The Bedford Speedway started off the holiday weekend with a rare Thursday night event and the happiest guy in Bedford was Jakob Piper, who scored his second career win in the Late Model event. Piper held off track all time winner Jeff Rine in a thrilling finish.
In other action Kyle Weyant came from deep in the field to score the Semi Late win in an event which featured a wild 13 car pileup on the back stretch. Charie Clise took the Pure Stock win before Tyler Beckett closed the program with a 4 Cylinder win.
Due to his low point average, Jakob Piper earned an up front starting spot in the Late Model event. He capitalized on that benefit by jumping into the lead at the start and wired the field over the 25 all green laps. Read more »