BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY NEWS
For Immediate Release - Thank You
Bridgeport Speedway
83 Floodgate Road
Swedesboro, NJ 08085
Office: 610-398-4923
Speedway: 856-467-6757
E-mail: mike@bpspeedway.com
Website: www.bpspeedway.com
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COMING EVENTS:

Fri 7/27 - No racing

Sat 7/28 - No racing

Fri 8/3 - Fast and Furious Fridays – Twin 15s for 270cc Micro Sprints and $500 to win for 250cc Micro Sprints
1/4 Mile - 600cc Micro-Sprints (20L), 270cc Micro-Sprints (2 -15L), 250cc Micro-Sprints (20L) & 4-Cylinder Enduro Cars (20L)
7:00 PM Warm-Ups, 7:30 PM Qualifying

Sat 8/4 - Saturday Night Stars! – Sunoco Race Fuel presents Short Track SuperNationals Qualifier with $15 Adult Admission
5/8 Mile - Big Block Modifieds (30L), Crate Sportsmen (20L), + Outlaw Stocks (15L)
6:30 PM Warm-Ups, 7:00 PM Qualifying

PRATT TAKES TOM HAGER REMEMBERED RACE AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

Swedesboro, NJ (July 26, 2012) – At the Tom Hager Remembered Race at Bridgeport Speedway, Richie Pratt, Jr. visited victory lane after winning the third event in the Big Block Modified Poker Series. In the Poker Series contest for the Crate Sportsmen, Ryan Andersen bested the field. Gary Klimeczak took top honors in the Outlaw Stock Car feature.

As the 43-lap Tom Hager Remembered Race for the Big Block Modifieds began, Richie Pratt, Jr. bolted to the front from his third place starting position. Just as action was heating up, the caution flag waved after one tour was completed for PJ Oliver. When racing resumed, Pratt was still on top. On lap 3, Jimmy Horton motored into second with Eric Kormann advancing into third. In the early portion of the contest, Pratt began to extend his lead over the field. On lap 9, Pratt’s comfortable margin was eliminated when the final yellow flag of the event waved for a stopped Matt Harrell. As action got back underway, Pratt maintained the lead with Horton in second and Rick Laubach edging by Kormann to gain third. Laubach seized the runner-up position with eleven tours in the books. As the race approached the halfway point, Pratt was still in control with Horton closing back in on Laubach. Over the next several laps, Laubach was hounded by Horton and Horton moved back into second place on lap 25. After moving into the runner up slot, Horton was able to close in on Pratt as the top two were navigating through heavy lap traffic. With thirteen circuits remaining, Pratt had cleared a cluster of slower running cars and he began to increase his lead. Behind the pacesetter, Laubach began to track down Horton. On lap 32, Laubach passed Horton for second place and Horton returned the favor on the next tour. As the race entered the final laps, Pratt was knifing his way through another batch of lap traffic. As the white flag was waving, Pratt was firmly in front with Horton beginning to slow due to a mechanical failure. Pratt crossed the finish line in front with Laubach coming home in second. Third place went to Kormann and Ryan Watt completed the event in fourth. Fifth place was taken by Doug Manmiller. Wade Hendrickson, Gary Hager, and Jamie Mills were Big Block Modified heat race victors. The consolation event went to Mike Franz.

After taking the lead from Jeff Brown on the second circuit, Ryan Anderson held off Tommy Beamer in the final tours to win the 30-lap Crate Sportsmen Poker Series event. Mike Cogdill earned third by passing Matt Budd in the latter portions of the race. With Budd finishing fourth, Dominic Buffalino completed the contest in fifth. The Crate Sportsmen qualifying events were won by Matt Carman, Matt Budd, and Ryan Simmons

In the 15-lap Outlaw Stock Car feature, Gary Klimeczak reclaimed the lead from Bill Liedtka with three revolutions remaining to earn his third career win at Bridgeport Speedway. Terry Griffin finished in second with Liedtka taking third. Jeremy Doerr and Jeff Dirkes completed the top five. Gary Klimeczak and Jeremy Doerr were winners in the Outlaw Stock Car heat races.

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 – WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012

Big Block Modifieds

Heat 1 - 1. Wade Hendrickson 2. Rick Laubach 3. Eric Kormann 4. Craig Von Dohren 5. Sean Gunther 6.PJ Oliver
Heat 2 - 1. Gary Hager 2. Richie Pratt, Jr. 3. Ryan Godown 4.Stan Frankenfield, Jr. 5. Mike Barone 6. Larry Solomon
Heat 3 - 1. Jamie Mills 2. Jimmy Horton 3. Doug Manmiller 4. Bob Sarkisian 5. Ryan Watt 6. Matt Harrell
Consolation - 1. Mike Franz 2. Don Cogdill, III 3. Tommy Scheetz, Jr. 4. Ron Roberts 5. Billy Briggs 6. Jim Bobbitt, Jr.

BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE – TOM HAGER REMEMBERED - 43 LAPS – HAND 3 OF POKER SERIES

1. RICHIE PRATT, JR. 2. Rick Laubach 3. Eric Kormann 4. Ryan Watt 5. Doug Manmiller 6. Jimmy Horton 7. Ryan Godown 8. Wade Hendrickson 9. Jamie Mills 10. Mike Barone 11. Gary Hager 12. Stan Frankenfield, Jr. 13. Mike Franz 14. Larry Solomon 15. Tommy Scheetz, Jr. 16. Don Cogdill, III 17. Sean Gunther 18. Jim Bobbitt, Jr. 19. PJ Oliver 20. Craig Von Dohren 21. Billy Briggs 22. Matt Harrell 23. Ron Roberts 24. Bob Sarkisian

DNQ: Steve Durand, Jason Daliessio, John Kelly, Danny Hieber, Sammy Piazza, Brad Roberts, Corey Andersen

Crate Sportsmen

Heat 1 - 1. Matt Carman 2. Brett Kressley 3. Ryan Wozunk 4. Dominic Buffalino 5. Jordan Watson 6. Brett Kelly
Heat 2 - 1. Matt Budd 2. Tommy Beamer 3. Ryan Anderson 4. Ricky DiEva 5. CJ Jones 6. Travis Hill
Heat 3 - 1. Ryan Simmons 2. Mike Cogdill 3. Jeff Brown 4. Brian Papiez 5. Chuck Buchman 6. Keith Weber

CRATE SPORTSMEN FEATURE - 30 LAPS – HAND 3 OF POKER SERIES

1. RYAN ANDERSON 2. Tommy Beamer 3. Mike Cogdill 4. Matt Budd 5. Dominic Buffalino 6. Travis Hill 7. Ricky DiEva 8. Jordan Watson 9. Brett Kressley 10. Brian Papiez 11. Mike Carman 12. Brett Kelly 13. George Nardelli, IV 14. Chuck Buchman 15. Scott Hitchens 16. Jeff Brown 17. Ryan Simmons 18. CJ Jones 19. Keith Weber 20. Ryan Wozunk 21. Tom Miller 22. John Scarpati 23. Andrew Krause

DNS: Matt Carman

Outlaw Stocks

Heat 1 - 1. Gary Klimeczak 2. Ed Tinsman 3. Spider Ensinger, Sr. 4. Mike Hughes, Jr. 5. Russell Wurst 6. Andy Whittaker

Heat 2 - 1. Jeremy Doerr 2. Terry Griffin 3. Bill Liedtka 4. Jeff Dirkes 5. Tom Princiotta 6. Bob Dooley

OUTLAW STOCK CAR FEATURE - 15 LAPS

1. GARY KLIMECZAK 2. Terry Griffin 3. Bill Liedtka 4. Jeremy Doerr 5. Jeff Dirkes 6. Bob Dooley 7. Russell Wurst 8. Andy Whittaker 9. Spider Ensinger, Sr. 10. John Rambo 11. Joe Meron 12. Tom Boehlert 13. Mike Hughes, Jr. 14. Ed Tinsman 15. Tom Princiotta

DNS: Jim Hughes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE---THANK YOU

CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456

THE JERSEY RUSH 2 AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY

THE ULTIMATE DOUBLE HEADER. . . . .

410 SPRINTS & MODIFIEDS RETURN FOR ROUND TWO OF THE JERSEY RUSH AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY TUESDAY, AUGUST 21

It’s coming back, the return of the JERSEY RUSH, only at the New Egypt Speedway.

Tuesday night, August 21 the 410 sprints make their one and only visit of the year to the New Egypt Speedway in a popular double header with the modifieds. This event proved to be a thriller with JJ Grasso scoring his first career 410 sprint win and collecting $5,000 along the way in the 2011 inaugural running of the Jersey Rush. Grasso beat out an impressive field that included Mark Smith, Daryn Pittman, Lance Dewease and Fred Rahmer. In the modified feature, Billy Pauch was the winner, taking the victory in dramatic style. The event last year drew a huge crowd even with threats of rain and lingering debris left behind by Hurricane Irene.

The Jersey Rush 2 is building with excitement as well as a roster of talented 410 sprint drivers already planning to take part in the event. Fred Rahmer, Lance Dewease and Daryn Pittman are just some of the drivers who plan to be in the field. The question is, will defending winner JJ Grasso have a 410 sprint ride for the Jersey Rush 2? Grasso of Pedricktown, NJ is hot off a URC sprint feature win Saturday night at New Egypt Speedway.

In the event of rain, Wednesday night, August 22 will be the rain date for the Jersey Rush 2 with gates opening at 5 PM and race time set for 7:30 PM.

Also returning as part of the Jersey Rush 2 will be the Pre-Race FanFest, when race fans are welcome to enter the pit area (5 PM to 6 PM) to view the cars and meet their favorite 410 sprint drivers and modified drivers.

More details to come on the 2012 JERSEY RUSH 2 at New Egypt Speedway on Tuesday night, August 21. Gates open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM.

The Jersey Rush 2 is a co-promotion between Lenny, Danny and Davey Sammons and special events organizer Bob Miller.

NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY EVENT FACTS:

WHEN: Tuesday, August 21 Gates Open 5:30 PM 7:30 PM Starting Time (Rain Date: Wednesday, August 22 7:30 PM)

WHERE: New Egypt Speedway 720 Pinehurst Road New Egypt, NJ 08522 (On Route 539)

WHAT: 2nd Annual JERSEY RUSH 410 Sprints & Big Block Modifieds

TRACK PHONE: 609-758-1900

WEBSITE: www.newegyptspeedway.net

FOR MORE INFORMATION: CALL 443 513 4456 BOB MILLER

A Driver & Crew Meet & Greet is being planned by race organizers for fans to get an up close look at the drivers, crews and cars. The Meet & Greet will take place from 5-6 PM. The gate from Victory Lane (behind the turn four seating) to the pit area will open to allow spectators to go pit side for one hour prior to the start of the show.

Past 410 Feature Winners at New Egypt

2012 Bryan Clauson USAC Non-Wing 410 Sprints

2011 JJ Grasso- - 1st Annual Jersey RUSH

2011 Hunter Schurenberg USAC Non-Wing 410 Sprints

2010 Levi Jones USAC Non-Wing 410 Sprints

2007 Donny Schatz

2003 PJ Chesson

2001 Donny Schatz

2000 Tyler Walker

1999 Billy Pauch

Facility Amenities: The entire New Egypt Speedway facility features a daylight-quality lighting system and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The track is fully wheelchair-accessible with wide, clear and well groomed walkways. There are clean, heated rest rooms, a monitored playground area for the little fans. Whistle-clean concession facilities serve up everything from sausage sandwiches to ice cream treats at family style prices. Our dynamic-duo of track announcers keep fans informed and involved with a state of the art sound system.

The Track: The racy, 7/16-mile D-shaped clay oval plays host to some of the tightest all out wheel-to-wheel competition you'll ever witness.

NEWS FROM NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY

Route 539, New Egypt, NJ

Track Phone: 609-758-1900

Contact: Pete Wortman, PR Director 732-222-1261

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…

J.J. Grasso Reigns Over Mother Nature at New Egypt

New Egypt, NJ (July 7, 2012) – On a night when it seemed that Mother Nature would be the big winner, New Egypt Speedway and J.J. Grasso of Pedricktown, NJ had other ideas. Despite two different rain delays, speedway management persevered completing the entire URC Sprint portion of the event, along with all of Modified qualifying, the fan-favorite Modified match races and the speedway’s famous fireworks show. Grasso showed his old form in the 25-lap Rislone URC Sprint main event as he took the lead on lap #3 and sped to his 7th career win at the speedway in the event sponsored by RJS Heating and A/C & Dustin’s Mechanical. Tad Cox surprised the Modified field by winning the final 8 match races to pocket a cool $850 for his efforts.

“What a great job NES did getting this event in tonight!,” raved Grasso in the winner’s circle, “I am so thankful to everyone for everything they did, and also to my crew who gave me a great car tonight.”

Last year’s winner Josh Weller grabbed command at the start from the outside of the front row with 4th starter Grasso and polesitter Robbie Stillwagon chasing him. Grasso wasted no time, as he slid up in front of Weller off turn four to lead lap three. Grasso then pulled away, although Weller kept up the torrid pace thru lapped traffic till the first yellow of the race came out on lap 14 for Kyle Purks who had come to a stop in turn four. Grasso held the lead thru several more restarts over the next 7 laps, including one for a wild end-over-end flip by Andy Best in turn four, who was uninjured. With five laps remaining Stillwagon had taken over second and seemed to have enough to keep pace with Grasso, but he could not muster up enough speed to challenge him seriously. This was evident when with three laps remaining Grasso turned a race best 14.5 second lap, rivaling the times the 410 sprints have turned in past events at NES. For Grasso it was his 21st career URC victory, his first of 2012.

Stillwagon settled for a solid second while Davey Sammons came from 10th and recorded an impressive third place effort. Fourth was Davie Franek and Weller came home fifth.

With two different rain-delays speedway management was forced to postpone the 30-lap Modified feature. The date will be announced soon.

Next Saturday night, July 14, New Egypt Speedway will present their always famous Christmas in July spectacular sponsored by Advantage Financial.

This is the annual U.S. Marine Corp. Toys for Tots fund drive, and each new unwrapped toy donation (or $5 cash donation) will get you a ticket to win one of the many great gifts being given away by Santa, NES and Advantage Financial. Action on the track will feature Twin features for the Big-Block Modifieds, and they will be joined by full shows for the Sportsman and Outlaw Stocks. Gates open at 4:00 p.m. with the first race starting at 6:00 pm. For more information, call the speedway office at

(609) 758-1900 or log on to www.newegyptspeedway.net

NES RESULTS 7/7/12

MODIFIED RESULTS

1st Timed-Heat: 1. Jimmy Blewett 16.741 2. Ryan Godown 3. Billy Pauch Jr. 4. Willie Osmun 5. Tim Tanner Jr. 6. Tad Cox 7. Richie Pratt Jr. 8. Chris Grbac 9. Mike McAleer
2nd Timed-Heat: 1. Dave Witte 16.859 2. Sam Martz 3. Johnny Guarino 4. Jimmy Horton 5. Ron John Koczon 6. Dave Hunt 7. Tom Carberry 8. Gary Butler 9. David Van Horn 10. Bob Lineman Jr.
3rd Timed-Heat: 1. Billy Pauch 16.730 2. Dominick Buffalino 3. Sammy Piazza 4. John McClelland 5. Darren McCaughey 6. John Stangle 7. Tommy Carberry Jr. 8. Eric Kormann 9. Randy Laird 10. Robbie Nixon
Match Races: Tad Cox-8 wins ($850), David Van Horn-2 wins ($100), Sammy Piazza-1 win ($50)

Feature (30 Laps): Postponed.(all 29 cars qualified)

RISLONE URC SPRINT CAR RESULTS

1st Heat: 1. Robbie Stillwagon 2. JJ Grasso 3. Dan Mazy 4. Andy Best 5. Mike Haggenbottom 6. Kyle Purks

2nd Heat: 1. Josh Weller 2. Steve Downs 3. Art Liedl 4. Davey Sammons 5. Randy West 6. Jonathan Swanson

3rd Heat: 1. Joe Zuczek 2. Davie Franek 3. Kramer Williamson 4. Scott Lutz 5. Joey Biasi 6. Eddie Wagner
B Main: 1. Mark Bitner 2. Troy Betts 3. Ed Aiken 4. Jimmy Stitzel 5. Tim Hogue 6. Kevin Darling
Feature (25 Laps): 1. JJ Grasso 2. Robbie Stillwagon 3. Davey Sammons 4. Davie Franek 5. Josh Weller 6. Joe Zuczek 7. Randy West 8. Steve Downs 9. Joey Biasi 10. Mike Haggenbottom 11. Art Liedl 12. Kramer Williamson 13. Dan Mazy 14. Eddie Wagner 15. Ed Aiken 16. Tim Hogue 17. Jonathan Swanson 18. Kevin Darling 19. Mark Bitner 20. Troy Betts 21. Andy Best 22. Kyle Purks 23. Jimmy Stitzel 24. Scott Lutz

DNQ: Chris Weiss, Chad Trout, Kevin Nagy, Jeff Fithian, David Swanson.

Saturday, July 7, 2012
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA

UPCOMING SHOWS:

Sat., July 14, 2012 (7:30 PM) - BAPS NIGHT - 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints and Thundercars Thur., July 19, 2012 (7:30 PM) - PREMIER AUTO WORKS/AUTO LOCATOR SPRINT CAR SPECTACULAR to benefit the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing (EMMR) - 410 Sprints & 358 Sprints Sat., July 28, 2012 (7:30 PM) - PEPSI NIGHT/YORK COUNTY RACING CLUB NIGHT - 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints and Thundercars

EASH TENTH WINNER IN TEN RACES IN LINCOLN "358" SPRINTS; Bobby Beard claims "Shootout" finale and title in "358" late models; Logan Wagner wins 305 sprint regional

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA, 7/7/2012 - Hanover's Cris Eash drove around Keith Prutzman on a fourth-lap restart and moved alongside Doug Esh for second on the all-time win list in Saturday's "358" sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway.

"It's been way, WAY too long," said Eash upon exiting his Grand Prix of Baltimore/O'Neil Racing/BMW Construction #17E in victory lane, "It's tough racing here. It's hard to pass here. We start back a little bit and you just gotta follow the guy in front of you until he messes up."

"We had some work done on our motor this week, and Scotty got our motor running excellent, " continued Eash, "We're on the right track now."

With the win, Eash became the tenth different winner in ten "358" Lincoln races this year, and scored his 11th career 358 sprint win, moving him into a tie with Doug Esh for second on the track's all-time win list.

Eash, originally slated to start fifth, restarted third when polesitter Travis Willow spun out on turn four of the first lap, forcing the complete restart. He drove under front row starter Scott Fisher in the first two turns and was running second behind new polesitter Keith Prutzman at the end of lap one.

He made the race-winning pass following a fourth-lap caution for Fisher, who spun in turns three and four.

He led the rest of the way, crossing 1.73 seconds ahead of second-place Dale Hammaker, who was originally scored third in a tight finish with eighth-starting Austin Hogue. But a post-race video review showed Hammaker crossed second, with Hogue third. Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. and Prutzman completed the top five.

Sixth through tenth were Miki Young, Tim Wagaman, Kyle Moody, Ryan Wilson, and Matt Findley.

The feature was marred by a spectacular front stretch crash which destroyed the car of defending track champ Jeff Rohrbaugh on lap 12. Rohrbaugh was uninjured.

Heats for the 30 "358" Sprinters on hand were won by Travis Willow, Austin Hogue, and Cris Eash, with Matt Findley winning the consolation.

McSherrystown's Bobby Beard scored his second win in the three-race series to claim the title in the "358" late model Williams Grove/Trail-Way/Lincoln "Shootout" finale. And it was by the narrowest of margins, just two points better than Gene Knaub, who finished fifth in the feature.

Beard took command early from his pole position and led every lap, despite heavy late-race pressure in lapped traffic from Jake Jones, who settled for second. Randy Stoudt and Pat Beard finished third and fourth.

Sixth through tenth were Grant Adams, Bernie Beard, Tyler Horst, D.J. Mease, and Billy Wampler.

Heats for the 32 "358" Late Models were won by Bernie Beard, DJ Mease, Horst, and Grant Adams, with Chad Julius winning the consolation.

Logan Wagner took advantage of a heads-up start to win from the pole in the 20-lap PASS Racesaver-hosted "305" sprint car feature. Four different sanctioning groups were represented in the regional event, with Pennsylvania cars finishing in the top four spots.

Billy Ney, previous Lincoln winner Kody Lehman, and Dusty Shatzer completed the top four, with Tri-State Racesaver Series driver David Martin crossing fifth.

Heats for the 38 "305" Sprints on hand were won by Kyle Lloyd, Logan Wagner, and Ney, with Brock Bilgon from New York's CRSA winning the consolation.

Next Saturday night, July 14, it will be BAPS Night at Lincoln Speedway feature all three regular point divisions - the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprints, Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints and Thundercars. Gates will open at 5:30 PM, with racing getting underway at 7:30 PM.

To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up to date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night race track The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.

RACE RESULTS
Saturday, July 7, 2012
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA

KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS
358 SPRINTS

Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 17E-Cris Eash ($1,000); 2. 66-Dale Hammaker; 3. 52-Austin Hogue; 4. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr.; 5. 28-Keith Prutzman; 6. 65-Niki Young; 7. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 8. 99M-Kyle Moody; 9. 29-Ryan Wilson; 10. 28F-Matt Findley; 11. 85-Nathan Berwager; 12. 97-Brie Hershey; 13. 69H-Shane Hoff; 14. 4R-Glenndon Forsythe; 15. 21-Scott Fisher; 16. 5-Tyler Ross; 17. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 18. 5A-Brian Allman; 19. 94V-Matt Mountz; 20. 12-Mike Bittinger; 21. 1W-Eric Tomecek (DNF); 22. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh (DNF); 23. 27-Jay Galloway (DNF); 24. 69-Travis Willow (DNF). No Time

Lap Leaders - Keith Prutzman (1-3), Cris Eash (4-20)

1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 69-Travis Willow; 2. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 3. 29-Ryan Wilson; 4. 21-Scott Fisher; 5. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 6. 4R-Glenndon Forsythe; 7. 5A-Brian Allman; 8. 97-Brie Hershey; 9. 85-Nathan Berwager; 10. 14-Billy Heltzel, III. Time - 2:38.30

2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 52-Austin Hogue; 2. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 3. 99-Kyle Moody; 4. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr.; 5. 94V-Matt Mountz; 6. 5-Tyler Ross; 7. 28F-Matt Findley; 8. 47-Michael Hamer; 9. 66H-Doug Hammaker (DNF); 10. 19Z-Isaac Sneeringer (DNF). No Time

3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 17E-Cris Eash; 2. 28-Keith Prutzman; 65-Niki Young; 4. 66-Dale Hammaker; 5. 12-Mike Bittinger; 6. 27-Jay Galloway; 7. 69-Shane Hoff; 8. 10-Zach Euculano (DNF); 9. 51-Nick Palmerino (DNF); 10. 1A-Jacob Allen (DNS). No Time

Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 28F-Matt Findley; 2. 69H-Shane Hoff; 3. 5A-Brian Allman; 4. 97-Brie Hershey; 5. 85-Nathan Berwager; 6. 1W-Eric Tomecek; 7. 10-Zach Euculano; 8. 8. 47-Michael Hamer (DNF); 9. 14-Billy Heltzel, III (DNF); DNS - 66H-Doug Hammaker, 51M-Nick Palmerino, 19Z-Isaac Sneeringer, 1A-Joey Allen. No Time

358 LATE MODELS

Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 81S-Bobby Beard; 2. 43-Jake Jones; 3. NINE-Randy Stoudt; 4. 7-Pat Beard; 5. 1-Gene Knaub; 6. 64-Grant Adams; 7. X-Bernie Beard; 8. 21B-Tyler Horst; 9. 18-DJ Mease; 10. 1W-Billy Wampler; 11. 116-Travis Mease; 12. 11-Tyler Armstrong; 13. 74-Randy Christine; 14. 20-Steve Billet; 15. 48-Larry Baer; 16. 75-Chad Julius; 17. 25-Sam Gallagher; 18. 2M-John Moser, Jr.; 19. 62-Devin Frey; 20. 21Z-Cam Zeigler (DNF); 21. 2-Carl Billet (DNF); 22. 9-Matt Adams (DNF); 23. 99W-Chaz Walls (DNF); 24. 17G-Mike Goodwin (DNF). No Time

Lap Leaders - Bobby Beard (1-20)

1st Heat (8 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. X-Bernie Beard; 2. 74-Randy Christine; 3. NINE-Randy Stoudt; 4. 1W-Billy Wampler; 5. 17G-Mike Goodwin; 6. 18R-Rick Hulson; 7. 26-Ron Coleman (DNF); 8. 6X-D.J. Groft (DNF). No Time

2nd Heat (8 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 18-D.J. Mease; 2. 81S-Bobby Beard; 3. 20-Steve Billet; 4. 99W-Chaz Walls; 5. 2-Carl Billet; 6. 116-Travis Mease; 7. 75-Chad Julius; 8. 121-Larry Neiderer. Time - 2:24.25

3rd Heat (8 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 21B-Tyler Horst; 2. 43-Jake Jones; 3. 21Z-Can Zeigler; 4. 62-Devin Frey; 5. 2M-John Moser, Jr.; 6. 9-Matt Adams; 7. 50-Jason Smith; 8. 10H-Fred Harden. No Time

4th Heat (8 Laps/5 to qualify) - 1. 64-Grant Adams; 2. 7-Pat Beard; 3. 1-Gene Knaub; 4. 11-Tyler Armstrong; 5. 25-Sam Gallagher; 6. 48-Larry Baer; 7. 76-bob Bare; 8. 21J-Jon Baker. Time - 2:25.98

Consolation (8 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 75-Chad Julius; 2. 48-Larry Baer; 3. 9-Matt Adams; 4. 116-Travis Mease; 5. 18-Rick Hulson; 6. 50-Jason Smith; 7. 21J-Jon Baker; 8. 76-Bob Bare; 9. 121-Larry Neiderer; 10. 26-Ron Coleman (DNF); 11. 6X-DJ Groft (DNF); 12. 10H-Fred Harden (DNF). No Time

PASS 305 SPRINTS

Feature (20 Laps) - 1. 7W-Logan Wagner; 2. 83-Billy Ney; 3. 47K-Kody Lehman; 4. 75-Dusty Shatzer; 5. 4M-David Martin; 6. 8C-Brian Carber; 7. 96-Gabe Fox; 8. 99T-Stefanie Palmai; 9. 1K-Scott Ellerman; 10. 2A-Joey Allen; 11. 48G-George Loux; 12. 9-Dalton Dietrich; 13. 17T-Jeff Taylor; 14. 24-Lance Newlin; 15. 39B-Brock Bilgon; 16. 99-George Riden; 17. 39-Eric Parker; 18. 2-Erin Statler; 19. 44-Darren Bolac; 20. 70L-Kyle Lloyd (DNF); 21. 8C-Frank Lieto (DNF); 22. R1-Craig Rochelle (DNF); 23. 8-Randy Kaylor (DNF); 24. 7-Jim Kennedy. No Time

Lap Leaders - Logan Wagner (1-20)

1st Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 70L-Kyle Lloyd; 2. 4M-David Martin; 3. 75-Dusty Shatzer; 4. 24-Lance Newlin; 5. 17-Jeff Taylor; 6. 39-Eric Parker; 7. 39B-Brock Bilgon; 8. 19EM-Emily VanInwegen; 9. 18D-Tim Dietz; 10. 40-Rick Homan; 11. 88-Carl Simmonds; 12. 36-Mark Watkins (DNF); 13. 33-Paul Snider (DNF). Time - 2:15.59

2nd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 7W-Logan Wagner; 2. 47K-Kody Lehman; 3. 2A-Joey Allen; 4. 99T-Stefanie Palmar; 5. 8C-Brian Carber; 6. 48-George Loux; 7. 55-Mike Wagner, II; 8. 44-Daren Bolac; 9. 14-Brian Lawson; 10. 10-Bruce Kindberg; 11. 99-George Riden; 12. 007-Joey Wenger (DNF); DNS - 31-Sean Campbell. No Time

3rd Heat (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 83-Billy Ney; 2. 8C-Frank Lieto; 3. 96-Gabe Fox; 4. 1K-Scott Ellerman; 5. 8-Randy Kaylor; 6. 7-Jim Kennedy; 7. 9-Dalton Dietrich; 8. RI-Craig Rochelle; 9. 2-Erin Statler; 10. 5W-Tyler Reeser; 11. 19-Keith McIntyre; 12. 4-Ed Newhansen. No Time

Consolation (8 Laps/6 to qualify) - 1. 39B-Brock Bilgon; 2. 9-Dalton Dietrich; 3. R1-Craig Rochelle; 4. 44-Daren Bolac; 5. 2-Erin Statler; 6. 99-George Riden; 7. 4-Ed Newhansen; 8. 19-Keith McIntyre; 9. 36-Mark Watkins; 10. 19EM-Emily VanInwegen; 11. 5W-Tyler Reever; 12. 14-Brian Lawson; 13. 88-Carl Simmonds; 14. 18-Tim Dietz (DNF). No Time

BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY NEWS
For Immediate Release - Thank You
Bridgeport Speedway
83 Floodgate Road
Swedesboro, NJ 08085
Office: 610-398-4923
Speedway: 856-467-6757
E-mail: mike@bpspeedway.com
Website: www.bpspeedway.com
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LAUBACH NETS HIS FOURTH VICTORY OF THE SEASON AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

Swedesboro, NJ (June 24, 2012) – On Hoffman Speed Supply Night at Bridgeport Speedway, Rick Laubach netted his fourth Big Block Modified victory of the year. Travis Hill topped the Crate Sportsmen field while Mike Haggenbottom collected top honors in the Hilborn TSRS Sprint Car main event.

After the original start of the 30-lap Big Block Modified feature was marred by a multicar accident, Scott Irwin pedaled to the front as action got underway. In the early going, Richie Pratt, Jr. was on the charge and he took over the runner-up spot from Jimmy Chester with four circuits completed. Pratt, Jr. tracked down Irwin and rocketed to the top position on lap 6. A flat on Jack Swain’s ride brought out the yellow flag with seven tours recorded. When racing resumed, Pratt, Jr. remained in control with Irwin in second and Eric Kormann sliding by Chester to gain third. After a restart on lap 8 for another incident involving several drivers, Pratt, Jr. was still in front with Irwin and Kormann battling for second. Pratt, Jr. had a comfortable lead when the yellow flag waved for Bob Sarkisian on lap 14. As green flag racing returned, Rick Laubach, who was collected in the original start accident, leapt to second place from sixth by using the outer groove.

With Laubach beginning to track down Pratt, Jr. for the lead, a spin by Don Cogdill, III on the sixteenth revolution caused the yellow lights to illuminate. On the double file restart, Pratt, Jr. held off Laubach to maintain the top spot. Laubach continued to apply the pressure on the outside and drove to the front on lap 18. After gaining the lead, Laubach switched to the low groove and began to pull away. With only five tours remaining, Laubach’s margin had reached a full straightaway with lap traffic on the horizon. Laubach’s very comfortable advantage disappeared on lap 28 due to a spin by Matt Harrell. Following the single file restart, Laubach drove away from Pratt, Jr. and the rest of the field to net his fourth victory of the year and his thirtieth career checkered flag at Bridgeport Speedway.

Pratt, Jr. came home in second with Kormann taking third. Jimmy Horton, who was involved in both of the multi-car accidents, came back through the field to take fourth. Irwin finished a season best fifth.

The Big Block Modified heats went to Richie Pratt, Jr., Jesse Hill, and Brett Ballard.

Travis Hill dominated the 20-lap Crate Sportsmen feature to rack his fifth win of the year. Ryan Wozunk set the pace for the first eight circuits of the event. Hill, who started the race in ninth, gained the lead on lap 9 and was never challenged during the remaining distance.

Second place went to Wozunk with Ricky DiEva taking third and Brett Kressley crossing the finish line in fourth. A last lap pass earned Matt Budd a fifth place result. Ricky DiEva and Brett Kressley were the winners in the Crate Sportsmen qualifying events.

In the 20-lap Hilborn TSRS Sprint Car main event, Mike Haggenbottom led wire-to-wire to take the victory. In the final circuits of the contest, Haggenbottom’s comfortable margin disintegrated as Kyle Purks and Rick Stief were charging towards the front. Purks wound up in second and Stief finished in third. Stephanie Palmai and Bob DeVault rounded out the top five. The heat races in the Hilborn TSRS Sprint Car class were won by Ed Newhouser and George Loux.

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.

NOTES: A holiday picnic from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. has been added to the Tom Hager Remembered Race on Wednesday, July 4. For $5, everyone will have a choice of one hamburger or two hot dogs. Included with your meat selection will be macaroni salad, potato salad, baked beans, pretzels, potato chips, and a drink. Tickets for the special July 4 picnic will be available on the day of the show. This special 43-lap race for the Big Block Modifieds will be the third hand in the Poker Series. Due to the racing event on July 4, Bridgeport Speedway management announced that no racing will take place on Saturday, July 7.

BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY RESULTS – SATURDAY JUNE 23, 2012

Big Block Modifieds

Heat 1 - 1. Richie Pratt, Jr. 2. Scott Irwin 3. Mike Barone 4. Jimmy Chester 5. Ryan Watt 6. Corey Andersen
Heat 2 - 1. Jesse Hill 2. Jimmy Horton 3. Ron Roberts 4. Sean Gunther 5. Scott Ambruster 6. Don Cogdill, III
Heat 3 - 1. Brett Ballard 2. Matt Harrell 3. Mike Franz 4. Rick Laubach 5. Eric Kormann 6. Brian Kressley

BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE - 30 LAPS

1. RICK LAUBACH 2. Richie Pratt, Jr. 3. Eric Kormann 4. Jimmy Horton 5. Scott Irwin 6. Corey Andersen 7. Ron Roberts 8. Brian Kressley 9. Steve Durand 10. Jack Swain 11. Don Cogdill, III 12. Mike Barone 13. Brett Ballard 14. Jimmy Chester 15. Neil Huber 16. Matt Harrell 17.
Jim Bobbitt, Jr. 18. Bob Sarkisian 19. Sean Gunther 20. Mike Franz 21. Ryan Watt 22. Jesse Hill 23. Scott Ambruster 24. Tom Maccherone

Crate Sportsmen

Heat 1 - 1. Ricky DiEva 2. Travis Hill 3. Ryan Anderson 4. Ken Eckert, Jr. 5. Andrew Krause 6. Ryan Wozunk
Heat 2 - 1. Brett Kressley 2. Brad Roberts 3. Tommy Beamer 4. Matt Budd 5. CJ Jones 6. Tom Miller

CRATE SPORTSMEN FEATURE - 20 LAPS

1. TRAVIS HILL 2. Ryan Wozunk 3. Ricky DiEva 4. Brett Kressley 5. Matt Budd 6. Ryan Anderson 7. Brad Roberts 8. Tommy Beamer 9. CJ Jones 10. Mike Carman 11. Andrew Krause 12. Keith Weber 13. Brett Kelly 14. George Nardelli, IV 15. Aleia Geissler 16. Tom Miller 17. Ken Eckert, Jr. 18. Mike Cogdill

DNS: Matt Carman

Hilborn TSRS Sprint Cars

Heat 1 - 1. Ed Newhouser 2. Eddie Wagner 3. Bill Case, Jr. 4. Stephanie Palmai 5. Joe Lord 6. Rick Stief
Heat 2 - 1. George Loux 2. Bob DeVault 3. Kyle Reinhardt 4. Kyle Purks 5. Mike Haggenbottom 6. Keith McIntyre

HILBORN TSRS SPRINT CAR FEATURE - 20 LAPS

1. MIKE HAGGENBOTTOM 2. Kyle Purks 3. Rick Stief 4. Stephanie Palmai 5. Bob DeVault 6. Kyle Reinhardt 7. Eddie Wagner 8. Joe Lord 9. George Loux 10. Ed Newhouser 11. Bill Case, Jr.12. David Martin 13. Gary Berkenstock 14. Keith McIntyre 15. Adam Carberry 16. Steve Patterson 17. Zoe Mattis 18. Doug Suiter

COMING EVENTS:

Fri 6/29 - 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

Sat 6/30 - Saturday Night Stars! – $15 Adult admission during Fan Appreciation Month Big Block Modifieds (30L), Crate Sportsmen (20L), + Outlaw Stocks (15L) 6:30 PM Warm-Ups, 7:00 PM Qualifying

Wed 7/4 - Hand 3 of Big Block Modified Poker Series - Tom Hager Remembered - 43 Laps with $4300 to the winner. $5.00 Holiday picnic with grandstand gates opening at 2:00 p.m. Big Block Modifieds (43L), Crate Sportsmen (20L), + Outlaw Stocks (15L)

6:30 PM Warm-Ups, 7:00 PM Qualifying