FULL RESULTS AND POINTS FROM NASCAR RACING AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY

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COMING EVENTS:

Saturday, July 27, 7:30 p.m. Modifieds, Late Models and Sportsman – Bashore Trucking Pepsi Challenge –One-on-one challenges featuring top point racers in Modified division.

Tuesday, July 30, 7:30 p.m. Race of Champions Big Block Modifieds and 410 Sprint Cars.

Saturday, August 3, 7:30 p.m. WNPV-1440AM Radio Night featuring Modifieds, Late Models and Sportsman – Cash Dash for Late Models sponsored by Joe and Linda Moskal. Dale Earnhardt NASCAR Lionel Train, value $300, to be given away by Henning Trains of Lansdale.

Saturday, August 10, 7:30 p.m. Forrest Rogers Memorial presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings featuring 50-lapper for Modifieds plus Late Models and Sportsman. $25 adult admission, youngsters 6 through 12 pay just $5 under 6 admitted FREE.

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MEITZLER, WHITMOYER, SNYDER AND SCHLOSBERG WIN NASCAR FEATURES AT GRANDVIEW

BECHTELSVILLE, PA JULY 21, 2013 . . . For the first time since July, 2008 past champion Terry Meitzler was able to wheel the Dennis Bailey owned Berks Products No. 81 to victory in the 30-lap Hatfield Quality Meats NASCAR 358 Modified feature race at Grandview Speedway. Craig Whitmoyer grabbed his first win of the season in the 25-lap Sportsman feature race while Danny Snyder and Sam Schlosberger each won their second Late Model features of the season.

In the 30-lap Modified feature Terry Meitzler grabbed the lead late in the race after fan pleasing battle with Don Norris Jr. Once in front Meitzler set the pace for the final laps to pick up the $2750 win. Second went to Don Norris Jr. followed by Doug Manmiller, Craig VonDohren and Jeff Strunk.

 

The Sportsman feature had Craig Whitmoyer leading Ron Krex to the checkered flag followed by Kenny Gilmore, Tom Miller and Jared Umbenhauer.

 

A crash marred 25-lap feature for the Late Models saw Danny Snyder get the lead late in the race when Mike Kellner spun while leading in the second turn. Once in front Snyder held off Steve Nederostek to get the win. Third spot went to Rick Todorow followed Kory Fleming and Bill Henning.

 

In the second 25-lap main event for Late Models, an event that was rained out the previous week, the win was taken by Sam Schlosberg who led every lap. Second went to Sean Merkel followed by Mike Kellner, Rick Todorow and Jason Miller.

Coming up on Saturday, July 27^th, 7:30 p.m. is Bashore Trucking Pepsi Challenge Night featuring the NASCAR 358 Modifieds, Late Models and Sportsman plus one-on-one Pepsi Challenge races featuring top Modified racers. A driver meet and greet takes place when spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m. Adult admission is $15 while youngsters 12 and under are admitted free.

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MEITZLER, WHITMOYER, SNYDER AND SCHLOSBERG WIN NASCAR FEATURES AT GRANDIEW

BECHTELSVILLE, PA JULY 21, 2013 . . . Terry Meitzler, a past champion, had been thinking about retiring. The Berks Products sponsored team had been struggling but with a new Higbie racer being used for the first time everything seemed to come together on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway when the Kutztown racer was able to drive the Dennis Bailey owned No. 81 to victory in the 30-lap Hatfield Quality Meats Night NASCAR 358 Modified. The victory, the first since July 19, 2008 for Meitzler, earned the team $2750 including $250 in bonus bucks from TP Trailers in Limerick, PA

Craig Whitmoyer of Hamburg drove his Engle Body/Huber Fabrication No. 99 to his first win of the season in the 25-lap main event for the Sportsman racers. The win for the one armed racer tightened his grip on second place in the point standings.

Danny Snyder (Green Lane) took advantage of a late race spin by leader Mike Kellner to grab the lead and ride to victory with the Rhoads Brothers Livestock Hauling No. 4 in the regular 25-lap NASCAR Late Model feature race. The rained out 25-lapper for Late Models was won by Sam Schlosberg (Green Lane) at the wheel of his own Green Lane Auto Sales No. 70.

In the 30-lap main event for the NASCAR 358 Modifieds Justin Grim set the early pace. A five car accident in Turn 1 on the third circuit closed up the 28 car field behind the leader putting Tim Buckwalter and Todd Smith in the thick of the battle. With four laps in the record book Buckwalter, a past ARDC Midget champion, took the lead. Buckwalter continued to be the leader until the 13^th lap when a two car accident on the backstretch eliminated defending champion Duane Howard. On the restart Don Norris Jr. charged to the front with Doug Manmiller and Terry Meitzler challenging. The final laps of the main event had Norris and his Limerick Diner No. 976 and Meitzler in a side-by-side battle for the win. With four laps remaining Meitzler was able to put his racer in front of the field and ride to a popular with the fans victory. Second place was earned by Don Norris (Douglassville) just a few feet behind. Doug Manmiller (Shoemakerville) grabbed third followed by Modified division point leader Craig VonDohren (Oley) and nine time champion Jeff Strunk (Pottstown) still searching for his first win of the season.

In Victory Lane a very happy winner celebrated with his cigar chomping car owner Dennis Bailey and told fans that had actually been considering retiring. He did not think he was going to get a win again.

 

Two Late Model feature events were presented with one of the features left from the previous week when a two and one-half hour rain delay forced the postponement of a 25-lap Late Model feature.

The first 25-lapper saw Mike Kellner charge to the front at the start. A couple of wild multi-car accidents saw point leader Chuck Schutz getting upside down on Drew Weisser. No one was injured but the field of racers was drastically reduced. Once things got settled and racing resumed Kellner again set the pace. The Lansdale racer set the pace until the 22^nd lap when he spun in the second turn and Danny Snyder was able to squeeze between him and the boiler plate guardrail. On the restart Snyder took control of the race and held off the challenge of Steve Nederostek (Walnutport) in the closing laps to get his second win of the season. Third place went to veteran Rick Todorow (Quakertown) followed by Kory Fleming (Milford, NJ) and Bill Henning (Lansdale).

The second 25-lap Late Model feature saw Sam Schlosberg take the lead from his second place starting spot on the first lap and lead the entire 25 lap event with second place finisher Sean Merkel (Boyertown) close behind for the entire event. Third went to Mike Kellner (Lansdale) finished third followed by Rick Todorow and Jason Miller (New Tripoli). The win was Schlosberg’s second of the season.

Sean Weiss took the early lead in the 25-lap Sportsman feature. Weiss spun on an early race caution restart and the lead went to Ron Krex. The lead remained in Krex’s hands until just three laps remained when Craig Whitmoyer, after a battle that lasted several laps, took command and led the rest of the way. Second spot went to Krex (Harleysville) followed by Kenny Gilmore (Kutztown), Tom Miller (Barto) and point leader/defending champion Jared Umbenhauer (Richland).

Qualifying heat wins for the Late Models, eight laps each, were won by Chuck Schutz and Mike Kellner. Sportsman heats, each eight laps, were won by Tom Miller, Ryan Beltz and Dean Bachman while Brett Kressley took top honors in the eight lap consolation. In the 358 Modified qualifiers, each 12 laps, were won by Tim Buckwalter, Todd Smith and Andy Ressler. Frank Cozze, the feature winner the previous week, won the 10 lap consolation race to make the feature starting lineup.

The Hard Charger award for the Modifieds sponsored by Bobby Gunther Walsh and sponsors went to Kyle Weiss gaining 18 spots. The Searock Lawn Care Hard Charger award for Sportsman was earned by Brad Brightbill who moved from 21^st to 7th and Jeff Teets’ Salvage Transport Hard Charger award for Late Models went to Steve Todorow who moved 8 positions in the rained out feature from the previous week while Steve Nederostek gained 9 spots in the regular feature.

Cargo Trailer Sales of Lansdale had $50 gift certificates for 10th place finishers in each feature while Dan’s Deli has their special hoagies for the leader of each feature at the halfway point. VP Racing Fuels has a $150 product bonus for the first NASCAR 358 Modified feature finisher using their fuel, $100 product bonus for the first Late Model feature finisher using their fuel and $75 product bonus for the first Sportsman feature finisher using their fuel and carrying VP decals on the race car and VP patch on uniform.

Coming up on Saturday, July 27, 7:30 p.m. will be Bashore Trucking Pepsi Challenge featuring the NASCAR 358 Modifieds, Late Models and Sportsman stock cars plus one-on-one Pepsi Challenge races featuring top Modified racers. As gates open AT 5:30 P.M. there will be drivers doing a meet and greet along with having their race cars on display. Adult admission is $15 while youngsters 12 and under are admitted FREE.

Information on racing at Grandview Speedway can be had by checking in at www.grandviewspeedway.com or telephone 610.754.7688. In addition the official Grandview Speedway Facebook page can be found at www.facebook.com/grandviewspeedwayinc or check in on Twitter at @gviewspeedway.

HATFIELD QUALITY MEATS NIGHT NASCAR 358 MODIFIED FEATURE - 30 LAPS: 1. Terry Meitzler 2. Don Norris Jr. 3. Doug Manmiller 4. Craig VonDohren 5. Jeff Strunk 6. Kyle Weiss 7. Kevin Hirthler 8. Jordan Umbenhauer 9. Mike Gular 10. Glenn Strunk 11. Tim Buckwalter 12. Justin Grim 13. Ryan Grim 14. Ron Seltman 15. Frank Cozze 16. Ryan Kunkle 17. John Willman 18. Andy Ressler 19. Todd Smith 20. Chris Esposito 21. Tommy Scheetz III 22. Ray Swinehart 23. Kyle Follweiler 24. Duane Howard 25. Mike Laise 26. Meme DeSantis 27. Jarred Miller 28. Nate Christman

HATFIELD QUALITY MEATS NIGHT NASCAR LATE MODEL FEATURE – 25 LAPS: 1.Craig Whitmoyer 2. Ron Krex 3. Kenny Gilmore 4. Tom Miller 5. Jared Umbenhauer 6. Kyle Borror 7.Brad Brightbill 8. Ryan Beltz 9. Brett Kressley 10. Brian Hirthler 11. Ryan Lilick 12. Paul Kline 13. Dave Dissinger 14. Scott Davis Jr. 15. Kevin Beach 16. Mike Lisowski 17. Joe Fanelli 18. Joe Funk 19. AJ DeSantis 20. Sean Weiss 21. Dean Bachman 22. Kevin Dries 23. Mike DeBellis 24. Erik Renninger (DNS)

HATFIELD QUALITY MEATS NIGHT NASCAR SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 LAPS: 1. Danny Snyder 2. Steve Nederostek 3. Rick Todorow 4. Kory Fleming 5. Bill Henning 6. Steve Todorow 7. John Giesler 8. Mike Kellner 9. Wayne Pfeil 10. Buddy Mertz 11. Dan Green 12. Chuck Schutz 13. Drew Weisser 14. Jason Miller 15. Sam Schlosberg 16. Sean Merkel (DNS)

WHELEN ENGINEERING NIGHT LATE MODEL FEATURE (held over from July 13^th) – 25 LAPS: 1.Sam Schlosberg 2. Sean Merkel 3. Mike Kellner 4. Rick Todorow 5. Jason Miller 6. Steve Nederostek 7. Steve Todorow 8 Danny Snyder 9. John Giesler 10. Drew Weisser 11. Chuck Schutz 12. Buddy Mertz 13. Bill Henning 14. Wayne Pfeil 15. Dan Green

UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR MODIFIEDS

AS OF JULY 20, 2013

1. Craig VonDohren, Boyertown, PA #1C

3900****

2. Duane Howard, Oley, PA #4

3654******

3. Jeff Strunk, Bechtelsville, PA #4*

3530

4. Frank Cozze, Easton, PA #357

3276*

5. Doug Manmiller, Shoemakersville, PA #46 3244*

6. Meme DeSantis, Temple, PA #88D

3055**

7. Kyle Weiss, Hamburg, PA #21K

3028

8. Kevin Hirthler, Boyertown, PA #117 2831

9. Mike Gular, Green Lane, PA #53

2777

10. John Willman, Birdsboro, PA #74W

2679

11. Ryan Grim, Laury’s Station, PA #17

2573

12. Glenn Strunk, Bechtelsville, PA #2 2316

13. Nate Christman, Oley, PA #37

2308

14. Don Norris, Douglassville, PA #976

2253

15. Terry Meitzler, Kutztown, PA #81

2190*

16. Jarrad Miller, Barto, PA #917

2157

17. Tommy Scheetz III, Boyertown, PA #22 2115

18. Jordan Umbenhauer, Richland, PA #19

2087

19. Jon Kellner Sr., Lansdale, PA #41

1969

20. Chris Esposito, Perkasie, PA #31

1582

21. Ron Seltman, Lower Pottsgrove, PA #R19

1552

22. Kyle Follweiler, Slatington, PA #42 1547

23. Tim Buckwalter, Royersford, PA #91 1534

24. Todd Smith, Hatfield, PA #39

1532

25. Ray Swinehart, Perkiomenville, PA #33R 1498

26. Justin Grimm, Orefield, PA #61

1295

27. Eric Biehn, Barto, PA Lower Pottsgrove, PA #87 1143

28. Addison Meitzler, Kutztown, PA #21

1093

29. Mike Laise, Pottstown, PA #15

1085

30. Jon Kellner Jr., Lansdale, PA #67

1057

UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR LATE MODELS

AS OF JULY 20, 2013

1. Chuck Schutz, Pottstown, PA #00

3645***

2. Danny Snyder, Green Lane, PA #4S

3479***

3. Mike Kellner, Lansdale, PA #57

3387**

4. Jason Miller, New Tripoli PA #44

3370

5. Wayne Pfeil Jr., Mohnton, PA #72

3340

6. Sean Merkel, Gilbertsville, PA #118

3215*

7. Sam Schlosberg, Green Lane, PA #70 3148**

8. John Giesler, Aston, PA #ZT1

3065

9. Kory Fleming, Milford, NJ, #704

3021

10. Rick Todorow, Quakertown, PA #93

2894

11. Steve Nederostek, Walnutport, PA #769 2695*

12. Dan Green, Coatesville, PA #46

2657

13. Bill Henning, Lansdale, PA #80

2577

14. Steve Todorow, Quakrtown, PA #83

2520

15. Lou Egrie, Sr. Willow Grove, PA #X4

2409

16. Buddy Mertz, New Berlinville, PA #00

1778

17. Doug Walton, Spring City, PA #02

1421

18. Steve Butler, Quakertown, PA , #91

1346

19. Lee Miller, New Tripoli, PA #56

1279

20. Dirk Rimrott, Phoenixville, PA #92 1097

* denotes feature win (Feature wins listed are only those that are

NASCAR point events.)

UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR SPORTSMAN

AS OF JULY 20, 2013

1. Jared Umbenhauer, Richland, PA #5

3261****

2. Craig Whitmoyer, Hamburg, PA #99

3118*

3. Kenny Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #7

3025

4. Brett Kressley, Orefield, PA #19K

2657****

5. Brian Hirthler, Green Lane, PA #4* 2499

6. Paul Kline, Muhlenberg, PA #14

2498

7. Kevin Beach, Minersville, PA #17X

2471*

8. Kyle Borror, Peach Bottom, PA #B4

2426*

9. Brad Brightbill, Sinking Springs, PA #19 2408

10. Mike Lisowski, Minersville, PA #15 2355

11. Joe Funk, Coopersburg, PA #14J, 1797

12. Ryan Lilick, Collegeville, PA #142

1737

13. Dean Bachman, #65

1696

14. Scott Davis, Jr. Emmaus, PA #67

1682

15. Ryan Beltz, Harleysville, PA #221

1672

16. Ron Krex, Emmaus, PA #9K

1671

17. Joe Fanelli, Exton, PA #22

1646

18. Jordan Henn, Kutztown, PA #77H

1644

19. Guy Germano, Richlandtown, PA #542

1605

20. Kaitie McCardle, Honey Brook, PA #11 1452

* denotes feature win (Feature wins listed are only those that are

NASCAR point events.)

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