- GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY’S 55th ANNUAL FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL 50-LAP $10,000 TO WIN MODIFIED MID-SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP IS AUGUST 9
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The mid-summer schedule continues at Grandview Speedway, with a three division card of racing action this Saturday night.
Grandview Speedway will be presenting a NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program featuring the T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds, the T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman, along with the Outlaw Racing Series Vintage Cars participating in the Dave Smith Memorial starting at 7:30 pm.
The show on Saturday, July 26 will include qualifying events that lead into a 30-lap T.P. Trailer Modified feature, a 25-lap feature for the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman, and a 15-lap feature for the Outlaw Racing Series Vintage cars.
This Saturday night prior to the racing program will be the weekly Low Down and Dirty meet and greet hosted by Brittany Huber. The drivers scheduled to participate include T.P. Trailer Modified driver Chris Esposito, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman drivers Brayden Shelton and Shannon Slaughter along with Vintage driver Matt Smith.
The pre-race Meet and Greet is held in the main gate area starting at 5 pm and is a great time for fans to meet the drivers up close, collect some autographs, take photos, and talk racing with their favorite drivers before the night’s program gets underway.
Saturday night’s program will also see the monthly fan participation Trivia night contest, where questions about Grandview Speedway racing will be asked, and fans will be able to win some cool prizes, tickets for upcoming race events, or gift cards. The trivia night contests continue to be very popular and a lot of fun!
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 biggest race of the summer schedule is the 55th annual Forrest Rogers Memorial 50-lap Championship race for the T.P. Trailer Modifieds paying $10,000 to win on Saturday, August 9 honoring the gentleman who built Grandview Speedway. The show also includes the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman and another Trivia Night contest starting at 7:30 pm.
Ryan Watt became the ninth different driver to score a win in the T.P. Trailer Modified division with the victory this past Saturday night, joining Brian HIrthler, Brett Kressley, Chris Esposito, Jeff Strunk, John Willman, Duane Howard, Jon Kellner and son Logan Watt on the winner’s list.
These drivers will be leading the field into action this Saturday night including T.P. Trailer Modified point leader Mike Gular, Jared Umbenhauer, Louden Reimert, Craig Von Dohren, Eddie Strada, Tim Buckwalter, Ryan Grim, Kyle Smith, Doug Manmiller, and Craig Whitmoyer along with three dozen drivers who will be looking for the checkered flag and a feature win.
Ryan Graver became the sixth different winner in the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman division with the win this past Saturday night, joining point leader Colin Cox, Jesse Landis and Addison Meitzler, who have two wins each, along with Lawson Szerencits and Joey Vaccaro who have also scored a single feature win.
All of these drivers along with three dozen total will be looking for a win on Saturday including top point drivers Mike Schneck Jr., Kenny Gilmore, Dylan Swinehart, Nathan Mohr, Brett Gilmore, Gavyn Krupp, TJ Mayberry, Teague Miller, Kyle Hartzell, Dakota Kohler, Chase Gular, and Decker Swinehart.
Next weekend will actually see two shows beginning on Friday, August 1 featuring the Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Outlaw Racing Series Vintage Cars in action along with the Xcel 600 Modifieds starting at 7 pm.
Pit gates open at 2 pm, with grandstand gates opening at 5:30 pm. Grandstand admission will be $10, with children ages 12 and under admitted for free. Pit admission is $35 for the Friday event.
Then on Saturday, August 2 it will be a two-division NASCAR double featuring the T.P. Trailer Modifieds and the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman starting at 7:30 pm.
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 –
Saturday, July 26 – T.P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage, TRIVIA NIGHT – 7:30 pm
Friday, August 1 – Outlaw Racing Series Enduro, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage, Xcel 600 Modifieds – 7 pm
Saturday, August 2 – T.P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman – 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 9 – 55th annual FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL – T.P. Trailer Modifieds 50-laps, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman, TRIVIA NIGHT – 7:30 pm – (Rain date 8/16)