BEDFORD, PA – It was the Bedford/Roaring Knob shootout for Super Late Models at the Bedford Speedway Friday night, and Derek Byler became the first driver to reach three wins this season in the division.  Tim Smith, Jr. earned his first win of the season in the Limited Late Models, and Jim Sayler endured for an emotional Street Stock feature win.  Bill Replogle was victorious in the Hobby Stocks, and Andrew Pluta picked up his third win of the season in the 4 cylinder division.

Rookie sensation Derek Byler started on the pole for the Super Late Model main event, but it was Greg Fetters who took the early lead.  The top six ran in a tight pack side by side, with Fetters on the top, Byler on the bottom, and Jack Pencil, Tyler Hershey, Jeff Rine, and Coleby Frye giving chase.  Byler took the lead late in the race, and tenth starting Frye moved into second with two laps to go.  Frye, who has won every time he’s been to Bedford this year, had to settle for the runner up position this time as Byler took the checkered.  Following Byler and Frye was Fetters, Hershey, and Rine.  Completing the top ten was Jeff Miller, Scott Haus, Chuck Clise, Tom Decker, Jr., and Bryan Bernheisel.  Jack Pencil, who was running in the top five on the last lap, suffered a flat tire and faded to eleventh at the finish.  Hershey and Pencil won the preliminary heats, and Coleby Frye was the Tri-State Racing Photos Hard Charger.

Tim Smith, Jr. has visited victory lane at Bedford in the Limited Late Model division every year atleast once since 2002, but it appeared the streak might be broken – until Friday night.  Smith started on the pole and blasted into the lead.  With a lightning fast pace, Smith held off point leader Rick Singleton to earn his 25th win of this career.  Singleton, DJ Troutman, Matt Sponaugle, and Mike Altobelli, Jr. completed to top five.  Sixth through tenth went to Coleby Frye, Grant Adams, Rance Garlock, Donnie Farlling, and Craig Perigo.  Singleton, Troutman, and Sponaugle won the heats.  Craig Perigo was the Tri State Racing Photos Hard Charger.

It was an emotional win for Street Stock driver Jim Sayler.  Sayler, who picked up his fourth win of the season, was racing with a heavy heart after his father passed away Friday morning.  Unable to speak in victory lane, the grief stricken driver accepted his trophy to a large applause from the Bedford crowd.  The win wasn’t an easy one.  Sayler wrestled the lead away from Jesse Snyder and withstood a late race charge from ninth starting Bill Henney to earn his 21st career victory.  Henney settled for second, Snyder third, and Greg Hainsey and Daryl Whetstone completed the top five.  Heats went to Henney and Cody Buterbaugh, and Henney was the Tri State Racing Photos Hard Charger. 

Bill Replogle won his second Hobby Stock feature of the season, and padded his point lead for next week’s point ending race.  Replogle took the lead from Terry Norris and never looked back.  Norris was second at the checkered, Charlie Walter third, Travis Group fourth, and Rick Potter fifth.  Heats went to Norris and Chad Gambol, Lou Wannyn was the Tri State Racing Photos Hard Charger.

Andrew Pluta, Jr. won an event filled 4 Cylinder feature event.  Juan Reyan brought out the red flag after rolling his ride in turn two, and Jeff Treece suffered heavy damage after crashing on the frontstretch while leading the race.  Following Pluta across the finish line was Casey Fleegle, Phil Best, point leader Paul Crynock, Jr., and Jeremy Miller.  Treece and Fleegle won the heat events, and Crynock, Jr. was the Tri State Racing Photos Hard Charger.

Friday, September 3rd will be the final point race of the season.  The Labor Day special will feature all five divisions, with the Super Late Models and Limited Lates racing for extra laps and extra purse.  Coming September 10th will be the season ending Three State Flyer race for Super Late Models, along with Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks, and a 4 Cylinder invitational.  Please visit the website at www.bedfordspeedway.com, or call the speedway office at 814-623-0500 for more details.     

SUPER LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1.  Derek Byler 5*  2. Coleby Frye F1  3. Greg Fetters 39  4. Tyler Hershey 74  5. Jeff Rine 92  6. Jeff Miller 57  7. Scott Haus 21  8. Chuck Clise 5  9. Tom Decker, Jr. 43  10 . Bryan Bernheisel  119B  11. Jack Pencil 14  12. Matt Parks 15P (DNF)  13. TJ Wright 31j (DNF)  14. Keith Killander (DNF)
DNS:  Jeremy Miller M1, Steve Everhart w1

HEAT 1:  Hershey, Parks, Haus
HEAT 2:  Pencil, Jeff Miller, Clise

LIMITED LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1. Tim Smith, Jr. 39  2. Rick Singleton 99*  3. DJ Troutman 7  4. Matt Sponaugle 8  5. Mike Altobelli, Jr. 79  6. Coleby Frye U10  7. Grant Adams 64  8. Rance Garlock 19  9. Donnie Farlling 48  10. Craig Perigo 1a  11. Eddie Cornett 81  12. Eric Irvan 87  13. Robbie Black 01 (DNF)  14. Tyler Ritchey 11 (DNF)  15. Travis Calhoun 36 (DNF)  16. Darrell Dick 94 (DNF)  17. Matt Howsare 5H (DNF)  18. Matt Cosner 66c (DNF)  19. Brian Lowery 13 (DNF)  20. Brian Lessley 5z (DNF)  21. Travis Cottle 32 (DNF)  22. Cory Weaver 10 (DNF)
DNS:  Daniel Cornman 3, Andy Teno 48T

HEAT 1:  Singleton, Howsare, Adams
HEAT 2:  Troutman, Smith, Ritchey
HEAT 3:  Sponaugle, Garlock, Altobelli

STREET STOCKS

FEATURE:  1. Jim Sayler 96  2. Bill Henney 50  3. Jesse Snyder 22  4. Greg Hainsey 31H  5. Daryl Whetstone 78  6. Donald Wyles 10  7. Brian Duffy 38  8. Tom Warren 1  9. Zane Weicht 45  10. Cody Buterbaugh B1  11. Bob Jay 4j

HEAT 1:  Henney, Warren, Sayler
HEAT 2:  Buterbaugh, Snyder, Weicht

HOBBY STOCKS

FEATURE:  1. Bill Replogle 65  2. Terry Norris 73  3. Charlie Walter 42  4. Travis Group 7  5. Rick Potter 10B  6. Lincoln Ritchey 3  7. Lou Wannyn 77  8. Kenny Imler, Jr. 60  9. Jarrod Brown 11  10. Mike Siegele 007  11. Justin Milburn 95  12. Reed Stickel RV85 (DNF)  13. Jim Dearmitt 73x (DNF)  14. Mandy Jay 4j (DNF)  15. Chad Gambol 13 (DNF)
DNS:  Justin Vaughn 15

HEAT 1:  Norris, Dearmitt, Replogle
HEAT 2:  Gambol, Imler, Group

4 CYLINDERS

FEATURE:  1.  Andrew Pluta, Jr. 68  2. Casey Fleegle 68c  3. Phil Best 11  4. Paul Crynock, Jr. 45  5. Jeremy Miller 93  6. Joe Means 0  7. Ralph Miller 86  8. Troy Imler 9T  9. Jon Gephart 98  10. Ronnie Valentine  8R  11. Jeff Treece 56 (DNF)  12. Brandon Hedstrom 7 (DNF)  13. Mike Lauffer 38 (DNF)  14. James Best 1 (DNF)  15. Steve Frederick 49 (DNF)  16. Juan Reyan 3j (DNF)  17. Chris Hedge 34 (DNF)

HEAT 1:  Treece, Means, R. Miller
HEAT 2:  Fleegle, Reyan, Imler

BEDFORD, PA –  The URC Sprint Cars made their historic annual visit to Bedford Speedway Friday night.  The URC Sprints have been making non-consecutive appearances at Bedford since 1956.  Bill Unglert won his first ever URC feature event in front of a large crowd.  Jason Covert won the $2,000 to win Super Late Model feature, Bill Henney won a wild one in the Street Stocks, and Travis Group took the Hobby Stock feature event.  Through disqualification, James Best won his first ever 4 Cylinder feature.

Bill Unglert was ecstatic after winning his first ever URC Sprint race at a track rich in URC history.  Unglert led flag to flag to take the win.  Curt Michael finished second, and also was the Tri State Racing Photos hard charger after starting fifteenth in the feature.  Justin Collett was third, Kevin Nouse fourth, and Becca Anderson fifth.  Unglert, Art Liedl, and Anderson won the qualifying heats.

In Super Late Model action, Jeff Rine led the field to the green for the $2,000 to win Bedford Valley Petroleum feature event.  A three wide battle ensued, with Rine, Jeff Covert, and seventh starting Jeff Miller.  Rine maintained the lead until third starting Covert powered by on lap six, and Miller followed suit.  The top three broke from the pack, as Jack Pencil picked his way through the field.  With 12 to go, Miller made heavy contact with the turn three wall and retired from the race while running second.  Covert took off on the restart, and soon had a half a lap lead on the field.  Rine held the second spot, and Pencil made his way to third.  Covert won by half a lap while weaving through lapped traffic, and Rine finished second with Pencil on his rear bumper.  Scott LeBarron came home fourth, and Derek Byler fifth.  Rounding out the top ten was Nick Dickson, Tyler Hershey, DJ Myers, Gary Stuhler, and Jeff Miller.  Pencil was the Tri State Racing Photos hard chargers.  Byler, Hershey, and Jerry Bard won the qualifying events. 

Bill Henney stole the show in the Street Stock Division, taking the lead with two to go from race long leader Jesse Snyder.  Snyder held the point from the start with Henney in tow.  Henney powered by on the highside with two to go to earn his second win of the season.  Snyder finished second, Brian Duffy third, Daryl Whetstone fourth, and Jim Sayler fifth.  Duffy was the Tri State Racing Photos hard charger.  Sayler and Henney won the heats.

Travis Group won his first ever feature in the Hobby Stock division.  Group battled Chad Gambol for the win as division heavy hitters Charlie Walter and Bill Replogle worked through the field from the back of the pack.  Following Group across the line was Gambol, Walter, Replogle, and Terry Norris.  Charlie Walter was the Tri State Racing Photos hard charger.  Group and Norris won the heat events.

James Best won his first ever 4 Cylinder feature at Bedford, after original race winner Robert Pluta was disqualified in the post race tech.  Mike Lauffer finished second, Ralph Miller third, Casey Fleegle fourth, and Paul Crynock, Jr. fifth.  Robert Pluta and Juan Ryan won the heats.

 Next week, a regular five division show will be on hand with Super Late Models, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks, and 4 Cylinders.  The Super Lates will be running the first leg of the Bedford/Roaring Knob challenge.  Call the speedway office at 814-623-0500 for more information, or visit www.bedfordspeedway.com for more details.

RISLONE URC SPRINT CARS

FEATURE:  1. Bill Unglert  2. Curt Michael  3. Justin Collett  4. Kevin Nouse  5. Becca Anderson  6. Art Liedl  7. Tim Hogue  8. Jonathan Swanson  9. Kramer Williamson  10. Robbie Stillwagon  11. Josh Weller  12. Randy West  13. Chris Weiss  14. JJ Grasso  15. Rory Janney  16. Tim Higgins  17. Kevin Darling  18. Gary Gollub  19. Tim Ilug  20. Midge Miller

HEAT 1:  Bill Unglert

HEAT 2:  Art Liedl

HEAT 3:  Becca Anderson

BEDFORD VALLEY PETROLEUM SUPER LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1.  Jason Covert  2. Jeff Rine  3. Jack Pencil  4. Scott LeBarron  5. Derek Byler  6. Nick Dickson  7. Tyler Hershey  8. DJ Myers  9. Gary Stuhler  10. Jeff Miller  11. Jerry Bard  12. Matt Parks  13. Bryan Bernheisel  14. Allen Lemin  15. Tom Decker, Jr.  16. Larry Wright  17. Keith Killander  (DNF)  18. Jeremy Miller (DNF)  19. Greg Fetters (DNF)  20. Scott Haus (DNF)  21. Shawn Claar (DNF)

DNS:  Devin Friese

HEAT 1:  Byler, Covert, Rine

HEAT 2:  Hershey, LeBarron, Haus

HEAT 3:  Bard, Jeremy Miller, Jeff Miller

TC WAREHOUSE STREET STOCKS

FEATURE:  1.  Bill Henney  2. Jesse Snyder  3. Brian Duffy  4. Daryl Whetstone  5. Jim Sayler  6. Donald Wyles  7. Cody Buterbaugh  8. Zane Weicht  9. Rich Swope (DNF)

DNS:  Kerry Molovich, Paul Gambol

HEAT 1:  Sayler, Duffy, Wyles

HEAT 2:  Henney, Snyder, Weicht

RITCHEY SANDBLASTING HOBBY STOCKS

FEATURE:  1. Travis Group  2. Chad Gambol  3. Charlie Walter  4. Bill Replogle  5. Terry Norris  6. Rick Potter  7. Reed Stickel  8. Jarrod Brown  9. Kenny Imler, Jr.  10. Lou Waynnan  11. Mike Ott (DNF)  12. Mark Field (DNF)

HEAT 1:  Group, Replogle, Brown

HEAT 2:  Norris, Potter, Walter

THOMAS SUBARU 4 CYLINDERS

FEATURE:  1. James Best  2. Mike Lauffer  3. Ralph Miller  4. Casey Fleegle  5. Paul Crynock, Jr.  6. Juan Ryan  7. Jeff Treece  8. Cindy Rhodes  9. Phil Best  10. Jeremy Miller  11. Nick Iski  12. Andrew Pluta, Jr.  13. Ronnie Valentine  14. Jon Gephart  15. Steve Frederick  16. Dan Jackson  17. Troy Imler  18. Kevin See  19. Robert Pluta (DQ)

HEAT 1: Robert Pluta, Fleegle, Treece

HEAT 2:  Ryan, Andrew Pluta, Lauffer

BEDFORD, PA –  It was the Bedford/Cumberland shootout Friday night at the Bedford Speedway, and Matt Parks made Friday the 13^th lucky by winning the Super Late Model main event.  Robbie Black won his 2^nd feature event in the Limited Late Models, and Jim Sayler took home the checkers in the Street Stocks.  Charlie Walter returned to victory lane in the Hobby Stocks after a rough mid-season stretch and Jeff Treece won his first ever feature at Bedford in the 4 Cylinders.

In Super Late Model action, Matt Parks started on the outside pole and assumed the lead on the first lap.  It wasn’t long until the top five broke free from the pack, with Nick Dickson hounding Parks for the lead, Jack Pencil third, Jeff Rine fourth, and Scott Haus fifth.  With Parks on the top side, and Dickson on the bottom, the pair ran side by side lap after lap.  With five laps to go, the top five caught the tail of the field.  This allowed Pencil to join the top two for a battle for the top spot, but Parks prevailed at the checkered.  Dickson followed closely in second and Pencil third.  Rine and Haus completed the top five, and Derek Byler, Greg Fetters, Jeff Miller, Andy Fries, and Shawn Claar finished out the top ten.  Rine and Parks won the heats.  The feature event went 25 laps without caution.

Friday the 13^th reared its ugly head in the Limited Late Model feature.  Darrell Dick took the lead at the drop of the green and looked to have the race in hand.  Dick dominated for most of the race, but 8^th starting Matt Sponaugle was on the move.  The pair ran side by side for several laps, and then disaster struck with two laps to go.  With Dick on the outside, and Sponaugle on the inside, the pair made significant contact in turn 4.  The result was Darrell’s mount facing the wrong direction, and Sponaugle sent to the rear.  Robbie Black assumed the lead on the restart, and held on for the win over Mike Altobelli, Jr., Tim Smith, Jr., Donnie Farlling, and Matt Howsare.  Sixth through tenth went to Brian Lowery, Andy Teno, Rance Garlock, Rick Singleton, and Matt Cosner.  Heats went to Daniel Cornman, Matt Sponaugle, and Darrel Dick. 

Jim Sayler earned his third feature win of the year in the Street Stocks.  It was a typical grade a style Street Stock Feature, with action all through the pack.  Bill Henney took the lead from his pole starting position, and led until Sayler stole the lead with five to go.  Henney ended the night in second, Brian Duffy third, Jamey Swank fourth, and Daryl Whetstone fifth.  Jesse Snyder, Chris Chamberlain, Kerry Molovich, Zane Weicht, and Cody Buterbaugh completed the top ten.  Sayler and Henney won the heat events.

Jeff Treece earned his first ever win in the 4 cylinders over Andrew Pluta, Jeremy Miller, James Best, and Cindy Rhodes.  Miller and Mike Lauffer won the preliminary heats.

 The URC Sprint Cars will be in town next Friday for their annual visit to the track, continuing a long standing tradition.  The Super Late Models will also be on hand, racing for $2,000 to win.  Also appearing will be the Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks and 4 Cylinders.  Gates open at 4:30.  Racing action will start 30 minutes early, with hot laps at 6:15.   General admission is $20, and the pits are $30.  Call the speedway office at 814-623-0500 for more information, or visit www.bedfordspeedway.com for more details.

BEDFORD VALLEY PETROLEUM SUPER LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1.  Matt Parks  2. Nick Dickson   3. Jack Pencil  4. Jeff Rine  5. Scott Haus  6. Derek Byler  7. Greg Fetters  8. Jeff Miller  9. Andy Fries  10. Shawn Claar  11. Allen Lemin (DNF)  12. Randy Burkholder (DNF)  13. Chris Harr (DNS)

HEAT 1:  Rine, Haus, Pencil

HEAT 2:  Parks, Fetters, Burkholder

MILLER AUTO PARTS LIMITED LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1. Robbie Black  2. Mike Altobelli, Jr.  3. Tim Smith, JR.  4. Donnie Farlling  5. Matt Howsare  6. Brian Lowery  7. Andy Teno  8. Rance Garlock  9. Rick Singleton  10.  Matt Cosner  11. Brian Lessley  12. Craig Perigo  13. Eddie Cornett  14. Tyler Ritchey  15.  Eric Irvan  16.  Matt Sponaugle  17. Cory Weaver (DNF)  18.  Darrell Dick (DNF)  19. Daniel Cornman (DNF)  20. Travis Cottle (DNF)  21. Travis Fleegle (DNF) 

DNS:  Josh Berrier

HEAT 1:  Cornaman, Smith, Howsare

HEAT 2:  Sponaugle, Altobelli, Black

HEAT 3:  Dick, Singleton, Farlling

TC WAREHOUSE STREET STOCKS

FEATURE:  1.  Jim Sayler  2. Bill Henney  3. Brian Duffy  4. Jamey Swank  5. Daryl Whetstone  6. Jesse Snyder  7. Chris Chamberlain  8. Kerry Molovich  9.  Zane Weicht  10. Cody Buterbaugh  11. Rich Swope 12. Greg Hainsey (DNF)  13. Travis Brown (DNF)  14. Dave Brown (DNF)

HEAT 1:  Sayler, Chamberlain, Whetstone

HEAT 2:  Henney, Hainsey, Swank

RITCHEY SANDBLASTING HOBBY STOCKS

FEATURE:  1.  Charlie Walter  2. Travis Group  3. Doug Slick  4.  Chad Gambol  5. Terry Norris  6. Kenny Imler, Jr.  7. Reed Stickel  8. Lou Wannyn  9. Bill Replogle  10. Jarrod Brown  11. Justin Vaughn (DNF)  12. Chuck Weyant (DNF)  13. Rick Potter (DNF)

HEAT 1:  Group, Walter, Norris

HEAT 2:  Imler, Stickel, Slick

THOMAS SUBARU 4 CYLINDERS

FEATURE:  1.  Jeff Treece  2. Andrew Pluta  3. Jeremy Miller  4. James Best  5. Cindy Rhodes  6. Casey Fleegle  7. Ralph Miller 8. Mike Lauffer  9. Paul Crynock, Jr.  10. Jon Gephart  11. Joel Vinglas, Jr.  12. Troy Imler  13. Phil Best  14. Kevin See (DNF)  15. Joe Means (DNF)  16. Juan Ryan (DNF)  17. Ronnie Valentine (DNF)  18. Steve Frederick (DNF)

HEAT 1: J. Miller, Treece, Ryan

HEAT 2:  Lauffer, Means, Crynock, Jr.

BEDFORD, PA –  The Bedford Speedway had it’s Koontz/Beamer Memorial Fair race Friday night.  A large crowd was on hand to witness Greg Fetters take his first win of the season in the Super Late Models.  Mike Altobelli, Jr. won his first of the season in the Limited Late Models, and Brian Duffy won his fifth of the season in the Street Stocks.  Also winning their first race of the season was Bill Replogle in the Hobby Stock division, and Karl Bailey in the 4 Cylinders.

 In Super Late Model action, Greg Fetters earned his first victory of the season, and his first win at Bedford in several years.  Fetters started on the pole and immediately took the lead, holding off Andy Anderson and Jack Pencil easily for much of the race.  However, Fetters hit lapped traffic near the end of the race, and the top three were bumper to bumper coming to the checkered.  Fetters held on the for the win over Anderson and Pencil.  Scott Haus and Matt Parks completed the top five.  Sixth through tenth went to Jeff Rine, Steve Everhart, Jeff Miller, Shawn Claar, and Chris Harr.  Heat winners were Everhart and Fetters.

Mike Altobelli, Jr. picked up his first win of the season in Limited Late Model action.  Altobelli took the lead from early race leader Kyle Wiser and battled Robbie Black for much of the race.  Black held on for second, DJ Troutman third, Rick Singleton fourth, and Ashley Barrett fifth.  Rounding out the top ten was Derek Byler, Wiser, Matt Cosner, Tim Smith, Jr., and Rance Garlock.  Heats went to Troutman, Matt Sponaugle, and Black.

Brian Duffy earned his fifth win of the season in the Street Stock division, and he did it from the tenth starting spot.  Bill Henney finished second, and Jim Sayler, Dave Brown, and Jamey Swank completed the top five.  Duffy and Henney won the heats.

Karl Bailey won his first ever Bedford Speedway feature in 4 cylinder action.  Bailey won from his seventh starting spot, and was followed at the checkered by Casey Fleegle, Ralph Miller, Andrew Pluta, Jr., and Paul Crynock, Jr.  Heat winners were Jeff Treece, Bailey, and Pluta, Jr.

 The Speedway is off next Friday, and will return to action on Friday August 13^th for a five division show.  It’s also the Bedford/Cumberland shootout.  The URC Sprint Cars will be on hand on August 20^th.  Also appearing will be the Super Late Models, Hobby Stocks, and 4 Cylinders.   Call the speedway office at 814-623-0500 for more information, or visit www.bedfordspeedway.com for more details.

BEDFORD VALLEY PETROLEUM SUPER LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1.  Greg Fetters  2. Andy Anderson  3. Jack Pencil  4. Scott Haus  5. Matt Parks  6. Jeff Rine  7. Steve Everhart  8. Jeff Miller  9. Shawn Claar  10. Chris Harr  11. Eric Zembower  12. Allen Lemin (DNF)  13. Larry Wright  14. Sam Gindlesperger

DNS:  Jerry Bard

HEAT 1:  Everhart, Bard, Pencil

HEAT 2:  Fetters, Anderson, Lemin

MILLER AUTO PARTS LIMITED LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1. Mike Altobelli, Jr.  2. Robbie Black  3. DJ Troutman  4. Rick Singleton  5. Ashley Barrett  6. Derek Byler  7. Kyle Wiser  8. Matt Cosner  9. Tim Smith, Jr.  10.  Rance Garlock  11. Grant Adams  12. Donnie Farlling  13. Ralph Morgan, Jr.  14. Travis Calhoun  15.  Matt Sponaugle  16. Tyler Ritchey  17.  Craig Perigo  18. Rodney Walls  19.  Eric Irvan  20.  Brian Lessley  21. Darrell Dick  22. Eddie Cornett  23. Matt Howsare  24. Corey Weaver

DNS:  Mike Duck

HEAT 1:  Troutman, Calhoun, Wiser

HEAT 2:  Sponaugle, Smith, Singleton

HEAT 3:  Black, Altobelli, Cosner

TC WAREHOUSE STREET STOCKS

FEATURE:  1.  Brian Duffy  2. Bill Henney  3. Jim Sayler  4. Dave Brown  5. Jamey Swank  6. Kerry Molovich  7.  Zane Weicht  8.  Daryl Whetstone  9. Ryan Sager  10. Jesse Snyder  11. Donald Wyles  12. Travis Brown  13. Greg Hainsey  14. Khi Swanger  15. Matt Custer  16. Joe Pluta  17. Bob Jay

DNS:  Ronnie Garlock, Cody Buterbaugh, Chris Cogan

HEAT 1:  Duffy, Weicht, Sager

HEAT 2:  Henney, Sayler, Jay

RITCHEY SANDBLASTING HOBBY STOCKS

FEATURE:  1.  Bill Replogle  2. Shawn Wyles  3. Ryan Beckett 4. Travis Group  5. Derrick Hinish  6. Chad Gambol  7. Terry Norris  8. Kenny Imler, Jr.  9. Lou Wannyn  10. Todd Goss  11. Preston Imler  12. Kevin Brown  13. Jarrod Brown  14. Mike Isett  15. Justin Vaughn  16. Boyd Brode  17. Mike Ott  18. Terry Mitchell  19. Jimmy Sacco  20. Reed Stickel  21. Charlie Walter  22. Ken Ulrich, Jr.  23. Justin Michael  24. Bradley Nesline

DNS:  Alicia LeGros

HEAT 1:  Norris, Wannyn, Beckett

HEAT 2:  Goss, Stickel, Ott

HEAT 3:  Replogle, Group, Wyles

THOMAS SUBARU 4 CYLINDERS

FEATURE:  1.  Karl Bailey  2. Casey Fleegle  3. Ralph Miller 4. Andrew Pluta, Jr.  5. Paul Crynock, Jr.  6. Juan Reyan  7. Jeremy Miller  8. Cindy Rhodes  9. James Best  10. Steve Frederick  11. Mike Lauffer  12. Phil Best  13. Matt Winegardner  14. Ronnie Valentine  15. Joel Vinglas, Jr.  16. Troy Imler  17. Jon Gephart  18. Tyler Beckett  19. Joe Means  20. Jeff Treece  21. Paul Crynock III  22. Robert Pluta

HEAT 1: Treece, Fleegle, Crynock, Jr. 

HEAT 2:  Bailey, J. Best, Frederick

HEAT 3:  A. Pluta, Reyan, Miller

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 30^th 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

BEDFORD, PA –  The Three State Flyers visited the Bedford Speedway Friday night, and Jason Covert picked up his second career feature win at the historic oval.  In other action, Robbie Black earned the win in the Limited Late Models, Jim Sayler in the Street Stocks, Terry Norris returned to victory lane after a long dry spell, and Juan Ryan earned his first ever victory in the 4 cylinders.

Randy Burkholder led the 27 car field of Super Late Models to the green for the 35 lap main event, and was able to hold the point position for eight laps until Jeff Rine motored by with 27 laps to go.  Jason Covert, who started third, kicked his Rocket chassis into high gear mid race and caught Rine to put on a great two wide show for several laps.  Covert’s bid for the lead was halted twice for cautions, and finally with 13 to go, Covert put his number 43a into the lead coming out of turn two.  A caution with eleven to go grouped the field for a restart, and that’s when things turned sour.  Randy Burkholder suddenly slowed on the frontstretch while running in the top five, and the field stacked up at full speed.  Several top runners were eliminated or sent to the back of the pack.  When racing resumed, it was Covert at the point, JT Spence second, Jeff Rine third, and Jeremy Miller fourth.  The field kept this lineup until lap thirty when JT Spence went pitside, relinquishing the second spot.  Covert took the checkered, followed by Rine, Miller, Nick Dickson, and Brian Bernheisel.  Frankie Plessinger came home sixth, and Andy Haus, Scott LeBarron, Larry Wright, and Brian Booze completed the top ten.  Jack Pencil, Rine, and Dickson won the heat events, and Rine won the dash for cash.

In Limited Late Model action, Robbie Black returned to victory lane after missing a season of racing last year.  Pole setter Rance Garlock took the lead at the drop of the green, and held the point until lap nine when ninth starting Matt Sponaugle worked his way into the lead.  Sponaugle held the point for two laps, but went pitside during a caution.  Garlock resumed the lead, but Black made a daring move in turn three with 6 laps to go to take the lead and the win.  Garlock settled for second, Daniel Cornman third, Matt Howsare fourth, and Rick Singleton fifth.  Completing the top ten was Grant Adams, Donnie Farlling, Corey Weaver, Travis Calhoun, and Eddie Cornett.  Justin Kann and Daniel Cornman won the heats.

Jim Sayler continued his hot streak in the ultra competitive Street Stock division.  Sayler started in the fifth position past race leader Dave Brown for the win.  Brown finished second, Bob Jay third, Daryl Whetstone fourth, and Brian Duffy fifth.  Heat winners were Bill Henney and Duffy.

Terry Norris won a well earned victory in Hobby Stock action, holding off the division’s point leader Charlie Walter for a big win.  Following Norris at the checkered was Walter, Bill Replogle, David Riley, and Reed Stickel, Jr.  Norris and Replogle won the heats events.

Juan Ryan earned his first ever victory in 4 cylinders by a large margin.  Robert Pluta, Paul Crynock, Jr., Paul Crynock III, and Cindy Rhodes completed the top five.  Heats went to Dave Lambert, Cindy Rhodes, and Juan Ryan.

 Next week the speedway will be back in action with a five division show, highlighted by the annual kid’s bike races.  Call the speedway office at 814-623-0500 for more information, or visit
www.bedfordspeedway.com for more details.

SUPER LATE MODELS

FEATURE (35 laps):  1. Jason Covert  2. Jeff Rine  3. Jeremy Miller  4. Nick Dickson  5. Bryan Bernheisel  6. Frankie Plessinger  7. Andy Haus  8. Scott LeBarron  9. Larry Wright  10. Brian Booze  11. Scott Rhodes  12. Bob Gordon  13. Alan Sagi  14. Kirk Baker  15. JT Spence  16. Allen Lemin  17. Mike Altobelli, Jr.  18. Randy Burkholder  19. Greg Fetters  20. Matt Parks  21. Jeff Miller  22. Derek Byler  23. TJ Wright  24. Scott Haus  25. Chuck Clise  26. Chris Harr  27.  Jack Pencil

DNS:  Tom Decker, Jr.

HEAT 1:  Pencil, Burkholder, S. Haus

HEAT 2:  Rine, Covert, Parks

HEAT 3:  Dickson, Spence, Altobelli

LIMITED LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1.  Robbie Black  2. Rance Garlock  3. Daniel Cornman  4. Matt Howsare  5. Rick Singleton  6. Grant Adams  7. Donnie Farlling  8. Corey Weaver  9. Travis Calhoun  10. Eddie Cornett  11.  Lincoln Ritchey  12. Matt Sponaugle  13. Justin Kann  14. Maurice Thompson, Jr.  15. Travis Fleegle  16. Ralph Morgan, Jr.  17. Craig Perigo

DNS:  Darrell Dick, Matt Cosner

HEAT 1:  Kann, Sponaugle, Morgan

HEAT 2:  Cornman, Howsare, Singleton

STREET STOCKS

FEATURE:  1. Jim Sayler  2. Dave Brown  3. Bob Jay   4. Daryl Whetstone  5. Brian Duffy  6. Kerry Molovich  7. Donald Wyles  8. Cody Buterbaugh  9. Matthew Custer  10.  Zane Weicht  11. Bill Henney  12.  Jesse Snyder

HEAT 1:  Snyder, Wyles, Weicht

HEAT 2:  Duffy, Brown, Sayler

HOBBY STOCKS

FEATURE:  1.  Terry Norris  2. Charlie Walter  3. Bill Replogle  4. David Riley  5. Reed Stickel, Jr.  6. Tyler Ritchey  7. Kenny Imler, Jr.  8. Jarrod Brown  9. Justin Vaughn  10. Justin Michael  11. Jeff Brown  12. Kevin Brown

DNS:  Ray Shepherd, Travis Group

HEAT 1:  Norris, Ritchey, K. Brown

HEAT 2:  Replogle, Riley, Michael

4 CYLINDERS

FEATURE:  1.  Juan Ryan  2. Robert Pluta  3. Paul Crynock, Jr.  4. Paul Crynock III  5. Cindy Rhodes  6. Jeremy Miller  7. Tyler Defibaugh  8. Steve Frederick  9. Matt Winegardner  10. Ralph Miller  11. Phil Best  12. Ronnie Valentine  13. Davey Lambert  14. Jon Gephart  15. Chris Hedge  16. Andrew Pluta  17. Casey Fleegle  18. Kevin See 

DNS:  Irvan Fleegle, Mike Lauffer, Jeff Treece, Travis Kennell

HEAT 1:  Lambert, Defibaugh, J. Miller

HEAT 2:  Rhodes, Crynock, Jr., Crynock III

HEAT 3:  Ryan, C. Fleegle, R. Miller

BEDFORD, PA –  Bedford Speedway hosted the 2nd night of the Pennsylvania Posse Speedweek for sprint cars on Sunday night.  Western PA driver Ed Lynch, Jr. won his career first at Bedford in the 30 lap main event over a stellar field of sprint car drivers.  The super late models were also on the card, and Jack Pencil made his first win of the season a memorable one when he took the lead 100 yards from the checkered. 

Time trials kicked the evening’s events off for the sprint cars.  Brian Leppo set fast time with a 16.796 second lap, just off Stevie Smith’s track record of 15.597 set last year.  Greg Hodnett, Chad Layton, and Stevie Smith won the heat races, and the 23 car field was set for the 30 lap A-main.  Ed Lynch, Jr. started on the pole and took the early lead, with Alan Krimes, Greg Hodnett, Fred Rahmer, and Mark Smith following.  The front pack hit lapped traffic by lap six, and Krimes and Hodnett started to real in the leader.  Their charge for the front was halted on a lap 11 caution for Lance Dewease, and Lynch was able to extend his lead once again after the restart.  Rahmer and Mark Smith were the main attraction in the second half of the race, as the pair sliced and diced each other in a hard fought battle for fourth.  Krimes and Hodnett again started to reel in the leader, but the last caution of the race for Doug Esh and Brent Marks put a halt on their charge.  It was all Ed Lynch, Jr. on the restart, who went on to win by a comfortable margin over Krimes, Hodnett, Rahmer, and Mark Smith.  Completing the top ten was Daryn Pittman, Aaron Ott, Chad Layton, Adam Wilt, and Stevie Smith.

Derek Byler started on the outside of the first row in the super late model feature, and battled pole sitter Scott Haus for much of the early part of the race.  Byler was able to maintain the lead all throughout his battle with Haus, and eventually Haus started to lose touch with Byler’s number 5*.  Jack Pencil worked his way by Haus for second, and it appeared that Byler had the field covered for his third win of the season.  However, with six laps to go, Pencil had reeled in the leader and was making a bid for the win.  Pencil ran the very top line of the speedway, and had several close encounters with taking the lead from Byler.  Finally, on the last lap in the last turn, Pencil flew by Byler on the outside coming down the frontstretch and stole the checkers.  It was Jack’s 26th career win at Bedford in the super late models.  Byler settled for second, Haus third, Jeff Miller fourth, and Chuck Clise fifth.  Tom Eriksen, a Bedford regular and fan favorite from a few decades ago was sixth, and Jerry Bard, Scott Rhodes, TJ Wright, and Randy Burkholder rounded out the top ten.  Miller and Bard won the heat events.

SPRINT CARS

Fast Time:  Brian Leppo – 16.796 seconds

FEATURE (30 Laps):  1. Ed Lynch, Jr.  2. Alan Krimes  3. Greg Hodnett  4. Fred Rahmer  5. Mark Smith  6. Daryn Pittman  7. Aaron Ott  8. Chad Layton  9. Adam Wilt  10. Stevie Smith  11. Danny Dietrich  12. Keith Kauffman  13. Tyler Walker  14. Brian Leppo  15. Mike Wagner  16. Johnny Mackison, Jr.  17. Matthew Reed  18. Justin Henderson  19. Ralph Spithaler  20. Doug Esh (DNF)  21. Brent Marks (DNF)  22. Lance Dewease (DNF)  23. Joey Hershey (DNF)

HEAT 1:  Hodnett, M. Smith, Leppo
HEAT 2:  Layton, Rahmer, Krimes
HEAT 3:  S. Smith, Pittman, Ott

SUPER LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1. Jack Pencil  2. Derek Byler  3. Scott Haus  4. Jeff Miller  5. Chuck Clise  6. Tom Eriksen  7. Jerry Bard  8. Scott Rhodes  9. TJ Wright  10. Randy Burkholder  11. Greg Fetters  12. Mike Altobelli, Jr.  13. Shawn Claar  14. Larry Wright  15. Jeff Rine (DNF)  16. Chris Harr (DNF)  17. Mike Shoemaker (DNF)

HEAT 1:  Miller, Byler, Clise
HEAT 2:  Bard, Fetters, Pencil

BEDFORD, PA – With summer approaching next week the racing action is getting hot at the speedway. Fans enjoyed an action packed night with Scott Haus winning his first feature of the year in the late models here at Bedford, closely followed by the “flying school teacher” Jack Pencil. Rick Singleton, of Hunnington Pa., took the checkered flag in the limited late models with a commanding lead over Matt Sponaule, and Brian Duffy returned to victory lane in the street stocks with a impressive victory over Dave Brown, Bill Henney, and Mike Desch.  Two previous track champions, as well as previous feature winners, won features in their respective divisions, Charlie Walter in the Hobby Stocks and Mike Lauffer in the 4-Cylinders.

Four time track champion Scott Haus was lucky at the pill re-draw and started on the pole and never looked back leading all 25 laps of the the Late Model Feature. Jack Pencil started working his way up thru the field and caught Haus but was unable to challenge him for the win. Meanwhile battling for the third and fourth positions were Jeff Rine and D.J. Myers and when the checkered flag dropped it was Rine in third and Myers fourth. Finishing a sound fifth was Jeff Miller. Brian Booze, Scott Rhodes, Mike Altobelli Jr., Randy Burkholder, and Derek Byler rounded out the top ten. Eighteen LM were signed in at the speedway and Haus and Myers crossed the line first to win their heat events.

Once again, due to the luck of the pill re-draw Rick Singleton was sitting on the pole and at the drop of the green flag he took off and never looked back. Matt Sponaugle starting fourth made several attempts on restarts to catch Singleton but just couldn’t get the job done and had to settle for second. The end of the race seen Rance Garlock, Tim Smith Jr. and Brian Lesley all fighting for  the third position with Garlock grabbing third from Smith with four laps to go. Smith and Lesley finished fourth and fifth respectively. Rounding out the top ten were Matt Howsare, Mike Duck, Grant Adams, Craig Perigo, and Donnie Farlling. Heat winners for the evening were Singleton and Darrell Dick.

The street stock feature got off to a wild start with three cars getting together Jerry Robinson, Rich Swope and Zane Weicht and  Weicht getting the upside down end of it.  When the field realigned for a complete restart Khi Swanger, Mike Desch, and Brian Duffy  were battling three wide down the back stretch. On lap nine Duffy took the lead from Swanger and the rest was history. Following Duffy to the checkered was Dave Brown, Bill Henney, Desch, and Darrell Whetstone. Finishing out the top ten were Swanger, Kerry Molovich, Jim Saylor, Travis Brown and Donald Wyles. Heat wins went to Bill Henney and Dave Brown

Charlie Walter was once again in victory lane after starting 9^th and gradually working the field to the finish. Following Walters and racing hard for several positions were Bill Replogle, Tyler Ritchey, Travis Group, and Todd Goss and they finished in that very order.  Heat wins for the night went to the Lou Wannian and Charlie Walter.

In four cylinder action tonight it was Mike Lauffer getting the win by default as the winner Ian Will was disqualified after going thru tech inspection. On lap five Paul Crynock was going for the lead and got out of shape and had to rejoin the field in eleventh place. Finishing after Lauffer was Andrew Pluta, Jeremy Miller, Steve Frederick, and Cindy Rhodes.  Heat wins went to Cindy Rhodes and Lauffer.

 
Please make note we will be off Friday night and running Sunday night June 27^th, the PA Posse 410 Sprints will be invading Bedford Speedway.  Also on the card will be the Late Models.  Monday June 28^th will be the rain date for this show, with a one-half hour early start time. Visit www.bedfordspeedway.com for more details.

SUPER LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1.  Scott Haus  2.  Jack Pencil  3. Jeff Rine  4. D.J. Myers  5. Jeff Miller  6. Brian Booze 7.  Scott Rhodes  8. Mike Altobelli Jr.  9.  Randy Burkholder  10.  Derek Byler  11. Shawn Claar  12.  Wayne Johnson  13. Greg Fetters  14.  Chuck Clise  15.  Allen Lemin (DNF)  16.  Matt Sala(DNF)  17 Matt Parks(DNF)  18 Steve Everhart(DNF)
HEAT 1:  Haus, Byler, Booze
HEAT 2:  Myers, Altobelli Jr., Parks

LIMITED LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1.  Rick Singleton  2.  Matt Sponaugle  3.  Rance Garlock  4.  Tim Smith Jr.  5.  Brian Lesley  6.  Matt Howsare  7.  Mike Duck  8.  Grant Adams  9.  Craig Perigo  10.  Donnie Farlling  11.  Kyle Wiser 12. Daniel Cornman  13.  Darrell Dick  14.  Corey Weaver  15.  Eddie Cornett  16.  DJ Troutman (DNF)  17. Matt Cosner (DNF) 

DNS:  Lincoln Ritchey, Eric Irvan
HEAT 1:  Singleton, Sponaugle, Howsare
HEAT 2:  Dick, Adams, Cosner

STREET STOCKS

FEATURE:  1.  Brian Duffy  2.  Dave Brown  3.  Bill Henney  4.  Mike Desch  5.  Darrell Whetstone  6.  Khi Swanger  7.  Kerry Molovich  8.  Travis Brown  9.  Donald Wyles  10.  Jim Saylor  11.  Mathew Custer  12.  Jessie Snyder (DNF)  13.  Cody Buterbaugh (DNF)  14.  Bob Jay (DNF) 15.  Rich Swope (DNF)  16. Jerry Robinson (DNF)  17.  Zane Weicht (DNF)

DNS: Greg Hainsey
HEAT 1:  Henney, Saylor, Duffy
HEAT 2:  Brown, Whetstone, Desch

HOBBY STOCKS

FEATURE:  1.  Charlie Walter  2.  Bill Replogle  3.  Tyler Ritchey  4.  Travis Group  5.  Todd Goss  6.  Kenny Imler Jr.  7.  Jake Gongloff  8.  Reed Stickle Jr.  9.  Lou Wannin  10.  Ed Vogel  11.  Chad Gambol  12.  Jarrodd Brown (DNF)  13.  Terry Norris (DNF)  14.  Justin Vaughn (DNF)  15 Mandy Jay (DNF)
HEAT 1:  Wannin , Ritchey, Vogel
HEAT 2:  Walter, Replogle, Goss

4 CYLINDERS

FEATURE:  1.  Mike Lauffer  2.  Andrew Pluta  3.  Jeremy Miller 4.  Steve Frederick  5.  Cindy Rhodes  6.  Phil Best  7.  Martin Vinosky  8.  Ronnie Valentine  9.  Ralph Miller  10.  Dave Lambert  11.  Paul Crynock Jr.  12.  Matt Winegardner  13.  Jon Gephart  14.  Casey Fleegle  15.  Chris Hedge  16.  Juan Ryan (DNF)  17.  Ian Will DQ 

DNS:  Jeff Treece
HEAT 1:  Rhodes, Ryan, Treece
HEAT 2:  Lauffer, Best, Vinosky

BEDFORD, PA –  Bedford speedway hosted the Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model speedweek finale on Friday night, and 37 cars Super Late Models and 34 Limited Late Models filled the pits for the event.  Coleby Frye won the biggest race of his young career, pocketed $5,000, and put on a courageous show as he literally battled door to door with one of the regions best.  The Limited Late Model feature was won by Tim Smith, Jr., who holds the record for most wins at Bedford in the division.

Time Trials for the Super Lates started the evening, and DJ Troutman’s 19.389 seconds nearly broke Scott Bloomquist’s 19.346 one lap track record.  Troutman, driving a car owned by Limited Late Model driver Daniel Cornman, also scorched the field in his heat race and looked to be a serious contender come feature time.  But Troutman’s engine expired as he took the checkered in the heat, and the car was parked for the night.  Other heat winners were Rick Eckert, Coleby Frye, and Jack Pencil.  Randy Burkholder and Scott Haus won the two B-main events.  The 40 lap main event for the 25 car field started without a hitch, and Coleby Frye grabbed the top position at the drop of the green.  By lap 13, Frye encountered lapped traffic and was able to put some distance between himself and second place runner Jeremy Miller.  As the top two worked through traffic, a huge battle for third on back thrilled fans.  Vic Coffey, Derek Byler, Rick Eckert, and DJ Myers put on the show battling for the third through sixth spots.  Back at the front, Miller was slowly gaining on Frye, and a late race caution with 9 to go put him right on Frye’s bumper.  When the green came back out, it was Frye running the top side and Miller on the bottom every lap with Frye gaining a slight advantage each circuit.  Coming to the white flag, Frye hopped the cushion in turn 4 and Miller pulled along side down the frontstretch.  The pair made contact, and it was Miller with the lead going into turn one on the last lap.  The pair again made contact coming off of turn two, and this time it was Frye with the advantage, an advantage he’d carry all the way to the checkered.  Frye was ecstatic in victory lane after picking up the biggest win of his career, and Miller was less than happy with the results.  Vic Coffey earned the third finish spot, and rookie driver Derek Byler and wylie veteran Rick Eckert completed the top five.  Sixth through tenth went to DJ Myers, Darryl Hills, Jack Pencil, Jamie Lathroum, and Jeff Rine. 

Tim Smith, Jr. was the best of 34 Limited Late Models, and won his 24th career feature win at Bedford.  Smith won the 25 lap event over Matt Sponaugle, Rick Singleton, Matt Cosner, and Craig Wagaman.  Matt Howsare, Daniel Cornman, Andy Fries, Kyle Lear, and Glenn Elliot. 

SUPER LATE MODELS

FEATURE (40 laps):  1. Coleby Frye  2. Jeremy Miller  3. Vic Coffey  4. Derek Byler  5. Rick Eckert  6. DJ Myers  7. Darryl Hills  8. Jack Pencil  9. Jamie Lathroum  10. Jeff Rine  11. Brian Booze  12. Nick Dickson  13. Andy Anderson  14. Ricky Elliot  15. Scott Haus  16. Jim Yoder  17. Dylan Yoder  18. Keith Jackson  19. Shawn Claar  20. Steve Everhart  21. Mike Lupfer  22. Jeff Miller  23. Randy Burkholder  24. Scott Rhodes  25. DJ Troutman
DNQ:  JT Spence, Frankie Plessinger, Mike Walls, Scott LeBarron, Mike Altobelli, Jr., Allen Lemin, Chris Harr, Greg Fetters, Chuck Clise, Wayne Johnson, Al Cheney, Tom Decker, Jr.

LIMITED LATE MODELS

FEATURE (25 laps):  1. Tim Smith, Jr.  2. Matt Sponaugle  3. Rick Singleton  4. Matt Cosner  5. Craig Wagaman  6. Matt Howsare  7. Daniel Cornman  8. Andy Fries  9. Kyle Lear  10. Glenn Elliott  11. Donnie Farlling  12. Darrell Dick  13. Bobby Beard  14. Travis Stickley  15. Steve Billett  16. Justin Kann  17. Roy Miller  18. Grant Adams  19. Tom Eriksen  20. Rance Garlock  21. Ed Pope  22. Cam Zeigler  23. Duane Harbaugh  24. Pete Weaver  25. Brian Lesley
DNQ:  Randy Croop, Travis Calhoun, Corey Weaver, Eric Irvin, Eddie Cornett, Chaz Walls, Craig Perigo, Alex Updegraff

BEDFORD, PA – Spared from area rain showers, the Bedford Speedway managed to complete the entire show without any delay from mother nature.  Rookie sensation Super Late Model driver Derek Byler battled and passed a former track champion, and held off last year’s champ in the closing laps to win his second career division feature.  Daniel Cornman earned his first career victory in Bedford’s Limited Late Model division, and Bill Henney won his first of the season in the Street Stocks.  Justin Michael made it two in a row with his win in the Hobby Stocks, and Andrew Pluta, Jr. won his first career Bedford victory in the 4 Cylinder division.

After a very successful Limited Late Model career, many wondered how Derek Byler would fair in the Super Lates after making the jump this season.  After Friday night, all doubts have been put to rest.  Byler showed poise and skill in his performance, and received a well earned win.  Three time division champ Scott Rhodes grabbed the early lead, but it wasn’t long until Byler had worked his way into second from his fifth starting spot.  With Rhodes on the topside, and Byler on the bottom, the pair ran side by side for most of the early part of the race.  After swapping the lead several times, Byler pulled into the lead for good with 11 laps to go and pulled out to a comfortable lead.  Jack Pencil, who started eighth, seemed to be going nowhere until the final stages of the race.  Pencil came out of nowhere with just a few laps remaining, grabbed second after battling Rhodes and Jeff Rine, and started reeling in Byler.  Closing the gap on each circuit, Pencil put his number fourteen right on Byler’s rear bumper on the final lap, but it was too late.  Byler took the win over Pencil, Rine, Rhodes, and Scotty Haus.  Sixth through tenth went to Steve Everhart, Greg Fetters, Shawn Claar, Wayne Johnson, and Jeff Miller.  Claar and Rhodes won the heat events.

Daniel Cornman has been super fast since about last July in the Limited Late Models, but that first win at the speedway has been elusive – until now.  Pole sitter Eddie Cornett took the lead at the drop of the green but quickly relinquished the top spot to Justin Kann.  Cornman, who started fifth, picked his way through the top five and found himself battling Kann for the lead.  Similar to the Super Late Model feature, the top pair raced side by side for numerous laps as Rick Singleton and Tim Smith, Jr. charged through the field from mid-pack.  Kann ran a steady line right on the cushion, and Cornman ran the bottom, and it was this formula that almost ended Cornman’s night.  With 15 laps to go, Cornman entered turn 3 too low, hopped the berm, and bicycled his car for well over 50 feet.  Cornman’s Chevy nearly rolled over, but he rode out the two wheel ride Joie Chitwood style until the car came back to earth on all four tires.  Amazingly, Cornman barely lost ground to Kann after the wild ride, and on lap 12, Cornman powered by for the lead.  Singleton came from his ninth starting spot to second after disposing of Kann, and soon after Tim Smith, Jr. followed.  Cornman, however, had checked out.  The top five at the checkered was Cornman, Singleton, Smith, Kann, and Matt Howsare.  Completing the top ten was Matt Sponaugle, Rance Garlock, Brian Lesley, George Dixon, Jr., and Steve Bard.  Heat winners were Howsare, Lesley, and Singleton.

The Street Stocks always put on a great show at Bedford.  This time around, it was Bill Henney’s turn to take home the first place trophy.  Henney, the only driver the entire evening to win from the pole position, held off Jim Sayler to earn his fourth career win.  Sayler settled for second, Brian Duffy third, occasional visitor Dave Brown fourth, and Daryl Whetstone fifth.  Sayler and Duffy won the heats.

The last time the Hobby Stocks raced, Justin Michael won his first ever Bedford race in his first ever Bedford start.  Justin continued his winning ways this week, and won his second Hobby Stock feature in just his second Bedford start.  Even more impressive is the fact that he won from the ninth starting spot.  The race was red flagged on the first lap for a nasty crash involving several cars, and ending the night for Reed Stickel, Jr., veteran driver and former champ Terry Norris, and victory lane regular Charlie Walter.  Following Michael across the finish line was Travis Group, Bill Replogle, Tyler Ritchey, and Jarrod Brown.  Chad Gambol and Replogle won the heats.

The last time the 4 Cylinders raced, Ben Hittie took a wild ride in the number 68 car after heavy contact with the turn four wall.  The car exited the speedway, and appeared to be severely damaged.  On Friday night, Andrew Pluta, Jr. was behind the wheel of the same number 68 car, and put it in victory lane.  Still showing scars from the Hittie wreck, Pluta came from the seventh starting spot to earn the win.  Cindy Rhodes, wife of Super Late Model star Scott Rhodes, finished a Bedford career best second, Ian Will was third, point leader Paul Crynock fourth, and Davey Lambert fifth.  Rhodes and Pluta won the heats. 

This Friday, June 11th is the final leg of the Appalachian Mountain Speed Week for Super Late Models.  Also appearing will be the Limited Late Models, who are also having a multi-track shootout along with the Super Late Model speed week.  For more details, visit www.bedfordspeedway.com or www.lmspeedweek.com

SUPER LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1.  Derek Byler  2. Jack Pencil  3. Jeff Rine  4. Scott Rhodes  5. Scott Haus  6. Steve Everhart  7. Greg Fetters  8. Shawn Claar  9. Wayne Johnson  10. Jeff Miller  11. Randy Burkholder  12. Allen Lemin  13. Chuck Clise  14. Eric Zembower  15. Mason Zeigler  16. TJ Wright  17. Larry Wright (DNF)  18. Chris Harr (DNF)
DNS:  Tom Decker, Jr.

HEAT 1:  Claar, Haus, Lemin
HEAT 2:  Rhodes, Rine, Byler

LIMITED LATE MODELS

FEATURE:  1. Daniel Cornman  2. Rick Singleton  3. Tim Smith, Jr.  4. Justin Kann  5. Matt Howsare  6. Matt Sponaugle  7. Rance Garlock  8. Brian Lesley  9. George Dixon, Jr.  10. Steve Bard  11. Darrell Dick  12. Eddie Cornett  13. Travis Stickley  14. Donnie Farlling  15. Grant Adams  16. Travis Calhoun  17. Eric Irvin  18. Craig Perigo (DNF)  19. Mike Duck (DNF)  20. Curtis Heath (DNF)  21. Matt Cosner (DNF)

HEAT 1:  Howsare, Dick, Cornman
HEAT 2:  Lesley, Cornett, Kann
HEAT 3:  Singleton, Bard, Smith

STREET STOCKS

FEATURE:  1. Bill Henney  2. Jim Sayler  3. Brian Duffy  4. Dave Brown  5. Daryl Whetstone  6. Kerry Molovich  7. Rich Swope  8. Zane Weicht  9. Donald Wyles  10. Bob Jay  11. Jesse Snyder  12. Cody Buterbaugh  13. Khi Swanger  14. David Puckett

HEAT 1:  Sayler, Whetstone, Brown
HEAT 2:  Duffy, Henney, Molovich

HOBBY STOCKS

FEATURE:  1. Justin Michael  2. Travis Group  3. Bill Replogle  4. Tyler Ritchey  5. Jarrod Brown  6. Ed Vogel  7. Kevin Brown  8. Daren Desch  9. Mandy Jay  10. Justin Vaughn  11. David Riley  12. Charlie Walter  13. Terry Norris  14. Reed Stickel, Jr.
DNS:  Chad Gambol

HEAT 1:  Gambol, Norris, Ritchey
HEAT 2:  Replogle, Stickel, Group

4 CYLINDERS

FEATURE:  1. Andrew Pluta, Jr.  2. Cindy Rhodes  3. Ian Will  4. Paul Crynock  5. Davey Lambert  6. Ralph Miller  7. Jeremy Miller  8. Phil Best  9. Steve Frederick  10. Jon Gephart  11. Ronnie Valentine  12. Jr. Hoover  13. Mike Lauffer  14. Juan Ryan

HEAT 1:  Rhodes, Will, Ryan
HEAT 2:  Pluta, Lauffer, Crynock