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Bob Sarkisian recorded his first win of the season in the third round of the 811 Dig Safely Open-Comp Modified series. Lee Nardelli won his second feature in a row while Rich Keller returned to Victory Lane. Art Knapp won the ServPro Four Cylinder event for the first time this season.
Bob Sarkisian making his first start in the 811 Dig Safely Open-Comp Modified series scored the win. Ron
Roberts led the opening lap and then spun in turn three after being sandwiched between Jimmy Horton and Lou Cicconi challenging him for the lead. Roberts collected co-point leader, Bobby Drayton along with Brett Ballard and Joe and Jesse Dill. Drayton, Ballard and Jesse Dill were done for the night. Roberts headed to the pits and was able to make repairs and return to action. On the restart, Cicconi and Sarkisian drove past Horton for the lead and second. Horton then slid back to fifth as Brad Roberts and Richie Pratt, Jr. passed him for third and fourth on lap five. Horton passed Brad Roberts for fourth with Johnny Cornell take fifth on lap 14. A caution on lap 15 bunched the field. Sarkisian grabbed the lead from Cicconi entering the first turn and one lap later Cicconi and Pratt tangled while battling for second. Two more laps were completed with Sarkisian leading before the events final caution slowed the action when Brad Roberts collected Corey Andersen in the third turn. While under yellow a medical emergency occurred in the grandstands. The event was under red flag conditions and eventually declared complete.
Lee Nardelli recorded his fourth win of the season in dramatic fashion. Nardelli started sixth on the initial start and with a wide move down the homestretch was the leader by the time the field entered the first turn. Nardelli continued to lead event with Rob Vivona staying within striking distance. A caution with three laps remaining gave Vivona a chance for the win. On the restart, Vivona timed the restart perfectly and with an outside move grabbed the lead from Nardelli. Vivona left the door open as he went wide down the backstretch. And Nardelli seized the opportunity. Nardelli was scored the leader the final two laps. Vivona recorded another second place finished followed by Jon Keller, Bill Thomas and Tony Hodgson.
Rich Keller credited a poor performance from the previous week for the win this week. Keller jumped out to the lead at the drop of the green flag and held off all challenger to capture his second win of the season. Steve Coslop finished second followed by Tyler Reinhardt, Colin Bustard and Ryan Wozunk.
Art Knapp returned to racing on Friday night after missing the last event for the Four Cylinder Enduros. Knapp passed early leaders Carly Rocap and then Michael Bentley to record his first win of the season. Knapp pulled away from Bentley followed by Rocap. In Victory Lane, Knapp dedicated the win to a long-time friend, Ev Pierce of Southern New York Racing Association.
On behalf of the Bridgeport Speedway management and racing family we extend our condolences to the family and friends of John Cornell who passed away while attending the Friday night event watching his son compete in the Open-Comp Modifieds.
SUMMARY
811 DIG SAFELY OPEN-COMP MODIFIEDS (25 LAPS)
1. Bob Sarkisian, 2. Jimmy Horton, 3. Johnny Cornell, 4. Ron Roberts, 5. Richie Pratt, Jr., 6. Lou Cicconi, 7. Corey Andersen, 8. Brad Roberts, 9. Patrick Gold, 10. Frank Holmes, 11. Joe Dill, 12. Ricky Wenger, 13 Brett Ballard, 14. Jesse Dill, 15. Bobby Drayton
WINGLESS 600cc MICRO SPRINTS (20 LAPS)
1. Lee Nardelli, 2. Rob Vivona, 3. Jon Keller, 4. Bill Thomas, 5. Tony Hodgson, 6. Sam LaMothe, 7. Ed Barber, III, 8. Mike Fillbrunn, 9. Gary Forsythe, 10. Ernie Miles, Jr., 11. Ernie Miles, III, 12. Nick Havens, 13. Jim Tippin, 14. Jermain Godshall
270cc MICRO SPRINTS (20 LAPS)
1. Rich Keller, 2. Steve Coslop, 3. Tyler Reinhardt, 4. Colin Bustard, 5. Ryan Wozunk, 6. Gary Waegel, 7. Jonathan John, 8. John Blanda, 9. Sean Huesser, 10. Lee Reinhardt
SERVPRO FOUR CYLINDER ENDUROS (20 LAPS)
1. Art Knapp, 2. Michael Bentley, 3. Carly Rocap, 4. Keith McKinley, 5. Chris Sammons, 6. Scott Miller, 7. Laura John
Friday, June 19, 2015 - No Racing
Saturday, June 20, 2015 - Bike Night - Big Block Modifieds, TSRS Sprint Cars, Crate/Sportsman & Rookies - Racing at 7pm
Sunday, June 21, 2015 - Poker Series Hand #3 on quarter mile - 270 & 600cc Micros, Slingshots, Stage 1 Modifieds and 4 Cylinder Enduros, racing at 5:30
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 270 & 600 Micros, 4 & 8 Cylinder Enduros and STARS Mod Lites on the quarter mile - racing at 8pm
Saturday, June 27, 2015 - Graduation Night for the Rookies, Big Block Modifeds, Crate/Sportsman & Outlaw Stocks - racing at 7pm
HENDRICKSON, KORMANN, DUGAN & KEMERY ARE BIG WINNERS
Drive for Dylan 50 Won by Scott Dugan
There were several new faces in Bridgeport's Victory Lane at the end of the night of racing and several of them arrived there after competing in "borrowed" equipment.
The rained out Spirit Dodge Big Block Modified feature event from May 16th was the first on the schedule. Wade Hendrickson, behind the wheel of the Mike Iles owned #711, wheeled his loaned mount into the lead at the start of the twenty-five lap feature event and led all twenty-five laps to capture his first win of the season. Hendrickson's last Bridgeport win came last July when the "Flying Farmer" picked up his 54th Bridgeport win behind the wheel of the C&S Equipment #6. When engine problems sidelined Hendrickson's C&S mount, Hendrickson picked up the ride in the #711 and the driver and crew went to Victory Lane. Jamie Mills wheeled his Blue Hen ride to a second place finish with last week's winner, Sam Martz finishing third. David Hunt and Ryan Watt rounded out the top five.
Eric Kormann picked up a ride in the Bob Sarkisian owned #47, powered by a small block modified. After chasing race leader, Mike Franz for twenty-two laps, Kormann was able to take advantage when Franz battled a very tight race car in the closing laps. As the leaders came to the line to complete lap twenty-two, Korman held the advantage over Franz and drove to his first win of the season. Tommy Beamer drove the Thorton Gulf #31 small block to a second place finish ahead of Richie Pratt, Jr., Ryan Watt and Mike Franz.
It was a big night for the PennCo Tech Outlaw Stock Division as the Drive for Dylan 50 saw the Outlaw Stocks race for a fifty lap distance - more than three times the normal length of their weekly feature events. The race was organized to honor Dylan Doerr, the son of Bridgeport Outlaw competitor, Jeramy Doerr and Shanan Lea who lost his life in a heart wrenching accident last November at the all too young age of 16 months old. Dylan loved the races.
Gift bags were prepared for all of the young racing fans who were on hand for Saturday night's event - as well as face painting and many kid oriented prizes throughout the night.
When the fifty lap event was halted at half way for a fuel stop, Jeramy Doerr had raced his way into the lead over Brian Ludwig, Pat Conaway, Billy Wroble and Bill Connolly. While the cars were being prepared for the second half of the race, the top ten at half way drew for their starting positions for the second half of the race.
After several tire changes, Scott Dugan had worked his way back up to sixth at the break and drew the second spot on the redraw while Doerr and Ludwig drew tenth and ninth respectively.
Dugan wasted no time in taking the lead on the restart and led every one of the final twenty-five laps to capture the win and the $2500 pay day plus lap money. Ludwig raced his way back to finish second followed by Wroble, Tom Wills, Jr. and Joe Meron at the checkered. Jeramy Doerr and Pat Conaway made contact coming to the checkered while running third and fourth.
After picking up his sixth win of the season in the D.A.'s Auto Body & Repair Rookie competition, Steven Kemery indicated how much he would like to be back in Victory Lane following the twenty lap Crate/Sportsman feature event. And that's exactly what he did as he raced ahead of Pat Wall, Jim Britt, Scott Hulmes and Chris Jenkins at the checkered flag.
Kemery picked up the win in the eight lap Rookie feature event over Tom Holding, JR Burritt and Bryan Olsen.
NOTE - Last week, in the results for the TSRS Sprint cars, it was inadvertently omitted that Brittany Tresch had been a previous TSRS winner at Bridgeport. Tresch was the first woman to ever win a TSRS event but at the time that the article was written, it was not known that her win came at the Bridgeport Speedway. Our apologies to Brittany for the omission.
SPIRIT DODGE BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS (25 LAPS - MAY 16TH FEATURE)
1. Wade Hendrickson, 2. Jamie Mills, 3. Sam Martz, 4. David Hunt, 5. Ryan Watt, 6. Jack Swain, 7. Rick Laubach 8. Scott Ambruster, 9. Ian Humphreys, 10. Dave Shirk, 11. Howard O'Neal, 12. Scott Irwin, 13. Tommy Beamer, 14. Dominick Buffalino, 15. Richie Pratt, Jr., 16. Jesse Hill, 17. Ronnie Roberts, 18. Stan Frankenfield, 19. Mike Franz, 20. Eric Kormann, 21. Matt Jester, 22. Bob Sarkisian, 23. Dennis Drain, 24. Ricky DiEva
SPIRIT DODGE BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS (25 LAPS)
1. Eric Kormann (in second Sarkisian #47), 2. Tommy Beamer, 3. Richie Pratt, Jr., 4. Ryan Watt, 5. Mike Franz, 6. Dominick Buffalino, 7. David Hunt, 8. Jimmy Horton, 9. Wade Hendrickson, 10. Jack Swain, 11. Rick Laubach (in Irwin #92), 12. Scott Ambruster, 13. Jamie Mills, 14. Travis Hill, 15. Sam Martz (in second Mills #30), 16. Dave Shirk, 17. Ronnie Roberts, 18. Ricky DiEva, 19. Jesse Hill, 20. Bob Sarkisian, 21. Ian Humphreys, 22. Dennis Drain
DRIVE FOR DYLAN 50 FOR OUTLAW STOCKS (50 LAPS)
1. Scott Dugan, 2. Brian Ludwig, 3. Billy Wroble, 4. Tom Wills, Jr., 5. Joe Meron, 6. Billy Connolly, 7. Pat Conaway, 8. Art Avery, 9. Rick Broschard, 10. Jeramy Doerr, 11. Ken Moren, 12. Jeff Dirkes, 13. Mike Creamer, 14. Terry Griffen, 15. Bill Liedtka, 16. Jason Saredy, 17. Bill Lesmerises, 18. Tom Wills, Sr. 19. Darren Cox, 20. Jimmy Avery, 21. Everett Taylor, 22. AJ Gonal, 23. Cleve Riehl, 24. TJ Henry
D.A.'s AUTO BODY & REPAIR ROOKIE FEATURE (8 LAPS)
1. Steve Kemery, 2. Tom Holding, 3. JR Burritt, 4. Bryan Olsen
STEWART STAINLESS CRATE/SPORTSMAN FEATURE (20 LAPS)
1. Steve Kemery, 2. Pat Wall, 3. Jim Britt, 4. Scott Hulmes, 5. Chris Jenkins, 6. Matthew Peck, 7. CJ Jones, 8. David Crossman, 9. Justin Lilick, 10. Dave Damiano, 11. Jeremy Harrington, 12. Brian Lilick, 13. Pete Visconti, 14. Jeff Bubori, 15. Chuck Potts, 16. Tom Holding, 17. JR Burritt, 18. Pete Serra, 19. Melissa Scarpatti, 20. Jeff Sargent
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SARKISIAN SCORES OPEN MOD WIN; NARDELLI, KELLER AND KNAPP RECORD SUPPORT WINS
SARKISIAN SCORES OPEN MOD WIN;
NARDELLI, KELLER AND KNAPP RECORD SUPPORT WINS
Bob Sarkisian recorded his first win of the season in the third round of the 811 Dig Safely Open-Comp Modified series. Lee Nardelli won his second feature in a row while Rich Keller returned to Victory Lane. Art Knapp won the ServPro Four Cylinder event for the first time this season.
Bob Sarkisian making his first start in the 811 Dig Safely Open-Comp Modified series scored the win. Ron
Roberts led the opening lap and then spun in turn three after being sandwiched between Jimmy Horton and Lou Cicconi challenging him for the lead. Roberts collected co-point leader, Bobby Drayton along with Brett Ballard and Joe and Jesse Dill. Drayton, Ballard and Jesse Dill were done for the night. Roberts headed to the pits and was able to make repairs and return to action. On the restart, Cicconi and Sarkisian drove past Horton for the lead and second. Horton then slid back to fifth as Brad Roberts and Richie Pratt, Jr. passed him for third and fourth on lap five. Horton passed Brad Roberts for fourth with Johnny Cornell take fifth on lap 14. A caution on lap 15 bunched the field. Sarkisian grabbed the lead from Cicconi entering the first turn and one lap later Cicconi and Pratt tangled while battling for second. Two more laps were completed with Sarkisian leading before the events final caution slowed the action when Brad Roberts collected Corey Andersen in the third turn. While under yellow a medical emergency occurred in the grandstands. The event was under red flag conditions and eventually declared complete.
Lee Nardelli recorded his fourth win of the season in dramatic fashion. Nardelli started sixth on the initial start and with a wide move down the homestretch was the leader by the time the field entered the first turn. Nardelli continued to lead event with Rob Vivona staying within striking distance. A caution with three laps remaining gave Vivona a chance for the win. On the restart, Vivona timed the restart perfectly and with an outside move grabbed the lead from Nardelli. Vivona left the door open as he went wide down the backstretch. And Nardelli seized the opportunity. Nardelli was scored the leader the final two laps. Vivona recorded another second place finished followed by Jon Keller, Bill Thomas and Tony Hodgson.
Rich Keller credited a poor performance from the previous week for the win this week. Keller jumped out to the lead at the drop of the green flag and held off all challenger to capture his second win of the season. Steve Coslop finished second followed by Tyler Reinhardt, Colin Bustard and Ryan Wozunk.
Art Knapp returned to racing on Friday night after missing the last event for the Four Cylinder Enduros. Knapp passed early leaders Carly Rocap and then Michael Bentley to record his first win of the season. Knapp pulled away from Bentley followed by Rocap. In Victory Lane, Knapp dedicated the win to a long-time friend, Ev Pierce of Southern New York Racing Association.
On behalf of the Bridgeport Speedway management and racing family we extend our condolences to the family and friends of John Cornell who passed away while attending the Friday night event watching his son compete in the Open-Comp Modifieds.
SUMMARY
811 DIG SAFELY OPEN-COMP MODIFIEDS (25 LAPS)
1. Bob Sarkisian, 2. Jimmy Horton, 3. Johnny Cornell, 4. Ron Roberts, 5. Richie Pratt, Jr., 6. Lou Cicconi, 7. Corey Andersen, 8. Brad Roberts, 9. Patrick Gold, 10. Frank Holmes, 11. Joe Dill, 12. Ricky Wenger, 13 Brett Ballard, 14. Jesse Dill, 15. Bobby Drayton
WINGLESS 600cc MICRO SPRINTS (20 LAPS)
1. Lee Nardelli, 2. Rob Vivona, 3. Jon Keller, 4. Bill Thomas, 5. Tony Hodgson, 6. Sam LaMothe, 7. Ed Barber, III, 8. Mike Fillbrunn, 9. Gary Forsythe, 10. Ernie Miles, Jr., 11. Ernie Miles, III, 12. Nick Havens, 13. Jim Tippin, 14. Jermain Godshall
270cc MICRO SPRINTS (20 LAPS)
1. Rich Keller, 2. Steve Coslop, 3. Tyler Reinhardt, 4. Colin Bustard, 5. Ryan Wozunk, 6. Gary Waegel, 7. Jonathan John, 8. John Blanda, 9. Sean Huesser, 10. Lee Reinhardt
SERVPRO FOUR CYLINDER ENDUROS (20 LAPS)
1. Art Knapp, 2. Michael Bentley, 3. Carly Rocap, 4. Keith McKinley, 5. Chris Sammons, 6. Scott Miller, 7. Laura John
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BIKE NIGHT & POKER SERIES #3 ON THE 1/4 MILE HIGHLIGHT BRIDGEPORT WEEKEND
Mother Nature interrupted the racing program on May 16th before several lucky youngsters could be selected to receive bicycles as part of the Bridgeport Speedway's first Bike Night of the season. As a result, Bike Night #2 will see twice as many bikes delivered to new owners this Saturdaynight at the Bridgeport Speedway!
And anyone who rides a motorcycle to the track on Saturday night will be admitted free to see all of the action on the 5/8 mile track as the Hilborn Tri State Race Saver Sprint Cars join the Spirit Dodge Big Block Modifieds, the Stewart Stainless Crate/Sportsman and D.A.'s Auto Body & Repair Rookies!
The racing action has been intense this season at the Bridgeport Speedway with Wade Hendrickson and Eric Kormann picking up their first wins of the season this past weekend. Young Steve Kemery not only picked up his sixth win in the Rookie division but went on to win his first ever Crate/Sportsman feature event later in the evening as he was chased to the checkered flag by Pat Wall and Jim Britt. Stefani Palmai picked up her first ever win in a Spring Car when TSRS last visited Bridgeport as Palmai wrote her own page in the Bridgeport Speedway history.
After sitting idle on Friday night, the action switches to the quarter mile track on Sunday for the running of the third hand of the Poker Series for the small cars.
270 & 600 Micros, Slingshots, Stage 1 Modifieds and 4 Cylinder Enduros will all see action on the Bridgeport quarter mile with racing getting underway at 5:30pm on Sunday.
Tim Buckwalter won the battle with James Morris for the win in the wingless 600 feature during the second hand of the Poker Series while Jacob Hendershot was the winner in the 270 Micro feature. After Dylan Swinehart won his first ever Bridgeport race during the first hand of the Poker Series, Dylan Hock picked up the Slingshot win in hand number two. Joel Smith was the most recent winner in the Stage 1 Modifieds while Joe King, Jr. was the big winner in the 4 Cylinder action.
The Bridgeport Speedway is a family oriented facility. In addition to some great eats - from Italian Ice to Steak Sandwiches - the Speedway provides activities for the whole family. There's a Bounce House and Slide for the kids in addition to musical entertainment starting when the main gate opens. The Speedway mascot, the Bridgeport Bandit is on hand throughout the night's activities and extends an invitation to all to ride his Bandit Bus for a look at the behind the scenes action as they ride through the pit area or even around the 5/8 mile speedway. The Bridgeport Bullet, the official program of the Bridgeport Speedway, provides you with all of the latest news and information about the competitors as well as driver rosters to keep you involved in the night's racing action.
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