Once again defying dire weather forecasts Bedford managed to complete the program Friday night. Denver Dishong took the headline Charlie Walter Memorial Pure Stock event which was actually shortened by a shower. After a brief rain delay, Taylor Farlling took the Limited event while Timmy Bittner rallied late to win the 305 feature. Jason Diehl then closed the evening with his first ever 4 Cylinder success,
In the most prestigious Pure Stock event of the season, Denver Dishong grabbed the early lead from his front row starting spot. Several minor cautions dotted the early laps but Dishong held on with what became a 5 car pack at the front.
Derek Long ran second early but Charlie Clise snuck through for that spot on lap 10. Clise immediately took aim at Dishong, several times getting alongside but Dishong doggedly hung on. Lap after lap the top two went at it while the other three battled for third but things changed on lap 26 as a hard shower hit the track.
The yellow flag went out followed by the red, and since the shower was hard enough to destroy the track surface the event was checkered flagged with Dishong the happy winner. Clise, Chubby Childers and Long took the next spots. Dishong and Childers won the heats.
During the Victory Lane festivities the shower suddenly abated and the decision was made to try to reclaim the surface. After a lengthy delay the track was ready and the program was continued.
After the delay Taylot Farlling took the early Limited lead chased by Clinton Hersh and Gunner Walls. Walls squeeked by for second on lap 6 and began to challenge Farlling for the lead as the pack battled behind them.
When the last ten laps went all green the lead pair pulled away from the field but Walls was unable to wrest the lead from the happy Farlling and settled for second at the line. Devin Weyandt came from deep in the field with a series of exciting moves to take third at the line, ahead of Lane Snook and Shawn Shoemaker. Walls and Snook won the heats.
The 305 event went all green and Josh Spicher took the early lead. Colton Hendershot chased Spicer but Timmy Bittner was coming from the pack quickly. Soon it was a three car battle at the front as Bittner injected himself into the lead battle, He took second on lap 14 and pounced on Spicer. Two laps later he shot by Spicer and held on for his first ever Bedford win.
Hendershot grabbed second with two laps to go, finishing there ahead of Ken Duke and Spicer who fell to fourth. Hendershot and Bittner won the heats.
The 4 Cylinder event was a mob scene as 6 cars battled early for the lead, Pole sitter Jasson Diehl had grabbed the lead at the start and held off all the challengers for the duration to claim his first ever win. Tom Brady took second at the line ahead of Tyler Beckett and Todd Price. The final rundown was jumbled a bit when two of the original top 5 refused a tech line look. Beckett and Wayne Brenize won the heats.
PURE STOCKS 26 LAPS (RAIN) Denver Dishong, Charlie Clise, Chubby Childers, Derek Long Jay Talley, Brock Bunn, Kyle Beckett, Dominic Weyandt, Madison Miller, Brittany Beach, Darian Ritchey, Braydale Bauman, Dalton Ritchey. DNS Ryan Beckett, Alex Mock
LIMITED 20 LAPS Taylor Farlling, Gunner Walls, Devin Weyandt, Lane Snook, Shawn Shoemaker, Kyle Lear, Spike Moore, Keith Walls, John Miller, Clinton Hersh, Curtis Heath. DNS DJ Garrett
305 20 LAPS Timmy Bittner, Colton Hendershot, Ken Duke, Josh Spicer, Jarrett Cavalet, Matt Kline, Kolby Weaver, Kruz Kepner, A J Barton, Reed Thompsen, Kasey Weaver, Donnie Hendershot, Hunter McFadden, Ryan Lynn DNS Dylan Shatzer, Jim Kennedy
4 CYLINDER 12 LAPS Jason Dietz, Tom Brady, Tyler Beckett, Todd Price, Braden Powell, Colin Welsh, Jimmy Delozier, Ethan Strait, DNS Trevor Brown DQ Isaac Kormanski Wayne Brenize
