BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY RESULTS- FRIDAY 4/27

BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY NEWS
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COMING EVENTS:
Fri 5/4 - Fast and Furious Fridays - Micros and 4-Cylinder Enduro Cars
1/4 Mile - 600cc Micro-Sprints (20L), 270cc Micro-Sprints (20L) & 4-Cylinder Enduro Cars (20L)
6:30 PM Warm-Ups, 7:00 PM Qualifying

BILL THOMAS TAKES THE CHECKERED FLAG AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

Swedesboro, NJ (April 28, 2012) – On Bridgeport Speedway’s quarter mile track, Bill Thomas took the checkered flag in the 600cc Micro-Sprint feature. Top honors in the 270cc Micro-Sprint main event went to Justin Stillwagon. Warren Stradley won the 4-Cylinder Enduro Car contest.

After two cautions, the start of the 20-lap 600cc Micro-Sprint feature finally got underway with Lee Nardelli taking the lead. Mike Rutherford moved into the runner up position on the second tour with Bill Thomas taking third on lap 3. After a good tussle for the top spot, Rutherford became the new man on top of the pack on the fourth circuit. A few laps later, Nardelli and Thomas became engaged in a battle for second with Thomas winning the spot on lap 8. On the tenth revolution, Rutherford had Thomas locked onto his bumper with slower cars just ahead. While in heavy lap traffic on lap 13, Thomas ducked beneath a slower competitor while Rutherford went high and Thomas slipped into the lead. Thomas continued to knife his way by slower cars until the final caution period of the race occurred on lap 17.

Taking advantage of a clear track following the restart, Thomas began to pull away from his rivals in the final circuits to claim his seventh career win at Bridgeport Speedway. Second place went to Rutherford. Jeff Hartman wound up in third with Nardelli taking fourth. Shane Lewis finished in fifth. The heat races in the 600cc Micro-Sprint ranks went to Bill Thomas, Stephen Kemery and Tim Iulg.

Jay Hartman bested the field in the consolation race.

After taking the lead from Joe Dopke on lap 2, Justin Stillwagon set the pace for the remaining distance to win the 20-lap main event for the 270cc Micro-Sprints. Charlie Lamanna took second. John Blanda, Richie Keller and Dopke completed the top five. Lee Nardelli and Justin Stillwagon picked up wins in the 270cc Micro-Sprint qualifying contests.

In the 20-lap race for the 4-Cylinder Enduro Cars, Warren Stradley grabbed the top spot from Scott Dunn on the white flag lap as he won his third race of the season. Second place went to Scott Dunn.

Rounding out the top five finishers was Justin Dunn, Robbie Dunn, and Mike Dunn.

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 RESULTS – FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012

600cc Micro-Sprints

Heat 1 - 1. Bill Thomas 2. Jon Keller 3. Andrew Locuson 4. Sam Locuson 5. Joe Kay 6. Mark Landwher
Heat 2 - 1. Stephen Kemery 2. Mike Rutherford 3. Lee Nardelli 4. Jim Tippin 5. Dave Graziano 6. Tom Fraschetta
Heat 3 - 1. Tim Iulg 2. Jeff Hartman 3. Shane Lewis 4. Bryant Davis 5. Chris Locuson 6. Carl Locuson

Consolation - 1. Jay Hartman 2. Dave Carlberg 3. Chris Panczner 4. Richie Keller 5. Jermain Godshall 6. Eddie Wagner Provisionals – Ryan Stillwagon, Scott Harbison

600cc MICRO-SPRINT FEATURE - 20 LAPS

1. BILL THOMAS 2. Mike Rutherford 3. Jeff Hartman 4. Lee Nardelli 5.
Shane Lewis 6. Tim Iulg 7. Andrew Locuson 8. Stephen Kemery 9. Jay Hartman 10. Sam Locuson 11. Jon Keller 12. Dave Graziano 13. Chris Locuson 14. Bryant Davis 15. Chris Panczner 16. Jermain Godshall 17. Ryan Stillwagon 18. Eddie Wagner 19. Jim Tippin 20. Carl Locuson 21. Dave Carlberg 22. Tom Fraschetta 23. Mark Landwher 24. Scott Harbison 25. Richie Keller 26. Joe Kay

DNQ: Tony DeMattia, Steve Bracall

270cc Micro-Sprints

Heat 1 - 1. Lee Nardelli 2. Jonathan John 3. Joe Dopke 4. Derek Krum 5. Steve Coslop 6. Dustin Brown
Heat 2 - 1. Justin Stillwagon 2. Charlie Lamanna 3. Ernie Miles 4. Richie Keller 5. Ryan Wozunk 6. Luke Fogg

270cc MICRO-SPRINT FEATURE - 20 LAPS

1. JUSTIN STILLWAGON 2. Charlie Lamanna 3. John Blanda 4. Richie Keller 5. Joe Dopke 6. Lee Nardelli 7. Steve Coslop 8. Ryan Wozunk 9. Joe Stewart 10. Derek Krum 11. Dustin Brown 12. Alonzo Morales 13.
Ernie Miles 14. Luke Fogg 15. Jonathan John 16. Erika Palmai

4 - CYLINDER ENDURO CAR FEATURE - 20 LAPS

1. WARREN STRADLEY 2. Scott Dunn 3. Justin Dunn 4. Robbie Dunn 5. Mike Dunn 6. Art Knapp