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Bridgeport, NJ – After the “light showers, clearing after noon” turned into substantial amounts of rain overnight Friday and into the day Saturday, Doug Rose and crew persevered and presented day two of the Danny Serrano Memorial weekend.  The start time had to be delayed due to the very wet conditions but between the hard work of the track crew and the cooperation of the race teams, the scheduled program was completed minus the Modified Cash Dash that was moved onto Sunday’s schedule.

The Foley Cat Modifieds ran three groups of timed hot laps to determine the starting line-up of the three, twenty lap qualifying races for Sunday’s Danny Serrano 100.  As expected, the twenty lap events provided great racing as the starting field for Sunday’s 100 lap main event were determined.

Jeff Strunk and Jimmy Blewett led the way to the first twenty lapper with Blewett jumping out in front on the start.  Blewett led the way for the first two laps before a flat tire caused the red, white and blue to make a wicked turn on the cushion.  Blewett pulled to the infield while Strunk led the way over Jared Umbenhauer, Davey Sammons, Ryan Godown and Mike Mahaney through lap five.  

Mahaney was the man on the move as he raced into third by half way and then battled lap after lap with Umbenhauer for second.  

Strunk had the All Fab No. 126 out in front and was able to pull away from the competition in spite of several restarts.  Godown, who set fast time for the first group on Friday, was pushed to the pits after half way with mechanical failure.  

Strunk led the way to the checkered with Mahaney grabbing second as he raced Umbenhauer to the finish line.  Sammons, Tommy Scheetz, Jr., Craig VonDohren and Brandon Grosso trailed Strunk to the finish transferred to the Serrano 100 on Sunday.

Jojo Watson led the way in the second twenty lapper with Dominick Buffalino, Danny Bouc, Peter Britten and 2020 Track Champion, Bill Pauch racing behind the leader. 

At half way, Watt was engaged in a back and forth battle for third with Bouc, with Watson and Buffalino out in front.  Bouc challenged Buffalino for second on lap twelve but it was Watt who was on the move, taking over second on the next circuit.  Watt quickly reeled in Watson and mounted a charge for the lead.  Watson held on for lap sixteen but Watt put the inside to good use as he drove into the lead one lap later.

Watt, who usually prefers the high outside line, rolled the inside of the track for the win over Bouc, who grabbed second on a late race restart, Watson, Buffalino, Britten, Cozze and Pauch who transferred into Sunday’s main event.

The final twenty lapper was just as exciting as Justin Grim took the lead over Duane Howard on the start.  Both drivers were making their first attempts on the new Bridgeport 4/10th mile speedway.  

Multiple caution flags realigned the field during the first laps as Horton moved into second with Grim prevailing as the leader.  Horton battled with Grim for the lead, putting the Halmar No. 43 out in front on lap seven.  At half way, Horton led Grim, Howard, Dillon Steuer and Rick Laubach.  

Ryan Krachun was forced to pit for a tire change on lap two and raced his way into contention in the second half of the race.  With five laps to go, Krachun was back to second but was not able to challenge for the lead.

Horton drove to the twenty lap victory over Krachun, Howard, Steuer, Laubach and Grim.  JR Heffner grabbed the last transfer spot from Briggs Danner in the final laps.  

Horton, the winningest driver in Bridgeport history, grabbed a victory on the new 4/10 mile surface.

The East Coast USAC Wingless Sprints made their first ever appearance on the 4/10th mile track and provided the type of action that this group is been known for.

Carmen Perigo, Jr. fell victim to a classic Alex Bright outside run as Bright grabbed the lead on the start and quickly drove away from the field.  Briggs Danner, making his first ever start in sprint car competition in the Gallagher No. 5G, grabbed the runner-up spot on lap two.  

Two time series champion, Steve Drevicki raced into third and then took second from Danner on lap six.  Ryan Watt, who has a win in the wingless series from earlier this season, put the Tim Hogue No. 39 on top of the cushion and blasted his way into second on lap eight only to see his run come to an end with a flat tire.  Drevicki also headed to the pits at this time with neither driver able to return.  It was Drevicki’s first DNF in his third season of competition.

Bright continued to lead the way over Danner, stretching his lead until lap sixteen when the leader caught the back of the pack.  With five to go, Bright looked to be on his way to his second wingless victory over Danner as Kyle Spence, Chris Allen, Jr. and Joey Amantea battled it out for third.  

Danner continued to close the gap on Bright as the raced through lapped traffic.  With three to go, Danner caught the leader.  Coming to the white flag, Danner executed the perfect slide job to move into the lead as the field headed to the white flag.  Danner drove to a popular victory followed by Bright, Allen who won the battle for third over Spence and Amantea.  Troy Betts finished sixth in his first wingless start followed by Kyle Lick, Bill Unglert, Perigo and Bruce Buckwalter, Jr.

It was a popular victory for the nineteen year old hot shoe from Allentown, PA who also set fast time in his USAC All Pro SpeedSTR and just missed a transfer spot in his twenty lap Modified run.  

Steve Kemery became a five time winner as he dominated the twenty-five lap South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Sportsman feature event.  

Kemery led the way through several caution flags with Dave Jenkins racing in second.  Second and third saw all of the racing action after Wayne Weaver got out of shape in turn three and four but was able to collect the No. 0 and continue, after losing several positions.  Brian Krummel, Friday night‘s Underdog 20 winner, Dan Fleming and Sammy Martz battled to the finish.

Kemery took the win over Jenkins who was disqualified after failing post race tech.  Krummel finished second followed by Fleming, Martz and Weaver.  Travis Hill finished sixth with Steve Davis, Anthony Tramontana, Jeremy Martino and Adam White rounding out the top ten. 

On to Day 3 of the Danny Serrano Memorial weekend with more Foley Cat Modifieds and USAC All Pro SpeedSTR action.

South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Sportsman: (25 laps) 1. Steve Kemery , 2. Brian Krummel, 3. Dan Fleming, 4. Sammy Martz, 5. Wayne Weaver, 6. Travis Hill, 7. Steve Davis, 8. Anthony Tramontana, 9. Jeremy Martino, 10. Adam White, 11. Ryan Anderson, 12. Michael White, 13. Daniel Morgiwetz, 14. Rick Wegner Jr., 15. John Aumick, 16. Eric Mattson, 17. Jim Gallagher Jr., 18. Tom Sherby, 19. James Hill, 20. Jon Meyer, 21. Justin Grosso, 22. Brett Belmont, 23. Ryan Godown Jr., 24. David Jenkins

USAC East Coast Sprint Cars:(25 laps) 1. Briggs Danner, 2. Alex Bright, 3. Chris Allen Jr., 4. Kyle Spence, 5. Joey Amantea, 6. Troy Betts, 7. Kyle Lick, 8. Bill Unglert, 9. Carmen Perigo Jr., 10. Bruce Buckwalter Jr., 11. Kenny Miller III, 12. Mike Thompson, 13. Nash Ely, 14. Jonathan Swanson, 15. Ed Aikin, 16. Mick D’Agostino, 17. Lee Kauffman, 18. Ryan Watt, 19. Steven Drevicki, 20. JR Berry, 21. Craig Pellegrini

Foley Cat Modified Triple 20 #1: 1. Jeff Strunk, 2. Mike Mahaney, 3. Jared Umbenhauer, 4. Davey Sammons, 5. Tommy Sheetz, 6. Craig Von Dohren, 7. Brandon Grosso, 8. Roger Manning, 9. Eric Kormann, 10. Matt Stangle, 11. Jim Britt, 12. Frank Yankowski, 13. Ron Roberts, 14. Rich Rutski, 15. Billy Lasko, 16. Stan Frankenfield, 17. Ryan Godown, 18. Jimmy Blewett

Foley Cat Modified Triple 20 #2: 1. Ryan Watt, 2. Danny Bouc, 3. Joseph Watson, 4. Dominick Buffalino, 5. Peter Britten, 6. Frank Cozze, 7. Billy Pauch, 8. Neal Williams, 9. Anthony Perrego, 10. Mike Butler, 11. Ryan Simmons, 12. Richie Pratt Jr., 13. Billie Osmun, 14. David Crossman, 15. Rocco Infante, 16. Kevin Hirthler, 17. Steve Davis, 18. Troy Ale

Foley Cat Modified Triple 20 #3: 1. Jimmy Horton, 2. Ryan Krachun, 3. Duane Howard, 4. Dillon Steuer, 5. Rick Laubach, 6. Justin Grim, 7. JR Heffner, 8. Briggs Danner, 9. John McClelland, 10. Joe Toth, 11. Alex Yankowski, 12. Cale Ross, 13. Tommy Beamer, 14. Donny Cogdill, 15. Tom Moore Jr., 16. Mike Franz, 17. Tom Macherrone, 18. Wade Hendrickson, 19. Sam Martz

Bridgeport, NJ – Danny Serrano would be proud – 130 cars signed in for the first of three nights of racing on the 4/10th mile track at the Bridgeport Motorsports Park with three drivers paying a visit to the new Danny Serrano Victory Lane.

Brian Krummel made his return to racing in a big way as he drove Howie Finch’s No. 4 to victory in the Underdog 20 in his first ever appearance on the new 4/10th mile track.  

“Howie called and offered me the ride in the Sportsman,” Krummel explained.  “He knew how bad I wanted to race.”  

Krummel’s team mate, Steve Davis was the race leader with Krummel in second with fifteen laps scored.  

Brad Roberts went for a wild ride on the homestretch to bring out the red flag with five laps remaining in the twenty lap feature for non-winners.  Roberts walked away from the incident but his Z14 was heavily damaged.

The field lined up single file for the restart with Davis leading the way to the green.  Krummel drove to the inside of Davis and the pair raced side by side with Krummel emerging as the leader on lap sixteen.   Krummel had been having carburetor issues up to that point but he timed the restart perfectly and the carburetor responded, sending Krummel to the front.  Once in the lead, Krummel was able to pull away from the field.

Krummel raced to the checkered flag over Davis, Wayne Weaver, Anthony Tramontana and Tom Sherby.  Travis Hill finished sixth making his first start of the season in the Cogdill No. 98.  Jon Meyer followed with Daniel Morgi, Greg Reed and Darren Cox rounding out the top ten.

After a heated battled throughout the twenty lap feature event, Rich Stinson raced to his fifth win of the season in the Sunbelt Rental Street Stocks over TJ Henry.  Stinson’s win was worth $1,000 – $500 was posted by the track, Precision Hydraulics and Oil added another $300 with several other contributors making up the difference on race day.

Henry and Stinson started from the front row and battled for the lead from the drop of the green.  Stinson, who was recently crowned as the 2020 Sunbelt Rentals Street Stock Champion ran the high line while Henry raced mid-track. Stinson held the lead throughout the race but Henry never allowed him to get too far ahead. 

Brian Spencer finished third after challenging Henry for second at one point in the race.  Lee Allen finished fourth followed by Tom Wills, Sr.  Tom Wills, Jr., Gary Klimeczak, Brian Ludwig, Mick Search and Nick Sandone III rounded out the top ten.

Dave Brown raced to the win in the Mid Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) twenty-five lap feature event, the final race of the year for the 305 sprint cars of MASS.

Jeff Geiges was the only competitor that still had a mathematical chance to take the season title away from point leader, Tim Tanner.  Geiges was able to lead a few laps but Brown charged back into the lead and never looked back.  

Kevin Nagy won the battle with Geiges for second while 2020 Champion, Tim Tanner finished fourth.  CJ Faison finished fifth.  Andy Best, Tom Carberry, Sr., Eddie Wagner, Tyler Reinhardt and Rick Stief completed the top five in the running order.

Ryan Godown, Peter Britten and Ryan Krachun set fast time in their respective timed hot lap sessions, guaranteeing each driver a redraw spot in Saturday’s twenty lap qualifiers.  

The East Coast USAC Wingless Sprint Cars were on hand for practice sessions.  Briggs Danner, making his first start in the Gallagher No. 5G, was the fastest car in all three sessions.  The wingless sprints will run qualifying events and a feature as part of Saturday’s racing program.  

South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Sportsman Underdog 20:(20 laps) Danny Serrano would be proud – 130 cars signed in for the first of three nights of racing on the 4/10th mile track at the Bridgeport Motorsports Park with three drivers paying a visit to the new Danny Serrano Victory Lane.

Brian Krummel made his return to racing in a big way as he drove Howie Finch’s No. 4 to victory in the Underdog 20 in his first ever appearance on the new 4/10th mile track.  

“Howie called and offered me the ride in the Sportsman,” Krummel explained.  “He knew how bad I wanted to race.”  

Krummel’s team mate, Steve Davis was the race leader with Krummel in second with fifteen laps scored.  

Brad Roberts went for a wild ride on the homestretch to bring out the red flag with five laps remaining in the twenty lap feature for non-winners.  Roberts walked away from the incident but his Z14 was heavily damaged.

The field lined up single file for the restart with Davis leading the way to the green.  Krummel drove to the inside of Davis and the pair raced side by side with Krummel emerging as the leader on lap sixteen.   Krummel had been having carburetor issues up to that point but he timed the restart perfectly and the carburetor responded, sending Krummel to the front.  Once in the lead, Krummel was able to pull away from the field.

Krummel raced to the checkered flag over Davis, Wayne Weaver, Anthony Tramontana and Tom Sherby.  Travis Hill finished sixth making his first start of the season in the Cogdill No. 98.  Jon Meyer followed with Daniel Morgi, Greg Reed and Darren Cox rounding out the top ten.

After a heated battled throughout the twenty lap feature event, Rich Stinson raced to his fifth win of the season in the Sunbelt Rental Street Stocks over TJ Henry.  Stinson’s win was worth $1,000 – $500 was posted by the track, Precision Hydraulics and Oil added another $300 with several other contributors making up the difference on race day.

Henry and Stinson started from the front row and battled for the lead from the drop of the green.  Stinson, who was recently crowned as the 2020 Sunbelt Rentals Street Stock Champion ran the high line while Henry raced mid-track. Stinson held the lead throughout the race but Henry never allowed him to get too far ahead. 

Brian Spencer finished third after challenging Henry for second at one point in the race.  Lee Allen finished fourth followed by Tom Wills, Sr.  Tom Wills, Jr., Gary Klimeczak, Brian Ludwig, Mick Search and Nick Sandone III rounded out the top ten.

Dave Brown raced to the win in the Mid Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) twenty-five lap feature event, the final race of the year for the 305 sprint cars of MASS.

Jeff Geiges was the only competitor that still had a mathematical chance to take the season title away from point leader, Tim Tanner.  Geiges was able to lead a few laps but Brown charged back into the lead and never looked back.  

Kevin Nagy won the battle with Geiges for second while 2020 Champion, Tim Tanner finished fourth.  CJ Faison finished fifth.  Andy Best, Tom Carberry, Sr., Eddie Wagner, Tyler Reinhardt and Rick Stief completed the top five in the running order.

Ryan Godown, Peter Britten and Ryan Krachun set fast time in their respective timed hot lap sessions, guaranteeing each driver a redraw spot in Saturday’s twenty lap qualifiers.  

The East Coast USAC Wingless Sprint Cars were on hand for practice sessions.  Briggs Danner, making his first start in the Gallagher No. 5G, was the fastest car in all three sessions.  The wingless sprints will run qualifying events and a feature as part of Saturday’s racing program.  

South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Sportsman Underdog 20:(20 laps) 1. Brian Krummel , 2. Steve Davis, 3. Wayne Weaver, 4. Anthony Tramontana, 5. Tom Sherby, 6. Travis Hill, 7. Jon Meyer, 8. Daniel Morgiwetz, 9. Greg Reed, 10. Darren Cox, 11. Aaron Weaver, 12. Jim Dallett, 13. Billy Chester, 14. Jeremy Martino, 15. John Aumick, 16. Sean Weiss, 17. Chris Jenkins, 18. Justin Eason, 19. Howard Huepful, 20. Scott Hulmes, 21. Nolan Openshaw, 22. Pete Serra, 23. Brad Roberts, 24. David Crossman, 25. Will Protinick, 26. Joesph Brown, 27. Brett Belmont, 28. Erick Mattson

Sunbelt Rentals Street Stocks: (20 laps) 1. Rich Stinson, 2. TJ Henry, 3. Brian Spencer, 4. Lee Allen, 5. Tom Wills, 6. Tom Wills Jr., 7. Gary Klimeczak, 8. Brian Ludwig, 9. Mick Search, 10. Nick Sandone III, 11. Ken Moren, 12. Jeff Dirkes, 13. Steven Land, 14. Keith McKinley, 15. Mike Hughes Jr., 16. John Parker, 17. Wes Camp, 18. Paul Donahue, 19. Daniel Harrison

Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series:(25 laps) 1. Dave Brown, 2. Kevin Nagy, 3. Jeff Geiges, 4. Tim Tanner, 5. CJ Faison, 6. Andy Best, 7. Tom Carberry, 8. Eddie Wagner, 9. Tyler Reinhardt, 10. Rick Stief, 11. Scott Frack, 12. Craig Pellegrini, 13. Ricky DiEva, 14. John Brennfleck, 15. Kristina Pratt, 16. Dan Leaper, 17. Marie McVay, 18. Mark Bitner, 19. Jason Dunn, 20. Aiden Borden, 21. Jenna Shotz, 22. Chris Allen, 23. Larry McVay, 24. Joe Kay

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Bridgeport, NJ – Ryan Godown, Steve Kemery & TJ Henry added to their 2020 season win totals on Saturday night but it was Billy Pauch, Kemery and Rich Stinson who collected the 2020 track titles in their respective divisions – the very first champions of the new Bridgeport Motorsports Park.  

Billy Osmun and Stan Frankenfield, Jr. led the field to the start with Osmun jumping out in front at the wave of the green.  The third generation racer led the first twelve laps of the thirty lap feature with Ryan Godown getting closer and closer to the No. 81.  On lap thirteen, Godown took the lead as the pair raced out of turn two and down the backstretch.  

Alex Yankowski moved into second and it wasn’t long before he challenged Godown for the lead.  By halfway, Matt Stangle raced in third followed by Billy Pauch and Richie Pratt, Jr. who were contending for the Foley Cat Modified title.  Pauch challenged Stangle for third and took over the position on lap nineteen.

Yankowski and Stangle put on quite a show as they battled for second, allowing Godown to gain some breathing room at the head of the field.  Lap after lap, the two young guns tried different lines and tactics to better their positions.  

Godown raced to his third win of the season followed by Yankowski, Stangle, Pauch and Briggs Danner who raced by Pratt late in the race.  Neal Williams’ late race charge earned him a sixth place finish followed by Pratt, Osmun and Frank Yankowski who was making his first Bridgeport appearance.

Godown was encouraged by his car’s performance with the special shows coming up on the calendar.  

Pauch earned the 2020 title – his second in row at Bridgeport – making him the final point champion on the 5/8th mile track as well as the first on the new 4/10th mile speedway.  Doug Rose was on hand to congratulate the new champion but Pauch turned the tables on Rose, asking the crowd to aknowledge Rose for building the new track at Bridgeport.

Steve Kemery made a daring move on a restart to gain several positions.   He then challenged Matt Peck for the lead and moved out in front on lap nine.   Kemery led Peck, Ryan Godown, Jr., Kris Lilick and Tom Sherby at the halfway mark.  

Tom Moore, Jr. trailed Kemery by just four points at the start of Saturday night’s action.  Moore worked hard during the twenty lap race to gain as many positions as possible.  He was three wide with Lilick and Sherby to move into the top five just after halfway.  

Godown moved up to second but his efforts fell a lap short when the left rear wheel and tube came out of the No. 26, bringing out the caution with just one lap remaining.  

Kemery raced to his fourth win of the season in the South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Sportsman competition with Peck, Moore, Lilick and Wayne Weaver trailing the leader at the finish.

Kemery earned his first track title since winning the Rookie honors five years earlier.

TJ Henry raced to his fifth win of the season in the Sunbelt Rentals Street Stocks.  John Parker led the first five laps of the feature before mechanical issues saw the leader slow on the backstretch.  Henry became the race leader and led the way to the finish over Tom Wills, Jr., Mike Hughes, Jr., Lee Allen and Vern McLaughlin.  Jeff Dirkes finished sixth followed by Tom Wills, Sr., Paul Donahue, Ken Moren and Drew Brocklebank.

Rich Stinson was uanble to finish Saturday night’s feature event but had clinched the Street Stock title as soon as he took the green flag.  Stinson returned to racing during the 2018 season and has been a contender in the division ever since.  

The All Star Slingshots made their final matinee appearance of the 2020 season with Amanda Angstadt racing to her fifth win of the season over Michael Beckett, Ryan Davey, Gary Bozowksi and Joseph Hansen.  Last season, Davey picked  up seven wins but two DNFs kept him from the track title.  This year, Angstadt collected the most wins but Davey’s consistent performance and one victory was enough to earn him the 2020 championship.  

Pat Hires was the winner of the 8 Cylinder Enduro race.  

The Monster Truck Throwdown comes to the Bridgeport Motorsports Park next weekend on both Saturday, September 19th and Sunday, September 20th.  Come out and see the Avenger, Jester, Kraken, Buckshot, Brutus, Hurricane Force and others!  Tickets are available through bridgeportspeedway.thunderfix.com.  

Then one weekend later, the Danny Serrano 100 Memorial Race comes to the kingdom of speed with three days of racing beginning on Friday, September 25th.  In addition to Modified, 602 Sportsman and Street Stocks, there will be 305 and wingless sprint cars and USAC All Pro SpeedSTRs during the three day event.  Something for everyone!!  Don’t let the 2020 season come to an end without seeing a race at this fabulous facility.

FOLEY-CAT MODIFIEDS FEATURE (30 laps) – 1. Ryan Godown, 2. Alex Yankowski, 3. Matt Stangle, 4. Billy Pauch, Sr., 5. Briggs Danner, 6. Neal Williams, 7. Richie Pratt, Jr., 8. Joseph Watson, 9. Billy Osmun, 10. Frank Yankowski, 11. Jim Britt, 12. Jimmy Horton, 13. Rich Rutski, 14. Ron Roberts, 15. Roger Manning, 16. Troy Ale, 17. Stan Frankenfield, 18. Billy Lasko, 19. Ryan Watt, 20. Clay Butler, 21. Tommy Beamer, 22. Kevin Sockriter, 23. Brett Ballard, 24. Rocco Infante, DNQ – Bob Lilick, Ron Meyers, Mike Franz, David Crossman 

SOUTH JERSEY OVERHEAD DOOR 602 SPORTSMAN FEATURE (20 laps) – 1. Steve Kemery, 2. Matt Peck, 3. Tom Moore, Jr., 4. Kris Lilick, 5. Wayne Weaver, 6. Eric Kormann, 7. Joe Toth, 8. Jim Gallagher, Jr., 9. Billy Chester, 10. Kurt Bettler, 11. Chris Jenkins, 12. Brett Belmont, 13. Pete Serra, 14. Scott Hulmes, 15. Ryan Godown, Jr., 16. Tom Sherby, 17. Sean Weiss, 18. Doug Snyder, 19. Justin Eason, 20. Brad Roberts, 21. Sean Metz, DNS – Nolan Openshaw, David Crossman, Matt Luzi, Erick Mattson, DNQ – Vince Malcom, Jr., Brian Lilick, Nico Flammer. 

SUNBELT RENTALS STREET STOCK FEATURE (15 laps) – 1. T.J. Henry, 2. Tom Wills, Jr., 3. Mike Hughes, Jr., 4. Lee Allen, 5. Vern McLaughlin, 6. Jeff Dirkes, 7. Tom Wills, Sr., 8. Paul Donahue, 9. Ken Moren, 10. Drew Brockleblank, 11. Keith McKinley, 12. Nick Sandone, III, 13. Rich Stinson, Jr., 14. John Parker, DNS – Daniel Harrison 

ALL STAR SLINGSHOT FEATURE (20 laps – on ¼ mile) – 1. Amanda Angstadt, 2. Michael Beckett, 3. Ryan Davey, 4. Gary Bozowski, 5. Joseph Hansen, 6. Dave Morrell, 7. Tomas Mowery 

EIGHT CYLINDER/FOUR CYLINDER COMBINED (14 laps) – 1. Pat Hires

Bridgeport, NJ – The Bridgeport Motorsports Park never seems to disappoint when Saturday night racing comes around!  This weeks action produced five feature winners including one new face in Bridgeport’s Victory Lane.

Billy Pauch raced to his third win of the season in the Foley Cat Modifieds in dramatic fashion with a three wide pass for the lead on a lap twenty-one restart.  

Billy Osmun and Matt Stangle led the field to the green with Stangle jumping out in front to take the lead.  While Stangle was scored as the leader, Osmun challenged and took the lead at different points on the track but Stangle had the lead when the pair came to the start/finish line.  Stangle led Osmun, Ryan Godown, Jojo Watson and Alex Yankowski through lap five.  Godown took over second on lap six with Richie Pratt, Jr. moving into the top five on lap eight.  With ten laps on the books, there was a three-wide race for third with Osmun, Pratt and Pauch.

At halfway, Stangle led Godown, Pratt, Pauch and Yankowski with Briggs Danner looking for a way into the top five.

Just before ten to go, Pratt raced Godown for second and Pauch followed in third.   After twenty green flag laps, the caution waved for the first time when Billy Lasko slowed on the track.  The field lined up double file for the restart Pratt and Stangle making up the first row with the leader picking the outside for the restart.  The green flag waved and as the field headed down the homestretch, Pauch slid underneath Pratt and Stangle and made it a three-wide battle for the lead.  Going into turn three, Pauch and Stangle were still side by side but it was Pauch who came out of turn four with the lead.  

Pauch pulled ahead by several car lengths.  Pratt took over second two laps later followed by Godown, Yankowski and Danner.  Roger Manning brought out the yellow after making contact with the yuke tire.  After lap twenty-five was scored, Stangle came to a stop with something breaking in the front end of the Ace Materials No. 6.  

Pauch led the way on the single file restart.  Yankowski took over third on lap twenty-six with Danner moving into fourth in the closing laps.

Pauch took his third Saturday night victory over Pratt, Yankowski, Danner and Godown.  Watson, Neal Williams, Clay Butler, Jim Britt and Osmun completed the top ten.  

The USAC All-Pro SpeedSTRs made their second appearance on the 4/10 mile track with Briggs Danner picking up the win after battling Godown, Mike Bednar and Trevor Kobylarz during the twenty lap main event.

Danner pulled ahead of the field and left the battle for second behind him in spite of several restarts that brought the field back together.  Kobylarz, Godown and Bednar battled back and forth, using slide jobs and crossovers to gain positions until Godown was able to pull ahead of the battle in the final laps.  

Danner took the checkered – his first at the new Bridgeport Motorsports Park – over Godown, Kobylarz, Jared Silfee and Mike Bednar.  Tim Iulg finished sixth followed by Danny Buccafusca, making his first SpeedSTR appearance in a DA Hanson car.  TJ Mayberry, Gary Wagner and Jason Rochelle rounded out the top ten.

​Steve Kemery battled for the lead with Tom Moore, Jr. in the early laps of the South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Sportsman feature.  Kemery was scored the leader on every lap but there where times that Moore held the advantage.

Kemery was able to pull ahead of Moore as the battles for positions developed behind the leaders.  Kris Lilick, Ryan Godown, Jr., Jim Gallagher and Tommy Errico battled each other and lapped traffic in the final laps of the race.

Kemery led the way to the checkered over Moore, Lilick, Godown and Errico.  Gallagher, Tom Sherby, Brett Belmont, Brad Roberts and Wayne Weaver completed the top ten at the finish. 

TJ Henry joined Rich Stinson, Jr. as a four time feature winner in the Sunbelt Rentals Street Stocks after picking up the win in the fifteen lap feature event.  Tom Wills, Jr. lead the first lap before Henry took over on lap two.  

Henry took the checkered in front of Wills, Jr. Stinson who recovered from an earlier spin to finish third.  Lee Allen finished fourth followed by Mike Hughes, Jr. 

Nolan Openshaw proved that his win in the last DA’s Auto Body & Repair Rookie feature was not a fluke and he captured his second win of the season on Rookie Graduation Night.  Openshaw picked up the win Vince Malcom, Jr. and Anthony Sisco.  

Anthony Sisco was crowned as the 2020 Rookie Champion.  

Next Saturday marks the final race of the 2020 Point Championship events.  Pauch, Kemery and Stinson lead their respective divisions but it will all come down to the results of Saturday night’s events.  The All Star Slingshots will compete in a Saturday Matinee to determine their champion, prior to the start of the night’s events.  Racing for the Modfiieds, 602 Sportsman and Street Stocks gets underway at 7pm.  You won’t want to miss it!

BRIDGEPORT MOTORSPORTS PARK 

Saturday, September 5, 2020 

FOLEY-CAT MODIFIEDS (30 laps) –  

1. Billy Pauch, Sr., 2. Richie Pratt, Jr. 3. Alex Yankowski, 4. Briggs Danner, 5. Ryan Godown, 6. Joseph Watson, 7. Neal Williams, 8. Clay Butler, 9. Jim Britt, 10. Willie Osmun, 11. Stan Frankenfield, 12. Rich Rutski, 13. Tommy Beamer, 14. Mike Franz, 15. Rich Wegner, 16. Troy Ale, 17. Ron Roberts, 18. Scott Ambruster, 19. Matt Stangle, 20. Roger Manning, 21. Billy Lasko, DNS – Bob Lilick, Brandon Hightower, Bob Firth 

SOUTH JERSEY OVERHEAD DOORS 602 SPORTSMAN (20 laps) – 

1. Steve Kemery, 2. Tom Moore, Jr., 3. Kris Lilick, 4. Ryan Godown, Jr., 5. Tommy Errico, Jr., 6. Jim Gallagher, Jr., 7. Tom Sherby, 8. Brett Belmont, 9. Brad Roberts, 10. Wayne Weaver, 11. Joe Toth, 12. Billy Chester, 13. Brian Lilick, 14. Scott Hulmes, 15. Pete Serra, 16. Erik Mattson, 17. Anthony Sisco, 18. Ryan Higgs, 19. Matt Peck, 20. Howard Huepfel, 21. Nolan Openshaw, 22. Ernie Miles, Jr., DNS – Tom Holding, Chris Jenkins, Harry Houdini 

D.A’S AUTO BODY & REPAIR ROOKIES (8 laps) 

1. Nolan Openshaw, 2. Vince Malcom, Jr., 3. Anthony Sisco, DNS – Harry Houdini 

SUNBELT RENTALS STREET STOCKS (20 laps) 

1. T.J. Henry, 2. Tom Wills, Jr., 3. Rich Stinson, Jr., 4. Lee Allen, 5. Mike Hughes, Jr., 6. Jeff Dirkes, 7. Vern McLaughlin, 8. Tom Wills, Sr., 9. Gary Klimeczak, 10. Nick Sandone III, 11. Ken Moren, 12. Paul Donahue, 13. Keith McKinley, 14. Steven Land, 15. David Kramer, 16. John Parker 

USAC ALL-PRO SPEEDSTRS (20 laps) –  

1. Briggs Danner, 2. Ryan Godown, 3. Trevor Kobylarz, 4. Jared Silfee, 5. Mike Bednar, 6. Tim Iulg, 7. Danny Buccafusca, 8. T.J. Mayberry, 9. Gary Wagner, Jr. 10. Jason Rochelle, 11. Justin Thompson, 12. Matt Janisch, 13. Nick Havens, DNS – Scott Ambruster, Bobby Butler, Billy Pauch, Sr.

Bridgeport, NJ – Ryan Godown – Senior and Junior – dominated the action in their respective divisions at the Bridgeport Motorsports Park,  sending the historians to the record books  to see if it had ever been done before.  It was the second Bridgeport win of the 2020 season for both.  Ryan Senior won the opening day event while Ryan Jr. put two wins back-to-back, winning in consecutive weeks.

Rich Stinson, Jr. picked up his fourth win of the season in the Sunbelt Rentals Outlaw Stocks.  Nolan Upenshaw was the winner of the DA’s Auto Body & Repair Rookie feature while Dave Caraghan raced to victory in the All Star Slingshots Matinee in his first ever Bridgeport appearnace.

Godown Sr. raced a big block motor in the Searock No. 26 for his second win.  Not really by choice after the team lost a motor in competition the night before.  They came to the track with what they had and on this Saturday night, the combination put the team in Victory Lane.  “We’ve been struggling,” the race winner stated.  “We’ve been working our butts off but we just can’t get ahead.”  Godown’s opening day win came with small block power under the hood of the No. 26.

Mike Franz grabbed the lead at the wave of the green and led the way through the first five laps over Matt Stangle, Jojo Watson and Richie Pratt, Jr. while Godown battled with Tommy Beamer for fifth.  At the end of lap six, the leaders had caught the back of the field.  Pratt chose the fast lane and raced into the lead on lap seven.

Godown was up to fourth by lap ten and then moved into second on a lap eleven restart.  Pratt took the crossed flags over Godown, Beamer, Alex Yankowski and Billy Pauch.

After a side by side battle, Godown took the lead on lap eighteen.  The top five remained the same through five laps to go.

In the closing laps, Pauch was able to pass Yankowski and then Beamer to put the No. 1 in third.  As the leaders raced to the white flag, Pratt closed the gap on Godown and executed a slide job entering turn four.  Godown was able to drive off to the inside of Pratt and maintain his lead but the move had everyone on their feet as they raced to the checkered flag.  Godown took the win in the Foley Cat Modifieds over Pratt, Pauch, Beamer and Yankowski.  Stangle finished sixth followed by Neal Willliams, Jimmy  Horton, Danny Bouc who raced back from an earlier caution and Briggs Danner.

Ryan Godown, Jr. benefited from the advice his dad passed along after his win.  Godown, Jr. took the lead on the first lap and never looked back in the twenty lap South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Sportsman feature.    As the leader, Godown raced in front of a heated battle for second but none of the challengers were able to get to the leader.

Wayne Weaver raced in second before the half way mark as Steve Kemery and Eric Kormann traded the third spot back and forth.

Kemery passed Weaver for second at halfway while James Hill battled with Kormann for position.  Brad Roberts raced into the the top five on lap twelve after a three wide contest between Tom Moore, Matt Peck and Roberts.

Weaver regained second from Kemery on lap eighteen with Roberts making it a three car race for second.  Godown raced to the win over Weaver, Roberts, Kemery and Jim Gallagher, Jr.  Kormann finished sixth with Hill, Joe Toth, Brian Lilick and Moore completing the top ten in the running order.

The Sunbelt Rentals Street Stock feature event saw the lead change hands several times before eventual winner, Rich Stinson, Jr. took over.  Jeff Dirkes led the first three laps before a flat tire sent him pitside.  Paul Donahue inheritied the lead on lap four but it was Tom Wills, Sr. who put the N. 57 out in front for lap five.  The former track champion held Stinson at bey for two laps.  Stinson took the lead on lap eight and Lee Allen followed him through.

Allen’s efforts fell just short as Stinson took the checkered flag over Allen.  Dirkes raced from the back of the field after his visit to the pits to finish third.  Nick Sandone III drove to a fourth place finish for his best performance to date.  Ken Moren also had a best finish of fifth at the end of fifteen laps.  Paul Donahue, Mike Hughes, Jr., Keith McKinley, Tom Wills, Sr. and Gary Klimeczak rounded out the top ten.

Nolan Openshaw won what was one of the most unusual races in recent memory.  When the top three cars tangled in turns three and four on the first lap, Openshaw took the lead.  Openshaw’s choice to run the bottom of the track was a race winning decision.  He becomes the fourth different winner in 2020 Rookie action.  Anthony Sisco finished second followed by Tim Borror and Harry Houdini.

Ryan Drews was a first time winner in the 4 Cylinder competition.

David Carraghan picked up the win in the twenty lap All Star Slingshot matinee.  After struggling during his qualifying race, Carraghan got it all turned around for the feature and came away with the win in his first appearance on the Bridgeport quarter mile.  Rookie Michael Beckett continues to put in a strong effort and finished second to Carraghan.  Point leader, Ryan Davey finished third with Amanda Angstadt taking fourth after racing back from an earlier race incident.  Ryan  Harris finished fifth after racing in the top five for the entire race.  Dave Morrell, followed in sixth with 600 Micro Sprint competitor, Gary Bozowski, in seventh as he tried out the Slingshots. Ashley Therien, Tomas Mowery and Tim Franks completed the top ten at the finish.

Racing action resumes at the Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Saturday with Modifieds, 602 Sportsman, Street Stocks and Rookies with action starting at 7pm.

BRIDGEPORT MOTORSPORTS PARK 

Saturday, August 22, 2020 

FOLEY-CAT MODIFIEDS FEATURE (30 laps) – 

1. Ryan Godown, 2. Richie Pratt, Jr., 3. Billy Pauch, Sr., 4. Tommy Beamer, 5. Alex Yankowski, 6. Matt Stangle, 7. Neal Williams, 8. Jimmy Horton, 9. Danny Bouc, 10. Briggs Danner, 11. Ryan Watt, 12. Cale Ross, 13. Clay Butler, 14. Ron Roberts, 15. Mike Franz, 16. Rich Rutski, 17. Rocco Infante, 18. Billy Lasko, 19. John Parkenham, 20. Jim Bobbitt, 21. Joseph Watson, 22. Willie Osmun, 23. Bobby Firth, 24. Brandon Hightower, DNS – Stan Frankenfield, Jr. 

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

1. Ryan Godown, Jr., 2. Wayne Weaver, 3. Brad Roberts, 4. Steve Kemery, 5. Jim Gallagher, Jr., 6. Eric Kormann, 7. James Hill, 8. Joe Toth, 9. Brian Lilick, 10. Tom Moore, Jr., 11. Matt Peck, 12. Nolan Openshaw, 13. Jonathan Swift, 14. Scott Hulmes, 15. Pete Serra, 16. Tom Errico, Jr., 17. Erick Mattson, 18. Anthony Sisco, 19. Billy Chester, 20. Matt Luzi, 21. Ryan Anderson, 22. Chris Jenkins, DNS – Tim Borror, Harry Houdini. 

D.A. AUTO BODY & REPAIR ROOKIE FEATURE (8 laps) –  

1. Nolan Openshaw, 2. Anthony Sisco, 3. Tim Borror, 4. Harry Houdini 

SUNBELT RENTALS STREET STOCKS FEATURE (15 laps) – 

1. Rich Stinson, Jr., 2. Lee Allen, 3. Jeff Dirkes, 4. Nick Sandone III, 5. Ken Moren, 6. Paul Donahue, 7. Mike Hughes, Jr., 8. Keith McKinley, 9. Tom Wills, Sr., 10. Gary Klimeczak, 11. Johnny Bush, 12. Steven Land, 13. John Parker, 14. Everett Taylor, 15.  Tom Wills, Jr., DNS – T.J. Henry 

ALL STAR SLINGSHOTS (20 laps on quarter mile) 

1. Dave Carraghan, 2. Michael Beckett, 3. Ryan Davey, 4. Amanda Angstadt, 5. Ryan Harris, 6. Dave Morrell, 7. Gary Bozowski, 8. Ashley Therien, 9. Tomas Mowery, 10. Tim Franks, 11. Ryan Cummings 

FOUR CYLINDER FEATURE (10 laps) –  

1. Ryan Drews 

Bridgeport, NJ – “Nowhere has racing like this,” is what Joseph Watson had to say after claiming his first ever win at the Bridgeport Speedway!

Another night of racing produced more slide jobs and three and four wide racing.  Don’t blink or you are sure to miss something!

As the driver of the Blue Hen Racing No. 30, Watson wanted to continue the tradition of other drivers who came before him like his uncle, Jamie Mills, a past champion at Bridgeport.  That wish was fulfilled when Watson led two of the best – Jimmy Horton and Billy Pauch – to the checkered flag at the end of thirty thrilling laps of racing in the Foley Cat Modified feature event.  

Watson’s biggest challenge came just before halfway when Alex Yankowski drove from his nineteenth starting spot to second and had no intentions of stopping there.  Yankowski, who was behind the wheel of Big Block Modified for the first time ever, pulled ahead of Watson on several occasions.  It seemed like Yankowski had the better run off of turn four while Watson held the advantage off of turn two.  

Slide job after slide were traded before Watson crossed over coming out of two and put the No. 30 out in front for the last time.  Watson raced out in front while first, Jimmy Horton took over second from Yankowski and then Pauch, who drove back through the pack after a trip to the pits, raced by Yankowski to take over third.

It was Watson, Horton, Pauch, Yankowski and Richie Pratt, Jr. at the checkered.  While Watson used a spec small block for this win, both Horton and Yankowski had Big Block power under the hoods of their race cars.  Both engine choices seem to be evenly matched on Bridgeport’s new 4/10 mile track.

Clay Butler finished sixth followed by Neal Williams who also had to race from the back of the field after a trip to the pits.  Rich Rutski finished eighth followed by Tommy Beamer and Rocco Infante.

Ryan Godown, Jr. raced ahead of Adam White to capture his first Bridgeport victory in the South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Sportsman feature.   

Godown led all the way but a last lap caution gave White another chance to make a bid for the win.  While Godown chose the top, White found the bottom of the track to his liking and made his way through the top five using the bottom all of the way.

Godown took the win over White, James Hill, Tom Moore, Jr. and Joe Toth.  Tom Errico, Jr., Brett Belmont, Steve Kemery, Brad Roberts and Matt Peck rounded out the top ten.  

To start out the night of racing, Tim Borror picked up his third win a row in the DA’s Auto Body & Repair Rookie Feature.  Second place, Harry Houdini cut into Borrer’s lead in the final laps but was never able to challenge for the lead.  Borror took the win over Houdini, Anthony Sisco, Justin Eason and Nolan Openshaw.

TJ Henry won the very competitive Sunbelt Rentals Street Stock feature that saw plenty of three wide racing during the fifteen lap event.  A lap six restart saw Tom Wills, Sr., Lee Allen and Henry go three wide down the homestretch in a battle for the lead.  

It was Henry’s third win of the season, tying him with Rich Stinson for wins in this division.  Stinson finished second to Henry with Jeff Dirkes battling all fifteen laps for a third place finish.  Tom Wills, Jr. finished fourth with Brian Spencer taking fifth after racing back through the field.

Lee Allen finished sixth after battling for the lead during most of the race.  Wills, Sr. finished seventh followed by John Parker, Nick Sandone and Ken Moren.  

Brenden Hires was the winner of the 4 Cylinder feature event after battling for the race lead.  Justin Dunn, last week’s winner, finished second, followed by Scott Dunn, Shea Wills and Ryan Drews.  Wills is a regular at the Spirit quarter mile in the 270cc Micro Division.  He tried his hand in a bigger car on the bigger track and fared well in his first attempt.

Racing returns to the Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Saturday with the Foley Cat Modifieds, South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Sportsman, Sunbelt Rental Street Stocks and Four Cylinders.  The All Star Slingshots return for their third matinee event of the season.

FOLEY CAT MODIFIES (30 laps) 

1. Joseph Watson, 2. Jimmy Horton, 3. Billy Pauch, Sr., 4. Alex Yankowski, 5. Richie Pratt, Jr., 6. Clay Butler, 7. Neal Williams, 8. Rich Rutski, 9. Tommy Beamer, 10. Rocco Infante, 11. Ron Roberts, 12. Mike Franz, 13. Ricky Wegner, Jr., 14. Brett Ballard, 15. Brett Ballard, 16. Scott Ambruster, 17. Trent VanVorst, 18. Matt Stangle, 19. Stan Frankefield, 20. Bobby Firth, 21. Jordan Watson, DNS – Billy Osmun, Dale Hawkins 

SOUTH JERSEY OVERHEAD DOOR 602 SPORTSMAN (20 laps) 

1. Ryan Godown, Jr., 2. Adam White, 3. James Hill, 4. Tom Moore, Jr., 5. Joe Toth, 6. Tom Errico, Jr., 7. Brett Belmont, 8. Steve Kemery, 9. Brad Roberts, 10. Matt Peck, 11. Michael White, 12. Sean Metz, 13. Brian Lilick, 14. Jim Gallagher, Jr., 15. Chris Jenkins, 16. Billy Chester, 17. David Jenkins, 18. Tim Borror, 19. Pete Serra, 20. Tom Sherby, 21. Ernie Miles, III, 22. Rick Wegner, Jr., 23. Kris Lilick, 24. Matt Luzi, DNQ – Justin Eason, Harry Houdini, Scott Hulmes, Nolan Openshaw, Greg Nailer, Ernie Miles, Jr., Chad Sandt, Wayne Weaver, Howard Huepfel, Anthony Sisco 

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

1. Tim Borror, 2. Harry Houdini, 3. Anthony Sisco, 4. Justin Eason, 5. Nolan Openshaw 

SUNBELT RENTALS STREET STOCKS (15 laps) 

1. T.J. Henry, 2. Rich Stinson, Jr., 3. Jeff Dirkes, 4. Tom Wills, Jr. 5. Brian Spencer, 6. Lee Allen, 7. Tom Wills, Sr., 8. John Parker, 9. Nick Sandone III, 10. Ken Moren, 11. Justin Nowlen, 12. Paul Donahue, 13. Keith McKinley 

FOUR CYLNDER (20 laps) 

1. Brenden Hires, 2. Justin Dunn, 3. Scott Dunn, 4. Shea Wills, 5. Ryan Drews