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     Rick Singleton’s stellar 2014 season continued Friday night at Bedford Speedway as he once again raced from deep in the field to score the Limited Late Model win.  It was Singleton’s fifth win out of the nine 2014 Limited races so far, nearly equalling his previous career total at the track in one season.  Greg Hainsey waited a year and a day to score another Semi Late win, surviving a serious race long challenge to do so.   Terry Norris also ended a long dry spell with his first Pure Stock win in almost a calendar year.  In other action on the annual $5 night program, it was again a Taylor family battle in the Economodified race,  And Ryan Peer scored another 4 Cylinder win.

       Singleton, who won last week after an early spin, again started deep in the Limited field.  Darrell Dick took pff from the pole and led the early laps.  He seemed to have things well in hand, running off from Matt Eckman and Nathan Lasalle early, But Singleton was on the move.  He was third by lap five and coming fast. Read more »

 Chuck Clise picked the right moment to shine as he roared to the win at the big Bedford Fair sweepstakes race Friday night.    It was Clise’s third career Bedford win but the first of the 2014 season and came before the huge fair week crowd.  Rick Singleton spotted the whole field a starting spot as he came from dead last to score the thrilling win in Limited action, his fourth of the season.  Lou Wannyn rallied late to take the Semi Late victory before Charlie Walter ended the evening with his fifth Pure Stock triumph of the season then stayed late to keep it.

      The Late Model 25 lap event started roughly as it took three attempts to get going.  Clise snagged the lead from his pole position and never looked back when the field finally got going ahead of  Mike Altobelli.   Altobelli’s car quit on lap three and he drifted to the pits, one lap before Jeff Rine, charging forward from  sixth, spun in turn four.   Read more »

  It was a night of first time winners at Bedford Friday night as two racers won their first ever features, one took his first in over a decade, and one took his first of the season.   Eric Zembower led the way with a popular win in the Late Model 25 lapper.  It was his fourth career Bedford win but his first since June of 2002.  Scoring their first ever Bedford wins were Brian Walker in the 305 Sprints and Brad Feight in the Pure Stocks.  Andrew Pluta was the surprise winner in 4 Cylinder action.  But in Economodified action it was more of the same with a Taylor family reunion in Victory Lane, this time Evan.

       Matt Cosner led the Late Model field to the green but it was Eric Zembower ahead by the end of the first lap.  Once in front Zembower pulled away with each passing lap as Cosner fought off a crowd.  Mike Altobelli was the most persistant threat to Cosner and he finally got by for second on lap 11. Read more »

Mark Smith made his trip to Bedford rewarding as he swept to the big win in the URC feature Friday night.  After starting deep in the field, Smith wired the field late for the win.  In other action, Troy Swindell outlasted the field to score his second career Limited win at the track.  Like Smith, Jim Sayler came from deep in the field to take the Semi Late win, Brandon Lasalle took his first ever Economodified win and Scott Rickrode won his first ever event in the vintage car feature.  The Pure Stock finale was mass chaos, even afterward, before Charlie Walter won in the tech line.

     Randy West got the jump on the URC field and looked like a winner for 6 laps.  A quick yellow on that lap changed everything as the field closed on him.  On lap nine, both Curt Michael and Smith blew by and took over.  The pair of them put on a show for several laps, trading the lead back and forth and running side by side around the track. Read more »

Jason Covert waited over half the race but rallied late to score the NDRL race at Bedford Friday night.  For Covert, who usually rises to the occasion in Bedford’s bigger races, it was his first 2014 win at the track.  Dave Brown beat the odds to score his first win in a long time in Semi Late action before Robby Black came from the pack to take the Limited win.  Ryan Peer took his third consecutive 4 Cylinder win to complete the Friday action.

      Pole sitter Keith Barbara got the jump on the field in the NDRL event and easily led the opening laps.    Covert was up to second when the first caution flew on lap 3 for Jeff Rine.  The yellow flew again on the restart as Jared Miley was involved in a back stretch fracas and Rine  made yet another pit visit. Read more »

After a season he’d like to forget, Matt Parks rose to the occasion to score the 25 lap Late Model  win at Bedford Friday night. For Parks, the 2013 big winner at the track, it was his first 2014 win and 7th of his track career.  In other action, Lou Wannyn came from the pack to score the Semi Late win, Ed Vogel won the Pure Stock event and Ryan Peer won the 4 Cylinder finale.   The Taylors once again dominated the modified race, this time with Evan doing the honors.

    The late Model 25 lapper was like a take of two races.  Matt Cosner got the drop on the field at the start and ran off.  Cosner got away as Matt Parks and Chuck Clise chased but lost ground every lap.  A yellow on lap 7 for Dave Troutman which went longer after a Travis Wilson crash changed the entire complexion of the race.   Read more »

Rick Singleton kept his streak alive at Bedford on Sunday as he scored his third  consecutive Limited win in 2014.   With a win in his heat each time, Singleton has not been beaten yet this season at the track in Limited competition.  The 305 Sprints made their season debut at the track and Wayne Dadetto scored his first ever Bedford win in that 20 lapper.  In other action, Dennis Perigo rallied late to take the Economodified  event, Kevin Mohney won the vintage car race, Charlie Walter won the Pure Stock event and Ryan Peer returned for a 4 Cylinder win.

    As the most recent feature winner, Singleton started ninth in the Limited 25 lapper and started his climb from the first lap. Dion Lasalle led the first lap before George Dixon got by.  Dixon fought off Lasalle and Robby Black  but Singleton was up to fourth by lap five.  He blew by Lasalle for third the next lap  and took second on lap 8.  After some side by side action, he zipped Dixon for the lead on lap 14 and never looked back. Read more »

 Gregg Satterlee  scored his first ever Bedford Speedway feature win as the Three State Fliers invaded the track Friday night.  The win made Satterlee the 131st different LM winner in the long history of the track and came in convincing fashion.  In other Friday action, Lou Wannyn wired the Semi Late field, Jonathan Taylor won the Emod race and Travis Group won the destructive Pure Stock event,  before third generation driver Bailey Johnson scored his first ever 4 Cylinder race.

   Chuck Clise led the Late Model field to the green but it was Andy Haus ahead on the first lap.  Although Haus opened up an early distance on the field,  Kenny Pettyjohn closed quickly and took over on lap 4.  Several quick cautions closed up the field, coming on lap 5, 7 and 9, but Pettyjohn got away from Haus and the field each time.

     A lengthy caution flew on lap 16 as the cars of Tim Wilson and Chad Hollenbeck tangled and got hooked together in turn 4 in what would be the last slowdown of the event. Read more »