Bissinger’s success comes from a life of hard work By Gene Ostrowski for Inside Pennsylvania Motorsports | Photos provided by Steve Williams
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t’s no secret that many Pennsylvania farmers struggle year to year, especially during the last 10 years. Pennsylvania lost six percent of its farmland between 2012 and 2017, according to a federal estimate. As they got up in age and with the lack of work ethic that being a successful farmer requires, many area homesteaders and harvesters began to slow down and focus on retirement. However, one overworked farmer in Orangeville has no intention of slowing down, and farming has little to do
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with that. From behind the wheel of his own personal tank for nearly two decades, 56-year-old Keith Bissinger continues to put on a show, build his fan base and win feature events in the Roadrunner stock car division at Selinsgrove Speedway. Farming is what Bissinger has always known and as a youngster, racing was something that he always wanted to do. He started off racing four-wheelers and then built his first Enduro car in the early 1990s. For Bissinger, it was always about the competition. “I just love the competition of the sport,” he said.
