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Click here for photos from open practice on the 1/4-mile Bridgeport Speedway, March 28, 2010.

Friday night micro-sprint racing returns to Bridgeport on April 2.

Friday night micro-sprint racing returns to Bridgeport on April 2.

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Click here for photos from open practice on the 5/8-mile Bridgeport Speedway, March 27, 2010.

Stefanie Palmai will drive the 2010 TSRS season for Tony Pietrofitta.

Stefanie Palmai will drive the 2010 TSRS season for Tony Pietrofitta.

Trevor Lewis (21) and Scott Pursell (1) were on hand to practice for the URC / Bridgeport season opener on April 10.

Trevor Lewis (21) and Scott Pursell (1) were on hand to practice for the URC / Bridgeport season opener on April 10.

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GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY PRESS RELEASE

BECHTELSVILLE, PA March 26, 2010 . . . Another season of stock car racing gets the green flag at Grandview Speedway on Saturday, April 3. The NASCAR 358 Modified and Late Model stock cars will be the attraction with each division presenting a full series of qualifying events leading up to a 30-lap feature race for the Modifieds and a 20-lap feature for the Late Models.
Eight time NASCAR Modified champion Jeff Strunk will start defense of his title and start his efforts to secure an unprecedented ninth title. Strunk will have plenty of competition with multi-time champion Craig VonDohren set for a strong season along with past champion Duane Howard, Ryan Godown, Mike Gular, Doug Manmiller, and a long list of other top talents seeing action.
In the Late Models Brian Shuey goes for his third track title but it will not be easy. Randy Stoudt, the leading Late Model feature winner amongst active drivers, has a new ride and a desire to win the title. Past champion Chuck Schutz is looking to have a strong season as is Ron Kline, Mike Kellner, Kyle Merkel and others.
“We are expecting strong fields of cars in both divisions as the season gets underway,” said track owner Bruce Rogers. “The opener will actual serve as a tune-up for the extra distance event we have planned for the NASCAR Modifieds on April 10. It should be an exciting night of racing.”
Modified racers will be racing for valuable end of the season point positions as top performers are rewarded with NASCAR point money, track point money and American Racing Tires point money and tire awards.
Youngsters, up to the age of 11, will have the opportunity to participate in the Virtual Essense Salon Easter Egg Hunt.
Adult admission for the season opener will be just $13 while youngsters 6 through 11 pay $5 and children under 6 are admitted for FREE.
On Saturday, April 10, 7 p.m., the NASCAR Modifieds will be featured in a 40-lap championship event that will carry extra prize money. And the Late Models will top their part of the show with a 20-lap feature.
Racers are reminded that they must sign their cars into the pit area prior to 5:30 p.m. for Saturday events during April.
Then on Sunday, April 11, 2 p.m. the first of eight appearances for the NEETS Enduro competitors will take place along with the SpeedSTR open cockpit racers.
Grandview Speedway is located at 43 Passmore Road, just off Route 100, in Bechtelsville, PA just 10 miles north of Pottstown. For information telephone 610.754.7688 or check in at www.grandviewspeedway.com.

COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, April 3, 7 p.m. SEASON OPENER - NASCAR 358 Modifieds and Late Models plus Virtual Essense Easter Egg Hunt.
Saturday, April 10, 7 p.m. NASCAR 358 Modifieds and Late Models, 40-lap championship feature for Modifieds.
Sunday, April 11, 2 p.m. NEETS Enduro and SpeedSTRS.
Saturday, April 17, 7 p.m. NASCAR 358 Modifieds and “Topless Truckin’ 20” for Late Models

Event promoter: Bruce Rogers @610.754.7688
Media Contact: Ernie Saxton Communications, Inc.
Ernie Saxton @ 215.752.7797
E-mail: Esaxton144@aol.com
Cell: 267.934.7286


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BRIDGEPORT, NJ (March 22, 2010) - Before the 39th season of racing
begins at Bridgeport Speedway, race fans will be able to see two
practice sessions for free from the grandstand during the last weekend
of March.

Practice on the big and fast 5/8th mile dirt oval will take place on
Saturday, March 27th at 1:00 PM with the pit entrance opening at 9:00
AM. A test and tune session for quarter mile racers is set for Sunday,
March 28th at 1:00 PM as the pit gates will open at 10:00 AM. If foul
weather should occur on Saturday, March 27th, practice will take place
for both ovals on Sunday, March 28th. General Grandstand Admission is
free to the public on both practice days. Pit Admission for each
practice day is $20 with a license and $30 without a license. No
season pit passes will be accepted.

The 2010 season at Bridgeport Speedway gets underway on Friday, April
2nd at 7:00 PM with RTS Chassis sponsoring the action on the 1/4 mile
dirt oval. The 270cc and 600cc Micro-Sprints will each compete in
25-lap features paying $500-to win. Also, the 4-Cylinder Stock cars
will do battle on this night. All gates will open at 5:00 PM.

On Saturday April 10th at 6:00 PM, the 5/8th mile season gets cranked
up with a big three division show. The second leg of the Tri-Track
series for the Big Block Modifieds (30-laps) and the season opening
event for the URC Sprints (25-laps) will share the spotlight. The
newly formed Crate Modified division will also be in competition. Pit
Gates will open at 12:00 PM, Grandstand Gates open at 4:00 PM and
Warm-Ups will begin at 5:00 PM.

Bridgeport Speedway provides a safe and secure family atmosphere, free
parking, giveaways and fan participation games. Billed ‘The Fastest
Dirt Track in the East’, Bridgeport Speedway is a banked 5/8th mile
dirt oval, featuring a dirt 1/4 mile oval embedded in the center, and
is located in Southern New Jersey -- just minutes from Pennsylvania
and Delaware at exit 14 off of I-295.

Bridgeport Speedway
83 Floodgate Road
Bridgeport NJ 08014
DE Office: 302-875-4197
NJ Office: 856-467-4408
24 hr. Info: 856-467-4407
Fax: 856-467-5843
E-mail: jess@bpspeedway.com
Website: www.bpspeedway.com
Twitter: twitter.com/bridgeportspeed

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WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Fans of professional auto racing at Wall Stadium will have a great chance to see action on the third mile paved high banked oval this Saturday (March 27) from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. as the track hosts on-track practice. While it is a paid practice session for competitors, fans will be admitted to the grandstands free of charge for the five hour session.

“We’ve got a lot of interest from the competitors. Licenses and pit area parking spots have been going fast and we had over 30 cars here for practice last Saturday,” Promoter Jim Morton said. “Judging by the enthusiasm we’ve seen in the office and at the practice session last Saturday, I think we’ll have many more cars here testing and practicing this Saturday as we get closer to opening night.”

That opening night event on the third-mile oval for the 2010 season is set for Saturday, April 3. On the opening day agenda will be a special 40-lap points awarding event for the Wall Modifieds. Also on that agenda will be the Sportsman racers, Street Stocks, Legend Cars and the Factory Stocks. On April 3, spectator seating will open at 4:00 p.m., while qualifying will start at 5:15 p.m. and main events will start at 6:30 p.m.

In addition to auto racing events during the 2010 season, Promoter Jim Morton is currently working with various promoters in an effort to bring other “family friendly” shows and events to the Wall Township stadium this season. More details will be announced soon.

Wall Stadium is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway office is open from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and all day Saturday during events. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400, while more information is also available at www.wallspeedway.com

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04

Racing for a Cure

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The 2nd Annual Driver Meet & Greet the Drivers at the
Granite Run Mall will be held March 6 & 7, 2010 to support the Mesothelioma Foundation www.CureMeso.org
Racing Spectacular and Fundraiser with Bridgeport Speedway
We are currently looking for donated items for the Chinese Auction table to be held at the Granite Run Mall Fundraiser. If you have any items that can be raffled/auctioned off please email us at Bill@RacingforaCure.us


Bill Thomas Racing presents the 2nd Annual Meet & Greet the Drivers and see the Cars of Bridgeport Speedway in support of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation "MARF" to help fund research to find a cure for Mesothelioma.
Racing for a Cure at
www.RacingforaCure.us The show is set for the Granite Run Mall, Media, Pa. March 6 & 7 2010. The show will see the mall filled with racing vehicles of all classes and there will be a number of current and retired racers on hand with scheduled interview times and autograph sessions.

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News from the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show
Media Contact: Brett Deyo - 845.728.2781 or
Deyo99H@aol.com
For Immediate Release/February 28, 2010
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A mix of race cars, past and present, fill the Phillipsburg Mall beginning next Sunday (March 7) for the third edition of the IRCO Community Federal Credit Union Dirt Track Heroes Car Show.
Local auto racing is the focus of attention at the event, slated for March 7-13 at the Phillipsburg Mall's Route 22 East location in Phillipsburg, N.J.
Entries for the show have been filed at a rapid pace, with only limited space remaining.
"We will likely have 100 vehicles in the mall for this year's event," said Brett Deyo, who is coordinating registration for the show this year on behalf of show founder Bob Miller. "The IRCO Dirt Track Heroes show is establishing its place among the top off-season events in the area."
Attendees of the show will be treated to a wide cross-section of race vehicles including big- and small-block Modifieds, Sportsman, Micro-Sprints, vintage and restored cars, Micro-Stocks, ARDC Midgets, dirt and pavement Late Models and much more.
New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway, the half-mile oval co-owned by Fred Vahlsing and Bill Miscoski and managed by Danny Serrano will be well represented at the show. NES competitors Gary, Mike and Clay Butler, Mike Hendershot and Willie Osmum are among those planning to attend.
Well-known Phillipsburg, N.J., area racers David Van Horn Jr. (358-Modified), Nick Wean and Stephanie Stevens (ARDC Midget) and Ryan Osborne (Sportsman) have filed entries.
Several race facilities throughout the region will be represented including Big Diamond (Pa.) Raceway, Grandview (Pa.) Speedway, Hamlin (Pa.) Speedway, Kutztown (Pa.) Fairgrounds Speedway, Borger's (Pa.) Speedway and West End Quarter Midgets.
Among the vendors and exhibitors will be the America on Wheels Museum, Snyder Video, MoTorsport Video Productions along with an expansive display for J&L Speed Supplies.
The recently-formed Flemington (N.J.) Speedway Historical Society will have a large presence at the show with Vintage Cars and a salute to the Late Model division at the famed Garden State facility. A Flemington Late Model Reunion is scheduled for for Sat., March 13 at noon.
A former Flemington pace truck will be part of the display, along with plenty of memorabilia from "The Square."
The Flemington Speedway Historical Society will be recruiting new members during the show. For further information, contact Bill Hanna via e-mail at flemspdwyrhs@verizon.net.
Honoring the 40th anniversary of the speedway's 1970 Season Opener, the Harmony (N.J.) Speedway Historical Society will be on hand at the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Show. Photos, race results and articles from the 1970 opener - won by Ray Neary - will be displayed, along with a number of restored cars.
Through the efforts of noted racing photographer Henry Wilt, Dorney Park (Pa.) Speedway will be saluted at the show. Anchoring the Dorney Park diaplay will be pictures, vintage sheet metal, collectibles, T-shirts, trophies, driver's suits and more. On March 13, former Dorney Park drivers Dave Cicon, George Wambold, Mike Garris and Russ Frantz will be available for autographs at 2 p.m. Other drivers could be added to the autograph session.
For further information on the Dorney Park tribute, contact Henry Wilt by e-mail at cameradude@entermail.net.
The Reading (Pa.) Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society is expected to have a presence at the show to honor the history of the famed Berks County track.
The Pados brothers of the CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Show return to host the nightly events and interviews. Several guest announcers will be on hand during the weeklong event, adding to the festivities.
The CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Show will open the show with a three-hour taping on Sun., March 7. The show will air on March 8.
The IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show will again produce its own souvenir T-shirt and program book.
Race teams looking to register for the event should log on to the show Web site at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. The show flyer and entry form is located on the main page. Teams and their sponsors will receive mainstream exposure from the thousands visiting the mall each day. A nominal entry fee of $25 covers insurance for the week.
The third edition of the IRCO Community Federal Credit Union Dirt Track Heroes Car Show is a joint effort between event originator Bob Miller and Brett Deyo.
IRCO Community Federal Credit has been the lead sponsor of the Dirt Track Heroes event since its inception in 2008. To find out more on IRCO, visit the company's Web site at www.ircocu.com or contact Greg Collins via e-mail at gcollins@ircocu.com.
IRCO is holding a coloring contest in conjunction with the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Show.  It is open to all children ages 10 and under.  One first place winner will be chosen in each age category (4 & under; 5-6; 7-8; 9-10).
Contestants can enter by going to www.ircocu.com to print the coloring page and information sheet, or by stopping by IRCO's office at 450 Hillcrest Boulevard in Phillipsburg (across from Phillipsburg High School).
The completed coloring page and information sheet can be dropped off at either IRCO's office or at the Phillipsburg Mall's management office.  Entries can also be mailed to IRCO at 450 Hillcrest Blvd., Phillipsburg, NJ 08865.  Entries will be displayed in the mall during the week of the show.  The deadline for entries is March 13.
2010 IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show Schedule of Events
Sun., March 7 - (Noon) - IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show Opening Ceremony (Stage) - All Tracks and Driver Autograph Session: Nazareth, Reading, Harmony, Orange County, Hatfield, Dorney Park, Langhorne, Trenton, Flemington, East Windsor, Sanatoga, Moc-A-Tek, Nazareth National, Allentown Fairgrounds, Stroudsburg
Taping of CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV Show
Mon., March 8 - (6 p.m.) - Salute to ATQMRA, Hamlin Speedway, Kutztown Fairgrounds Speedway, Snydersville Speedway - Invite to pavement Modifieds
Tues., March 9 - (6 p.m.) - Salute to Borger's Speedway, XCel 600 Modifieds, Blue Mountain, Lehigh Valley, West End Raceway and Keystone Quarter Midget Clubs
Wed., March 10 - (6 p.m.) - New Egypt Speedway Night - Salute to East Windsor Speedway - Invite to Garden State Vintage Racing Club
Thurs., March 11 - (6 p.m.) - Salute to Thunder on the Hill Series, URC and ARDC - Invite to speedway photographers
Fri., March 12 - (7 p.m.) - Salute to Grandview Speedway and Big Diamond Raceway plus Reading Fairgrounds Speedway and Harmony Speedway & Dragway - Invite to Friends of Hinchcliffe Stadium
Sat., March 13 - (10 a.m.) - Kids Easter Egg Hunt (begins at stage)
Sat., March 13 - (Noon) - Flemington Speedway and Flemington Speedway Racing Historical Society present Late Model Reunion. All drivers invited to return for fan-fest and Autograph Session
Sat., March 13 - (2 p.m.) - Dorney Park Speedway Tribute & Autograph Session organized by Henry Wilt
- Mall Hours: Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. -
*Schedule subject to change
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