It was another action-packed night at Bridgeport Motorsports Park as familiar names returned to victory lane and new milestones were achieved. Frye, Betts notched their second wins of the season as Solomon grabbed his third. Wayne Scott celebrated his first-ever Wingless Sprint Car triumph while Mike Hughes continued his dominant year, racing to his 10th win of the season.
Bitner Automotive Night and Kids Night saw a full grandstand for an exciting night of racing and prizes for the kids as they got ready to return to school. Many of the race teams donated bikes, scooters, backpacks, and school supplies. The kids gathered at intermission with smiles everywhere awaiting the drawing for the gifts. Several of the kids enjoyed Victory Lane with Modified winner, Coleby Frye.
Although Coleby Frye led every lap to collect his second Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz Modified feature of the season. Cale Ross, already a three-time winner in 2025, passed his way forward from his 12th place starting spot. Ross applied steady pressure, but Frye never flinched. “When I saw the 112 in second, I had to make sure I paid attention,” Frye said, determined not to repeat a mistake from earlier in the year. H.J. Bunting, Roger Manning, and point leader Dillon Steuer rounded out the top five.
The nailbiter race of the evening came in the Victory Fuel Wingless Sprints. where a new winner Wayne Scott scored his first career Wingless Sprint Car victory. Scott, a former 600 Wingless racer recently transitioned into the division mid-season. Stan Ploski led much of the event until Rookie, Nathan Smith and Scott began to apply pressure shortly after midway. The 3 racers swapped sliders lap after lap as Smith secured the lead from Ploski while Scott slid by for second. The race was on for the 2 rookie Wingless Sprint drivers as Scott was able to outrun Smith to the checkers. Smith, Ploski, Brendan Hires, and Thomas Radivoy completed the top five.
Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series saw Jeff Paulson pace the early laps before Troy Betts grabbed the lead on lap 11. Kevin Nagy closed hard, finishing wheel-to-wheel at the checkered, but Betts held on for his second straight Bridgeport MASS victory. Brian Carber, Rick Lafferty, and Eddie Wagner completed the top five. A scary moment came on lap 7 when Shelby Kelly climbed the wall between turns one and two, flipping before coming to rest. Thankfully, she walked away uninjured.
Ronnie Solomon III wasted no time, taking the lead on lap two in the Ice Less llc Sportsman Modified main event and never looking back enroute to his third win of the year. Rookie sensation P.J. Bozowski was elated to earn a career-best runner-up, followed by Ethan Young, Wayne Weaver, and Matt Peck. Point leader Joe Toth finished eighth.
Mike Hughes Jr. continued his Street Stock dominance, powering to his 10th win of the season. Bailey Tolson took second, fending off Darren Cox, Kevin Heckman, and Gary Bozowski rounded out the top five.
In addition to purse payouts, several drivers picked up $800 in extra bonus money courtesy of Mr. Bluebeard, a loyal Bridgeport supporter who once again posted lap-leader awards at laps 10 and 20.
DANNY’S PIZZA PIZZAZZ MODIFIED
1. Coleby Frye, 2. Cale Ross, 3. H.J. Bunting, 4. Roger Manning, 5. Dillon Steuer, 6. Neal Williams, 7. Ryan Krachun, 8. Sam Martz, Jr., 9. Mike Lisowski, 10. Blaine Bracelin, 11. Dallas Briedenbach, 12. Dirk Rimrott, 13. Sam Martz, Sr., 14. Billy Osmun, III, 15. Mike Franz, DNS – Brian Papiez, Stan Frankenfield
ICE LESS LLC 602 SPORTSMAN A-MAIN (25 LAPS)
1. Ronnie Solomon, III, 2. P.J. Bozowski, 3. Ethan Young, 4. Wayne Weaver, 5. Matt Peck, 6. Jesse Hill, 7. Travis Hill, 8. Joe Toth, 9. Jesse Hirthler, 10. Charley Cossaboone, 11. Jax Yohn, 12. Brad Roberts, 13. Billy Chester, 14. Luke Bunting, 15. Craig Pelligrini, 16. Trent Willey, 17. Duncan Molesworth, 18. Dan Cogdill, 19. Nick Stephan, 20. Ron Solomon, Sr., 21. Robert Tete, 22. Dave Damiano, 23. Brian Rogers, 24. Tim Borror, 25. Pete Serra
DCB PLUMBING & HEATING MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES A-MAIN (25 LAPS)
1. Troy Betts, 2. Kevin Nagy, 3. Brian Carber, 4. Rick Lafferty, 5. Eddie Wagner, 6. Jeff Paulson, 7. D.J. Tanner, Jr., 8. Ryan Stillwaggon, 9. Rick Stief, 10. Tim Tanner, 11. Dave Brown, 12. Jon Brennfleck, 13. Chris Dolan, 14. Aidan Borden, 15. Andrew Turpin, 16. Mark Bitner, 17. Jonathan Swift, 18. Ryan Schulz, 19. Kyle Exley, 20. Cody West, 21. Buddy Schweibinz, 22. Shelby Kelly
VICTORY FUEL WINGLESS SPRINT A-MAIN (20 LAPS)
1. Wayne Scott, 2. Nathan Smith, 3. Stan Ploski, III, 4. Brenden Hires, 5. Thomas Radivoy, 6. Jonathan Swanson, 7. Dan Leaper, 8. Greg Shepsis, 9. Heidi Hedin, 10. Aleksander McIlroy, 11. Walt Fletcher, 12. Andrew Hunt, 13. JR Fulper, 14. Dirk Rimrott
INSTA SIGNS PLUS STREET STOCKS
1. Mike Hughes, Jr., 2. Bailey Tolson, 3. Darren Cox, 4. Kevin Heckman, 5. Gary Bozowski, 6. Nick Sandone, III, 7. Tracey Appleby
Thank you to everyone that makes the Kingdom of Speed Possible…..
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🗓 Saturday August 23 – “KID’s NIGHT” presented by Bitner Automotive
📢 IT’s KIDS NIGHT AT THE SPEEDWAY.
📢 MR. BLUE BEARD BONUSES: Who ever is leading at lap 10 and lap 20 for Modifieds, Sportsman, Wingless Sprints, & Mid Atlantic Sprints all get $100 each! Thank you Mr. Blue Beard!
🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – presented by Victory Fuel
🌟 STREET STOCKS – presented by Insta Signs Plus 🏎 4:00 Pits ($35/$45) 🎟 5:00 Grandstands ($25 Adults, $10 Students (10-15), Kids 9 & under FREE) 🚦 6:00 Cars on track #ponymovie #kingdomofspeed #sprintcar #dirttrackracing #bridgeportspeedway #southjersey
‼️“KID’s NIGHT” AUGUST 23rd AT BRIDGEPORT. WE WILL BE GIVING AWAY BIKES, BACK PACKS, SCOOOTERS, AND MANY MORE. It is going to be a fun night at the Speedway for the little ones, you won’t want to miss it. Please Like & Share this post ‼️
🗓 Saturday August 23 – “KID’s NIGHT” presented by Bitner Automotive
Insta Signs Plus of New Castle, DE sponsored Saturday evening’s races at the Kingdom of Speed – the Bridgeport Motorsports Park. As an extra added bonus, Josh Krautwald of Insta Signs was on hand to present each feature winner with a new wrap for their 2026 season.
Cale Ross collected his fourth win of the season along extra bonus from Insta Sign Plus. Ross is now tied with point leader, Dillon Steuer with four wins each.
Sammy Martz, Jr. led the way through twenty-three green flag laps. Ross raced in second followed by Sam Martz,Sr., Mike Lisowski and Neal Williams. The leaders was nearly a straightaway ahead when the first caution waved when Mike Franz slowed on the track. Martz elected the outside on the restart. Martz, Jr. and Ross had a drag race on the start with Ross edging ahead as they raced down the straightaway.
Ross led the way for the remaining laps, taking the win over Sammy Martz, Jr.and Sam Martz, Sr. Dillon Steuer raced into the top five late in the race to finish fourth ahead of Neal Williams. Mike Lisowski finished sixth followed by Billy Osmun III, Ryan Krachun, Blaine Bracelin and Roger Manning.
Jax Yohn raced to his first ever Bridgeport Victory in the Ice Less 602 Sportsman feature. Pete Serra led the first eight laps with PJ Bozowski taking over on lap nine. Bozowski led from lap nine and through several restarts before Yohn took the lead on a lap thirteen restart. Yohn led the remaining laps to the checkered followed by Jesse Hill and Travis Hill. Matt Peck rebounded from a early race caution to finish fourth followed by last week’s feature winner, Brad Roberts.
Current point leader, Joe Toth finished sixth with PJ Bozowski in seventh and Pete Serra in eighth. Jesse Hirthler finished ninth with Charley Cossaboone rounding out the top ten.
Stan Ploski III led the first lap of the Victory Fuel Wingless Sprint feature but was forced to the pits for a tire change on lap two. Thomas Radivoy raced into the lead and never looked back for the remaining laps.
Jonathan Swanson chased Radivoy all the way to the checkered to finish second with JR Fulper, Dan Leaper and Stan Ploski III rounding out the top five at the checkered.
The win was Radivoy’s fourth of the season.
Lee Allen raced to win number five of the season in the Insta Sign Plus Four Cylinder feature. Jon Parker held off the challenges of Joe Garey, Sr. to finish second for his best outing of the season. Roger Kummerer and Colin Gale rounded out the top five at the finish.
DANNY’S PIZZA PIZZAZZ MODIFIED A-MAIN (30 LAPS)
1. Cale Ross, 2. Sammy Martz, Jr., 3. Sam Martz, Sr., 4. Dillon Steuer, 5. Neal Williams, 6. Mike Lisowski, 7. Billy Osmun, III, 8. Ryan Krachun, 9. Blaine Bracelin, 10. Roger Manning, 11. Stan Frankenfield, Jr., 12. Mike Franz 13. Coleby Frye, 14. Brian Papiez
ICE LESS LLC 602 SPORTSMAN (25 LAPS)
1. Jax Yohn, 2. Jesse Hill, 3. Travis Hill, 4. Brad Roberts, 5. Matt Peck, 6. Joe Toth, 7. P.J. Bozowski, 8. Pete Serra, 9. Jesse Hirthler, 10. Charley Cossaboone, 11. Aaron Weaver, 12. Billy Chester, 13. Craig Pelligrini, 14. Ryan Higgs, 15. Jeff Parker, 16. Ronnie Solomon, III, 17. Brian Rogers, 18. Ethan Young, 19. Dan Cogdill, 20. Dave Damiano, 21. Jim Wyers, 22. Trent Willey, 23. Robert Tete, 24. Wayne Weaver, DNQ – Jeff Parker, Scott Hulmes, James Allen, Kenny Ott, Mike Esposito
VICTORY FUEL WINGLESS SPRINT A-MAIN (20 LAPS)
1. Thomas Radivoy, 2. Jonathan Swanson, 3. JR Fulper, 4. Dan Leaper, 5. Stan Ploski, III, 6. Dirk Rimrott, 7. Kurt Sodano, 8. Wayne Scott, 9. Aleksander McIlroy, 10. Nathan Smith, 11. Greg Shepsis, 12. Brian Spencer
INSTA SIGNS PLUS FOUR CYLINDER A-MAIN (15 LAPS)
1. Lee Allen, 2. Jon Parker, 3. Joe Garey, Sr., 4. Roger Kummerer, 5. Colin Gale, DNS – Eric Degler
Thank you to everyone that makes the Kingdom of Speed Possible…..
‼️ ELBOWS UP, HARDCORE, MODIFIED & WINGLESS SPRINT CAR ACTION THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE KINGDOM OF SPEED. BRIDGEPORT MOTORSPORTS PARK. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT FOR A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Please Like & Share this post ‼️
Dillon Steuer raced to his fourth win of the season in the Saturday Night Rumble and collect the $5000 winner’s share of the purse for the Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz Modifieds. Saturday night’s race card was sponsored by Izzy Trucking and Rigging.
Brad Roberts put an end to his winless season with a victory in the Ice Less 602 Sportsman feature after battling with Matthew Peck and Travis Hill. Troy Betts was the winner of the DCB’s Plumbing and Heating Mid Atlantic Sprint Series – the first repeat winner in Bridgeport action. Jayson Geesaman picked up the win in the Insta Signs Plus Street Stocks while Lee Allen was the big winner on the Four Cylinders.
Sam Martz represented Izzy’s Trucking and Rigging by leading the first nineteen laps of the race. Cale Ross took second away from Steuer early but Steuer was back in second on lap eleven. The leaders caught the back of the field on lap eighteen. Steuer sliced his way through the traffic to take the lead on lap twenty.
Ross took over second on lap twenty-two and chased Steuer all the way to the checkered. Neal Williams relinquished a third place finish when mechanical issues derailed his run with just three laps to go. Ryan Godown finished third followed by Martz and Billy Osmun III. Ryan Krachun finished sixth followed by Sammy Martz, Jr., Kevin Hirthler, Mike Lisowski and Stan Frankenfield, Jr.
As one competitor’s team put it – “Dillon Steuer is the point leader for a reason. He’s good, He’s fast and when he gets out in front …” well the rest is history.
Brad Roberts drove to victory in the Ice Less 602 Sportsman feature after holding off the challenges of Matt Peck and Travis Hill throughout most of the race. Driving a car that was built in two weeks time, Roberts led every lap of the twenty-five lap contest. Peck finished second followed by point leader, Joe Toth, Jesse Hirthler and Travis Hill. Jesse Hill finished sixth over Billy Chester, Charley Cossaboone, Trent Willy and Dave Damiano.
Roberts thanked his Pop Pop & Nana for their support along with the help he receives from Jamie and Eugene Mills of Blue Hen Racing and Jim Britt of CIL Underground.
Troy Betts spent twenty-five laps racing with Eddie Wagner to claim his second Bridgeport win of the season in the Mid Atlantic Sprint Series win of the season. Tim Iulg finished third followed by Ryan Stillwaggon and Buddy Schweibinz. Rick Lafferty finished six ahead of Dan Leaper, Jon Brennfleck, DJ Tanner and Jeff Paulson.
Betts stated that he almost gave it away on the final lap. “I knew he was there,” Betts stated. “I thought here he comes.”
Wagner was on Betts back bumper as the pair crossed the finish line.
Jayson Geesaman was the undisputed winner of the Street Stock feature over Gary Bozowski, Ryan Bloom, Kevin Heckman and Nick Sandone III. Point leader, Mike Hughes, was sidelined with mechanical issues.
Lee Allen added another “w” to his list for 2025 by beating Scott Degler and Jim Backowski to the checkered flag. Colin Gale and Roger Kummerer rounded out the top five.
DANNY’S PIZZA PIZZAZZ MODIFIED A-MAIN (50 LAPS)
Saturday Night Rumble presented by Izzi Trucking & Rigging
1. Dillon Steuer, 2. Cale Ross, 3. Ryan Godown, 4. Sam Martz, Sr., 5. Billy Osmun, III, 6. Ryan Krachun, 7. Sammy Martz, Jr., 8. Kevin Hirthler, 9. Mike Lisowski, 10. Stan Frankenfield, Jr., 11. Neal Williams, 12. Frank Cozze, 13. Brian Papiez, 14. W.B. James, 15. H.J. Bunting, 16. Blaine Bracelin, 17. Coleby Frye, 18. Dominick Buffalino, 19. Roger Manning, 20. Mike Franz
DCB PLUMBING & HEATING MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES A-MAIN (25 LAPS)
1. Troy Betts, 2. Eddie Wagner, 3. Tim Iulg, 4. Ryan Stillwaggon, 5. Buddy Schweibinz, 6. Rick Lafferty, 7. Dan Leaper, 8. Jon Brennfleck, 9. D.J. Tanner, Jr., 10. Jeff Paulson, 11. Rick Stief, 12. Dave Brown, 13. Shelby Kelly, 14. Tim Tanner, 15. Cody West, 16. Rory Janney, 17. Jared Kreider, 18. Ryan Schultz, 19. Kevin Nagy, 20. Andrew Turpin
ICE LESS LLC 602 SPORTSMAN A-MAIN (25 LAPS)
1. Brad Roberts, 2. Matt Peck, 3. Joe Toth, 4. Jesse Hirthler, 5. Travis Hill, 6. Jesse Hill, 7. Billy Chester, 8. Charley Cossaboone, 9. Trent Willey, 10. Dave Damiano, 11. P.J. Bozowski, 12. Duncan Molesworth, 13. Craig Pelligrini, 14. Aaron Weaver, 15. Dan Cogdill, 16. Brian Rogers, 17. Pete Serra, 18. Ethan Young, 19. Jax Yohn, 20. Anthony Sisco, 21. Mike Esposito, 22. Ronnie Solomon, III, 23. Robert Tete, 24. Jim Wyers, 25. Luke Bunting, DNS – John Cameron
INSTA SIGNS PLUS STREET STOCKS (15 LAPS)
1. Jasen Geesaman, 2. Gary Bozowski, 3. Ryan Bloom, 4. Kevin Heckman, 5. Nick Sandone, III, DNS – Mike Hughes, Jr.
INSTA SIGNS PLUS FOUR CYLINDER A-MAIN (15 LAPS)
1. Lee Allen, 2. Eric Degler, 3. Jim Backowski, 4. Colin Gale, 5. Roger Kummerer, 6. Jon Parker, 7. Rob Weil, DNS – Bobby Johnson
‼️ SATURDAY NIGHT RUMBLE, ELBOWS UP, HARDCORE, MODIFIED ACTION THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE KINGDOM OF SPEED. MODIFIEDS GOING 50 HEART POUNDING LAPS FOR $5000 TO WIN! BRIDGEPORT MOTORSPORTS PARK. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT FOR A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Please Like & Share this post ‼️
For some, racing is a family sport and that couldn’t have been more evident than in Bridgeport’s Saturday night action that saw third generation driver, Luke Bunting race to his first win in the Ice Less 602 Sportsman Double Down Showdown. Frank Franz, the father of Mike, was one of the first competitors at Bridgeport when the gates first opened more than fifty years ago. He won championships as a car owner but on Saturday night, his son, Mike Franz raced to his second win in the Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz Modifieds. Racing is all about family for the Hughes family as Mike Junior raced to his ninth win of the season in the Insta Signs Plus Street Stock feature. For the Swanson family, brothers, Jonathan and David, have both been winners this season in the Victory Fuel Wingless Sprints but on Saturday night it was Jonathan who drove to his third win of the season. And how about the Gareys – father and son. You can never be sure if it’s Senior or Junior in the car until they climb out in Victory Lane. On Saturday night, it was Joe Garey, Sr. in the car usually driven by Joe, Jr. that raced Eric Degler to the checkered for the win.
Matt Peck led the way in the Double Down Showdown. He had the No. 51 out in front for thirty-six of the forty laps and then mechanical issues had him headed off of the track. Luke Bunting found himself in the lead with just more laps to go and drivers Andrew Hopkins, Jesse Hirthler, Bob Lineman and point leader, Joe Toth on his tail.
“I was a nervous wreck”, the young driver said after racing to his first win in his third season of racing. And what a race to win – a forty lap feature event that paid double the purse all the way through the field. Hirthler wrestled second from Hopkins in the final laps. Hopkins had his best Bridgeport showing in third followed by Bob Lineman in a throw-back USA 1 paint scheme and Joe Toth rounding out the top five. Matt Martino finished sixth followed by Jordan Henn in Dave Adams No. 37, Dave Damiano, Jimmy Leiby and Craig Pelligrini.
Victory Lane saw HJ Bunting and Eugene and Jamie Mills join Luke in the celebration before the start of the Modified feature.
Sam Martz, Sr. was looking for his turn in the Insta Signs Plus Victory Lane after Sammy, Jr. collected his first of the season a few weeks earlier. Martz led for eleven laps. It was a restart on lap twelve that Franz gave the outside a shot. “I had no idea that there was an outside,” Franz exclaimed. “I just put it out there and it stuck!”
Franz took the lead and led through two more restarts – including one with just one lap to go. Franz was up to the challenge and drove to the win over Martz, Sr., Neal Williams who took third back from Billy Osmun III who finished fourth. Ryan Krachun had the No. 51 wound up and finished fifth after battling back and forth with both Kevin Hirthler and Osmun for many laps. Hirthler finished sixth followed by Stan Frankenfield, Brian Papiez, Mike Lisowski and Coleby Frye.
It was a popular win for Franz who well represents the local area as well as the independent driver among his peers.
Mike Hughes ran away with his ninth win of the season in the Insta Signs Street Stock feature while TJ Henry made it interesting in the final laps as he put a little pressure on the leader. Henry was key in Hughes early days in the division so it was an interesting match. Darren Cox picked up the final podium finish over Nick Sandone III and Kevin Heckman.
Jonathan Swanson raced to his third win of the season in the Victory Fuel Wingless Sprints, equally the record of Thomas Radivoy. Swanson led the entire distance with pressure coming from runner-up, JR Fulper, followed by Wayne Scott with his best finish to date. Dan Leaper finished fourth with Radivoy in fifth.
Joe Garey, Sr. used Junior’s car and out ran Eric Degler to the checkered flag in the Insta Signs Plus Four Cylinder feature. Jon Parker finished third followed by Rob Weil. Colin Gale and Roger Kummerer, the team mates in the No. 74 cars, tangled in turn three on the final lap while racing for position.
“DOUBLE DOWN SHOWDOWN” PRESENTED BY JOHN BLEWETT INC.
ICE LESS LLC 602 SPORTSMAN A-MAIN (40 LAPS)
1. Luke Bunting, 2. Jesse Hirthler, 3. Andrew Hopkins, 4. Bob Lineman Jr., 5. Joe Toth, 6. Matt Martino, 7. Jordan Henn, 8. Dave Damiano, 9. Jimmy Leiby, 10. Craig Pelligrini, 11. Brandon Watkins, 12. Brian Rogers, 13. Jim Wyers, 14. Matt Peck, 15. Michael Beckett, 16. Dan Cogdill, 17. Aaron Weaver, 18. Billy Chester, 19. Ronnie Solomon, III, 20. Brad Roberts, 21. Howard Heupful, 22. Charley Cossaboone, 23. Jax Yohn, 24. Travis Hill, 25. Matt Ellery, 26. PJ Bozowski, 27. Stephen Kemery, DNQ – David Dill, Pete Serra, John Cameron, Anthony Sisco, David Jenkins, Bryan Rhoads, Jesse Hill, Thomas Prychka, Ethan Young, Wayne Weaver, Tim Borror, Robert Tete, Brett Ballard
DANNY’S PIZZA PIZZAZZ MODIFIED A-MAIN (30 LAPS)
1. Mike Franz, 2. Sam Martz, Sr., 3. Neal Williams, 4. Billy Osmun, III, 5. Ryan Krachun, 6. Kevin Hirthler, 7. Stan Frankenfield, Jr., 8. Brian Papiez, 9. Mike Lisowski, 10. Coleby Frye, 11. Blaine Bracelin, 12. Dillon Steuer, 13. Sammy Martz, Jr., 14. HJ Bunting, 15. Cale Ross
VICTORY FUEL WINGLESS SPRINT A-MAIN (20 LAPS)
1. Jonathan Swanson, 2. J. R. Fulper, 3. Wayne Scott, 4. Dan Leaper, 5. Thomas Radivoy, 6. Brian Spencer, 7. Nathan Smith, Jr., 8. Shea Wills, 9. Walt Fletcher, 10. Aleksander McIlroy, 11. Dirk Rimrott, 12. Greg Shepsis, DNS – Stan Ploski
INSTA SIGNS PLUS STREET STOCK A-MAIN (15 LAPS)
1. Mike Hughes, Jr., 2. T.J. Henry, 3. Darren Cox, 4. Nick Sandone, III, 5. Kevin Heckman, 6. Joe Edwards
INSTA SIGNS PLUS FOUR CYLINDER A-MAIN (15 LAPS)
1. Joe Garey, Sr., 2. Eric Degler, 3. Jon Parker, 4. Rob Weil, 5. Colin Gale, 6. Roger Kummerer, 7. Lee Allen
A Busy Summer at Bridgeport, Rose Announces August 30th Off
The 2025 season at Bridgeport Motorsports Park has been nothing short of relentless, yet very successful. With only two rain-outs all year and none since April 12th, the speedway has delivered action every Saturday night, packing the summer with 20 consecutive events.
During the drivers meeting, track owner and promoter Doug Rose made a rare announcement: there will be no racing on Saturday, August 30th. The decision gives racers, crews, and fans a much-needed planned weekend off.
“When creating a schedule during the off-season, you count on a few rain-outs to give everyone a natural break,” explained Rose. “That just didn’t happen this year. With school starting back up and families wrapping up summer, we felt Labor Day weekend was a perfect time to give everyone a chance to recharge and spend time with loved ones.”
While many Northeast tracks battled rain-outs early in the year, Bridgeport successfully navigated unreliable forecasts and tough calls to keep racing. Unlike previous ownership that often scheduled a light August due to heat and burnout, Rose has taken a different approach. “We schedule every possible date and let the rain-outs fall where they may. You never know what the season will bring.” This year, the rain-outs simply didn’t come. The result was an impressive, action-packed stretch at the Kingdom of Speed.
Fans and teams can enjoy the rare break on August 30th, before the final stretch of the season kicks into gear.
This coming Saturday night, the Modifieds will rumble for 50 laps with $5,000 on the line for the winner. Point races for the Modified division will follow on the next two Saturdays, August 16 and 23, before the Labor Day break.
After the Labor Day break, Bridgeport returns to action with the Super Late Models headlining the Saturday, September 6th event, with $10,000 going to the winner. The Sportsman and 305 Sprints are part of the program.
The Modifieds return on Saturday, September 13 for the point season finale for all weekly divisions. The sesaon final race for the Modifieds will be the annual Danny Serrano Memorial 60-lapper, paying $7,000 to win on Saturday, October 4.
The Sportsman Modifieds have their big weekend on October 10 and 11 when their $10,000-to-win Nationals are held. The MASS 305 Sprints, a series featured often during the season, will headline the two-day Ron Faison Memorial Weekend on October 18 and 19.
Sprint Cars, which are playing a much larger role at Bridgeport, will be featured in two huge events for the winged 410s. The national High Limit Series owned by Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet returns to the high banks on Saturday, September 27, after a one-year absence. The world’s fastest Sprinters then close out the season at the speedway with the annual Dirty Jersey Finale on October 31st and November 1st, along with the USAC East Coast wingless Sprints.
‼️ SPORTSMAN “DOUBLE DOWN SHOWDOWN” THIS SATURDAY FOR 40 HEART POUNDING LAPS AS MANY OF THE TOP DRIVERS CONVERGE AT THE KINGDOM OF SPEED SATURDAY AUGUST 2, Plus Modifieds, Victory Wingless sprints, 4 Cylinders, & Street Stocks. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT FOR A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Please Like & Share this post ‼️
🗓 Saturday August 2 – “DOUBLE DOWN SHOWDOWN” for Sportsman!
🏎 – Location: 83 Floodgate Rd Swedesboro NJ 08085
📢 Sportsman – Double the Purse! $1500 to win & $200 to start.
📢 Sportsman – 40 Laps presented by John Blewett Inc.
