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MACMILLAN OIL CO. OF ALLENTOWN MODIFIED & SPORTSMAN SHOW THIS SATURDAY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The busy month of June race schedule continues with two big nights of action this week at Grandview Speedway.
The week kicks off with the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series featuring the USAC National Sprint Eastern Storm Jesse Hockett Classic this Tuesday, June 16, as the non-wing Sprints of USAC will be joined by Grandview’s own NASCAR Modifieds in a two-division program starting at 7:30 pm.
This racing program will include time trials (7 pm) and qualifying events for the USAC Sprints leading up to the 40-lap feature event that pays $6000 to win. The program also includes the 358 Modifieds with qualifying events and a 30-lap $3000 to win feature that could pay an added $2000 bonus from Alpine Building Supply if the winning driver is a first time Thunder Series winner.
For the USAC Sprints, their entry list will include Kyle Cummins, defending Eastern Storm Champion Justin Grant, local favorite and former Grandview winner Briggs Danner, Mitchel Moles, four time Grandview winner Brady Bacon, Logan Seavey, Chase Stockon, Kevin Thomas Jr., Jake Swanson, C.J. Leary and “The Mad Man” Robert Ballou just to name a few of the drivers who will be chasing the victory in the 40 lap $6,000 to win Jesse Hockett Classic.
Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstands at 4:30 PM, one half-hour prior to general admission tickets going on sale and the main gate opening at 5 PM.
Adult grandstand tickets are $35, children 6 to 11 are $10 and children 5 and under will be admitted for free. Pit admission is $45 and a license is not required.
Grandview Speedway will then be presenting another NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts program on Saturday featuring the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment NASCAR Modifieds and Sportsman.
The show on Saturday, June 20 will be presented by MacMillan Oil Company of Allentown and will include qualifying events for both classes leading into a 30-lap T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modified feature and a 25-lap feature for the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman, as well as the Lown Down Entertainment one on one Match Races for the Sportsman division.
The evenings race sponsor Macmillan Oil Company of Allentown’s (MOCA) mission is to partner with your business, guaranteeing all service levels are supplied and maintained, so your organization can grow and perform at optimal levels. MOCA provides lubrication supplies for passenger cars, heavy duty trucks, hydraulic equipment, gear oils, transmission fluids, DEF, and countless other specialty products.
Macmillan Oil Company of Allentown is your local motor oil and industrial lubricant distributor servicing the greater Lehigh Valley area for almost 100 years. You can visit their website at www.MOCAoils.com or give them a call at 1-800-395-4oil.
Macmillan Oil Company of Allentown will be set up inside the main gate grandstand entrance to greet fans upon their arrival, handing out t-shirts to early arriving fans, as well as having a display set up in the pit area to greet all drivers and race teams with driver giveaway packages as they did last year.
Pit gates will open at 4 pm, with grandstand gates opening at 5:30 pm, warm-ups starting at 6:15 pm, and the first race of the evening getting the green flag at 7:30 pm.
Adult grandstand admission is $20, students 10-15 with ID are $10, while children ages 9 and under are admitted free of charge. Pit admission is $35 for NASCAR members and $45 for non-members.
This past Saturday night Tim Buckwalter scored the win in the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modified feature for his first victory of the season, vaulting him up to seventh in the current point standings, while Eddie Strada started last in the main event and finished eleventh picking up the Hard Charger bonus, and still holds the number one spot in the point standings.
Logan Watt scored a solid fourth place feature run and sits second in points, with Jeff Strunk finishing a close second to Buckwalter in the feature and sits third in points, while Jared Umbenhauer had a good night with a third place feature finish and sits fourth in points, while Rick Laubach scored a ninth place feature run and holds down the fifth spot in the current point standings.
The top fifteen in T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modified points are 1. Eddie Strada – 2045, 2. Logan Watt – 1925, 3. Jeff Strunk – 1912, 4. Jared Umbenhauer – 1807, 5. Rick Laubach – 1734, 6. Anthony Perrego – 1644, 7. Tim Buckwalter – 1637, 8. Ryan Watt – 1608, 9. Mike Gular – 1595, 10. Louden Reimert – 1498, 11. Craig Von Dohren – 1388, 12. Duane Howard – 1347, 13. Brett Kressley – 1127, 14. Matt Yoder – 1011, 15. Cody Manmiller – 1005.
The T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman feature last Saturday night saw Decker Swinehart score his first win of the year, while Joe Toth scored a tenth-place feature run to maintain the top spot in the current standings.
Jimmy Leiby picked up the Hard Charger award in the feature going from twenty-sixth to ninth and moved to second in points, while Colin Cox recovered from being involved in an early race mishap to finish fourteenth and holds down third in points, while Addison Meitzler also recovered from the early race mishaps to score an eleventh place feature run and now sits fourth in points, while Matthew Laubach had a bad night getting knocked out of the main event early, but still holds down the fifth position in the current point standings.
The top fifteen in T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman points are 1. Joe Toth – 1557, 2. Jimmy Leiby – 1487, 3. Colin Cox – 1461, 4. Addison Meitzler – 1400, 5. Matthew Laubach -1324, 6. Jesse Landis – 1077, 7. Teague Miller – 1076, 8. Brad Brightbill – 1068, 9. Brett Grim – 1019, 10. Joey Vaccaro – 1009, 11. Brett Gilmore – 1003, 12. Gavyn Krupp – 998, 13. Chase Gular – 980, 13. Nick Van Wickle – 980, 15. Adrianna Delliponti – 948.
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 September, 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 –
Tuesday, June 16 – THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES –JESSE HOCKETT CLASSIC EASTERN STORM – USAC National Sprint Tour, 358 Modifieds* – 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 20 – MACMILLAN OIL COMPANY OF ALLENTOWN NIGHT – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds & Sportsman, LDE Sportsman Match Races, TRIVIA NIGHT – 7:30 pm.
Saturday, June 27 – A.D. MOYER LUMBER COMPANY NIGHT – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds & Sportsman, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage – 7:30 pm
Tuesday, June 30 – THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES – PA POSSE 410 SPRINT CAR SERIES – PA 410 Sprint Car Speed Week – $10,000 to win 410 Sprints, 358 Modifieds* – 7:30 pm
