And don’t forget the Sprints and Sportsman racing action
on Friday night
BECHTELSVILLE, PA September
13, 2017 . . . Most are talking about the $30,000 to win 47th Annual
Freedom 76 Classic In Honor of Bruce Rogers featuring many of the top names in
dirt track Modified stock car racing at Grandview Speedway on Saturday, September 16th at 7 p.m.
The latest top talents to enter the Classic are Jimmy
Horton, recently declared Modified champion at Orange County Speedway, and
Stewart Friesen who has been racing in the NASCAR Truck Series along with
winning in dirt track Modifieds. Friesen is a past winner of the Freedom 76.
2017 Grandview NASCAR Sportsman champion Brian Hirthler will be moving up to
the Modifieds to challenge for the big win.
However there is actually two nights of racing excitement
going on as the Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series 305 Sprints are featured in
doubleheader action on Friday night along with the Freedom 38’er
Sportsman race paying $1500 to win.
The hard-charging Sprinters known for their action racing
on the one-third-mile, banked clay track and the exciting Sportsman stock cars
will get fans warmed up for the great racing action they will see on Saturday
night with the Modified stock cars. Rick Stief leads Tommy Carberry by just 2
points in the MASS point standings. And Modified racers planning to be part of
the Saturday action are welcome to run some practice
laps.
Adult admission for the Friday
night show is just $12 with youngsters 6 thru 11 paying $5 and kids under six
being admitted free. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing starting at 7 p.m.
Fans are reminded that advance tickets for the Saturday Freedom 76 will be on sale Friday for $35 while on race day the tickets will be $40 for adults, $10 for
youngsters 6 thru 11 and under 6 are admitted free. Pit passes on Saturday will
run $45 and no license is required.
The 47th Annual Freedom 76 will include a full
series of qualifying heat races. Pioneer Metal Roofing is sponsoring the $1000
to win Cash Dash. The Schafer Racing Minuteman 20, offering the last
opportunities to make the starting field for the Freedom 76, is the final event
before the $30,000 to win Classic.
Ticket windows open at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday with advance ticket holders allowed to
enter at 3 p.m.
Full details on parking, camping, tickets, etc. can be
found at www.grandviewspeedway.com
click on Freedom 76.
Grandview Speedway is located on Passmore Road, just off
Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown in Bechtelsville, PA. Telephone 610.754.7688 and stay informed on Facebook.
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