Hoffman Picks Up Fifth Win of 2002; Shane Smith Crowned Jasper Sprint Champ

Bridgeport, NJ – Allentown, PA’s Doug Hoffman drove the Lincoln Auto Body Teo #5 to his fifth checkered flag of the season, winning the twenty-five lap big block modified feature Saturday night at South Jersey’s Bridgeport Speedway. Hoffman started the race on the outside pole, and led the entire distance for the $2500 victory, getting his seventy-fourth career modified win at New Jersey’s fastest dirt track. In other action at the speedway, Shane Smith didn’t finish the Jasper Winged Sprint A-Main after dropping out on the fifteenth lap with a flat right rear tire, but he still finished high enough to claim the title of 2002 Bridgeport Speedway Sprint Champion, while his close friend, Al DeAngelis, drove to his first career win in the winged sprints. DeAngelis piloted the McCleary US1 in the twenty lap A-Main, winning in just his second time out in the car. The Bridgeport Sportsman twenty lap feature was won by Richie Pratt, who drove the Klair #34 for his sixth win of the season, in a race that went non-stop while taking just a tick over eight minutes to run. The final event of the night was the Outlaw Stock feature, which turned out to be real barnburner, with Curtis Nichols taking the win in the twenty lap race after putting on an exhibition of door to door racing with Dave Wilhelm. Nichols took the lead in turn four of the last lap, after running side by side with race leader Wilhelm for two complete laps in a display that had the fans on their feet at the end.

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BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY RESULTS – SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2002

MODIFIEDS

Heat 1 – Hoffman, Kerr, Hendrickson, Horton, Dekutoski, Bottcher

Heat 2 – Durand, Elliott, Adams, Truppi, Stonebraker, Irwin

Heat 3 – Laubach, Howard, Hieber, J.Chester, Illes, Franz

Consi – Schweibinz, Weaver, Hallowell, Puzzella, Hughes, B.Chester

MODIFIED FEATURE – 25 LAPS

DOUG HOFFMAN, Rick Laubach, Duane Howard, Ricky Elliott, Danny Hieber, Stephan Durand, Dave Adams, Dave Stonebraker, Steve Bottcher, Jimmy Chester, Bud Schweibinz, Wayne Weaver, Billy Chester, Scott Irwin, Joe Puzzella, Mike Franz, Don Hallowell, Mike Illes, Jimmy Horton, Joe Dekutoski, Mike Hughes, Wade Hendrickson, Brian Truppi, Ryan Kerr

BRIDGEPORT SPORTSMAN

Heat 1 – Pratt, Schultz, Roberts, Collins, Pursell, Miller

Heat 2 – Cogdill, Briggs, Britt, DeMedio, Del Nero, Wyant

Heat 3 – Sarkisian, Pierce, Forte, Stinson, Klingmeyer, Burkhart

Consi – Mills, Harris, Price, Horton, Robertson, Sadler, Harrison, Johanson

BRIDGEPORT SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 20 Laps

RICHIE PRATT, Dan Cogdill, Mark Forte, Rich Stinson, Bob Sarkisian, Jim Britt, Kevin Collins, Rob Pierce, Bill Briggs, Ron Roberts, Bill Klingmeyer, Tom Miller, Judd Mills, John Pursell, Andy Burkhart, Jay Horton, Dennis Price, Billy Harris, Mike DeMedio, Blaine Sadler, Steve Schultz, Jim Robertson, Rob Wyant, Steve Harrison, Darryl Del Nero, Bob Johanson

JASPER WINGED SPRINTS

Heat 1 – Beasley, Donaghy, Fleetwood, Wyers, Andersen, Schmidt

Heat 2 – DeAngelis, Piersig, Mueller, Lotosky, Durbin, Smith

JASPER SPRINTS A-MAIN – 20 LAPS

AL DEANGELIS, Steve Fleetwood, Greg Lotosky, John Wyers, Warren Durbin, Matt Beasley, Jeff Foote, Steve Strubble, Mares Stellfox, Chip Brown, Joe Howe, Keith Andersen, Jim Fowler, Jack Curtis, Steve Schmidt, Kevin Nagy, Shane Smith, Don Smith, Bob Rasmussen, Jeff Davis, Mike Piersig, Mike Donaghy, Jeff Mueller, Ron Karnbach DNS: Bill Force Jr.

OUTLAW STOCKS FEATURE – 20 Laps

CURTIS NICHOLS, Dave Wilhelm, Ken Watson, Robert Benz, Joe Trombetti, Gary Klimenczak, Tony Tumas, Tracy Rocap, Mike Hires, Jeff Dirkes, Brian Ludwig, Bob Nichols, Dave Gould Jr, Steve Stark, Rich Franchetti, Ron Dirkes, Steve Taylor, Jim Erdbrink, Kevin Mandic, Zark Markovich, Bob Dooley, Rich Haegele, Russ Hires, Pat Hires