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MAY START TIMES ADJUSTED, STRUNK AND DELLIPONTI LEAD POINT STANDINGS
ADJUSTMENT OF STARTING TIMES ANNOUNCED TO START MONTH OF MAY
THUNDER ON THE HILL OPENS WITH HIGH LIMIT 410 SPRINT SERIES ON MAY 28
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – It was another wild and exciting night of NASCAR stock car racing last Saturday night featuring two first time winners, and Grandview Speedway prepares for another action packed program again this weekend.
The race event planned for this Saturday, April 27 will be featuring the T.P. Trailer Modifieds and the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman in another program run under the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series banner. Each division will run a series of qualifying races leading up to the 30-lap Modified and 25-lap Sportsman main events.
On Saturday night pit gates open at 3 pm, grandstand gates open at 4 pm, followed by warm-ups at 5 pm, and the qualifying events start the racing action at 6 pm.
Grandstand admission for adults is $20, students 10-15 with ID are $10, while children ages 9 and under are admitted free. Pit admission is $35 for NASCAR members, and $45 for non-members.
Grandview Speedway management is also announcing a slight change of plans for the starting times for racing events coming up at the beginning of May. Following the month of April which saw 6 pm start times, a switch to 6:30 pm start times will be used to start the month of May since the weather continues to be on the cool side of late (The plan usually is to go to 7:30 start times at the beginning of May).
Management will monitor the situation as far as weather and track conditions are concerned, and make any necessary adjustments in the time schedule. An announcement will be made as to exactly which week starting times will be switching to the traditional 7:30 start for the summer months.
Last Saturday night Louden Reimert scored his first career T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modified win at Grandview Speedway, becoming the 188th driver to ever win a 358 Modified race at the track.
With the win, Reimert joined the winner’s list along with his father Shawn, and as a driver his grandfather Terry as Grandview racers, making for three generations of Reimert family competitors.
The T.P. Trailer Modified point standings continue to see Jeff Strunk leading the way following a sixth place feature run last Saturday night, while Duane Howard moved into second position in points following his seventh place feature effort.
Mike Gular now holds down the third position in points after scoring a ninth on Saturday, while Alex Yankowski and Craig Von Dohren round out the top five in points after they both just missed top ten feature finishes.
The top ten in T.P. Trailer Modified points are 1. Jeff Strunk – 815, 2. Duane Howard – 771, 3. Mike Gular – 755, 4. Alex Yankowski – 683, 5. Craig Von Dohren – 665, 6. Jared Umbenhauer – 588, 7. Ryan Watt – 546, 8. Eddie Strada – 540, 9. Tim Buckwalter – 513, 10. Brett Kressley – 489.
In the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman division, it was the second consecutive week that a driver scored his first career win. This week it was Colton Perry picking up the victory following a great battle with Jesse Hirthler. Perry becomes the 72nd driver to ever win in the division at Grandview.
With three drivers being separated by only three points at the top of the point standings entering last Saturday’s event, things were really shuffled around by the conclusion of the program. The number two driver entering the night, Adrianna Delliponti, left the night with the point lead despite being involved in a mid-race crash that sent her to the pits and back out rallying for a 16th place finish.
Point leader Addison Meitzler and third place Mike Schneck Jr. both suffered problems for different reasons and failed to qualify, dropping them to eighth and ninth in the standings.
Dylan Swinehart had to qualify through a consolation, then raced home to a ninth place feature run to move up to second in points, while Logan Watt ended his night with a fine fifth place effort and moved up to third in points.
Jesse Hirthler scored a third place feature run and holds down fourth in points, while Ryan Graver ended his night outside the top ten after being involved in a feature mishap, but holds down fifth in the point standings.
The top ten in T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman points are 1. Adrianna Delliponti – 703, 2. Dylan Swinehart – 680, 3. Logan Watt – 669, 4. Jesse Hirthler – 617, 5. Ryan Graver – 607, 6. Nathan Mohr – 585, 7. Decker Swinehart – 570, 8. Addison Meitzler – 558, 9. Mike Schneck Jr. – 555, 10. Logan Bauman- 508.
Anticipation is building for the first Thunder on the Hill Racing Series program of the year at Grandview Speedway, which is fast approaching in the month of May, as the Kyle Larson/Brad Sweet Kubota High Limit 410 Sprint Car Series will be in town on Tuesday, May 28 starting at 7:30 pm with a rain date of Wednesday, May 29.
The program will feature some of the top 410 Sprint Car drivers in the country battling it out against the top Pennsylvania Posse drivers in this high profile racing event on the high-banked one-third-of-a-mile raceway.
Adult grandstand tickets are $40, children 6-11 are $20, while kids 5 and under are free. Pit admission is $45, and no license is required. Advanced grandstand tickets for this event are available at www.tickethoss.com
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, April 27 – T.P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman – 6 pm
Saturday, May 4 – T.P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman – 6:30 pm
Friday, May 10 – Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Outlaw Racing Series Vintage, Slingshots – 7 pm.
Saturday, May 11 – T.P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman, USAC East Coast Sprints – 6:30 pm
Tuesday, May 28 – THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES – Kubota High Limit 410 Sprint Car Series – $20,000 to win 410 Sprints, Vintage Cars – 7:30 pm (Rain date 5/29)
