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We will be having a practice session open to all racers on Sunday Afternoon April 15th. Gates open at 1pm and practice begins at 2pm and will continue until dark. Grandstand Admission will be free and Pit Admission will be $18….

Help kick off the 2012 season with the Bedford Speedway Race Car Show, Sunday April 1st, at the Fairgrounds Jordan Hall. This event will be held during the final day of the Bedford County Home Show.

Teams: This is your opportunity to show case your sponsors and 2012 racer. All classes are welcome. Vintage racers too!  Be unloaded and parked at the south side of Jordan Hall by 10:30 am. Enter at the main gate and follow around to south side of Jordan Hall. Speedway and show officials will guide
you in to the unloading area and to the hauler parking area on the midway. You are encouraged to bring pictures and handouts for the fans. They’ll appreciate it.  Be ready to conduct interviews for the press. The Bedford Gazette is planning a pre-season racing edition special and will want the opportunity to take pictures and get driver comments. Read more »

We are pleased to announce the addition of TC Race Cars as the title sponsor for the Pure Stock Division at Bedford and Thunder Valley this season. Also coming aboard this year is Platt & Son Inc. as the title sponsor of the Four Cylinder Division. Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the Late Model, LM Sportsman and Semi Late divisions, please contact the track office for more information.

The first event of the season at the Bedford Fairgrounds will be the annual car show on Sunday April 1st held in conjunction with the Bedford County Home Show. The show will be held at the Fairgrounds’ Jordan Hall Exhibition Center.  Sunday afternoon, April 15th will feature a test and tune session, open to all divisions.

The 2012 racing season officially commences at the Bedford Fairgrounds on Friday night April 20th, with a full program featuring the Super Late Models. Racing will continue to be a weekly Friday night tradition at the Fairgrounds.  This will be the 76th anniversary of racing at the Historic track, a milestone that will be celebrated on Friday night June 29th. The Three State Flyers Late Model series will make two visits at the speedway, the first on Memorial Day and also on Friday August 31st for the Labor Day 55. The UFo race championship Late Models will make an appearance on July 4th for the Independence Day Tribute. Read more »

[singlepic id=51 w=320 h=240 float=right]It’s a small world! Lou Blaney, father of NASCAR driver, Dave Blaney, is pictured after winning at the Bedford Speedway in 1966. The Blaney family, from Hartford Ohio, raced and traveled together throughout the northeast, first with father Lou and later with sons Dave and Dale. At the time, 4 year old Dave, most likely was in attendance this night at Bedford, came close to winning the Daytona 500 this past Monday.

John Pittman photo submitted by Eric Zembower

Reserved Tailgate and Grandstand Seats are currently on sale for those who wish to reserve the same spot as last year, at the same price. All spots will be reserved until February 15th 2012, when they will go on sale to the public on a first come, first served basis. To reserve your spot please send a check made out to “Bedrock Inc.” to PO Box 16, Maugansville, Md 21767

[singlepic id=47 w=320 h=240 float=right]We are looking forward to bringing an exciting weekly racing program to the Bedford Fairgrounds each and every Friday night during the 2012 racing season. I personally would like to thank JR and his team for the fine job they have done over the last decade, as well as the Bedford Fair Association for allowing us to race. It is our goal to provide a show that is very efficiently run, fair to the competitors and provides a great value for the fans.

Next year at Bedford, fans and racers can expect a racing program that is very similar to that at Thunder Valley. It is our goal to have the car rules and race procedures be the same at both tracks. While some minor adjustments are possible, the rules at both tracks will not see much in the way of changes.  A final version of the rules will be released shortly.

A pre-season car show, open to all racers is planned for the beginning of April at the speedway in conjunction with the Bedford County Home Show. Opening day for the speedway is tentatively scheduled for Friday night April 20^th, with Friday night racing continuing every week until September. An open practice session for all divisions is scheduled for Sunday afternoon April 15^th.

The first event of the local racing season will be the “Icebreaker 50” on Saturday April 14^th, 2012 at Thunder Valley. This event will feature the Front Wheel Drive Four Cylinders racing 50 laps for a record $2000 to win. Also being featured will be a 25 lap Pure Stock feature and a small car demolition derby with $500 going to the derby winner.

For more information about each track please visit www.bedfordspeedway.com or www.thundervalleyraceway.com, or call the track office at 240-382-0526.

Thank you for your support- Joe

 ” Paradise Alley ” on the backstretch only at the Bedford Speedway. This is unique and only found at Bedford.

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