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KUBOTA HIGH LIMIT 410 SPRINTS SET FOR THUNDER ON THE HILL TUESDAY – MAY 20
BRIAN HIRTHLER & COLIN COX ARE EARLY SEASON GRANDVIEW POINT LEADERS
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Following an exciting and successful season opening event last Saturday night, Grandview Speedway will be returning with two-days of action this coming weekend.
The weekend activity begins on Friday, April 25, and will feature the Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Outlaw Racing Series Vintage Cars in action along with the Slingshots starting at 7 pm. Pit gates open at 2 pm, with grandstand gates opening at 6 pm. Grandstand admission will be $10, with children ages 12 and under admitted for free. Pit admission is $30 for the Friday event.
Then Saturday, April 26 the race program will be a double-header for the T.P. Trailer Modifieds and the T. P. Truck Equipment Sportsman, which includes qualifying events for both divisions leading up to the 30-lap T.P. Trailer Modified and 25-lap T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman feature events.
The Saturday, April 26 program will also see the first of the monthly fan participation Trivia nights, where questions about Grandview Speedway racing will be asked, and fans will be able to win some cool prizes, race tickets for future programs, or gift cards.
Pit gates will open at 3 pm, grandstand gates open at 4 pm, warmups are at 5 pm, and racing starts at 6 pm.
Grandstand admission for Adults is $20, Students ages 10-15 with ID are $10, while ages 9 and under are admitted free of charge. Pit admission is $35 with a license and $45 without a license.
The following week on Saturday, May 3, racing will be sponsored by PWD Lubricants of Warminster, Pa. and will feature the first three-division show of the year, as the T.P. Trailer Modifieds and T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman will be joined by the Pro 4 Racing Series Four Cylinder Stock Cars starting at 6:30 pm.
PWD Lubricants has been a family owned business for over 90 years. They carry Kendall, Coastal, Penn Grade 1 and Liqui Moly brands, meeting all of your lubricant needs. You can visit them at pwdlubricants.com or like them on Facebook.
Fast approaching on the Grandview calendar is the first Thunder on the Hill race program on Tuesday, May 20, as Levan Machine & Truck Equipment presents the Rich Mar Florist Kubota High Limit 410 Sprints for the third time in track history.
This event will see the Rich Mar Florist Kubota High Limit 410 Sprints in the Roto-Rooter Mid-Week Series. The program includes Time Trials, and qualifying events leading up to the 35-lap feature event that pays $20,000 to win and $1500 to start the main event. The program also includes the Alpine Building Supply Vintage Cars in action with two 12-lap feature events.
Advance tickets for the May 20 event are available at TicketHoss.com. Advance ticket holders get to enter the grandstand at 4:30 pm, followed by general admission tickets going on sale and main gates opening at 5 pm. Time trials start at 7 pm, with the show set to start at 7:30 pm. A rain date of Wednesday, May 21 is in place if needed.
This past Saturday night the twice delayed VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker Season Opener was successfully put into the record books, with Brian Hirthler scoring the huge win and $7500 payday after a battle with Mike Gular for the feature race win.
It was the first Saturday night NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series T.P. Trailer Modified win of Hirthler’s career for the all-time leader in feature wins at the track in the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman division, however Hirthler did win one previous Modified feature during a Thunder on the Hill Series race program at the track.
Hirthler and Gular were followed to the finish in the 50-lap season opening race by Brett Kressley, Logan Watt and Jared Umbenhauer, so these drivers are the top five in the track point standings for the T.P. Trailer Modified division after one week of competition.
The following are the current top ten drivers in the T.P. Trailer Modified point standings – 1. Brian HIrthler – 306, 2. Mike Gular – 299, 3. Brett Kressley – 289, 4. Logan Watt – 280, 5. Jared Umbenhauer – 268, 6. Craig Von Dohren – 256, 7. Danny Bouc – 240, 8. Ryan Godown – 237, 9. Louden Reimert – 220, 9. Jeff Strunk – 220.
The T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman season opener saw a great battle for the entire second half of the feature between two drivers who were looking for their first Grandview Speedway checkered flag, with Colin Cox scoring the feature win after the back and forth lead exchange with Adrianna Delliponti in a thrilling main event.
Cox and Delliponti were followed to the finish by Gavyn Krupp, Nathan Mohr and Kenny Gilmore, who are all now the early season leaders in the chase for the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman point title.
The following are the current top ten drivers in the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman point standings – 1. Colin Cox – 309, 2. Adrianna Dellipontri – 300, 3. Gavyn Krupp- 289, 4. Nathan Mohr – 278, 5. Kenny Gilmore – 270, 6. Dylan Swinehart – 258, 7. Joey Vaccaro – 250, 8. Mike Stofflet – 236, 9. Jimmy Leiby – 220, 9. Colton Perry – 220.
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:
Friday, April 25– Outlaw Racing Series Enduro, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage, Slingshots – 7 pm
Saturday, April 26 – T.P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman, TRIVIA NIGHT – 6 pm
Saturday, May 3 – PWD LUBRICANTS NIGHT – T.P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman, Pro 4 Racing Series – 6:30 pm
Friday, May 9 – Outlaw Racing Series Enduro, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage, Xcel 600 Modifieds – 7 pm
Saturday, May 10 – T.P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman – 6:30 pm
Saturday, May 17 – T.P. Trailer Modifieds, T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman – 6:30 pm
Tuesday, May 20 – THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES – Levan Machine & Truck Equipment presents the Rich Mar Florist Kubota High Limit 410 Sprint Car Series – $20,000 to win 410 Sprints – 7:30 pm (Rain date 5/21)
