BRIDGEPORT, N.J. — The driver taking home the $2,000 payday at the opener of the Close Racing Supply NY-Penn IMCA Modified Series presented by Precision Hydraulic & Oil March 26 at Bridgeport Speedway will bring home more than a check.
The winner will write their name in the record book as the winner of both the first-ever IMCA Modified event in New Jersey and the first leg of the Allstar Performance Modified Challenge while earning Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility.
“There are a lot of drivers from New York and Pennsylvania working hard to get their cars built and ready for opening night,” said tour and regional director Jake Maynard said. “There’s been a lot of interest in Michigan and we’re expecting 13 or 14 guys from there, too.”
Ken Schrader will join the IMCA regulars at Bridgeport, and 2021 national rookie of the year Cody Thompson was the first entry from the Midwest.
The idea behind the Bridgeport date, branded as the Battle of the Highbanks 30, came from Joe Infante at Precision Hydraulic & Oil, a sponsor, who thought the IMCA Modifieds would be perfect for the big, wide Bridgeport oval.
Talks with promoter Doug Rose ensued and IMCA’s calling card division soon found itself on the first-night schedule for the 50th anniversary season at The Kingdom of Speed with Precision Hydraulic & Oil as the presenting sponsor.
Eleven dates are on the schedule for the second annual NY-Penn Series with Bridgeport the first of four races in the Allstar Performance Modified Challenge.