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HORTON AND WILLIAMS ARE FIRST ENTRANTS TO BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY’S 60
OVER SPECIAL

Bridgeport, NJ (March 17, 2013) - The first official entries for the
“The 60 Over Special” on Saturday, March 30 at Bridgeport Speedway
were received recently. Jimmy Horton and Neal Williams became the
initial entrants by taking “The 60 Over Challenge” for this 60-lap
Race of Champions Big Block Modified contest. By signing up for “The
60 Over Challenge” via a $60 gambler’s fee, the winner of this race,
the first event for Bridgeport Speedway’s 2013 Poker Series for Big
Block Modifieds, will go home with $6,060.60.

What will certainly be an emotional day for many, this race will also
mark one of Bridgeport’s most important events in its 40-year plus
history. Doug Hoffman, a 92-time feature career winner in the Big
Block Modified division (123 total Bridgeport wins), will be honored
and remembered throughout the day that will see a stellar field
assembled for this race.

Jimmy Horton of Neshanic Station, NJ, who arguably has raced more
times with Hoffman than any other competitor, has submitted his “60
over Challenge” to Bridgeport headquarters. If “The Sensational One”
pulls off the Race of Champions victory, it would net he and car owner
Dieter Schmidt a $6,060.60 check. Horton will once again be reunited
with the long-time Lincoln Auto Body sponsored No. 5 machine. Horton
finished third in points in the 2012 modified point standings and is
looking to finish a few rungs higher in the championship standings
this season. Dieter Schmidt looks at this race as one that he would
like to win almost more than any other. Schmidt and Doug Hoffman had
found success like no other combination throughout the 1990’s.
Hoffman won several track championships, as well as landing in victory
lane at many speedways, driving the popular “LAB-5”. “Doug and I had
a lot of success. We just clicked when we hooked up back then and
this is one race that I would love to win in his memory,” Schmidt
admitted.

Another driver who is chomping at the bit to head back to his old
stomping grounds is Pittsgrove, NJ’s own Neal Williams. “The Wheel”,
as he is known throughout the racing community, is certainly no
stranger when it comes to the big 5/8 mile clay at Bridgeport.
Williams was the 2010 Crate-1 Bridgeport Speedway track champion as
well as the 2011 Syracuse Super Dirt Week Sportsman winner. Last year
Williams was able to find victory lane at Big Diamond Raceway after
moving up to the 358 small block ranks. With a new big block strapped
under his No.323 machine, Neal is eager to conquer Bridgeport in Doug
Hoffman’s Memorial 60-lap event. If Williams can meet his goals, he
will leave Bridgeport on March 30 with the very eye-catching $6,060.60
figure in memory of Hoffman. The winner will receive the standard
$4,000 if the “60 Over Challenge” has not been taken.

In addition, two other racing classes will be in action. The new
Crate/Sportsman division is set to partake in the opening hand of
their Poker Series with a 30-lap feature. The first race of the new
Shoot-Out Series for the Outlaw Stock Cars will round out the card
with the “Bill Reynolds Memorial 20” in memory of the former novelty
stand owner at Bridgeport Speedway.

On Saturday, March 30, the pit gates unlock at 11:00 a.m. and fans can
begin to enter the grandstands at 1:00 p.m. Warm-ups will get started
at 3:00 p.m. with the first heat race hitting the track at 4:00 p.m.
Adult (16 and older) admission for the opener will be $25 with
students (10-15) being admitted for $12. Kids 9 and under are free.
Admittance to the pits is $35.

Bridgeport Speedway provides a safe and secure family atmosphere, free
parking, giveaways, and fan participation games. As a premier racing
complex, 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.