Hendrickson Hooked Up, Wins Friday Night at Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT, NJ (July 16, 2005) - Wade Hendrickson, Lawrenceville, NJ, had his hot rod hooked up this past Friday Night at Bridgeport Speedway, scoring his second win of the 2005 season.

"The Thrill" Jesse Hill grabbed the early lead in the 25 lap DIRT 358 Modified feature event. Hill pulled away as Hendrickson hustled to second from a fourth place starting position. Hendrickson powered past Hill on a restart and never looked back. GR Smith blasted into the second position four circuits later with Billy "The Kid" Pauch right on bumper in the Pioneer Pole Buildings #1. The battle opened for fourth as Richie Pratt and Jimmy Horton fought tooth and nail for the position. Hendrickson held on for the victory in the Atlantic Wood Floors #2W, Smith finished in second with Billy Pauch in third, Jimmy Horton in fourth and Richie Pratt Jr in fifth.

Jim Wyers, Steelmantown, NJ, doubled up this past Friday Night picking up the victories in both the Jasper Sprint Series and the 270cc Micro Sprints. Wyers, who currently leads the point standing in both divisions, becomes the first driver to pick up Friday Night victories in two separate divisions. Wyers was trailed at the line in the 270cc Division by Steve Caslop, Jimmy Cammock, Shaun Ratchford and John Blanda. In Jasper Sprint action Wyers was followed by previous winner, Tim Iulg, Mares Stellfox, Joe Thuet and Bob Rasmussen.

Chuck Hopkins of Williamstown, NJ ended Eric Kormann's win streak this past Friday Night in the GM Crate Sportsman division. Hopkins, a recent graduate of our Rookie Division, held off strong charges from fellow Rookie Grads, Chuck Buchman and Jon Haegele. Buchman settled for second, Haegele finished third, Kormann came home fourth and Delaware invader Richard Walls rode home fifth.

Twenty Year Old, Bill Thomas of Media, PA picked up his first career Bridgeport victory in the 600cc Micro Sprint Division. Rick Stief came home second, Sam Casella finished third, Barry Racan in fourth and Glenn Heverin rouding out the top five.

Jim Hughes picked up the victory in the 4 Cylinder Stock division. This marks Hughes' fourth victory of the season. Brian Crisman, Warren Stradley, Dave Bentley Jr and Fred Martin trailed Hughes at the line.

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358 DIRT Modifieds

Heat 1 - 1. GR Smith 2. Billy Pauch 3. Ryan Beltz 4. Billy Pauch Jr. 5. Jimmy Chester 6. Stan Frankenfield Jr.

Heat 2 - 1. Richie Pratt Jr. 2. Jimmy Horton 3. Darren Schuler 4. Jesse Hill 5. Wade Hendrickson 6. Mike Franz

Feature - 1. Wade Hendrickson 2. GR Smith 3. Billy Pauch 4. Jimmy Horton 5. Richie Pratt Jr. 6. Jesse Hill 7. John Pratt 8. Tommy Beamer 9. Howard O'Neil 10. Stan Frankenfield Jr. 11. Ryan Beltz 12. Dale Crouch 13. Darren Schuler 14. Billy Pauch Jr. 15. Drew Ricco 16. Jimmy Chester 17. Doug Boyce 18. Scott Hulmes 19. Anthony Moran 20. Tom Solderich 21. Mike Franz 22. John Stangle DNS - Jason Duppel, Ken Meisner, Felipe Vazquez

Jasper Sprints

Feature - 1. Jim Wyers 2. Tim Iulg 3. Mares Stellfox 4. Joe Thuet 5. Bob Rasmussen 6. Shane Smith 7. Scott McClaren 8. Mike Piersig 9. Bill Jackson 10. Tyler Ramierz 11. Andrew Weldon 12. Jeff Davis 13. Jack Curtis 14. Keith Anderson 15. John Wyers 16. Jonathan Swanson 17. Doug Smith 18. Steve Petry 19. Torrey Rose DNS Jeff Mueller

GM Crate Sportsman

Feature - 1. Chuck Hopkins 2. Chuck Buchman 3. Jon Haegele 4. Eric Kormann 5. Richard Walls 6. Mike Hires 7. Chad James 8. Pat Hires 9. John Bangs 10. John Micek 11. Warren Floyd Jr. 12. Dustin Hoffman 13. Forrest Peters 14. Jimmy Horton IV 15. Don Bogey 16. Bobby Watkins 17. Lee Nardelli 18. Todd Kuhl 19. Mike Fattori

600cc Micro Sprints

Feature - 1. Bill Thomas 2. Rick Stief 3. Sam Casella 4. Barry Racan 5. Glenn Heverin 6. Stewart Carmichael 7. Jamie Durboraw 8. Eric Brobst 9. Robbie Stillwagon 10. Phil Meisner Jr. 11. George Ulmer 12. Dan Biggs 13. Robbie Nixon 14. Mark Harkleroad 15. Bruce Tharp 16. Rick Panzer 17. Gary Hunter 18. Matt Ward 19. Dave Graziano 20. Andrew Weygand 21. Ronnie Tobias 22. Jack Conover

270cc Micro Sprints

Feature - 1. Jim Wyers 2. Steve Caslop 3. Jimmy Cammock 4. Shaun Ratchford 5. John Blanda 6. Eddie Wagner 7. Luke Fogg 8. Ryan Stillwagon 9. Ashley Camilleri 10. Steve Gasapari 11. Michael Creamer 12. Bob DeVault 13. Doug Durham 14. Ryan Wozunk 15. Bill Springer 16. Jim Tippin 17. Jessica Lindmeier 18. Frank Venezia DNS Paul Snyder, John Chalmers

4 Cylinder Stocks

Feature - 1. Jim Hughes 2. Brian Crisman 3. Warren Stradley 4. Dave Bentley Jr. 5. Fred Martin 6. Ian Wray 7. Bob Hartman 8. Roy Combs 9. Dave Damiano 10. Jeff Walls 11. Ken Wallace 12. Dave Bentley Sr. 13. Jerry Conley 14. Terry Sammons 15. Joe Meron