Bridgeport Motorsports Park

What a difference a few months make!  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Roger Kummerer and Jon Parker.

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

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

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

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

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

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

VICTORY FUEL WINGLESS SPRINT A-MAIN (20 LAPS)

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

FOUR CYLINDER A-MAIN (15 LAPS)

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

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

VP Fuels

American Racer Tires

Liberty Kenworth

Church’s Auto Parts

Premio Sausage

Precision Hydraulic & Oil

Millville Glass & Door

Design For Vision

Rodota Trucking & Excavating

Scrappy’s Auto Service

Hyper Racing

Izzi Trucking & Rigging

Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz

Vahlco Wheels

Ellery’s Pub & Grill

Ice Less llc.

Hoffman Discount Parts

JPA Masonry

Weaknecht Archery

Foley Caterpillar

Hisko Lowboy

Lineman Racing

Cenco Oil

Bob Hilbert Sportswear

Cassidy Painting

TW Metals

Hessert Chevrolet

Triple R Truck Parts

John Blewett Scrap & Waste Recycling

Pioneer Pole Buildings

F&L Doors – FLDoors.com

EZ Work Trucks

J&S Electrical

Melton Industries

Pro Tek Roofing

Johns Manville

Beacon Building Products

@Victory Fuel

@Champion Brands

DTM Kawasaki

Amwell Auto Body

Williams Napa

Prime Design Landscaping

Auto Gallery

Betts Garage – Towing & Hauling

Insta Signs Plus

Fogg Chiropractic

Sublmtd Apparel

All State Auto Glass

Marvel’s Welding

A Service Company

Brewer Home Improvements, llc

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

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

🌟 MODIFIEDS – presented by Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz

🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – presented by Victory Fuel

🌟 SPORTSMAN – presented by Ice Less llc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FOUR CYLINDER A-MAIN (15 LAPS)

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

XCEL 600cc MODIFIED A-MAIN (15 LAPS)

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

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

VP Fuels

American Racer Tires

Liberty Kenworth

Church’s Auto Parts

Premio Sausage

Precision Hydraulic & Oil

Millville Glass & Door

Design For Vision

Rodota Trucking & Excavating

Scrappy’s Auto Service

Hyper Racing

Izzi Trucking & Rigging

Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz

Vahlco Wheels

Ellery’s Pub & Grill

Ice Less llc.

Hoffman Discount Parts

JPA Masonry

Weaknecht Archery

Foley Caterpillar

Hisko Lowboy

Lineman Racing

Cenco Oil

Bob Hilbert Sportswear

Cassidy Painting

TW Metals

Hessert Chevrolet

Triple R Truck Parts

John Blewett Scrap & Waste Recycling

Pioneer Pole Buildings

F&L Doors – FLDoors.com

EZ Work Trucks

J&S Electrical

Melton Industries

Pro Tek Roofing

Johns Manville

Beacon Building Products

@Victory Fuel

@Champion Brands

DTM Kawasaki

Amwell Auto Body

Williams Napa

Prime Design Landscaping

Auto Gallery

Betts Garage – Towing & Hauling

Insta Signs Plus

Fogg Chiropractic

Sublmtd Apparel

All State Auto Glass

Marvel’s Welding

A Service Company

Brewer Home Improvements, llc

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Award Winners:

JW Home Improvements Highest Crate or 305: Mick Daugstino

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

Hoosier Tire Poker Chip was 12: Brett Rose

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

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

MARTZ, JR RACES TO BRIDGEPORT VICTORY

Solomon, Fulper & Heckman Earn High Banks Wins

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VICTORY FUEL WINGLESS SPRINT A-MAIN (20 LAPS)

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

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

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

‼️ DOUBLE HEADER WEEKEND. SPRINT CARS ON THE ¼ MILE FRIDAY NIGHT & MODS ON THE BIG TRACK SATURDAY NIGHT! GOING TO BE ANOTHER INTENSE NIGHT OF RACING ACTION ON THE HIGH BANKS OF BRIDGEPORT MOTORSPORTS PARK. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT FOR A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Please Like & Share this post ‼️

🗓 Friday July 11 – presented by CAR Tools
🎟 RACE TICKETS: https://www.tixr.com/groups/bridgeportmotorsportspark
🌟 SPRINT CARS – Mid Atlantic Sprint Series

🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – presented by Victory Fuel

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

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

🗓 Saturday July 12 – presented by CAR Tools
🎟 RACE TICKETS: https://www.tixr.com/groups/bridgeportmotorsportspark
🌟 MODIFIEDS – presented by Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz

🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – presented by Victory Fuel

🌟 SPORTSMAN – presented by Ice Less llc.

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

The 2025 season marked a change of venue for father and son drivers, Kevin and Jesse Hirthler.  On Saturday night, both Kevin and Jesse Hirthler got to share a relatively rare event with their family and friends as they both won their first features at the Bridgeport Motorsports Park.

Saturday’s races were sponsored by SY Murray Performance and it is only fitting that it is a Murray powerplant under the hood of the No. 117.

Kevin Hirthler’s name can be found in the record books of many different area tracks, including Bridgeport’s old 5/8th mile surface.  Saturday night’s win marked his first win on the High Banks of the Bridgeport Motorsports Park.  It has been a few seasons since Hirthler picked up a win in his Pioneer Pole Building sponsored Modified.  “This track can beat up an old guy like me,” Hirthler exclaimed following his win.  “This track is tough – you have to run as fast as you can.”  Hirthler led a race earlier this season only to be passed on a late race restart but he learned those lessons well.

Hirthler’s win in the Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz Modifieds came over third generation driver, Billy Osmun who had several restarts to challenge for the lead but Hirthler rallied each time.  Three-time feature winner and current point leader, Dillon Steuer finished third, challenging Osmun all the way to the finish.  Mike Lisowski, also making this his first season at Bridgeport, finished fourth with Neal Williams in fifth.  

The Ice Less 602 Sportsman feature followed the Modified main event.  Jesse Hirthler drove his No, 117 onto the track so that he could share in his dad’s Insta Sign Plus Victory Lane before taking his place in the starting line-up of the next feature.

Austyn Myers took the early race lead with challenges coming from Charley Cossaboone.  By lap four, the top three spots were held by graduates of the 2025 DA’s Auto Body & Repair Rookie class as Rookie Champion, Mike Hughes led the way over Myers and Cossaboone.  Trent Willey and Hirthler completed the top five at this point.

Hughes led through lap ten as Hirthler closed in on the leader.  Hirthler had the No. 117 out in front on lap eleven as Matt Peck moved up to second.  Willey took over third on lap fourteen.

As the laps counted down, Hirthler caught the back of the field and lapped traffic played a role in the final laps.  Hirthler concentrated on hitting his marks and led the way to the checkered for the win over Peck, Willey, Cossaboone and Billy Chester.  Travis Hill finished seventh followed by Hughes, Jax Yohn, Joe Toth and Myers.

Thomas Radivoy set a new benchmark in the Victory Fuel Wingless Sprints by being the first to win three times this season.  

Polesitter, Dan Leaper led the first lap of the feature event before Radivoy took the lead.  Radivoy led every lap to the checkered followed by Stan Ploski III, defending champion, Brian Spencer, David Swanson and Jonathan Swanson.  

Pulling double duty, Mike Hughes raced to the win, in the Insta Signs Street Stocks with a hard charging Bailey Tolson finishing in second.  Kevin Heckman finished third to capture the final podium spot.

Joe Garey, Sr. started the Insta Signs Plus Four Cylinder feature as the race leader but Eric Degler had his No. 1 out in front before the field reached the stripe to complete the first lap.  The racing action centered in the positions behind the leader as Garey, Sr., Roger Kummerer, Lee Allen and Joe Garey, Jr. 

Degler took the win with Kummerer winning the race for second over Garey, Sr.  After battling throughout the race, Lee Allen finished fourth followed by Joe Garey, Jr.

The Delaware Super Trucks made their first ever appearance on the High Banks and the drivers found the track to their liking.  Sean Martinez raced from last to first to take the win in the final laps over 

LJ Walbert, TJ Williams, Steve Portillo and Chase Carter.

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

1. Kevin Hirthler, 2. Billy Osmun, III, 3. Dillon Steuer, 4. Mike Lisowski, 5. Neal Williams, 6. Stan Frankenfield, Jr., 7. Sammy Martz, Jr., 8. Ryan Krachun, 9. Sam Martz, Sr., 10. Coleby Frye, 11. Mike Franz, 12. W.B. James, 13. H.J. Bunting

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

1. Jesse Hirthler, 2. Matt Peck, 3. Trent Willey, 4. Charlie Cossaboone, 5. Billy Chester,

6. Travis Hill, 7. Mike Hughes, Jr., 8. Jax Yohn, 9. Joe Toth, 10. Austyn Myers, 11. David Jenkins, 12. Ethan Young, 13. Brian Rogers, 14. P.J. Bozowski, 15. Jeff Parker, 16. Jared Millman, 17. Tim Borror, 18. Howard Huepful, 19. Dan Cogdill, 20. Justine Wessner, 21. Luke Bunting, 22. Pete Serra, 23. Andrew Hopkins, 24. Jesse Hill, DNQ – Ronnie Solomon, III, Dave Damiano,

VICTORY FUELL WINGLESS SPRINT A-MAIN (20 LAPS)

1. Thomas Radivoy, 2. Stan Ploski, III, 3. Brian Spencer, 4. David Swanson, 5. Jonathan Swanson, 6. Wayne Scott, 7. Aleksander McIlroy, 8. Kurt Sodano, 9. Dirk Rimrott, 10. Dan Leaper, 11. JR Fulper

DELAWARE SUPER TRUCKS A-MAIN (15 LAPS)

1. Sean Martinez, 2. L.J. Walbert, 3. T.J. Williams, 4. Steve Portillo, 5. Chase Carter, 6. Troy Hopkins, 7. Tyrell Burkett, 8. Jerry Hill, 9. Carl Walker, 10. Michelle Collins, 11. Mackenzie Williams, 12. Kohen Massey, 13. J.R. Steele,14. Billy Christman, 15. Nate Benson, 16. Tim Quay

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

1. Eric Degler, 2. Roger Kummerer, 3. Joe Garey, Sr., 4. Lee Allen, 5. Joe Garey, Jr., 6. Cody Geist, 7. Bobby Johnson, 8. Jon Parker, 9. Colin Gale, 10. Rob Weil, 11. Dan Stein, Jr., 12. Jim Backowski

INSTA SIGNS PLUS STREET STOCKS

1. Mike Hughes, Jr., 2. Bailey Tolson, 3. Kevin Heckman, 4. Nick Sandone III, DNS – Gary Bozowski

‼️ THE ROAR OF THE MODIFIEDS RETURN THIS SATURDAY AS MANY OF THE TOP DRIVERS CONVERGE EACH AND EVERY WEEK AT THE KINGDOM OF SPEED FOR WEEKLY @DANNYS PIZZA PIZZAZZ MODIFIED RACING, Plus Wingless Sprint Cars, Sportsman, 4 Cylinders, & Street Stocks. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT FOR A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Please Like & Share this post ‼️

🗓 Saturday July 5 – presented by SY Murray
🎟 RACE TICKETS: https://www.tixr.com/groups/bridgeportmotorsportspark
🌟 MODIFIEDS – presented by Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz

🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – presented by Victory Fuel

🌟 SPORTSMAN – presented by Ice Less llc.

🌟 4 CYLINDER STOCK CARS – presented by Insta Signs Plus
🌟 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
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‼️ THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, HARD CORE FOOT TO THE FLOOR ACTION 50 LAPS FOR $5000 TO WIN WITH THE GROUND POUNDING MODIFIEDS AND SLIDE JOBS GALORE WITH WINGLESS SPRINT CARS AT BRIDGEPORT MOTORSPORTS PARK. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT FOR A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Please Like & Share this post ‼️

🗓 Saturday June 28 – presented by Izzi Trucking & Rigging
🎟 RACE TICKETS: https://www.tixr.com/groups/bridgeportmotorsportspark
🌟 MODIFIEDS – 50 laps $5000 to win (timed warmups, NO handi capping)

🌟 WINGLESS SPRINT CARS – presented by Victory Fuel

🌟 SPORTSMAN – presented by Ice Less llc.

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

🏎 Rules & Procedures – https://bridgeportmotorsportspark.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rules-Procedures-1.pdf
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