Bridgeport Motorsports Park Adopts “Family Friendly” 2026 Schedule of Events
Story By: DOUG ROSE / BRIDGEPORT MOTORSPORTS PARK – SWEDESBORO, NJ – Bridgeport Motorsports Park operator Doug Rose is reshaping the track’s 2026 schedule with a strong emphasis on reducing racer burnout, improving affordability, and offering teams more flexibility. After analyzing participation trends in recent years, particularly the shifts in racer habits since COVID, Track operator Doug Rose said the goal was to create a schedule that accommodates both dedicated weekly racers and those seeking more balance between racing, costs, and family life while coordinating dates with nearby tracks to avoid conflicts.
We have released our 2026 schedule and built a program based around choice, while offering multiple pathways depending on how often teams want to race. The 2026 schedule is designed to give race teams more flexibility while maintaining a full slate of major events, says Rose.
14 points race format with same championship payout ($10,000 to the winner) is unheard of, but Bridgeport plans to do just that. 14 Modified points races in 2026, plus 4 major shows (two STSS events in March & July, and the Danny Serrano Weekend on Sept. 25–26). Teams will get two weekends off each month during the points season. Despite fewer events, the champion’s payout remains $10,000, matching 2025. Rose has coordinated non-conflicting dates with Delaware International, New Egypt, and Grandview so racers can choose to compete elsewhere if so chosen.
The 14 race Points Series while maintaining the $10,000 champion’s payout is designed for the racer who wants a manageable season with family time built in. For the racers seeking a bit more frequency Bridgeport has scheduled in 4 non points events all paying bigger money, two early season (Doug Hoffman Memorial, STSS), 1 mid season (STSS), and one at the end (Danny Serrano Weekend).
For the “Go Every Week” Racers Bridgeport has no date conflicts with Delaware International (US 13) for teams that my chase two track championships in the same year. They have off nights for Grandview’s three major shows (Money Maker, Forrest Rogers, Freedom 76) allowing teams to race for the bigger money on a Saturday night. They have shared their off-nights with New Egypt Speedway, but with what has developed there in recent days may have made that a moot point. Word on the street was some guys were thinking of following the Super DIRTcar Series now they will still have the option to chase Bridgeport points due to the lighter schedule.
Modified Racers have asked Rose to modify a couple rules for 2026 and he has…
- The droop rule and no-spoiler rule used in 2025 are eliminated.
- Spec 358 small-blocks still capped at 8,000 RPM via chip or gear.
- The CT525 sealed crate engine must meet a 2,275-lb post-race minimum.
The Sportsman Division has not been forgotten and has also been given a breathable scheduled calendar. While the Sportsman division draws higher weekly car counts, only 11 teams ran every event in 2025 (less than the Modifieds) with the Kingdom of Speed seeing a whopping 92 different Sportsman teams compete during points events throughout the year.
To encourage full-season participation we have looked at where we can improve their schedule, exclaimed Rose. Sportsman will be off roughly once a month. The points season will begin April 11 and run through mid September with a Saturday off once in April, May, June, & September. July, Sportsman teams will have off twice. Bridgeport has built in a handful of bigger paying events for them as well. They will kick off the season March 20 and 21 with the conclusion of last years Sportsman Nationals plus a STSS Sportsman event. Mid-season they will have a second STSS event on the docket, September they are part of the always popular Danny Serrano Weekend and in October there will be a NEWLY FORMATTED Sportsman Grand Nationals presented by Harry’s U-Pull-It announced.
Bridgeport will continue the trend of a lighter schedule for all divisions Street Stocks, Four-Cylinders, MASS Sprints, and Wingless Sprints will continue with relaxed scheduling as they did in 2025. They have called on their friends with the USAC East Coast Wingless Sprints to fill in some of the voids with five shows along with two 410 Sprint Car Shows and the return of the “Invasion of the Posse” event on April 26 as part of the new PA Posse Sprint Series.
Track Surface Improvements for 2026 have not been forgotten. Bridgeport will restore progression and banking to the high side for 2026 while late-season testing showed the new clay’s early-year dust issues have subsided. By allowing the track to slick off during the Serrano Weekend, 305 Sprint Car Nationals, and Dirty Jersey Finale, the dust remained manageable, indicating the silt from the new clay has finally worked itself out.
Rumors were swirling towards seasons end. Rose strongly dismissed rumors that Sprint Cars could replace Modifieds as the weekly headline division. Despite booming Sprint Car popularity, Modifieds will remain the premier weekly class, as they have since Bridgeport opened in 1972.
