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Racers notes and some things of interest regarding the upcoming Bedford racing season which kicks off officially on Friday April 5^th with our 83^rd Anniversary Opening Day.

Annual Car Show: The spring racecar show will again be held in conjunction with the Bedford Home Garden & Lifestyle Show on Sunday April 7^th. The Home & Garden Show takes place Saturday & Sunday all day at the Jordan Building on the fairgrounds. The car show portion of the event will take place on Sunday from Noon to 3pm. All racers are welcome to bring their cars out to the show on Sunday to meet and greet with their fans. Following the car show there will be open track sessions available to all racers from 3pm to 6pm. This is a great opportunity for drivers to show off their cars and meet their fans, as well as to gain on track practice time. Read more »

Nearly 300 Bedford Speedway drivers, crew members and fans gathered inside the Bedford Elks Ballroom on Friday evening January 25^th to bring an official close to the 2018 racing season with the annual Bedford Awards Banquet.

Honored at the banquet were the top ten point finishers in the Late Models, Late Model Sportsman, Semi Late, Modified, Pure Stock and Four Cylinder divisions.

Late Model Champion Jeff Rine was presented with his awards in recognition of his fifth Bedford Super Late Model title. Rine, of Danville, piloted the potent Elbin family #92 to four feature wins this season including a thrilling victory in the $15,000 to win Bedford Keystone Cup in September. Read more »

The Renegades of Dirt Modified Tour which returns to high profile national touring status in 2019 is excited to announce the addition of Bedford Speedway to its upcoming schedule of events. One of the nation’s premier names in modified racing, the ‘Renegades’ will make its first ever visit to the Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway on Friday May 17th for a stellar $2000 to win Modified special.

Race fans can expect a fierce Friday night shootout as the areas hot shoes like Michael Altobelli, Drake Troutman, Alyssa Rowe, Jonathan Taylor and many more will be a high octane test for the touring “Renegades” of Dirt as they do battle for the first time at the 5/8 mile monster dirt oval. Read more »

The next event on the Bedford race calendar is the New Year’s Eve racecar drop on the square in beautiful downtown Bedford. Celebrate 2019 with an evening of family fun, capped off by out 2^nd annual racecar drop to mark the new year. Beginning at 6 PM, festivities will include music, food, ice carving, and games for the kids. To make the event kid family the racecar will be lowered at 8 PM, allowing families to attend. Special thanks to Drake Troutman for allowing his modified to be used for the lowering, to Interstate Emergency Services for providing the wrecker to lower the car and to Downtown Bedford Inc. for their partnership. Bundle up, and bring the family out and enjoy a touch of racing on New Years Eve! Read more »

With the 2018 Bedford Speedway racing season in the books, work has begun preparing for the 2019 season. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported racing at the Bedford Speedway this year. The positive response from racers and fans throughout the season has been absolutely amazing, and it is very much appreciated. We would also like to send a special thank you to the Bedford County Agricultural Society for providing us with a fantastic facility to race at. While weather was a constant problem this year, the speedway was still able to complete 20 shows this season.

Moving forward to next year, many plans are in the works to continue to provide our fans and racers with a fantastic racing experience.

Tickets are currently on sale for the Annual Bedford Awards Banquet. The banquet will be held on Friday night, January 25th, 2019 at the Bedford Elks Ballroom. Awards will be distributed to the top ten in points in the Late Models, LM Sportsman, Semi Lates, Modifieds, Pure Stocks and Four Cylinders. Tickets are $37.00 per person and must be ordered from the speedway office in advance, the banquet is always a sellout and no tickets are sold at the door.

The 2019 racing season will begin with Opening Night on Friday April 5th, 2019! Until then keep an eye on this website for updates! 

The first annual Bedford Keystone Cup will be the biggest race in Bedford Speedway’s 82 year history and is the largest unsanctioned Late Model race in Pennsylvania this year. The Late Models will be racing for $15,000 to win, out of a Late Model purse of over $56,000. The 60 lap Late Model main event will pay $1000 just to take the green flag. Joining the Late Models in action will be Friday night shows for the Semi Lates and Pure Stocks, and Saturday night shows for the Late Model Sportsman and Modifieds. Read more »

This Labor Day weekend Bedford Speedway returns to racing action with a busy two race doubleheader. Friday night, August 31^st, is the annual running of the Labor Day 55 for the Late Models. The Late Models will be joined that night by the Modifieds, Pure Stocks and Four Cylinders.

Racing returns on Sunday September 2^nd, with a full program for the Mason Dixon Series Late Model Sportsman racing for $1000 to win, Semi Lates, Racesaver Sprints, Four Cylinders & Penn Mar Vintage Cars.

Also running on that Sunday will be the makeup features from August 17^th for the Late Model Sportsman, Semi Lates & Racesaver Sprints. As qualifying was completed on August 17^th before the rain hit the lineups for those features are set. Sunday action will begin with warmups for each division, then go into the three makeup features, with the regularly scheduled program following. Read more »

This weekend Bedford Speedway will be in action twice with racing on both Friday and Sunday evenings. As one of the wettest summers on record in Pennsylvania continues, the speedway has added a special Sunday show in an attempt to get our drivers and fans another race to help offset the rainouts.

Friday night will be Muss Weyant Tribute night which will include the “Clash for Cash” Late Model series featuring the Late Models racing 35 laps for $3000 to win. Also racing will be the Modifieds, the Semi Lates running 30 laps for $800 to win and the Pure Stocks running 20 laps for $300 to win. Read more »

The Bedford County Fair Association will be presenting the 145th annual Bedford Fair Sweepstakes beginning on Friday night July 27th.
In racing action Friday for the Frank Dunkle Tribute will be the Late Models, Late Model Sportsman, Semi Lates, Modifeds & Pure Stocks.
It will be complete regular Bedford points races (warmups, heats, features), for all divisions.
Spectator gates to the fair open at 11am on Friday with Pit Gates opening at 4pm.
General admission is $10, and pit admission is $26.
Due to the high attendance and space limitations of the fair race, we advise racers to arrive early and expect delays entering the fairgrounds. For questions about the fair please contact the fair office at 814- 623-9011.

This Friday night, July 13th the Bedford Speedway will be celebrating 82 years of racing at the Fairgrounds oval. An exciting night of racing is planned with the Super Late Models racing 50 laps joined by the Modifieds and Pure Stocks. The winner’s share of Friday night’s Classic purse is $8200, with $600 to take the green, as part of a $35,000 total purse.

Friday’s racing program is dedicated to the memory of Billy Winn, one of the top dirt racers of the 1930’s and the winner of the first auto race at the Bedford on September 5th 1936. Winn, a 2003 inductee of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville was one of the most outstanding racers of the depression era AAA circuit. Not limiting himself to dirt, Winn also competed eight times at the Indianapolis 500. Hosting its first race in 1936, Bedford is the oldest currently operating track in Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest in the country.

The Late Models will lineup using the group time trial format, with heats lined up based on each timed group. The top heat finishers will then redraw for their feature starting position. As this is a Bedford point race, the 25^th and final starting spot in the field will be reserved for the high Bedford point driver who fails to qualify in the heats of B-Main.

As is Bedford policy there are no driver entry fees for the show. Drivers take note that regular Bedford rules and regulations will be in effect for this week.

Gates Open Friday night at 5:00 with warmups at 7:00 and racing at 7:30. General admission is $25, kids 12 and under are free, with pit admission $35

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Bedford Fair Notes:

The Bedford County Fair Association will be presenting the 145th annual Bedford Fair Sweepstakes beginning on Sunday July 22^nd, with the traditional Friday night show on July 27th.

Both Friday and Sunday shows will be complete regular Bedford points races (warmups, heats, features) for all divisions.

Sunday night July 22^nd – Elmer Ruby Tribute- Late Model Sportsman, Racesaver Sprints, Pure Stocks, Four Cylinders

Friday night July 27^th – Frank Dunkle Championship- Late Models, Modifieds, Semi Lates, Pure Stocks

Due to the high attendance and space limitations of the fair race, we advise racers to arrive early and expect delays entering the fairgrounds. For questions about the fair please contact the fair office at 814- 623-9011.