Bridgeport Motorsports Park

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Bridgeport, NJ – The buzz surrounding Bridgeport’s newly  constructed 3/8 mile clay oval, which will now be referred to as ‘Design for Vision/Sunglass Central Speedway the 3/8 mile at Bridgeport’, has been overwhelming to say the least.  The South Jersey racing complex is now the only track in the country to have three circle tracks all in the same central location using the same straightaway.  The 5/8 mile track will remain the weekly focus for the competitors with track championship points being awarded throughout the season.  The 1/4 mile known as Spirit Auto Center Speedway will stay the course operating on Friday evenings along with select Saturday and Sunday programs.  

 

However, it’s the brand-new 3/8 mile that will host an extremely diverse amount of racing divisions in 2018.  Of course the World of Outlaws and USAC Sprint Cars have already been inked onto the 3/8, as are the Super Late Models, USAC Wingless 360s, 358 small blocks, and MASS 305 Sprints.  The first three races for the 3/8 mile will make up the newly-formed ‘Pre-Season’ Point Series.  This is when Bridgeport’s weekly racing classes (Big Block, 602 Crate-Sportsman, Outlaw Stock) will get to shine way before all the national touring series have their crack at the new oval.  

 

Race fans need to mark Sunday, April 22 on their calendars, as the Spirit Auto Center Big Blocks, Stewart Stainless 602 Crate-Sportsman, MASS 305 Sprint Cars, and D.A.’s Auto Body Rookies make history in the first-ever event on the 3/8 track.  This show will be considered race #1 of the three-race series.  Race #2 will be the ‘South Jersey Shootout’ as the STSS Modifieds come to town on Sunday, April 29 for a $5,000 payday awaiting the winner.  Joining the Modifieds are the 602 Crate-Sportsman and the Pennco Tech Outlaw Stocks.  Completing the ‘Pre-Season’ point series will be another Sunday show coming on Sunday, May 13.  Three champions will be crowned on this day, consisting of the Modifieds, 602 Crate-Sportsman, and the Outlaw Stocks.

 

The Modified champion will earn an attractive $1,000 for their efforts for competing in just three races!  Second through fifth place will finish in the money as well, as those drivers will receive $800, $600, $400, and $300 respectively.  The 602 Crate-Sportsman champion will walk away from Bridgeport with a sweet $500 first-place prize.  Again, second through fifth in points will place in the money as they will collect $400, $300, $200, and $100.  Even though the Outlaw Stocks will only compete in two racing programs, they too will see a point fund.  That champion will profit $250, while second place will bring home $150 and third in the final tabulations will cop $100.

 

And that’s not all.  There will also be a unique twist involved in the Pre-Season point series!  With only 5 races being booked on the 5/8 mile for the extremely popular ’18 Poker Series, the top 13 of the final point calculations will each receive a playing card.  In other words, the champion of the three-race series will earn an ‘Ace’, second high point man a ‘King’ all the way down to the 13th place finisher thus earning a ‘2’.  New track, new point series, and a new twist all heading into a new year at Bridgeport Speedway.  

 

Bridgeport’s annual practice day will take place on Saturday March 24 at noon.  The Spirit Auto Center Speedway 1/4 mile will hit the track at 3pm.  Then on Saturday, April 7 the drivers will finally get to sink their teeth into the ‘Design for Vision/Sunglass Central Speedway the 3/8 mile at Bridgeport’ at 5pm for open practice directly after the second practice for the 1/4 mile (2-5pm).  For more information you can log onto the track’s official website at www.bpspeedway.com or follow the track on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  You can also call the speedway directly at 856-467-4408.

 

The Bridgeport Speedway wishes to announce the support of Design for Vision/Sunglass Central for their new 3/8th mile speedway for the 2018 season.  Design for Vision/Sunglass Central has purchased the naming rights for the new track which will be referred to as the Design for Vision/Sunglass Central Speedway at Bridgeport for the coming season.

Donald R. Manning, Sr. learned his trade in the New York City optical labs as well as in the military.  He opened the first Design for Vision location in February of 1955 in Morrisville.  In the mid-70s, a second location was added in Langhorne and operated by Don Manning, Jr.  Over the years, other locations have been added so that in addition in Morrisville, stores now are located in New Hope, Newtown, Jamison, and Levittown in addition to three Sunglass Central locations that specialize in the area of both prescription and non-prescription sport sunglasses, sold for both fashion and function alike.  All eye wear is still produced in the Manning’s state of the art lab in Morrisville.  

Don Manning, Jr. is a former competitor at the Bridgeport Speedway with eight feature wins to his credit in the Small Block Modified ranks.  Manning returned to competition with his son, Roger, midway through the 2016 season.  Roger Manning first competed in the final DA’s Auto Body & Repair Rookie event of the season and then several weeks later, went out and captured the first feature win of his career in Bridgeport’s Crate/Sportsman division.  The Mannings returned to weekly competition for the 2017 season where Roger picked up another feature win and was in the thick of the point championship battle right down to the final checkered flag of the season.  For the 2018 season, the Mannings will make the move into Bridgeport’s headline division – the Big Block Modifieds.  

About his choice to support the new 3/8th mile Bridgeport track, Don Manning stated, “Certainly, we wanted to help out the track but I really like the idea that the World of Outlaws, Brett Deyo’s race and the USAC Eastern Storm events will be raced on the 3/8th mile track and are certain to attract a lot of people.”  

The first practice session on the 3/8th will track will take place on Saturday, April 7th with the track seeing its first competition on Sunday, April 22nd for the first Pre-Season event featuring the Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, MASS Sprint Cars, the fourth Rookie race of the season and Vintage Stock Cars as well.  

 

 

Upcoming events

Saturday, March 24 – Practice on 5/8 and 1/4 mile

Friday & Saturday, March 30, 31 – 60 Over Weekend, Doug Hoffman Memorial, Poker Series Hand #1

Saturday, April 7 – Practice on 3/8 and 1/4 mile, Rookie Race #2

 

 

 

 

Bridgeport, NJ – The dyno shops are ready and want your engine!  All the necessary steps have been completed that will allow drivers to participate in the newly designed 2018 ‘Crate-Lock’ program for the Bridgeport Speedway 602 Crate Sportsman division.  ‘We appreciate everyone’s questions, comments, eagerness, and most of all patience, as we assembled Bridgeport’s new Crate-Lock program,’ offered track-owner Brian Ramey.  “Our objective behind this program is to put forth the least cost to the drivers for the most level playing field.  We’ve also added a considerable amount of money to this year’s Stewart Stainless Supply 602 Crate Sportsman 2018 point fund that we feel will be very attractive to our competitors,” added Ramey.  

Last year’s track champion earned a respectable $1,000 for their year-long efforts, while the top 10 drivers finished ‘in the money’.  This year, Bridgeport’s champion will receive DOUBLE last year’s winnings thanks to Stewart Stainless (now $2,000) and NOW the top 20 will take home $$$ for their yearly efforts!  The unprecedented point fund breaks down as follows: 1)$2,000, 2)$1,000, 3)$800, 4)$600, 5)$550, 6)$500, 7)$450, 8)$400, 9)$350, 10)$250 and 11-20 $200 thus practically doubling last year’s take home $$$.  Along with the healthy ‘regular’ season point fund, Bridgeport’s 602 Crate Sportsman class will see plenty of $$$ distributed through the ‘Pre Season’ and ‘Poker Series’ point funds as well.  Throw in the lucrative American Racer Cup point fund and one driver could win well over $5,000 for their 2018 efforts!!!

Below are all the dyno centers with their addresses and contacts.  All competitors are required to contact the approved dyno center of their choice and ‘prove’ their legality.  There is also a ‘Hardship’ form located on www.bpspeedway.com under ‘competitor info/forms’.  GM has also extended a $250 rebate through the month of February when a new 602 engine is purchased.  

Primary Dyno & Service Centers:

 

 

-Rob Mahler

610-522-9344

99 Clifton Ave.  Unit #16 

Collingdale, PA  19023

-Mark Bitner

609-888-1199

Old Olden Ave

Trenton, NJ  08610

Bob Schweibenz

609-286-9777

1610 Route 50 

Tuckahoe, NJ  08270

Secondary Dyno Centers:

Mike Ingram

724-964-4340

448 Troy Hill Rd

Kittanning, PA  16201

Jason Leindecker

610-798-9220

51 N. 3rd St

Coopersburg, PA  18036

Dan Fiedler

302-245-9961

Bethesda Rd

Georgetown, DE  19946

 

 

CONCORD, NC – February 6, 2018 – For the first time in over two decades, the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will return to Bridgeport Speedway in Bridgeport, New Jersey, however this time with a twist. The Series will make its first start on Bridgeport’s newly constructed 3/8-mile track on Tuesday, May 22, 2018.

 

Bridgeport Speedway is a world-class dirt track facility that features three dirt track configurations. The most commonly used is the spacious 5/8-mile that features Big-Block Modifieds on a weekly basis. Additionally, Bridgeport features a 1/4-mile track and the aforementioned 3/8, which the Outlaws will tackle during their first East Coast swing of 2018.

 

“Being in New Jersey, we know that we are in Big-Block Modified country and our big track is perfect for Big-Block [Modified] racing. But, we wanted to open the door for new opportunities in the dirt track world, and our new 3/8 configuration allows that,” said Bridgeport Speedway Director of Marketing Kolby Ramey.

 

The 3/8 track is brand new in 2018 and is currently undergoing testing to ensure the racing surface is in top shape for events in the new year. “What better way to break in this track than with The Greatest Show on Dirt. In the first year of operation, we have the best in the business coming, and we know the Outlaws will put on a great show,” Ramey added.

 

Bridgeport Speedway is quickly climbing up the echelon of elite dirt track facilities and will be the only stop for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series in New Jersey in 2018. The Outlaws visit to Bridgeport comes just six days after the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds tackle the big 5/8-mile track on Wednesday, May 16.

 

This will be the eighth time The Greatest Show on Dirt has visited Bridgeport with the previous seven taking place on the 5/8 configuration. Remarkably, Sammy Swindell has won five of those World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series races held at Bridgeport, including the first race in 1982 and the most recent visit in 2003.  As with most East Coast races, a strong regional car count is expected with invaders from New York and the Pennsylvania Posse joining the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series regulars.

 

Tickets for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series return to Bridgeport Speedway will be released to the public on March 6. Stay tuned to WoOSprint.com as well as World of Outlaws social media channels for further information.

 

Photo Courtesy of Brent Smith Photography – www.brentsmithphotography.com

 

 

It’s been the talk around racing circles!  It was the talk around Motorsports this weekend!

The Bridgeport Speedway’s 2018 racing schedule and The Big Three are what everyone is talking about!

The first of the Big Three events comes on Wednesday, May 16th when the drivers of the Super DIRTcar Series return to the Bridgeport Speedway for the Battle of the Bridge.  The return of the Super DIRTcar Series to the Logan Township race track last season was a huge success as Bridgeport regulars, Ryan Watt and Billy Pauch led the Series drivers to the checkered flag.  Can the Bridgeport regulars defend their turf again this year or will the boys from DIRT be seeking revenge??

The Crate cars will be part of the Battle of the Bridge program on the 5/8th mile track.  A Thursday night rain date (May 17th) has been set aside should it become necessary.

Just one week later on Tuesday, May 22nd the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Cars will come to town for their first Bridgeport appearance in nearly fifteen years!  The second of the Big Three shows will be the only time that the WoO appear in the Garden State during the 2018 season.  Racing fans will have the opportunity to see drivers like Donny Schatz, David Gravel, Kerry Madsen and more take on the talent in the 410 Sprint Car world of the Northeast.  No wonder it is billed as the Greatest Show on Dirt!

The Crate drivers will also be part of this show which will be run on the new 3/8th mile track.  Should it be necessary, a rain date has been set for Wednesday, May 23rd.

Then on Monday, June 18th the United States Auto Club’s (USAC) Eastern Storm will make it’s first ever appearance at the Bridgeport Speedway.  Fans will be able to see drivers like Justin Grant, Brady Bacon, Chris Windom and Robert Ballous toss their wingless sprint cars through the corners of the 3/8th mile track.  As always, the local talent will be on hand to challenge the names of USAC for this event.

Bridgeport’s Kolby Ramey had this to say about The Big Three.  “I feel like The Big Three coming to the Bridgeport Speedway for the 2018 season is just the fruits of our labor from all of the hard work that we have put in the past four seasons to be a successful business and speedway.”  Ramey continued.  “That along with the great support that we have received from our fans and race teams!  These shows are a sign of how alive and well the Bridgeport Speedway is and we hope that everyone comes out to support and enjoy these shows during the 2018 season.  I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again – the Bridgeport Speedway is the place to be in 2018!”

 

Upcoming events

Saturday, March 24 – Practice on 5/8 and 1/4 mile

Friday & Saturday, March 30, 31 – 60 Over Weekend, Doug Hoffman Memorial, Poker Series Hand #1

Saturday, April 7 – Practice on 3/8 and 1/4 mile, Rookie Race #2

If you are a racing fan (or even if you’re not!) the Bridgeport Speedway is where you want to be when the 2018 racing season comes rolling around.

The Bridgeport Speedway will actually be three speedways this season – a feat unheralded in dirt track racing in the Northeast.  In addition to the lightning fast 5/8 mile track and the Spirit Auto Center quarter mile, a new 3/8 mile has been configured and will see its first racing action when the green flag waves on the 2018 season.

The 60 Over Special  – Doug Hoffman Memorial Race will open the season on Friday and Saturday, March 30^th and 31^st.  Friday night action will see the 358 Small Block Modifieds in action along with the first DA’s Auto Body & Repair Rookie feature event of the season.  There will also be open practice sessions for the Big Blocks, Crates and Outlaw Stocks as they prepare for the first hand of the Colonial Pipeline Call Before You Dig 2018 Poker Series on Saturday night.

Doug Hoffman played such an important role at the Bridgeport Speedway both as a competitor and as a promoter.  Hoffman’s multiple championships and ninety-two feature wins account for a large portion of the track’s history.  Then in 2012, Hoffman came to the Bridgeport Speedway as the promoter and started what the Ramey family and Keith Hoffman, Danny Serrano and Dave Adams have continued every since – the rebirth of the Bridgeport Speedway.  Hoffman brought the Big Block Modifieds back to the 5/8 mile track and introduced his Poker  Series to the fans and competitors at Bridgeport.

The United Racing Club will appear at the Bridgeport Speedway for three shows during the 2018 season, including the club’s season opener on Sunday, April 15^th.  The season opener has been known to set the stage for the season.  The URC Sprint Cars have been growing in popularity at the Bridgeport Speedway where the race has frequently been determined by a last lap pass.

There will be a special Pre-Season Points chase on the new 3/8^th mile track for the 602 Crates and Big Blocks.  In addition to cash awards, the top thirteen drivers will each receive an additional card for their 2018 Poker Series hand.  The opening of the 3/8^th mile during the pre-season is certain to attract the attention of many invaders from the Tri-State area and beyond, many who will use the Pre-Season to prepare for the Small Track Super Series event  – the South Jersey Shootout on Sunday April 29^th.

The first race of the Bridgeport 2018 Track Championships will take place on Saturday, May 5^th.

The Super DIRTcars return to the Bridgeport Speedway after a tremendous outing last season.  “The Battle of the Bridge” is part of Bridgeport’s Big Three events this season.  With Bridgeport’s own Ryan Watt and Billy Pauch taking first and second place honors last season, you can bet that the boys from DIRT will be ready to protect their honor when they come to Bridgeport on Wednesday night, May 16^th.

Just six days later, the Bridgeport Speedway will host the World of Outlaws (WoO) for the first time in some twenty years.  This is the only WoO appearance in the state of New Jersey this season and will be run on the 3/8^th mile track.  The World of Outlaws show is the second show in Bridgeport’s Big 3 this season.

On Saturday night, June 16^th the every popular Pack the House night returns to the Bridgeport Speedway!!  With free grandstand admission, fans will have the opportunity to see eight divisions of racing!!

The Eastern Storm will pull into Bridgeport on Monday, June 18^th for a first ever appearance of the wingless United States Auto Club (USAC)  Sprint Cars.  This show is the third leg of the Bridgeport Big 3 and will bring the likes of Justin Grant, Robert Ballou, Tyler Courtney, Dave Darland and Chris Windom to Bridgeport Speedway for an exciting night of wingless Sprint Car racing.

There will be two shows for the Misfits 4x4s full of mud, big trucks and demo cars and the people who drive them!

The second hand of the Poker Series will take place with the return of the All American 40 on Sunday July 1^st.

The Three for All will move to the 3/8^th mile speedway this season as it showcases the Small Block Modifieds (Spec heads), the USAC wingless 360 Sprint Cars and the one and only Bridgeport appearance of the  Super Late Models.

The Rumble of the River will take place in mid-August, the third hand of the 2018 Poker Series.

The ever popular Monster Trucks will return to Bridgeport Speedway this season with a Bigger and Better show.  Eight Monster Trucks will highlight the two day event that drew record crowds in the Bridgeport Speedway last season.  The Monster Trucks come to Bridgeport on Saturday and Sunday, September 15^th and 16^th.

The third running of the King of the Big Blocks will take place on Saturday, September 29^th.  This show has become a “must see” for all race fans.  Billy Pauch and Ryan Watt have worn the crown so far.  Who will be the winner in 2018??

The 2018 season will come to a close with the Wildcard Weekend – a two day event and the final hand of the 2018 Poker Series.  On Friday and Saturday, November 9^th and 10^th the Bridgeport Speedway will close their season the same way they opened it – with a two day event.  The Small Block Modifieds and Outlaw Stocks take center stage on Friday night along with time hot laps for Saturday’s show of Big Block Modifieds, Crates and Outlaw Stocks.

Could you ask for anything more??  There’s something for everyone at the Bridgeport Speedway in 2018!!

Some three hundred people were in attendance as the Bridgeport Speedway honored their 2017 track champions, Colonial Pipeline Call Before You Dig Poker Series Champions as well as the top performers on the Spirit Auto Center quarter mile track.

Bridgeport Speedway owner, Brian Ramey, addressed those in attendance, celebrating Bridgeport’s success as well as looking forward to the track’s future that will include the opening of a third track – a 3/8th mile speedway that will offer even more competition opportunities for the Logan Township facility.  Ramey credited his management team that includes Keith Hoffman, Danny Serrano and Dave Adams, Kolby Ramey and Hali Monroe.  Ramey talked about the past struggles of the speedway and how his original goal was to prove that the facility could be profitable so that it could be sold.  “We aren’t racers,” Ramey stated, “but I have come to love this racing family.  We are committed to the future of the Bridgeport Speedway,”

Ryan Watt received the top honors in the Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modifieds with his Ron Roberts Racing No. 14w.  Watt is just one of six drivers to have collected back-to-back titles in the history of the 5/8th mile speedway.  “This was the best year I’ve ever had,” Watt exclaimed.  “Who would have thought that a message on Facebook in 2009 would have led to this!”  Watt referenced the 2009 season when it appeared that a blown motor would side the Boyertown driver and his team for the remaining weeks of the season.  But a season ending message posted on Facebook by his wife, Lesley, led to a response from Ron Roberts and Fay Marion who offered Watt an engine to complete the season.  And, as the saying goes, the rest is history.  Watt has rewarded Roberts with three Big Block titles (plus a Crate Modified Championship in 2011) and numerous victories.  The walls of Watt’s garage, lined with the big checks from prominent wins, are a testament the success that the Watt/Roberts combination has produced.  Watt collected nine Bridgeport wins this season including the Super DIRTcar event, King of the Big Blocks and Dirty Jersey.

Dominick Buffalino finished second in Big Block points, finishing outside the top ten on just three occasions during Bridgeport’s 2017 season.  Buffalino went winless at Bridgeport during the 2017 season but his frequent runner-up finishes and week in and week out consistency, had him second only to Watt in the final tally.  Rick Laubach, Richie Pratt, Jr. and David Hunt finished in third through fifth in the final standings.

For the first time, Watt also claimed the Colonial Pipeline Call Before You Dig Poker Series Championship after winning three Poker series events.  Duane Howard, the 2016 Poker Champion, finished second with Laubach’s finishes netting him a third place run.  Frank Cozze had four top ten finishes in Poker Series competition but his finishes didn’t add up to a competitive Poker Series hand but he was able to collect the winnings for the Worst Hand of the 2017 season.

Young Matt Stangle raced to ten feature wins in the Stewart Stainless Crate Sportsman Division to collect his first Bridgeport Speedway championship in the Ace Materials No. 6.  The Stangles celebrated the championship as a family that includes parents, grandparents and siblings – all who played a part in Matt’s success during the 2017 season.

Brian Papiez collected seven wins during the season and kept the pressure on Stangle right up to the final nigh of racing.  Roger Manning had a single victory and seven second place finishes to finish third.  Eric Kormann’s thirteen consecutive top five finishes placed him fourth with Adam Cox finishing fifth in his first full season as a Bridgeport competitor.

Stangle also collected the hardware for his first Poker Series Championship based on his three Poker Series wins.  Papiez won twice and his two Aces resulted in a runner-up finish.  Manning’s pair of eights placed him third.  Steven Kemery had five top ten finishes but finished with the Worst Hand in Crate/Sportsman Poker Series competition.

In Pennco Tech Outlaw Stock competition, it was Tom Wills, Jr. who raced his way to his first track title, winning six events during the season.  Wills finished in the top five in every race during the 2017 season, collecting enough points to win the title over Jeramy Doerr, Brian Ludwig, John Parker and David Kramer.

Wills also collected the top honor in the Outlaw Stock Poker Series.  It was Wills’ second Poker Series championship.  His first came during the 2015 season when his dad won the track championship and he won the Poker Series title, keeping it all in the Wills family.

For the first time in his racing career, Delaware’s Matt Smith, raced for a track championship and he made that initial effort a successful one as he was crowned the 600 Micro Sprint Champion on the Spirit Auto Center quarter mile.  Smith collected five victories during the season, including the win in the inaugural Skyscraper event.

Kyle Spence finished second to Smith after collecting the most top ten finishes of any of the 125 drivers who competed in the 600 events throughout the season.  Jermain Godshall finished third in the standings followed by Jon Keller and Travis Hill.

Tim Buckwalter wheeled Barry and Cheryl Greth’s No. 71 to the Poker Series Championship with two wins.  Smith finished second with 2016 Poker Champion, Tommy Kunsman taking third.

For the first time, a Novice (Rookie) Division was held to accommodate an influx of new drivers into the ranks.  Sponsored by Remax Realtors, Nathan Smith took top honors after winning seven of the eight Novice events.  Billy Calvert was the only other driver to capture a win in this division.  Kristy Hicks finished second to Smith in points followed by Ed Wolf.

For the first time ever in the history of the track, the Bridgeport Speedway will participate in the United States Auto Club (USAC) Eastern Storm in June of 2018 when the wingless sprint cars make their annual trek east for six nights of racing.

The Eastern Storm will makes its return to the Garden State after a two year absence.  The series will open at the Grandview Speedway on Thursday, June 14, move to Williams Grove on Friday, the 15th, and then on to Port Royal for Saturday night action on the 16th.  BAPS Motor Speedway will host the Eastern Storm on Sunday night with Bridgeport’s 3/8th mile track taking center stage on Monday, June 18th.  The 2018 Eastern Storm will conclude on Tuesday night with a trip to Weedsport, NY.

The Eastern Storm will bring the stars of USAC to the Bridgeport Speedway where many fans will see the likes of Brady Bacon, CJ Leary, Chris Windom, Dave Darland, Robert Ballou, Justin Grant, Thomas Meseraull and a host of others battle wheel to wheel for the win.  Bacon, Meseraull, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Windom and Tyler Courtney were winners during 2017 Eastern Storm events.

“Ever since the fans caught win of a potential 3/8th mile track being built at the Bridgeport Speedway, there has been one show that kept coming up over and over and that was a USAC Sprint Car show,” explained Kolby Ramey, Bridgeport’s Director of Marketing.  “We pride ourselves in giving the fans what they want and we are very excited to have USAC Sprints visit the Bridgeport Speedway for the 2018 Eastern Storm.”

“Everyone wants to know what the 3/8th mile track will be used for and the Bridgeport Speedway Management Team kept telling everyone that we don’t know.  The 3/8th mile track was built to give us options and versatility,” Ramey continued.  “Our mission statement is for Bridgeport to be the premier dirt racing facility and we feel that is just what we are doing by bringing all of the new, exciting and different shows to the fans.”

During the 2017 season, Bridgeport brought the Super DIRTcar Modifieds back to the Logan Township facility for the first time in more than a decade.  Another huge success was the addition of a Monster Truck Throwdown weekend in September as well as the inaugural Skyscraper event on the Spirit Auto Center quarter mile.  Special events like the 60 Over Special Doug Hoffman Memorial Race as the season opener, the Poker Series, the King of the Big Blocks and the Big Track Classic weekend continue to draw race fans to the Bridgeport Speedway.

With the final checkered flag of the 2017 season just being waved, plans are already well underway for 2018.  Stay tuned for more exciting news from the Bridgeport Speedway as dates are confirmed and plans for the new season are put in place!

 ** Picture Courtesy of Robert Wojcik

 

Bridgeport, NJ (November 22, 2017) –  The Bridgeport Speedway has officially announced that the Crate/Sportsman division will be ‘all crate’ in 2018.  A driver’s meeting for the division took place back on September 29 where the teams were in fact notified of the change in direction for the class.  For the past five years the 602 GM crate motors have raced in a combined division with the 358 ‘open sportsman’.  An overwhelming influx of 602 crate teams (both new and switched over) finally tipped the scales to go to just one class rather than to continue to mix the engine packages.  The ‘open sportsman’ will no longer compete at Bridgeport.

The 2018 division will be known as the 602 Crate-Sportsman Division.  The rules have been updated and posted on the track’s official website www.bpspeedway.com.  Rules that include:  Weights, rev limiters, body panels, engine sealing and repairing, fuel, tires, distributors, shocks, ect can all be found on the Bridgeport Speedway website.  Any questions can be directed towards the track’s hot line at 856-467-4408.  GM is also offering a $250 rebate for all new purchased 602 engines before the January 1, 2018.