PENCIL EARNS 50TH CAREER BEDFORD WIN
By Dave Harclerode
BEDFORD, PA - Bedford's own Jack Pencil became the first driver in the track's 71 year history to win 50 feature events when he won the Miller Auto Parts Super Late Model main event Friday night. The win was Jack's 19th Bedford career Late Model win, and combined with previous Semi-Late and Street Stock wins, Jack is the all-time feature win leader. Tim Smith ran a superb race to win the Bedford Valley Petroleum Limited Late Model feature, and Bob Jay won his third TC Racecars Street Stock feature of the season. Derrick Hinish, who has had quite a season already, amassed his fourth win of the season in the Ritchey Sandblasting Hobby Stocks.
It was a big night for Jack Pencil. His win Friday made him the first repeat winner of the season in the Super Late Model division, and it also moved him from third place into first in the points championship. Pencil started the feature event on the pole, and immediately put his car into cruise control in the top groove. Chris Harr worked his way into second from his sixth place starting spot, and a late race caution on lap 18 put him right on Pencil's tail. Pencil was too strong though, and held on for the win. Harr was second, Dave Troutman third, Eric Zembower fourth, and Greg Fetters fifth. Steve Everhart, Scott Rhodes, Scott Haus, Andy Martz, and Ron Delano rounded out the top ten. For the second week in a row, Scott Haus was the man on the move, this week moving up seven positions from the 15th starting spot. Jeff Rine fell from second in points to fifth when severe engine problems hampered his evening. Buddy Lape from Lakewood Amoco drove all the way to Woodbury with his rollback to pick up the Bob Elbin owned # 92 back up car to salvage some points. Troutman, Harr, and Delano won the qualifying events.
Tim Smith put his Ford in victory lane for the 19th time in his career in the Limited Late Model division. Mike Shoemaker paced the field for most of the race, but Smith, who started fifth, was on his tail with 10 to go. Smith worked hard, but was cautious and waited for the right moment. That moment came with 6 laps to go, when Smith zoomed by into the lead coming off of turn four. Smith won by several car lengths over Shoemaker, Randy Burkholder, Mike Altobelli, Jr., and Matt Sponaugle. Sixth through tenth went to Shawn Claar, Derek Byler, Travis Calhoun, Robbie Black, and Justin Kann. Kann and Burkholder won the heats.
Bob Jay earned his 16th career Street Stock feature win. Jay, who started eighth, picked his way through the field until he was on race leader Travis Brown's tail. Brown, who was looking to pick up his first Bedford victory, was overtaken by Jay and was left to battle for second with Brandon Hoover once Jay checked out. At the finish, it was Jay, Brown, Hoover, Donald Wyles, and Tim Brindle. Johnny Harr, Rick Cragan, Greg Hainsey, Michael Stiffler, and Greg Imler completed the top ten. John Whitfield finished the event in 2nd, but a post race inspection deemed his car to be illegal, and he was credited with last place. Halfway through the feature event, a power failure led to a 20 minute delay as two banks of lights went out on the frontstretch. Hoover and Jay won the heat races.
Derrick Hinish started seventh, and finished first in the Cruiser Hobby Stock nightcapper. Reed Stickel was second, point leader Chuck Weyant third, Tyler Ritchey fourth, and Mandy Jay fifth. Rounding out the top ten was Brandon LaSalle, Jason Gilliland, Ray Shepherd, Eric Weyant, and Matt Thomas. Shawn Dunmeyer and Reed Stickel won the heat events.
The next race at the speedway will be Wednesday, June 27th. The Sweitzer Memorial Wednesday night Invitational will pay $2,000 to the winner of the Super Late Model race, and over $1,000 to the winner of the Limited Late Model race. Also on hand will be the Hobby Stocks. There will be no racing Friday, and Sunday, July 1st the PA Sprint Car Speedweek Series will be on hand along with the Street Stocks.
SUPER LATE MODELS
FEATURE: 1. Jack Pencil 2. Chris Harr 3. Dave Troutman 4. Eric Zembower 5. Greg Fetters 6. Steve Everhart 7. Scott Rhodes 8. Scott Haus 9. Andy Martz 10. Ron Delano 11. Chuck Clise 12. Wayne Johnson 13. Rodney Sweitzer 14. Howie Bussard 15. Jeff Rine 16. Bob Salathe 17. Bob Gordon 18. Shawn McGarvey 19. Doug Ishler 20. Keith Killander 21. Dave Bloss (DNF)
DNS: Devin Friese
HEAT 1: Troutman, Zembower, Martz
HEAT 2: Harr, Fetters, Rhodes
HEAT 3: Delano, Sweitzer, Pencil
LIMITED LATE MODELS
FEATURE: 1. Tim Smith, Jr. 2. Mike Shoemaker 3. Randy Burkholder 4. Mike Altobelli, Jr. 5. Matt Sponaugle 6. Shawn Claar 7. Derek Byler 8. Travis Calhoun 9. Robbie Black 10. Justin Kann 11. Brian Lowery 12. Andy Teno 13. Donnie Farlling 14. Jake Griffith 15. Nathan LaSalle 16. Howie Bussard (DNF) 17. Craig Perigo (DNF) 18. Al Shawver (DNF)
HEAT 1: Kann, Sponaugle, Altobelli
HEAT 2: Burkholder, Shoemaker, Lowery
STREET STOCKS
FEATURE: 1. Bob Jay 2. Travis Brown 3. Brandon Hoover 4. Donald Wyles 5. Tim Brindle 6. Johnny Harr 7. Rick Cragan 8. Greg Hainsey 9. Michael Stiffler 10. Greg Imler 11. Jason Douglas
DQ: John Whitfield
HEAT 1: Hoover, Stiffler, Harr
HEAT 2: Jay, Whitfield, Imler
HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE: 1. Derrick Hinish 2. Reed Stickel, Jr. 3. Chuck Weyant 4. Tyler Ritchey 5. Mandy Jay 6. Brandon LaSalle 7. Jason Gilliland 8. Ray Shepherd 9. Eric Weyant 10. Matt Thomas 11. Bill Replogle (DNF)
DQ: Shawn Dunmeyer
HEAT 1: Dunmeyer, Replogle, Ritchey
HEAT 2: Stickel, C. Weyant, Hinish
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