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Satterlee captures victory at Bedford

Area Auto Racing

BEDFORD — The Bedford Speedway was blessed with the first dry race day of 2019 on Friday night and Gregg Satterlee responded with the big late model win.

The event was the annual tribute for Johnny Grum and Turk Burket, two Bedford legends triple 35s.

It was Satterlee’s third career Bedford win and first since a win in this event in 2015.

Other events on the triple 35-lap card saw complete opposites in victory lane as semi-late career win leader Bob Jay took that feature while young second generation driver Kyle Deneen won his first ever pure stock event.

On Saturday, Devin Weyandt completely dominated the limited late model headliner, Tyler Denochick took his first 305 win at the track and Evan Taylor survived the EMod slugfest.

In other action, Josh Ringer won the 4-cylinder event while Chris Chamberlain won the Crate modified finale.

Elsewhere:

PORT ROYAL: Danny Dietrich fought off Logan Wagner in a fierce battle to claim $10,000 plus $1,500 in bonus money in night one of the Memorial Day weekend tradition and the Steer Head trophy that comes with it.

Wagner passed his father Mike Wagner on lap 14 and held off a hard charging Dietrich to claim the $10,000 payday and gain a little redemption in front off a packed grandstand during a late night that saw rain attempt to play foil.

Mason Zeigler claimed his first career super late model victory at the Speed Palace over Jason Covert and Rick Eckert.

The second late model feature of the night was sweet redemption for Eckert as he parked it in victory lane for the $5,000 and claimed the coveted Steer Trophy for the late model portion of the Weikert Memorial for the second consecutive year.

JENNERSTOWN: For the second consecutive week, Teddy Gibala used the outside groove of the Jennerstown Speedway Complex to pass a former Champion, in the late stages of the Martella’s Pharmacies late model event and secure the victory.

Also celebrating in Stoney’s Beer victory lane on Saturday were Anthony Aiello (Stoystown Auto Wreckers modifieds), Aaron Van Fleet (Tunstall Auto & Truck Repair street stocks) Dale Kimberly (Farmers Union Co-Op chargers) and Paul Koffler III (Somerset Trust Company Fast ‘n’ Furious four-cylinders).

WILLIAMS GROVE: Freddie Rahmer wired the field for the win in Friday night’s Lynn Paxton Tribute race for 410 sprints at Williams Grove Speedway.

In the 358 sprint feature, Jeff Halligan took the lead from Rodney Westhafer late to pick up his second career speedway win.

SELINSGROVE: Kyle Reinhardt of Neptune City, N.J., claimed $2,500 in the Insinger Performance/Sunoco Race Fuels Jack Gunn Memorial for 360 sprint cars sanctioned by the United Racing Club Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.

Andrew Yoder of Selinsgrove drove to victory in the 30-lap limited late model championship that paid $1,500 to win.

Kyle Bachman of Selinsgrove was victorious in the 15-lap pro stock race, while Smith Cope of Danville won the 12-lap roadrunner race.

LINCOLN: Brian Montieth beat Cole Young to the checkered flag by 1.337 seconds for his 63rdvictory in the pigeon hills.

Trey Hivner held onto third. Glenndon Forsythe crossed the line fourth and Adam Wilt finished fifth. In the rain shortened Legends feature Jeremy Ott and Bill Diehl shared the front row of Saturday night’s feature.

HIDDEN VALLEY: Rich Anderson was winner of the lone pure stock feature run.

CLINTON COUNTY: Jim Yoder of Selinsgrove scored his second Smith Excavating & Construction limited late model win of the season.

Jeff Weaver of Lock Haven won the 270 main aboard the Weaver’s Radiator and Auto Repair No. 92.

The Millers Automotive Machine Shop pro stocks ran two feature events. A.Y. Schilling of Middleburg won the May 17 make up feature. In the pro stock night cap, Ray Rothfuss of Clarkstown won the feature. The 600 micro sprints fared better than others as Garrett Bard of Wells Tannery dominated action first by winning his heat race.

Tim Campbell of Danville drove the TJ Shooters/Campbell Race Technology into the lead from his outside pole starting position. Once in front Campbell was not challenged and went on to score the win.

BAPS: Frankie Herr took over and drove past Scott Dellinger just past the halfway point and led the rest of the way to take the victory in the 40-lap event.

Charles Potts owned the second half of the 20-lap Creekside Auto Sales 358 late model main event to earn the win.

Chad Smith captured the Morgan Paving/Aqua Fun Pools street stock feature.

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