Monday August 03, 2009 HORTON TAKES BIEVER'S MODIFIED TWICE TO VICTORY LANE AT BRIDGEPORT
SPEEDWAY BRIDGEPORT, NJ (August 2, 2009) - On Bike Night at Bridgeport
Speedway, Jimmy Horton took Dick Biever's Alpha Mills Modified to
victory lane twice as he captured both 25-Lap Big Block Modified
features. Frank Dorry, Jr. was the victor in the 358 Sportsman
contest. The GM Sportsman feature was won by Eric Kormann.
Stan Frankenfield, Jr. took the lead at the drop of the green in the
regularly scheduled 25-Lap Big Block feature with Steve Durand, Ryan
Watt and Jimmy Horton in pursuit. Horton began his drive to the front
as he passed Watt for third on lap 5 and motored by Durand on lap 7 to
move into the runner-up spot. Also on lap 7, Wade Hendrickson, who
started the feature in the ninth position, swept by Durand to gain
third place. Horton hounded Frankenfield, Jr. for a few laps before
taking over the lead on lap 11. Once in front, Horton successfully
negotiated the lap traffic in the caution free event to win his second
feature of the year. Hendrickson worked his way up to second place on
lap 16 and finished in the runner up spot. Third place went to Watt
with Chad James finishing in the fourth position. Frankenfield, Jr.
and Chic Cossaboone battled for fifth position in the final laps with
Frankenfield, Jr. regaining the spot at the finish line. The Big Block
Modified qualifying races were won by Horton, Frankenfield, Jr. and
Cossaboone.
In the makeup Big Block Modified feature from Saturday, July 25th,
Mike Franz took the lead at the start with Ryan Watt, Ron Roberts and
Jimmy Horton in the chase. After multiple cautions and restarts
following the completion of one lap of racing, Watt escalated to the
front with Horton jumping into second place on lap 2. One circuit
later, Horton was leading the pack. After Stan Frankenfield's ride
stopped in turn 2 on lap 4, Steve Durand, Steve Bottcher and Wade
Hendrickson were all able to get by Franz on the resumption of action
to take third, fourth and fifth respectively. Hendrickson charged past
Bottcher and Durand to take third place on lap 8. One tour later,
Bottcher got past Hendrickson following another caution and restart.
At the halfway point, Horton had built a comfortable six second lead
over the pack. On lap 15, Hendrickson's machine billowed smoke causing
the yellow lights to flicker again. When the green waved again, the
second and third place cars of Watt and Bottcher tangled briefly and
caused Watt to lose a few spots. Durand took advantage of the
situation and became the new man in second place. Durand's second
place run came to an end on lap 18 as he slowed down in turn four to
bring out the final caution of the event. On the last restart, Horton
fought back a strong challenge from Bottcher to keep his lead and went
on to claim his second checkered flag of the evening and third of the
year. With the two victories on this night, Horton now has 117 career
wins at Bridgeport Speedway. Bottcher finished in second place with
Chad James coming home in third. Watt fought his way back to a fourth
place finish and Scott Irwin wound up in fifth place.
Frank Dorry, Jr. outgunned Sean Gunther at the start of the 358
Sportsman feature and led every lap of the 20-Lap feature to claim his
first career 358 Sportsman checkered flag at Bridgeport Speedway.
Dorry, Jr. was able to fight back a late race challenge from Gunther
on his way to victory lane. Gunther held on for second with third
place going to to Travis Hill. Brett Ballard and the veteran Ron
Roberts completed the top five. Chuck Hopkins and Jesse Hill each won
a 358 Sportsman heat race.
In the GM Sportsman event, Eric Kormann took the lead from Neal
Williams on lap 7 and went on to win his first feature of 2009 at
Bridgeport Speedway. The win was Kormann's ninth career victory in the
GM Sportsman division. Williams finished in second place with third
going to Corey Anderson. The top five was rounded out by Kyle Borror
and Michael Cogdill. The GM Sportsman heat winners were Chuck Buchman
and Kormann.
Nelson Outten III was the winner in the Demolition Derby presented by
Smashmasters.
On Saturday, August 8th, Government Employee Night is on the schedule
as all local, state and federal government workers will receive a
$3.00 discount off grandstand admission with proper identification. On
this special night, Summer Heat Twin 25's highlight the program as the
URC Sprints and the Big Block Modifieds will each have a 25-Lap main
event. The third leg of the Racing World 358 Sportsman Bonus Series
joins the GM Sportsman and Proformance Cuts Outlaw Stocks to complete
the card. Racing starts at 7:00 PM on Saturday, August 8th with
Grandstand Gates opening at 5:00 PM.
Quarter mile action resumes on Friday, August 7th on RTS Chassis
Night. The very popular Grandstand Bingo returns on this night. The
five feature program has the 270cc and 600cc Micro-Sprints each
competing in winged and wingless features. The 4 Cylinder Stock Cars
will be in competition as well. The first heat race starts at 7:00 PM
on Friday, August 7th with Gates opening at 5:00 PM. For additional
information, please visit www.bpspeedway.com or call 302-875-4196.
Bridgeport Speedway Results – Saturday, August 1st, 2009
Big Block Modifieds
Heat 1 – Jimmy Horton, Scott Irwin, Wade Hendrickson, Ron Roberts,
Bob Sarkisian, Rusty Smith
Heat 2 – Stan Frankenfield, Jr., Jimmy Chester, Steve Bottcher,
Matt Harrell, Rich Acolia, Mike Barone
Heat 3 – Chic Cossaboone, Ryan Watt, Chad James, Steve Durand, Andy
Burkhart, Jimmy Horton IV
BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE – 25 LAPS
JIMMY HORTON, Wade Hendrickson, Ryan Watt, Chad James, Stan
Frankenfield, Jr., Chic Cossaboone, Steve Durand, Matt Harrell, Ron
Roberts, Mike Barone, Bob Sarkisian, Scott Irwin, Mike Franz, Andy
Burkhart, Rob Nixon, Rusty Smith, Rich Acolia, Jimmy Chester, Bryant
Brown, Steve Bottcher, Jimmy Horton IV
DNS: Scott Ambruster
BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE – 7/25/09 Feature – 25 LAPS
JIMMY HORTON, Steve Bottcher, Chad James, Ryan Watt, Scott Irwin,
Jimmy Horton IV, Mike Franz, Rich Acolia, Bryant Brown, Ron Roberts,
Steve Durand, Wade Hendrickson, Stan Frankenfield, Jr., Brett Ballard,
Matt Harrell, Rusty Smith, Chic Cossaboone, Jimmy Chester, Mike Barone
DNS: Brian Truppi, Scott Ambruster
358 Sportsman
Heat 1 – Chuck Hopkins, Travis Hill, Sean Gunther, Jarrad Miller,
Kevin Collins, Tom Miller
Heat 2 – Jesse Hill, Frank Dorry, Jr., Gino Postorivo, Ron
Roberts, John Cavallaro, Bob Rambone
358 SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 20 LAPS
FRANK DORRY, JR., Sean Gunther, Travis Hill, Brett Ballard, Ron
Roberts, Jesse Hill, Jarrad Miller, Gino Postorivo, Kevin Collins,
John Cavallaro, Dan Cogdill, Don Bogey, Bob Rambone, Tom Miller, Bob
Lineman, Jr., Chuck Hopkins
DNS: Larry Lippincott
GM Sportsman
Heat 1 – Chuck Buchman, Kyle Borror, Bob Burgess, Michael Cogdill,
Tom Moore, Jr., Erik Renninger
Heat 2 – Eric Kormann, David Bell, Corey Anderson, Bob Bracall,
Billy Martino, Doug Urbano
GM SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 15 LAPS
ERIC KORMANN, Neal Williams, Corey Anderson, Kyle Borror, Michael
Cogdill, Chuck Buchman, Bob Burgess, Billy Martino, Bob Bracall, Dan
Mazy, Bob Bartleson, Erik Renninger, John Bilofsky, Jack Simmermon,
David Bell, Doug Urbano, John Micek, Tom Moore, Jr.
Bridgeport Speedway
83 Floodgate Road
Bridgeport NJ 08014
DE Office: 302- 875-4196
NJ Office: 856-467-4408
24 hr. Info: 856-467-4407
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COMING EVENTS:
Fri 8/7 – Fast and Furious Fridays – RTS Chassis Night with
Grandstand Bingo and Five Features
1/4 Mile – 600cc Micro-Sprints (20L), 270cc Micro-Sprints
(20L),4-Cylinder Stock Cars (20L), 600cc Micro-Sprint wingless (20L)
presented by Spar Motors and 270cc Micro-Sprint wingless (20L)
presented by Sorrey Property Maintenance and Dan McMahon
6:30 PM Warm-Ups, 7:00 PM Qualifying
Sat 8/8 – Saturday Night Stars! – Government Employee Night with
Summer Heat Twin 25's - URC Sprints & Big Block Modifieds
URC Sprints(25L), Big Block Modifieds (25L), 358 Sportsman – Racing
World Magazine 358 Sportsman Bonus Race (20L), GM Sportsman (15L) &
Proformance Cuts Outlaw Stocks (15L)
6:15 PM Warm-Ups, 7:00 PM Qualifying |
