News from Bridgeport Speedway's 'Poker Series'
Promoter: Doug Hoffman - 610-398-4923
For Immediate Release/January 28, 2012
Put On Your Poker Face: Bridgeport Speedway's Innovative 'Poker Series' Kicks Off March 31 With Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour Inaugural Visit
BRIDGEPORT, NJ - Dirt Modified teams, put on your poker face. During the 2012 season at Bridgeport Speedway, Doug Hoffman will present an innovative 'Poker Series' of high-paying events for Modifieds.
Hoffman, the first-year promoter of the South Jersey facility, brings the unique concept from the quarter-mile paved Mahoning Valley (Pa.) Speedway, where the events were well received by fans and competitors in recent years. The 'Poker Series' at Bridgeport for '12 consists of five 60-lap events paying $4,000 to the winner and $300 to take the green flag for Modifieds.
Race No. 1 of the 'Poker Series' will be historic. On Sat., March 31, Bridgeport's five-eighths-mile oval hosts the traveling Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour for the first time ever. The RoC Dirt Tour, managed by Andrew Harpell, hosts events in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania with a wide cross-section of driving talent.
The remaining 'Poker Series' dates are Sun., May 27, Wed., July 4, Mon., Sept. 3 and Sat., Nov. 10. Dates have been adjusted from the tentative '12 schedule distributed during the Motorsports 2012 show to avoid conflicts with neighboring speedways.
At each 'Poker Series' event, the winner receives an Ace (A), second a King (K), third a Queen (Q) and so on down to the 13th-place finisher receiving a Deuce (2). Following the completion of the five-race series, the driver with the best poker hand receives $2,500, second $1,500 and third $1,000. The driver with the worst hand receives $1,000. Drivers must participate in all five events to be eligible for a points fund.
"This is a concept I can call 'mine,'" Hoffman said. "Some of our best events at Mahoning Valley were our 'Poker Series' races. People loved those races. I want to bring that excitement to the fans Bridgeport. This series is a great way to spread point money throughout a field, which will benefit our racers. The guy who makes money winning a couple of the races may not be the guy at the end taking most of the point money home."
Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media will manage publicity for the five 'Poker Series' races at Bridgeport, coordinating press releases, race-day promotions, contingency awards for racers, apparel sales, etc. Deyo successfully co-promotes special events at Penn Can (Pa.) Speedway and Five Mile Point (N.Y.) Speedway.
"Our staff will be busy operating Bridgeport two nights a week during the season," Hoffman said. "Having Brett work on publicity with Mike (Wisniewski, Bridgeport's season-long PR rep) for the 'Poker' events will ensure the special events at Bridgeport get the extra attention and hype they deserve."
Bob Hilbert Sportswear of Boyertown, Pa., has signed on to produce special edition Bridgeport Speedway 'Poker Series' apparel to be sold at each event.
Hoffman, a legendary dirt Modified racer from Allentown, Pa., signed a two-year lease agreement to operate Bridgeport Speedway on Jan. 7. He previously promoted Mahoning Valley Speedway for seven years.
For further information on Bridgeport Speedway, visit www.bpspeedway.com. Bridgeport Speedway, located just minutes from Pennsylvania and Delaware off I-295 Exit 14, is a state-of-the-art auto racing facility with a five-eighths-mile clay oval and a quarter-mile clay oval embedded in the center.
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