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HOWARD AND SHUEY TO REAP AWARDS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY AWARDS BANQUET



GILBERTSVILLE, PA November 11, 2010 . . . For the fourth time in his career Duane Howard will reap the benefits of winning the NASCAR Whelen All American Series Modified championship at Grandview Speedway when the 48th annual awards banquet is presented at the Gilbertsville, PA Fire Hall on Saturday, November 20th. Brian Shuey will be honored for winning his third NASCAR Whelen All American Series Late Model championship and his second in a row at the one-third-mile, banked clay oval.

It has been a while since Oley, PA native Duane Howard has won the title at Grandview. His was the titleholder in 1993, 1996 and last won the title in 1997. Driving for Blue Bell, PA businessman Chad Sinon the team put together a spectacular season that saw them take eight victories in the Saturday night NASCAR sanctioned racing action including a first time win in the rich Forrest Rogers Memorial Classic. The team never finished out of the top ten earning 6146 points to top perennial champion Jeff Strunk, an eight time champion, by more than 1000 points.

Howard becomes the first driver to win the title other than Strunk or Craig VonDohren since 1999 when Terry Meitzler was the champion. Howard and Sinon will take home more than $10,000 in track point fund money, NASCAR point money, the PA State Championship award and $5,000 for earning third in the Whelen All American Series National standings. Howard will reap additional honors at the NASCAR Whelen Awards Gala in Charlotte, NC early in December.

Strunk will be honored for his second place finish in the point standings followed by Ryan Godown, VonDohren and Mike Gular. Amazing is the fact that both Strunk and Gular were able to finish in the top five in the final standings without benefit of a feature win.

Brian Shuey of Shoemakersville, PA earned the third title of his career and did so with just one feature win in the Late Model division and that came on opening night of the 2010 season. Shuey drove the Charlotte and Dave Eyrich owned entry to a second straight title finishing with a 284 point edge over Randy Stoudt. Shuey also won the NASCAR Late Model title in 2007 and 2009.

Stoudt will be honored for his second place finish followed by Chuck Schutz, Ron Kline and Mike Kellner. Stoudt, Schutz and Kline are all past champions.

A variety of special awards will also be presented during the banquet which gets started with a home style dinner at 6 p.m. There will be awards for Rookie of the Year, Best Newcomer, Most Improved Driver and more in both divisions.

Following the awards ceremony there will be music for dancing and socializing.







FINAL NASCAR POINT STANDINGS FOR GRANDVIEW

NASCAR MODIFIEDS







1. Duane Howard, Oley, PA #4 6146********

2. Jeff Strunk, Bechtelsville, PA #41 5048

3. Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ, #357/27 4819*

4. Craig VonDohren, Oley, PA #1C 4796*******

5. Mike Gular, Green Lane, PA #53 4141

6. John Willman, Birdsboro, PA #74W 4095*

7. Doug Manmiller, Shoemakersville, PA #14/14M 3789

8. Terry Meitzler, Kutztown, PA #81 3599

9. Meme DeSantis, Temple, PA #88D 3489

10. Kevin Hirthler, Boyertown, PA #117 3434*

11. Billy Pauch Jr., French Town, NJ #11 3418

12. Jon Kellner Sr., Lansdale, PA #20 3196

13. Shawn Reimert, Oley, PA #58s 3099

14. Danny Erb, Boyertown, PA #44 2879

15. Ryan Grim, Laury’s Station, PA #17 2859

16. Jason Hamilton, Erwinna, PA #15 2770

17. Ray Swinehart, Perkiomenville, PA #33/29x 2699

18. Don Norris, Douglassville, PA #976 2698*

19. Kyle Follweiler, Slatington, PA #42 2299

20. Brad Missimer, Bechtelsville, PA #327 2281**

21. Addison Meitzler, Kutztown, PA #21 2218

22. Jordan Umbenhauer, Richland, PA #19 1979

23. Jarrad Miller, Barto, PA #917 1840

24. Ron Seltmann, Lower Pottsgrove, PA #R19 1754

25. Jon Kellner Jr., Lansdale, PA #67 1606

26. Keith Brightbill, Reading, PA #K2 1580

27. Troy Wink, Hamburg, PA #6/27 1528

28. A.J. DeSantis, Temple, PA #88X/14D 1507

29. Todd Marburger, Boyertown, PA 1477

30. Kevin Albert Jr., Lebanon, PA #333 1439





FINAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR LATE MODELS





1. Brian Shuey, Shoemakersville, PA #5 5355*

2. Randy Stoudt, Pottstown, PA #10/610/18 5071***

3. Chuck Schutz, Pottstown, PA #ONE 5032****

4. Ron Kline, Salford, PA #3 5004*****

5. Mike Kellner, Lansdale, PA #57 4640*****

6. Bill Henning, Lansdale, PA #80 4439

7. Rick Todorow, Quakertown, PA #93 4067

8. Danny Snyder, Green Lane, PA #4S 4064*

9. T. J. Mayberry, Sellersville, PA #27R 4041

10. Jonathan Favinger, Birdsboro, PA #18/10 3916

11. Nate Christman, Oley, PA #37 3877

12. John Giesler, Aston, PA #ZT1 3799

13. Wayne Pfeil Jr., Mohnton, PA #72 3563

14. D.D. Keely, Linfield, PA, #707/1DD 3225

15. Randall Paxton, Factoryville, PA #22R 3156

16. Kurt Spotts, Pennsburg, PA #70 3043

17. Doug Walton, Spring City, PA #02 2793

18. Dirk Rimrott, Phoenixville, PA #2D 2603

19. Kory Fleming, Milford, NJ #704 2594

20. Drew Weisser, Oley, PA #19 1748

21. George Marreno Jr. #93M 1559

22. Buddy Mertz, New Berlinville, PA #00 1452

23. Jamie Undercoffler, Pennsburg, PA #89 1445

24. Lou Egrie, Willow Grove, PA #X4 1241

25. John Landis, Pennsburg, PA #13L 1158

26. Ron Christman, # V 1066

27. Greg Hoffmaster, Pottstown, PA #69 897

28. Eric Kauffman, Reading, PA #07 636

29. Kyle Merkel, Gilbertsville, PA #117/00 609

30. Ronnie Krex, Harleysville, PA #9K 555

* denotes feature win



















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