Laubach, Elliott and Mills Claim Triple 20 Victories

BRIDGEPORT, NJ (July 10, 2005) - Three Modified "hot shoes" shared the Victory Lane champagne Saturday night as Rick Laubach, Quakertown, PA, Ricky Elliott, Seaford, DE and Jamie Mills, Milford, DE split a Triple Threat of thrilling 20 lap feature events as JD3Graphics.com presented a night of racing at the Bridgeport Speedway.

A strong Rick Laubach quickly charged to the front in the first Modified 20 lapper grabbing the lead on lap 3 and never looking back. Despite a hard charge late in the race by Jamie Mills, Laubach would pick up his fourth feature victory of the season. Mills would settle for second with Steve Bottcher, Wade Hendrickson and Mark Forte rounding out the top five finishers.

In the second Modified race, Ricky Elliott endured a hard fought battle with Duane Howard. Elliott continued his rim riding ways differing from the inside lane that Howard desired. Elliott picked up his first victory of the year and his first since returning the J&M Roofing and Builders #85. Howard rode home second, with Danny Johnson finishing third and Kenny Brightbill and Kevin Hirthler following at the line.

In the third feature event, "Jammin" Jamie Mills earned his first place starting position by defeating the top five in the first two feature events in the "Modified Driver Tire Toss." Mills took advantage of his starting spot and held off a determined Danny Johnson for final bragging rights in the Modified nightcap. Johnson would bring home second place honors, with Rick Laubach, Steve Bottcher and Duane Howard completing the top five.

Sewell, NJ's Richie Pratt Jr would bring home "The Bandit Bonus" in the Sportsman fray, picking up an additional $425 for his efforts. This marks Pratt's fourth Sportsman victory of the season. Early race leader, Rob Pierce would come home second with Dan Cogdill finishing third and JD3Graphics Young Guns, Sean Carman and Jimmy Horton IV coming home fourth and fifth respectively.

Pat Conaway picked up his 11th straight victory in the Outlaw Stock division, tying a record held by Ryan Kerr for "Most Consecutive Victories," barely nipping Bill Miller at the line. Miller, who at one point used turn 4 of the ¼ mile track to avoid a lapped car, came home a strong second, with Gary Klimeczak, Ken Watson and Terry Griffin rounding out the top five.

Chad James won the battle but lost the war in the GM Crate Sportsman Division. James out powered Chuck Buchman to pick up his fourth victory in the division, but it just wasn't enough to capture the Championship. Buchman landed in second, with early leader Jon Haegele third, with Kevin Labs and Forrest Peters rounding out the top five. Pat Hires, a former Enduro Champion, defeated James by merely two points in the series standings. Our Rookies now look to Friday Night action competing with our GM Crate Sportsman division.

Over thirty contestants proved their creative ability in our Banner Night Competition. A Family Four Pack (including admission and 4 hotdogs and 4 sodas) was presented to the Labs' Girls for their banner of the East Coast Recovery Race Team of Ron Solomon Jr and Kevin Labs. Sean Doyle of Kent, NY had a memorable first Bridgeport Speedway experience as JD3Graphics presented a package of goodies as the youngster chose Jamie Mills as the winner of the Modified Driver Tire Toss.

Friday, July 15 - Our Friday Night Program features a full six-division card headlined by the JASPER SPRINT CARS and 358 DIRT Modifieds, also in action on the 5/8th track will be the GM Crate Sportsman. In ¼ Mile action will be the 600cc Micro Sprints, along with the 270cc Micro Sprints and 4 Cylinder Stocks will compete in Features-Only events. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students, $5 for kids, and, as always, 5 and under are free. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. with the first Green Flag flying at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 16 - We salute the gamers on Outdoorsman Night! Our Big Block Modifieds headline the card competing in an exciting 25 lap feature event. The Delaware Vintage Stocks make their first appearance of the season! The Sportman and Outlaw Stocks will be in competition with full qualifying races and exciting feature events. All that plus Gifts, Games and Prizes! Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students, $5 for kids and 5 and under are free. Pit gates open at 3:30 p.m., with Grandstand gates opening at 4:30 p.m., and the first race at 6:30 p.m.

For more information on all the action at Bridgeport Speedway and information about the JD3Graphics/Bridgeport Speedway Young Guns visit our website at www.bridgeportspeedway.net or contact the Speedway Office at 856-467-4408.

Big Block Modified

Heat 1 - 1. Rick Laubach 2. Mike Iles 3. Mark Forte 4. Kenny Brightbill 5. Bob Sarkisian 6. Mike Franz

Heat 2 - 1. Ricky Elliott 2. Jamie Mills 3. Kevin Hirthler 4. Don Barone 5. Danny Johnson 6. Steve Durand

Heat 3 - 1. Wade Hendrickson 2. Duane Howard 3. Jimmy Chester 4. Chic Cossaboone 5. Steve Bottcher 6. Jim Stong

Feature 1 - 1. Rick Laubach 2. Jamie Mills 3. Steve Bottcher 4. Wade Hendrickson 5. Mark Forte 6. Don Barone 7. Joe Dekutoski 8. Steve Durand 9. Jimmy Chester 10. Bob Sarkisian 11. Fritz Epright 12. Jesse Hill 13. Pete Visconti 14. Phil Retter 15. Bruce Davis 16. Jeff Ebersole

Feature 2 - 1. Ricky Elliott 2. Duane Howard 3. Danny Johnson 4. Kenny Brightbill 5. Kevin Hirthler 6. Mike Iles 7. Mike Franz 8. Gary Hager 9. Jim Stong 10. Tom Beamer 11. Ron Solomon Jr 12. Scott Irwin 13. Kevin Hahn 14. Chic Cossaboone 15. Tom Hager

Feature 3 - 1. Jamie Mills 2. Danny Johnson 3. Rick Laubach 4. Steve Bottcher 5. Duane Howard 6. Wade Hendrickson 7. Jimmy Chester 8. Mark Forte 9. Kenny Brightbill 10. Kevin Hirthler 11. Joe Dekutoski 12. Don Barone 13. Bob Sarkisian 14. Steve Durand 15. Mike Franz 16. Jim Stong 17. Ricky Elliott 18. Tom Beamer 19. Gary Hager 20. Mike Iles

Sportsman

Heat 1 - 1. Mark Forte Jr. 2. Rob Pierce 3. Bill Klingmeyer 4. John Stangle 5. Eric Kormann 6. Tom Miller

Heat 2 - 1. Dan Cogdill 2. Richie Pratt Jr 3. Jimmy Horton IV 4. Bob Lineman Jr 5. Ron Roberts 6. Anthony Tramontana

Heat 3 - 1. John Pursell 2. Billy Briggs 3. Sean Carman 4. Mike Brannigan 5. Kevin Collins 6. Troy Lipponcott

Feature 1 - 1. Richie Pratt Jr 2. Rob Pierce 3. Dan Cogdill 4. Jimmy Horton IV 5. Sean Carman 6. Mark Forte Jr. 7. Eric Kormann 8. Tom Miller 9. John Pursell 10. John Salvatore Jr 11. Mike Brannigan 12. Steve Lozorak 13. Bill Klingmeyer 14. Anthony Tramontana 15. Bob Lineman Jr. 16. Ron Roberts 17. Brett Hoffman 18. Frank Holmes 19. Jack McCallion 20. Bob Rambone 21. John Stangle 22. Troy Lipponcott 23. Billy Briggs 24. Phil McCloughan 25. Ron Ford 26. Kevin Collins

Outlaw Stocks

Feature - 1. Pat Conaway 2. Bill Miller 3. Gary Klimeczak 4. Ken Watson 5. Terry Griffin 6. Mike Panza 7. Rich Reider 8. Joe Trumbetti 9. Jesse DeGarmo 10. Rick Erdbrink 11. Jim Erdbrink 12. Fred Ingram 13. Jim Honaker 14. Jeff Dirkes 15. James Griffin 16. John Read

GM Crate Sportsman Rookie

Feature - 1. Chad James 2. Chuck Buchman 3. Jon Haegele 4. Kevin Labs 5. Forrest Peters 6. Pat Hires 7. Charles Hopkins