NEWS FROM BRIDGEPORT'S POKER SERIES

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News from Bridgeport Speedway's 'Poker Series'

Promoter: Doug Hoffman - 610-398-4923'Poker Series' Publicity: Brett Deyo - Deyo99H@aol.com or 845.728.2781

For Immediate Release/March 22, 2012

Bridgeport Speedway's Most Successful Driver Jimmy Horton Takes Aim On March 31 'Poker Series' Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour Event With Dieter Schmidt's Lincoln Auto Body No. 5

BRIDGEPORT, NJ - The numbers don't lie. Jimmy Horton is the undisputed king of Bridgeport Speedway.

A track record 134 total victories: 118 in big-block Modified competition, 11 in Sprint Car racing (nine United Racing Company & two open competition) and five in small-block Modified action.

Twenty-eight winning seasons.

Nine track championships: eight in a big-block Modified (a track record - 1975, '77, '80, '82, '83, '97, '98 & 2003) and one DIRTcar 358-Modified title (2005).

The Neshanic Station, N.J., driver hopes to further build that resume in the Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour 60-lap South Region clash, which also kicks off the five-race 'Poker Series' at the South Jersey oval on Sat., March 31. The 55-year-old will strap into Dieter Schmidt's Lincoln Auto Body No. 5 Troyer for the spring spectacular at the Logan Township five-eighths-mile paying $4,000 plus lap money to the victor.

North Jersey car owner Schmidt, whose race cars are synonymous with success in the Garden State, is no stranger to Bridgeport Victory Lane.

Together, Horton and Schmidt attempt to build on a productive trip south to Volusia Speedway Park in Florida

for the DIRTcar Nationals and a fourth-place finish in the RoC Dirt Modified Tour big-block Modified 'Icebreaker V' at Selinsgrove (Pa.) Speedway last Saturday (one day after a sixth-place result in the 358-Modified Selinsgrove event).

"Last year, we couldn't finish a race with this car," Horton said. "Now, we've got the bugs worked out of it and it's going pretty good."

Horton joins an expected all star cast of drivers to include Brett Hearn, Billy Decker, Larry Wight, Pat Ward, Wade Hendrickson, Matt Sheppard, Doug Manmiller, Richie Pratt Jr., Mike Iles, Jeff Strunk, Ryan Godown, Eric Kormann, Ryan Watt, Jesse Hill and more.

Modified lap sponsorships, available at $20 per lap, are available by contacting Brett Deyo at Deyo99H@aol.com.

The Doug and Gena Hoffman era of promotion at Bridgeport begins with the first-ever Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour appearance at the South Jersey track.

On Friday night (March 30), an open practice is planned from 6-9 p.m. Gates open at 4 p.m. Pit admission for the open practice is $20 (member) and $30 (non-member).

Grandstand admission to Friday's practice is free of charge. Fans purchasing tickets for Saturday on Friday will be admitted into the grandstand one hour earlier than those purchasing general admission tickets on Saturday.

Following practice on Friday, there will be a party at the Holiday Inn of Swedesboro, N.J. A discounted $80 nightly rate is in place for Bridgeport attendees. To make a reservation and obtain the special rate, contact the hotel directly at: 856.467.3322 and mention the speedway.

For Saturday's (March 31) program, pit gates open at noon. Grandstand gates open at 1 p.m. for advance ticket holders and 2 p.m. for walk-up sales. Hot laps are planned for 3 p.m. with racing at 4 p.m. Crate Sportsman and Outlaw Stocks will complete the program in points-paying events.

Saturday grandstand admission is $25 for Adults and $23 for Seniors (65 and over) and Students (with ID). Kids 12 and under are FREE. Pit admission is $30 for Bridgeport members and $35 for non-members.

Custom 'Poker Series' apparel produced by Bob Hilbert Sportswear (Boyertown, Pa.) will be on sale at all series events.

The remaining Modified 'Poker Series' dates are Sun., May 27, Wed., July 4, Mon., Sept. 3 and Sat., Nov. 10.

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.

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.