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By Dave Harclerode

[singlepic id=41 w=320 h=240 float=right]BEDFORD, PA – Hometown hero Jack Pencil returned to Super Late Model victory lane for the first time in nearly a year at the Bedford Speedway Friday night.  Tim Smith, Jr. also won his first of the season in the Limited Late Models.  Bob Jay picked up his second win of the year in Street Stock action, and Charlie Walter earned his third of the season in the Hobby Stocks.  Mike Lauffer won the special $100 to win 4 Cylinder event. 

Jack Pencil has been on top of his game each week in Bedford Super Late Model action, but finding victory lane proved to be a tough task until now.  Pencil started on the pole for the 25 lap main event and led every lap.  The racing surface was blistering fast, and although second place running Dylan Yoder could match Pencil’s speed, he couldn’t find enough to mount any serious challenges.  Yoder, the division’s point leader, holds a slim margin over Pencil and Jeff Rine in the point standings.  It was no surprise that with five to go the running order for the top three was Pencil, Yoder, and Jeff Rine.  Rine started 10th on the grid, and worked hard to get to the front.  Shawn Claar held down the third position for most of the race until Rine made his move with five to go.  Unfortunately for Rine, a blown tire with two to go would send him pitside.  At the end Pencil won his 27th career Bedford feature in the division, followed by Yoder, Claar, Jeff Miller, and Wayne Johnson.  Heats went to Miller and Johnson. Read more »

By Dave Harclerode

[singlepic id=40 w=320 h=240 float=right]BEDFORD, PA –  Dan Stone took the lead on lap 18 of the 40 lap Appalachian Mountain Speedweek’s final show at Bedford to earn $5,000 and his first ever victory at the historic fairgrounds.  Robbie Black went three wide to take the win in the Limited Late Model $1,000 to win special, and Bill Henney won the Street Stock feature event. 

In Super Late Model action, Jamie Lathroum set fast time in time trials and started on the pole in the feature.  Lathroum blasted into the lead and kept up a furious pace using the top groove as Dan Stone, Austin Hubbard, and Gary Stuhler battled for the runner up spot.  Lathroum had the field under his thumb until lap 18.  Running on the cushion in turn two, Lathroum’s mount slid sideways in front of the entire pack.  Second running Dan Stone made contact as he flew by, but the damage sustained wasn’t enough to force him pitside.  On the restart it was Stone, Hubbard, Jason Covert, Dylan Yoder and Jack Pencil.  Pencil, who started 15th, had been picking off cars on a steady pace as he charged to the front.  Vic Coffey also was on the move.  Coffey had to resort to a back up car for the feature, relinquishing his 6th starting spot to start last per track rules.  By lap 18, Coffey had moved from last to sixth.  Austin Hubbard had already won at Bedford this season, and he was going to be a handful for leader Dan Stone.  But on lap 28, faint blue smoke rolled out of the 19 and the caution came out as he drifted to a stop in turn 4.  The stage was set for 12 laps of mayhem, and Jason Covert, who assumed second place when Hubbard dropped out, was up for the challenge.  Dan Stone was fast on the bottom, and Covert was left with the high groove to make his move.  Lap after lap Covert would pull even with Stone entering turn three, but Stone was fast and steady.  On the final lap, Covert entered turn three as hard as anyone could.  Even with chunks of the cushion flying through the air, Covert couldn’t make the pass and Stone took the checkers.  Following Covert was Dylan Yoder, Vic Coffey, and Ricky Elliott.  Sixth through tenth went to Jack Pencil, Gary Stuhler, Matt Parks, JT Spence, and Nick Dickson.  Qualifying events went to Hubbard, Stuhler, and Covert. Read more »

By Dave Harclerode

[singlepic id=39 w=320 h=240 float=right]BEDFORD, PA –  It was ARCH Fan club night at the Bedford Speedway Friday, and Jeff Rine got his Bob Elbin owned #92 working good just in time for next week’s late model speedweeks.  Rine battled hard in what was arguably one of the best races of the year in the division to take his first of the season.  Similarly, the Limited Late model feature event was action packed with Grant Adams earning his first ever Bedford Speedway win.  Brian Duffy won his third of the year in a Street Stock feature that rivaled a demolition derby on the first lap, and Charlie Walter wins back to back in the Hobby Stocks.  Juan Ryan earned the win in the 4 Cylinder division, his first of the year. Read more »

By Dave Harclerode

[singlepic id=37 w=320 h=240 float=right]BEDFORD, PA –  For the first time in three weeks, Mother Nature let up just enough to allow the Bedford Speedway to slip in an evening of racing Friday night.  Nick Dickson won the Super Late Model main event, guaranteeing him a starting spot in Bedford’s final leg of the Appalachian Mountain Speedweeks for Late Models in June.  Robbie Black dominated the Limited Late model special $1,000 to win, which was also the first leg of the Bedford/Rock speedway shootout dubbed the BedRock shootout.  Brian Duffy became the first repeat winner of 2011 with his Street Stock feature win, and Chad Gambol picked up his first career Bedford victory in the Hobby Stocks.  Robert Pluta took top honors in the 4 Cylinders. 

Nick Dickson, who hasn’t visited Bedford’s victory lane for three years, earned his 6th career victory at the big oval in convincing fashion.  Dickson was overcome with emotion in victory lane as he dedicated the win to young  Tyler Ritchey, a former Bedford Hobby Stock driver who was seriously injured recently in an accident.  He also dedicated the win to his uncle and crew member Rick, who has been very ill the past several months.  Nick started the 25 lap event on the pole, but his win wasn’t a walk in the park.  Fourth starting Jack Pencil charged his way to second, and started reeling in Dickson, who had a healthy lead.  With seven laps to go, the pair encountered lapped traffic and Pencil was able to duck underneath Dickson several times until a lap 21 caution bunched the field.  Dickson distanced himself from the pack and took the checkered with ease.  Pencil finished the race in second, but was relegated to last place when he failed to make weight at the scales following the race.  This put second generation driver Andy Haus in the second position, followed by Jeff Rine, Chuck Clise, and Jeff Miller.  Sixth through tenth was Brian Booze, Dylan Yoder, Scott Haus, Derek Byler, and Matt Parks.  Yoder and Rine won the heats. Read more »

[singlepic id=25 w=320 h=240 float=right]4-cyl. champion Paul Crynock won his first championship in a dominating fashion. Paul garnished 2 wins 7 top fives for the championship over Juan Ryan with 1 feature win 2 top fives and Jeremy Miller for 1 win 4 top fives. In the Hobby division Bill Replogle takes the championship with 2 wins and 6 top fives Consistency was the key for Bill’s championship, as with Charlie Walter 5 wins and 4 top fives dogged Bill all the way. Followed by Terry Norris with 1 win and 6 top fives. Read more »

By: Dave Harclerode

BEDFORD, PA –  The Three State Flyer Series was in Bedford Friday night for the final race of the season, and Jason Covert picked up his third win of the season at the historic speedway.  The win was also his third win of the season in the series.  Matt Sponaugle picked up his second win of the season in the Limited Late Model division, and Bill Henney won his third race of the season in the Street Stocks.  Rick Potter won his first race in the Hobby Stock division since 2002, and Robert Pluta won his first career win at Bedford in the 4 Cylinder division. Read more »

By Dave Harclerode

BEDFORD, PA – It was the Bedford/Roaring Knob shootout for Super Late Models at the Bedford Speedway Friday night, and Derek Byler became the first driver to reach three wins this season in the division.  Tim Smith, Jr. earned his first win of the season in the Limited Late Models, and Jim Sayler endured for an emotional Street Stock feature win.  Bill Replogle was victorious in the Hobby Stocks, and Andrew Pluta picked up his third win of the season in the 4 cylinder division. Read more »