Iulg Stellar in MASS Opener at Bridgeport

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Tim Iulg of Bridgeton, New Jersey celebrates in victory lane at Bridgeport Speedway after winning the DCB Plumbing & Heating Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series presented by Capitol Renegade feature on Apr. 11, marking his fifth career MASS victory—all at Bridgeport. (Photo by Rick Sweeten Images)

By Pete Wortman

SWEDESBORO, N.J. (Apr. 11, 2026) — Tim Iulg of Bridgeton, New Jersey, opened the 10th anniversary season of the DCB Plumbing & Heating Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series presented by Capitol Renegade on a winning note by capturing the 25-lap A-Main on Saturday night at Bridgeport Speedway. Iulg withstood a late-race restart with just two laps remaining to defeat defending MASS champion Troy Betts by 0.568 seconds.

Iulg and series rookie Tyler Grau brought the 20-car field to the start, with Iulg jumping out in front to pace the field. Eddie Wagner wasted no time getting by Grau and quickly took up the chase. While Iulg slowly expanded his lead, several battles were being waged behind the duo, including Troy Betts pressuring Grau for third. Betts finally bested Grau for the spot exiting turn two and set his sights on Wagner. Lapped traffic was now coming into play as the race neared the halfway point, and Iulg’s once comfortable advantage shrunk to just two car lengths. Betts successfully made another inside move work in turn two, this time to grab second from Wagner as the pair made it three wide with a lapped car.

Betts was clearly on a mission as he quickly ran down the leader in heavy lapped traffic. Iulg, however, had the answer each time as he flawlessly threaded the needle past the back markers. As the leaders came to the white flag, Dan Leaper slowed in turn one, bringing out the race’s only caution. This set up a green-white-checkered dash for the win. As the green waved, Iulg went high to the cushion, leaving the door open for a slider attempt, and Betts didn’t disappoint as he threw the car under Iulg and into the lead momentarily, only to see Iulg use his momentum to steer back underneath him. Betts regained his momentum on the final lap for one last try, but it fell short in the final turn, and Iulg held on for the victory.

The win was Iulg’s fifth career victory in the series, his first since October of 2024. All five of his MASS wins have come at Bridgeport. Troy Betts’ hard work paid off with a second-place finish. 2017 series champion Eddie Wagner finished a solid third, with last year’s opening night winner Dave Brown edging out rookie Tyler Grau for fourth. Grau put in a strong effort, posting his first top five in the series.

23 RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Cars were in attendance.

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