BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
SEPTEMBER 02, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
STUHLER WINS BEDFORD 55 LAPPER
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - A great crowd was on hand Friday night for Bedford Speedway's
annual Labor Day 55, and the final racing event of the year was a good one. Gary
Stuhler, a dominant force at any racetrack, ran flawlessly all night to win the
$ 5,000 in the Super Late Model 55 lap special. Tim Smith, Jr. won his third
Limited Late Model win of the season, padding his all-time Limited Late Model
feature win lead with 17 total. Ashley Barrett won his third feature win of the
year in the Street Stock division, and Shawn Wyles picked up his third win of
the season in the Cruiser Hobby Stocks.
Gary Stuhler has reached a point in his career where he's expected to win, no
matter what the circumstances are. Many fans remember how Gary picked apart the
competition at the speedway in the nineties, and although he's now an infrequent
visitor, Gary still performs well with every visit. Friday night was typical
Gary Stuhler on Bedford's big 5/8 mile track. Starting fifth in his heat, he
worked the outside groove in turns one and two to charge to the front for the
win. With what appeared to be a stroke of bad luck, Gary had to start ninth in
the feature event after pulling the highest pill in Bedford's fan friendly pill
re-draw system. The racetrack was in great shape, and it only took 16 laps for
Gary and his new #90 racer to take the lead and earn his 24th career win at the
track. It took two attempts to get the 28 car field rolling. The first attempt
ended the evening for first time visitor Troy Miller, Chad McClellan, Chris Harr,
and Larry Wright. The second attempt saw the front row of Jack Pencil and Eric
Zembower get together on the frontstretch, with Zembower spinning and collecting
several cars. The race had to be red flagged as the entire track was blocked.
Zembower was the only car that retired after the wreck. The race finally got
under way, and Waylon Wagner snagged the lead from Pencil and paced the field.
Stuhler was charging through the field, with 14th starting Scott Haus in his
wake. By lap 15, Wagner held a slim lead over 7th starting Jeremy Miller, with
Stuhler knocking on the door. Going into turn three, the trio was three wide,
with Stuhler on the outside. Gary powered his way into the lead, and Wagner
began to fade. Wagner would eventually drop from the race after the fuel stop
with an apparent transmission problem. The second half of the race after the
fuel stop saw Stuhler maintaining a marginal lead over Scott Haus. Scott Rhodes
was also plotting his bid for a win, coming from 11th to third, and getting
faster with each lap. A late race caution involving Nick Dickson, Dave Hoover,
Travis Dillman, Shane Beegle, Ron Delano, and others brought another red flag
out due to a blocked track. This stop in the action appeared to hurt Rhodes'
charge, as there just wasn't enough time to get rolling like he was prior to the
red flag. When action resumed, Stuhler held off everything and anything Haus had
for him, and at the finish it was Stuhler, Haus, Rhodes, Jeremy Miller, and Jack
Pencil. DJ Troutman finished sixth, followed by Jeff Rine, Wayne Johnson, Rodney
Sweitzer, and Andy Martz. Rine, Stuhler, and Miller won the qualifying events.
Scott Rhodes claimed his second career Super Late Model Track Championship.
Scott had enough points to be named Champion before the evening's events even
started.
The Limited Late Model division points title chase was close coming into this
final points race. Matt Parks held a slim lead over Craig Perigo, and neither
driver has ever earned a championship at the speedway. Perigo got to work early,
chipping away at Park's lead by winning his heat and pulling the best pill on
the re-draw which put him on the pole for the feature. Tim Smith, Jr.
immediately grabbed the lead at the drop of the green, and Perigo ran a close
second. Meanwhile, Parks had to feel pressure as he only had a 25 point lead
going into the feature (25 points equals five positions), and he was starting
eighth. Parks worked his way up to fifth, which was close enough to Perigo to
maintain a five point lead. Whether Perigo was aware of this or not is unknown,
but Perigo got a great run off of turn two and drove deep into the third turn.
So deep that he made hard contact with the outside retaining wall. Perigo's #1a
climbed the wall and straddled it, rolling all the way to turn 4 before coming
to a rest. Remarkably, Perigo looked as if he would be able to continue after a
pair of wreckers pulled him off the wall, but a broken j-bar ended his night.
When racing resumed, Smith had his hands full with last year's champ Mike
Shoemaker. Smith held on and won over Shoemaker, Shawn Claar, Parks, and Mr.
Excitement Andy Fries, in his first run at Bedford in a Limited Late Model.
Rounding out the top ten was Mike Altobelli, Jr., John Bookwalter, Howie Bussard,
George Beckett, and Rick Singleton. Perigo and Beckett won the heats, and Parks
was crowned the 2005 Champion.
The Street Stock division also had a tight point battle going on between Bob Jay
and last year's champ Jim Sayler. Jay held a slim 25 point lead which shrunk to
20 after the heat events. Sayler's cause seemed to be lost in the feature
though, when his teammate Patrick McDonough and Dave Korlewitz made hard contact
in turn four. McDonough's car went airborne then spun, collecting Sayler. Sayler
suffered minor damage, and was able to continue, as was McDonough. Meanwhile,
Ashley Barrett was the star of the race, grabbing the top spot and leading in
commanding fashion - a rarity in the division. The race was riddled with
cautions, and on one re-start, Dave Korlewitz was going to be penalized after
the race for passing before the starting cone. This will become a big part of
the Championship story, or so it would seem. All Bob Jay had to do was finish no
worse than three spots behind Sayler and the 2005 Championship was his.
Unfortunately, Jay was involved in a backstretch crash and his car suffered race
ending damage. Jim Sayler suffered a flat tire in the same incident, and went to
the tail again. Seven cars remained on the track, and Sayler managed to get to
the fourth position at the checkered, which would've meant he and Jay were tied
for the Championship title. However, Dave Korlewitz finished third, and after
being docked one position for the early race jump, Sayler was scored third,
giving him the championship by a mere five points. Please note, the tie breaker
for points is feature wins. Sayler had five this season, and Jay had three. So
even without the Korlewitz penalty, Sayler would've been crowned Champion based
on the tie breaker. Ashley Barrett, who had a great second half of the season,
won easily over Kerry Molovich. The race was scored with Sayler third and
Korlewitz fourth as previously mentioned, and Donald Wyles came home fifth.
Molovich and Korlewitz won the heat races.
Shawn Wyles capped off his season with back to back wins in the Cruiser Hobby
Stock division, a.k.a. the "thunderin' herd" as coined by announcer Mike Sotosky.
Wyles and Brian Weyandt, Jr. ran side by side for the last five laps of the
race, trading paint with each other and occasionally the frontstretch wall.
Wyles won by just a few feet over Weyandt, Jr. with Travis Stickley finishing a
close third, and Lincoln Ritchey and AJ Foor completing the top five. Chuck
Weyant finished 9th, giving him a 60 point lead over Weyandt, Jr. to take his
first ever Track Championship. Ritchey, Foor, and Stickley won the heat events.
The two day race scheduled for late September has been canceled so track crews
can get an early jump on improvements to the track surface. Several fund raising
events are being planned by DKM, Inc. and the Bedford Fairboard, and everyone
should be able to look forward to a brand new clay surface in '06.
SUPER LATE MODELS
FEATURE (55 laps): Gary Stuhler 90, Scott Haus 33, Scott Rhodes 83R, Jeremy
Miller 24, Jack Pencil 14, DJ Troutman 151, Jeff Rine 92, Wayne Johnson 17,
Rodney Sweitzer 84, Andy Martz M1, Matt Sponaugle 8, Chuck LaSalle 37, Chuck
Clise 5, Mike Lupfer 06, Tim Wilson 3, Donnie Farling 48 (-1), Ron Delano 0 (DNF),
Shane Beegle 15 (DNF), Nick Dickson 17D (DNF), Travis Dillman 22D (DNF), Dave
Hoover 45 (DNF), Waylon Wagner 5w (DNF), TJ Wright 31j (DNF), Eric Zembower 49 (DNF),
Larry Wright 31 (DNF), Chris Harr w1 (DNF), Chad McClellan 119 (DNF), Troy
Miller 8m (DNF)
HEAT 1: Rine, Troutman, Lupfer
HEAT 2: Stuhler, Hoover, Pencil
HEAT 3: Miller, Wagner, Zembower
LIMITED LATE MODELS
FEATURE: Tim Smith, Jr. 39, Mike Shoemaker 8, Shawn Claar 20, Matt Parks 15p,
Andy Fries 37J, Mike Altobelli, Jr. 79, John Bookwalter 1, Howie Bussard 15b,
George Beckett 58, Rick Singleton 99, Matt Sala 46 (DNF), Craig Perigo 1a (DNF),
Tyler Hershey 74 (DNF), Jim Leidy 11L (DNF), John Hedge 80e (DNS)
HEAT 1: Perigo, Parks, Smith
HEAT 2: Beckett, Shoemaker, Fries
STREET STOCKS
FEATURE: Ashley Barrett 75x, Kerry Molovich 63, Jim Sayler 96, Dave Korlewitz
24k, Donald Wyles 10, Michael Stiffler 17s, Bill McClellan 98x (DNF), Bob Jay 4J
(DNF), Patrick McDonough 96h (DNF), Jamie Swank 22 (DNF), Terry Wyles 98w (DNF),
Jerry Merritts 8 (DNF), Travis Calhoun 36 (DNF), Scott Grubb 55x (DNF), Wayne
Hawbaker 6h (DNS)
HEAT 1: Molovich, Barrett, Jay
HEAT 2: Korlewitz, Sayler, T. Wyles
CRUISER-HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE: Shawn Wyles 21, Brian Weyandt, Jr. 88jr, Travis Stickley 32s, Lincoln
Ritchey 3, AJ Foor a4, Tom Warren 1, Barry Weyandt 65, Jerry Robinson 711, Chuck
Weyant 88c, Greg Imler 6, Brandon LaSalle 37, Robert Weist 8, Mike Siegele 007,
Darren Lucas 81, Jason Wright 95, Brandon Hoover 45B, Kevin Johnson 97, David
Reaugh 9, Mike Hershberger 32, Kevin Bilger 7, Kevin Hinish 6r (DNF), Ryan
Beckett 58 (DNF), Michael Moore 21m (DNF), Mark Shope 53 (DNF)
HEAT 1: Ritchey, Weyandt, Jr., LaSalle
HEAT 2: Foor, Wyles, Robinson
HEAT 3: Stickley, Warren, B. Weyandt
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
AUGUST 26, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY WASHED OUT
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - For the sixth time this season, the Bedford Speedway had to cancel
due to rain on Friday night. Another beautiful race surface was set to thrill
fans, but the rain fell moments before hotlaps.
This Friday will be the historic Labor Day 55. Please note this race was
previously scheduled for Sunday. The Super Late Models will race 55 laps for
$5,000 to win, and $300 to start the race. The Limited Late Models, Street
Stocks, and Cruiser-Hobby Stocks will also be on hand for this final points
race. The raindate for the big event will be Monday.
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
AUGUST 19, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
HAUS COMES FROM LAST PLACE TO TAKE PHOTO FINISH WIN AT BEDFORD
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - A superb track surface gave fans a chance to see some great
racing Friday night at the Bedford Speedway. Overcast skies played a hand in
the great track, and Hamburg, Pa's Scott Haus used every inch of the racey
surface to take an incredible win in the Interstate NAPA Super Late Model
division. Craig Perigo chipped away at Matt Parks' point lead by winning the
Limited Late Model feature, and Ashley Barrett scored his second win of the
season in a thrilling TC Race Cars Street Stock race. Cruiser-Hobby Stock
action was bumper to bumper, and Shawn Wyles scored his second win of the
season.
Scott Haus' evening started off on the wrong foot. After looking blazing fast
in warm ups, Haus met the turn two wall in his heat, leaving his car in a sorry
state. Instead of giving up, Scott pulled his backup car out of the trailer and
tagged onto the end of the feature. The feature event got under way without a
glitch, and pole sitter Donnie Farling gave up the lead on the first lap to Nick
Dickson. Haus immediately started picking off cars, some low, some high, and by
the end of the second lap fans could tell they might witness something special.
On lap 3, Chuck LaSalle and another car made contact and LaSalle pummeled the
turn 3 wall head on. LaSalle was a little groggy after the hit, and was checked
out by the Southern Cove Ambulance crew. During the caution, race leader Nick
Dickson went pitside with fuel pump problems, handing the lead to Rodney
Sweitzer. Jack Pencil, who was in the top five, also went pitside with a major
water leak. Now the stage was set, 22 laps for Haus to come to the front from
about the 15th spot. Lap after lap it was one, two, and sometimes even three
cars a lap. By the time there was 10 laps to go, Haus fourth behind Sweitzer,
Scott Rhodes, and Jeff Rine. Haus disposed of Rine easily and got by Rhodes on
the highside in turn three with about five to go. Rodney Sweitzer was hooked
up, and it appeared Haus' great run had come to an end. However, coming to the
white flag, Haus got a great run off of turn four and pulled within a car
length. Three lapped cars were battling for position, and going into turn three
on the last lap Sweitzer had to make a decision. Rodney decided to stay low,
and Haus went for it all on the highside, throttle hammered. Haus nearly
clipped the wall coming onto the frontstretch, and the drag race to the
checkered was on. At the finish line is was Haus over Sweitzer by a mere 2
feet. Point leader Scott Rhodes held on for third, Jeff Rine fourth, and Donnie
Farling had a season best fifth. Sixth through tenth went to Wayne Johnson,
Larry Wright, Greg Fetters, Eric Zembower, and Andy Martz. The win was Haus'
32nd career victory at the Speedway, padding his all time Late Model win lead
over Gary Stuhler.
Sweitzer, Dickson, and Farling won the heat events.
The Limited Late Model point race is a tight one, with Matt Parks maintaining a
slim lead over Craig Perigo. Perigo chipped away at that lead Friday by winning
his heat and taking the feature to score the maximum amount of points. Perigo
started 2nd in the feature, and Parks started third. The pair got by pole
sitter Howie Bussard, and the race was on. Parks dogged Perigo for a several
laps, many times running side by side until Parks lost the handle on his #15,
spinning in turn four. Perigo now had to deal with Super Late Model regular DJ
Troutman. Troutman applied the pressure, but Perigo hung on for the win. It
was Troutman, Mike Shoemaker, Shawn Claar, and George Beckett completing the top
five. Sixth through tenth was Tim Smith, Jr., Mike Altobelli, Jr., Matt Parks,
John Bookwalter, and Howie Bussard.
Heats went to Bookwalter and Perigo.
For the past couple years, the TC Race Cars Street Stock racing at Bedford has
been phenomenal. Friday was no different. The top four cars crossed the
checkered in a bunch so tight you could've thrown a blanket over them. Ashley
Barrett came from the third starting spot to take the win over Jim Sayler, Dave
Korlewitz, Patrick McDonough, and Bob Jay. McDonough passed Jay on the last lap
before becoming part of the four-pak that crossed the finish line so close.
Greg Cornell, Michael Stiffler, Terry Wyles, Jerry Merrits, and Travis Calhoun
completed the top ten.
Korlewitz and McDonough were the heat event winners.
The Cruiser-Hobby Stocks, a.k.a. "The Thunderin' Herd" put on a great show and
Woodbury, Pa's Shawn Wyles was a happy guy in the end. Wyles won the race over
Bill Replogle. Replogle raced the Pork Sell owned number 65, usually driven by
Barry Weyandt. Brian Weyandt, Jr finished third, followed by Lincoln Ritchey
and Brandon LaSalle. It was not a good night for point leader Chuck Weyant.
Chuck was involved in a scary frontstretch crash with the lapped car of Ricky
Mock. Weyant's car appeared to be destroyed.
Bedford held it's annual Powder Puff Friday, and Cheryl Howsare held off a hard
charging Mandy Jay to take the victory. Howsare announced her retirement from
racing in her victory lane interview. She went 19 for 19 at various area
racetracks over the years. She never lost once. Tammy Smith finished third,
followed by Cindy Shaulis and Jackie Claycomb. There were 16 drivers in the
event.
This Friday is a regular four division show consisting of Super Late Models,
Limited Lates, Street Stocks, and Cruiser Hobby Stocks. Coming Friday, Sept.
2nd is the annual Labor Day 55 race, which will pay $5,000 to the winner, and
$300 to start the race. The race will be a qualifier for the Paul Long $10,000
to win race at Selinsgrove on Sunday, Sept. 4th. The raindate for the Bedford
race will be Monday, Sept. 5th. The Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, and
Cruiser-Hobby Stocks will also be on hand the race will be the final points
night for all divisions.
SUPER LATE MODELS
FEATURE: Scott Haus 33, Rodney Sweitzer 84, Scott Rhodes 83R, Jeff Rine 92,
Donnie Farling 48, Wayne Johnson 17j, Larry Wright 31, Greg Fetters 39, Eric
Zembower 49, Andy Martz M1, Keith Jackson 11j, Dave Hoover 45, TJ Wright 31j,
Chuck Clise 5 (DNF), Chris Harr w1 (DNF), Chad McClelland 119 (DNF), Nick
Dickson 17D (DNF), Jack Pencil 14 (DNF), Chuck LaSalle 37 (DNF)
HEAT 1: Sweitzer, Harr, Rine
HEAT 2: Dickson, Pencil, Fetters
HEAT 3: Farling, Rhodes, Johnson
LIMITED LATE MODELS
FEATURE: Craig Perigo 1a, DJ Troutman 85j, Mike Shoemaker 8, Shawn Claar 20,
George Beckett 58, Tim Smith, Jr. 39, Mike Altobelli, Jr. 79, Matt Parks 15p,
John Bookwalter 1, Howie Bussard 15b, Tyler Hershey 74, Jim Leidy 11L (DNF),
Andy Teno 48 (DNS)
HEAT 1: Bookwalter, Parks, Altobelli
HEAT 2: Perigo, Beckett, Claar
STREET STOCKS
FEATURE: Ashley Barrett 75x, Jim Sayler 96, Dave Korlewitz 24k, Patrick
McDonough 96h, Bob Jay 4j, Greg Cornell 3m, Michael Stiffler 17s, Terry Wyles
98, Jerry Merrits 8, Travis Calhoun 36, Donald Wyles 10 (DNF), Rick Cragan, Jr.
18 (DNF), David Whetstone 33 (DNF), Kerry Molovich 63 (DNF), Scott Grubb 55x (DNF)
HEAT 1: Korlewitz, Barrett, Sayler
HEAT 3: McDonough, D. Wyles, Jay
CRUISER HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE: Shawn Wyles 21, Bill Replogle 65, Brian Weyandt, Jr. 88jr, Lincoln
Ritchey 3, Brandon LaSalle 37, AJ Foor a4, Brandon Hoover 45b, Greg Imler 6,
Chris Chamberlain 31c, Jeff Detweiler 7, Devin Weyandt 88, Michael Moore 21m,
Mike Seigele 007, Kevin Johnson 97, Steve Riggleman 38, Jason Wright 95, Mike
Hershberger 32, Ryan Beckett 58, Ray Shephard 9, Curtis Heath 71 (DNF), Mark
Shope 53 (DNF), Chuck Weyant 88c (DNF), Ricky Mock 54 (DNF), Kevin Hinish 6r (DNF),
Zane Weicht 45 (DNF), Todd Price 7p (DNS)
HEAT 1: LaSalle 37, Shope, Wyles
HEAT 2: Weyandt, Jr., Ritchey, Heath
HEAT 3: Replogle, D. Weyandt, Foor
POWDER PUFF
Top Five: Cheryl Howsare, Mandy Jay, Tammy Smith, Cindy Shaulis, Jackie
Claycomb
Other competitors: Linda Hoover, Mary Jay, Kim Crawford, Jody Zembower, Edie
Shepherd, Shari Reyn, Londa Detweiler, Sharon Hershberger, Nichole Musselman,
Lisa Riggleman, Hillary Kegg
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
AUGUST 5, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
COWBOY JIM KENNEDY LASSOS BIG BEDFORD WIN
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - The PA305 Sprint cars made their second visit to Bedford Speedway
Friday night, and "Cowboy" Jim Kennedy made it a memorable night for all in
attendance. Kennedy stood on the throttle all race long, winning by a full
straightaway. Also on the event card was a special 30 lap "open rule" Street
Stock race. The race was dedicated to the late Walt Aikey, who was active with
racing in the area for many years. Competitors from other tracks were invited
to compete against the Bedford regulars, and the only rules were that the
drivers adhered to their home track rules. Bedford regular Jim Sayler picked up
his 5th win of the season over Ashley Barrett. Matt Parks earned his first ever
Bedford Speedway victory in the Limited Late Models, and Lincoln Ritchey snared
his 3rd win of the season in the Cruiser-Hobby Stocks.
Whether he knew it or not, Jim Kennedy had many fans at Bedford Speedway Friday
night for the PA305 Sprint Car race. He lives 8 miles from the speedway. He's
raced on and off at the track for well over 30 years. He's 69 years old! It's
no surprise that every single person at the historic fairgrounds gave Jim a
standing ovation for several minutes after his victory. For those who attend
Bedford regularly, this truly was a site to see. Fans in the main grandstands,
in the two sets of wooden bleachers, on the hill in turn 4, and the entire
backstretch reserved parking spot area was cheering wildly for "The Cowboy".
Deemed an underdog solely on his age, most Bedford fans didn't realize that this
man has been on a tear this season with the PA305 Sprint Car organization. They
race at several tracks around the state, and the win Friday night was Jim's
fourth this season. One at Lincoln Speedway, two at Hesston, and now one at
Bedford. Kennedy started the 20 lap feature in the fourth spot, and pole sitter
Gary Heckman set the pace for the first half of the race. With most of the
field appearing to drive conservatively on bottom, Kennedy drove like a man on a
mission on the highside. It didn't take long for him to work past Nathan
Gramley and second place starter Dusty Shatzer, but Heckman was running strong
and appeared to have control of the race. Kennedy gained a few car lengths each
lap, and by lap 8 he was knocking on the door. Then, with 11 laps to go,
Kennedy drove into turn 3 deep and high, and there was nothing Heckman could do
but watch his lead fall to the wayside. This was the point where the entire
crowd went bezerk, and lasted until well after the checkered fell. Shortly
after the lead change, Heckman slowed with mechanical problems and went pitside.
Meanwhile, Gramley worked past Shatzer and found himself in second place. But
Kennedy had already checked out, winning by several seconds over Gramley,
Shatzer, the May 6th winner Brent Comp, and Tommy Beavers. Craig Folmar, Jim
Travis, Jr., Rodney Peters, Joe Zap, and Cody Schmiedel completed the top ten.
Kennedy was literally speechless in his victory lane interview (overcome with
joy), but did manage to yodel for the fans.
Shatzer and Gramley won the heat events.
The Walt Aikey Memorial 30 lap Street Stock feature was exactly what everyone
expected - a great race. Kerry Molovich set the pace for the first two laps
until last week's winner Ashley Barrett used a turn 3 pass on the topside to
take the top spot. Pre-race favorite Bob Jay was a pre-race favorite, but
damage sustained in a heat race accident left Jay's car vulnerable for the
feature, and within a few laps Jay found himself pitside without a right rear
wheel, leaving his brakes on the track in the process. Meanwhile, Barrett held
a comfortable lead, with each lap led as important as the next since every lap
meant an increased pay day do to sponsored lap money. Jim Sayler started
seventh, and was putting a charge on to the front. Sayler has proven he's the
man to beat this season, and by lap 22 he was working his way past Barrett. A
clean pass was made, and Sayler led the rest of the event, claiming the $600
winner's purse and 8 laps worth of lap money. Barrett held on for a close
second, and also had a nice payday with 20 laps worth of lap money added to his
winnings. Molovich finished third, Donald Wyles fourth, and Dave Korlewitz
fifth. Terry Wagner finished sixth, and was the top non-Bedford regular to
finish. Jeff Detweiler, Shane Molovich, Greg Hauger, and Rick Cragan, Jr.
completed the top ten.
Terry Wyles, Kerry Molovich, and Sayler won the qualifying events.
The highlight of the Limited Late Model season has been the points battle.
Craig Perigo came into the night's events with a slim point lead over Matt
Parks, so Parks did what he had to do. He won the feature event, and combined
with Perigo's 8th place finish, re-claimed the point lead. Parks, Perigo, and
Mike Shoemaker have swapped the point lead several times this season, and more
than likely the champion won't be decided until the very last point race in
September. Andy Teno scored his best finish of the season finishing second, and
likewise with Shawn Claar in third. Shoemaker, and John Hedge completed the top
five. Sixth through tenth was Robbie Black, fair race winner George Beckett,
Perigo, Mike Altobelli, Jr., and Matt Sponaugle.
Hedge and Claar won the heats.
Lincoln Ritchey started on the pole and led flag to flag in the Cruiser Hobby
Stock feature. Typically, when you hear a driver won from the pole one usually
would think the race was boring. Not the case with this division. There was
action all over the track, and Ritchey was just fortunate to not be in the melee
that followed him. Point leader Chuck Weyant finished inches behind Ritchey,
and Barry Weyandt and Devin Weyandt also finished nose to tail behind them.
Greg Imler scored a season best fifth place finish. AJ Foor, Kevin Bilger, Mark
Shope, Mike Moore, and Curtis Heath completed the top ten.
Shope, Ritchey, and Weyant won the heat events.
This Friday will be a regular 4 division show consisting of Super Late Models,
Limited Late Models, Street Stocks and Cruiser Hobby Stocks. There will also be
kid bike races.
PA 305 SPRINT CARS
FEATURE: Jim Kennedy 7, Nathan Gramley 23G, Dusty Shatzer 75, Brent Comp 5,
Tommy Beavers 31, Craig Folmar 81, Jim Travis, Jr. 97, Rodney Peters 4, Joe Zap
33z, Cody Schmiedel 10, George Riden 99, Jim Roush 23j, Casey Cook 2c, Von McGee
1/2, Tim Damiani 44, Todd Lynn 23, Gary Heckman 3H (DNF), Cale Grubb 19 (DNF),
Wes Zimmerman 98 (DNS), Matt Mellott 60k (DNS)
HEAT 1: Shatzer, Beavers, Comp
HEAT 2: Gramley, Heckman, Kennedy
STREET STOCKS
FEATURE (30 Laps): Jim Sayler 96, Ashley Barrett 75x, Kerry Molovich 63, Donald
Wyles 10, Dave Korlewitz 24k, Terry Wagner 38, Jeff Detweiler 9, Shane Molovich
63x, Greg Hauger T2, Rick Cragan, Jr. 18, Travis Calhoun 36 (DNF), Matt Sala 46
(DNF), Terry Wyles 98 (DNF), Tim Brindle 45 (DNF), Michael Stiffler 17s (DNF),
Galen Sheffield 89 (DNF), Bob Jay 4J (DNF), Josh Gustaf 84 (DNF), Bill Henney S1
(DNF), Patrick McDonough 96H (DQ)
HEAT 1: Terry Wyles, Sheffield, Barrett
HEAT 2: Kerry Molovich, Shane Molovich, McDonough
HEAT 3: Sayler, Cragan, Sala
LIMITED LATE MODELS
FEATURE: Matt Parks 15p, Andy Teno 48, Shawn Claar 20, Mike Shoemaker 8, John
Hedge 80e, Robbie Black 01, George Beckett 58, Craig Perigo 1a, Mike Altobelli,
Jr. 79, Matt Sponaugle 8, Howie Bussard 15
HEAT 1: Hedge, Teno, Sponaugle
HEAT 2: Claar, Beckett, Parks
CRUISER HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE: Lincoln Ritchey 3, Chuck Weyant 88c, Barry Weyandt 65, Devin Weyandt
88, Greg Imler 6, AJ Foor a4, Kevin Bilger 7, Mark Shope 53, Mike Moore 21m,
Curtis Heath 71, Mike Siegele 007, Zane Weicht 45, Brandon Hoover 45B, Kevin
Johnson 97, Mike Hershberger 32, Jason Wright 95, Brian Weyandt, Jr. 88jr (DNF),
Ray Shephard 9 (DNF), Derrick Hinish 12 (DNF), Troy Aikey 0w (DNF), Branden
LaSalle 37 (DNF), Shawn Wyles 21 (DQ)
HEAT 1: Shope, B. Weyandt, Heath
HEAT 2: Ritchey, D. Weyandt, Hinish
HEAT 3: C. Weyant, Wyles, LaSalle
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
JULY 29, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
DJ TROUTMAN WIN BEDFORD FAIR RACE
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - The Bedford Speedway dodged another bullet Friday night, when hard
rain fell all over town except at the track. The speedway received a small
shower, delaying the show for about an hour. A quarter mile away, the rain came
down in buckets. The annual Great Bedford Fair Race always has a capacity
crowd, and no one left the stands disappointed. DJ Troutman passed Jack Pencil
to win his third career Bedford Super Late Model feature, and George Beckett
held off a late race charge from Craig Perigo to win his first Limited Late
Model feature at the speedway. Weekly front runner Ashley Barrett won the
Street Stock event, and point leader Chuck Weyant took the checkered first in
the Cruiser Hobby Stocks.
DJ Troutman grabbed the lead early from pole sitter Jack Pencil, and maintained
a moderate lead the entire race. Pencil held on for second, and Eric Zembower
finished a season best third. Andy Martz continued his consistency with a
fourth place finish, and Nick Dickson placed fifth. Larry Wright, Rodney
Sweitzer, Wayne Johnson, Chris Harr, and Scott Rhodes rounded out the top ten.
Rhodes, the current division point leader, suffered moderate damage in a
skirmish involving Dave Troutman and Jeff Rine. Rhodes never stopped on the
track and maintained his position on the speedway, but the damage caused Rhodes
to fade to tenth. He still maintains a 145 point lead over Wayne Johnson. Rine,
Rhodes, and Martz won the heat events.
The fair race has seen it's share of first time winners in the past, and George
Beckett added his name to the winners list in the Limited Late Model division.
A late race caution gave point leader Craig Perigo a shot at the lead, and Craig
made a valiant effort, but Beckett was a man on a mission Friday night.
Following Beckett and Perigo was Robbie Black, Mike Shoemaker, and Matt Parks.
Sixth through tenth went to Tim Smith, Jr., Howie Bussard, Shawn Bilger, Brian
Lowery, and Andy Teno. Shoemaker and Black won the heats.
Ashley Barrett has been so close to a win this season in the Street Stocks he
could taste it. Ashley finally nabbed his first win of the season. It didn't
take long for Barrett to move from his fourth starting spot to the lead, and he
won easily over Donald Wyles, Bobby Jay, Terry Wyles, and Travis Calhoun. The
next five went to Jim Sayler, Greg Cornell, Michael Stiffler, Rick Cragan, Jr.,
and Greg Hainsey. Barrett and Sayler won the heats.
Chuck Weyant scored his first victory of the season in the Cruiser Hobby Stocks,
and extended his point lead to 110 points over Brian Weyandt, Jr. Brandon
LaSalle took home a season best second, with Robert Weist, Mark Shope, and Shawn
Wyles completing the top five. Devin Weyandt, Lincoln Ritchey, and Wyles won
the heat events.
The PA305 Sprint cars will be making an appearance this Friday at the Speedway.
They will be joined by the Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, and Cruiser Hobby
Stocks. The Street Stocks will be running the Walt Aikey Memorial open race,
and the speedway will be honoring rules from various other tracks. See the
speedway's website for details at
www.bedfordspeedway.com
SUPER LATE MODEL
FEATURE: DJ Troutman 7j, Jack Pencil 14, Eric Zembower 49, Andy Martz M1, Nick
Dickson 17D, Larry Wright 31, Rodney Sweitzer 84, Wayne Johnson 17j, Chris Harr
w1, Scott Rhodes 83R, Chuck Clise 5, Chuck LaSalle 37, Devin Friese 12, Ron
Delano 0, Brian Duffy 38, TJ Wright 31j, Donnie Farlling 48, Doug Ishler 03,
Jeff Rine 92 (DNF), Dave Troutman 7 (DNF), Shane Beegle 15 (DNF), Greg Fetters
39 (DNF), Rick Singleton 99 (DNF)
HEAT 1: Rine, Pencil, Larry Wright
HEAT 2: Rhodes, DJ Troutman, Dave Troutman
HEAT 3: Martz, Sweitzer, Zembower
LIMITED LATE MODELS
FEATURE: George Beckett 58, Craig Perigo 1a, Robbie Black 01, Mike Shoemaker 8,
Matt Parks 15p, Tim Smith, Jr. 39, Howie Bussard 15B, Shawn Bilger 10, Brian
Lowery 13, Andy Teno 48, Shawn Claar 20, John Hedge 80e, Mike Altobelli, Jr. 79
(DNF), Scott Grubb 55x (DNF), Rance Garlock 19 (DNS)
HEAT 1: Shoemaker, Parks, Bilger
HEAT 2: Black, Perigo, Beckett
STREET STOCKS
FEATURE: Ashley Barrett 75x, Donald Wyles 10, Bob Jay 4j, Terry Wyles 98,
Travis Calhoun 36, Jim Sayler 96, Greg Cornell 3m, Michael Stiffler 17s, Rick
Cragan, Jr. 18, Greg Hainsey 31, Patrick Courtney 96h, Matt Sala 46, Shane
Molovich 63x, Jerry Merritts 8 (DNF), Dave Korlewitz 24k (DNF), Jim Snyder 00 (DNF),
Daniel Cornman 3 (DNF), Jefff Detwiler 9 (DNS)
HEAT 1: Barrett, Hainsey, Jay
HEAT 2: Sayler, Terry Wyles, Stiffler
CRUISER-HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE: Chuck Weyant 88c, Brandon LaSalle 37, Robert Weist 8, Mark Shope 53,
AJ Foor a4, Shawn Wyles 21, Barry Weyandt 65, Brandon Delano 0, Curtis Heath 71,
Ryan Beckett 58, Mike Hershberger 32, Scott Sipes 15, Brian Weyandt, Jr. 88jr,
Ricky Mock 54, Jason Wright 95, Brandon Hoover 45b, Devin Weyandt 88, Chris
Chamberlain 31c, Kevin Johnson 97, Lincoln Ritchey 3, Jason Gilliland 44, Greg
Imler 6, Kevin Hinish 6R, Rodney Mock 57, Mike Seigele 007, Derrick Hinish 12,
Tom Warren 1 (DNS), Ray Shephard 9 (DNS), Zane Weicht 45 (DNS)
HEAT 1: Devin Weyandt, Chamberlain, Weyant
HEAT 2: Ritchey, Brian Weyandt, Jr., Barry Weyandt
HEAT 3: Wyles, Sipes, Rodney Mock
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
JULY 15, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
RHODES, ALTOBELLI, JR., KORLEWITZ, AND STICKLEY EARN BEDFORD WINS
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - With remnants of Hurricane Dennis still showing it's ugly face,
many area race fans thought the Bedford Speedway would be forced to cancel
Friday night. It practically rained everywhere in Bedford, except at the famed
5/8 mile historic oval. With high humidity and good cloud cover, the racing
surface retained moisture and was excellent all evening as Scott Rhodes
decimated the entire Super Late Model field on his way to his second feature win
of the season. Mike Altobelli, Jr. fought off several competitors to take the
35 lap Limited Late Model Special, and Dave Korlewitz won his first ever Bedford
Street Stock feature. Also winning his first ever Bedford race was Travis
Stickley in the Cruiser-Hobby Stock division.
Scott Rhodes inherited the Super Late Model point lead last week when Scott Haus
was disqualified for intentionally ramming a competitor under caution. Rhodes
put an exclamation point on his point lead Friday by running away with the
feature event in impressive fashion. Rhodes put his familiar #83R out front on
the very first lap, and was never challenged the entire race. Last season's
division Point Champ Jack Pencil worked his way from the sixth starting spot
into a distant second, but luck was not on his side. With ten laps to go, fifth
place running Chuck LaSalle suffered a flat tire, bringing out the caution. On
the restart, there were 3 lapped cars between Rhodes and Pencil. Pencil worked
the high side of the track for two laps knocking off the lapped cars, but with
eight laps to go Pencil got too high in turn three and smacked the outside
retaining wall. Pencil, who was getting married the following night, pulled his
heavily damaged racer into the pits with disgust. This caution put Larry Wright
into second place, and there were no lapped cars between Larry and Rhodes on the
restart. Rhodes immediately drove off to a commanding lead, holding the point
position all the way to the checkered. Wright settled for second, Chris Harr
third, last week's winner Wayne Johnson fourth, and Rodney Sweitzer fifth. Pole
sitter Devin Friese finished sixth, and Jeff Rine, Eric Zembower, TJ Wright, and
Chuck Clise rounded out the top ten. For the second week in a row, Brian Duffy
ran his Limited Late Model in the Super Late Model division. Although legal for
the Limited division at other tracks, Brian's engine does not adhere to the
Bedford Limited rules. Duffy ran in the top ten all race until a flat tire sent
him to the tail. Duffy rallied back for a twelfth place finish. Duffy also won
his heat event, and posted a top 10 finish last week.
Duffy, Chuck LaSalle, and Rodney Sweitzer won the heat events.
Mike Altobelli, Jr. has a habit of winning Bedford's increased purse races. He
did it again Friday, winning $1,000 in the 35 lap Limited Late Model
Championship. The win didn't come easy though. Altobelli was hounded by Matt
Parks lap after lap early in the race, until Parks appeared to have used up his
tires. Half way through, Parks began to fade and crowd favorite Craig Perigo
began his march to the front. Perigo watched early on as Parks tried repeatedly
to take the lead on the bottom of the track. So Perigo ran the top, pulling
alongside Altobelli several times. Perigo nearly completed the pass with two to
go, but Altobelli, Jr. hung on and narrowly took the win, his second of the
season. Perigo, Robbie Black (from the 9th starting spot), Matt Parks, and Matt
Sponaugle completed the top five. Sixth through tenth went to Tim Smith, Jr.,
Rance Garlock, Shawn Claar, Howie Bussard, and Terry Flaherty. Mike Shoemaker,
last year's division champ and point leader coming into the night, had a rough
evening. Shoemaker bounced off the frontstretch wall in his heat race, which
broke his right rear wheel. When he set his car to take on turn one, the car
spun and hit the outside wall violently. Shoemaker was transported to Bedford
Hospital to get checked out for a probable concussion.
Matt Sponaugle and Matt Parks won the qualifying events.
The Bedford Street Stock division is a crowd favorite for it's bumper to bumper,
door handle to door handle action. Unfortunately, when dirt race cars run that
close, there's bound to be accidents. Dave Korlewitz, in only his third start
ever at the speedway, worked lap after lap to get by race leader Ashley
Barrett. You could've thrown a blanket over Barrett, Korlewitz, and third place
running Bob Jay the entire race. The crowd was going crazy, and with two to go,
Korlewitz and Barrett made contact in turn three, with Barrett losing the
handle. Track officials deemed the incident an accident, and Korlewitz took the
first position with Barrett going to the tail. Korlewitz hung on for his first
ever victory at the track, and was followed by Bob Jay, Greg Cornell, Donald
Wyles, and Travis Calhoun. Completing the top ten was Shane Molovich, Ashley
Barrett, Steve Lowery, Michael Stiffler, and Matt Sala.
Barrett and Rick Cragan, Jr. won the heats.
The Cruiser Hobby Stock division is another class that is pleasing to watch for
their close racing action. Young Travis Stickley showed a few division veterans
the fast way around, taking his first ever win at the track. Lincoln Ritchey
finished a close second, followed by point leader Chuck Weyant, Brian Weyandt,
Jr., and Shawn Wyles. Promoter JR Keifer stuck to his guns about intentionally
ramming another car under caution, and former champ Terry Norris received a 2
race suspension for a caution flag incident during his heat race.
Brian Weyandt, Jr., Chuck Weyant, and Stickley won the heat races.
Their will be no racing at the Bedford Speedway next week due to fair week
preparation, but the four divisions will be back in action for one of the most
popular races on the schedule, the Great Bedford Fair Stock Car Championship on
Friday, July 29th.
SUPER LATE MODELS
FEATURE: Scott Rhodes 83R, Larry Wright 31, Chris Harr w1, Wayne Johnson 17j,
Rodney Sweitzer 84, Devin Friese 12, Jeff Rine 92, Eric Zembower 49, TJ Wright
31j, Chuck Clise 5, Nick Dickson 17D, Brian Duffy 38, Brian Booze B2, Chuck
LaSalle 37, Shane Beegle 15, Andy Martz M1, Donnie Farling 48, Gene Kain 1K,
Jack Pencil 14 (DNF)
HEAT 1: Duffy, Friese, Pencil
HEAT 2: LaSalle, Harr, Larry Wright
HEAT 3: Sweitzer, Rhodes, Johnson
LIMITED LATE MODELS
FEATURE (35 laps): Mike Altobelli, Jr. 79, Craig Perigo 1a, Robbie Black 01,
Matt Parks 15P, Matt Sponaugle 8, Tim Smith, Jr. 39, Rance Garlock 19, Shawn
Claar 20, Howie Bussard 15b, Terry Flaherty 11, Steve Bard 72, Tyler Hershey 74,
Andy Teno 48 (DNF), Jim Leidy 11L, George Beckett 58 (DNF), Scott Grubb 55x
(DNS), Mike Shoemaker 8 (DNS)
HEAT 1: Sponaugle, Garlock, Altobelli, Jr.
HEAT 2: Parks, Perigo, Smith, Jr.
STREET STOCKS
FEATURE: Dave Korlewitz 24k, Bob Jay 4j, Greg Cornell 3m, Donald Wyles 10,
Travis Calhoun 36, Shane Molovich 63x, Ashley Barrett 75x (DNF), Steve Lowery
48x (DNF), Michael Stiffler 17s (DNF), Matt Sala 46 (DNF), Patrick McDonough 96h
(DNF), Terry Wyles 98 (DNF), Rick Cragan, Jr. 18 (DNF), Greg Hainsey 31 (DNF),
Jim Sayler 96 (DNF)
HEAT 1: Barrett, Korlewitz, Jay
HEAT 2: Cragan, Jr., Cornell, Lowery
CRUISER-HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE: Travis Stickley 32, Lincoln Ritchey 3, Chuck Weyant 88c, Brian Weyandt,
Jr. 88jr, Shawn Wyles 21, Devin Weyandt 88, Barry Weyandt 65, Mike Duck 73x, AJ
Foor a4, Mike Siegele 007, Brandon Hoover 45b, Greg Imler 6, Jason Wright 95,
Mike Moore 21m, Brian Shaffer 5, Curtis Heath 71, Matt Mellott 6m (DNF), Mark
Shope 53, Kevin Hinish 6r, Brandon LaSalle 37 (DNF), Kevin Johnson 97 (DNF), Ray
Shephard 9 (DNS)
HEAT 1: Weyandt, Jr., Barry Weyandt, Wyles
HEAT 2: Weyant, Devin Weyandt, Siegele
HEAT 3: Stickley, LaSalle, Foor
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
JULY 11, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
WAYNE JOHNSON WINS THRILLER
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - A hard rain washed out the Bedford Speedway on Friday, but luckily
there was a pre-planned Sunday raindate. Although, for 3 of the 4 divisional
point leaders it would have been better had there not been a raindate. Super
Late model point leader Scott Haus was entangled in controversy on and off the
track, Limited Late point leader Mike Shoemaker puffed an engine in his heat,
and Street Stock leader Bob Jay wasn’t able to finish the feature race. On a
lighter note, Wayne Johnson picked up his third career Super Late Model win, Tim
Smith, Jr. won the Limited Late Model feature, Jim Sayler near continued his
near unbeatable season with a Street Stock win, and Brian Weyandt, Jr. won in
the Cruiser Hobby Stock division.
Wayne Johnson was as happy as could be in victory lane after winning the Super
Late Model feature, and Scott Haus was feeling the exact opposite. Haus started
on the pole, and appeared to have the 25 lap feature event in hand. However,
third starting Johnson had worked his way into second and was gaining on Haus
lap after lap. With about five laps to go, Johnson got a good run off of turn
two and the pair ran wheel to wheel down the back chute. As they entered turn
three, the two cars were still in a dead heat, side by side as they broadslided
deep into the corner. The pair touched and both started to spin. Haus went all
the way around, and Johnson was able to pull out of the spin and continue
without stopping. Track officials deemed the mishap a racing accident, with
neither driver receiving blame. Per Speedway rules, Johnson retained his
position and Haus was sent to the tail for spinning. Haus let Johnson know he
was unhappy during the caution laps, and again in victory lane. Amidst all of
the excitement, Larry Wright’s charge to the front was a little overshadowed.
Wright started seventh, and got faster each lap. Wright made up to second place
by the time they hit the checkered. Scott Rhodes finished third, Chris Harr
fourth, and Jack Pencil fifth. Sixth through tenth was DJ Troutman, Chuck
LaSalle, Brian Duffy, Eric Zembower, and Andy Martz.
Shane Beegle, Rhodes, and Harr won the qualifying events.
Tim Smith, Jr. has won more Limited Late Model features than anyone at Bedford
Speedway - ever. But the 2005 season has been a struggle for the former division
Champion. Over the last few weeks though, you could tell Tim was getting faster
and faster. Luck was starting to ride his shoulder too, with no DNF's. Finally,
Tim broke the ice this season with convincing win Sunday. Craig Perigo drove the
wheels off his car to come from 8th to 2nd, and pole sitter Matt Parks finished
a strong third. Shawn Claar finished 4th, and George Beckett 5th.
Parks and Shawn Bilger won the heats.
Jim Sayler came out of nowhere last season to claim the Street Stock title. Jim
took one step closer to repeating his title by taking the point lead from
perennial front runner and former champ Bob Jay. Third starting Sayler snagged
the lead from Dave Korlewitz and never looked back, claiming his 4th win of the
season. Ashley Barrett knocked on the door, but had to settle for second.
Korlewitz, in only his second visit to Bedford, scored an impressive third. Rick
Cragan, Jr. finished 4th, and Donald Wyles fifth.
Heat winners were Kerry Molovich and Sayler.
Brian Weyandt, Jr. held the top five cars at bay, winning his second feature of
the season. Weyandt, Jr., Shawn Wyles, Lincoln Ritchey, Travis Stickley, and
Chuck Weyant ran nose to tail, practically touching the entire race. Several
attempts were made for the lead by both Wyles and Ritchey, but in the end it was
Weyandt, Jr, Wyles, Ritchey, Stickley, and Weyant.
Ritchey, Weyant, and Mike Duck won the heats.
This Friday will be a $1,000 to win Limited Late Model 30 lap race, with the
Super Late Models, Street Stocks, and Cruiser Hobby Stocks also on hand.
SUPER LATE MODELS
FEATURE: Wayne Johnson 17, Larry Wright 31, Scott Rhodes 83R, Chris Harr w1,
Jack Pencil 14, DJ Troutman 7, Chuck LaSalle 37, Brian Duffy 38, Eric Zembower
49, Andy Martz M1, Rick Singleton 99, Val Johnson 6, TJ Wright 31j (DNF), Jeff
Rine 92 (DNF), Chuck Clise 5 (DNF), Shane Beegle 15 (DNF), Ron Delano, Jr. 0 (DNF),
Donnie Farling 48 (DNF), Gene Kain 1k (DNF), Scott Haus 33 (DQ)
HEAT 1: Beegle, Larry Wright, TJ Wright
HEAT 2: Rhodes, Johnson, Zembower
HEAT 3: Harr, Delano, Pencil
LIMITED LATE MODELS
FEATURE: Tim Smith, Jr. 39, Craig Perigo 1a, Matt Parks 15p, Shawn Claar 20,
George Beckett 58, Steve Bard 72, Andy Teno 48, Yvette Hahn 65, Nick Loffredo 9n
(DNF), Tyler Hershey 74 (DNF), Robbie Black 01 (DNF), Mike Altobelli, Jr. (DNF),
Shawn Bilger 10 (DNF), John Hedge 80e (DNF), Mike Shoemaker 8 (DNS), Coleby Frye
F1 (DNS), Jim Leidy 11L (DNS)
HEAT 1: Parks, Smith, Bard
HEAT 2: Bilger, Teno, Perigo
STREET STOCKS
FEATURE: Jim Sayler 96, Ashley Barrett 75x, Dave Korlewitz 24k, Rick Cragan, Jr.
18, Donald Wyles 10, Michael Stiffler 17s, Jonathan Haymen 75, Bob Jay 4j (DNF),
Jamie Swank 22 (DNF), Kerry Molovich 63x (DNF), Terry Wyles 98 (DNF), Greg
Cornell 3m (DNF), Travis Calhoun 36 (DNS)
HEAT 1: Molovich, Swank, Jay
HEAT 2: Sayler, Terry Wyles, Korlewitz
CRUISER-HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE: Brian Weyandt, Jr. 88jr, Shawn Wyles 21, Lincoln Ritchey 3, Travis
Stickley 32, Chuck Weyant 88c, Mike Duck 73x, Devin Weyandt 88, Barry Weyandt
65, Terry Norris 73, AJ Foor a4, Brandon Hoover 45B, Tom Warren 1, Mike Siegele
007, Rodney Mock 57, Kevin Johnson 97, Curtis Heath 71, Jason Wright 95, Greg
Imler 6, Aaron Delano 0, Brandon LaSalle 37 (DNF), Jason Vangilder 32j (DNF),
Derrick Hinish 12 (DNF), Ray Shephard 9 (DNS), Mike Hershberger 32 (DNS)
HEAT 1: Ritchey, Weyandt, Jr., Barry Weyandt
HEAT 2: Weyant, Stickley, Hoover
HEAT 3: Duck, Wyles, Warren
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
JULY 04, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SCOTT RHODES DOMINATES BEDFORD 35 LAPPER
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - Scott Rhodes visited Bedford Speedway's victory lane for the first
time this season Sunday night, winning $2,500 in the Firecracker 35 PA State
Late Model Invitational. Matt Sponaugle ended up the winner in the Limited Late
Model division, in what was yet another wild post race scramble. Bob Jay
maintained his slim point lead in the Street Stock Division with a feature win,
and Lincoln Ritchey earned his second win of the season in the Cruiser-Hobby
Stocks.
Scott Rhodes has amassed several Bedford trophies over the last three years.
Ten to be exact, and fifteen in his career. But things just weren't working in
Scott's favor so far in 2005. However, over the last few weeks you could tell
the familiar orange # 83R was getting faster each outing, and fans knew a win
was inevitable. And it was. Rhodes took a commanding lead from the drop of the
green, maintaining a safe cushion over second place finisher Nick Dickson all
race. Point leader Scotty Haus picked off a car about every ten laps to secure
the third spot, and Chris Harr and Chuck LaSalle finished fourth and fifth.
First timer Mitch Hack ran an impressive race to nail down sixth, and Rodney
Sweitzer, Larry Wright, Wayne Johnson, and Jack Pencil completed the top ten.
Last week's feature winner Jeff Rine decimated an engine in warm ups, and sat
the bench the rest of the night. Regional Superstar Gary Stuhler was on hand,
but broke while running second in his heat. Stuhler also remained on the
sidelines the rest of night.
Heat winners were Haus, Dickson, and Harr.
Al Shawver appeared to have his first ever Bedford win wrapped up in the Limited
Late model feature. Shawver smoked the field, winning easily over Matt
Sponaugle. However... Shawver refused a post race tech inspection,
automatically disqualifying him and handing the win to Sponaugle. Tim Smith,
Jr. finished second, with Matt Parks, point leader Mike Shoemaker, and former
e-mod standout Andy Teno finishing the top five. Sixth through tenth went to
Rance Garlock, Craig Perigo, Mike Altobelli, Jr., first timer Tyler Hershey, and
Howie Bussard.
Shoemaker, Smith, and Altobelli won the heat events.
Someone finally broke Jim Sayler's win streak in the Street Stock division.
Sayler, who has won the last three events, Bob Jay, Ashley Barrett, and newcomer
Dave Korlewitz put on a whale of a show at the front. Korlewitz held the point
for awhile, until Barrett snatched the top spot away half way through the
event. Bob Jay also worked past Korlewitz, and hounded Barrett lap after lap.
Jay finally got position on Barrett in turn three, taking the lead and the win.
Barrett and Korlewitz held on for second and third, and Sayler took home
fourth. Greg Hainsey captured the fifth spot, after a two week absence, and
Terry Wyles finished sixth. Travis Calhoun, Jeff Detwiler, Patrick McDonough,
and Michael Stiffler rounded out the top ten.
Korlewitz and Calhoun won the heat events.
Last week, Lincoln Ritchey appeared to win the Cruiser Hobby Stock feature
event. But he was disqualified after the race for having an illegal suspension
modification. Having a good attitude towards his fans and the speedway, Ritchey
made repairs to the suspension, came back this week and drove straight to the
front from his fifth starting spot. Ritchey drove around many of the divisions
top guns, including pole sitter Brian Weyandt, Jr. and teammate Shawn Wyles.
Although close at the end, Ritchey won comfortably over occasional Bedford
visitor Jerry Robinson, and point leader Chuck Weyant, Mike Duck, and Weyandt,
Jr. Devin Weyandt, Derek Hinish, Brandon Hoover, Greg Imler, and Robert Weist
completed the top ten. Bedford veteran Barry Weyandt pounded the 4th turn wall
late in the feature event, and thankfully was uninjured.
Chuck Weyant, Duck, and Brian Weyandt, Jr. won the heats.
This Friday night will be a regular 4 division show consisting of the Interstate
NAPA Super Late Models, Limited Late Models, TC Race Cars Street Stocks, and the
Cruiser-Hobby Stocks. Gates open at 5pm with hot laps at 7pm.
SUPER LATE MODELS
FEATURE (35 laps) - Scott Rhodes 83R, Nick Dickson 17D, Scott Haus 33, Chris
Harr w1, Chuck LaSalle 37, Mitch Hack 7, Rodney Sweitzer 84, Larry Wright 31,
Wayne Johnson 17, Jack Pencil 14, Bud Witmer U10, Eric Zembower 49, Andy Martz
M1, DJ Troutman 151, Ron Delano, Jr. 0, Shane Beegle 15B, Billy Wampler 1w,
Scott Flickinger 15F, Chuck Clise 5, TJ Wright 31J, Gary Stahl 02, Donnie
Farling 48 (DNF), Gene Kain 1k (DNF), Sam Gindelsperger 12G (DNF), Gary Stuhler
90 (DNS), Jeff Rine 92 (DNS)
HEAT 1: Haus, Hack, Witmer
HEAT 2: Dickson, Farling, Sweitzer
HEAT 3: Harr, Rhodes, LaSalle
LIMITED LATE MODELS
FEATURE: Matt Sponaugle 8s, Tim Smith, Jr. 39, Matt Parks 15p, Mike Shoemaker
8, Andy Teno 48, Rance Garlock 19, Craig Perigo 1a, Mike Altobelli, Jr. 79,
Tyler Hershey 74, Howie Bussard 15b, George Beckett 58, Shawn Claar 20, Robbie
Black 01, Adam Chamberlain 31a, Yvette Hahn 65, Fred Harden 10, Jim Leidy 11 (DNF),
Coleby Frye F1 (DNS),. John Sayler 44s (DNS), Scott Grubb 55x (DNS), Al Shawver
66 (DQ)
HEAT 1: Shoemaker, Parks, Shawver
HEAT 2: Smith, Teno, Garlock
HEAT 3: Altobelli, Jr., Sponaugle, Hershey
STREET STOCKS
FEATURE: Bob Jay 4j, Ashley Barrett 75x, Dave Korlewitz 24k, Jim Sayler 96,
Greg Hainsey 31, Terry Wyles 98, Travis Calhoun 36, Jeff Detweiler 9, Patrick
McDonough 96h, Michael Stiffler 17s, Buddy Jones 94, Donald Wyles 10, Rick
Cragan, Jr. 18 (DNF), Shane Molovich 63x (DNF), Matt Sala 46 (DNF), Willie Ling
31L (DQ)
HEAT 1: Korlewitz, Terry Wyles, Barrett
HEAT 2: Calhoun, Sayler, Detweiler
CRUISER-HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE: Lincoln Ritchey 3, Jerry Robinson 711, Chuck Weyant 88c, Mike Duck
73x, Brian Weyandt, Jr. 88jr, Devin Weyandt 88, Derek Hinish 12, Brandon Hoover
45b, Greg Imler 6, Robert Weist 8, Kevin Johnson 97, Terry Norris 73, Brian
Shaffer 5, Mark Shope 53, Jason Wilt 38, Michael Moore 21m, Ryan Beckett 58,
Aaron Delano 0, Jason Wright 95, Barry Weyandt 65 (DNF), AJ Foor a4 (DNF), Reed
Stickel rv85 (DNF), Ray Shephard 9 (DNF), Brandon LaSalle 37 (DNF), Kevin Hinish
6r (DNF), Shawn Wyles 21 (DNF)
HEAT 1: Weyant, Wyles, Robinson
HEAT 2: Duck, Devin Weyant, Norris
HEAT 3: Brian Weyandt, Jr., Ritchey, Foor
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
JUNE 24, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
RINE, SHOEMAKER, SAYLER, AND WYLES SCORE BEDFORD WINS
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - Jeff Rine topped a very talented Super Late Model field to score
his second win of the season. Mike Shoemaker extended his point lead with a win
in the Limited Late Models, and Jim Sayler proved he's top dog in the Street
Stocks with his third win of the year. Shawn Wyles scored his first win of the
season in the Cruiser Hobby Stocks.
In Super Late Model action, Jeff Rine put his Elbin family owned # 92 out front
early, and set a blistering pace all race long. Second generation driver Andy
Martz ran the super late model race of his career, chasing Rine all night in the
second position. The real story of this race was for the third position. Jack
Pencil, Scott Haus, and Scott Rhodes looked fast early, changing positions many
times. Pencil appeared to have the third spot locked up, but veteran driver
Larry Wright was on the move from 8th spot. Wright caught the trio racing for
third with 10 to go, and immediately moved to the top side. Rhodes was the
first to fall, then Haus, and with two to go Wright worked past Pencil for
third. Pencil finished the race in fourth, with Haus fifth. Rodney Sweitzer,
Wayne Johnson, Scott Rhodes, Chuck LaSalle, and Eric Zembower completed the top
10.
Greg Fetters, Scott Haus, and Chris Harr won the heat events.
Mike Shoemaker put his white and orange # 8 in victory lane for the second week
in a row in the Limited Late Model division. Shoemaker led the entire distance,
but it wasn't a run away win. Mike Altobelli, Jr. stayed glued to his bumper
for the whole race, taking several looks to the low side without success.
All-time Limited Late Model winner Tim Smith, Jr., who has some real bad luck
this season, finally go the monkey off his back with a solid third place
finish. Craig Perigo finished fourth, and Coleby Frye fifth. Sixth through
tenth was Shane Bilger, Rance Garlock, George Beckett, John Hedge, and Andy Teno.
Heats went to Frye and Shoemaker.
Bob Jay and Jim Sayler are in one whale of a tight points battle for first and
second in the Street Stock division, and Friday's racing action proved why. Jay
topped Sayler by one position in heat race action, and Sayler finished first in
the feature, with Bob Jay finishing a close second. Rick Cragan, Jr., Travis
Calhoun, and Donald Wyles completed the top five. Ashley Barrett dropped out of
the race while running second.
Heat winners were Barrett and Jay.
Lincoln Ritchey appeared to win his second feature of the season in the
Cruiser-Hobby Stock division, but a post race tech inspection send Ritchey home
soured by a disqualification. The DQ gave the win to Ritchey's teammate Shawn
Wyles. Barry Weyandt, point leader Chuck Weyant, and Brian Weyandt, Jr.
completed the top five.
Barry Weyandt, Brian Weyandt, Jr., and Ritchey won the heat events.
There will be no racing action at the speedway this coming Friday, but a great
night of racing is on tap for Sunday, July 3rd. The Firecracker 35 PA State
Late Model Invitational will pay $ 2,500 to win, and $ 200 to start. Tow money
will be paid to non-qualifiers. The Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, and
Cruiser Hobby Stocks will also be on hand. Gates open at 4pm, with hot laps at
7pm, and racing at 7:30pm. The raindate for the event will be Monday, July 4th,
with all gate and start times one hour earlier.
SUPER LATE MODELS
FEATURE: Jeff Rine 92, Andy Martz M1, Larry Wright 31, Jack Pencil 14, Scott
Haus 33, Rodney Sweitzer 84, Wayne Johnson 17, Scott Rhodes 83R, Chuck LaSalle
37, Eric Zembower 49, Ron Delano 0, Donnie Farlling 48, Chuck Clise 5, Jeff
Smith 32, Doug Ishler 03, Shane Beegle 15 (DNF), Greg Fetters 39 (DNF), Chris
Harr w1 (DNS), Nick Dickson 17D (DNS), TJ Wright 31j (DNS)
HEAT 1: Fetters, Pencil, Rine
HEAT 2: Haus, Sweitzer, Martz
HEAT 3: Harr, Rhodes, Larry Wright
LIMITED LATE MODELS
FEATURE: Mike Shoemaker 8, Mike Altobelli, Jr. 79, Tim Smith, Jr. 39, Craig
Perigo 1a, Coleby Frye F1, Shane Bilger 10, Rance Garlock 19, George Beckett 58,
John Hedge 80e, Andy Teno 48, Matt Parks 15p, Shawn Claar 20, Adam Chamberlain
31a, Howie Bussard 15b, John Bookwalter 1, Brian Musselman 55x, Jim Leidy 11L,
Yvette Hahn 65 (DNS), Kevin Weyandt 88 (DNS)
HEAT 1: Frye, Weyandt, Perigo
HEAT 2: Shoemaker, Altobelli, Jr., Bilger
STREET STOCKS
FEATURE: Jim Sayler 96, Bob Jay 4j, Rick Cragan, Jr. 18, Travis Calhoun 36,
Donald Wyles 10, Michael Stiffler 17s, Willie Ling 31L, Terry Wyles 98, Shane
Molovich 63x, Ashley Barrett 75x (DNF), Patrick McDonough 96H (DNF)
HEAT 1: Barrett, Calhoun, Cragan, Jr.
HEAT 2: Jay, Sayler, Ling
CRUISER HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE: Shawn Wyles 21, Mike Duck 73x, Barry Weyandt 65, Chuck Weyant 88c,
Brian Weyandt, Jr. 88jr, Terry Norris 73, Devin Weyandt 88, Robert Weist 8, Mark
Shope 53, Chad Walter 38, Ray Shephard 9, Greg Imler 6, Brian Shaffer 5, Derrick
Hinish 12, Kevin Hinish 6r, Aaron Delano 0, Brandon Hoover 45B, Kevin Johnson
97, Brandon LaSalle 37 (DNF), Mike Hershberger 32 (DNF), AJ Foor a4 (DNF),
Lincoln Ritchey 3 (DQ)
HEAT 1: Barry Weyandt, Walter, Weist
HEAT 2: Weyandt, Jr., Wyles, Shephard
HEAT 3: Ritchey, Weyant, LaSalle
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
JUNE 17, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
HAUS EXTENDS STREAK TO 11 YEARS WITH BEDFORD WIN
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - Bedford Speedway takes great pride in it's rich history, and fans
got to see a reminder of Bedford's past on Friday night. The Williams Grove Old
Timers Association was on hand, with several vintage racecars on display for
fans to enjoy. Highlighting the Old Timers event was a 15 minute set of fast
laps, with Bedford's own Jim Nave parading around the speedway in the very same
Ford Mustang # 32 that he drove to a championship at the Speedway in 1975. The
famous blue and white late model is owned and was restored by Somerset's Bud
Garvey, owner of several restored vintage racecars.
Scott Haus picked up his 31st career Super Late Model win Friday evening, and
most fans are aware that he is the all-time leader in late model feature wins.
However, many are unaware of another record Scott holds. Eleven straight years
with atleast one win, an incredible feat considering the tough competition at
the famed 5/8 mile oval.
Haus took the lead early, with pole sitter Chris Harr and second generation
driver Andy Martz trailing behind. Ron Delano, Jr., who was impressively fast
all evening, worked his way past Martz and Harr and drove the wheels off his car
trying to reel Haus in. Meanwhile, Scotty Rhodes was moving to the front from
his tenth starting spot. Looking like the Rhodes of 2003 when he won 7 Bedford
Feature events, Scott picked them off one by one until he ran out of time,
settling for 4th spot. Back at the front, Delano closed the gap on Haus to four
or five car lengths, but lapped traffic was in Haus' favor. Every time Delano
was set to mount a serious challenge, Haus would clear a lapped car, handing the
task to Delano. Haus maintained that five car length lead all the way to the
finish line, with Delano, Harr, Rhodes, and Jeff Rine finishing the top five.
Devin Friese, DJ Troutman, Wayne Johnson, Eric Zembower and Nick Dickson
completed the top ten. Haus drove a smooth, fast race, but almost gave it all
away with 10 laps to go. After clearing a lapped car on the backstretch, he
drove into turn three with a massive amount of speed. Haus backed it up the
track, throttle mashed to the floor. He avoided the outside wall by mere
inches, saving the car and the win.
Heat winners were Haus, Harr, and Friese.
Mike Shoemaker used some late racing passing to move from the fifth spot to
finish second in the Limited Late Model feature. However, race winner Brian
Duffy refused a post race tech inspection, therefore handing the win to
Shoemaker. Shoemaker was more than happy to let tech inspector Todd Bechtel
take a peak inside his # 8 racer, and picked up his first win of the season.
George Beckett finished second, Rance Garlock third, Mike Altobelli, Jr. fourth,
and Shawn Claar fifth. Robbie Black, Andy Teno, John Bookwalter, Shawn Bilger,
and Matt Parks rounded out the top ten.
Heats went to Tim Smith, Jr. and Beckett.
Jim Sayler picked up his second win in a row in the Street Stock division.
Sayler started second in the feature event, but immediately dropped back to
fifth on the start. Pole sitter Terry Wyles looked to be a sure bet for the win
until he broke half way through the race. Ashley Barrett inherited the lead,
but Sayler was knocking at the door. Sayler passed Barrett and secured the
win. Bob Jay, Travis Calhoun, and Matt Sala finished the top five. Sixth
through tenth went to Willie Ling, Rick Cragan, Jr., Shane Molovich, Donald
Wyles, and John Pahulick.
Sayler and Calhoun won the heat events.
Mike Duck continued his dominance in the Cruiser-Hobby Stocks, taking his third
win of the season. Duck won easily over Chuck Weyant, Lincoln Ritchey, Terry
Norris, and Barry Weyandt. Sixth through tenth went to Shawn Wyles, Brian
Weyandt, Jr., Brandon LaSalle, AJ Foor, and Robert Weist.
Chuck Weyant and Shawn Wyles won the heats.
Friday, June 24th will be a regular 4 division show consisting of Super Late
Models, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, and Cruiser-Hobby Stocks. The
raindate for this show will be Sunday, June 26th.
Coming up on Sunday, July 3rd is the Firecracker 35 PA State Invitational for
Super Late Models. The 35 lap race will pay $2,500 to win, and $200 to start.
Tow money will paid to non-qualifiers. The purse is over $4,000 more than last
year's July holiday show. Gates open at 4pm, with hot laps at 7pm, and racing
at 7:30. The raindate for this event in Monday, July 4th. All gate and race
times will start one hour earlier on the raindate. The Limited Late Models,
Street Stocks, and Cruiser-Hobby Stocks will also be on hand.
SUPER LATE MODELS (20 cars)
FEATURE: Scott Haus 33, Ron Delano, Jr. 0, Chris Harr w1, Scott Rhodes 83R,
Jeff Rine 92, Devin Friese 12, DJ Troutman 151, Wayne Johnson 17j, Eric Zembower
49, Nick Dickson 17d, Larry Wright 31, Rodney Sweitzer 84, Andy Martz M1, Greg
Fetters 39, Donnie Farlling 48, Rick Singleton 99 (DNF), Doug Ishler 03 (DNF),
Shane Beegle 15 (DNF), Jack Pencil 14 (DNF), Chuck Clise 5 (DNF)
HEAT 1: Haus, Rine, Troutman
HEAT 2: Harr, Zembower, Delano, Jr.
HEAT 3: Friese, Fetters, Martz
LIMITED LATE MODELS (20 cars)
FEATURE: Mike Shoemaker 8, George Beckett 58, Rance Garlock 19, Mike Altobelli,
Jr. 79, Shawn Claar 20, Robbie Black 01, Andy Teno 48, John Bookwalter 1, Shawn
Bilger 10, Matt Parks 15p, John Hedge 80, Craig Perigo 1a, Chris Rhodes CR9,
Kevin Weyandt 88 (DNF), Jim Leidy 11 (DNF), Howie Bussard 15 (DNF), Derek Byler
5* (DNF), Tim Smith, Jr. 39 (DNF), Bill Booher 18 (DNF), Brian Duffy 38 (DQ)
HEAT 1: Smith, Jr., Perigo, Claar
HEAT 2: Beckett, Shoemaker, Garlock
STREET STOCKS (16 cars)
FEATURE: Jim Sayler 96, Ashley Barrett 75x, Bob Jay 4j, Travis Calhoun 36, Matt
Sala 46, Willie Ling 31, Rick Cragan, Jr. 18, Shane Molovich 63x, Donald Wyles
10, John Pahulick 13 (DNF), Terry Wyles 98 (DNF), Buddy Jones 94 (DNF), Patrick
McDonough 96H (DNF), Michael Stiffler 17s (DNF), Bill McClellan 98x (DNF), Dave
Brown 110 (DQ)
HEAT 1: Sayler, Barrett, Terry Wyles
HEAT 2: Calhoun, Brown, Cragan, Jr.
CRUISER-HOBBY STOCKS (20 cars)
FEATURE: Mike Duck 73x, Chuck Weyant 88c, Lincoln Ritchey 3, Terry Norris 73,
Barry Weyandt 65, Shawn Wyles 21, Brian Weyandt, Jr. 88jr, Brandon LaSalle 37,
AJ Foor a4, Robert Weist 8, Greg Imler 6, Ray Shephard 9, Chad Walter 38, Kevin
Johnson 97, Mike Hershberger 32, Brandon Hoover 45b (DNF), Mark Shope 53 (DNF),
Kevin Hinish 6r (DNF), Devin Weyandt 88 (DNF), Steve Fadley 77 (DNF)
HEAT 1: Weyant, Ritchey, Duck
HEAT 2: Wyles, Norris, Weyandt, Jr.
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
JUNE 08, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
HODNETT WINS ANNUAL 410 SPRINT RACE AT BEDFORD
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - Greg Hodnett scored his second career victory at the Bedford
Speedway Tuesday night, pocketing over $3,000 in winnings. Hodnett was
blistering fast, winning his heat, the dash, and the feature. Grabbing the lead
at the drop of the green, Greg set the pace with Vince Snyder, Fred Rahmer, and
Josh Wells in tow. Rahmer was able to work his way to second just about the
time Hodnett started lapping slower traffic. Meanwhile, Lance Dewease was
making his move from the 11th starting spot. Dewease would find himself in
third after Josh Wells and his number 6w sprinter hit the turn 3 wall and rolled
over, bringing out the red. Two other cautions would slow the race, one for Rob
Mellott who slammed the turn 3 wall, and one for a spinning Dan Shetler in turn
one. Rahmer was able to keep the Hamilton number 77 of Hodnett in sight, but
couldn't get close enough to mount any kind of challenge. At the checkered it
was Hodnett, Rahmer, Dewease, Kauffman, and Vince Snyder. Sixth through tenth
went to Mike Lutz, Daryl Stimeling, Curt Stroup, Dan Shetler, and Andy McKisson.
Lutz, Snyder, and Hodnett won the heats, and Hodnett also won the Dash. In his
interview, Hodnett eluded to speeds of an amazing 135 to 140 m.p.h. on Bedford's
big backstretch.
In other action, Mikey Hay won the PA Modified Lite feature, and Mike Duck
continued his winning ways in the Cruiser Hobby Stock division.
410 SPRINTS
FEATURE: Greg Hodnett 77, Fred Rahmer 88H, Lance Dewease 25, Keith Kauffman 7,
Vince Snyder 15, Mike Lutz 98, Daryl Stimeling 30, Curt Stroup 26, Dan Shetler
7k, Andy McKisson 0, Joey Hershey 44, Jim Kennedy 7, Brent Matus 33, Joe Zap
33z, Cale Grubb 19, Ryan Lynn 26L, Rob Mellot 60k (DNF), Todd Lynn 23 (DNF), Bob
Bennett 3 (DNF), Randy Baughman 3B (DNF), Josh Wells 6w (DNF), Joe Butera 33m (DNF),
Butch Beasly 21 (DNF), Scott Lutz 83 (DNS)
DASH: Hodnett, Snyder, Rahmer, Wells, Lutz, Stimeling
HEAT 1: Lutz, Wells, Kauffman
HEAT 2: Snyder, Rahmer, Stroup
HEAT 3: Hodnett, Stimeling, Baughman
PA MODIFIED LITES
FEATURE: Mikey Hay 22, Eric Hay 122, Lynn Knepper 10, Eric Glotfelty 28, Jerry
Cushing 222, Chad Tasker 31, Todd Tasker 21, Adam Snyder 91, Frankie Dunkle 17,
Frank Dunkle 98, Bill Derstine 5
HEAT 1: Mikey Hay, Knepper, Eric Hay
CRUISER HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE: Mike Duck 73x, Chuck Weyant 88c, Barry Weyandt 65, Travis Stickley
32s, Shawn Wyles 21, Terry Norris 73, Devin Weyandt 88, Charlie Walter, Jr. 42,
Ray Shephard 9, Chad Walter 38, Derrick Hinish 12, AJ Foor a4, George Beckett 58
HEAT 1: Duck, B. Weyandt, Norris
HEAT 2: Weyant, Hinish, Wyles
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
JUNE 03, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BEDFORD FALLS TO RAIN, SPRINTS ON DECK
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - Bedford Speedway had to cancel their Friday racing event due to
persistent rain. The 410 Super Sprints will be coming to town on Tuesday, June
7th for the PA Posse Invitational. The 25 lap race will pay $ 3,000 to win, and
$ 300 to start. There will be payout for the heats and dash, plus tow money for
non-qualifiers. Also racing that night will be the Cruiser-Hobby Stocks and the
PA Modified Lites. Gates open at 5pm, with hot laps at 7pm. The rain date for
this event is Wednesday, June 8th.
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
MAY 29, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
JEFF RINE POCKETS $ 2,000 IN 35 LAP MEMORIAL DAY SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - The racing was fast and the action was wild Sunday night at
Bedford Speedway, as Jeff Rine topped veteran superstar Scott Haus to win the
big Memorial Day 35 lap Super Late Model race. Heat race action in all
divisions was all out warfare, with four red flags before the lights even came
on. Mike Altobelli, Jr. won his fourth career Bedford Limited late Model
feature win, and Jim Sayler charged to the front with bent front suspension to
win the Street Stock main. Victory lane regular Mike Duck took the
Cruiser-Hobby Stock win.
The pits were packed with Super Late Models, and all drivers knew they'd have to
be on top of their game to qualify for the feature event. Forty-two cars
battled it out in 4 heat races, and two of the heats were red flagged due to
severe accidents. In heat # 2, Coleby Frye and Jonathan DeHaven tangled on the
first lap in turn one, with Frye landing upside down on top of the DeHaven
ride. In heat # 3, Rodney Sweitzer was enjoying a huge lead when something
broke in his steering coming out of two. The car veered sharply and plowed the
outside wall head-on. Luckily, there were no injuries in either mishap.
Nick Dickson and Jeff Rine sat on the front row for the start of the NAPA Super
Late Model feature, and Jeff Rine knew he'd have to get out front early with all
the stiff competition behind him. Rine grabbed the lead immediately, and soon
after Scotty Haus was on his tail. With both cars being equally fast, Haus
could nothing but follow for most of the race. The best racing was back in the
pack. Bedford's own Jack Pencil and Stoystown's Ron Delano, Jr. were coming to
the front in a hurry. Pencil started 14th, and made his way to 3rd by the end
of the race. Delano started 21st and found himself in sixth at the checkered.
Both cars seem to get faster each lap, and who knows what would've happened if
the race was 50 laps instead of 35. Travis Dillman had a good top 5 run going
until a flat tire sent him to the back of the pack late in the race, and Lynn
Geisler had a steady top 10 run until a late race spin put him to the tail of
the pack. At the finish line it was Rine, Haus, Pencil, Dickson, and Chuck
Clise. Sixth through tenth went to Delano, Eric Zembower, Andy Martz, Jim
Yoder, and Scott Rhodes (who started 20th). The win was Rine's first ever at
the Speedway.
Heat race winners were Zembower, Rine, Dickson, and Dillman. Bedford Speedway
and regional legend Larry Wright won the Consi.
Outside row one was a good place to start Sunday night. Mike Altobelli, Jr.
started 2nd and ran in a bottle neck of racecars for the first couple laps.
Mike found himself in the lead, but it wasn't long until fifth starting Matt
Parks was fast approaching. Parks took several glances to the inside, but
Altobelli, Jr. hung on for the win. Parks settled for second, followed by Al
Sharver, Sr., Rance Garlock, and 2004 Champ Mike Shoemaker. Kevin Weyandt,
Craig Perigo, Robbie Black, Brian Duffy, and Derek Byler rounded out the top
ten. Scotty Grubb brought out a red flag in heat race action after he got
turned sideways on the backstretch and plowed the inside wall. After shaking it
off, Scotty walked away. There were 29 Limiteds in the pits, and at feature
time there were 27 able cars ready to go. Management decided to nix the consi
and start all 27 cars.
Garlock, Shoemaker, and Black won the qualifying events.
Last year's Street Stock Champion Jim Sayler won the feature event the hard way,
charging to the front with bent right front suspension. Travis Calhoun grabbed
the lead early, but hard contact with the turn one wall ended his night. Sayler
was followed at the line by Bob Jay, Rick Cragan, Jr., Michael Stiffler, and
Donald Wyles. Dave Brown, Patrick McDonough, Greg Hainsey, Terry Wyles, and
Ashley Barrett completed the top ten.
Heats went to Sayler and Barrett.
Mike Duck won the Cruiser-Hobby Stock feature with second place Brian Weyandt,
Jr. glued to his bumper. The pair ran nose to tail, actually touching, almost
the entire race. Weyandt, Jr. made several attempts for the lead, but third
place finishing Lincoln Ritchey was right there to remind Weyandt that he was
there to take the spot if Weyandt made a mistake. They finished just like that,
with Barry Weyandt coming home fourth, and Chuck Weyant fifth. Sixth through
tenth went to Shawn Wyles, Terry Norris, AJ Foor, Reed Stickel, and Derrick
Hinish.
Weyandt, Jr., Duck, and Jesse Snyder won the heats.
It's a regular four division show next Friday, and it's also the ARCH Fan Club
night. The 410 Super Sprints will be coming to town on Tuesday, June 7th for
the PA Posse Invitational. The 25 lap race will pay $ 3,000 to win, and $ 300
to start. There will be payout for the heats and dash, plus tow money for
non-qualifiers. Also racing that night will be the Cruiser-Hobby Stocks and the
PA Modified Lites. Gates open at 5pm, with hot laps at 7pm. The rain date for
this event is Wednesday, June 8th.
SUPER LATE MODELS - 42 cars
FEATURE (35 laps): Jeff Rine 92, Scott Haus 33, Jack Pencil 14, Nick Dickson
17d, Chuck Clise 5, Ron Delano, Jr. 0, Eric Zembower 49, Andy Martz M1, Jim
Yoder 27, Scott Rhodes 83R, Chuck Clise 37, Larry Wright 31, Lynn Geisler 1c,
Travis Dillman 22D, Wayne Johnson 17, Greg Fetters 39, Bob Gordon 31G, Donnie
Farling 48, Jason Covert M15 (DNF), Devin Friese 12 (DNF), DJ Troutman 2* (DNF),
Chad McClellan 119 (DNF), Scott Flickinger 15 (DNF), Alan Sagi 7ny (DNF), Chris
Harr w1 (DNF), TJ Wright 31j (DNF), Dave Hoover 45 (DNF).
Did not qualify: Brent Smith, Coleby Frye, Jonathan DeHaven, Gene Kain, Shane
Beegle, Rick Singleton, Jeff Miller, Bud Witmer, Paul Carnell, Greg Gellner, Sam
Gindlesperger, Doug Ishler, John Harr, Dave Troutman, Rodney Sweitzer
HEAT 1: Zembower, Covert, Geisler
HEAT 2: Rine, Haus, Yoder
HEAT 3: Dickson, Martz, Gordon
HEAT 4: Dillman, Clise, DJ Troutman
CONSI: Larry Wright, Hoover, LaSalle
LIMITED LATE MODELS - 29 cars
FEATURE: Mike Altobelli, Jr. 79, Matt Parks 15p, Al Sharver, Sr. 66, Rance
Garlock 19, Mike Shoemaker 8, Kevin Weyandt 88, Craig Perigo 1a, Robbie Black
01, Brian Duffy 38, Derek Byler 5*, George Beckett 58, Howie Bussard 15b, John
Hedge 80e, John Bookwalter 1, Andy Teno 48, Shane Bilger 10, Ray Dallape 95,
Jerry Bard 26, John Over K2, Dan Lee 16, Nick Loffredo 9N (DNF), Carl Billet 2m
(DNF), Shawn Claar 20 (DNF), Jim Leidy 11 (DNF), Zach Loffredo 3z (DNF), Tim
Smith, Jr. 39 (DNF), Bill Booher 18 (DNF), Scott Grubb 55x (DNS), Adam
Chamberlain 31a (DNS)
HEAT 1: Garlock, Parks, Duffy
HEAT 2: Shoemaker, Weyandt, Sharver
HEAT 3: Black, Altobelli, Jr., Claar
STREET STOCKS - 19 cars
FEATURE: Jim Sayler 96, Bob Jay 4j, Rick Cragan, Jr. 18, Michael Stiffler 17s,
Donald Wyles 10, Dave Brown 110, Patrick McDonough 96h, Greg Hainsey 31, Terry
Wyles 98, Ashley Barrett 75x, Travis Brown 29, Bill McClellan 98x, Khi Swanger
88, Travis Calhoun 36 (DNF), Shane Molovich 63x (DNF), Willie Ling 31L (DNF),
Josh Gustaf 84 (DNF), Steve Lowery 48 (DNS), Matt Sala 46 (DNS)
HEAT 1: Sayler, Calhoun, Brown
HEAT 2: Barrett, Jay, Stiffler
CRUISER-HOBBY STOCKS - 28 cars
FEATURE: Mike Duck, Brian Weyandt, Jr., Lincoln Ritchey, Barry Weyandt, Chuck
Weyant, Shawn Wyles, Terry Norris, AJ Foor, Reed Stickel, Derrick Hinish, Rodney
Mock, Devin Weyandt, Robert Weist, Ray Shephard, Chad Walter, Chris Chamberlain,
Matt Mellott, Brian Shaffer, Jesse Snyder, Travis Stickley, Kevin Johnson, Kevin
Hinish, Mike Hershberger, Brandon Hoover, Mark Shope, Brandon LaSalle, Mike
Seigele, Curtis Heath
HEAT 1: Weyandt, Jr., Ritchey, Stickel
HEAT 2: Duck, Wyles, Weyant
HEAT 3: Snyder, Norris, Barry Weyandt
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
MAY 20, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
RAIN WASHES OUT BEDFORD RACES
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - Rain that started early in the morning Friday and persisted
throughout the a.m. forced speedway officials to cancel the races Friday night
at Bedford Speedway. Racing action will resume next Sunday, May 29th with the
Memorial Day Spring Late Model Championship. The 35 lap Super Late Model race
will pay $2,000.00 to win and $150.00 to start. Tow money will also be paid for
non-qualifiers. The Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, and Cruiser-Hobby
Stocks will also be on hand, and bonus money will be awarded in each division.
Gates open at 5 pm, with hot laps at 7 pm. The raindate for the event will be
Monday, May 30th, with all times moved up one hour.
BEDFORD SPEEDWAY
"The Track Racing Legends Built"
Track Address:
Rte. 30 West
Bedford, PA 15522
Office Address:
108 Short St.
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-0500 (Raceday)
814-623-0826 (Office)
www.bedfordspeedway.com
MAY 13, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
PENCIL WINS 30 LAP SWEITZER MEMORIAL
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - Ninety-six cars packed the pits at Bedford Speedway Friday
evening, on a night dedicated to the memory of Super Late Model driver Rodney
Sweitzer's father Bob Sweitzer. Last year's Super Late Model champion Jack
Pencil returned to his winning ways by taking the 30 lap Bob Sweitzer Memorial
race, prevailing over a hard charging Wayne Johnson. John Bookwalter picked up
his first ever win at the speedway in the Limited Late Models, Bob Jay won the
Street Stock main event, and Brian Weyandt, Jr. cruised to the win in the
Cruiser-Hobby Stock division.
Many consider Friday the 13th to be an unlucky day. That's apparently not the
case for Bedford's Jack Pencil. His last win at the speedway was in August of
last year, on Friday the 13th. Jack had his hockey mask on again Friday night,
as he bludgeoned the field with speed and power to take the 30 lap $1,500 to win
Super Late Model feature. Pencil started outside the front row, and immediately
grabbed the lead from pole sitter Wayne Johnson. Pencil was able to maintain a
3 car length lead for most of the race, but Johnson would make it interesting
near the end. Early in the race, traveling racer Jim Bernheisel nearly exited
the track in turn two after hard contact with the wall and retaining guardrail.
For most of the event Pencil, Johnson, and Scott Rhodes paced the field as
Superstar drivers Gary Stuhler and Scott Haus picked their way through the
competition. Stuhler, who started 9th, made it as far as fifth place, but could
not advance any further as fourth place runner DJ Troutman proved to be too
strong. Scotty Haus started 14th, and found himself on Stuhler's bumper late in
the race, but the real hard charger was Rodney Sweitzer. Surely racing with his
father's memory riding along in his car, Sweitzer came from the 21st starting
position to run seventh behind Haus. He worked hard for every position, passing
some very tough competition. Back to the front of the pack, Wayne Johnson's
hopes for taking the win started looking better. A few late race cautions
helped Johnson stay right on Pencil's bumper, and with two to go Wayne made his
move in turn three. Wayne and Pencil were side by side in turn four, but the
pass attempt failed. Johnson tried the same move on the last lap, but Pencil
just had too much, beating Johnson narrowly at the finish line. Rhodes watched
a good show from a close third position, and Troutman, Stuhler, Haus, Sweitzer,
Devin Friese, Chris Harr, and Andy Fries finished the top ten.
Harr, Pencil, and Stuhler won the heat races, and TJ Wright took the B-Main
event.
Occasional Bedford racer John Bookwalter found a good reason to spend more
weekends at the big 5/8 mile speedway, by winning his first ever Limited Late
Model feature event at the historic track. It took nearly the entire race for
the 2004 Track Champion Mike Shoemaker to move from his sixth place starting
spot to second. However, Bookwalter had his red # 1 racer hooked up, and
Shoemaker had to settle for the second spot at the finish. Matt Parks, Craig
Perigo and Tim Smith, Jr. completed the top five. Sixth through tenth went to
George Beckett, Robbie Black, Howie Bussard, Shane Bilger, and Ray Dallape.
Bookwalter and Perigo won the qualifying events.
It's a rare occasion when someone dominates a Street Stock feature event at
Bedford Speedway, but Bob Jay checked out early and won easily. Usual front
runner Daniel Cornman had a hard turn 3 crash, ending his evening along with
Terry Wyles. Last year's champ Jim Sayler was moving through the field hoping
to get a shot at Jay for the lead, but a late race flat tire sent him to the
rear to try again. Jay won the event easily over Jamie Swank, Dave Brown,
Travis Calhoun, and Donald Wyles.
Heat winners were Jay and Ashley Barrett.
Brian Weyandt, Jr. continued to hone his racing skills in the Cruiser Hobby
Stock division, coming from fifth place to win the feature event. Last week's
winner Lincoln Ritchey led nearly the entire race, but a bobble in turn one with
two to go would prove devastating for Ritchey. Weyandt, Jr., Shawn Wyles,
Travis Stickley, and Chuck Weyant all worked past Ritchey. They finished in
that order at the checkered, with Jerry Robinson, Terry Norris, Barry Weyandt,
Derrick Hinish, and Chris Chamberlain completing the top ten.
Next week will be a regular 4 division show, consisting of the Interstate NAPA
Super Late Models, Limited Late Models, TC Race Cars Street Stocks, and the
Cruiser-Hobby Stocks.
SUPER LATE MODELS (30 cars)
FEATURE (30 laps): Jack Pencil 14, Wayne Johnson 17j, Scott Rhodes 83R, DJ
Troutman 151, Gary Stuhler 90, Scott Haus 33, Rodney Sweitzer 84, Devin Friese
12, Chris Harr W1, Andy Fries 82, Ron Delano, Jr. 0, Jeff Rine 92, Larry Wright
31, Andy Martz M1, TJ Wright 31j, Eric Zembower 49, Chuck Clise 5, Matt
Sponaugle 8, Dave Hoover 45, Darrell Dick 94, Bo Feathers 00, Chuck Lasalle 37 (DNF),
Dave Troutman 7 (DNF), Jim Bernheisel 119 (DNF), Greg Fetters 39 (DNF), Coleby
Frye F1 (DNF)
HEAT 1: Harr, Johnson, Rhodes
HEAT 2: Pencil, Martz, Friese
HEAT 3: Stuhler, DJ Troutman, Fries
CONSI: TJ Wright, Sponaugle, Bernheisel
DNQ: Shane Beegle, Doug Ishler, John Harr, Nick Dickson
LIMITED LATE MODELS (21 cars)
FEATURE: John Bookwalter 1, Mike Shoemaker 8, Matt Parks 15P, Craig Perigo 1a,
Tim Smith, Jr. 39, George Beckett 58, Robbie Black 01, Howie Bussard 15B, Shane
Bilger 10, Ray Dallape 95, Rance Garlock 19, Brian Duffy 38 (DNF), Kevin Weyandt
88 (DNF), Mike Altobelli, Jr. 79 (DNF), Shawn Claar 20 (DNF), John Hedge 80e (DNF),
Chris Rhodes CR9 (DNF), Scott Grubb 55x (DNF), Dan Lee 16 (DNS), Andy Teno 48
(DNS)
HEAT 1: Bookwalter, Shoemaker, Parks
HEAT 2: Perigo, Duffy, Rhodes
STREET STOCKS (18 cars)
FEATURE: Bob Jay 4j, Jamey Swank 22, Dave Brown 110, Travis Calhoun 36, Donald
Wyles 10, Jim Sayler 96, Rick Cragan, Jr. 18, Shane Molovich 63x, Greg Hainsey
31, Ashley Barrett 75x, JR Bowers 76, Mike Stiffler 17s, Terry Wyles 98, Daniel
Cornman 3, John Pahulick 13, Willie Ling 13L, Patrick McDonaugh 96H, Travis
Brown 29
HEAT 1: Jay, Terry Wyles, Cornman
HEAT 2: Barrett, Brown, Cragan, Jr.
CRUISER-HOBBY STOCKS (27 cars)
FEATURE: Brian Weyandt, Jr. 88jr, Shawn Wyles 21, Travis Stickley 32, Chuck
Weyant 88c, Lincoln Ritchey 3, Jerry Robinson 711, Terry Norris 73, Barry
Weyandt 65, Derrick Hinish 12, Chris Chamberlain 31c, AJ Foor a4, Devin Weyandt
88, Chad Walter 38, Robert Weist 8, Ray Shephard 9, Mark Shope 53, Curtis Heath
71, Brandon LaSalle 37, Matt Mellott 6m, Kevin Johnson 97, Ryan Beckett 58, Mike
Duck 73x, Brandon Hoover 45b, Todd Price 7p, Brian Shaffer 5, Reed Stickel RV85
HEAT 1: Weyant, Robinson, Foor
HEAT 2: Stickley, Wyles, Ritchey
HEAT 3: Weyandt, Jr., Norris, Duck