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55th ANNUAL GRANDVIEW FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER COULD EARN A POSSIBLE $32,063 FOR THE VICTORY
FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER COULD WALK HOME WITH $3063, FANS FOR FIVE FRIDAY $5 GRANDSTAND ADMISSION
DUANE HOWARD & COLIN COX ARE CROWNED 2025 GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY TRACK CHAMPIONS
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The 63rd anniversary season of auto racing action at Grandview Speedway moves into the final weekend of competition for Modified and Sportsman competitors, and it is the biggest weekend of the season with the running of the 55th annual Freedom 76!
The Freedom 76 weekend begins on Friday, September 19 with the 12th annual Freedom 38 Sportsman Championship. The race program will follow the Freedom 76 race format with qualifying heats, consolations, Roy Miller II of Keller Williams Real Estate $500 to win cash dash, the Patriot 20, all leading up to the 38-lap Championship feature event, plus practice time for 358 Modified drivers wishing to participate in the Freedom 76.
The T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman have officially received a name for their 20-lap last chance qualifier prior to the Freedom 38. In keeping with the late Promoter Bruce Rogers theme of the Freedom 76 and our initial US independence in naming the T.P. Trailer Modified last chance qualifier the “Minuteman 20”, the Sportsman last chance race will follow the same theme with the “Patriot 20”.
Racers are reminded that the Freedom 38 is open to regular Sportsman division drivers only, drivers who compete regularly in Modified division competition are not eligible to compete.
Friday’s program will be known as Fans for Five Friday as the grandstand admission is just $5, while children ages 9 and under will be free of charge.
On Friday, pit gates open at 3 pm, with grandstand gates opening at 5:30 pm, drivers meeting at 5:30 pm, with the pill draw following the drivers meeting. Warmups are at 6:15 pm, and racing will start at 7:30 pm. Pit admission on Friday is $40, and no license is required. There is no rain date for the Friday event.
Saturday, September 20, will feature the 55th annual Freedom 76 for the T.P. Trailer 358 Modifieds. The program includes qualifying heats, consolations, GT Radiator Repair $1000 to win cash dash, and the Schaeffer’s Motorsports Minuteman 20, all leading up to the 76-lap Championship main event.
SDS Photography will be having an autograph session with 2025 Track Champions Duane Howard and Colin Cox along with Miss Grandview Katelyn Smith starting at 3 pm, next to the photo stand when the grandstand gates open on Saturday afternoon.
On Saturday pit gates open at 9 am, for car inspections, fans will be able to enter the Grandstand areas between 9 am, and 12 Noon to reserve seats with blankets, with grandstand ticket windows opening at 3 pm. Pill draw for position is at 4:30 pm, with the drivers meeting at 5 pm, warm-ups are at 6 pm, with racing starting at 7 pm.
Adult Grandstand tickets on Saturday will be $40, students 10-15 with ID are $20, while children ages 9 and under are admitted free of charge. Pit admission will be $45, and no license is required. There will be no advanced tickets sold for this event, and the rain date is Saturday, September 27.
Drivers are reminded that rules and procedures as well as entry forms for the 55th annual Freedom 76 are available on the Grandview Speedway website at www.grandviewspeedway.com under the Freedom 76 tab.
For the Freedom 76 & Freedom 38, the tire rules for the event are as follows, American Racer tires, 48 or 50 on the right rear, and it must be the Grandview Speedway tread pattern. Drivers are reminded that all cars must be using the RIGHT SIDE pan hard bar suspension set up. All Grandview engine and body rules apply, please check the website for details or any questions please call Cliff Quinn 484-357-2587 or Ed Scott 610-298-2408.
All race teams are reminded that, as has been the case all season, there is no fuel truck on site so plan accordingly. American Racer tires will be available at the racetrack this weekend.
Last season over seventy drivers competed in the Freedom 76 along with over 60 drivers competing in the Freedom 38, and this year’s event should see the Grandview regulars battle it out with a whole host of invaders for the big championship prizes. For the latest updates, check in with the Grandview Speedway Facebook page.
With Grandview Speedway being a member of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, drivers who will be competing in this weekend’s T.P. Trailer Modified Freedom 76 and T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman Freedom 38 will be racing for bonus money courtesy of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.
On Saturday, September 20 the winner of the Freedom 76 for T.P. Trailer Modifieds will receive a $1000 bonus from the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series increasing the winner’s take to a cool $31,063, and if the driver competed in all the Saturday NASCAR point races at the track this season, an additional bonus of $1000 will be awarded, making it possible for a driver to win $32,063 in this year’s Freedom 76!
On Friday September 19 the winner of the Freedom 38 for T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman will receive a $500 bonus from the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series increasing the winner’s share to $2563, and if the driver competed in all the Saturday NASCAR point races at the track this season, an additional $500 bonus will be awarded, making for a possible $3063 to win the Freedom 38!
Additional bonuses just added from Rick’s Towing & Hauling are a Hard Luck Award of $200 to both the Freedom 76 and Freedom 38 features, going to the first car on the hook in the main event.
Stringer’s Collision Center has also posted $50 to all heat race winners for the T.P. Truck Equipment Freedom 38er.
Joe Shimanski Taxidermy has also posted a $100 Hard Charger for the Freedom 76, give him a call at 570-269-8539 for information and services.
As has been a tradition for many seasons, lap money will be paid to the drivers leading the laps in the T.P. Trailer Modified Freedom 76, with all of the laps being sold and some more than once for this year’s big race. To date the lap money total is $3972! The list will be posted on social media once again and read at the track over the PA system on championship race weekend.
For the first time ever lap money will be paid to the lap leaders in the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman Freedom 38 championship race, with the total lap money to date standing at $1192. THANK YOU to everyone for sponsoring the lap prize money once again this season!
Several extra bonuses are also available for the weekend – FREEDOM 76 –
FREEDOM 76 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS – $1000 – From NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series
FREEDOM 76 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS – $1000 – From NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series if winner has competed in all Saturday NASCAR point races at Grandview Speedway during 2025 racing season.
ERNIE SAXTON MODIFIED HARD CHARGER – $100 per spot gained with a minimum of $1063 – From Bobby Gunther Walsh and all of his sponsors who have contributed to the Hard Charger Award in memory of Ernie Saxton, with special thanks to Res Q Natural Supplements, Just Born Quality Confections makers of Mike & Ikes and Hot Tamales candies and those Marshmallow Peeps. The driver advancing the most positions in the Freedom 76 from their scheduled starting spot to their finishing position will receive the Hard Charger Award.
JOE SHIMANSKI TAXIDERMY HARD CHARGER – $100 – From Joe Shimanski Taxidermy, give him a call at 570-269-8539 for information and services.
FREEDOM 76 CASH DASH – $1000 – For Freedom 76 heat winners sponsored byGT Radiator Repairs of Ambler, Pa. paying $1000 to the winner for the T.P. Trailer Modifieds. GT Radiator Repairs won a best in service award from NAPA and can be reached at 215.628.3729 or on the web at www.gtradiators.com .
FREEDOM 76 CUSTOM WINNER’S JACKET – From Bob Hilbert Sportswear at www.bobhilbert.com
FREEDOM 76 ‘LITTLE PECKER OF THE RACE’ – $250 – To the last car running on the lead lap at the end of the feature from Little Pecker Landscaping who can be reached by phone at 484.663.3784 or on the web at www.littlepeckerlandscaping.com
TRACK OFFICIALS MODIFIED NON-QUALIFIER AWARD – $225 – Free Engine re-sealing for 2026 season to the first driver to just miss qualifying for and does not make the Freedom 76
RICK’S TOWING & HAULING FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED HARD LUCK AWARD – $200 – Awarded to the first car going on the hook in the Freedom 76 feature
FREEDOM 38 –
FREEDOM 38 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS – $500 – From NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series
FREEDOM 38 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS – $500 – From NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series if winner has competed in all Saturday NASCAR point races at Grandview Speedway during 2025 racing season.
FREEDOM 38 CASH DASH – $500 – For Freedom 38 heat winners sponsored by Roy Miller II of Keller Williams Real Estate – Call for more information at 610.435.1800 or 484.764.5180 or email RMiller2@KW.com
FREEDOM 38 HARD CHARGER – $100 – From Yocom Drywall – Since 1987 Yocom Drywall has provided custom drywall needs including new construction, water damage, plaster repair and everything in between. Call Jason at 610.780.1365 from Yocom Drywall
ERNIE SAXTON SPORTSMAN HARD CHARGER – $512 – From Bobby Gunther Walsh and all of his sponsors who have contributed to the Hard Charger Award in memory of Ernie Saxton, with special thanks to Res Q Natural Supplements, Just Born Quality Confections makers of Mike & Ikes and Hot Tamales candies and those Marshmallow Peeps. The driver advancing the most positions in the Freedom 38 from their scheduled starting spot to their finishing position will receive the Hard Charger Award.
RICK’S TOWING & HAULING FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN HARD LUCK AWARD – $200 – Awarded to the first car going on the hook in the Freedom 38 feature
STRINGERS COLLISION CENTER HEAT WINNERS BONUS – $50 – To each Freedom 38 heat race winner
FREEDOM 38 CUSTOM WINNER’S JACKET – From Bob Hilbert Sportswear at www.bobhilbert.com
The total bonuses for the Freedom 76 so far are $5338 plus lap money bringing the overall total of extra money to $9310! The total in extra bonus money for the Freedom 38 stands at $4354! THANK YOU TO ALL!!!!
The 2025 Grandview Speedway track champions were determined this past Saturday night in another action packed night of racing, which included a first time feature winner and a first time point champion!
Ryan Watt picked up his second T.P. Trailer Modified win of the season in a thrilling feature that saw him take the lead with just two laps remaining from Ryan Graver, then hold off a late charge from his own son Logan to score the wildly exciting feature win.
Duane Howard was the T.P. Trailer Modified point leader entering the night’s action, and played it conservatively, scoring a fourteenth place finish, only the second time all season that Howard did not have a top ten finish, which was enough to secure his seventh career Grandview track championship. Another remarkable fact was that Howard did not qualify for the Opening Night feature race and received only 10 points for the evening, yet overcame the deficit to win the point title!
Louden Reimert charged from seventeenth on the starting grid to fourth at the finish, moving him into the second spot in the final point standings, while Mike Gular picked up an eighth place feature run to end the year third in points.
Jared Umbenhauer ended the night with a ninth place feature run giving him the fourth position in the points race, while Logan Watt’s second place feature run secured him the fifth position in the final point tabulations.
The final top ten in points for the T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds are 1. Duane Howard – 3801, 2. Louden Reimert – 3727, 3. Mike Gular – 3708, 4. Jared Umbenhauer – 3677, 5. Logan Watt – 3609, 6. Craig Von Dohren – 3390, 7. Eddie Strada – 3215, 8. Jeff Strunk – 3069, 9. Brett Kressley – 2955, 10. Ryan Watt – 2911.
Colin Cox picked up his first career Grandview Speedway point title in the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman division after having a strong run last Saturday night from fourteenth starting spot to second at the finish, becoming the ninth driver to win a T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman point title in the fourteenth season of the class at Grandview Speedway.
Mike Loney was the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman feature winner last Saturday, capturing his first ever Grandview win, and in the process became the twelfth different winner in the division this season.
Mike Schneck Jr. ended the night with a fifteenth place feature run and finished the year second in points, his best points finish ever at Grandview, while Kenny Gilmore finished in eighteenth position to finish the season third in points.
Brett Gilmore ended the night in fourteenth spot in the feature and finalized his position as fourth in the final point standings, while Gavyn Krupp scored a twelfth place feature run and picked up position five in the final point calculations.
The final top ten in T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman points are 1. Colin Cox – 4169, 2. Mike Schneck Jr. – 3157, 3. Kenny Gilmore – 3115, 4. Brett Gilmore – 2930, 5. Gavyn Krupp – 2877, 6. TJ Mayberry – 2854, 7. Dylan Swinehart – 2847, 8. Addison Meitzler – 2743, 9. Jesse Landis – 2549, 10. Teague Miller – 2548.
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, September 19 – 12th annual FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN CHAMPIONSHIP – T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman 38 laps, Modified Practice for Freedom 76 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 20 – 55th annual FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CLASSIC – Modifieds 76 laps – 7 pm (Rain date September 27)
Saturday, September 27 – TIM PAUCH MEMORIAL – Outlaw Racing Series Enduro, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage, Pro 4 Racing Series, Slingshots, Xcel 600 Modifieds, Halloween for the Kids – 5 pm (Rain date October 4)
