TROY BETTS DOUBLES DOWN: SNAGS THIRD MASS VICTORY AND BACK-TO-BACK WINS AT BRIDGEPORT

Swedesboro, NJ

By ERIKA PALMAI WAGNER

Middletown, DE’s Troy Betts is on a mission to claim the 2025 DCB Plumbing and Heating Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series championship. After Saturday night’s feature win at Bridgeport, it’s looking more and more likely he’ll accomplish that goal with just three points events remaining.

Betts, who joined the MASS circuit last season after many years competing with the URC 360s, captured his first-ever Sprint Car win at New Egypt Speedway in 2024. This year, he’s been the driver to beat at Bridgeport, where all three of his victories have come.

Betts wasn’t pleased with how his night began on Saturday, showing frustration after timing 14th out of 22 in hot laps. However, he rebounded in the heat race, qualifying for a redraw spot and lining up third on the feature grid behind Jeff Paulson and rival Kevin Nagy.

With Paulson and Nagy leading the field at the start, it didn’t take long for Betts to find his rhythm, seizing the lead by lap ten. On lap 12, the red flag flew for fourth-place runner Shelby Kelly, who caught the wall in turns one and two while trying to maneuver through lapped traffic.

Seventh-place runner Buddy Schweibinz, subbing in behind the wheel of the Ale Racing #19A while Tim Iulg recovers from last week’s Selinsgrove crash, was forced out after the red flag with magneto failure—opening the door for Rick Lafferty and Eddie Wagner to break into the top five.

When the race went back green, it quickly became a showdown between Betts and Nagy. The Betts’ Garage Towing and Hauling No. 22 set the pace out front, but Nagy’s No. 45 stayed glued to his tail, keeping relentless pressure on the leader.

At the checkered flag, Betts edged out Nagy by a razor-thin 0.081 seconds at the line. Brian Carber charged his way to a hard-fought third to complete the podium, with Rick Lafferty and Eddie Wagner rounding out the top five.

The series takes a break next weekend before returning to action on Saturday, September 6th at Bridgeport Speedway. With only three points races left, the chase for the championship is heating up, leading to the grand finale at Delaware International Speedway on September 20th, where the 2025 MASS champion will be crowned.

MID-ATLANIC SPRINT SERIES FEATURE RESULTS (25 LAPS):

1. TROY BETTS 2. Kevin Nagy 3. Brian Carber 4. Rick Lafferty 5. Eddie Wagner 6. Jeff Paulson 7. DJ Tanner 8. Ryan Stillwaggon 9. Rick Stief 10. Tim Tanner 11. Dave Brown 12. Jon Brennfleck 13. Chris Dolan 14. Aidan Borden 15. Andrew Turpin 16. Mark Bitner 17. Jonathon Swift

DNF: Ryan Schultz, Kyle Exley, Cody West, Shelby Kelly and Buddy Schweibinz

ADDITIONAL BONUSES:

Next Generation Construction Hot Laps Quick Time: Rick Lafferty

All State Auto Glass Heat 1: Jeff Paulson

All State Auto Glass Heat 2: Ryan Schultz

All State Auto Glass Heat 3: Eddie Wagner

JWK Electric 12th Place Finisher: Jon Brennfleck

Line's Self Storage Leader at Halfway: Troy Betts

Janney Electric Lightning Fast Time of the Feature: Rick Lafferty

Bruce's Auto Body Hard Charger: Ryan Stillwaggon (+11)

Kreider Manufacturing Hard Luck Award: Shelby Kelly

Tin Hoagie Custom Highest Pill Draw: Mark Bitner

WheelsofSpeed.com Lucky 13th Starting Spot: Chris Dolan

Insinger Performance Tail End of The Lead Lap: Andrew Turpin

Bitner Automotive Winer's Hot Pick: Kevin Nagy