Gallery

Betts Garage – Towing & Hauling

Insta Signs Plus

Fogg Chiropractic

Sublmtd Apparel

All State Auto Glass

Marvel’s Welding

A Service Company

Brewer Home Improvements, llc

After weeks of weather delays, Joey Amantea finally got the green light to unleash the JPA Masonry No. 88j—and he made every lap count at Bridgeport Motorsports Park.

With 21 Innovative Machining Technology USAC 360 Sprint Cars signed in, anticipation was high. Two heat races kicked off the night, with victories going to David Swanson and Amantea—both making their season debut in impressive fashion.

The feature redraw placed Ed Aikin (Lincoln University) and “The Boyertown Bullet” Ronald Helmick on the front row for the 25-lap main event. As the green flag waved over the 4/10-mile high-banked oval, Aikin jumped to the early lead. But it didn’t take long for fourth-starting Amantea to go to work.

By Lap 6, Amantea powered to the front, executing a decisive move past Aikin. Once in clean air, he never looked back.

While Amantea checked out from the field, the battle for second became the highlight of the race. Aikin, Helmick, tenth-starting Bobby Butler, points leader Steven Drevicki, and Chris Allen engaged in a thrilling, high-speed chess match, trading slide jobs and positions in spectacular fashion.

With six laps to go, Amantea encountered heavy lapped traffic. Despite a few close calls that had fans holding their breath, the young Mount Pocono native maintained control and built an impressive—and unknown to him—six-second lead.

The feature went caution-free, and Amantea flashed under the checkered flag for his first USAC 360 Sprint victory of the season. Drevicki charged from sixth to finish second, while Butler earned hard charger honors with a run from tenth to third. Aikin held strong for fourth, and Chris Allen (Old Bridge, NJ) rounded out the top five.

Amantea’s performance was nothing short of dominant—proving once again why he’s called The Big Show.

BDB Grapics Heat 1: 1. David Swanson (117 Swanson) 2. Tom Radivoy (1Q Radivoy) 3. Ronald Helmick ( 22R Helmick) 4. Bruce Buckwalter (83 Buckwalter) 5. Mick DaGostino (91D DaGostino) 6. Rich Carnathan (64 Carnathan) 7. Dirk Rimrott (27 Rimrott) 8. Jason Cherry (67 Cherry) 9. Gary Huston (44 Huston) 10. Brendan Hires (2 Hires) DNS: Patrick Chilmonik (1 Chilmonik)

E Schnieder and Sons Heat 2: 1. Joey Amantea (88j Amantea) 2. Ed Aikin (7 Aikin) 3. Chris Allen Jr. ( 71 Allen) 4.Steven Drevicki (19 Drevicki) 5. Bobby Butler (5B Butler) 6. Jonathon Swanson (17 Swanson) 7. Brett Rose (45R Rose) 8. Mike Haggenbottom (51 Kelly) 9. Heidi Hedin (3H Hedin) 10. Greg Shepsis (75 Shepsis)

GENE FRANCKOWIAK Presented Feature: 1. Joey Amantea (4) 2. Steven Drevicki (6) 3. Bobby Butler (10) 4. Ed Aikin (1) 5. Chris Allen Jr ( 6. Ronald Helmick (1) 7. Tom Radivoy (7) 8. David Swanson (5) 9. Bruce Buckwalter (3) 10. Mick Dagustino (9) 11. Rich Carnathan (11) 12. Brett Rose (14) 13. Mike Haggenbottom (16) 14. Jason Cherry (15) 15. Heidi Hedin (18) 16. Gary Huston (17) 17. Johnathan Swanson (12) 18. Dirk Rimrott (13) 19. Greg Shepsis (20) DNS: Brendan Hires (19) Patrick Chilmonik (21)

Award Winners:

JW Home Improvements Highest Crate or 305: Mick Daugstino

Bitner AutoMotive FAST TIME: Joey Amantea (15.607 @ 86.5 mph)

Hoosier Tire Poker Chip was 12: Brett Rose

JPA Racing Products Hard Luck: Brendan Hires C&C Landscape Hard Charger: Bobby Butler 10-3

‼️ SPRINT CAR SPECTACULAR, ELBOWS UP, HARDCORE, USAC EAST COAST SPRINT CARS & Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series SPRINT CARS ACTION THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE KINGDOM OF SPEED. BRIDGEPORT MOTORSPORTS PARK. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT FOR A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Please Like & Share this post ‼️
🗓 Saturday July 19 – SPRINT CAR SPECTACULAR
🎟 RACE TICKETS: https://www.tixr.com/groups/bridgeportmotorsportspark
🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – @USAC East Coast Sprint Cars
🌟 SPRINT CARS – @Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series
🌟 SPORTSMAN – presented by Ice Less llc.
🌟 4 CYLINDER STOCK CARS – presented by Insta Signs Plus
🌟 STREET STOCKS – presented by Insta Signs Plus
🌟 XCEL MODIFIEDS
🏎 4:00 Pits ($35/$45)
🎟 5:00 Grandstands ($25 Adults, $10 Students (10-15), Kids 9 & under FREE)
🚦 6:00 Cars on track
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MARTZ, JR RACES TO BRIDGEPORT VICTORY

Solomon, Fulper & Heckman Earn High Banks Wins

Sammy Martz, Jr. learned from previous experience and raced to his first win of the season on the High Banks of the Bridgeport Motorsports Park on CAR Tools night at the track.

Ronnie Solomon, III found his way back to the Insta Signs Plus Victory Lane in a Ice Less 602 Sportsman feature riddled with caution flags and restarts.  JR Fulper took the lead in the Victory Fuel Wingless Sprints as he raced Wayne Scott to the checkered flag.  Kevin Heckman held off the challenges of Spider Ensinger, Jr. to win his first ever feature event in the Insta Signs Plus Street Stocks.

Brian Papiez and Ryan Krachun led the field to the green in the Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz Modified feature with Papiez leading the way through the first nine laps.  Krachun raced in the leader’s tracks until he was able to take the lead on lap ten.  

With Krachun out in front, Martz, Jr. was picking his way through the top five, moving up to second on lap fourteen.  Two restarts on lap fifteen gave Martz two different looks at the lead.  Krachun took the outside for the first but then switched to the inside on the next attempt.  Martz was ready and came away with the lead.

Lap sixteen saw a three wide battle for second as Krachun, HJ Bunting and Dillon Steuer raced for position.   Krachun took the spot with Steuer challenging. With ten laps to go Martz, Jr. led Keachun, Steuer, Bunting and Sam Martz, Sr. who was battling with Cale Ross for fifth.

Ross took fifth on lap twenty-three as Steuer was still working the inside to challenge Krachun for second. 

The caution waved on the final lap when Blaine Bracelin slowed with a tire issue. It was a one lap shootout for the win with Martz, Jr. taking the checkered.  Steuer took second over Krachun, Bunting and Ross.  Martz, Sr. finished sixth followed by Stan Frankenfield, Mike Lisowski, Brandon Grosso and Mike Franz.

Ronnie Solomon, III led every lap to win his second Ice Less 602 Sportsman feature of the season.   And don’t be fooled by his starting position  – Solomon led the way through more than a dozen restarts, driving away each time.

Current point leader, Joe Toth made some late race moves to finish second.  Luke Bunting finished third followed by Travis Hill and Jesse Hill.  Trent Willey finished sixth after running among the top five for most of the race.  Jesse Hirthler gained several spots in the final laps to finish seventh over Charley Cossaboone, Jax Yohn and Matt Peck.

 JR Fulper saved his best for last as he raced to the win in the Victory Fuel Wingless Sprints for his second win of the season.   Fulper made the change from a Modified to a wingless sprint for the 2025 season. 

Wayne Scott is a recent addition to this division and was enjoying his best outing to date as he led from the start.  Fulper moved into second on lap four and chased Scott throughout the race.

Fulper had looked to the inside several times but on the last lap and the final corners, he went to the outside and won the drag race to the checkered.

Scott finished second for his best effort to date.  Dan Leaper finished third over Stan Ploski III and defending champion, Brian Spencer.

The Insta Sign Plus Street Stocks saw Kevin Heckman race to his first ever win.  Gary Bozowski led the first two laps with Heckman leading laps three and four.  Mike Hughes took over on lap five but his race ended with a mechanical failure on lap nine. Heckman regained the lead and then held off the challenges of Spider Ensinger, Jr.  Nick Sandone took over third from Borowski late in the race.

270 Micro Sprint Champion, Alex Swift took his first ride in a Vintage Modified 

DANNY’S PIZZA PIZZAZZ MODIFIED A-MAIN (30 LAPS)

1. Sammy Martz, Jr., 2. Dillon Steuer, 3. Ryan Krachun, 4. H.J. Bunting, 5. Cale Ross,

6. Sam Martz, Sr., 7. Stan Frankenfield, Jr., 8. Mike Lisowski, 9. Brandon Grosso, 10. Mike Franz, 11. Justin Grosso, 12. Brandon Watkins, 13. Blaine Bracelin, 14. Neal Williams, 15. Coleby Frye, 16. Roger Manning, 17. Brian Papiez, 18. Kevin Hirthler, 19. Billy Osmun, III

ICE LESS LLC 602 SPORTSMAN A-MAIN (25 LAPS)

1. Ronnie Solomon, III, 2. Joe Toth, 3. Luke Bunting, 4. Travis Hill, 5. Jesse Hill, 6. Trent Willey, 7. Jesse Hirthler, 8. Charley Cossaboone, 9. Jax Yohn, 10. Matt Peck, 11. Billy Chester, 12. Brad Roberts, 13. Brian Rogers, 14. P.J. Bozowski, 15. Pete Serra, 16. Dan Cogdill, 17. Dave Damiano, 18. Steve Wilson, 19. James Allen, 20. Justine Wessner, 21. Scott Hulmes, 22. Mike Hughes, Jr., 23. Jim Wyers, 24. Wayne Weaver, 25. Tim Borror

VICTORY FUEL WINGLESS SPRINT A-MAIN (20 LAPS)

1. J.R. Fulper, 2. Wayne Scott, 3. Dan Leaper, 4. Stan Ploski, III, 5. Brian Spencer, 6. Thomas Radivoy, 7. Nate Smith, Jr., 8. Heidi Hedin, 9. David Swanson, 10. Dirk Rimrott, 11. Jonathan Swanson

INSTA SIGNS PLUS STREET STOCK A-MAIN (15 LAPS)

1. Kevin Heckman, 2. Spider Ensinger, Jr., 3. Nick Sandone, III, 4. Gary Bozowski, 5. Mike Hughes, Jr.

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🗓 Friday July 11 – presented by CAR Tools
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🌟 SPRINT CARS – Mid Atlantic Sprint Series

🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – presented by Victory Fuel

🌟 4 CYLINDER STOCK CARS – presented by Insta Signs Plus
🌟 All Star Slingshots

🌟 Junior Slingshots
🏎 4:00 Pits ($35/$45)
🎟 5:00 Grandstands ($25 Adults, $10 Students (10-15), Kids 9 & under FREE)
🚦 6:00 Cars on track

🗓 Saturday July 12 – presented by CAR Tools
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🌟 MODIFIEDS – presented by Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz

🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – presented by Victory Fuel

🌟 SPORTSMAN – presented by Ice Less llc.

🌟 STREET STOCKS – presented by Insta Signs Plus
🌟 VINTAGE MODIFIEDS
🏎 4:00 Pits ($35/$45)
🎟 5:00 Grandstands ($25 Adults, $10 Students (10-15), Kids 9 & under FREE)
🚦 6:00 Cars on track
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