The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)

Bridgeport Speedway postpones weekend action

- By Ernie Saxton

For Digital First Media

Cold weather forced a change in racing schedule at Bridgeport, NJ Speedway. With recordbrea­king low temperatur­es (for this time of the year) on the horizon, Bridgeport Speedway decided to postpone last week’s Wildcard Weekend to this weekend (Nov. 17 & 18). A much more favorable forecast is predicted for this weekend thus allowing Bridgeport to utilize their ‘rain date’.

“We hate to pull the plug when it’s not going to rain but this cold weather is not good for the drivers or the fans,” expressed general manager Danny Serrano. “We reached out to roughly 50 teams on short notice, and all but a few were in favor of moving the entire weekend back a week. Friday night’s temperatur­es had already made up some of the drivers’ minds on not compet

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