Tuesday September 08, 2009 HENDRICKSON AND JAMES GRAB WINS AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY BRIDGEPORT, NJ (September 5, 2009) - On Back to School Night
presented by RMP Powertrain Solutions, Wade Hendrickson and Chad James
each won a 20-Lap Big Block feature on Twin 20's Night. Jack Swain was
victorious in the 358 Sportsman event while Neal Williams was first in
the GM Sportsman contest. In the Proformance Cuts Outlaw Stock Car
features, PJ Oliver and Jeremy Doerr were the winners.
In the first 20-lap feature for the Big Block Modifieds, Ron Roberts
took the lead with Jimmy Wyers, Scott Irwin and Matt Harrell in
pursuit. The first yellow flag waved on lap 1 of the caution plagued
event as Bob Sarkisian's machine experienced a failure on the front
stretch. When action got back underway, Roberts maintained his lead
over Wyers as Harrell moved up one spot. On lap 5, a multi-car mishap
brought the field back together. On the ensuing restart, Wyers shot by
Roberts to become the new man on the point. Behind Wyers, Chad James
motored into second place and began to apply pressure. After several
cautions and restarts on lap 7, James finally succeeded in taking the
lead on lap 8 with Harrell and Wade Hendrickson in the hunt. On lap
10, Harrell developed a flat tire to slow down the racing. When the
green flag waved again, Hendrickson powered by James to gain the top
spot. During the second half of the event, Hendrickson survived
several more cautions and restarts to gain his fourth checkered flag
of the year. James held on for second place while 2008 Champion Mike
Iles came home in third place. Jimmy Horton was fourth and Chic
Cossaboone finished in fifth place.
With the top ten finishers in the first event inverted for the second
20-lap feature, Jason Andrews scooted out to an early lead but several
cars were eliminated in a lap 1 tangle in turn one. On the restart,
Andrews lost the lead to Ron Roberts with Chad James getting by
Andrews as well. Roberts only kept the lead for one lap as James
slipped by him for the lead just as a flat tire slowed down Mike
Barone. James kept the lead on the restart with Jimmy Horton climbing
up to the second position. The final caution of the second event came
on lap 9 as Jimmy Horton, IV stopped in turn two. James fought back
the challenge of Horton on the restart and led the rest of the way for
his fifth feature win at Bridgeport in 2009. Horton finished next with
Mike Iles taking third. Fourth place went to Roberts with Ryan Watt
coming home in fifth. The Big Block Modified heat winners were
Roberts, Wyers and James.
In the 358 Sportsman race, Jack Swain led from start to finish to capture the 20-lap affair. Swain started on the pole and fought back challenges from several contenders to win his second race of the year. In his career at Bridgeport, Swain now has eight victories. Jesse Hill got past Brett Ballard on lap 19 to gain second place. With Ballard in third, Travis Hill and Jarrad Miller completed the top five. Swain and Travis Hill were the victors in the
qualifying events for the 358 Sportsman.
Neal Williams won his fifth GM Sportsman feature of 2009. In the
15-lap race, Williams took the lead on lap 8 from Chuck Buchman and
scored a five second win over Eric Kormann. Third place went to Bob
Burgess. Filling out the top five finishers were Kyle Borror and
rookie Bob Bracall. Buchman and Kormann each won heat race in the GM
Sportsman division.
In the Proformance Cuts Outlaw Stock Car feature, PJ Oliver overtook
Pat Conaway following a lap 10 restart and snared his first win ever
at Bridgeport Speedway in only his second appearance. Conaway was
second with teammate Nick Gargiulo crossing the finish line in third.
Jeremy Doerr and Dean Woolford rounded out the top five.
The Proformance Cuts Outlaw Stock Car feature from August 8th was
completed as well and Jeremy Doerr led from wire-to-wire for his
second win of the season. Spider Ensinger, Jr. took home a second
place finish with third going to Bob Hopely. Completing the top five
were Jay Chaikin and Jim Honeker.
On Saturday, September 12th, College and Soccer Night will be
celebrated at Bridgeport Speedway. The Big Block Modifieds, 358
Sportsman, GM Sportsman and Limited Sprints will be joined by a
Smashmasters Demolition Derby. The 358 Sportsman feature will also be
the finale in the Racing World Magazine 358 Sportsman Bonus Series.
College Students will receive $5.00 off grandstand admission with
proper identification and Soccer Coaches will be admitted free to the
grandstand with a team of at least 7 players in uniform. Action gets
underway at 7:00 PM on Saturday with spectator gates opening at 5:00
PM.
Fast and Furious Friday night action on the quarter mile track
continues on September 11th. The 270cc and 600cc Micro-Sprints along
with the 4 Cylinder Stock Cars fill out the three feature program. The
first heat race starts at 7:00 PM on Friday with gates opening at 5:00
PM. For additional information, please visit www.bpspeedway.com or
call 302-875-4196.
Bridgeport Speedway Results – Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Big Block Modifieds
Heat 1 – Rob Roberts, Mike Barone, Wade Hendrickson, Scott Irwin,
Mike Iles, Bob Sarkisian
Heat 2 – Jimmy Wyers, Jimmy Chester, Ryan Watt, Chic Cossaboone,
Rich Acolia, Rusty Smith
Heat 3 – Chad James, Matt Harrell, Jimmy Horton, Brian Truppi, Mike
Franz, Larry Lippincott
BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE #1– 20 LAPS
WADE HENDRICKSON, Chad James, Mike Iles, Jimmy Horton, Chic
Cossaboone, Jimmy Chester, Mike Franz, Ron Roberts, Jason Andrews, Tom
Miller, Scott Irwin, Jimmy Wyers, Matt Harrell, Mike Barone, Brian
Truppi, Rusty Smith, Jimmy Horton IV, Ryan Watt, Bobby Firth, Rich
Acolia, Larry Lippincott, Dave Howard, Bob Sarkisian
BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE #2– 20 LAPS
CHAD JAMES, Jimmy Horton, Mike Iles, Ron Roberts, Ryan Watt, Jimmy
Wyers, Jason Andrews, Larry Lippincott, Rusty Smith, Tom Miller, Jimmy
Horton, IV, Scott Irwin, Bobby Firth, Mike Barone, Jimmy Chester, Mike
Franz, Chic Cossaboone, Wade Hendrickson, Matt Harrell, Brian Truppi
DNS: Bob Sarkisian, Rich Acolia, Dave Howard
358 Sportsman
Heat 1 – Jack Swain, Dan Cogdill, Frank Dorry, Jr., Jack Hartnett,
Chuck Hopkins, Brett Ballard
Heat 2 – Travis Hill, Rob Roberts, John Cavallaro, Jarrad Miller,
Jesse Hill, Sean Gunther
358 SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 20 LAPS
JACK SWAIN, Jesse Hill, Brett Ballard, Travis Hill, Jarrad Miller,
Frank Dorry, Jr., John Cavallaro, Andrew Weygand, Ron Roberts, Scott
Davis, Jr., Jack Hartnett, Dan Cogdill, Don Bogey, Chuck Hopkins, John
Scarpati, Jr., Bob Rambone, Sean Gunther
GM Sportsman
Heat 1 – Chuck Buchman, Kyle Borror, Bob Burgess, Billy Martino,
Tom Moore, Jr., Rich Jackson
Heat 2 – Eric Kormann, Michael Cogdill, Neal Williams, Jack
Simmermon, Bob Bracall, Doug Urbano
GM SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 15 LAPS
NEAL WILLIAMS, Eric Kormann, Bob Burgess, Kyle Borror, Bob Bracall,
Michael Cogdill, Joe Langshaw, Jack Simmermon, Billy Martino, Chuck
Buchman, Tom Moore, Jr., Doug Urbano
DNS: Jimmy Anderson, Rich Jackson
PROFORMANCE CUTS OUTLAW STOCKS FEATURE – 15 LAPS
PJ OLIVER, Pat Conaway, Nick Gargiulo, Jeremy Doerr, Dean Woolford,
Bob Hopely, Karl Wagner, Spider Ensinger, Jr., Jim Honeker, Steve
Schemelia, Jeff Dirkes, Jay Chaikin, Al Suhr, Ron Dirkes
PROFORMANCE CUTS OUTLAW STOCKS FEATURE FROM AUGUST 8th – 15 LAPS
JEREMY DOERR, Spider Ensinger, Jr., Bob Hopely, Jay Chaikin, Jim Honeker, Steve Schemelia, Ron Dirkes, Dean Woolford, Karl Wagner, Nick
Gargiulo, Pat Conaway
Bridgeport Speedway
83 Floodgate Road
Bridgeport NJ 08014
DE Office: 302-875-4196
NJ Office: 856-467-4408
24 hr. Info: 856-467-4407
Fax: 856-467-5843
E-mail: jess@bpspeedway.com
Website: www.bpspeedway.com
Twitter: twitter.com/bridgeportspeed
COMING EVENTS:
Fri 9/11 – Fast and Furious Fridays – Three Feature Friday
1/4 Mile – 600cc Micro-Sprints (20L), 270cc Micro-Sprints (20L) &
4-Cylinder Stock Cars (20L)
6:30 PM Warm-Ups, 7:00 PM Qualifying
Sat 9/12 – Saturday Night Stars! – College and Soccer Night with
a Demolition Derby
Big Block Modifieds (25L), 358 Sportsman – Final Race of the Racing
World Magazine Bonus Series for 358 Sportsman (20L), GM Sportsman
(15L), Limited Sprints & Demolition Derby by Smashmasters
6:15 PM Warm-Ups, 7:00 PM Qualifying
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