Bridgeport Motorsports Park

Bridgeport, NJ – Wayne Weaver, Gary Klimeczak, Thomas Radavoy and Lee Allen opened the Danny Serrano High Banks Classic Weekend sponsored by John Blewett Scrap & Recycling with wins in their respective divisions. 

The Precision Hydrauliic & Oil 602 Sportsman competed “topless” in three qualifying heats and a twenty-five lap feature event.  

Weaver started outside of pole sitter, Howie Finch for the start of the main event and immediately grabbed the lead on the first lap.  Matt Peck quickly moved up to challenge third place starter Jax Yohn.  This battle for third went on for most of the race. 

The race was slowed by caution laps several times but each time, Weaver restarted well and led Finch to the green flag. 

Most of the racing action went on behind the leaders with Yohn finally securing third as he followed Weaver and Finch to the checkered flag.  Six time feature winner, Brian Papiez, raced from his twelfth place start to finish fourth with Matt Peck taking fifth.  Ryan Simmons finished sixth after battling within the top five for most of the race followed by Adam White, Mike White, Kris Thompson and Ryan Higgs.

Hoffman Discount Part heat races were very competitive and won by George Gareis Jr., Wayne Weaver and Howie Finch.

The Izzy Trucking & Rigging Street Stocks competed in their first of two programs during the High Banks Classic.  Gary Klimeczak raced to the win in the fifteen lap main event.  It was Klimeczak’s second win of the season on the High Banks.  Klimeczak’s first win came in Rich Stinson’s owned No. 27.  The car looks the same but now belongs to Klimeczak and will be transformed into his familiar No. 11 for the 2024 season.

Klimeczak took the lead on the start and led every lap for the win.  Jimmy Combs chased Klimeczak for most of the race to finish second with Bailey Tolson taking third.  Jeramy Doerr finished fourth with Chris Allen, Sr. finishing fifth.

Klimeczak was also the winner of the DTM Powersports heat race.

Rich Mellor took the lead from Stan Ploski III on the first lap of the North East Wingless Sprint feature sponsored by Chruch’s Auto Parts.  Mellor led for four laps while Chris Allen, Jr. raced in second and closed in on the leader.

Coming through the field and using the high side of the track was Thomas Radavoy.  Radavoy found a line that worked for his No. 10 and was a line that no one else was using.  Radavoy powered by Allen and Mellor to take the lead on lap five.

Allen raced by Mellor on lap eight to take over second.  Radavoy had pulled away from the field and Allen had to spend the remaining laps just trying to close on the leader.

It was Radavoy for his first win on the High Banks and as a car owner/driver.  Allen finished second followed by Mellor, Lee Nardelli and Stan Ploski III.

The  heat race for the Liberty Kenworth NE Wingless Sprints was won by Chris Allen, Jr.

Lee Allen raced to the win in the Tipico Sportbook 4 Cylinder feature after leading every lap on his way to the checkered.  Robbie Dunn trailed Allen for most of the race but Eric Degler took over second in the closing laps.

It was Allen’s third win in 4 Cylinder action this season.  Degler finished second followed by Joe Garey, Jr., John Parker and Joe Garey, Sr. 

Robbie Dunn picked up the win in the Victory Fuel heat race for the 4 Cylinders.  

Two sessions of timed hot laps were run for the Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz Modifieds with the fast timer in each group transferring into the redraw for the fifty lap feature on Sunday.  Dillon Steuer and Rick Laubach had both earned their transfer spots back in September when the Serrano weekend was washed out after the first day.  Brandon Grosso and Frank Cozze set the fast times in their sessions to earn their transfer spots into Saturday’s redraw.

Day one is complete.  Day two is up next.

PRECISION HYDRAULIC & OIL ROOFLESS 602 SPORTSMAN (25 LAPS) 

1. Wayne Weaver, 2. Howie Finch, 3. Jax Yohn, 4. Brian Papiez, 5. Matt Peck, 6. Ryan Simmons, 7. Adam White, 8. Michael White, 9. Kris Thompson, 10. Ryan Higgs, 11. David Miloszar, 12. Billy Chester, 13. Samantha Osborn, 14. Thomas Prychka, 15. Scott Hulmes, 16. Ethan Young, 17. Robert Tete, 18. Kris Lilick, 19. Pete Serra, 20. Michael Beckett, 21. Brian Rogers, 22. George Gareis, Jr., 23. Tim Franks, 24. Dirk Rimrott, 25. Shane Kassekert 

IZZY TRUCKING & RIGGING STREET STOCK FEATURE (15 LAPS) 

1. Gary Klimeczak, 2. Jimmy Combs, 3. Bailey Tolson, 4. Jeramy Doerr, 5. Christopher Allen, Sr., 6. Mike Creamer, 7. Nick Sandone, III, 8. Vern McLaughlin, 9. Ken Moren, 10. Gary Bozowski, 11. Al Surhr 

CHURCH’S AUTO PARTS NORTHEAST WINGLESS SPRINT FEATURE (20 LAPS) 

1. Thomas Radavoy, 2. Christopher Allen, Sr., 3. Rich Mellor, 4. Lee Nardelli, 5. Stan Ploski, III, 6. Walt Fletcher, DNS – Larry Drake, Tim Hannen, Heidi Hedin 

TIPICO SPORTBOOK FOUR CYLINDER FEATURE (12 LAPS) 

1. Lee Allen, 2. Eric Degler, 3. Joe Garey, Jr., 4. John Parker, 5. Joe Garey, Sr., 6. Ed Ford, 7. Robbie Dunn, 8. Bobby Johnson, DNS – Jim Backowski 

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🌟 SPORTSMAN (TOPLESS) 

🌟 MODIFIEDS – (Practice – 2 lock into Saturdays Redraw) 

🌟 STREET STOCKS 

🌟 4 CYLINDER STOCK CARS 

🏎 4:00 Pits 

🎟 5:00 Grandstands 

🚦 6:00 Cars on track 

🗓 Saturday November 4 

🌟 MODIFIEDS – Danny Serrano 50 ($5000 to win) presented by John Blewett Scrap & Waste 

🌟 SPORTSMAN – Bruce Ward Memorial ($2500 to win) presented by Prime Design Landscape 

🌟 STREET STOCKS 

🌟 4 CYLINDER STOCK CARS 

🌟 VINTAGE MODIFIEDS 

🏎 12:00 Pits 

🎟 1:00 Grandstands 

🚦 3:00 Cars on track 

🗓 Sunday November 5 – Race Teams Party & Awards Celebration

Bridgeport, NJ – The third time was the charm!

It was for Kyle Reinhardt anyway!  In his third 410 Sprint Car race of the 2023 season at the Bridgeport Motorsports Park, Reinhardt wheeled the Capitol Custom Trailers & Coaches No. 91 to victory and a $15,000 payday in front of a large crowd that was only too pleased to see the “hometown” guy pick up the win in his home state.  

In just his second race back behind the wheel, Alex Bright raced to the win in the Rapid Tire/Capitol Renegade USAC East Coast Wingless Sprint Car feature event over 2023 USAC East Coast Champion, Briggs Danner.  

Neal Williams became the first three-time winner in the Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz Modifieds as he raced to the win over Joseph Watson.

Bridgeport’s Octoberfest, sponsored by Professional Design Services, was a huge hit!  There was something for every race fan’s interest on the two-day program.  All divisions were well represented in car count as well as talent.  The weather was fantastic – shirt sleeves at the end of October!  Trick or Treat for the kids!  It was great weekend of racing.  Bridgeport’s Doug Rose was more than satisfied with the outcome.  “This race was not a successful event for us last year,” Rose related.  “We made some changes to the program, had great weather and cheered for the Diamondbacks,” Rose said with a chuckle.  Last year’s event ran against the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series.

Kyle Reinhardt finished second behind Tyler Courtney in the All Star Circuit of Champions race in spring and then picked up a top five during the High Limit event earlier this month.  On Saturday night, Reinhardt was the class of the field.

Anthony Macri, Reinhardt and Tyler Ross set fast time during the three timed sessions on Friday night, earning transfer spots for Saturday night’s main event.  F&L Door heat races were won by Justin Peck, Tyler Ross and Pauli Colagiovanni.  Peck raced to the win in the three lap dash to earn the pole for the feature event.  Reinhardt’s runner-up finish put on the outside of the front row.

Peck and Reinhardt battled for the lead on the start of the thirty-five lap main event with Reinhardt pulling ahead of Peck as the two drivers headed down the backstretch.  Macri, Colagiovanni and Dietrich chased the leader through the first few laps.

Macri’s race came to an end after contact on lap nine for the first caution of the race.  On the restart, Reinhardt led the way over Peck and Colagiovanni and Devon Borden who battled for third while Dietrich ran in fifth.

Justin Whittall raced into the top five just before halfway but then needed the caution on lap nineteen when he got turned around between turns three and four.  The yellow went to an open red to allow the field to take on fuel.  

When the field went back to green flag racing, Reinhardt led the way as Dietrich took over second followed by Peck, Freddie Rahmer and Tyler Ross who started from the rear of the field after having trouble getting the No. 5 to fire for the start of the race.

Reinhardt was able to stretch his lead in the remaining laps, taking the win over Dietrich, Peck, Ross and Rahmer.  Cameron Smith finished sixth followed by Dylan Norris, Devon Borden, Kyle Spence and Ricky DiEva.

“I love racing here,” Reinhardt exclaimed following his win.  “I love racing in New Jersey.  This track is realy bad-ass fast!”  Reinhardt had a lot of friends and family in attendance.  Some of Reinhardt’s biggest challenges came from the lapped cars in the late stages of the race.  “I hit two of them,” Reinhardt explained.  “They were everywhere!”  

When racing in traffic, both Dietrich and Peck were able to close in on the leader.  “Traffic really makes for better racing,” Dietrich explained.  “Clean air is such an advantage.”

Alex Bright returned to competition for the final two races on the USAC East Coast schedule after recovering from injuried sustained in a racing accident in Indiana earlier this year.  With a titanium plate and a number of screws, doctors were able to put his shattered wrist together and Bright is clearly not hampered by the injury.

Bright led every lap of the twenty-five lap main event for the wingless sprints.  Kenny Miller III raced in second from lap two until lap sixteen when Briggs Danner arrived on the scene, racing from his ninth place start.  Bright was long gone, well out of Danner’s vision with just nine laps to go but by the time the checkered flag waved, Danner had closed the gap and was racing just a handful of car lengths behind the feature winner.

Miller regained third in the final laps over Joey Amantea who finished fourth.  Tim Buckwalter in the Rodota Trucking/Lotier No. 20 rounded out the top five.  Three time USAC EC Champion, Steven Drevicki finished sixth followed by Mike Thompson, J.T. Ferry, Bobby Butler and Preston Lattomus.

Danner’s second place finish was more than enough to earn the Allentown, PA driver his second USAC EC Wingless Sprint Championship as well as the owner’s title for Hogue Racing.

F&L USAC EC heats were won by Joe Amantea and Alex Bright.

Neal Williams raced to his third win of the season in the New Jersey Overhead Door No. 0.  Not only did the win make Williams the winningest Bridgeport competitor this season, but his third win came on his first we.  dding anniversary with his wife, Sarah.

Davey Sammons and Joseph Watson led the field to the start of the twenty-five lap Modified feature.  On the original start, the caution was needed quickly as Billy Osmun III, Jim Gallagher and David Crossman were involved in a tangle.  On the complete restart, Watson took the lead and led Williams, Rick Laubach, Sammons and Dominick Buffalino through lap five.

The caution waved again on lap six when Clay Butler got out of shape in turn three.  Watson held off Williams’ challenge on the restart as Sammons raced in third over Laubach and Cale Ross.  

Williams stayed right with Watson has they continued to race around the High Banks.  The field was slowed on lap eighteen when Osmun came to a stop in turn two.  Watson elected the outside on the restart and got out ahead of the field.  The cars of Williams, Laubach, Sammons and HJ Bunting were racing hard coming out of turn four on the restart.  Everyone made it down the homestretch but damage on the Hermann No. 7 caused Laubach to come to a stop in turn two.  Laubach headed to the pits as did Sammons under the caution.

On this restart, Williams raced Watson down the homestretch and into the turn.  As the field headed down the backstretch, Williams moved out in front to take the lead.  Williams led the rest of the way to the checkered flag to collect the win over Watson, Bunting, Dillon Steuer and Buffalino.  Ross finished sixth followed by Wade Hendrickson, Sammy Martz, Jr., Sam Martz, Sr., Jimmy Gallagher and 2023 Track Champion, Jordan Watson.

Williams expressed to thanks to the many people who made up the No. 0 and made this season successful.  It was Williams’ final race of the 2023 season as he and Sarah head out on vacation this week.

F& L Door Modified heats were won by Sammy Martz, Jr., Rick Laubach and Cale Ross.

410 SPRINT FEATURE (35 LAPS) 

1. Kyle Reinhardt, 2. Danny Dietrich, 3. Justin Peck, 4. Tyler Ross, 5. Freddie Rahmer, 6. Cameron Smith, 7. Dylan Norris, 8. Devon Borden, 9. Kyle Spence, 10. Ricky Dieva, 11. Dave Brown, 12. Lucas Wolfe, 13. Dallas Schott, 14. Tyler Esh, 15. Bryce Norris, 16. Jordan Poirier, 17. Dominic Melair, 18. Stephen Dows, 19. Justin Whittall, 20. Timmy Buckwalter, 21. Paulie Colagiovanni, 22. Anthony Macri, 23. Mark Bitner, 24. Dirk Rimrott, DNS – Joey Amantea 

USAC EAST COAST WINGLESS SPRINT FEATURE (25 LAPS) 

1. Alex Bright, 2. Briggs Danner, 3. Kenny Miller, III, 4. Joey Amantea, 5. Timmy Buckwalter, 6. Steve Drevicki, 7. Mike Thompson, 8. J.T. Ferry, 9. Bobby Butler, 10. Preston Lattomus, 11. Austin Graby, 12. Ed Aikin, 13. Mick D’Agostino,14. Scott Frack,  

15. Jason Cherry, 16. Richard Carnathan, 17. Jonathan Swanson, 18. Gary Huston, 19. Aidan Borden, DNS – Patrick Chilmonik 

DANNY’S PIZZA PIZZAZZ MODIFIED FEATURE (25 LAPS) 

1. Neal Williams, 2. Joseph Watson, 3. H.J. Bunting, 4. Dillon Steuer, 5. Dominic Buffalino, 6. Cale Ross, 7. Wade Hendrickson, 8. Sammy Martz, Jr., 9. Sam Martz, Sr.  10. Jim Gallagher, 11. Jordan Watson, 12. W.B. James, 13. Ryan Grim, 14. J.R. Fulper, 

15. Chris Grbac, 16. Mark Kratz, 17. Clay Butler, 18. Rick Laubach, 19. Davey Sammons, 20. Billy Osmun, III, 21. D.J. Hunt, 22. David Crossman, 23. Roger Manning,  

24. Mike Franz, 25. Dirk Rimrott, 26. Dallas Briedenbach 

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

VP Fuels

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Rodota Trucking & Excavating

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Hyper Racing

Izzi Trucking & Rigging

Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz

Vahlco Wheels

Ellery’s Pub & Grill

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Hoffman Discount Parts

JPA Masonry

Weaknecht Archery

Spirit Auto Center

Foley Caterpillar

Hisko Lowboy

Lineman Racing

Cenco Oil

Bob Hilbert Sportswear

Cassidy Painting

TW Metals

Hessert Chevrolet 

Triple R Truck Parts

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KOA Camp Grounds

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Tipico Sportsbook

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Amwell Auto Body

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Bridgeport, NJ – It wasn’t the way it was supposed to be.  Friday nightwas supposed to be the first of a two day event – Bridgeport’s first 305 Nationals – the combined effort of Bridgeport’s Doug Rose and the Mid Atlantic Sprint Series’ Eddie and Erika Wagner.  But, as she has done so many times this season, Mother Nature intervened.

With heavy rain expected for Saturday and into Sunday, the decision was made to race on Friday night and complete as much of the program as possible.  The DCB’s Plumbing & Heating Mid Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) would run a complete show along with the North East Wingless Sprints (NEWS) and the Precision Hydraulic and Oil 602 Sportsman in an Underdog 20 feature event.  

All State Auto Glass, SJ Truck Bodies and Miranda Motors jumped on board to enhance the purse for the 305 sprint cars and the race was on!  Thirty-five 305 sprint cars were on hand for the Friday night show!

Adam Carberry raced to the D Capps Carpentry fast time in timed hot laps just one week after picking up the win in the MASS feature event at Bridgeport.  Ryan Stillwaggon, Kevin Nagy, 2023 MASS Champion, Buddy Schweibinz and Eddie Wagner picked up wins in the F&L Door heat races while Christian Rumsey raced to the win in the B Main.

The luck of the draw put Stillwaggon and Nagy on the front row for the start of the twenty-five lap feature event.  Stillwaggon grabbed the lead on the start as Nagy, Dave Grube, Larry McVay and Eddie Wagner sorted out the top five through the first five times around the High Banks.  

Nick Sweigert’s smoking No. 89 out the caution for the first time on lap seven.  Nagy took the lead on the restart and Stillwaggon chased him down the backstretch but Nagy held the lead.  McVay, Adam Carberry and Grube chased the lead pair through lap ten. 

McVay took over second on a lap twelve restart and offered up a challenge for the lead but Nagy was able to pull away from McVay and the rest of the field after several green flag laps.  Carberry took over third as Wagner and Brian Carber battled for a top five spot at halfway.

Carber slowed on lap nineteen as 2023 MASS Champion, Buddy Schweibinz broke into the top five with just over five laps to go.

2023 MASS Champion, Buddy Schweibinz broke into the top five in the final laps of the race.  Nagy pulled away but second through fifth place were up for grabs as the field headed to the finish line.

Nagy took the win with Carberry racing into second over McVay, Schweibinz and Andy Best in the final laps.  

Coming into Friday night’s race, Nagy and Tim Iulg were in a battle for the Tanner Brothers Dairy Bridgeport Point Championship which Nagy secured with his third victory of the season.  This is the second season that the Tanner Brothers Dairy have offered this award and it always creates some additional excitement in the season.

Rich Mellor was the early race leader in the Liberty Kenworth North East Sprint Series feature event, leading the way over Eric Jennings, Chris Allen, Jr., Shea Wills and Stan Ploski III through the first five laps.  Mellor was a feature winner in this division earlier this season.  

Jennings closed the gap on Mellor as they completed the first half of the race’s twenty laps.  Jennings challenged for the lead between turns one and two on lap thirteen but Mellor prevailed.  Jennings slid in front of Mellor in turn two to take the lead one lap later.

Jennings led the way to the checkered over Mellor, Allen, Wills and Brian Spencer who is the Bridgeport NEWS Champion for 2023.  The win gave Jennings four wins on the season with another event scheduled at the end of the month as part of Bridgeport’s Octoberfest weekend.

Mike Thompson finished sixth followed by Joe Kata, Larry Drake, Walt Fletcher and Zach Brown.

Victory Fuel heat races were won by Jennings and Allen.

The Precision Hydraulic & Oil 602 Sportsman competed in a Underdog  20 feature event that saw third generation driver, Luke Bunting lead the way through the first half of the race over Kris Lillick, Tom Sherby, Scott Hulmes and Kris Thompson.  

Matt Martino’s No. 226 was showing some smoke just after the halfway mark.  The No. 1 of Anthony Raisner came to a stop on lap twelve and both drivers were headed to the pits.  This was the first race anywhere for Raisner and the sharp looking No.1.

The lap thirteen restart erased Bunting’s lead and brought Lillick and Sherby to the leader.  It was a three car race for the lead when Ken Golden, Jr. waved the green flag on the restart.  Bunting led the field to the stripe for lap thirteen but Lillick raced into the lead for lap fourteen with both Bunting and Sherby challenging.  Sherby and Bunting continued to battle for second.

Lillick raced to the win over Sherby, Bunting, Thompson and Hulmes.  Brian Lillick finished sixth followed by Brian Rogers, Howard Huepful, Samantha Osborn and Robert Tete.

It was Lillick’s first win on the High Banks and the first Victory Lane that he was able to share with his wife and family.  The Lillicks are very active in local quarter midget racing with a third driver starting in 2024.  Maybe they gave their dad some pointers!

Next up – Octoberfest weekend on October 27^th and 28^th featuring 410 sprint cars, USAC East Coast Wingless, North East Wingless Sprints and Modifieds!

DCB’S PLUMBING & HEATING MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES (25 LAPS) 

1. Kevin Nagy, 2. Adam Carberry, 3. Larry McVay, 4. Buddy Schweibinz, 5. Andy Best, 6. Ryan Stillwaggon, 7. Dave Brown, 8. Dave Grube, 9. Zach Rhoads, 10. Eddie Wagner, 11. DJ Tanner Jr., 12. Christian Rumsey, 13. Kenny Laureno, 14. Rick Stief, 15. Scott Frack, 16. Tim Iulg, 17. Dan Leaper, 18. Josh Bricker, 19. Aidan Borden, 20. Mike Melair, 21. Timmy Bittner, 22. Jeff Paulson, 23. Brian Carber, 24. Matt McAnally, 25. Johnny Smith, 26. Nick Sweigart, DNQ – Bob Devault, Kenny Heffner, Cory Cornell, Danny Buccafusco, Darren Cox, Tim Tanner, Josh Fox, Jacob Howell, Joe Kay, 

PRECISION HYDRAULIC & OIL 602 SPORTSMAN UNDERDOG 20:  

1. Kris Lilick, 2. Tom Sherby, 3. Luke Bunting, 4. Kris Thompson, 5. Scott Hulmes, 6. Brian Lilick, 7. Brian Rogers, 8. Howard Huepful, 9. Samantha Osborn, 10. Robert Tete, 11. Dave Hartman, 12. Anthony Raisner, 13. Matt Martino, 14. Tim Franks 

DNS – Thomas Prychka 

TIPICO SPORTSBOOK NORTH EASTWS WINGLESS SPRINT CARS (20 LAPS) 

1. Eric Jennings, 2. Rich Mellor, 3. Chris Allen Jr., 4. Shea Wills, 5. Brian Spencer, 6. Mike Thompson, 7. Joe Kata, 8. Larry Drake, 9. Walt Fletcher, 10. Zach Brown, 11. Dan Malley, 12. Heidi Hedin, 13. Stan Ploski, 14. Brendan Hires

Bridgeport, NJ – It was the first of two nights of racing at the Bridgeport Motorsports Park for the Doug Rose and Frank Cozze 3^rd Annual Street Stock Nationals presented by Harry’s U-Pull-It and Giels Automotive and fans got to see some great racing among three divisions plus Vintage Stock Cars.  The track was in great shape and the drivers put every inch of its surface to good use!

Rob Ormsbee picked up the win in the first fifteen lap Street Stock qualifier.  Eddie Sites grabbed the lead from his outside pole position start, leading the field to the completion of lap one.  Ormsbee, Sites and James Grant race three wide for the lead on the second lap with Ormsbee winning the battle.  Several single car incidents had the field under caution in the remaining laps but Ormsbee’s lead was never challenged.  Ormsbee took the win over Sites, Grant, Shane Wolf, Ryan Smith and Kyle Saylor with six cars transferring to Saturday’s 100 lap $10,000 to win main event.  Bridgeport’s own Andrew Joslin will race for a qualifying spot in one of the Last Chance Qualifiers along with Jeramy Doerr and Nick Sandone who experienced some issues during the qualifier.

In the second Street Stock qualifier, polesitter, Billy Walker took the lead on the start.  Walker travels all the way from his home in Alabama to compete in this event every year.  Tyler Dietz, defending Street Stock Nationals champion,  quickly moved into challenge for the lead.  Dietz took the lead on lap three with Dylan Cecce advancing to second.  Brett Crawford, Drew Brocklebank and Travis Webster battle throughout the fifteen laps to improve their position.  Dietz raced  to the win over Cecce, Crawford, Brocklebank who was the first Bridgeport regular  to qualify for the main event, and Webster.

The third qualifier saw Chris Allen, Jr. behind the wheel of his uncle’s No. 98B.  Allen is normally behind the wheel of a wingless sprint car but he looked right at home in the full-fendered car.  Allen took the lead on the start and then held off the challenges of Jasen Gessaman for several laps.  Geesaman took the lead on lap five as 2023 Bridgeport Street Stock Champion, Tom Wills, Jr. moved into third.  While Wills looked for a way to take second, Bailey Tolson closed in on Wills to challenge for third.  Tolson took over third and then took a look at Allen to challenge for second.  Tolson made hard contact with the wall , bringing out the caution on lap twelve and sidelining Tolson from the qualifier.  With just three laps to go, Allen headed to the pits for a tire change.  Geesaman took the win with Kyle Deneen taking over second in the final laps.  Wills finished third in front of the Spider Ensinger Family – Spider, Jr. finished fourth, followed by Spider, III and Spider, Sr.

Mike Melair raced to his first win on Bridgeport’s High Banks with the DCB’s Plumbing and Heating Mid Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS). 

Nick Sweigert and Melair led the field to the green flag with Melair taking the lead after a battle with Sweigert for the position.  Phil Meisner, Eddie Wagner and 2023 MASS Champion, Buddy Schweibinz battled behind the leaders.  With Melair out in front, Schweibinz moved by Wagner to take over fourth on lap four. 

The leaders caught the back of the field on lap eight and battling traffic became the next challenge.  At times, Sweigert was able to close the gap on Melair while they picked their way through traffic. 

Schweibinz moved into third at the halfway mark but the leaders were long gone. 

Melair’s biggest challenge came from lapped traffic, many who were racing for position in front of the leader.  Melair came off the wall several times in the final laps as he tried to navigate his way through the traffic.

Melair took the win over Schweibinz, Dave Brown who raced into third late in the race, Tim Iulg and Nick Sweigert who slowed on the final lap but was able to salvage a top five finish.  Phil Meisner finished sixth after racing in the top five for most of the race.  Ryan Stillwaggon followed in seventh with Kevin Nagy, Larry McVay and Eddie Wagner completing the top ten at the checkered.

Lee Allen raced to his second Four Cylinder win of the season as he raced into the lead on lap two and never looked back.  There was plenty of action behind the leader as Jason Peck, Kyler Stahl and Dan Stein, Jr. battled for second during the fifteen lap feature.  Allen took the win over Stein, Rob Pyle, Stahl and Eric Degler.

Night 1 was complete with a big day coming up on Saturday!

STREET STOCK QUALIFIER #1 (15 LAPS) 

1. Rob Ormsbee, 2. Eddie Sites, 3. James Grant, 4. Shane Wolf, 5. Ryan Smith, 6. Kyle Saylor, 7. John Carpenter, 8. Andrew Joslin, 9. Jeramy Doerr, 10. Shane Grosso, 11. Josh Bassino, 12. Nick Sandone, III, 13. Chris Murray, 14. Duncan Molesworth 

STREET STOCK QUALIFIER #2 (15 LAPS) 

1. Tyler Dietz, 2. Dylan Cecce, 3. Billy Walker, 4. Brett Crawford, 5. Drew Brocklebank, 6. Travis Webster, 7. Jimmy Combs, 8. Terry Chaney, 9. Scott Freed, 10. Joshua O’Neal, 11. Ken Moren, 12. Andrew Fitzgerald, DNS – T.J. Henry, Chris Stalkr 

STREET STOCK QUALIFIER #3 (15 LAPS) 

1. Jasen Gessaman, 2. Kyle Deneen, 3. Tom Wills, Jr., 4. Spider Ensinger, Jr., 5. Spider Ensinger, III, 6. Spider Ensinger, Sr., 7. Bob Slate, 8. Chris Allen, Jr., 9. Kevin Heckman, 10. Mike Diana, 11. Gary Ronk, 12. Mike McClay, 13. Bailey Tolson, 14. Rick Potter 

MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES (25 LAPS) 

1. Mike Melair, 2. Buddy Schweibinz, 3. Dave Brown, 4. Tim Iulg, 5. Nick Sweigert, 6. Phil Meisner, 7. Ryan Stillwaggon, 8. Kevin Nagy, 9. Larry McVay, 10. Eddie Wagner, 11. Kenny Laureno, 12. Rick Stief, 13. Jeff Paulson, 14. D.J. Tanner, Jr., 15. Jared Kreider, 16. Cory Cornell, 17. Danny Buccafusca, 18. Dale Eggert, 19. Matt McAnally, 20. Dan Leaper, 21. Aidan Borden, 22. Dirk Rimrott, 23. Joe Kay, 24. Mark Bitner, DNS – Keith Anderson 

FOUR CYLINDERS (15 LAPS) 

1. Lee Allen, 2. Dan Stein, Jr., 3. Rob Pyle, 4. Kyler Stahl, 5. Eric Degler, 6. Joe Garey, Sr., 7. Ed Ford, 8. Jason Peck, 9. Shane Flaherty, 10. Bobby Johnson, 11. Dominic Antonelli, 12. Joe Garey, Jr., DNS – Garrett Mull, Justin Benz 

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

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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

Spirit Auto Center

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

KOA Camp Grounds

Victory Fuel

Tipico Sportsbook

Champion Brands

DTM Kawasaki

Amwell Auto Body

Williams Napa

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‼️ KYLE LARSON FANS, NEXT TUESDAY OCTOBER 3 KYLE LARSON WILL BE COMPETING AT BRIDGEPORT MOTORSPORTS PARK ALONG WITH ALL THE STARS OF @High Limit Racing SPRINT CAR SERIES. IF YOU ARE KYLE LARSON FAN YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS. FANS ARE WELCOME TO VISIT OUR PIT AREA WHERE YOU CAN GET KYLE’S AUTOGRAPH AND WATCH THE TEAM GET IS HOT ROD READY. We, at Bridgeport are excited to be a part of @Brad Sweet & @Kyle Larson Racing new Series and a part of history ‼️ 

💥 We are expecting a sellout, don’t be left out. 

🌎 Location – Bridgeport Speedway located 15 minutes from Philadelphia Airport in South Jersey. 83 Floodgate Rd. Swedesboro, NJ 08085 

🎟 Reserved & General Admission seats available at https://bridgeportspeedway.thundertix.com/ 

🏆 Kyle Larson, Brad Sweet, & Rico Abreu Souvenir trailers will be on location + several others

📅 Tuesday October 3, 2023. You won’t want to miss it! 

🌟 410 SPRINT CARS 

🌟 MODIFIEDS – Invitation Only 

🏎 3:00 Pits 

🎟 4:00 Grandstands  

Bridgeport, NJ – The Bridgeport Motorsports Park opened what was to be the three day Danny Serrano weekend on Friday night featuring DCB’s Plumbing and Heating Mid Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) for their final point race of the season presented by EZ Work Trucks.  The Izzi Trucking & Rigging Street Stocks produced a new winner and three drivers earned redraw spots for Saturday’s race by setting fast time in the three times sessions for the Danny’s Pizza Pizazz Modifieds.  The Precision Hydraulic & Oil Sportsman competed in a twenty lap Underdog 20 for any non winning driver in the 2023 season.

With the 305 Nationals presented by MASS and the Bridgeport Motorsports Park in mid-October, Friday night’s event also served as a final tune-up prior to the big weekend.  Several new names appeared in the Friday night line-ups including Jordan Spahr, Christian Rumsey and Nick Sweigert.  Matt McAnally made his first start in the 305s with a sharp looking No. 6.

Kevin Nagy set fast time in hot laps to receive D Capps Carpentry Fast Time award.  Nagy went on to put that speed to good use in the feature event.

The twenty-five lap main event got off to a rough start.  The original start saw Bob DeVault and defending champion, Buddy Schweibinz get together between turns one and two when DeVault got turned and then made contact with the infield tire.  The No. 4 came across the track just in time to collect Schweibinz who had nowhere to go.  Both drivers were eliminated from competition before the first lap could be completed.

The field lined up for the complete restart with polesitter, Dale Eggert and Tim Iulg leading the field to the green.  Eggert’s No. 32 broke as the field headed to the green.  Iulg went up and over Eggert but was able to continue as the race leader. 

The third time was the charm as Iulg jumped out to an early lead.  Andy Best applied some pressure to the race leader in the first few laps before Nagy closed in on Best to challenge for second.  Nagy came away with second on lap three and set his sights on Iulg who had begun to pull away from the field.

By lap six, the leaders had caught the back of the field.  Iulg led the way through lap ten followed by Nagy, Best, Larry McVay and Christian Rumsey.  

Best drew a caution on lap fourteen.  Nagy used a slide job between turns three and four to take the lead from Iulg on the lap fifteen restart.  

Nagy was able to pull away from the field.  McVay closed the gap on Iulg but it was Iulg who raced across the finish line behind Nagy on lap twenty-five.  McVay finished third followed by Rumsey and Mike Melair.  Melair, Kenny Laureno and Jeff Paulson had been involved in a close battle with Melair taking fifth in the closing laps.

Laureno finished sixth followed by Paulson, Cory Cornell, Rick Stief and Darren Cox.  Aidan Borden was on his way to a top ten finish when mechanical ills struck on the final lap of the race.

Nagy dedicated the win to his mother, Lorraine, who had just come home from the hospital on Friday and watched the race with her husband on Flo Friday evening.  The Nagy’s are loyal fans and can usually be found in the grandstands on race night.

In spite of his lap one departure, Buddy Schweibinz had secured his second MASS Championship earlier in the evening.  The eighteen year old driver now has back-to-back championships in 305 competition in just his third season of sprint car competition.  The MASS competitors celebrated the 2023 title with a pizza party courtesy of Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz!

Gary Klimeczak put Rich Stinson’s No. 27 into Champion Brands LLC Hi-Tech Lubricants Victory Lane for his first win on the High Banks.  Klimeczak has several wins on the 5/8^th mile track.  

After losing his father earlier in the season, Klimeczak accepted Stinson’s invitation to compete in his No. 27 and it has been a win-win situation for parties.

Klimeczak led all fifteen laps of the feature, eventually pulling away from Jeramy Doerr who raced in second.  Bailey Tolson raced in third behind Doerr after an earlier battle with Mike Hughes in another No. 18 but Hughes was sidelined with mechanical issues.

It was Klimeczak for the win over Doerr, Tolson, TJ Henry and Duncan Molesworth.  

Christopher Allen, Jr. competed in his uncle’s (Lee Allen) No. 98B in preparation for the upcoming Street Stock Nationals.  Allen can usually be found in the cockpit of a sprint car.  Allen finished sixth in Friday night’s feature over Nick Sandone, Spider Ensinger and Mike Hughes.

Jax Yohn raced to his first Bridgeport victory after battling with Matt Ellery for the lead in the Precision Hydraulic & Oil Underdog 20 for any non-winning driver in this division this season.  Ellery led the first eight laps before Yohn was able to dive to the inside in turn three to take the lead on lap nine.

In spite of several cautions and restarts, Yohn held the lead and raced to the checkered flag for the win.  Ellery finished second followed by Tom Sherby, Stephen Yankowski and Rich Wegner, Jr.  Matt Smith finished sixth with Howard Huepful, Brian Rogers, Billy Chester and Luke Bunting rounding out the top ten.  

Neal Williams, Rick Laubach and Dillon Steuer were the fast timers in the three timed hot lap sessions for the Danny Pizza Pizzazz Modifieds.  

Unfortunatley, the weather was the winner on Saturday and Sunday.  Some of the remaining events will become part of the High Banks weekend.  Watch for forthcoming announcements.

The action switches to the Spirit Auto Center quarter mile this weekend for the Danny Serrano Skyscraper event for the 270 and 600 Micro Sprints. 

PRECISION HYDRAULIC & OIL 602 SPORTSMAN UNDERDOG 20 (20 LAPS) –  

1. Jax Yohn, 2. Matt Ellery, 3. Tom Sherby, 4. Stephen Yankowski, 5. Rich Wegner, Jr., 6. Matt Smith, 7. Howard Huepful, 8. Brian Rogers, 9. Billy Chester, 10. Luke Bunting, 11. Ryan Lilick, 12. Shane Kassekert, 13. Aaron Weaver, 14. Justin Newhard, 15. Anthony Sisco, 16. Thomas Prychka, 17. Pete Serra, 18. Chris Martinez, 19. Ed Owens, 20. Dave Damiano, 21. Erik Mattson, 22. Robert Tete, 23. Wayne Weaver, 24. Ethan Young, 25. Dakota Kohler, DNS – Tim Franks, Dirk Rimrott, Josh Bricker. 

MASS 305 SPRINTS (25 LAPS) 

1. Kevin Nagy, 2. Tim Iulg, 3. Larry McVay, 4. Christian Rumsey, 5. Mike Melair, 6. Kenny Laureno, 7. Jeff Paulson, 8. Cory Cornell, 9. Rick Stief, 10. Darren Cox, 11. Phil Meisner, 12. Eddie Wagner, 13. Josh Bricker, 14. Aidan Borden, 15. Dan Leaper, 16. Scott Frack, 17. Dirk Rimrott, 18. Andy Best, 19. Dave Brown, 20. Matt McAnally, 21. Nick Sweigert, 22. R. J. Panella, 23. D. J. Tanner, Jr., 24. Dale Eggert, 25. Bobby DeVault, 26. Logan Spahr, 27. Buddy Schwebinz 

STREET STOCKS (15 LAPS) 

1. Gary Klimeczak, 2. Jeramy Doerr, 3. Bailey Tolson, 4. T. J. Henry, 5. Duncan Molesworth, 6. Christopher, Allen, Jr., 7. Nick Sandone, III, 8. Spider Ensinger, Sr., 9. Ken Moren, 10. Mike Hughes 

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

VP Fuels

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

Spirit Auto Center

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

KOA Camp Grounds

Victory Fuel

Tipico Sportsbook

Champion Brands

DTM Kawasaki

Amwell Auto Body

Williams Napa

Prime Design Landscaping

‼️ RACE FANS DREAM, TWIN 50 LAPS FEATURE EVENTS AS PART OF THE HUGE DANNY SERRNO WEEKEND. SATURDAY DANNY SERRANO 50, $5000 TO WIN & SUNDAY Short Track Super Series DOUG HOFFMAN MEMORIAL $6000 TO WIN. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT FOR A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Please Like & Share this post  ‼️

📅 September 22 – 24 

📅 Friday September 22 

🌟 SPRINT CARS – Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series 

🌟 MODIFIEDS – Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz (Timed Practice) 

🌟 SPORTSMAN (underdog 20) – Precision Hydraulic and Oil 

🌟 STREET STOCKS 

🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS (NEWS) – Practice 

📅 Saturday September 23 

🌟 MODIFIEDS (Danny Serrano 50) – 50 Laps, $5000 to win 

🌟 SPORTSMAN (Bruce Ward Memorial) – 35 Laps, $2500 to win 

🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS (NEWS) 

📅 Sunday September 24 – Short Track Super Series 

🌟 STSS MODIFIEDS (Doug Hoffman Memorial) – 50 Laps, $6000 to win 

🌟 STSS SPORTSMAN –$1500 to win 

🌟 4 CYLINDER STOCK CARS

Bridgeport, NJ – A beautiful sunny day provided Monster Truck Fans a wonderful day at the Speedway. For the first time ever the team from Monster Truck Wars brought their show to Bridgeport Motorsports Park with high profile trucks such as “World Champion” Bounty Hunter, along with Scarlet Bandit & Shark Bite. The event began with a pit party for all the Monster Truck Fans to meet the drivers and get pictures up close with the trucks. 2 Ride Trucks gave fans young and old alike the opportunity to feel what it’s like to be in a Monster Truck. 

Once the Pit Party was completed everyone gathered in the large grandstands for the high-flying event that was about to take place. These Monster Trucks did not disappoint. They ripped and roared around the racecourse for the racing competition portion of the event. Then came freestyle. Monster Truck Wars put on an incredible show as the trucks soared through the air and balanced meticulously during their ground acts. The crowd was ecstatic, and the atmosphere was electrifying. 

Back to racing this weekend September 22 – 24 with the Danny Serrano Weekend feature twin 50 lap events for the Modifieds, big Sportsman events, plus Sprint Cars winged and wingless. For further details check out their Facebook page or online at https://bridgeportmotorsportspark.com/

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

VP Fuels

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

Spirit Auto Center

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

KOA Camp Grounds

Victory Fuel

Tipico Sportsbook

Champion Brands

DTM Kawasaki

Amwell Auto Body

Williams Napa

Prime Design Landscaping