Wade Hendrickson announced his plans to make the Bridgeport Speedway his Saturday night home for the 2010 season. Hendrickson’s plans were confirmed as he celebrated the 2009 Track Championship at the Bridgeport Speedway awards banquet at the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino on January 30, 2010.
Hendrickson will have two cars at the ready for Saturday night action - a John Leach #99 and Rio Brothers #R10. Both cars are 2010 Teos and will be powered by Bill Hewlett motors. Plans are to run the two cars on alternating weeks to ease the demands of preparation. Hendrickson will participate in the Tri-Track Series and compete in the events held at the Bridgeport, Georgetown and New Egypt Speedways throughout the season. Hendrickson and team plan to start their 2010 season with some early shows at Hagerstown and Selingsgrove prior to the Tri-Track Series opener at Georgetown on April 3rd. This team may also see action for the first time at some special events at Five Mile Point and Penn Can Speedways.

Sponsors of Hendrickson’s racing are Valken Racing Wheels-Mantua, NJ, Have Pig Will Travel-Hopewell, NJ, Home Comfort Chimney Sweep-Skillman, NJ, Penny’s Embroidery-Lawrenceville, NJ, Hendrickson Farms-Larenceville, NJ, Rio Brothers Auto Body-Philadelphia, PA, Delran Auto Body-Delran, NJ, Atlantic Wood Floors-Edison, NJ and Leach Racing Associates. Associate and product sponsors are Bell Helmets, Bilstein Shocks, Jones Products, ISC Racers Tape, Fred Kennedy Trucking and Metal Fab.

The team that came together to support Hendrickson during the ‘09 season, will return for the season ahead. In addition to John Leach, Frank & Pop Rio and Bill Hewlett, crew members are Mark Marotta, Tim Fenton, Tom Gass, Scott Roberts, Tommy Petersen, Dylan McClister,Rich Swangler, Barb & Joe Schlachtun, and Penny & Lee Hendrickson. Team members were presented with embroidered jackets at the Bridgeport Banquet in recognition of the efforts during the 2009 season. Hendrickson presented the jackets to each team member, personalized with each crew member’s name, by Penny’s Embroidery.

Valken Racing is proud to announce that Late Model Series Champion Scott Bloomquist has become part of the design team of its new professional-grade wheel. “The new Bloomquist wheel will revolutionize Late Model racing around the country,” said Gino Postorivo, President and CEO of Valken.

Bloomquist’s expertise in design, building and professional use of Late Model racing parts has been proven with over 500 career wins. “With Scott’s extensive building experience and Valken’s resources, the two forces have produced a high-performance, hyper-technical wheel meeting the needs of Late Model Series racers. The Bloomquist wheel sets a new industry standard,” added Postorivo.
Scott is not only famous for the Bloomquist Chassis, but also as a perfectionist. There was a need for specifically-designed chassis and his chassis has been improving race cars for over 20 years. Competitors have asked Bloomquist to build chassis for their racecars and he granted their request. “Racers have asked for technically-precise wheels and I want to do for wheels what I’ve done for chassis’. In partnering with Valken, we have achieved this goal”, said Bloomquist.
Valken Racing is a multi-faceted manufacturer and distributor of Dirt Modified, Late Model and Micro sprint wheels used by Pro’s Jimmy Horton, Scott Bloomquist and Andy Bachetti.
For dealer inquiries and sponsorship requests, please contact our sales office (856) 812 2800. We invite you to visit www.valkenracing.com.

Eugenio Postorivo
President / CEO

MEDIA, Pa. — Micro-Sprint Nationals - On Saturday, November 21st, the Bridgeport Speedway’s Micro-Sprint Nationals will take place with action on the inner oval. On the quarter mile track, the 270cc and 600cc Micro-Sprints will each have 30 lap features with a $1,000 payday awarded to the winner, with $50 to take the green. The 125cc Micro Sprints have been added to the program and the 4-Cylinder Stock Cars will be in action on the 1/4 mile track as well. On Saturday, November 21st, pit gates will open at Noon. Grandstand gates open at 1pm with Warm-ups begin at 2:00 PM with racing action getting underway at 3:00 PM. Pit admission for the Micro-Sprints Nationals will be $30 and general grandstand admission will be $15 with no charge for kids 12 and under. Entry forms for the Micro-Sprint Nationals are available at the speedway and at

Valken Racing will be at the RTS Chassis Open House in Reading PA on Saturday 11/14. RTS Chassis is our newest dealer in the Northeast, and will have introductory specials on Valken Micro Sprint 10-Inch wheels.
Valken representatives will be present to explain the many design advantages Valken wheels have over our competitors.

The excitements growing the time is coming. Sun. Nov. 1, 2009- Micro-Sprint Nationals – On Sunday, November 1st, the Micro-Sprint Nationals will take place with action on both the inner and outer ovals. On the quarter mile track, the 270cc and 600cc Micro-Sprints will each have 30 lap features with a $1,000 payday awarded to the winner, $50 to take the green. On the big five-eights mile raceway, the Bridgeport Limited Sprints and the 4-Cylinder Stock Cars will be in action. On Sunday, November 1st, all gates will open at Noon. Warm-ups begin at 3:00 PM with racing action getting underway at 4:00 PM. Pit admission for the Micro-Sprints Nationals will be $30 and general grandstand admission will be $15 with no charge for kids 12 and under. Entry forms for the Micro-Sprint Nationals are available at the speedway and at www.LocalMicros.com For complete information at : Valken Racing Contingency Awards for Bridgeport Speedway’s Micro Nationals For 270 & 600 Micros Drivers would be required to have 2 valken stickers on their car. They would then be eligible for a $200.00 Contingency award if they win the 270cc or 600cc Micro-Sprint car feature at the Bridgeport Speedway Micro Nationals. They would receive a certificate for $200.00 good towards the purchase of 4 Valken Micro-Sprint wheels from Valken Racing. Their website is www.ValkenRacing.com and it is part of the Valken Sports Network We were informed that Valken Racing will be having 5 or 6 contingency programs running next year where they will be offering $500.00 and $1,000.00 bonuses to winners of select Micro-Sprint Feature races for teams running 4 of their wheels and with 2 Valken stickers on your car. Dates and details to follow. Special Thanks to Gino & Valken Racing for coming on board! at the Micro Nationals.The excitements growing the time is coming.The excitements growing the time is coming. Micro Nationals Info at :

Crate-1 Sportsman - John Haegele, new Egypt points champion on valken wheels.
Jon Haegele, 2009 New Egypt Speedway Crate-1 Sportsman Champion using Valken Racing Wheels! Good Job John! Valken Thanks You!

Saturday night, September 5th, the 61 lined up 4th for the heat race. Once underway, Jon battled with the 96 of Gabe Fox for several laps before taking the lead on lap 5, and going on to the checkered flag. The heat race win gave Jon a 4th place starting position for the 20 lap feature. Starting on the outside in the 2nd row meant his chances of victory were pretty good. After a few adjustments and a quick wash, we were ready to race. Jon wasted no time grabbing the 2nd position, putting pressure on the leader. He tried the inside and the outside, and each time the 96 shut the door. The yellow flag flew for a wreck in turn 1, and Jon lined up on the outside of the front row. Getting a good run, Jon completed the pass for the lead on the back straightaway. Yet another yellow came out and bunched up the field.

On the restart, Jon applied too much speed going into turn 1, and the 2nd and 3rd place cars shot by on the inside, putting the 61 back into the 3rd position. On the next lap, Jon regained the 2nd spot from John Micek. Jon set his sights on the leader and once again tried high and low to make the pass. With 8 laps to go, the 96 did a solo spin in front of the field, and the 61 grabbed the lead. Even with a few more yellow flags and restarts, Jon was able to hold off Micek’s challenges for the 3rd win of the season.

A few weeks ago, the car came up 2 pounds light on the scale. Not one to make the same mistake twice, this time the car was a whopping 58 pounds over the minimum weight requirement. After victory lane ceremonies, it was off to tech. The lengthy inspection did not uncover any problems, and we were able to enjoy the biggest win of the year. The season is winding down, and the 61 is commanding the Crate 1 division with a 72 point lead. Final Race of 2009 is October 3rd at New Egypt Speedway.

Third Win of 2009 for Haegele Racing

HORTON TAKES BIEVER’S MODIFIED TWICE TO VICTORY LANE AT BRIDGEPORT
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BRIDGEPORT, NJ (August 2, 2009) - On Bike Night at Bridgeport Speedway, Jimmy Horton took Dick Biever’s Alpha Mills Modified to victory lane twice as he captured both 25-Lap Big Block Modified features. Frank Dorry, Jr. was the victor in the 358 Sportsman contest. The GM Sportsman feature was won by Eric Kormann.

Stan Frankenfield, Jr. took the lead at the drop of the green in the regularly scheduled 25-Lap Big Block feature with Steve Durand, Ryan Watt and Jimmy Horton in pursuit. Horton began his drive to the front as he passed Watt for third on lap 5 and motored by Durand on lap 7 to move into the runner-up spot. Also on lap 7, Wade Hendrickson, who started the feature in the ninth position, swept by Durand to gain third place. Horton hounded Frankenfield, Jr. for a few laps before taking over the lead on lap 11. Once in front, Horton successfully negotiated the lap traffic in the caution free event to win his second feature of the year. Hendrickson worked his way up to second place on lap 16 and finished in the runner up spot. Third place went to Watt with Chad James finishing in the fourth position. Frankenfield, Jr. and Chic Cossaboone battled for fifth position in the final laps with Frankenfield, Jr. regaining the spot at the finish line. The Big Block Modified qualifying races were won by Horton, Frankenfield, Jr. and Cossaboone.

In the makeup Big Block Modified feature from Saturday, July 25th, Mike Franz took the lead at the start with Ryan Watt, Ron Roberts and Jimmy Horton in the chase. After multiple cautions and restarts following the completion of one lap of racing, Watt escalated to the front with Horton jumping into second place on lap 2. One circuit later, Horton was leading the pack. After Stan Frankenfield’s ride stopped in turn 2 on lap 4, Steve Durand, Steve Bottcher and Wade Hendrickson were all able to get by Franz on the resumption of action to take third, fourth and fifth respectively. Hendrickson charged past Bottcher and Durand to take third place on lap 8. One tour later, Bottcher got past Hendrickson following another caution and restart. At the halfway point, Horton had built a comfortable six second lead over the pack. On lap 15, Hendrickson’s machine billowed smoke causing the yellow lights to flicker again. When the green waved again, the second and third place cars of Watt and Bottcher tangled briefly and caused Watt to lose a few spots. Durand took advantage of the situation and became the new man in second place. Durand’s second place run came to an end on lap 18 as he slowed down in turn four to bring out the final caution of the event. On the last restart, Horton fought back a strong challenge from Bottcher to keep his lead and went on to claim his second checkered flag of the evening and third of the year. With the two victories on this night, Horton now has 117 career wins at Bridgeport Speedway. Bottcher finished in second place with Chad James coming home in third. Watt fought his way back to a fourth place finish and Scott Irwin wound up in fifth place.

New Egypt, NJ (July 4, 2009) - Jimmy Horton invaded the New Egypt Speedway on Saturday night and captured the Yankee Classic BPG/Hooters Tri-Track Series event, sponsored by RJS Heating and Air Conditioning & H&H Gas. Horton, a former 2 time Modified track champ at NES, passed race leader Rick Laubach with 12 laps remaining and went on to post his second Series victory. The win was Horton’s 16th of his career at New Egypt Speedway.

Horton fell back from his second row starting spot to 8th in thefirst few laps, but quickly righted the ship and began his march back to the front. With pole sitter Laubach in control early, defending champ Billy Pauch passed Tim Tanner for second and began to apply steady pressure to the leader. Meanwhile Horton had snuck back into the picture, and on a lap 9 restart he ducked under Pauch to take over second. With much of the field using the low groove on the slick racing surface, Horton went to the middle of the track and got his car to work with a combination of a great set-up and excellent throttle control. Lap after lap he gained a few more feet on Laubach, until he eventually just wore him down, taking command of the event in turn three as he went around Laubach. Once in front he opened up about a five car length advantage, until the final lap, when in true NES fashion Laubach made a desperate but well-timed charge on the final turn, only to fall short by 1 car length. Laubach settled for second, while Pauch watched the battle from his front row seat in third. Tom Carberry completed an impressive run coming home fourth while Willie Osmun completed the top five.

BRIDGEPORT, NJ (July 5, 2009) - On Armed Forces Night at Bridgeport Speedway, the Mr. 358 Sportsman Championship event was won by Jesse Hill. David Bell was the victor in the GM Sportsman feature with Jimmy Anderson taking the Rookie GM Sportsman race. The Proformance Outlaw Stock Car main event was won by Pat Conaway. Jimmy Hughes claimed the 4-Cylinder Stock Car feature and John Wyers took the checkered flag in the Bridgeport Limited Sprint contest.

John Cavallaro took the lead at the drop of the green flag in the 25-Lap Mr. 358 Sportsman Championship feature with Jarrad Miller, Don Bogey and Ron Roberts in pursuit. The action slowed down on lap 3 when Bogey’s car spun in turn three. When the green waved again, Miller worked his way past Cavallaro for the lead. Cavallaro dropped back a couple more spots as Roberts motored into second on lap 5 with Yaple taking third on lap 6. With a majority of the cars hugging the low groove, thirteenth place starter Jesse Hill was sing the high side of the speedway and advanced up to fourth place on lap 12. Also on lap 12, the second caution of the event occurred for multi-car tangle. Miller kept his lead on the restart but Hill jumped up to the runner-up spot. On the fourteenth circuit of the race, Hill used the outside lane to gain the top spot from Miller. With the lead, Hill outlasted two final yellow flags to gain his third win of the year and his thirteenth career victory in the extra distance event. Roberts took back the second spot from Miller on lap 15 and was the next to follow Hill at the checkered flag. Kevin Collins came back from an early race visit to the pits to finish in third place. Yaple wound up in fourth place with Travis Hill coming home in fifth place. Miller did cross the finish line in fourth place but was unfortunately disqualified for not making the minimum weight. The 358 Sportsman heat winners were Cavallaro, Yaple and Miller.