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BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Grandview Speedway is prepared to return to action with two nights of racing this Friday and Saturday night.
Action starts on Friday, June 12, with a double program for the Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Vintage cars which will be joined by the Xcel 600 Modifieds starting at 7 pm.
On Friday night pit gates will open at 2 pm, with grandstand gates opening at 5 pm. Grandstand admission is $10, children age 12 and under are admitted free, while pit admission is $35 Friday evening.
Then Saturday evening June 13 Grandview Speedway will host another two-division NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts program featuring the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment NASCAR Modifieds and Sportsman.
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.
In addition to the racing action this Saturday night, prior to the racing program will be the weekly meet and greet, presented by Low Down Entertainment and hosted by Brittany Huber and Jennifer Umbenhauer. This week’s drivers who will be on hand with their cars will be Joe and Mike Toth along with Jim Housworth.
The pre-race Meet and Greet is held in the main gate area from 5 to 6 pm and is a great time for fans to meet the drivers in person, collect some autographs, take photos, and talk racing with their favorite drivers before the night’s program gets underway. Also included in the Meet & Greet will be Little Miss Grandview Alaina Steigerwalt with crayons and coloring pages for the kids!
Saturday’s program will also be recorded and produced by ATVN-TV. The Astound TV Network (ATVN) will be recording the race events on Saturday, with the race event broadcast to be shown on a tape-delayed basis. The heat races will be a complete program shown on the following Tuesday night at 7:30 pm. The features will air the following Friday evening at 7 pm. with further replays to follow.
The Thunder on the Hill Racing Series is fast approaching next week with the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Series Eastern Storm Jesse Hockett Classic on 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 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 from Alpine Building Supply if the winning driver is a first time Thunder Series winner.
The popular Thunder on the Hill Advance ticket process is available for this event. Advance tickets may be ordered by calling 443 513 4456, be sure to provide your first and last name and the number of tickets you need. On race night, those who ordered advance tickets can go to the WILL CALL window at 4:30 PM to pay for and pick-up their tickets. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstands at 4:30 PM, one half-hour prior to general admission tickets going on sale at 5 PM.
Tuesday, June 16 will also feature a Low Down Entertainment Meet & Greet hosted by Kurt Bettler and Brittany Huber from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. The drivers who are scheduled to participate include Steven Drevicki, Olivia Thayer, Ronald Helmick, and Briggs Danner along with Miss USAC East Coast as well!
Next Saturday, June 20 will feature MacMillan Oil Company of Allentown night and include the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modified & Sportsman divisions in a full racing program of qualifying and feature race action plus The Low Down Throw Down Sportsman division match races.
The format for the Low Down Entertainment – Low Down Throw Down, will see the top seven in T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman points plus the three fastest cars timed through that evening’s hot lap session that are not in the top seven in points participating in the match races.
The overall winner will get a top prize of $500, plus additional prizes including an American Racer tire certificate, and a bottle of Inferno Armor.
Sponsors for the Low Down Throw Down include MB Roofing, Baer Den Farms, Stringers Collision Center, Hoffman Speed Supplies, Bear’s Inferno Armor, and American Racer.
So far this season there have been six different winners in the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modified division including Louden Reimert with two wins, Jared Umbenhauer, Duane Howard, Ryan Watt, Jeff Strunk, and Anthony Perrego who will be back again this Saturday night looking for another win.
Other top point drivers like Eddie Strada, Logan Watt, Rick Laubach, Ryan Watt, Brett Kressley, Tim Buckwalter, Mike Gular, and Craig Von Dohren along with over three dozen competitors will also be looking for a victory.
The T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman division has five different winners with Brad Brightbill scoring two wins on the season, with single winners this year including Bryce Bashore, Mike Toth, Mark Mohr, and Jesse Landis who will be back again Saturday night looking for another Grandview feature win.
Other top point drivers who will be in action looking for a win include Joe Toth, Colin Cox, Jimmy Leiby, Matthew Laubach, Addison Meitzler, Brett Gilmore, Teague Miller, Chase Gular, Jesse Landis, Ebby Ridge, TJ Mayberry, and Gavyn Krupp along with three dozen drivers who will be vying for the win this Saturday night.
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 –
Friday, June 12 – Outlaw Racing Series Enduro & Vintage, Xcel 600 Modifieds – 7 pm
Saturday, June 13 – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds & Sportsman – 7:30 pm
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
