Story By: JEFFREY AHLUM / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY – BECHTELSVILLE, PA – The stretch drive begins in the chase for the 2024 track championships and Grandview Speedway will be hosting a three-division race program this weekend.
Grandview Speedway will present a NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program this week featuring the T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds and the T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman along with another visit by the Outlaw Racing Series Vintage cars.
The show this Saturday, August 17 will include qualifying events leading up to 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.
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.
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.
The stretch run in the chase for the track championships heats up in both the T.P. Trailer Modified and T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman divisions, as competition has been extremely good in both classes with ten different winners in Modified action and twelve different winners in Sportsman action.
T.P. Trailer Modified feature winners so far this year have been Brett Kressley with five, Louden Reimert with three, Mike Mahaney, John Willman, Bobby Trapper Jr., Nate Brinker, Cody Manmiller and Ryan Watt all with one win each. Eric Kormann and Doug Manmiller have also recorded wins during Thunder on the Hill series action.
These drivers along with top point drivers Jeff Strunk, Craig Von Dohren, Mike Gular, Eddie Strada, Duane Howard, Jared Umbenhauer, Tim Buckwalter and nearly three dozen drivers will be in action this Saturday night looking for a win or to improve their position in the point standings.
The T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman division is led by point leader Logan Watt and Gavyn Krupp who have two wins each, followed by drivers with one win each including Kenny Bock, Brian Hirthler, Mark Kemmerer, Jesse Landis, Addison Meitzler, Colton Perry, Zach Steffey, Jared LaBagh, Dylan Swinehart and the most recent winner Alex Bartorillo.
These drivers along with top point drivers Mike Schneck Jr., Adrianna Delliponti, Brett Gilmore, Jesse Hirthler, Ryan Graver, Logan Bauman, and three dozen drivers who will be in competition this Saturday night.
The first bonuses for the big Freedom 76 T.P. Trailer Modified championship have already been posted by Modified driver Bobby Gunther-Walsh and several of his race team sponsors. Gunther-Walsh, a local radio personality on 790 AM WAEB radio, wanted to help boost the big championship race with two special cash awards.
Team sponsors Drs. Eric Lebby and Thomas DiBenedetto Orthopedic Specialists, Eden East Designs, Res-Q-Natural Supplements, Just Born Confections, and Agentis Plumbing, have all combined to post the Freedom 76 Hard Charger award of $1776, for the driver who advances the most positions from scheduled starting spot to finishing position in the championship race.
Another award of $276 will also be posted for either a Hard Luck award or non-qualifier during the Freedom 76 race night as decided by track officials.
A HUGE Thank You to Bobby and his sponsors for these extra bonus awards!
Lap sponsorships, at $20 per lap, are now available for the September 21 running of the Freedom 76 T.P. Trailer Modified Championship race. It is a great way to wish your favorite driver good luck or advertise a business during the big race event.
Laps that are sponsored are read on the public address system and posted on social media leading up to the big event and on championship race weekend.