Billy “The Kid” Pauch scores another Big Block Modified win at Bridgeport Speedway on Saturday July 24th.
Billy “The Kid” Pauch breezed around Bridgeport for his 50th career Big Block win, taking his competitors “to school” as he used the entire track to secure his victory. Don Barone started in the top spot of the 25-lap feature but lost the lead to Steve Durand of Mahwah NJ out of turn 2 on lap 3. Barone out of Greenbrook NJ, got shuffled back to third after a series of yellow flags were thrown by the fifth lap. Durand led the race until “Jammin” Jamie Mills stole the lead off of the restart. Durand suffered mechanical problems, driving off the track on lap 10. Mills ran two circuits as the race leader, before veteran Billy Pauch blew by on the inside of turn 4 on the 12th lap. Meanwhile, Doug Hoffman ran in the third position with pressure from Mike Iles and Jimmy Horton. Billy “The Kid” Pauch continued to dominate, waiting patiently through several yellow flag incidents. Pauch kept the hammer down as a fierce battle for fourth waged as the checkered flag flew. Jamie Mills and Wade “The Flying Farmer” Hendrickson drove side by side, making contact with each other as they crossed the finish line. The top five finishers were: Billy “The Kid” Pauch, Duane Howard, Jimmy Horton, Jamie Mills, and Wade Hendrickson.
Richie Pratt Jr of Sewell, NJ flies into victory lane for the 6th time this season at Bridgeport Speedway.
Richie Pratt Jr increased his point lead over Rich Stinson in the Sunoco Sportsman Series at Bridgeport Speedway with his sixth victory of the 2004 season. Dennis Price grabbed the lead from polesitter Steve Lozorak on the first lap of the 20-lap feature. Once Price took the top spot he had Bob Lilick knocking on his door for several circuits. On lap 5, Lilick passed Price on the restart and held on to the lead until Richie Pratt Jr, who started in the 11th position, snatched the lead on lap 12. A three car scuffle for second place between Bob Lilick, Rich Stinson, and Jim Britt entertained the crowd with Stinson eventually winning the contest. The top five finishers in the Sunoco Sportsman event were: Richie Pratt Jr, Rich Stinson, Jim Britt, Ron Roberts, and Eric Korman.
Jim Wyers triumphs at Bridgeport Speedway for his second career win in the Jasper Sprint Division.
Patience paid off for Jim Wyers out of Steelmantown NJ, as he hoisted the second trophy of his career at Bridgeport Speedway this Saturday night. Wyers was the third different leader of the 20-lap event in one of the most competitive races of the season. Torrey Rose led the first 11 laps before getting tangled with Joe Thuet on turn 3. Jon Brennfleck then took over as race leader for two circuits as Jim Wyers began his charge to the finish.
Steve Schmidt gave Wyers a run for his money throughout the remainder of the race,but ran out of laps as the checkered flag waved. Rounding out the top five were; Jim Wyers, Steve Schmidt, Mike Piersig, John Wyers, and Steve Fleetwood.
Big Block Modified Feature (25 Laps) 1. Billy Pauch 2. Duane Howard 3. Jimmy Horton 4. Jamie Mills 5. Wade Hendrickson 6. Mike Iles 7. Doug Hoffman 8. Carmine Infante 9. Bucky Kell
10. John Dixon 11. Rick Laubach 12. Kyle Strickler 13. Bud Schweibinz 14. Troy Ale 15. Don Barone 16. Mark Forte 17. Mike Franz 18. Rich Acolia 19. Steve Durand 20. Scott Irwin 21. Tom Hager 22. G.R. Smith 23. Freddy Brightbill 24. Ricky Elliott
Sunoco Sportsman Feature (20 Laps) 1.Richie Pratt Jr 2. Rich Stinson 3. Jim Britt 4. Ron Roberts 5. Eric Kormann 6. Sean Carman 7. Sam Wescott 8. Bob Lilick 9. Dennis Price 10. Kevin Collins 11. John Pursell 12. Tom Miller 13. Jack Swain 14. Mike Hughes 15. Bill Klingmeyer 16. Mike Fattori 17. Steve Lindale 18. Rick Beavers 19. Jason Hamilton 20. Scott Singley 21. John Pratt 22. Lou Farina 23. John Romano 24. Steve Lozorak 25. Gene Stravinsky 26. Rob Pierce
Jasper Sprints Feature (20 Laps) 1.Jim Wyers 2. Steve Schmidt 3. Mike Piersig 4. John Wyers 5. Chip Brown 6. Mares Stellfox 7. Jack Curtis 8. Jon Brennfleck 9. Jeff Foote 10. Steve Fleetwood 11. Torrey Rose 12. Joe Thuet 13. Mark Bitner 14. Dave Brown 15. Jeff Mueller 16. Jim Bewley 17. Bob Rasmussen
Big Block Modified Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1. Kyle Strickler 2. Rick Laubach 3. Jimmy Horton 4. Doug Hoffman 5. Don Barone 6. Rich Acolia
Big Block Modified Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1. Ricky Elliott 2. Wade Hendrickson 3. Steve Durand 4. John Dixon 5. Scott Irwin 6. Jamie Mills
Big Block Modified Heat 3 (8 Laps) 1. Duane Howard 2. Billy Pauch 3. Mike Iles 4. Bucky Kell 5. Mark Forte 6. Mike Franz
Big Block Modified Consi 1 (8 laps) 1. Bud Schweibinz 2. Troy Ale 3. Tom Hager 4. Freddy Brightbill 5. GR Smith 6. Carmine Infante
Sunoco Sportsman Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1. Ron Roberts 2. Rob Pierce 3. John Pursell 4. Tom Miller 5. Lou Marina 6.Scott Singley
Sunoco Sportsman Heat 2 (8 laps) 1. Rich Stinson 2. Jim Britt 3. Steve Lozorak 4. Eric Kormann 5. John Pratt 6. Kevin Collins
Sunoco Sportsman Heat 3 (8 Laps) 1. Bob Lilick 2. Richie Pratt Jr 3. Jason Hamilton 4. Sean Carman 5. Dennis Price 6. Bill Klingmeyer
Sunoco Sportsman Consi 1 (8 Laps) 1. John Romano 2. Mike Hughes 3. Mike Fattori 4. Rick Beavers 5. Skip Poole 6. Mike Brannigan 7. Jay Horton 8. Joe Lanshaw 9. Rodger Harturm
Sunoco Sportsman Consi 2 (8 Laps) 1. Gene Stravinsky 2. Jack Swain 3. Sam Wescott 4. Steve Lindale 5. Mark Forte Jr 6. Drew Ricco 7. Mark Schweibinz 8. Dave Hunt 9. Anthony Moran 10. Don Bogey 11. Jesse Hill 12. Christina McVay 13. John Kelly
Jasper Sprint Heat 1 (8 Laps) 1. Dave Brown 2. John Wyers 3. Torrey Rose 4. Jeff Mueller 5. Jim Wyers 6. Jim Bewley 7. Jeff Foote 8. Mike Piersig 9. Scott McClaren 10. Mark Bitner
Jasper Sprint Heat 2 (8 Laps) 1. Mares Stellfox 2. Joe Thuet 3. Steve Fleetwood 4. Jon Brennfleck 5. Steve Schmidt 6. Bob Rasmussen 7. Chip Brown 8. Jack Curtis 9. Jim Brewley
Bridgeport Speedway is located on 83 Floodgate Rd in Bridgeport NJ. The track is located off of exit 14 on 295. “A Night at the Races” family pack is available every event and includes 2 child admission tickets, 2 adult admission tickets, 4 hot dogs, and 4 sodas. For more information on events at Bridgeport, please contact the speedway office at 856-467-4408 or visit the official website at www.bridgeportspeedway.net.