Bedford Speedway
August 24, 2012
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Sponaugle adds name to list of Late Model feature winners at Bedford Speedway

BEDFORD, PA  Matt Sponaugle added his name to the list of Late Model feature winners Friday night Bedford Speedway. With the win Sponaugle became the 125th different Late Model winner in the long history at the track. In a Limited event which featured a big crash for the second week in a row, Craig Perigo romped to his first win of the season .

Matt Sponaugle has been so close so many times but finally sealed the deal with a dominating Late Model performance. Lincoln Ritchey was the pole sitter and broke off to the initial lead, but Sponaugle busted out from fourth to lead the first lap. DJ Troutman got by Ritchey on lap three and the event’s only caution, for a Chris Harr spin on lap 7, closed him on Sponaugles bumper.

Sponaugle led with Troutman in hot pursuit and the pai drew away from the third place battle which grew hotter by the lap. Steve Campbell got by Ritchey on lap 11 for that spot with Jack Pencil and Jeff Rine closing from deep in the pack.

Troutman, who had fallen back in the mid part of the race , closed on the leader in lapped traffic by about lap 15, but shockingly pulled off with car trouble on lap 20. That move left Sponaugle all alone with a huge lead on the field and he sealed the deal, winning by almost a half lap over Campbell. Campbell himself had to survive a clalenge and hold off Pencil at the end to score his best ever Bedford finish.

Rine and Greg Fetters completed the top five. Gene Knaub led the second five as Ritchey, Andy Fries, Matt Parks and Matt Howsare completed the top ten. Knaub and Troutman won the heats.

LATE MODEL 25 LAP 1 Matt Sponaugle, 2 Steve Campbell, 3 Jack Pencil, 4 Jeff Rine, 5 Greg Fetters, 6 Gene Knaub, 7 Lincoln Ritchey, 8 Andy Fries, 9 Matt Parks, 10 Matt Howsare, 11 Cory Weaver, 12 Wayne Johnson, 13 DJ Troutman, 14 Barry Miller, 15 Eric Zembower, 16 Scott Haus, 17 Chris Harr, 18 Brian Hack,

LIMITED 20 LAP 1 Craig Perigo, 2 Mike Altobelli Jr, 3 Travis Stickley, 4 Tim Smith, 5 Travis Calhoun, 6 Josh Berrier, 7 Brian Lessley, 8 Dave Leidy, 9 Rance Garlock, 10 Robby Black, 11 Donnie Farlling, 12 Ron Bottenfield, 13 Chris Wilson, 14 Brian Buckler

SEMI LATE 15 LAP 1 Bob Jay, 2 George Beckett, 3 Greg Hainsey, 4 Zane Weicht, 5 Chris Chamberlain, 6 Don Wyles, 7 Cody Butterbaugh, 8 Taylor Farlling, 9 Darryl Whetstone, 10 Vigi Zucollotto, 11 Ryan Beckett, DNS
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PURE STOCK 25 LAP 1 Terry Norris, 2 Travis Group, 3 Chad Gambol, 4 Dave Riley, 5 Ed Vogel, 6 Tim Brown, 7 Brad Feight, 8 Adam Daniels, 9 Brandie Mills 10 Rob Varner, 11 Bill Kennell, 12 Mike Seigele, 13 Mike Ott, DNS Bill Replogle,

4CYLINDER 12 LAPS 1 Dave Lambert, 2 Cale Martin, 3 Steve Frederick, 4 Mike Lauffer, 5 Matt Diehl, 8 Ron Valentine, Michael Jack, 8 E J Johnson, 9 Phil Best, 18 Kyle Beckett, 11 Pat Breahm. 12 John Diehl, 13 Ernie Bowser, DNS

ALL AMERICAN 15 LAP 1 Randy Doty, 2 Brooke Coleman, 3 Justin Cullum, 4 Scott Jorda, 5 Fred Cullum, 6 Tom Crummitt, 7 Darryl Winkler, 8 Al Daniels, 9 Dylan Krim, 10 Todd Payne, 11 Carnie Fryfogle, 12 Brittany Coleman, 13 Williams, 14 Tony Jorda, 15 Braf Alexander, DNS Nester