Bedford Speedway » 2019 Results

   Bedford Speedway was blessed with the first dry race day of 2019 Friday night and Gregg Satterlee responded with the big Late Model win.   The event was the annual tribute for Johnny Grum and Turk Burket, two Bedford legends triple 35s.  It was Satterlee’s third career Bedford win and first since a win in this event in 2015.

   Other events on the triple 35 lap card saw complete opposites in Victory Lane as Semi Late career win leader Bob Jay took that feature while young second generation driver Kyle Deneen won his first ever Pure Stock event.

     Defending track champion Jeff Rine drew the pole for the Late Model race seeking his third Bedford win in a row, but it was Satterlee with the lead at the completion of the first lap.  It took two shots to get the race started and several early race yellows occurred, but Satterlee was clearly in charge ahead of Rine and Andy Haus.  Read more »

    Jeff Rine started 2019 the way he ended 2018 at Bedford as he cruised to the big win in the first Late Model event of the season.  It was his 27th career win at the track, tying him with Gary Stuhler for third on the all time win list.  Joining Rine in Victory Circle was David Stremme, who came from North Carolina and devastated the talent loaded Renegades Modified field.

     In other action, Bob Jay led the distance for the Semi Late victory and Ryan Peer rallied late to claim the 4 Cylinder finale

     Jeff Rine and Matt Sponaugle were the front row starters in the Late Model 25 lapper, and Sponaugle got the jump at the start.  Sponaugle led Rine and third place runner Andy Haus easily as the field was slowed several times for minor incidents in the early laps, the oddest of which occurred on a lap 7 restart as Justin Kann hit the restart cone and ended up dragging the long  cone rope until he was sent to the pits. Read more »

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    Although it rained for the eighth consecutive Friday in Bedford, this time it cleared off in time for the Bedford Speedway to get the first Friday program of the 2019 season completed.  Chad Layton and Josh Weller were the big winners in the double URC events, one which was itself a rain makeup event from 2018.  Matt Parks went pole to pole to score his first Bedford Limited win in several years while Nick Bechtel took the Pure Stock event,  and Jonathan Taylor rallied late to capture the Emod 20 lapper

     Josh Weller started on the pole and wired the field, seemingly on his way to an easy win in the URC event.  Over the first 21 all green flag laps he opened up almost a half lap lead on second place Chad Layton and third runner Curt Michael. Read more »

    It took seven tries but the Bedford Speedway finally got the 2019 season opener completed Sunday night.  Robby Black, after a season off from Limited action, resumed form and romped to the big opening night victory.  Joining Black were Drew Ritchey in the 305 sprint event, Bill Replogle in the Semi Late race and Wayne Brenize in the 4 Cylinder nightcap.  Brett Perigo won the special Vintage car race to start the evening

     Robby Black, the leading active Limited event winner at Bedford made a headline statement that he is back in form.  He blasted by pole sitter George Dixon at the start and wired the field in the 20 lapper.  Clinton Hersh came from sixth to second in wild first lap action but never made a dent on the leader’s distance. Read more »