Grandview Speedway Presents NASCAR Modified & Sportsman Plus Vintage This Saturday – Freedom 76 Lap Sponsorships Are Now Available for September 20 Championship Race – Speedway Digest

Following a highly entertaining night of racing action during the Forrest Rogers Memorial last Saturday, Grandview Speedway drivers are ready for an encore performance this weekend.

Grandview Speedway will be presenting another NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series program this week featuring the T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds, the T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman along with another visit by the Outlaw Racing Series Vintage cars.

The show on Saturday, August 16 will include qualifying events leading 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.

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 have been very popular again this season.

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.

It was a thrilling and exciting night of racing last Saturday night with all sorts of twists and turns, with Logan Watt scoring the big $10,000 win in the 50-lap T.P. Trailer Modified Forrest Rogers Memorial championship feature race. It was Watt’s second win of the year in his first full season of T.P. Trailer Modified action, and keeps him in the top ten in the current point standings.

Brett Kressley had a somewhat eventful race, working his way toward the front, only to have to make a pit stop during a lap 30 caution, then charged forward in the final 20 laps to score a hard earned ninth place run to remain on top of the point standings.

Mike Gular made a late race charge to score a third place feature run and trim some of the distance between himself and leader Kressley, which now stands at 59 points, while Duane Howard picked up a solid fifth place run to remain third in points, with Jared Umbenhauer charging from 25^th starting spot to finish in seventh position and hold down fourth in points, while Louden Reimert scored a hard fought fourth place feature finish and holds down fifth position in the current point standings.

The current top ten in points for the T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds are 1. Brett Kressley – 2955, 2. Mike Gular – 2896, 3. Duane Howard – 2866, 4. Jared Umbenhauer – 2796, 5. Louden Reimert – 2692, 6. Craig Von Dohren – 2647, 7. Logan Watt – 2534, 8. Eddie Strada – 2309, 9. Jeff Strunk – 2127, 10. Ryan Watt – 2060.

Kenny Gilmore scored the win in the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman feature last Saturday night, charging from 15^th starting spot to the win, and became the year’s ninth different winner in the division, while maintaining his third position in the current point standings.

Colin Cox remains on top of the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman point standings after scoring a fourth place feature run from his 21^st place starting spot, while Mike Schneck Jr. scored a tenth place feature run to remain second in points, with Dylan Swinhart missing out on a top ten run but remains fourth in points, while Brett Gilmore holds down the fifth spot in points following a solid fifth place feature run last Saturday.

The current top ten in T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman points are 1. Colin Cox – 3127, 2. Mike Schneck Jr. – 2527, 3. Kenny Gilmore – 2459, 4. Dylan Swinehart – 2210, 5. Brett Gilmore – 2189, 6. Teague Miller – 2094, 7. TJ Mayberry – 2082, 8. Jesse Landis – 2041, 9. Gavyn Krupp – 2033, 10. Nathan Mohr – 1894.

With the completion of the mid-summer classic Forrest Rogers Memorial, attention will now build to the 55^th annual Freedom 76 T.P. Trailer Modified championship race on September 20.

Lap sponsorships, at $20 per lap, are now available for the September 20 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 at the track and posted on social media during the weeks leading up to the big event and on championship race weekend.

You may contact Tina Rogers, Tommy Kramer or Jeff Ahlum at the track on race night, or via email at [email protected] or [email protected].

Next Saturday, August 23 will be PWD Lubricants of Warminster, Pa. night at the races featuring a double-program of T.P. Trailer Modifieds and T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman starting at 7:30 pm.

Looking ahead on the schedule, the USAC East Coast wingless Sprint cars will make their only visit of the year on Advance Auto Parts Night Saturday, September 6, joining the T.P. Trailer Modifieds and T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman for a huge night of racing 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 www.grandviewspeedway.com or on Facebook, or by telephone at 610.754.7688.

UPCOMING EVENTS –

Saturday, August 16 – T.P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage, TRIVIA NIGHT – 7:30 pm.

Saturday, August 23 – PWD LUBRICANTS NIGHT – T.P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman – 7:30 pm

Friday, August 29 – Outlaw Racing Series Enduro, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage, Slingshots – 7 pm

Saturday, August 30 – T.P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman, Pro 4 Racing Series – 7:30 pm

Saturday, September 6 – ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NIGHT – T. P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman, USAC East Coast Sprints – 7:30 pm

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