Sicklerville, NJ (May 18, 2015) – Mike Iles topped the field to take the checkered flag in the second event of the Modified 811 Dig Safe Series on the quarter mile track at Bridgeport Speedway.
At the start of the 25-lap feature, second place starting Ryan Forte jumped to the front and grabbed the early lead. Iles, who started the main event in fourth, motored past Johnny Cornell to gain the runner-up position with two circuits recorded. By the fourth lap, Iles gained the lead from Forte with Cornell in third, Ron Roberts in fourth and Richie Pratt, Jr running in fifth. At the halfway mark, Iles had a comfortable lead over Forte and Cornell but a tough battle for fourth between Pratt, Jr., Roberts and Jimmy Horton was just beginning to heat up. On lap 18, Pratt overtook Roberts for fourth and one lap later, Horton edged his way by Roberts for fifth. Two revolutions later, the caution flag waved for the first time for Brett Ballard. On the ensuing restart, Iles remained in command and set the pace in the remaining lap to achieve the victory. Forte, in his first career start on the quarter mile track at Bridgeport Speedway, ran a very strong race to finish in second. Cornell held off Pratt, Jr, and Horton in a heated tussle in the final laps to complete the race in third. Pratt, Jr. and Cornell were the heat race winners. With a fifth place finish, Horton was the recipient of a free racing wheel from Vahlco Racing Wheels. Brett Ballard received the Hard Luck Award from S&D Bodyline.
The next and third contest in the five race Modified 811 Dig Safe Series at Bridgeport Speedway is set for Friday, June 12. Afterward, the two remaining events are set for July 10 and July 31. The champion of the Modified 811 Dig Safe Series will be awarded a minimum of $1,000 and a guaranteed starting spot in the $10,000 to win Romp in the Swamp Call Before You Dig Championship race on Saturday, September 26. The driver that finishes in second will take home at least $500 while a minimum of $250 will go to the third place finisher in the point standings. In addition, all drivers that compete in all five contests but who finish out of the top five in points will be given perfect attendance bonus checks.
The Modified 811 Dig Safe Series and Romp in the Swamp Call Before You Dig Championship is presented by several fine marketing partners including Black Flagged Racing, Chiaro Construction Services, Colonial Pipeline, CPM Services, ERK Steering Repair, Rick Sweeten Images, The Napp-Grecco Company, The Tree Man, S&D Bodyline and Vahlco Racing Wheels.
Several types of marketing partnership packages are still available for the Modified 811 Dig Safe Series and the Romp in the Swamp Call Before You Dig Championship race. Interested parties should contact Mike Wisniewski from Wiz Motorsports Communications at mikewiz1962@yahoo.com to learn about the custom partnership packages available.
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MODIFIED 811 DIG SAFE SERIES – RACE #2 – Friday, May 15, 2015
Heat 1 - 1. Richie Pratt, Jr. 2. Mike Iles 3. Jimmy Horton 4. Bob Drayton 5. Frank Holmes 6. Brad Roberts 7. Dale Hawkins
Heat 2 - 1. Johnny Cornell 2. Ryan Forte 3. Ron Roberts 4. Brett Ballard 5. Patrick Gold 6. Matt Hawkins 7. Pete Serra
25 LAPS FEATURE
1. MIKE ILES 2. Ryan Forte 3. Johnny Cornell 4. Richie Pratt, Jr. 5. Jimmy Horton 6. Ron Roberts 7. Frank Holmes 8. Bob Drayton 9. Patrick Gold 10. Brett Ballard 11. Pete Serra 12. Brad Roberts
DNS: Matt Hawkins, Dale Hawkins
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