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In the face of dire weather forecasts and cool fall temperature, the annual Bedford Keystone Cup event went off as scheduled Saturday night and Kyle Hady rose to the occasion and took home the big prize. The win in the 60 lap finale was the first of Hardy’s Bedford career as he became the 156th Late Model winner at the historic track.  Hardy bagged $23,000 for the win.

In opposition to first time winner Hardy, Michael Altobelli cruised to yet another Emod win to close out the chilly night of racing. Read more »

Late Model star Mason Zeigler jumped into an Emod to participate in the Troutman memorial  fallfest weekend at Bedford and came away with a big win Friday night.  For Zeigler, it was his second big Bedford win in a row as he was also the victor in the Late Model Labor Day 55 in the track’s previous program.   The win in the 30 lapper was worth  $4000 for the happy winner.  In the companion event, Rick Potter emerged from an early race dogfight to score the 20 lap Semi Late victory.

Pre race favorites Ethan Dodson and Kyle Strickler led the 25 cars to the green flag and it was Dodson with the early lead.  Strickler was in hot pursuit until he brushed the wall in turn one on lap four, losing several spots.  Zeigler was the benefactor of Strickler;s miscue as he jumped into second and took off after Dodson. Read more »

The 2023 edition of Bedford Speedway fallfest, designated the DJ Troutman memorial, opened Thursday with two feature events and open practice for anyone else who desired.  Josh Corbin capped off his excellent season in the PT Cruiser with a rousing win in the 4 Cylinder feature while Drake Troutman claimed the Crate EMod win, while almost 30 drivers in every other Bedford division took part in practice sessions.

2023 point titlist Josh Corbin put a period on his great season with the rousing 4 Cylinder win.  He started  on the front row in the pill draw event and took the lead at the start.    He led the distance but had to hang on as Wayne Brenize and Shawn Smith arrived from deep in the pack as the event moved past halfway. Read more »

The regular season point races ended Sunday at Bedford and produced four happy winners and four new champions.   Devin Weyandt claimed the 2023 Limited championship with a win as did Charlie Clise in the Pure Stocks.   Bradlee Means took his first ever Semi Late feature win while Brian Weyandt Jr claimed that title.  Colin Welsh took the 4 Cylinder win while Josh Corbin took that title in the famous PT Cruiser.

Devin Weyandt made a statement of strength in the Limited 25 lapper.   He rushed from his third row starting position to blow by early leader Tom Decker III on lap three and never looked back. Read more »

The Bedford 2023 point season closed Friday with the annual Labor Day weekend 55 lapper, this year sanctioned by the ULMS series, and Mason Zeigler rose to the occasion  by taking the big win.  It was the second 2023 win  at Bedford for Zeigler as he became the first repeat winner if the season at the track in the thirteenth event.   In the companion EMod event, Mike Altobelli Jr came from deep in the field to take another win to close the evening.

Alex Ferree was the pole sitter in the famous Cochran car and he burst into the lead at the start.  Ferree blew out to a serious lead in the first few laps, but Coleby Frue, after falling back a bit early on, began to make a challenge as the pair negotiated heavy lapped traffic by lap 12. Frye closed noticeably after about lap 20, bringing Mason Zeigler and Matt Cosner with him. Read more »

It was extra distances for everyone Friday at Bedford in the event billed as the Muss Weyant 100 unfolded.  Brian Weyandt Jr rallied late to take the 30 lap Semi Late event, a move which solidified his point lead in the class with only one more point race to go.  Mike Altobelli Jr was in regular form as he cruised to the EMod win in that 25 lapper.  Jason Haggerty fought off serious challenges the whole distance to score the 25 lap Pure Stock victory before Wayne Brenize closed the evening with another 4 Cylinder win.

The Semi Late event started off a bit rough as several cars piled up at the green, eliminating  recent winner Dave Brown.  On the next try, Bill Replogle shot into the lead but he was quickly chased down by John Miller.  After several laps of side by side racing, Miller edged by for the lead on lap 7.    Replogle did not surrender and was all over Miller for the next few laps until Rick Potter joined in and took second. Read more »

Logan Spahr and Spike Moore were the big winners as Bedford Speedway presented a second night of racing Sunday night.    Spahr took the 305 Sprint car event which featured 41 entries while Moore took the Limited headliner.    In other action, Alyssa Rowe survived a Taylor family challenge to win the Emod event before Josh Corbin closed out the program with the 4 Cylinder win.

After a season featuring a lot of bad luck, Spike Moore earned an up front starting position in the Limited 20 lapper.  He got the lead on at the start and basically never looked back.   Taylor Farlling secured the second spot on lap 7 and chased Moore for the duration, but Moore was never seriously challenged.    10th starter Matt Parks rallied late to move into third, but the leaders were never challenged. Read more »

After a tough luck season,  Justin Weaver turned things around to score the Late Model win at Bedford Friday night.  It was Weaver’s first ever Bedford Late Model win and he became the 155th different winner at the track.  He was also the 12th consecutive different Bedford winner in the 2023 season.

In other action, Tony Jackson  took the  special wingless Super Sportsman visit to the track, before Dave Brown, back from a long retirement, took the Semi Late main.  Denver Dishong was the Pure Stock victor and Isaac Kormanski took the 4 Cylinder finale. Read more »

Making an infrequent appearance at the track, Coleby Frye dominated the Great Bedford Fair Late Model event at the track Friday night.  In the event, run in honor of late Bedford car builder and racer Gary Martz, Frye completely dominated, at one point holding almost a half lap lead, in scoring his 7th career Bedford win but his first since August 2017.

In other action in front of the huge Fair week crowd,  Nick Bechtel took the Semi Late win, Jason Hafferty survived a last lap scare to win the Pure Stock event and Colin Welsh, back in his own car, took the 4 Cylinder victory. Read more »

Christian Rumsey came clear from New York to race at Bedford Friday night and left with the big prize as he took the 305 sprint car feature.  It was his first ever Bedford win as he held off the late challenge from Robbie Barchey to claim the victory.

In other action, Kyle Lear took the Limited win, Derek Hinish was the victor in the annual Charlie Walter Pure Stock feature, Evan Taylor won the EMod feature before Wayne Brenize continued his unretirement  tour with another 4 Cylinder win. Read more »