ROBBIE STILLWAGGON WINS INAUGURAL 305 SPRINT NATIONALS, FAISON MEMORIAL AT BRIDGEPORT
Robbie Stillwaggon raced to victory in the fifty lap Ron Faison Memorial 305 Sprint Car Nationals sponsored by Betts Garage Towing and Hauling at the Bridgeport Motorsports Park behind the wheel of the Fred Kennedy owned No. 56.
Ron Faison played an integral role in the rebirth of the Bridgeport Speedway when Doug and Brittany Rose, his son-in-law and daughter, took on the management and redesign of the facility for the 2020 season.
The DCB’s Plumbing and Heating Mid Atlantic Sprint Series produced eight different winners on the High Banks during the 2024 season. Stillwaggon became the ninth different winner with his $4,000 victory on Saturday night. It was the second win of the season for car owner, Fred Kennedy, whose No. 56 was driven to victory by rookie driver, Cody West, earlier this season. West was injured in a micro sprint race and made the decision to wait to make his return at the start of next season. West was on hand to crew for Stillwaggon as they worked together to make changes to the car throughout the day on Saturday.
Dale Eggert and Dave Brown led the field to the start of the fifty-lap main event with Eggert taking the lead on the start. Stillwaggon ran second to Eggert until a lap thirteen restart when Stillwaggon completed the pass for the lead.
Troy Betts took over second and chased Stillwaggon throughout the race. Betts, like Stillwaggon, has spent most of his time in racing in 360 winged sprint cars. Betts was able to close the gap on the leader especially while racing through traffic but he was never able to make the challenge for the lead.
At halfway, three time MASS Champion, Buddy Schweibinz raced in third followed by Jadan Bowling and Larry McVay.
Following the stop for fuel, Stillwaggon went back to work. Bowling advanced as high as third before being sidelined with mechanical issues with just one lap remaining.
The single file restart with one to go saw Stillwaggon race to the win over Betts. The cars were three wide to the checkered for third with Kevin Nagy winning that battle over Schweibinz and Johnny Smith. Dave Brown, Timmy Bittner, Aidan Borden, Ian Cumens and Eddie Wagner completed the top ten at the finish.
The Roveda Street Stocks also competed in a fifty lap main event with the win going to Chris Murray.
Mike Hughes, Bailey Tolson and Jason Geesaman battled for second throughout most of the race with Hughes winning the battle. After leading the race for the first seventeen laps, Geesaman finished third over Tolson and Jimmy Combs who raced into the top five late in the race. Darren Cox, Andrew Fitzgerald, Ryan Bloom, Kevin Heckman and Terry Chaney completed the top ten at the finish.
Murray, who races midgets throughout the season, built this car especially for this event at Bridgeport. His efforts paid off with the $2,000 win.
Matt Ellery raced to the win in the Ice Less Topless 602 Sportsman after leading every lap from the green to the checkered. The racers removed the roofs of their cars for this event that has become a popular race in the post season.
Matt Peck chase Ellery for the twenty-five lap distance to finish second over Jimmy Wyers, Trent Willy and Ryan Simmons.
After many close finishes, Shea Wills raced to his first Bridgeport win in the Victory Fuel Wingless Sprint Car feature. Wills led every lap on the twenty lap race that ran straight through without a single caution.
Chris Allen, Jr. and Brian Spencer finished second and third behind Wills with Brendan Hires finishing fourth and Matt Peck rounding out the top five.
MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES 305 SPRINT CAR NATIONALS – RON FAISON MEMORIAL FEATURE (50 LAPS)
1. Robbie Stillwaggon, 2. Troy Betts, 3. Kevin Nagy, 4. Buddy Schweibinz, 5. Johnny Smith, 6. Dave Brown, 7. Timmy Bittner, 8. Aidan Borden, 9. Ian Cumens, 10. Eddie Wagner, 11. Tim Tanner, 12. Jaden Bowling, 13. Mike Smith, 14. Dan Leaper, 15. Nick Sweigart, 16. D.J. Tanner, Jr., 17. Larry McVay, 18. Jeff Paulson, 19. Jordan Hutton, 20. Derek Swartz,21. Dale Eggert, 22. Ryan Stillwaggon, 23. Bobby DeVault, 24. Tim Iulg 25. Tyler Graves, DNQ – Dillon Paddock, George Loux, Rick Stief, Shelby Kelly, Jake McLain, Rich Wisdo, Dirk Rimrott, Vance Berry, Dustin Young, Spencer Burley, Michael Shea, Danny Buccafusca, Blake Warner, Andrew Turpin, Torrey Rose
STREET STOCK FEATURE (50 LAPS) PRESENTED BY MATT MONAGHAN & ROVEDA SPEED
1. Chris Murray, 2. Mike Hughes, Jr., 3. Jason Geesaman, 4. Bailey Tolson, 5. Jimmy Combs, 6. Darren Cox, 7. Andrew Fitzgerald, 8. Ryan Bloom, 9. Kevin Heckman, 10. Terry Chaney, 11. Tyler Fellows, 12. Mike Baldwin, 13. Scott Freed, 14. Spider Ensinger, Jr., 15. Spider Ensinger, III, 16. Kyle Saylor, 17. Shane Grosso, 18. Duncan Molesworth,
19. Dana Carter, 20. Chris Derr, 21. AJ Jadacki, 22. Tyler Tremblay, 23. Josh Bassino, 24. P.J. Cram, Jr., 25. Chris Lane, 26. Christopher Allen, Sr., 27. Mike McKay
ICE LESS LLC TOPLESS 602 SPORTSMAN FEATURE (25 LAPS)
1. Matt Ellery, 2. Matt Peck, 3. Jimmy Wyers, 4. Trent Willey, 5. Ryan Simmons, 6. Luke Bunting, 7. Brad Roberts, 8. Joe Toth, 9. Michael Beckett, 10. Jax Yohn, 11. Ethan Young, 12. Kenny Ott, 13. Scott Hulmes, 14. Ryan Graver, 15. David Adair, DNS – Wayne Weaver, Pete Serra
VICTORY FUEL WINGLESS SPRINTS (20 LAPS)
1. Shea Wills, 2. Christopher Allen, Jr., 3. Brian Spencer, 4. Brendan Hires, 5. Matt Peck, 6. Dan Lane, 7. Stan Ploski, III, 8. Joe Crilley, 9. Heidi Hedin