BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY NEWS & RESULTS FROM 7/27/13

BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY NEWS
For Immediate Release - Thank You

Bridgeport Speedway
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Bridgeport, NJ 08014
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COMING EVENTS:

Fri 8/2 - Fast and Furious Fridays - Twin 15’s for 270cc Micro-Sprints
Integrated Pest Management 600cc Micro-Sprints (20L), 270cc
Micro-Sprints (2-15L), & 4-Cylinder Enduro Cars (20L)
5:00 p.m. - Gates open
7:15 p.m. - Racing starts

Sat 8/3 - Twin 25’s and Short Track SuperNationals qualifier night
-Two 25- lap Big Block Modified features including postponed main
event from July 20
Big Block Modifieds (2-25L), Crate/Sportsman (20L), & Outlaw Stock Cars (15L)
4:30 p.m. - Pit gates open
5:30 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
7:00 p.m. - Racing starts


WATT DRIVES TO HIS FOURTH WIN OF THE SEASON AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

Bridgeport, NJ (July 28, 2013) – Residents of Wenonah and Woodbury
Heights, New Jersey were given the opportunity to see a night of four
divisions of racing for free on the fast 5/8 mile Bridgeport Speedway
on Saturday night. Ryan Watt drove to his fourth win of the season on
Fan Appreciation Night. Kevin Belmont was the class of the
Crate/Sportsman field with his first ever feature win. Jeremy Doerr
earned his second win of the season in the Outlaw Stock Car main
event. Kyle Purks was the winner of the twenty lap Hilborn TriState
Race Savers Sprint Car feature event.

Bob Sarkisian took the race lead at the start of the thirty lap Big
Block Modified feature. While in a battle for second, outside
polesitter, Dave Witte spun in turn two on the second lap, bringing
out the caution for the first time. Only Tom Macherone and Dominic
Buffalino were involved in the incident as the majority of the
starting line-up was able to avoid it. The "Flying Farmer", Wade
Hendrickson, quickly moved up to second when green flag racing resumed
as Watt moved into third after starting thirteenth on the grid. A
second caution was needed when Mike Franz came to a stop in turn four
on lap five. When action resumed, Sarkisian continued to maintain the
lead as Watt moved into second with Tommy Beamer taking over third.
Watt pursued Sarkisian and moved his Roberts Racing 14w to the inside
of the leader on the backstretch, taking the lead on lap eight. Watt,
Sarkisian, Beamer and Hendrickson raced in the top four through the
half way mark, separating themselves from the rest of the field.
Sarkisian closed in on Watt on lap seventeen but Watt pulled away as
he caught the back of the field with ten laps remaining. Hendrickson
drew a caution on lap twenty-one when electrical issues sidelined the
Pondish #6. 2012 Bridgeport Champion, Rick Laubach moved into fourth
on the restart as when he passed Matt Harrell. With a clear track
ahead, Watt drove to his fourth Bridgeport win of the season followed
by Sarkisian, Beamer, Laubach, and Harrell.

It took four attempts to score the first lap of the Crate/Sportsman
feature but it only took Kevin Belmont until lap three to secure the
lead from Scott Hulmes in the twenty lap feature event. Belmont
quickly pulled away from the field and a battle for second began
between the cars of Kyle Hieber, Hulmes, Jesse Bonaduce and George
Nardelli IV. With the checkered flag waving, Belmont drove to his
first ever feature event win in a racing career that has spanned
thirty years and an extensive racing background. Kyle Hieber finished
second ahead of his brother Gary in third. Nardelli picked up a
career best in fourth with rookie Bonaduce finishing fifth.

Jeremy Doerr scooted by Ed Tinsman as the two came down the
homestretch on lap four of the Outlaw Stock Car feature event. Doerr
raced to his second win of the season as Jimmy Hughes rebounded from a
lap one spin to finish second ahead of seven time feature winner, Ron
Frees. Tinsman finished fourth with Tom Wills, Jr. rounding out the
top five.

Kyle Purks was the winner of the Hilborn Tri-State Race Saver Sprint
in their third appearance of the season at Bridgeport. Purks won the
pole after winning the first qualifying heat and led the twenty lap
main from the green through to the checkered to earn the win. Eddie
Wagner kept Purks in his sight throughout the race, finishing second
at the end of twenty laps. Rick Stief raced to a third place finish
ahead of Kyle Reinhard while Joe Lord finished fifth.

On Saturday, August 3, two twenty five lap features for the Big Block
Modifieds take place on Short Track SuperNationals qualifier night.
Along with a regular main event, the postponed Big Block Modified
feature from Saturday, July 20 will be contested. The Crate/Sportsman
and Outlaw Stock Cars complete the card. The pit area opens at 4:30
p.m. with the spectator gates unlocking at 5:30 p.m. Action gets
underway at 7:00 p.m. Adult (16 and older) admission will be $15 with
students (10-15) being admitted for $10. Kids 9 and under are free.
Pit admission is $30 for Bridgeport members and $35 for non-members.

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 – SATURDAY, JULY 27 2013

Big Block Modifieds

Heat 1 - 1. Ryan Watt 2. Rick Laubach 3. Bob Sarkisian 4. Dom
Buffalino 5. Tom Maccherone 6. Scott Ambruster
Heat 2 - 1. Dave Witte 2. Ron Roberts 3. Eric Kormann 4. Sam Martz 5.
Matt Harrell 6. Scott Irwin
Heat 3 - 1. David Hunt 2. Wade Hendrickson 3. Tommy Beamer 4. Mike
Barone 5. Jimmy Horton 6. Mike Iles
Consolation - 1. Richie Pratt, Jr. 2. Dave Shirk 3. Don Cogdill, III
4. Mike Franz 5. Jason Rivers 6. Sean Gunther

BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE - 30 LAPS

1. RYAN WATT 2. Bob Sarkisian 3. Tommy Beamer 4. Rick Laubach 5. Matt
Harrell 6. Mike Barone 7. Jimmy Horton 8. Richie Pratt, Jr. 9. Dom
Buffalino 10. Sam Martz 11. Eric Kormann 12. Scott Ambruster 13. Mike
Iles 14. Don Cogdill, III 15. Jason Rivers 16. Wade Hendrickson 17.
David Hunt 18. Dave Shirk 19. Sean Gunther 20. Scott Irwin 21. Tom
Maccherone 22. Mike Franz 23. Dave Witte 24. Ron Roberts

DNQ: Ed Firth, Jack Swain

Crate/Sportsman

Heat 1 - 1. Ian Humphreys 2. Marc Herman 3. Dave Damiano 4. Jason
Duppel 5. Mike Cogdill 6. Jesse Hill
Heat 2 - 1. Jesse Bonaduce 2. Steve Davis 3. Gary Hieber 4. Steve
Searock 5. Matt Budd 6. Ryan Wozunk
Heat 3 - 1. Kevin Belmont 2. Bob Lilick 3. Kyle Hieber 4. Kris Lilick
5. Joe Dill 6. Scott Hulmes Consolation - 1. Ricky DiEva 2.
George Nardelli, IV 3. Brian Papiez 4. Mike Carman 5. Jason Bittner 6.
Jesse Dill

CRATE/SPORTSMAN FEATURE - 20 LAPS

1. KEVIN BELMONT 2. Kyle Hieber 3. Gary Hieber 4. George Nardelli, IV
5. Jesse Bonaduce 6. Matt Budd 7. Brad Roberts 8. Jason Duppel 9.
Jason Bittner 10. Kris Lilick 11. Mike Cogdill 12. Marc Herman 13.
Dave Damiano 14. Ryan Wozunk 15. Scott Hulmes 16. Ricky DiEva 17.
Steve Searock 18. Jesse Hill 19. Ian Humphreys 20. Bob Lilick 21. Joe
Dill 22. Mike Carman 23. Brian Papiez 24. Jesse Dill

DNS: Steve Davis
DNQ: Pete Serra, Brad Roberts

Outlaw Stock Cars

Heat 1 - 1. Brian Ludwig 2. Ron Frees 3. Tom Wills, Sr. 4. Cleve Riehl
5. David Kramer 6. Ed Tinsman
Heat 2 - 1. Jeremy Doerr 2. Jimmy Avery 3. Tom Wills, Jr. 4. Mike
Hughes, Jr. 5. Jimmy Hughes 6. Art Avery


OUTLAW STOCK CAR FEATURE - 15 LAPS

1. JEREMY DOERR 2. Jimmy Hughes 3. Ron Frees 4. Ed Tinsman 5. Tom
Wills, Jr. 6. Brian Ludwig 7. Art Avery 8. Tom Wills, Sr. 9. Andy
Whittaker 10. Joe LaClaire 11. Mick Search 12. David Kramer 13. Joe
Meron 14. Jimmy Avery 15. Mike Hughes, Jr.16. Cleve Riehl 17. Jack
Beaumont 18. Tom Boehlert


TSRS Sprint Cars

Heat 1 - 1. Kyle Purks 2. Jon Haegele 3. Tim Tanner 4. Adam Carberry
5. Cody Jourdan 6. Harris Kohen
Heat 2 - 1. Joe Lord, Jr. Rick Stief 3. Stef Palmai 4. Steve Patterson
5. Karl Fryer 6. Bryant Davis
Heat 3 - 1. Eddie Wagner 2. Mike Haggenbotttom 3. Kyle Reinhardt 4.
Robbie Stillwagon 5. Dave Brown 6. Sean Kirkpatrick



TSRS SPRINT CAR FEATURE - 20 LAPS

1. KYLE PURKS 2. Eddie Wagner 3. Rick Stief 4. Kyle Reinhardt 5. Joe
Lord, Jr. 6. Stef Palmai 7. Mike Haggenbottom 8. Tim Tanner 9. Jon
Haegele 10. Adam Carberry 11. Karl Fryer 12. Dave Brown 13. David
Martin 14. Bill Brown 15. Bryant Davis 16. Erika Palmai 17. Harris
Kohen 18. Cody Jourdan 19. Zoe Mattis 20. Robbie Stillwagon 21. Bob
DeVault 22. Steve Patterson 23. Mike Kostic

DNS: Sean Kirkpatrick