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Story By: BRIDGEPORT MOTORSPORTS PARK – SWEDESBORO, NJ – Rick Laubach raced to his first win of the season in the Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz Modified feature on the High Banks of the Bridgeport Speedway on Saturday night. Laubach’s win was time perfectly!
The Hermann No. 7 has SY Murray power under the hood and SY Murray was the sponsor for Saturday night’s racing events.
Ethan Bill made his return to Champion Brands Victory Lane after his second win of the season in the Ice Less LLC 602 Sportsman. Spider Ensinger, Jr. celebrated his second win in a row in the Street Stock feature at his new Saturday night home. Ensinger raced to the win, ahead of his father just as Joe Garey, Jr. did in the Four Cylinder feature, taking the win with his father finishing in second.
Polesitter, WB James led the Modifed feature for the first six laps. Laubach raced to the outside and then the inside then back to the outside to take the lead from James on a lap seven restart. Cale Ross moved into second on the next circuit as Billy Pauch, Jr. took over third after starting twelvfth. Dillon Steuer took fourth on lap nine, coming from his thirteenth-place start.
The caution waved for Billy Osmun III who went up in smoke in a big way in turns three and four. After one false start, Laubach went back to work followed by Pauch, Matt Stangle and Ross. As the laps counted down, Stangle was able to close the gap on Pauch but no positions changed, even as Laubach raced for lapped traffic in the final laps.
Gary & Lori Hermann owned race cars at Bridgeport for many years. They were part of the fabric that make up the Bridgeport Speedway. Racing was something they did together and were at the track weekly to watch the No. 7. After Lori lost her battle with cancer in 2018, Gary’s attendance at the track dwindled but his support did not. He has continued to provide a car for Laubach every season. “My car owner, Gary Hermann has never been to this track,” Laubach stated after his win. “He watches on television and I hope he’s watching tonight!”
Laubach raced to the checkered over Pauch, Stangle, Steuer and Ross. Ryan Krachun, the new hired gun in the Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz No. 51, finished sixth in his maiden voyage followed by Sammy Martz, Jr., WB James, Stan Frankenfield and HJ Bunting.
Polesitter, Rob Tete led the Ice Less 602 Sportsman feature for the first fourteen rounds. For most of those laps, Rookie Champion, Michael Beckett raced in second but he lost several positions after running wide in turn two. Ethan Bill made the pass for the lead, pulling ahead as the field headed down the backstretch on lap fifteen. Tete got out of shape between turns one and two, collecting several cars on the next lap. Brian Papiez raced in second bt Bill had a several car length lead over second.
Bill led the way to the checkered over Papiez, Steve Kemery, Trent Willey and Howard Hueple. Jax Yohn finished sixth followed by Brian Rogers, Luke Bunting, Ethan Young and Matt Peck.
Gary Klimeczak led the way in the Street Stock feature for the first two laps before Mike Hughes raced to the front. Hughes led for two laps and then pulled off the track on lap five. Klimeczak went back to the front for two laps went Spider Ensinger, Jr. took the lead. Ensinger, Jr. raced to the checkered without a challenge followed by Spider Ensinger, Sr., Jeff Dirkes, Kevin Heckman and Chris Allen, Sr.
Ensinger dedicated both of his wins to Bill Liedtka, a fellow Street Stock competitor, who passed away earlier this month.
Brian Spencer and Ensinger had something in common. Both were back-to-back feature winners. Spencer won his first Victory Fuel Wingless Sprint race last weekend and came back for win number two on Saturday night.
Stan Ploski III led the first three laps before Shea Wills raced into the lead on lap four. One lap later Wills led, Thomas Radivoy, Spencer, Ploski and Christopher Allen, Jr. through lap five.
Spencer took over second a few laps later but no one was closing the gap on Wills, the race leader. On lap fifteen, a lapped car spun in front of the lead. Wills spun to avoid the spun car. Spencer took the lead and Wills restarted from the rear.
Spencer drove to the win over Radivoy, Allen, Wills and Jonathan Swanson.
Joe Garey, Jr. was not to be denied in the Four Cylinder main event. Garey Jr. took the lead on the first lap and never looked back. Joe Garey, Sr. finished second over Dan Stein,Jr., John Parker and Roger Kummerer.
Quick Results from 7/13/24 Modifieds 1. Rick Laubach 2. Billy Pauch Jr. 3. Matt Stangle 4. Dillon Steuer 5. Cale Ross 6. Ryan Krachun 7. Sam Martz Jr 8. WB James 9. Stan Frankenfield 10. HJ Bunting 11. JR Fulper 12. Sam Martz Sr. 13. Mike Franz 14. Brad Roberts 15. Frank Cozze 16. Billy Osmun 17. Cole Stangle 18. Neal Williams 19. Roger Manning
Sportsman 1. Ethan Bill 2. Brian Papiez 3. Steve Kemery 4. Trent Willey 5. Howard Huepfel 6. Jax Yohn 7. Brian Rogers 8. Luke Bunting 9. Ethan Young 10. Matt Peck 11. Billy Chester 12. Michael Beckett 13. Scott Hulmes 14. Nick Stephens 15. Austin Dean 16. Jeff Parker 17. Robert Tete 18. Kenny Ott 19. Travis Hill 20. Matt Smith 21. Thomas Prychka 22. Wayne Weaver
Victory Fuel Wingless Sprint Cars 1. Brian Spencer 2. Thomas Radivoy 3. Chris Allen Jr. 4. Shea Wills 5. Jonathon Swanson 6. David Swanson 7. Larry Drake 8. Stan Ploski 9. Isiah Masker 10. Greg Sherpsis 11. Matt Peck 12. Dan Leaper
Street Stocks 1. Spider Ensinger Jr. 2. Spider Ensinger Sr. 3. Jeff Dirkes 4. Kevin Heckman 5. Chris Allen Sr. 6. Terry Chaney 7. Gary Klimcek 8. Nick Sandone III 9. Mike Hughes 10. Pete Reynolds
4 Cylinder Stock Cars 1. Joe Garey Jr. 2. Joe Garey Sr. 3. Dan Stein Jr. 4. John Parker 5. Norm Kid Jr. 6. Roger Kumnerer 7. Colin Gale 8. Lee Allen 9. Rob Weil