HORTON OUTDUELS PRATT TO CLAIM THE FIFTH CONTEST OF THE MODIFIED 811 DIG SAFELY SERIES AND THE TITLE AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

HORTON OUTDUELS PRATT TO CLAIM THE FIFTH CONTEST OF THE MODIFIED 811 DIG SAFELY SERIES AND THE TITLE AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

Sicklerville, NJ (August 1, 2015) – On the inner oval at Bridgeport Speedway, Jimmy Horton outdueled Richie Pratt to win the fifth contest of the Modified 811 Dig Safely Series. With the victory, Horton claimed the championship in the five race series on the quarter mile track for open Modified stock cars.

As the 25-lap feature got underway, Dom Buffalino grabbed the lead with Richie Pratt, Jimmy Horton, Mike Iles and Johnny Cornell in tow. Pratt took the top running spot away from Buffalino with two tours completed. The top five of Pratt, Buffalino, Horton, Iles and Cornell remained in order until the sixth circuit as Horton slipped by Buffalino for second. Following a restart on lap 7, Pratt and Horton began a multi-lap duel for the lead with Iles and Buffalino battling for third. For several laps, the outside lane running Horton would gain the lead coming out of turn two with Pratt regaining the lead upon exiting the fourth corner. Following a caution period on the twelfth tour, Horton grabbed the top spot from Pratt with Iles, Buffalino, and Cornell racing hard for third place. After a few more restarts for minor cautions, Horton was still in command on the nineteenth circuit but Pratt edged to the front as flagger Gary Buzby gave the five to go signal to the racers. On the next lap, Horton regained the lead from Pratt. Over the final four circuits, Horton held off Pratt to gain his second consecutive victory in the Modified 811 Dig Safely Series. Dom Buffalino finished in third place and took home the $50 Newcomer Bonus from the Blast at the Beach promotional team of Brett Deyo and Eric Kormann. Johnny Cornell completed the contest in fourth. Ryan Forte came home in fifth and won the free racing wheel from Vahlco Racing Wheels. Tom Carberry, Sr. was awarded the Hard Luck Award from S&D Bodyline. The qualifying races were won by Richie Pratt and Bobby Butler. Forte topped the field in the consolation contest. By winning the perfect attendance award drawing during intermission, Frank Holmes won a Modified body kit that includes two doors and quarter panels, A-pillars and B-pillars from S&D Bodyline.

Horton’s championship in the five race Modified 811 Dig Safely Series earned him a guaranteed starting spot in the $10,000 to win Romp in the Swamp Call Before You Dig Championship race on Saturday, September 26. In addition, he will receive a check of at least $1,000 at the season ending Bridgeport Speedway banquet. Pratt finished second in the title chase with Cornell taking third. Ron Roberts and Bob Drayton rounded out the top five in the standings. Brett Ballard and Frank Holmes earned perfect attendance bonuses.

The next open Modified stock car event on Bridgeport Speedway’s inner oval is the $10,000 to win Romp in the Swamp Call Before You Dig Championship race on Saturday, September 26. New marketing partnership packages are available for the Romp in the Swamp Call Before You Dig Championship race. Interested parties should contact Mike Wisniewski from Wiz Motorsports Communications at mikewiz1962@yahoo.com to learn about the custom partnership packages available.

The Modified 811 Dig Safely Series and Romp in the Swamp Call Before You Dig Championship is presented by several fine marketing partners including Black Flagged Racing, Chiaro Construction Services, Colonial Pipeline, CPM Services, ERK Steering Repair, Rick Sweeten Images, The Napp-Grecco Company, The Tree Man, S&D Bodyline and Vahlco Racing Wheels.

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MODIFIED 811 DIG SAFELY SERIES – RACE #5 – Friday, July 31, 2015

Heat 1 – 1. Richie Pratt 2. Mike Iles 3. Jimmy Horton 4. Dom Buffalino 5. Mike Butler

Heat 2 – 1. Bobby Butler 2. Lou Cicconi 3. Johnny Cornell 4. Tom Carberry, Sr. 5. Bob Drayton

Consolation – 1. Ryan Forte 2. Tommy Tanner 3. Corey Andersen 4. Ron Roberts 5. DJ Ruppert

25 LAPS FEATURE

1.  JIMMY HORTON 2. Richie Pratt 3. Dom Buffalino 4. Johnny Cornell 5. Ryan Forte 6. Mike Iles 7. Bob Drayton 8. Corey Andersen 9. Mike Butler 10. DJ Ruppert 11. Tommy Tanner 12. Bobby Butler 13. Ron Roberts 14. Tom Carberry, Sr.

DNS: Lou Cicconi

DNQ: Bobby Firth, Brad Roberts, Frank Holmes, Brett Ballard

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