By: Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA – The Blazer’s Body Shop Super Sportsmen Tour made their annual visit to the Bedford Speedway Friday night, and Jason Fry picked up his first ever victory at the big oval. Coleby Frye thrilled fans with a daring pass to take his second win of the season in as many visits in the Super Late Models, and Brian Lessley earned his second career Bedford victory in the Limited Late Models. Brian Duffy earned his fourth win of the season in the Street Stocks, and Andrew Pluta won in the 4 Cylinders.
Enola, Pa’s Jason Fry started fourth in the the Blazer’s Body Shop Super Sportsmen Tour main event and made a late race pass to take the checkers. Twenty-one cars took the green, and there was immediate mayhem on the frontstretch. Several cars piled up, and usual front runner Frankie Herr and Stan Wanner were eliminated from action. When racing action resumed, Russ Mitten jumped into the lead and held the point position for the majority of the race. A late race caution bunched the field, and Jason Fry made his move on the restart. Fry worked past Mitten, as well as third running Rich Eichelberger. At the finish, it was Fry, Rich Eichelberger, Mitten, Carmen Perigo, Jr., and Mike Enders finished fifth. Rounding out the top ten was Dave Socks, John Garman, Paul Miller, Duaine Smith, and Ryan Rupp. Dave Berkheimer and Russ Mitten won the preliminary heats.
In Super Late Model action, Dover, Pa’s Coleby Frye took top honors in exciting fashion. Jeff Rine and Larry Wright led the field to the green, and Rine snagged the lead on the first lap. Running the high side, Rine held a slim margin over Jeremy Miller and Coleby Frye. The top three wasted no time catching lapped traffic, and the trio picked through the back of the field with precision. With ten to go, Rine, Miller, and Frye were inches apart as they caught a lapped car entering turn three. Third running Frye made a daring move, splitting the top two and blasting past the lapped car. Frye ran the cushion, and maintained a several car length lead until the finish. Miller got by Rine and ended up second, and Jack Pencil and Matt Parks completed the top five. Sixth through ten went to Shawn Claar, Greg Fetters, Larry Wright, Jeff Miller, and Chuck Clise. Rine and Miller won the heats.
Brian Duffy took the lead from Dave Brown with two laps to go in a very exciting Street Stock feature. Brown started first and appeared to have the race in hand as he maintained a 5 car length lead over a mass of cars battling for second. Duffy, Bob Jay, Bill Henney, Jesse Snyder, and Jim Sayler had fans on their feet for the entire race. Duffy became the eventual winner, Brown settled for second, Henney third, Jay fourth, and Sayler fifth. Snyder, Donald Wyles, Daryl Whetstone, Cody Buterbaugh, and Zane Weicht. Sayler and Brown won the heat events.
Andrew Pluta took the checkers in 4 Cylinder action. Following Pluta to the line was Juan Reyan, Mike Lauffer, James Best, and Steve Frederick. Pluta and Lauffer won the heats.
The Speedway is off next Friday, and will return to action on Friday July 30th for the Koontz/Beamer Memorial Fair Race. Call the speedway office at 814-623-0500 for more information, or visit www.bedfordspeedway.com for more details.
BLAZER’S BODY SHOP SUPER SPORTSMEN
FEATURE: 1. Jason Fry 2. Rich Eichelberger 3. Russ Mitten 4. Carmen Perigo, Jr. 5. Mike Enders 6. Dave Socks 7. John Garman (Tri-State Racing Photos Hard Charger) 8. Paul Miller 9. Duaine Smith 10. Ryan Rupp 11. Jay Fannasy 12. Aaron Eichelberger 13. Ken Keyton 14. Gregg Foster (DNF) 15. Bobby Hockenberry (DNF) 16. Dave Berkheimer (DNF) 17. Jim Hulze (DNF) 18. John Wolfe (DNF) 19. Rick Barr (DNF) 20. Stan Wanner (DNF) 21. Frankie Herr (DNF)
DNS: Scott Dellinger
HEAT 1: Barr, Fry, Foster
HEAT 2: Mitten, A. Eichelberger, Wanner
BEDFORD VALLEY PETROLEUM SUPER LATE MODELS
FEATURE: 1. Coleby Frye 2. Jeremy Miller 3. Jeff Rine 4. Jack Pencil 5. Matt Parks 6. Shawn Claar 7. Greg Fetters 8. Larry Wright 9. Jeff Miller (Tri-State Racing Photos Hard Charger) 10. Chuck Clise 11. Eric Zembower 12. Derek Byler 13. Mason Zeigler (DNF) 14. Ryan Christoff (DNF) 15. Randy Burkholder (DNF) 16. Alan Sagi (DNF)
DNS: Bo Feathers, Allen Lemin
HEAT 1: Rine, Frye, Clise
HEAT 2: Jeremy Miller, Claar, Parks
MILLER AUTO PARTS LIMITED LATE MODELS
FEATURE: 1. Brian Lessley 2. Daniel Cornman 3. Matt Howsare 4. Robbie Black 5. Tim Smith, Jr. 6. Donnie Farlling 7. Grant Adams 8. Ralph Morgan, Jr. 9. Rance Garlock (Tri-State Racing Photos Hard Charger) 10. Lincoln Ritchey 11. Travis Calhoun 12. Matt Cosner 13. Eddie Cornett 14. Eric Irvan 15. Darrell Dick 16. Tommy Slanker 17. Corey Weaver (DNF) 18. Craig Perigo (DNF) 19. Coleby Frye (DNF) 20. Maurice Thompson (DNF) 21. Rick Singleton (DNF) 22. Matt Sponaugle (DNF)
HEAT 1: Howsare, Lessley, Adams
HEAT 2: Smith, Singleton, Cosner
HEAT 3: Farlling, Cornman, Black
TC WAREHOUSE STREET STOCKS
FEATURE: 1. Brian Duffy (Tri-State Racing Photos Hard Charger) 2. Dave Brown 3. Bill Henney 4. Bob Jay 5. Jim Sayler 6. Jesse Snyder 7. Donald Wyles 8. Daryl Whetstone 9. Cody Buterbaugh 10. Zane Weicht 11. Kerry Molovich 12. Matt Adams (DNF)
HEAT 1: Sayler, Jay, Molovich
HEAT 2: Brown, Duffy, Henney
THOMAS SUBARU 4 CYLINDERS
FEATURE: 1. Andrew Pluta 2. Juan Reyan 3. Mike Lauffer 4. James Best 5. Steve Frederick 6. Cindy Rhodes 7. Paul Crynock, Jr. 8. Ralph Miller 9. Jeremy Miller 10. Paul Crynock, III (Tri-State Racing Photos Hard Charger) 11. Davey Lambert 12. John Gephart 13. Phil Best 14. Ronnie Valentine 15. John Lamer 16. Ryan Beckett 17. Kris Hedge 18. Casey Fleegle (DNF) 19. Matt Winegardner (DNF)
DNS: Rick Lamer
HEAT 1: Pluta, Rhodes, Reyan
HEAT 2: Lauffer, Valentine, Frederick
