ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP SEES VON DOHREN SWEEP UP TWO WINS

By Michael Wisniewski

BRIDGEPORT, NJ (October 12, 2008) - At the fourth annual Atlantic Coast

Championship, Craig Von Dohren went back home to Oley, PA as the big

winner of the weekend racing at Bridgeport Speedway. Von Dohren captured

wins in the Big Block and Small Block Modified features. In the 358 Sportsman race, Eric Kormann took the checkered flag. 2008 GM Sportsman Champion, Travis Hill, won the GM Sportsman race. In the Crate Late Model feature, Mike Williams came home in first place. Pat Conaway won the Outlaw Stock feature and Jimmy Hughes seized the win in the 4-Cylinder Stock Car event.

Keith Hoffman led the first lap in the 50-Lap Big Block Modified feature from his pole start but Wade Hendrickson quickly moved up from his third starting spot to take the lead on lap two. A broken drive shaft caused Chic Cossaboone to stop in turn three on lap four to bring out the caution. When action resumed, Hoffman was able to slide by Hendrickson to regain the top spot with Richie Pratt Jr., Jimmy Chester and Craig Von Dohren in tow. Von Dohren climbed up to the third spot when the yellow lights flickered as Jamie Mills had a flat left rear tire on lap

9. Pratt was able to get around Hoffman for the lead following the restart. Right after Von Dohren passed Hoffman for second on lap 12, Gary Hager¹s machine came to a stop in turn two. Von Dohren blasted by Pratt for the lead on the ensuing resumption of action. Hoffman¹s day came to end following a lap 13 restart tangle with Billy Pauch. Richie Pratt Jr. dropped out of the race on lap 14 giving Chester and Pauch a chance to track down Von Dohren. Fifteenth place starter Jason Hamilton entered the mix as he drove up to fourth place on lap 17. Using the high side, Von Dohren began to put a little distance between in himself and Chester. As the race reached the halfway point, Von Dohren¹s lead had

narrowed and he began to enter lapped traffic on lap 27. Two laps later,

Chester was within two car lengths of the leader. The caution flag waved on lap 32 when Ron Roberts spun just in front of Von Dohren and Chester. Von Dohren maintained the lead on the restart. By lap 40, Chester was again within two car lengths of Von Dohren. Mike Franz's spin brought out the final caution on lap 47. On the final restart, Von Dohren held off Chester and took the checkered flag. After a strong performance throughout the race, Chester finished in second place. Pauch came home in third place with Hamilton taking fourth place. Fifth place went to Wade Hendrickson. Pratt Jr., Von Dohren, Hendrickson and Steve Bottcher won the Big Block Modified heat races. Mike Iles won the consolation

event. Von Dohren won the Racing Realtor Mad Cash for Dash race.

Craig Von Dohren took advantage of a front row starting spot and went to the lead at the start of 30-lap Small Block Modified feature. Jason Hamilton had just moved into the runner up spot past Marc Herman on lap 2 when Chic Cossaboone's spin in turn one drew the event's first caution. Von Dohren chose the outside lane on the restart and kept his lead on the restart. Two laps later, Rocco Infante stopped in turn two. Von Dohren again chose the outside lane and outdueled his competitors to maintain the lead on the restart. Also, Mike Iles swept by Herman to grab the third spot. Keith Hoffman was running in fourth place when Richie Pratt Jr. and Mike Gular were both able to get by him on lap 8. The top three cars of Von Dohren, Hamilton and Iles began to distance themselves from the field when Iles pulled into the infield with a motor issue on lap 18. The action came to a stop when Herman spun in turn three on lap 23. On the single file restart, Von Dohren kept his lead over Hamilton, Pratt, Gular and Hoffman. Jimmy Chester¹s ride developed a flat tire on lap 29 setting up one final restart. Von Dohren outlasted

his competitors on the final restart and took home the $3500 top prize. Running a very strong race, Hamilton took second place. Pratt Jr., Gular and Hoffman completed the top five. The Small Block Modified heat race winners were Cossaboone, Von Dohren, Gular and Iles. Jimmy Chester won the Small Block Modified consolation race.

The 358 Sportsman race was marred by an opening lap accident which eliminated nine cars from competition. Following the massive cleanup of unfortunate carnage, Frank Dorry Jr. took the lead from his pole starting spot and led the opening sixteen laps of the 30-Lap main event. Eric Kormann moved in second spot on lap nine and took the lead from Dorry on lap 17. Once in front, Kormann negotiated lapped traffic and began to build a lead over the field. At the finish, Kormann beat Sean Gunther by over three seconds to claim the victory. Jarrad Miller came

home in third place while Kevin Collins took fourth place. After losing his power steering around lap 15, the fast improving Dorry Jr. held on for fifth place. Gunther, Tom Solderich, Jarrad Miller and Ron Roberts each had a 358 Sportsman heat race win. Tom Miller was the victor in the 358 Sportsman consolation race.

Travis Hill took the lead from Brandon Perdue on lap 3 and went on to claim the checkered flag in the 25 lap main event for the GM Sportsman. Mike Barone finished in second spot after passing Perdue on lap 5. Neal Williams wound up in third spot while Tim Trimble grabbed the fourth position. Twentieth place starter Pat Hires finished in fifth. The GM Sportsman heat race winners were Barone, Perdue and Williams.

Bridgeport Speedway Results ­ Atlantic Coast Championship

Saturday, October 11, 2008 & Sunday October 12, 2008

BIG BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE ­ 50 LAPS: CRAIG VON DOHREN, Jimmy Chester, Billy Pauch, Jason Hamilton, Wade HendricksonChad James, Howard O¹Neal, Doug Manmiller, Steve Durand, Mike Iles, Mike Franz, Tim Millman, Gary Hager, Sam Westcott Jr., Scott Irwin, Steve Bottcher, Mike Gular, Ron Roberts, Brett Ballard, Jamie Mills, Richie Pratt Jr., Keith Hoffman, Tom Hager, Chic Cossaboone

358 SMALL BLOCK MODIFIED FEATURE: CRAIG VON DOHREN, Jason Hamilton, Richie Pratt Jr., Mike Gular, Keith Hoffman, Chic Cossaboone, Chad James, Carmine Infante, Scott Davis Jr., Marc Herman, Jimmy Chester, Mark Kratz, Sean Gunther, Meme DeSantis, Kevin Collins, Bobby Watkins, Mike Iles, Dan Cogdill, Jesse Hill, AJ DeSantis, Billy Turner, Tom Hager, Ron Roberts, Rocco Infante, Gary Hager

358 SPORTSMAN FEATURE: ERIC KORMANN, Sean Gunther, Jarrad Miller, Kevin Collins, Frank Dorry Jr., Billy Briggs, Ron Roberts, Billy Turner, Marc Herman, Tim Trimble, Kevin Vaclavicek, Don Bogey, John Kelly, Steve Kassekert, Rob Wyant, Jim Britt, Tom Solderich, Jesse Hill, Bill Klingmeyer, Jack Swain, Mike Mammana, Scott Davis Jr., Jeff Geiges, Tom Miller

DNS: Rick Beavers

GM SPORTSMAN FEATURE ­ 25 LAPS: TRAVIS HILL, Mike Barone, Neal Williams, Tim Trimble, Pat Hires, Mike White, Tom Moore Jr., Kyle Borror, Jerry Carter, Jason Bittner, Doug Urbano, Bob Burgess, Eric Engstrom, Eric Renninger, Scott Cranston, Forest Peters, Steve Davis, Tom Gibson, John Bilofsky, Brandon Perdue

DNS: Bob Bartleson