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COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, July 23, 7:30 p.m. Hatfield Meats Night featuring NASCAR 358 Modifieds and Late Models. Pocono ticket promotion night.
Sunday, July 24, 1 p.m. Outlaw Slingshots (qualifying events and 20 lap feature race) plus NEETS Enduro events (The GranDuro 4) 150 lap Enduro for Big Cars (6 and 8 cylinders) and 150 lap Enduro for Small Cars (4 cylinders). Warm-ups at 12:30 p.m. Admission is $10
Saturday, July 30, 7:30 p.m. Pepsi/Bashore Trucking Challenge (one on one modified challenge races with winner getting $1,500). NASCAR 358 Modifieds and Late Models. Non-point race for the Modifieds.
Wednesday, August 3, 7:30 p.m. Thunder on the Hill Series (Bob Miller-Bruce Rogers promotion). Race of Champions Big Block Modifieds and Sportsman.
Saturday, August 6, 7:30 p.m. 3 STARZ Landscaping Night featuring the NASCAR 358 Modifieds, Late Models and Vince’s Towing Old Time Owners race (open to owners over 50).
Admission prices for regular Saturday night events are $14 for adults, youngsters 11 and under are admitted FREE. And there is always Free Parking on the speedway grounds.
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SHORT STORY
VONDOHREN GETS SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON IN 358 MODIFIEDS WHILE KLINE TAKES FOURTH LATE MODEL WIN AT GRANDVIEW
VONDOHREN GETS SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON IN 358 MODIFIEDS WHILE KLINE TAKES FOURTH LATE MODEL WIN AT GRANDVIEW
BECHTELSVILLE, PA July 17, 2011 . . . If you ask Craig VonDohren he will tell you his win was a gift on Saturday night. VonDohren was able to take his second NASCAR 358 Modified feature win of the season winning the 30-lap WNPV-1440AM Radio feature at Grandview Speedway after he inherited the lead from a very fast running Duane Howard when Howard and Mike Gular crashed while battling for the lead on the 21st lap in the second turn.
The 20-lap feature for Late Models saw Ron Kline lead all but the first two laps to gain his fourth win of the season.
Jon Kellner Jr. set the pace in the 358 Modified feature for the first 10 laps before Duane Howard came charging up from 14th starting spot to take the lead and started pulling away from the field. At 15 laps Mike Gular became a factor. At 21 laps Gular was able to challenge Howard on a caution restart and the two made contact in turn two with Howard ending up sitting in the infield giving the lead to Gular very briefly. However officials did not look kindly on Gular’s actions and sent him to the rear of the field giving the lead to VonDohren who lead the rest of the way. Second spot went to Doug Manmiller followed by Kevin Hirthler, Meme DeSantis and Jeff Strunk.
In the 20-lap main event for Late Models Steve Butler went to the front on the drop of the green and lead the first couple of laps. A couple of multi-car accidents slowed the pace of the program with Ron Kline going to the front on the third circuit and holding the top spot for the balance of the race. Challenger Chuck Schutz and leader Kline put on an exciting side by side battle for many of the feature laps with Schutz finishing second followed by Randy Stoudt, Danny Snyder and John Giesler.
Hatfield Quality Meats sponsors the Saturday, July 23rd doubleheader featuring the NASCAR 358 Modifieds and Late Models. It will be a Pocono Raceway ticket giveaway night. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m.
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FULL STORY
VONDOHREN GETS A GIFT WITH NASCAR 358 MODIFIED WIN AND KLINE WINS LATE MODEL FEATURE AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
The 20-lap feature for Late Models saw Ron Kline lead all but the first two laps to gain his fourth win of the season.
Jon Kellner Jr. set the pace in the 358 Modified feature for the first 10 laps before Duane Howard came charging up from 14th starting spot to take the lead and started pulling away from the field. At 15 laps Mike Gular became a factor. At 21 laps Gular was able to challenge Howard on a caution restart and the two made contact in turn two with Howard ending up sitting in the infield giving the lead to Gular very briefly. However officials did not look kindly on Gular’s actions and sent him to the rear of the field giving the lead to VonDohren who lead the rest of the way. Second spot went to Doug Manmiller followed by Kevin Hirthler, Meme DeSantis and Jeff Strunk.
In the 20-lap main event for Late Models Steve Butler went to the front on the drop of the green and lead the first couple of laps. A couple of multi-car accidents slowed the pace of the program with Ron Kline going to the front on the third circuit and holding the top spot for the balance of the race. Challenger Chuck Schutz and leader Kline put on an exciting side by side battle for many of the feature laps with Schutz finishing second followed by Randy Stoudt, Danny Snyder and John Giesler.
Hatfield Quality Meats sponsors the Saturday, July 23rd doubleheader featuring the NASCAR 358 Modifieds and Late Models. It will be a Pocono Raceway ticket giveaway night. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m.
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FULL STORY
VONDOHREN GETS A GIFT WITH NASCAR 358 MODIFIED WIN AND KLINE WINS LATE MODEL FEATURE AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA July 17, 2011 . . . “It was a gift,” said Craig VonDohren as he celebrated his win, his second of the season, in the 30-lap WNPV-1440 AM Radio Night NASCAR 358 Modified feature race at Grandview Speedway on Saturday night. “It was a shame for Duane (Howard). He was fast. The 53 spun him around. It was a good call by officials to put the 53 back. I got a gift here tonight. We have not been good here this season.”
VonDohren was referring to an accident on the 21st lap in the second turn as Gular tried to get under Howard who had lead the feature for several laps. The result was that Howard ended up sitting in the infield done for the night. Gular, who would have taken the lead, was sent to the back of the field by NASCAR officials and VonDohren was given the lead.
Ron Kline was able to wheel his V&M Towing/Harleysville Mattress No. 3 to victory in the 20-lap Late Model feature that had just five cars running at the finish. “We had a lot of luck here tonight,” said Kline as he and a young fan named Nicholas, celebrating a fifth birthday, celebrated his fourth win of the season. “Chuck (Schutz) is tough competition.”
Jon Kellner Jr. went to the front at the drop of the green for the 28 car 358 Modified starting field. Before the second lap could be completed a multi car accident in the second turn had eight time champion Jeff Strunk getting over on his side with the previous week’s feature winner Mike Laise involved along with Terry Meitzler and Jack Swain.
On the restart Shawn Reimert brought a caution as he came to a stop in turn two.
With the green back out Kellner Jr. continued to lead the pack while Duane Howard was charging up from his 14th starting spot. Addison Meitzler was giving Kellner quite a battle for the lead.
At ten laps Howard was able to take the lead after a caution that involved John Willman, Kyle Follweiler and Meitzler.
At the halfway mark Howard was in front with Mike Gular a distant second.
With 21 circuits of the one-third-mile, banked clay track in the record books Gular had closed up on the bumper of leader Howard and then tried to squeeze between Howard and the guard rail in turn two. The two made contact with Howard taking a wild spin and finishing up sitting in the infield waiting for help to the pits. Gular inherited the lead but only for a brief moment as NASCAR officials were quick to penalize Gular and send him to the rear of the field. Six time champion Craig VonDohren took the lead with his Pioneer Pole Buildings/Felty Farms No. 1c entry.
VonDohren was able to lead the rest of the laps with Doug Manmiller closing in the final laps.
Boyertown based VonDohren picked up $2,500 for his win while Man miller (Shoemakersville) finished second followed by Kevin Hirthler (Boyertown), Meme DeSantis (Temple) and Jeff Strunk (Bechtelsville) charging back from his first lap incident.
With Howard being credited with 18th, his worst finish in two seasons, Strunk took over the point lead that Howard had held since the start of the season in the chase for the NASCAR 358 Modified title. Strunk has 2990 points while Howard sits second with 2954.
Steve Butler set the early pace in the 20-lap Late Model feature. On the second circuit Kory Fleming had the lead but a second turn incident with Mike Kellner had the two making contact and Ron Kline ended up in front of the field.
Once in front Kline had his hands full as point leader Chuck Schutz worked the low groove, hugging the infield, and Kline taking the scenic route running the high groove.
With eight laps completed, the starting field had been cut to five as a result of a number of on track incidents.
The closing laps saw Kline and Schutz continue their battle with Kline (Salford) able to hold on for the win. Schutz (Pottstown) took a close second. Randy Stoudt (Pottstown) grabbed third followed by Dan Snyder (Green Lane) and John Giesler (Aston). Schutz continues to lead the Late Model point standings.
Earning wins in the Late Model qualifying heats, each eight laps, were Wayne Pfeil Jr. and Steve Butler. Victories in the 12-lap qualifiers for the 358 Modifieds went to Eric Biehn, Jeff Strunk, Chris Esposito and Mike Laise while wins in the two 10-lap consolation races for the Modifieds were shared by Craig VonDohren and Ray Swinehart.
The Cargo Trailer Sales gift certificates went to 10th place feature finishers Kyle Weiss in the 358 Modifieds and Steve Butler in the Late Models.
The Dan’s Deli Halfway Leader awards in each feature were presented to Duane Howard in the 358 Modified feature and Ron Kline in the Late Model feature.
The Salvage Transport Late Model Hard Charger award was earned by Danny Snyder while the Mike Kramer/Sponsors of Bobby Gunther Walsh Modified Hard Charger Award went to Craig VonDohren coming from 20th to first in the feature.
Christman’s Meat Market gave a $30 pit pass to Chuck Schutz.
NASCAR 358 Modifieds and Late Models are featured in a doubleheader show sponsored by Hatfield Quality Meats. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m.
Grandview Speedway, a NASCAR sanctioned one-third-mile, banked clay track, is located at 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA, just off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown. For race information telephone 610.754.7688 or check in at www.grandviewspeedway.com. For marketing information telephone Ernie Saxton at 215.752.7797 or email Esaxton144@aol.com.
VonDohren was referring to an accident on the 21st lap in the second turn as Gular tried to get under Howard who had lead the feature for several laps. The result was that Howard ended up sitting in the infield done for the night. Gular, who would have taken the lead, was sent to the back of the field by NASCAR officials and VonDohren was given the lead.
Ron Kline was able to wheel his V&M Towing/Harleysville Mattress No. 3 to victory in the 20-lap Late Model feature that had just five cars running at the finish. “We had a lot of luck here tonight,” said Kline as he and a young fan named Nicholas, celebrating a fifth birthday, celebrated his fourth win of the season. “Chuck (Schutz) is tough competition.”
Jon Kellner Jr. went to the front at the drop of the green for the 28 car 358 Modified starting field. Before the second lap could be completed a multi car accident in the second turn had eight time champion Jeff Strunk getting over on his side with the previous week’s feature winner Mike Laise involved along with Terry Meitzler and Jack Swain.
On the restart Shawn Reimert brought a caution as he came to a stop in turn two.
With the green back out Kellner Jr. continued to lead the pack while Duane Howard was charging up from his 14th starting spot. Addison Meitzler was giving Kellner quite a battle for the lead.
At ten laps Howard was able to take the lead after a caution that involved John Willman, Kyle Follweiler and Meitzler.
At the halfway mark Howard was in front with Mike Gular a distant second.
With 21 circuits of the one-third-mile, banked clay track in the record books Gular had closed up on the bumper of leader Howard and then tried to squeeze between Howard and the guard rail in turn two. The two made contact with Howard taking a wild spin and finishing up sitting in the infield waiting for help to the pits. Gular inherited the lead but only for a brief moment as NASCAR officials were quick to penalize Gular and send him to the rear of the field. Six time champion Craig VonDohren took the lead with his Pioneer Pole Buildings/Felty Farms No. 1c entry.
VonDohren was able to lead the rest of the laps with Doug Manmiller closing in the final laps.
Boyertown based VonDohren picked up $2,500 for his win while Man miller (Shoemakersville) finished second followed by Kevin Hirthler (Boyertown), Meme DeSantis (Temple) and Jeff Strunk (Bechtelsville) charging back from his first lap incident.
With Howard being credited with 18th, his worst finish in two seasons, Strunk took over the point lead that Howard had held since the start of the season in the chase for the NASCAR 358 Modified title. Strunk has 2990 points while Howard sits second with 2954.
Steve Butler set the early pace in the 20-lap Late Model feature. On the second circuit Kory Fleming had the lead but a second turn incident with Mike Kellner had the two making contact and Ron Kline ended up in front of the field.
Once in front Kline had his hands full as point leader Chuck Schutz worked the low groove, hugging the infield, and Kline taking the scenic route running the high groove.
With eight laps completed, the starting field had been cut to five as a result of a number of on track incidents.
The closing laps saw Kline and Schutz continue their battle with Kline (Salford) able to hold on for the win. Schutz (Pottstown) took a close second. Randy Stoudt (Pottstown) grabbed third followed by Dan Snyder (Green Lane) and John Giesler (Aston). Schutz continues to lead the Late Model point standings.
Earning wins in the Late Model qualifying heats, each eight laps, were Wayne Pfeil Jr. and Steve Butler. Victories in the 12-lap qualifiers for the 358 Modifieds went to Eric Biehn, Jeff Strunk, Chris Esposito and Mike Laise while wins in the two 10-lap consolation races for the Modifieds were shared by Craig VonDohren and Ray Swinehart.
The Cargo Trailer Sales gift certificates went to 10th place feature finishers Kyle Weiss in the 358 Modifieds and Steve Butler in the Late Models.
The Dan’s Deli Halfway Leader awards in each feature were presented to Duane Howard in the 358 Modified feature and Ron Kline in the Late Model feature.
The Salvage Transport Late Model Hard Charger award was earned by Danny Snyder while the Mike Kramer/Sponsors of Bobby Gunther Walsh Modified Hard Charger Award went to Craig VonDohren coming from 20th to first in the feature.
Christman’s Meat Market gave a $30 pit pass to Chuck Schutz.
NASCAR 358 Modifieds and Late Models are featured in a doubleheader show sponsored by Hatfield Quality Meats. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m.
Grandview Speedway, a NASCAR sanctioned one-third-mile, banked clay track, is located at 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA, just off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown. For race information telephone 610.754.7688 or check in at www.grandviewspeedway.com. For marketing information telephone Ernie Saxton at 215.752.7797 or email Esaxton144@aol.com.
WNPV-1440 AM RADIO NIGHT NASCAR WHELEN 358 MODIFIED FEATURE FINISH (30 LAPS): 1. Craig VonDohren 2. Doug Manmiller 3. Kevin Hirthler 4. Meme DeSantis 5. Jeff Strunk 6. Addison Meitzler 7. Ray Swinehart 8. Brad Missimer 9. Jordan Umbenhauer 10. Kyle Weiss 11. Mike Gular 12. Brad Grim 13. Jimmy Horton IV 14. Dan Waisempacher 15. Chris Esposito 16. John Willman 17. Eric Biehn (Balance of starting field did not finish) 18. Duane Howard 19. Jon Kellner Jr. 20. Kenny Gilmore 21. Kyle Follweiler 22. Danny Erb 23. Ron Seltman 24. Mike Laise 25. Terry Meitzler 26. Shawn Reimert 27. Jack Swain 28. Ryan Godown
WNPV-1440 AM RADIO NIGHT LATE MODEL FEATURE FINISH (20 LAPS): 1. Ron Kline 2. Chuck Schutz 3. Randy Stoudt 4. Danny Snyder 5. John Giesler (balance of starting field not running at the finish) 6. T.J. Mayberry 7. Rick Todorow 8. Wayne Pfeil Jr. 9. Dirk Rimrott 10. Steve Butler 11. Bill Lightcap 12. Kory Fleming 13. Mike Kellner 14. Drew Weisser 15. David Ogin 16. Jason Miller
UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR MODIFIEDS
AS OF JULY 16, 2011
1. Jeff Strunk, Bechtelsville, PA #357 2990*
2. Duane Howard, Oley, PA #4 2954****
3. Craig VonDohren, Oley, PA #1C 2822**
4 Doug Manmiller, Shoemakersville, PA #46 2201*
5. Mike Gular, Green Lane, PA #53 2156*
6. Kyle Weiss, Hamburg, PA #21K 2118
7. Kenny Gilmore, Kutztown, #14 1973
8. Meme DeSantis, Temple, PA #88D 1827
9. Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ, #R1 1823
10. Ray Swinehart, Perkiomenville, PA #33 1763
11. John Willman, Birdsboro, PA #74W 1697
12. Glenn Strunk, Bechtelsville, PA #41 1654
13. Nate Christman, Oley, PA #37 1557
14. Kevin Hirthler, Boyertown, PA #117 1551*
15. Brad Missimer, Bechtelsville, PA #327 1536
16. Kevin Albert, Lebanon, PA #3A 1523
17. Shawn Reimert, Oley, PA #58s 1332
18. Terry Meitzler, Kutztown, PA #81 1249
19. Danny Erb, Boyertown, PA #44 1223
20. Jordan Umbenhauer, Richland, PA #19 1210
21. Jimmy Horton IV, Neshanic Station, NJ #43 1197
22. Don Norris, Douglassville, PA #976 1193
23. Addison Meitzler, Kutztown, PA #2 1155
24. Jarrad Miller, Barto, PA #917 1144
25. Jack Swaim, Pilesgrove, NJ #42S 1087
26. Chris Esposito, Perkasie, PA #31 985
27. Kyle Follweiler, Slatington, PA #42 948
28. Ryan Grim, Laury’s Station, PA #17 934
29. Ron Seltmann, Lower Pottsgrove, PA #R19/33X 853
30. Jon Kellner Jr., Lansdale, PA #67 819
Other Feature Winners: Mike Laise (1)
UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR LATE MODELS
AS OF JULY 16, 2011
1. Chuck Schutz, Pottstown, PA #ONE 3485***
2. Danny Snyder, Green Lane, PA #4S 3252**
3. Ron Kline, Salford, PA #3 3074****
4. Randy Stoudt, Pottstown, PA #18R 2903**
5. Mike Kellner, Lansdale, PA #57 2821
6 Wayne Pfeil Jr., Mohnton, PA #72 2815
7. Rick Todorow, Quakertown, PA #93 2780
8. T. J. Mayberry, Sellersville, PA #27R 2561
9. John Giesler, Aston, PA #ZT1 2473
10. Jonathan Favinger, Birdsboro, PA #18/10 2336
11. Kory Fleming, Milford, NJ, #704 2155
12. Steve Butler, Quakertown, PA , #91 2039
13. Dave Ogin, Bechtelsville, PA #31 1890
14. Dirk Rimrott, Phoenixville, PA #92 1847
15. Doug Walton, Spring City, PA #02 1754
16. Bill Lightcap, #10 1605
17. Lou Egrie, Sr. Willow Grove, PA #V 1378
18. Brian Shuey, Shoemakersville, PA #1 1034
19. Drew Weisser, Reading, PA #19 915
20. Lou Egrie Jr., Willow Grove, PA, #X4 855
21. Greg Hoffmaster, Pottstown, PA #69 852
22. Buddy Mertz, New Berlinville, PA #00 725
23. Sean Merkel, #117M 717
24. Jason Miller #44 556
25. Randall Paxton, Factoryville, PA #22R 508
26. Kyle Saylor, Rheinhold, PA #14 412
27. Dallas Briedenbach #2 407
* denotes feature win
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