Weekend Forecast Postpones Wildcard Weekend At Bridgeport To November 16th & 17th
Story By: KOLBY RAMEY / BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY – SWEDESBORO, NJ – In what has been a rain-plagued 2018 season to say the least, Bridgeport Speedway has been forced to implement it’s scheduled rain date for this weekend’s ‘Gone But Not Forgotten’ Wildcard Weekend.
Both Friday and Saturday’s programs on the 5/8 mile will now be run next Friday 16th & Saturday 17th. The divisions and times will remain the same for Friday and Saturday’s shows.
Sunday’s Bill Thomas Memorial is still scheduled for this Sunday, November 11 at 4pm on the Spirit Speedway 1/4 mile.
“This is pretty much a repeat of last weekend here at Bridgeport,” offered track manger Danny Serrano. “With all the rain we received last Friday, we weren’t able to dry out in time for Saturday’s URC show. Even though this Saturday’s forecast isn’t all that bad, we truly can’t see us drying out once again in time to race on Saturday. We want to be fair to those who are traveling from out of state, taking off work early, and who have booked hotel rooms. Looking at the 10-day forecast, next weekend looks a whole lot dryer and warmer, so we’re remaining positive that we can get this last race of the season in the books,” Serrano added.
“We were all ready to end the season on a high note but, I guess we’ll just have to wait one more week to crown the 811 Dig Safe Poker Series Champions. We’ve already hung the tarps this week under the pavilion, ordered the heaters, food, and grill for our annual Friday night party. We’ll just have to have it next Friday night for all the fans, race teams, and employees. It’s frustrating because we’ve been receiving a lot of calls from the drivers who are eager to race one last time in 2018” summed up Serrano.
Friday’s show will feature the 358 Small Blocks, Pennco Tech Outlaw Stocks and an open practice sessions for Big Blocks & 602 Crates (locking in 2 cars from each division from fast times), along with the ‘Underdog 20’ for 602 Crates. Saturday’s program will feature the Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modifeds, Stewart Stainless 602 Crates and Pennco Tech Outlaw Stocks on Saturday for Hand 4 of the Call 811 Before You Dig Poker Series.
Friday, November 16
- 358 Modifieds/25 laps/$3,000 to win, Outlaw Stocks, 602 Crate Underdog 20, & Timed Hot Laps for Big Blocks & 602 Crates
- Pits – 4pm
- Grandstands – 5:30pm
- Racing 7:30pm
- General admission is $25/ Kids 10-15 are $10/ Kids 9 and under are FREE/ Weekend Pass for both days is $40
- Pit Pass: $35
Saturday, November 17
- Big Block Modifieds/40 laps/$4,000 to win, 602 Crates/20 laps/$1,000 to win, Outlaw Stocks
- Pits – 1:30p.m.
- Grandstands – 2:30 p.m.
- Racing 5:00 p.m.
- General admission is $25/ Kids 10-15 are $10/ Kids 9 and under are FREE/ Weekend Pass for both days is $40
- Pit Pass: $35
