BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY NEWS 3/24/13

BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY NEWS
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Bridgeport Speedway
83 Floodgate Road
Bridgeport, NJ 08014
E-mail: mike@bpspeedway.com
Office: 856-467-4407
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Website: www.bpspeedway.com
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COMING EVENTS:
Fri 3/29 – Practice on 5/8th mile from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. Pit gates open.

Sat 3/30 – 42nd Season Opener – 60 Over Special – A tribute to Doug Hoffman
5/8 Mile – Race of Champions and Hand One of Poker Series for Big
Block Modifieds (60L), Hand One of Crate/Sportsmen Poker Series (30L),
& Bill Reynolds Memorial/Outlaw Stock Car Shoot-Out Race #1 (20L)
11:00 a.m. Pit gates open, 1:00 p.m. Grandstand gates open, 3:00 PM
Warm-Ups, 4:00 PM Qualifying

ONE MORE PRACTICE SESSION BEFORE BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY’S 60 OVER SPECIAL

Bridgeport, NJ (March 24, 2013) – The 2013 season is underway at
Bridgeport Speedway. On Saturday, March 23, over 100 racecars
participated in a practice session that lasted six hours and took
place on the inner and outer ovals.

One more practice session is on tap prior to this season’s first race.
On Friday, March 29, the 5/8th mile racers will have a three hour
tuning period starting at 6:00 p.m. The pit gates will unlock at 4:00
p.m. and admission to the pit area will be $25 with no license
required. Fans can watch the test and tune session for free from the
main grandstand. Competitors racing on Saturday, March 30 may leave
their trailers in the pit area on Friday, March 29.

The 42nd season opening event at Bridgeport Speedway is set for
Saturday, March 30. The “60 Over Special”, featuring a 60-lap Race of
Champions contest for the Big Block Modifieds, headlines the card.
This special race paying tribute to Doug Hoffman, the late promoter of
the track, can award the winner a cash prize of $6,060.60 with a $60
gambler’s fee via the “60 Over Challenge”. Brett Hearn, Billy Decker,
Bobby Varin, JR Heffner, Pat Ward, Larry Wight, Jimmy Phelps, Billy
Pauch, Duane Howard and Ryan Godown are just a few of the expected
invaders. Bridgeport Speedway regulars like Jimmy Horton, Rick
Laubach, Richie Pratt, Jr., Ryan Watt, Mike Barone, Eric Kormann, and
Jesse Hill are looking forward to the challenge of fending off the
stiff competition.

In addition, two other 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.

For this special opening day event, several additional activities are
scheduled to take place. Katie Todorow, Miss Motorsports 2013, will be
on hand. An Easter Egg Hunt will occur in the quarter mile pit area
near the main grandstand entrance. A balloon launch is slated to be
held before the first qualifying race takes place. Introduced last
season and very popular with fans, the Big Block Modifieds will be
staged on the midway behind the spectator stands. After being on
display throughout the day, a restored “60 Over” 1986 Olsen Modified
formerly driven by Doug Hoffman will pace the feature line-up. Just
before the 60-lap race begins, the missing man formation will take
shape on the 5/8th mile. Joette Hoffman, Doug’s daughter, will wave
the green flag to get the contest, the first event of the 2013 Big
Block Modified Poker Series, underway. All fans and crew members are
encouraged to stand on the opening circuit and final tour of the race.
Numerous new novelty items will be on sale during the day including
a Doug Hoffman photo collage and memorial sticker. 2013 Poker Series
shirts and hoodies can be purchased as well.

On Saturday, March 30, the pit gates swing open at 11:00 a.m. with the
grandstand turnstiles opening at 1:00 p.m. Hot laps get cranked up at
3:00 p.m. and racing starts 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.