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VP RACING FUELS BRUCE ROGERS MEMORIAL MONEY MAKER TO KICK OFF GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY 63rd ANNIVERSARY SEASON OF RACING APRIL 5
BIG BLOCK/SMALL BLOCK MODIFIEDS RACE 50 LAPS FOR $7500 TO WIN/$1000 TO START
ON TRACK ACTION GETS ROLLING WITH ENDURO MARCH 22 & OPEN PRACTICE MARCH 29
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The 63rd anniversary season of professional auto racing at Grandview Speedway, will officially begin on Saturday, April 5 with the running of the VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker.
However, before that huge event starts the new season, two days of on-track activities have been planned to kick-start the new campaign.
Saturday, March 22 will see the first of the monthly Outlaw Racing Series Enduro & Vintage double programs being run starting at 12 Noon, with a weather date of Sunday, March 23.
Saturday, March 29 will be the traditional free-to-the-public practice session open to all racing divisions. Drivers will have the opportunity to test their reworked or brand-new equipment for the new season before competition officially begins. Race fans will have the chance to come out and see their favorite drivers for the first time and check out some of the new cars the drivers will have on hand for the new season.
Pit gates will open at 10 am, the practice session will start at 12 noon and run until about 5 pm. Admission to the pit area is $35, no license is required, grandstand admission for spectators is free and as always track concessions will be open.
Also on March 29, fans who purchased season passes will be able to come to the track and select their seats for the new season starting at 10 am.
There is still time to purchase a Grandview season pass, covering all Saturday night events, from the VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial through to the Freedom 38 Sportsman and Freedom 76 Modified championship races in September. The season pass does not include the Rogers Family/Bob Miller promoted Thunder on the Hill special events, or the Outlaw Enduro/Vintage race events.
Season passes, priced at $400 per pass, can be ordered by sending a check or money order to Grandview Speedway, 87 Wilt Road, Bechtelsville, Pa. 19505. If ordering a pass for someone else, please make note of that with your request please. To speed up the delivery process, please send along a self-addressed stamped envelope. Season passes can also be purchased at the track on Practice Day, March 29.
The 2025 season will officially begin on Saturday, April 5 with the VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker which is open to both Big and Small Block Modified competitors. The race will be 50-laps, paying a cool $7500 to win as well as $1000 to take the green flag in the main event!
Race time on Opening Night is 6 pm, Pit gates open at 1 pm, Grandstand gates open at 4 pm, the Drivers meeting is at 4 pm. followed by the draw for position, then warm-ups at 5 pm.
Grandstand admission for Adults is $30, Students ages 10-15 with ID are $20, while ages 9 and under are admitted free of charge. Pit admission is $40 with a license and $45 without a license.
The T.P. Truck Equipment 602 Sportsman will also begin their season on the Opening Night program in a full show which includes qualifying events and a 25-lap feature race.
Grandview Speedway management is reminding all competitors that the Opening Night program will be sanctioned by NASCAR and will be the first point race of the new campaign for both the T.P. Trailer Modified and T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman divisions toward both the track and NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Championships.
For the Bruce Rogers Memorial event, all drivers are welcome to compete as in years past, and if any driver is not a track regular, the Speedway will cover the cost of the $25 temporary NASCAR license for the driver for this one night of competition.
There is no entry fee for this special event, however drivers are encouraged to pre-enter by calling or texting 484.256.4375, providing the driver’s name, contact information and phone number. Drivers are also reminded to visit the speedway website at www.grandviewspeedway.com and click on the rules/forms tab, then print and fill out a W-9 form and bring it with them to the track on Opening Night. The W-9 form must be provided to the pit office to be eligible for drivers to draw for heat race starting spots and to receive any earnings for the night.
Information on car rules (tires, weights, and pan hard bar specs. etc.) are listed for the VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker on the speedway website at www.grandviewspeedway.com under the Bruce Rogers Memorial tab.
Saturday, April 12 is set aside as a rain date if needed for the opener. However, if not needed, then it will be a two-division program for the T.P. Trailer 358 Modifieds and T.P. Truck Equipment 602 Sportsman under the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series banner.
Once again as was the case the last several seasons, there will not be a fuel truck at the speedway on a weekly basis, so race teams need to plan accordingly.
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, March 22 – Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Outlaw Racing Series Vintage – 12 pm (Rain date 3/23)
Saturday, March 29 – FREE-to-the-Public Open Practice – All Divisions – 12 Noon
Saturday, April 5 – 63rd Anniversary Season Opener – 8thAnnual VP Racing Fuels BRUCE ROGERS MEMORIAL MONEY MAKER – Big Block/Small Block Modifieds 50-Laps, Sportsman – 6 pm
Saturday, April 12 – Modifieds, Sportsman – 6 pm (Bruce Rogers Memorial Rain date)
Saturday, April 19 – `Modifieds, Sportsman – 6 pm
