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56th ANNUAL FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP IS AUGUST 8
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Grandview Speedway is ready to return to action with a special night for the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman this Saturday night.
For only the second time in track history, the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman division will be participating in a Twin 20-lap feature race program which also includes the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds with a 30-lap feature plus all of the qualifying action for both divisions leading up to the main events.
Last season during the first ever presentation of the Twin 20 program for the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman, Addison Meitzler and Jesse Landis put their names into the record books as the first time winners of the special race event.
This year the drivers will have an extra incentive during the twin feature program as a $500 bonus has been posted if one driver would be able to win both of the Twin 20-lap feature races!
The race program on Saturday, July 25, under the NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts banner, will see adult grandstand admission at $23, students 10-15 with ID will be $12, while children ages 9 and under are admitted free of charge. Pit admission is $35 for NASCAR members and $45 for non-members.
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.
This Saturday night prior to the racing program will be the Low Down Entertainment meet and greet hosted by Brittany Huber and Jennifer Umbenhauer. The drivers scheduled to participate this week are Louden Reimert, Bryan Rhoads and Brett Gilmore.
The pre-race Meet and Greet is held in the main gate area from 5-6 pm and is a great time for fans to meet the drivers up close, collect some autographs, take photos, and talk racing with their favorite drivers before the night’s program gets underway.
Low Down Entertainment is also organizing a Backpack Giveaway. This will take place on Saturday, August 15 during the Meet & Greet. Anyone wishing to donate supplies or make a monetary donation can do so by contacting one of the members of the LDE crew – Jennifer, Brittany, Bear, Joe or Jean or during one of the Meet & Greets leading up to August 15.
Saturday’s race 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.
Racing for Saturday, August 1 will see the rescheduled Low Down Entertainment Modified one-on-one match races along with a complete two-division program of T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds & Sportsman starting at 7:30 pm.
The mid-summer classic for the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds, the 56th annual Forrest Rogers Memorial will be in two weeks on Saturday, August 8, with the Modifieds running a 50-lap $10,000 to win Championship event, along with the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment sportsman starting at 7:30 pm.
Entering this Saturday night’s program there have been nine different winners in the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modified division with Louden Reimert leading with three feature wins, while Jeff Strunk has two (including a Thunder on the Hill series win), while Jared Umbenhauer, Duane Howard, Ryan Watt, Anthony Perrego, Tim Buckwalter, Billy Pauch Jr. (Thunder Series win) and Craig Von Dohren all have a single victory.
Top point drivers also in action on Saturday night include point leader Eddie Strada, Logan Watt, Rick Laubach, Mike Gular, Brett Kressley, and Jax Yohn along with over three dozen drivers looking to score a feature win.
The T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman division has seen eight different winners so far this season with Brad Brightbill leading with two wins, while Bryce Bashore, Mike Toth, Mark Mohr, Jesse Landis, Decker Swinehart, Johnny Fugelo, and Firecracker 40 winner Brett Gilmore all have one feature victory.
Other top point drivers who will be looking for the race win on Saturday include point leader Colin Cox, Addison Meitzler, Joe Toth, Jimmy Leiby, Matthew Laubach, Brett Grim, Joey Vaccaro, Teague Miller, Dakota Kohler along with over three dozen drivers looking for a Grandview feature win.
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 –
Saturday, July 25 – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds, T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman TWIN 20-LAP FEATURES – 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 1 – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds & Sportsman, LDE Modified Match races – 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 8 – 56th annual FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds 50-laps $10,000 to WIN, T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman – 7:30 pm (Rain date 8/15)
Saturday, August 15 – T.P. TRAILERS & TRUCK EQUIPMENT NIGHT – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds & Sportsman, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage, KIDS MONEY SCRAMBLE, BACK TO THE 90’s NIGHT $10 GRANDSTAND ADMISSION – 7:30 pm
Friday, August 21 – Outlaw Racing Series Enduro & Vintage, Xcel 600 Modifieds – 7 pm
Saturday, August 22 – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds & Sportsman, TRIVIA NIGHT – 7:30 pm (Possible rain date if needed)
Saturday, August 29 – A.D. MOYER LUMBER COMPANY NIGHT – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds & Sportsman, Keystone Sport Compact Series – 7:30 pm
