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SWEDESBORO, N.J. – The high-banked quarter mile at Bridgeport Motorsports Park delivered another action-packed night of racing as first-time visitor Tommy Carberry made an unforgettable debut, leading all 30 laps to capture the DCB’s Plumbing & Heating Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS) feature victory.
The Hilltown, Pennsylvania driver looked right at home on Bridgeport’s lightning-fast quarter mile, fending off constant pressure from veteran challengers Rick Lafferty and Eddie Wagner throughout the non-stop 30-lap main event.
“I really enjoyed it more than I thought I would,” Carberry said in Victory Lane. “Everyone gave plenty of room to race.”
While Carberry celebrated his first Bridgeport triumph, the night’s support divisions featured plenty of familiar faces in Victory Lane. Alex Swift continued his incredible season by collecting his ninth A.C. Racing Products Winged 270cc Micro Sprint victory, Hannah Kormann earned her second Speedway Entertainment All-Star Slingshot win of the season, Khloe Dennis picked up her fifth Junior Slingshot triumph, and Jonathan Laureigh stayed red hot with his third consecutive Smith Fabrication Stage-1 Modified victory.
Carberry was flawless from the drop of the green flag, setting the pace while Lafferty and Wagner remained within striking distance for all 30 laps. The race for fourth became the night’s hottest battle after Tim Iulg, who had been running solidly in fourth, was forced to retire with mechanical issues.
That opened the door for Robbie Stillwaggon, Ryan Stillwaggon and Dave Brown to wage an intense battle to the finish. Robbie Stillwaggon narrowly held off Brown for fourth while Carberry crossed the stripe first ahead of Lafferty and Wagner.
Robbie Stillwaggon finished fourth with Brown completing the top five.
Dan Leaper, making an impressive return after his hard crash during Joe Kay Memorial Weekend, drove to a strong sixth-place finish. Defending MASS Champion Troy Betts finished seventh, followed by D.J. Tanner Jr., Tyler Grau and Ryan Stillwaggon.
Swift Scores Win Number Nine. Dylan Pennepacker appeared poised to earn his first victory after leading the opening 14 laps of the Winged 270cc Micro Sprint feature from the pole position.
But fortunes changed quickly when mechanical trouble sidelined Pennepacker, handing the lead to Alex Swift. Starting sixth, Swift methodically worked through the field before inheriting the top spot and never looked back, racing to his remarkable ninth victory of the season.
Dylan Pence finished second ahead of Josh Anderson, Billy Gray and Dylan DeVault. Anthony Kane, Joe Dopke, Tommy Ratchford, George Nardelli and Ian John rounded out the top ten.
Current Speedway Entertainment All-Star Slingshot point leader Hannah Kormann has consistently shown race-winning speed throughout the season, only to be hampered by difficult starting positions.
On Saturday night, everything finally came together.
After drawing a favorable starting spot, Kormann dominated all 20 laps for her second victory of the season.
“I was finally able to draw better, and once I took the lead, I never looked back,” Kormann said following her convincing victory.
Behind her, Carl Taylor held off challenges from Matthew Lashley early before Charlie Moore mounted a late-race charge. Taylor secured second with Moore third, Nick Tomlinson fourth and Emily Suhr recording her first career top-five finish. Lashley settled for sixth, followed by Joey Torchia, Axel LeRoy, Mike Walsh and Tyler O’Neil.
Dennis Delivers Again. Kenna Evans led the opening three circuits of the Junior Slingshot feature before Khloe Dennis charged forward from sixth starting position to take command.
Dennis drove away for her fifth victory of the season while David Morrison and Kylin Evans both slipped past Kenna Evans on the final lap to claim second and third. Kenna Evans finished fourth with Danny Kurtz completing the top five.
Keegan Scott, Danica Weinberger, Lucas Samanns, Danica Banks and Pierce Weinberger finished sixth through tenth.
Jonathan Laureigh continued his recent domination of the Smith Fabrication Stage-1 Modified division by leading every lap of the 25-lap feature to earn his third consecutive victory.
Laureigh crossed the finish line with an impressive three-second advantage over Jon Keller. Carter Mullins finished third ahead of Brandon Mullins and Ken Matthews.
DCB PLUMBING & HEATING MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES A-MAIN (30 LAPS)
1. Adam Carberry, 2. Rick Lafferty, 3. Eddie Wagner, 4. Robbie Stillwaggon, 5. Dave Brown, 6. Dan Leaper, 7. Troy Betts, 8. D.J. Tanner, Jr., 9. Tyler Grau, 10. Ryan Stillwaggon, 11. Aiden Borden, 12. Matt McAnally, 13. Shelby Kelly14. Jonathan Swift, 15. Kurt Rainey, 16. Tim Iulg, 17. Kyle Spence, 18. Cody West, DNS – Andrew Turpin
A.C. RACING PRODUCTS WINDED 270CC MICRO SPRINT A-MAIN (20 LAPS)
1. Alex Swift, 2. Dylan Pence, 3. Josh Anderson, 4. Billy Gray, 5. Dylan DeVault, 6. Anthony Kane, 7. Joe Dopke, 8. Tommy Ratchford, 9. George Nardelli, 10. Ian John, 11. Jake Leroy, 12. Dylan Pennypacker, 13. Luke Fogg, 14. Andrew Locuson
SPEEDWAY ENTERTAINMENT ALL STAR SLINGSHOT A-MAIN (20 LAPS)
1. Hannah Kormann, 2. Carl Taylor, 3. Charlie Moore, 4. Nick Tomlinson, 5. Emily Suhr
6. Matthew Lashley, 7. Joey Torchia, 8. Axle LeRoy, 9. Mike Walsh, 10. Tyler O’Neill, 11. Noah Hoskins, 12. Mike Cambell, 13. Jason Kohler, 14. Kevin Scott
SPEEDWAY ENTERTAINMENT JUNIOR SLINGSHOT A-MAIN (15 LAPS)
1. Khloe Dennis, 2. David Morrison, 3. Kylin Evans, 4. Kenna Evans, 5. Danny Kurtz, 6. Keegan Scott, 7. Danica Weinberger, 8. Lucas Samanns, 9. Danica Banks, 10. Pierce Weinberger, 11. Kasey Peck, 12. Jack Brey, 13. Liv Torchia
SMITH FABRICATIONS STAGE-1 MODIFIED A-MAIN (25 LAPS)
1. Jonathann Laureigh, 2. Jon Keller, 3. Carter Mullins, 4. Brandon Mullins, 5. Ken Matthews, 6. John Comandine, 7. Phil Andrews, 8. Brain Daulton
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