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READING, PA February 20, 2026 . . . . . .. There is a storm heading to Pennsylvania and New Jersey when the 19th Annual USAC Amsoil Eastern Storm returns under the Levan Machine & Truck Equipment banner. 2026 will mark the second year that Levan Machine & Truck Equipment will hold the lead role as the Eastern Storm Series sponsor. Grandview Speedway will open the six race USAC Eastern Storm on Tuesday night, June 16 and continue through June 21 with the finale at Action Track USA.
In addition to the lucrative race night payoff, drivers who compete in the Eastern Storm will look for a slice of the Levan Machine & Truck Equipment $10,000 point fund with $5,000 going to the 2026 Eastern Storm Champion.
Six events are already in the books for USAC following their Winter Games in Florida. Logan Seavey and Jake Swanson won the first two race dates at Volusia, with USAC then moving to the Ocala Speedway. Trey Osborne, Seavey, Chase Stockon and Justin Grant were the Ocala winners.
Logan Seavey holds a three-point advantage in the season long point chase over Brady Bacon. Kyle Cummins, Jake Swanson and Chase Stockon make up the top five and rounding the top ten are Justin Grant, Kevin Thomas, Mitchel Moles, Trey Osborne and Briggs Danner.
Expect to hear and see Levan Machine & Truck Equipment involved at every event on the 19th Annual Amsoil USAC Eastern Storm schedule. Levan Machine & Truck Equipment is a full-service CNC machine shop and work truck upfitter located just outside Reading, PA.
The Levan Machine & Truck Equipment Eastern Storm opens at Grandview Tuesday night, June 16 as part of the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series, also sponsored by Levan Machine & Truck Equipment. The Eastern Storm will move to the Bridgeport Speedway on Wednesday night, June 17 followed by the Big Diamond Raceway Thursday night, June 18, Williams Grove Friday night, June 19, Port Royal Speedway Saturday night, June 20 and the Series will close at the Action Track USA on Sunday night, June 21.
Since 1936, Levan Machine & Truck Equipment has been your one-stop-shop for custom repair and production machining, driveline services, and they are known throughout the East Coast for servicing commercial and fleet customers with custom work truck builds. They are also your go-to for all your CTech needs! Additionally, Levan Machine and Truck Equipment offers general truck repair and maintenance to help you keep your commercial fleet in top condition throughout your busy work schedule. For more information on Levan Machine and Truck Equipment of Fleetwood, PA please visit their website at: www.levanmachine.com
The birth of the Eastern Storm began at Grandview Speedway, a brainchild of Track Owner Bruce Rogers and Special events organizer Bob Miller. Miller met with USAC at the Lawrenceburg Speedway to offer the idea of bringing USAC back East. The Berks County tradition of USAC racing goes back to 1956 when Oley, PA driver Tommy Hinnershitz won the inaugural USAC event at the Reading Fairgrounds. Hinnershitz won the USAC event again in 1957 and 1958.
The USAC history at Reading continued until 1979 when the track closed. The roster of USAC winners at Reading is legendary and to name just a few who join Hinnershitz on the win list include A.J. Foyt, Johnny Thomson, Eddie Sachs, Jim Hurtibise, Roger McCluskey, Bobby Unser, Johnny Rutherford, Red Riegel, Greg Weld, Bruce Walkup, Larry Dickson, Gary Bettenhausen, Toby Tobias, Pancho Carter, Larry “Boom Boom” Cannon, Lee Osborne and Ronnie Shuman. Paul Pitzer won the USAC finale at Reading in 1979.
Twenty-eight years later, the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series re-introduced USAC non-wing sprint car racing to Berks and other surrounding counties with the birth of the USAC Eastern Storm in 2007. The Series opened at the one-third mile Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA. The USAC Eastern Storm has been growing in this area ever since that first race.
Tuesday, June 16 Grandview Jesse Hockett Classic Thunder on the Hill with 358 Modifieds 7:30 PM
Wed, June 17 Bridgeport Motorsports Park USAC Sprints & URC Sprints Pits open 3, Warm-ups 6:30 PM
Thursday, June 18 Big Diamond USAC Sprints & Modifieds Gates open 4 PM Warm ups 6:45 PM
Friday, June 19 Williams Grove USAC Sprints & 410 Sprints Gates open 5:30 PM, Racing 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 20 Port Royal Speedway USAC Sprints, Silver Crown & 410 Sprints Gates open 4, Warmups 6 PM
Sunday, June 21 Action Track USA USAC Sprints & 600 Wingless Sprint Pits open 3, Warm-ups 6:30 PM
Grandview Speedway
43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Phone: 443-513-4456
www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
Bridgeport Motorsports Park
83 Flood Gate Rd, Swedesboro, NJ 08085
Phone 856 467 4407
www.bridgeportmotorsportspark.com
Big Diamond Speedway
392 Forest Ln, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone 570 294 7715
Cell 570 617 6737
Williams Grove Speedway
1 Speedway Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
717 697 5000
Port Royal Speedway
308 W Eighth St Port Royal, PA 17082
717 527 2303
Action Track USA
144 N Whiteoak St Kutztown, PA 19530
717 866 7450
