BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY NEWS - AUGUST 18, 2013‏

BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY NEWS
For Immediate Release - Thank You

Bridgeport Speedway
83 Floodgate Road
Bridgeport, NJ 08014
Office: 856-467-4407
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COMING EVENTS:

Fri 8/23 - Fast and Furious Fridays – Kid’s Bike Giveaway Night with 
8-Cylinder Enduro event.
IPM Pest Management 600cc Micro-Sprints (20L), 270cc Micro-Sprints 
(20L), & 4-Cylinder Enduro Cars (20L). Plus, 8-Cylinder Enduro Cars on 
the quarter mile.
5:00 p.m. - Gates open
7:15 p.m. - Racing starts

Sat 8/24 - Saturday Night Stars – Bill Hill Memorial Crate/Sportsman 
Race on Quarter Midget Night. Millville & Vineland Night. Quarter 
Midget racers will have a display and exhibit event on inner oval. 
Free grandstand admission for residents of Millville and Vineland.
Big Block Modifieds (30L), 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

Thu 8/29 - Friends of Mike – $7500 to win Hand #3 of the Big Block 
Modified Poker Series and $1500 to win Hand #3 of the Crate/Sportsman 
Poker Series. Gambler’s challenge for Crate/Sportsman
Big Block Modifieds (51L) & Crate/Sportsman (25L)
3:00 p.m. - Pit gates open
3:00 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
7:00 p.m. - Racing starts


CAREER FIRST FOR COGDILL III WHILE WATT,  LILICK, AND FREES ADD TO 
THEIR TOTALS AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

Bridgeport, NJ (August 18, 2013) -  Young Don Cogdill, III became the  
95th Modified driver to record a feature win in the history of the 
Bridgeport Speedway as  he captured the first twenty lap event for the 
Big Block Modifieds on Saturday  night.  Ryan Watt came back in the 
second twenty lap event to pick up his fifth win of the 2013 season at 
Bridgeport Speedway.  Bob Lilick became a three time winner in the 
Crate/Sportsman division and Mike Frees added win number nine to his 
impressive list of results with his victory in the Outlaw Stock Car 
feature event.

After several strong performances earlier in 2013, Cogdill, III became 
the fourth driver to win his first Bridgeport Speedway Big Block 
Modified feature this season which is a trend that was started by 
Bobby Varin on opening night. Cogdill, III swept past polesitter Tom  
Macherone for the race lead on the second circuit and never looked 
back to collect his first career victory in the non-stop contest.  The 
first twenty lap feature event produced several season best finishes 
as former drag racer Tom Macherone crossed the finish line behind 
Cogdill, III. Mike Franz finished third for his best performance of 
2013. Three time track champion Wade Hendrickson finished fourth as he 
drove the Rio R10 for this week's events. Travis Hill earned his best 
Big Block Modified finish to date with a fifth place run.

The top eleven finishers in the first twenty lap feature were inverted 
for the second main event for the Big Block Modifieds. At the start, 
polesitter Sammy Martz put his #3 out in front with Jimmy Horton in 
his tracks. After a torrid battle for second, Ryan Watt took over the 
spot from Horton on the eighth circuit. Martz was the  class of the 
field has he maintained the lead in spite of three restarts to  
complete lap nine followed by another caution on lap eleven. With just 
three laps to go, a flat on Martz’s ride brought out the caution. As 
Martz headed to the pits for a new tire, Watt became the new race 
leader and held off Horton for the win after another caution with just 
two laps to go. Following Watt across the finish line were Horton, 
Richie Pratt, Jr., Wade Hendrickson and 2012 Bridgeport Champion Rick 
Laubach. With two fourth place finishes in the two twenty lap feature 
events, Wade Hendrickson earned a guaranteed redraw starting spot in 
the upcoming Friends of Mike race scheduled for Thursday, August 29 at 
Bridgeport Speedway. The Big Block Modified heat races were won by 
Richie Pratt, Jr., Wade Hendrickson, and Don Cogdill, III. Scott 
Ambruster captured the consolation event.

In the 20-lap main event for the Crate/Sportsman, Steve Searock led 
the opening two laps before Bob Lilick took the lead on the third 
tour.  Once in front, Lilick led the remainder of the race with Ricky 
DiEva finishing in the runner-up spot.  Marc Hermann came home in 
third. Searock and Mike Cogdill rounded out the top five. Bob Lilick 
and Brad Roberts were victors in the Crate/Sportsman qualifying events.

In the 15-lap feature for the Outlaw Stock Cars, Ron Frees took the 
lead from Jimmy Avery on lap eight to capture his ninth feature win of 
the season.  At the checkered flag, it was a family affair to the 
finish as father bested son when Tom Wills, Sr. completed the race in 
second in front of Tom Wills, Jr.  Fourth was taken by Doug DeBray in 
his first Bridgeport Speedway appearance and Ken Moren came home in 
fifth. The Outlaw Stock Car heat race winners were Ron Frees and Jimmy 
Avery.

On Saturday, August 24, the Bill Hill Memorial for Crate/Sportsman 
highlights the three-division program. Plenty of extra incentives 
including lap money and an enhanced purse are on tap for the 
competitors in the Crate/Sportsman class. The Big Block Modifieds and 
Outlaw Stock Cars complete the card. Quarter Midget cars will be on 
display and will compete in an exhibition event on the quarter mile 
track. Spectators from Millville and Vineland will be admitted to the 
grandstand for free with proper identification. The pit gates open at 
4:30 p.m. and grandstand turnstiles unlock at 5:30 p.m. Racing on the 
5/8th mile dirt oval revs up 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, AUGUST 17 2013

Big Block Modifieds

Heat 1 - 1. Richie Pratt, Jr. 2. Eric Kormann 3. Tom Maccherone 4.Matt 
  Harrell 5. Travis Hill 6. Scott Irwin
Heat 2 - 1. Wade Hendrickson 2. Jimmy Horton 3. Mike Franz 4. Dom 
Buffalino 5. Jack Swain 6. Jack Mihoff
Heat 3 - 1. Don Cogdill, III 2. Dave Witte 3. Sam Martz 4. Ryan Watt 
5. Rick Laubach 6. Tommy Beamer
Consolation  -  1. Scott Ambruster 2. Mike Barone 3. Ron Roberts 4. 
Rocco Infante 5. Donny Radd 6. Rob Nixon

BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE #1 - 20 LAPS

1. DON COGDILL, III 2. Tom Maccherone 3. Mike Franz 4. Wade 
Hendrickson 5.Travis Hill 6. Richie Pratt, Jr. 7. Matt Harrell 8. 
Scott Irwin 9. Ryan Watt 10. Jimmy Horton 11. Sam Martz 12. Rick 
Laubach 13. Tommy Beamer 14. Dom Buffalino 15. Dave Witte 16. Jack 
Swain 17. Eric Kormann 18. Rocco Infante 19. Scott Ambruster 20. Jack 
Mihoff 21. Ron Roberts 22. Rob Nixon 23. Jason Rivers 24. Donny Radd

DNS: Mike Barone
DNQ: Jason Rivers, Bobby Firth, Dave Hunt, Ed Firth, Bob Sarkisian, 
Sean Gunther

BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE #2 - 20 LAPS

1. RYAN W
ATT 2. Jimmy Horton 3. Richie Pratt, Jr. 4. Wade Hendrickson 
5. Rick Laubach 6. Mike Franz 7. Eric Kormann 8. Scott Ambruster 9. 
Donny Radd 10. Don Cogdill, III 11. Tom Maccherone 12. Dave Witte 13. 
Scott Irwin 14. Sam Martz 15. Matt Harrell 16. Ron Roberts 17. Rocco 
Infante 18. Rob Nixon 19. Travis Hill 20. Tommy Beamer 21. Dom 
Buffalino 22. Jack Mihoff 23. Jason Rivers 24. Jack Swain

Crate/Sportsman

Heat 1 - 1. Bob Lilick 2. Steve Searock 3. Matt Budd 4. Joe Dill 5. 
Jesse Bonaduce 6. Marc Herman 7. Kyle Hieber
Heat 2 - 1. Brad Roberts 2. Gary Hieber 3. Kris Lilick 4. Ricky DiEva 
5. George Nardelli, IV 6. Mike Cogdill 7. Ryan Wozunk

CRATE/SPORTSMAN FEATURE - 20 LAPS

1. BOB LILICK 2. Ricky DiEva 3. Marc Herman 4. Steve Searock 5. Mike 
Cogdill 6. Gary Hieber 7. Brad Roberts 8. Mike Hendershot 9. George 
Nardelli, IV 10. Matt Budd 11. Kyle Hieber 12. Joe Dill         13. 
Jesse Dill 14. Ian Humphreys 15. Dave Damiano 16. Jeff Duprez 17. 
Jesse Bonaduce 18. Ryan Wozunk 19. Kris Lilick

DNS: Pete Lucchesi, Kevin Belmont


Outlaw Stock Cars

Heat 1 - 1. Ron Frees 2. Brian Ludwig 3. Tom Wills, Sr. 4. Mike 
Hughes, Jr. 5. Doug DeBray 6. Ed Tinsman
Heat 2 - 1. Jimmy Avery 2. Terry Griffin 3. Jimmy Hughes 4. Tom Wills, 
Jr. 5. Cleve Riehl 6. Ken Moren


OUTLAW STOCK CAR FEATURE - 15 LAPS

1. RON FREES 2. Tom Wills, Sr. 3. Tom Wills, Jr. 4. Doug DeBray 5. Ken 
Moren 6. David Kramer 7. Art Avery 8. Jimmy Hughes 9. Jimmy Avery 10. 
Jack Beaumont 11. Cleve Riehl 12. Mike Hughes, Jr. 13. Brian Ludwig 
14. TJ Henry 15. Terry Griffin 16. Jeff Dirkes 17. Ed Tinsman

DNS: Tom Boehlert