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Brad Sweet wins opening night of Jackson Nationals in thrilling fashion
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HUNKERED DOWN CHARGE: Brad Sweet wins Jackson Nationals opening night
Brad Sweet makes late race pass on David Gravel to claim third win in-a-row, 40th overall
Questions with no clear answers lingered in heads of thousands like a painless headache during the final three laps of the Jackson Nationals opening Thursday night race at the Jackson Motorplex.
Could Brad Sweet catch David Gravel? Could Gravel hold Sweet off?
Gravel had the 4/10-mile tamed, leading every lap up until that point. But on a charge behind him, the untamable “Big Cat” Sweet.
With two laps to go, they were side by side down the back stretch. Gravel hesitated for a millisecond on a lap car’s trajectory, while Sweet didn't blink, darting underneath the lap car and Gravel into turn three and claiming the lead off turn four.
From there the answer was clear. Sweet would go on to win his sixth World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series race of the season – his 40th career win and third win in-a-row.
“It’s sure fun to drive this thing right now,” said a jubilant Sweet. “We’ve really hit on some stuff. It’s been a joy to drive good the last few weeks.
“I’m a little worn out, I was really clutching the wheel, trying to hit my marks there late in that race. I knew it was coming down to the white there.”
The win may have been Sweet’s sixth of the season – further extending his title as winningest driver, so far, this year – but it was one of the hardest wins he had to work for.
Starting sixth in the 30-lap Feature, Sweet had a host of competitive cars between he and the lead. Also, on the start, Gravel cruised by Donny Schatz on the outside for the lead and the two pulled away to about a straightaway gap on third-place Brian Brown.
It took Sweet two laps to make his way by Terry McCarl for fifth-place, but it was another nine laps before he caught Brown and Daryn Pittman who were battling for third. He made quick work of the two, passing them both with a daring drive through turn three and four, leaving inches between he and Pittman’s car.
Three laps later Sweet made his way by second-place Schatz and set his sight on closing the half-a-straightaway gap between he and Gravel with 15 laps to go. However, Schatz, who hadn’t won in seven races, was still determined to close that gap himself.
With Sweet getting held up by a lap car in turn four, Schatz throttled back by the NAPA Auto Parts No. 49 car and put his Toco Warranty No. 15 car back in second. Sweet had to regroup and find this rhythm riding the bottom of the track again. Two laps later, with a slide job through turns three and four, Sweet cleared Schatz on the front stretch and reclaimed second-place.
He now had 12 laps to catch the Mesilla Valley Transportation No. 41 of Gravel.
Could he catch him? With three laps to go, Sweet had Gravel in sight. Two laps to go they were side by side. After Sweet darted by Gravel and a lap car in turn three, Gravel had to throw his car sideways on the exit of turn four to avoid hitting another lap car. From there, with one lap to go, Sweet pulled away to a half second lead and a $10,000 victory.
“I was hunkered down and determined to catch him (Gravel),” Sweet said. “It always helps sometimes to be in second, you can watch where he’s not running and try to find a line.”
Carrying the weight of defeat in every word, runner-up Gravel congratulated Sweet on the win, but knew the race should've been his.
“We had the race winning car there,” said Gravel, who set Quick Time and won his Drydene Heat race earlier in the night. “That’s not our issue. As a driver I’ve got to put myself in a better spot there. We’ll come back tomorrow hungrier.”
Schatz’s third-place finish was his first podium finish since he won at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway at the end of May. However, he was still looking for more.
“You slip a little bit, and someone is going to take advantage of it,” Schatz said. “So, it’s one of them nights.”
Sweet has extended his points lead over Schatz, the 10-time Series champion to a 60-point advantage. That stems from Sweet claiming 10 top-five finishes in-a-row and his determination to keep winning.
“When you start winning races you’re just never satisfied unless you’re winning,” Sweet said. “I guess when you get beat down by Donny year after year you just try to keep getting better. I think this year, we’re just a little bit better right now, but that doesn’t mean a whole lot. Everybody’s a half a turn or change or something away from putting the pressure back on us. We’re just ahead right now and that allows me to keep leading laps and winning more race. It just gives me confidence.”
With one more preliminary night of racing at the Jackson Motorplex on Friday, the question of who will win Saturday night’s $41,000-to-win Jackson Nationals finale will linger for the next 48 hours.
However, with a win on night one, Sweet and his Kasey Kahne Racing team have set themselves up to possibly answer that question, as well.
UP NEXT:
Night two of the Jackson Nationals at the Jackson Motorplex with the World of Outlaws will take place Friday, June 28.
As always, you can catch all World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series action on www.DIRTVision.com.
For tickets and more information, go to www.WorldofOutlaws.com.
Race Results: 6/27/19 - Jackson Motorplex
NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 49-Brad Sweet [6][$10,000]; 2. 41-David Gravel [2][$5,000]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [1][$3,000]; 4. 83-Daryn Pittman [8][$2,700]; 5. 21-Brian Brown [3][$2,500]; 6. 9-James McFadden [9][$2,000]; 7. 18-Ian Madsen [10][$1,800]; 8. 2-Carson Macedo [14][$1,600]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [5][$1,500]; 10. 4-Terry McCarl [4][$1,400]; 11. 5-Shane Stewart [13][$1,300]; 12. 7-Justin Henderson [7][$1,200]; 13. 2M-Kerry Madsen [21][$1,100]; 14. 41S-Giovanni Scelzi [15][$1,000]; 15. 49X-Tim Shaffer [18][$950]; 16. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [19][$925]; 17. O9-Matt Juhl [11][$900]; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart [12][$850]; 19. 13-Mark Dobmeier [17][$825]; 20. 7S-Jason Sides [20][$800]; 21. 11K-Kraig Kinser [22][$800]; 22. 3-Jac Haudenschild [23][$800]; 23. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [16][$800]; 24. 2KS-Austin McCarl [24][$800];
Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1-28, Brad Sweet 29-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 2M-Kerry Madsen[+8]
Qualifying Flight-A – 1. 41-David Gravel, 12.752; 2. 41S-Giovanni Scelzi, 12.766; 3. 83-Daryn Pittman, 12.888; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.916; 5. 9-James McFadden, 12.922; 6. 4-Terry McCarl, 12.943; 7. 5-Shane Stewart, 13.001; 8. O9-Matt Juhl, 13.043; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.08; 10. 44S-Trey Starks, 13.181; 11. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 13.213; 12. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.262; 13. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 13.414; 14. 44-Chris Martin, 13.467; 15. 8-Jack Croaker, 13.518; 16. 5J-Jamie Ball, 13.668; 17. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 13.677; 18. 33M-Mason Daniel, 13.706; 19. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 13.868; 20. 1AJ-Trevor Mell, 14.029; 21. O5-Colin Smith, 14.059
Qualifying Flight-B – 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.811; 2. 21-Brian Brown, 12.966; 3. 18-Ian Madsen, 12.969; 4. 7-Justin Henderson, 12.995; 5. 2-Carson Macedo, 13.016; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.04; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 13.09; 8. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey, 13.104; 9. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.11; 10. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.156; 11. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 13.178; 12. 19P-Paige Polyak, 13.33; 13. 2KS-Austin McCarl, 13.376; 14. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 13.468; 15. 19-Brent Marks, 13.496; 16. 7W-R.J. Johnson, 13.522; 17. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 13.563; 18. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 13.617; 19. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 13.618; 20. 16-Travis Whitney, 13.729; 21. 97-Alan Gilbertson, 14.024
DRYDENE Heat #1 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 41-David Gravel [1]; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 9-James McFadden [3]; 4. 5-Shane Stewart [4]; 5. 13-Mark Dobmeier [7]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 7. 3-Jac Haudenschild [6]; 8. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [9]; 9. 8-Jack Croaker [8]; 10. O5-Colin Smith [11]; 11. 2K-Kevin Ingle [10]
DRYDENE Heat #2 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 2. 4-Terry McCarl [3]; 3. O9-Matt Juhl [4]; 4. 41S-Giovanni Scelzi [1]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 6. 44S-Trey Starks [5]; 7. 44-Chris Martin [7]; 8. 33M-Mason Daniel [9]; 9. 5J-Jamie Ball [8]; 10. 1AJ-Trevor Mell [10]
DRYDENE Heat #3 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [2]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [3]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [6]; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen [4]; 7. 55-Brooke Tatnell [9]; 8. 2KS-Austin McCarl [7]; 9. 19-Brent Marks [8]; 10. 2C-Wayne Johnson [10]; 11. 97-Alan Gilbertson [11]
DRYDENE Heat #4 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 7-Justin Henderson [2]; 2. 21-Brian Brown [1]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 4. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [4]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 6. 19P-Paige Polyak [6]; 7. 35-Skylar Prochaska [7]; 8. 7W-R.J. Johnson [8]; 9. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [9]; 10. 16-Travis Whitney [10]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 41-David Gravel [4]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [6]; 4. 4-Terry McCarl [2]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 6. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 7. 7-Justin Henderson [5]; 8. 83-Daryn Pittman [8]
C-Main (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer – 1. 55-Brooke Tatnell [2][-]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson [6][-]; 3. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [1][$125]; 4. 33M-Mason Daniel [3][$125]; 5. 16-Travis Whitney [8][$125]; 6. 97-Alan Gilbertson [10][$125]; 7. O5-Colin Smith [9][$125]; 8. 1AJ-Trevor Mell [7][$125]; 9. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [4][$125]; 10. 2K-Kevin Ingle [5][$100]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen [2][-]; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1][-]; 3. 3-Jac Haudenschild [5][-]; 4. 2KS-Austin McCarl [6][-]; 5. 44S-Trey Starks [3][$300]; 6. 19-Brent Marks [10][$250]; 7. 19P-Paige Polyak [4][$225]; 8. 2C-Wayne Johnson [14][$200]; 9. 35-Skylar Prochaska [8][$200]; 10. 44-Chris Martin [7][$200]; 11. 5J-Jamie Ball [11][$150]; 12. 55-Brooke Tatnell [13][$150]; 13. 7W-R.J. Johnson [12][$150]; 14. 8-Jack Croaker [9][$150]
WALL STADIUM AUTO RACING ADVANCE RELEASE JUNE 29
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Wall Stadium
DATE OF EVENT: June 29, 2019
DATE OF RELEASE: June 26, 2019
CONTACT: Jeff Gravatt
MODIFIEDS, 50-LAP 4 CYLINDER RACE HEADLINE “SCOUT NIGHT” AUTO RACING ACTION AT WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY (JUNE 29)
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ An extra-distance 50 lap race for the Surfside Collision 4 Cylinder stocks and a 40-lapper for the All American Auto Group Modifieds will headline “Scout Night” auto racing action this Saturday night (June 29) at Wall Stadium Speedway. Grandstand seating will open at 5:00 p.m. and qualifying is set for 5:45 p.m. Main event action will follow around 7:00 p.m.
The evening will honor both Boy and Girl Scouts, as they will be admitted free when wearing an item from the official scout uniform or come to the speedway with their Scout troop. It will be $1 Hot Dog Night at the refreshment stands.
On the third mile high-banked paved oval the Modifieds will battle in a 40-lap main event. Three-time and recent Garden State Classic champion Steven Reed of Jackson will lead the way with plenty of competition coming from Modified point leader Eric Mauriello of Brick, Andrew Krause of Holmdel, Roger Coss of Lafayette, Dom Fattaruso of Brick and Derek Hopkinson of Toms River just to name a few.
The 4 Cylinder Stocks will also be in the spotlight in a 50-lap main event with current point leader Neil Rutt III of Edison leading the way. Top runners Jeffrey Loesch of Neptune City, Darianne McLaren of Edison, Brick's Randy Hart and Alonzo Morales of Mt. Ephraim are also expected to see action
The Green Flag Driving Experience Legend Cars and the Center State Engineering Sportsman cars are all also set for 25-lap races.
Saturday’s schedule will see the competitor pit area open at 1:00 p.m. Regular practice will start at 3:00 p.m., while spectator seating will open at 5:00 p.m. Qualifying is set for 5:45 p.m. with main events to follow.
The 2019 Saturday night schedule is available at wallspeedwayracing.com.
Wall Stadium Speedway 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 hotline number is 732-681-6400 and email address is CKMotorsports@aol.com.
NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY NEWS – JUNE 26, 2019
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New Egypt Speedway
720 Route 539
New Egypt, NJ 08533
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
Website: www.newegyptspeedway.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nesspeedway
Contact: Mike Wisniewski – Wiz Motorsports Communications, 856-982-5137
COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, June 29, 2019 – Pakenham Motorsports Bike Night – Vahlco Wheels Modifieds, Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars, Hammer Sportsman and Street Stocks
4:00 p.m. – Pit gates open
5:00 p.m. – Grandstand gates open
6:00 p.m. – Hot laps start
7:00 p.m. – Racing starts
Saturday, July 6, 2019 - 3rd Annual Firecracker 40 - Vahlco Wheels Modifieds (40 Laps - $3,000 to win), USAC East Coast Sprint Cars, Crate Modifieds and Mike’s Performance 4-Cylinders. Plus, Kid’s Box Car Challenge and $1 Dog Night!
4:00 p.m. – Pit gates open
5:00 p.m. – Grandstand gates open
6:00 p.m. – Hot laps start
7:00 p.m. – Racing starts
PAUCH JR. TAKES TOP HONORS AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY’S GARDEN STATE GUNFIGHT
New Egypt, NJ (June 26, 2019) – At New Egypt Speedway’s Garden State Gunfight 3, Billy Pauch Jr. took top honors in the Modified race. In the Crate vs. Open Sportsman main event, Will Dupree was declared the winner. The Mike’s Performance 4-Cylinder contest was taken by Jimmy Avery.
As the 60-lap Modified feature got underway, polesitter Brandon Grosso hopped to the front with Jeff Strunk, Billy Pauch Jr. and David VanHorn in tow. With five revolutions recorded, Grosso was beginning to edge away from Strunk, VanHorn and Pauch Jr. Grosso’s margin over the field was a full straightaway when the yellow lights illuminated for the first time on lap twelve for a tangle between John Pakenham and Chris Grbac. When action returned, Grosso was still setting the pace with Strunk, David VanHorn and Pauch Jr. dicing for second. After a pair of caution periods on lap fifteen and seventeen, Grosso remained in control with Strunk, Pauch Jr., Van Horn and Duane Howard filling out the top five. By lap twenty-one, Grosso was pulling away from the pack but the activity behind him was heating up as Strunk was still riding in second and trying to fend off the third place running Howard and fourth place running VanHorn. Two tours later, Howard advanced into the runner-up position past Strunk. On lap twenty-six, Jimmy Horton slowed on the dirt oval and the caution flag waved one more time. On the ensuing restart, Grosso fended off his rivals to maintain the lead with Howard in second, Pauch Jr. returning to third and Strunk dropping back to fourth. Over the next few circuits with Grosso increasing his lead, the battle for second place saw Pauch Jr. acquire the spot from Howard on lap twenty-eight before Howard retook the position on lap thirty-one. At the fuel stop on lap thirty-five, Grosso, Howard, Pauch Jr, Strunk and VanHorn were recorded as the top five. During the brief break in the action, Howard relinquished second place to Pauch Jr. with a visit to the pits to replace a flat right rear tire. When the green flag waved to resume the contest, Grosso was on top with Pauch Jr. in second, Strunk in third, VanHorn in fourth and Mike Butler in fifth. With twenty laps remaining, Grosso had a several car length margin over Pauch Jr, VanHorn, Strunk and Danny Bouc. By lap forty-five, Grosso’s advantage had narrowed as Pauch Jr. began to use the lower groove in turns one and two to close in on the leader. On lap forty-eight, a multi-circuit duel for the lead began between Grosso and Pauch Jr. After a clean side-by-side battle, Pauch Jr. surged past Grosso to gain the lead with nine laps to go. Grosso tried in vain to return to the top on lap fifty-two but was repelled by Pauch Jr. With five to go, Pauch Jr. was approaching slower traffic when Cale Ross’s spin took place just in front of the leader and the yellow flag waved for the final time. On the single file restart, Pauch Jr. held off Grosso to remain on top. Over the last circuits, Pauch Jr. went unchallenged to claim his twenty-fourth Modified feature win. Behind the winner and second place finishing Grosso, late surges allowed Danny Bouc to finish in third and fifteenth place starting Frank Cozze to come home in fourth. VanHorn completed the event in fifth. The Modified heats were taken by Danny Bouc, Duane Howard and Davey Sammons.
In the 30-lap Crate vs. Open Sportsman feature, twelfth place starting Will Dupree was pronounced the victor. Ryan Heim, who had seized the lead on the fifth circuit and crossed the finish line in first, was unfortunately disqualified for failing to make the post-race minimum weight. The win was the fourth of Dupree’s career. The runner-up position was taken by Jeremy Martino. Bob Lineman Jr. was third. Fourth went to Jim Housworth while Ryan Simmons was fifth. Joseph Brown and Eric Palmer won the qualifying events.
In the Mike’s Performance 4-Cylinders feature, Jimmy Avery grabbed the top spot from TJ Graves on the twelfth circuit and held on to win the originally scheduled 20-lap event which was shortened by five tours due to the time limit. The victory was the first of the year for Avery. With Graves taking second, Justin Dunn came home in third. Joe Garey Jr. and Joe Garey Sr. rounded out the top five.
On Saturday, June 29, Pakenham Motorsports Bike Night rides into New Egypt Speedway with half price general admission for all motorcyclists and bike giveaways for the kids. On the track, the Vahlco Modifieds, Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars, Hammer Sportsman and Street Stocks will be in action. The pit gates swing open at 4:00 p.m. and the grandstand ticket window opens at 5:00 p.m. Hot laps start at 6:00 p.m. with the first green flag waving at 7:00 p.m. Admission to the grandstand is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and older, $10 for teens 12-15, $10 for military personal and their spouses with ID, and Kids 11 & under are FREE. Pit admission is $30 with a New Egypt Speedway license and $40 without.
“New Jersey’s Premier Dirt Track Facility”, New Egypt Speedway is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval, New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best competition in the country. New Egypt’s state-of-the-art facilities feature daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear, and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
For more information, visit online: www.newegyptspeedway.net, “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on Twitter @nesspeedway.
NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY RESULTS – TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019 – GARDEN STATE GUNFIGHT 3
Modifieds
Heat 1 – 1. Danny Bouc 2. Mike Butler 3. Matt Stangle 4. TJ Lilly 5. Jimmy Horton 6. JR Fulper
Heat 2 – 1. Duane Howard 2. Billy Pauch Jr. 3. David VanHorn 4. Brandon Grosso 5. Jimmy Blewett 6. Rick Laubach
Heat 3 – 1. Davey Sammons 2. Wade Hendrickson 3. Rich Rutski 4. Jeff Strunk 5. Frank Cozze 6. Brian Papiez
MODIFIEDS – 60 LAP FEATURE
1. BILLY PAUCH JR. 2. Brandon Grosso 3. Danny Bouc 4. Frank Cozze 5. David VanHorn 6. Mike Butler 7. Ryan Krachun 8. Jeff Strunk 9. Corey Cormier 10. Jordan Watson 11. Jimmy Blewett 12. Davey Sammons 13. Duane Howard 14. Kevin Vaclavicek 15. Rich Rutski 16. TJ Lilly 17. Brian Papiez 18. Cale Ross 19. Chris Grbac 20. Jimmy Horton 21. Matt Stangle 22. JR Fulper 23. Wade Hendrickson 24. John Pakenham
DNS: Rick Laubach
Crate Modifieds vs Open Sportsman
Heat 1 - 1. Joseph Brown 2. Jim Housworth 3. Joe Toth 4. JT Trstensky 5. Jeremy Martino 6. John Criscione
Heat 2 - 1. Eric Palmer 2. Will Dupree 3. Ryan Heim 4. Jon Meyer 5. Bob Lineman Jr. 6. Steve Hicks
CRATE MODIFIEDS VS OPEN SPORTSMAN - 30 LAP FEATURE
1. WILL DUPREE 2. Jeremy Martino 3. Bob Lineman Jr. 4. Jim Housworth 5. Ryan Simmons 6. JT Trstensky 7. Darren Cox 8. Dan Fleming 9. Will Trstensky 10. Steve Hicks 11. Howie Finch 12. DJ Hunt 13. Jon Meyer 14. Steve Davis 15. Eric Palmer 16. Joe Toth 17. Tom Princiotta 18. Joseph Brown 19. John Criscione 20. Johnny Bangs 21. Aaron Weaver
DQ: Ryan Heim
MIKE’S PERFORMANCE 4-CYLINDERS – 15 LAP FEATURE
1. JIMMY AVERY 2. TJ Graves 3. Justin Dunn 4. Joe Garey Jr. 5. Joe Garey Sr. 6. Paul Hartwig 7. John Ciallella 8. Robby Dunn 9. Dom Antonelli 10. Nichole Razzano 11. Scott Dunn 12. Mike Fox 13. Spider Ensinger
The Big Show At Albany Saratoga Speedway
Posted by: | CommentsBRIDGPORT’S PACK THE HOUSE IS HUGE SUCCESS
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Bridgeport Speedway Pack The House Crowd (Wheels of Speed Photo)
The Bridgeport Speedway’s fourth annual Pack the House Night was a huge success as fans filed through the gates from four o’clock until well after the start of the night’s racing action. Fans enjoyed the free musicial entertainment, camera and autograph day, the many food concessions and the Bandit Bus before the start of the night’s events.
Fans were treated to a night of racing action among six different divisions. The South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman, Sunbelt Rentals Outlaw Stocks and the Delaware Auto Exchange Mid Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) raced on the lightning fast 5/8th mile track while the Ace Overhead Door 600 Micro Sprints, the JS Weld-Rite/Mongoose Chassis 270 Micro Sprints and Slingshots raced on the Spirit Speedway quarter mile track. There was also a hot lap session for the Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modifieds held on the 5/8th mile track.
The South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman opened the night of racing with their twenty lap feature event. Polesitter, Eric Kormann led the first eleven laps around the 5/8th mile track before Steve Kemery drove into contention from his tenth place start. Kemery caught up to the leader and then made his pass for the lead with a move to inside off turn three on lap twelve. Kemery then drove away from the competition to claim his third victory of the 2019 season.
South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman Winner Steve Kemery (Wheels of Speed Photo)
Kormann finished a strong second followed by Jim Gallagher, Jr.in third. Matt Peck added a fourth to his collections of top fives this season with last week’s feature winner, Tom Sherby rounding out the top five. Travis Hill finished sixth followed by Tommy Errico, David Crossman, Howard Huepfel and Bobby Bracall completed the top ten in the running order at the checkered flag.
Tom Wills, Jr. turned his 2019 season around with his third win of the season in the Sunbelt Rentals Outlaw Stocks.
Polesitter, Nick Sandone led the first lap as the field raced three wide behind the leader for the runner-up position. Andrew Joslin won that battle and then took the lead as he raced Sandone off of turn two on the second lap. Wills, Jr. drove through the pack, taking the lead as he raced Joslin to the start finish line on lap three.
Wills, Jr. pulled away from the competition as Lee Allen took over second followed by Mike Creamer, Gary Klimeczak and Brian Ludwig through lap five.
Creamer raced by Allen on a lap eleven restart to take over second while Klimeczak and Ludwig continued the battle for fourth right down to the checkered flag.
Wills, Jr. took the win over Creamer and Allen with Ludwig edging out Klimeczak at the finish line.
Sunbelt Rentals Outlaw Stock Winner Tom Wills, Jr. (Wheels of Speed Photo)
Ricky DiEva, a former Big Block Modified competitor at the Bridgeport Speedway, moved into full time competition with the MASS 305 sprint cars this season and picked up his first victory in front of a packed house on Saturday night. DiEva led from the wave of the green flag to the finish to capture the victory over Andy Best who has already won a MASS event earlier this season.
This was the third race for the MASS Sprint Cars at Bridgeport this season but the first on the 5/8th mile track.
MASS 305 Sprint Car Winner Ricky DiEva (Wheels of Speed Photo)
DiEva led Best to the finish with Rick Stief finishing third. Eddie Wagner, who has played an integral role in DiEva’s sprint car experience, finished fourth with Jason Dunn taking fifth. Larry McVay finished sixth followed by Tom Carberry, Joe Kay, Tyler Brehm and Scott Frack.
Bridgeport invader, Jacob Hendershot debuted a new car and immediately put the No. 27 into Victory Lane in its maiden voyage in the JS Weld-Rite/Mongoose Chassis 270 Micro Sprint feature.
Pole sitter, Johnny Trendler led the first two times around the Spirit Speedway quarter mile. Hendershot, who started third in the twenty lap feature raced into the lead on lap three and never looked back. Three time feature winner, Alex Swift finished second followed by Brandon Shipley who recovered from an earlier incident, restarted at the rear of the field and drove back to a third place finish. Kyle Weiss finished fourth with Glenn Macomber taking fifth. Tom Landwher, Shea Wills, Ross Holler, John West and Ken Andreas completed the top ten at the end of twenty laps.
JS Weld-Rite/Mongoose Chassis 270 Micro Sprint Winner Jacob Hendershot (Wheels of Speed Photo)
2017 Track Champion, Matt Smith, drove to his third win of the season in the Ace Overhead Door 600 Micro Sprint Feature.
Polesitter, Jon Keller led the first five circuits around the quarter mile before Smith made his way to the front from his eighth place start. Gary Bozowski quickly raced into second on the first lap and held off any challengers to cross the finish line behind Smith for second. Luke Thomas finished third with PJ Williams in fourth and Jon Keller finishing fifth.
Ace Overhead Door 600 Micro Sprint Winner Matt Smith (Wheels of Speed Photo)
Brandon Pavel, Lee Nardelli, Richie Keller, Travis Hill and Mike Thompson who won the consolation event, completed the top ten in the running order.
Ryan Davey took the lead on the first lap of the Slingshot feature to earn his second win of the season at the Spirit Speedway. Dave McCullough trailed the leader to the finish with Ryan Harris finishing third. Dave Morrell finished fourth with Tomas Mowery rounding out the top five.
It was a beautiful June night for racing. It was a full night of racing action – the first for many in attendance. The Pack the House night continues at the Bridgeport Speedway.
There will be three nights of racing this weekend as the Spirit Auto Center quarter mile runs a regular show on Friday night with 270 & 600 Micro Sprints and Slingshots. The 270s will be featured in Twin 15 lap feature events. Racing gets underway at 8pm. The action moves to Bridgeport’s 5/8th mile track on Saturday night for Quarter Midget Night with the Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks and Rookies with racing getting underway at 7pm.
Then on Sunday, it’s Poker Series time on the Spirit quarter mile for the 270 & 600 Micro Sprints, Slingshots and Xcel 600 Modifieds. Racing starts on Sunday at 6:30pm.
BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY PACK THE HOUSE NIGHT
Saturday, June 22, 2019
SOUTH JERSEY OVERHEAD DOOR 602 CRATE SPORTSMAN feature (20 laps) –
1. Steve Kemery, 2. Eric Kormann, 3. Jim Gallagher, Jr., 4. Matt Peck, 5. Tom Sherby, 6. Travis Hill, 7. Tommy Errico, 8. David Crossman, 9. Howard Huepfel, 10. Bobby Bracall, 11. Rich Wegner, Jr., 13. Darren Cox, 14. David Hartman, 15. Roger Gaskill, 16. Ernie Miles, Jr., 17. Tom Holding, 18. Brett Belmont, 19. Matthew Luzi, 20. Wayne Weaver, 21. John Micek, 22. Jonathan Swift, DNS – Steve Bartos
SUNBELT RENTALS OUTLAW STOCK feature (15 laps) –
1. Tom Wills, Jr., 2. Mike Creamer, 3. Lee Allen, 4. Brian Ludwig, 5. Gary Klimeczak, 6. Justin Nowlen, 7. Terry Sammons, 8. Ken Moren, 9. Keith McKinley, 10. Nick Sandone, III, 11. Andrew Joslin, 12. Paul Donahue
DELAWARE AUTO EXCHANGE MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES feature (25 laps) –
1. Ricky DiEva, 2. Andy Best, 3. Rick Stief, 4. Eddie Wagner, 5. Jason Dunn, 6. Larry McVay, 7. Tom Carberry, 8. Joe Kay, 9. Tyler Brehm, 10. Scott Frack, 11. Bryant Davis, 12. Dave Brown, 13. Stephen Voorhees, 14. Josh Brinker, 15. Logan Diehl, 16. Tim Tanner, Jr., 17. Dave Bonner, 18. Dan Leaper, 19. Randy Wilbert, 20. Jon Haegele, 21. Charles Stone, 22. Keith Andersen, 23. Marie McVay
SPIRIT AUTO CENTER SPEEDWAY
ACE OVERHEAD DOORS 600CC MICRO SPRINT feature (20 laps) –
1. Matt Smith, 2. Gary Bozowski, 3. Luke Thomas, 4. P.J. Williams, 5. Jon Keller, 6. Brandon Pavel, 7. Lee Nardelli, 8. Richie Keller, 9. Travis Hill, 10. Mike Thompson, 11. Geordon Marrero, 12. Joey Amantea, 13. Jermain Godshall, 14. Mark Landwher, 15. Tyler Lindsay, 16. Aiden Borden, 17. Jim Tippin, 18. Alex Funari, 19. Billy Calvert, 20. Ed Barber III, 21. Nick Havens, 22. Fred Heinly, 23. Joe Dopke, 24. Dave Nelson, 25. Matt Davis, DNS – B.J. Antonio, DNQ – Phil Meisner, Dave Damaio, Rebecca LaMothe, Bobby Scherff, Adrianna Dellaponti, Cory Hunsberger, Kristi Hicks, Andrew Hannula
J.S. WELD-RITE/MONGOOSE CHASSIS 270CC MICRO SPRINT feature (20 laps) –
1. Jacob Hendershot, 2. Alex Swift, 3. Brandon Shipley, 4. Kyle Weiss, 5. Glenn Macomber, 6. Tom Landwher, 7. Shea Wills, 8. Ross Holler, 9. Jon West, 10. Ken Andreas, 11. Junior Ramer, 12. Pat Bealer, 13. R.J. Witcraft, 14. Ryan Wozunk, 15. Connor Sheffield, 16. Corey Andersen, 17. Johnny Trendler, 18. Nick Walton, 19. John Wagner, Jr., 20. Zach Berghof, 21. Mark Landwher, 22. Sarah Napora, DNS – Scott Phillip, Jayson Conover
SLINGSHOT feature (20 laps) –
1. Ryan Davey, 2. Dave McCullough, 3. Ryan Harris, 4. Dave Morrell, 5. Tomas Mowery, 7, Shawn Mowery, 8. Rich Afflerback, 9. Ashley Therien
Upcoming events
Saturday, June 29 – Quarter Midget Night – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & Rookies, Racing at 7pm
Saturday July 6 – FANATIC NIGHT – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & Rookies, racing at 7pm
Saturday, July 13 – FIRST RESPONDERS NIGHT – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & Rookie Grqanduation racing at 7pm
Saturday, July 20 – BIKE NIGHT – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman, Outlaw Stocks & VINTAGE,, racing at 7pm
Saturday, 27 – DRIVER APPRECIATION NIGHT – Big Block Modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman & Outlaw Stocks, racing at 7pm
Cale Ross is “The Boss” Winning Career First at New Egypt
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New Egypt Speedway
Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
Website: www.newegyptspeedway.net
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Media Contact: Pete MacDonald – 609-758-1900 – nesoffice@comcast.net
(June 22, 2019): Cale Ross of Lambertville, NJ won his first career Vahlco Wheels Modified feature event on Graduation night Saturday at New Egypt Speedway. The 2016 NES Rookie champion, turned Modified Rookie this year, dominated the evening winning his heat race and then leading all 30 laps of the non stop event in just 9 minutes and 13 seconds. Ross survived a late race challenge from John McCelland in heavy lapped traffic to record the victory in just his 11th Modified start.
“I am really surprised to be standing here, We were broke after warm-ups”, stated a shocked Ross in victory lane, “But our engine-builder Gary Bouc ran around & got us fixed and here we are!”
McClelland and Ross brought the field to the start with Ross seizing control as they exited turn two. Ross, with McClelland in tow, pulled away from the rest of the field over the first half of the event. Danny Bouc & Ryan Krachun were the fast movers in the early going as they raced into the top 5. Point leader Billy Pauch Jr. charged up from 14th starting position and began challenging for a top five spot as the race reached the halfway point. By lap 19 Ross had almost a full straightaway lead over McClelland as he began to encounter lapped traffic. The traffic slowed him up a bit but he continued to smoothly lap each one as McClelland began to cut into his advantage. With 7 laps to go he approached the cars of Jimmy Blewett and JR Fulper racing side by side for position. After several laps of trying to find a way past them “Johnny Mac” had just about erased his big lead. But with 2 laps remaining Ross made the move of the race as he “threaded the needle” between the two cars going into turn three and then cruised to the popular victory. John McClelland finished in the second position posting his season best finish, as Rich Rutski also posted his season best finish crossing the line third. Pauch Jr. and Bouc completed the top five.
Aaron Weaver of Upper Black Eddy, PA was also a first time winner on this evening as he recorded his first career win in the Crate Modified 20 lap feature event, which ran the final 19 laps non-stop. Weaver held on in lapped traffic as Jeremy Martino and Tom Princiotta, both searching for their first win, applied late race pressure before settling for second and third respectively. Dan Fleming finished fourth and Ryan Simmons rounded out the top five.
Steve Davis visited victory lane for the second time this season with the Hammer Sportsman. Davis avoided an early race pile-up and then held off a persistent Will Dupree to win the 20 lap event. Joseph Brown came home third, chased across the line by 2018 Rookie champ Ryan Heim and 3 time Sportsman champ Bob Lineman Jr.
The Lyons Construction/MetalFab Rookie’s ran their final event with Ryan Krushinski winning for the second straight week. Vinny Troia nipped DJ Hunt at the line for second in the 12 lap Graduation night finale. Anthony Tramontana Jr. of Vineland, NJ was crowned the 2019 NES Rookie champion after finishing fourth.
Vern McLaughlin out ran point leader Billy Liedtka for the 15 lap Street Stock victory. Billy Wroble, Joe Reid and Dennis Seeley chased the duo at the finish.
This Tuesday night it is the third annual Garden State Gunfight for the Modifieds. The Modifieds will race in a 60 lap Feature event paying $6000 to win and $400 to start. Also in action will be the Crate vs.Open Sportsman in a 30 lap Main event paying $1000 to win and $100 to start. The Mike’s Performance 4-cylinders will also be racing in a 15 lap event, which if they have 24 or more cars, it will pay $500 to the winner. Adult Admission will be $25, with kids 11 and under always Free. Pit gates open at 4pm, Grandstand gates open at 5pm, Warm-ups will be at 6pm and Racing begins at 7pm. The rain date for this event is the following evening, Wednesday 6/26 !
Next week Sat. night June 29th it is Bike night at New Egypt Speedway. Everyone that comes on a motorcycle will receive ½ price general admission and there will be plenty of Bicycle giveaways for the kids at intermission. The Vahlco Wheels Modifieds will once again headline the event, and they will be joined on the track by the Larry’s Hot Rods & Harleys NEWS Sprint Cars, the Hammer Sportsman, and the Street Stocks. Admission will be $20 for Adults, and gates will open at 5pm, with warm-ups at 6pm and the first race taking place at 7pm.
New Egypt Speedway Results Graduation Night 6/22/2019
Vahlco Wheels MODIFIEDS
Feature (30 laps): 1. Cale Ross 2. John McClelland 3. Rich Rutski 4. Billy Pauch Jr. 5. Danny Bouc 6. Ryan Krachun 7. Brandon Grosso 8. PJ Oliver 9. John Pakenham 10. Wade Hendrickson 11. Mike Butler 12. Brian Papiez 13. Jimmy Blewett 14. JR Fulper 15. Kevin Vaclavicek 16. Davey Sammons 17. Pat Wall 18. Blaine Bracelin 19. Bob Rambone
Heat Winners: Ross, McClelland
Hammer SPORTSMAN
Feature (20 laps): 1. Steve Davis 2. Will Dupree 3. Joseph Brown 4. Ryan Heim 5. Bob Lineman Jr. 6. Jim Housworth 7. Joe Nappi 8. John Criscione 9. Jim Hawkes 10. Will Trstensky 11. Art Liedl 12. JT Trstensky 13. Marty Resnick 14. Jimmy Amato 15. David Burns
Heat Winners: Liedl, Dupree
CRATE MODIFIEDS
Feature (20 laps): 1. Aaron Weaver 2. Jeremy Martino 3. Tom Princiotta 4. Dan Fleming 5. Ryan Simmons 6. Steve Hicks 7. Joe Toth 8. Eric Palmer 9. Johnny Bangs 10. Ryan Heim 11. Anthony Tramontana Jr. 12. Steve Davis 13. Howie Finch 14. Jon Meyer 15. Vinny Troia 16. Bobby Holzwarth 17. Kevin Borden 18. Nick Van Wickle 19. Ryan Krushinski 20. DJ Hunt 21. Zachary Merola
Heat Winners: Princiotta, Martino
Lyons Construction/MetalFab ROOKIE SPORTSMAN
Championship Feature (12 laps): 1. Ryan Krushinski 2. Vinny Troia 3. DJ Hunt 4. Anthony Tramontana Jr. 5. Nick Van Wickle 6. Zachary Merola
2019 Rookie Champion: Anthony Tramontana Jr.
STREET STOCKS
Feature (15 laps): 1. Vern McLaughlin 2. Bill Liedtka 3. Billy Wroble 4. Joe Reid 5. Dennis Seeley 6. Ryan Freshneck
