BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Another exciting night of NASCAR stock car racing is planned along with a bonus for the younger fans with a Kid’s money scramble on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway.
The T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds and the T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman will be in action this Saturday night at Grandview Speedway as part of a NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program starting at 7:30 pm.
The show on Saturday, August 3 will include qualifying events for both classes leading into a 30-lap T.P. Trailer Modified feature, and a 25-lap feature for the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman.
Saturday’s program will also be a special night for the younger fans, as there will be a kid’s money scramble at intermission. The kids will be divided into four age groups and sent scrambling to pick up as many scattered coins as they can in a certain amount of time! It was amazing last year how quick and how good the kids were at scooping the coins up off the race track like little vacuum cleaners!
Pit gates will open at 4 pm, with grandstand gates opening at 5:30 pm, warm-ups starting at 6:15 pm, and the first race of the evening getting the green flag at 7:30 pm.
Adult grandstand admission is $20, students 10-15 with ID are $10, while children ages 9 and under are admitted free of charge. Pit admission is $35 for NASCAR members and $45 for non-members.
The weekend of racing will actually begin on Friday, August 2 as another Outlaw Racing Series Enduro/Vintage double program will be presented along with the addition of the Xcel 600 Modifieds.
On Friday, grandstand admission for adults is $10, children ages 12 and under are free, while pit admission is $30. Pit gates open at 2 pm, while grandstand gates open at 5 pm, and racing starts at 7 pm.
This past Saturday night Brett Kressley picked up his division leading fifth T.P. Trailer Modified feature win of the season after a late race battle with Eddie Strada and Ryan Beltz, moving Kressley into the fifth spot in the track point standings.
Current point leader Jeff Strunk was one of several drivers that rallied back after being involved in an early race mishap, scoring a hard earned seventh place finish to remain on top of the point standings, followed by Mike Gular who also rallied back to finish eleventh, to maintain the second position in points.
Craig Von Dohren was also involved in one of the two early race mishaps, but rebounded to finish ninth and remains third in points, followed by Eddie Strada, who now sits fourth in points after a stirring drive from last starting spot in the feature, avoiding the crashes and finishing a strong second place.
The current top ten in points for the T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds are 1. Jeff Strunk – 3270, 2. Mike Gular – 3034, 3. Craig Von Dohren – 3008, 4. Eddie Strada – 2857, 5. Brett Kressley – 2795, 6. Duane Howard – 2765, 7. Louden Reimert – 2608, 8. Jared Umbenhauer – 2599, 9. Doug Manmiller – 2460, 10. Tim Buckwalter – 2258.
The T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman division saw Dylan Swinehart edge Jared LaBagh in a photo finish on Saturday night, becoming the eleventh different feature winner in the division this year. Swinehart still holds down third place in the current point standings.
T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman point leader Logan Watt and second place point man Addison Meitzler were both involved in a mid-race mishap, but rallied back to finish tenth and eleventh respectively, to maintain their top positions in the standings.
Brett Gilmore had another run from deep in the starting line-up and avoided the big mid-race mishap to score a fine fifth place finish, holding down the fourth spot in points, while Adrianna Delliponti rallied from the back of the pack after being involved in the mid-race incident and picked up a strong eighth place feature run to hold down fifth in the point standings.
The current top ten in T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman points are 1. Logan Watt – 2931, 2. Addison Meitzler – 2771, 3. Dylan Swinehart – 2722, 4. Brett Gilmore – 2483, 5. Adrianna Delliponti – 2450, 6. Jesse Hirthler – 2441, 7. Mike Schneck Jr. – 2431, 8. Ryan Graver – 2114, 9. TJ Mayberry – 1790, 10. Logan Bauman – 1786.
Saturday August 10 will feature the 54th annual 50-lap Forrest Rogers Memorial for the T.P. Trailer Modifieds paying a whopping $10,000 to the race winner, in an event honoring the man who created and started Grandview Speedway. The race program will also feature the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman starting at 7:30 pm.
Adult grandstand admission will be $30, students 10-15 with ID are $15, while children ages 9 and under are admitted free of charge. Pit admission is $35 for NASCAR members and $45 for non-members.
The fireworks display that was to be a part of the Forrest Rogers Memorial program has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict with the company scheduled to set them off.
Since the 1960’s, Grandview Speedway has been presenting exciting wheel to wheel NASCAR stock car racing every Saturday Night starting in April and running through October, plus special events. Grandview Speedway is located at 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, Pa. 19505, just off Route 100, ten miles north of Pottstown, Pa.
Information is always available at http://www.grandviewspeedway.com or on Facebook, or by telephone at 610.754.7688.
UPCOMING EVENTS –
Friday, August 2 – Outlaw Racing Series Enduro, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage, Xcel 600 Modifieds – 7 pm
Saturday, August 3 – T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman, KIDS MONEY SCRAMBLE – 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 10 – 54th annual FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL – T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds 50-laps $10,000 to win, T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman – 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 17 – T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage (Forrest Rogers Memorial Rain date) – 7:30 pm.
Saturday, August 24 – T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman, TRIVIA NIGHT – 7:30 pm
