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Brett Gilmore Earns $3500 Payday By Winning Grandview Speedway 56th Annual Firecracker 40, Craig Von Dohren Ends Struggles With NASCAR Modified Win

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Brett Gilmore of Kutztown, Pa. scored the biggest win of his racing career capturing a $3500 payday with a victory in Grandview Speedway’s 56^th annual T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Firecracker 40 Sportsman Championship on Saturday evening.

Craig Von Dohren of Oley, Pa. put an end to his personal win drought, scoring a thrilling win in the 30-lap T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modified feature race following a back-and-forth lead swapping duel with Brian Hirthler of Green Lane, Pa., then withstanding a late race charge from Brett Kressley of Orefield, Pa. to pick up the feature win.

The winners received bonus money (Modified $300, Sportsman $200) from T.P. Trailers and Truck Equipment of Limerick, Pa., sponsors of the two divisions at Grandview Speedway in a race program run under the NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts banner.

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Ron Silk Earns $10,000 Monaco Modified Pay-Day at Wednesday Thompson Special

by Lou ModestinoJune 26, 2026

Thompson, CT — A beautiful afternoon greeted the new and returning fans, teams and supporters at Thompson Speedway Wednesday night. Rookie Charles Beal led the start of the Street Stock main event with outside polesitter Mike Viens going around on lap one. Back under green, Jarrod Soucy stole the lead as Al Stone III and Ryan Lineham joined the picture up front. Veterans Stone and Lineham motored under Soucy by lap six with Ryan Lineham taking the win over Al Stone III and Soucy holding on for third.

Rookies Mikey Flynn and Andrew Brousseau brought the Thompson Sunoco Modifieds to green before Rob Schultz made contact with the backstretch wall to call out the early caution on lap two. Brousseau battled hard with Keith Rocco from then on with the rookie facing the multi-time track championship veteran. Rocco and defending champion Todd Owen made the move under Brousseau before the halfway point and that is how they ran under the twin checkered flags at the end of 35-laps.

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The Edge Rides The Edge To Victory – Eddie Strada Scores Huge $34,800 Plus Payday With Victory In 55th Annual Grandview Speedway Freedom 76 Modified Classic

by MikeSeptember 22, 2025

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – It was another race for the ages Saturday night at Grandview Speedway, with a spectacular five driver tussle for the win in the season’s most prestigious event.

When the checkered flag fell, “The Edge” Eddie Strada of Lake Ariel, Pa. emerged from the intense action with the biggest win of his stock car racing career, taking home over $34,800 for the win in Grandview Speedway’s 55^th annual Freedom 76 T.P. Trailer Modified Classic.

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Jon McKennedy Stands On It for $10K Monaco Modified Payday Over Big Money Matt

by Lou ModestinoOctober 14, 2024

Keith Rocco and Todd Owen tangle at the line for the Thompson Sunoco Modified win on Sunoco World Series Saturday! (Alan Ward photo)

Thompson, CT — The American-Canadian Tour got the second day of the Sunoco World Series off to a strong start with their Sunoco World Series 75. Brandon Barker and Tom Carey III lead the way to the green flag just before former Thompson Late Model champion Brian Tagg dove sideways across the frontstretch grass to call out the lone caution. The international roster of drivers kept it lean and green after that, even as several drivers fell out with mechanical issues throughout the 75-lap sprint. In the end, Tom Carey III backed up his September extra-distance win to claim his third career American-Canadian Tour win in the ‘Brookside Ride’ while former Seekonk Speedway champion Ryan Kuhn kept him honest, following just a car-length behind through the second half of the event to claim second. Polesitter Brandon Barker held on to take third over Quebec’s Jonathan Bouvrette. (more…)

Jimmy Renfrew Jr Dominates Riverhead Raceway Full Fender Fall Frenzy 200 In Route To $5,000 Payday

by Lou ModestinoNovember 14, 2023November 14, 2023

There is a good chance Jimmy Renfrew Jr. of Candia, NH had never even flown over Riverhead Raceway prior to Sunday’s inaugural East & West Pest Control Full Fender Fall Frenzy 200. It took Renfrew all of 19-laps during a morning practice to familiarize himself with the tight bullring before going out and leading all but 2 of 200-laps for the $5,000 victory.

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Von Dohren Scores $10,000 Payday Winning Grandview Speedway’s 53rd Annual Forrest Rogers Memorial For Tenth Time

by MikeAugust 21, 2023

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – In a night that was filled with action from start to finish on and off the track, Craig Von Dohren of Oley, Pa. worked through a six-car battle for the lead, then raced home to the win for an unbelievable tenth time in the 50-lap T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modified Forrest Rogers Memorial Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. (more…)

Keith Drost Scores Big Payday with Amsoil Dominator Strictly Shootout Win

by Lou ModestinoOctober 5, 2022

Saturday’s schedule at Wiscasset Speedway was jam-packed with exciting racing action as the track hosted their 2022 Group #2 season finale and the tenth annual Amsoil Dominator Strictly Shootout. (more…)