Last Saturday night the #22 was ready for action after a long week of hard work by many… Cathy, Al, Todd, Mike, Dan, they each worked extra hours to have the car ready for action, THANKS!
QUICK RESULTS:
The race night crew of Cathy, Al, Todd and Bob Higginbotham were ready for action in the 22 pit stall Saturday , and the driver was anxious to try a few new changes to the carb (compliments of Todd Lapp) and test the strength of a tig weld (compliments of Mike Kelly) done on rear bell, but to no avail. We backed up the 22 to go out for hot laps and shifter froze, causing us to load the car and dig in after the event. We tried everything imaginable at the track to attempt to make a run, but nothing would have worked. Jeff Paulson was kind enough to tear into it and found the c clip that holds main bearing inside trans came loose and fell between shifter fork and gears. The TP Trailer Modified feature was actually rained out, so that will be run this Saturday before our qualifying heats for this week’s feature. The 305 sprint cars put on a good show and got their feature in as Scott Lutz won. We have parts ordered and will be back at this Saturday (see below for details).
GEEZER GAB:
· Another thanks to the Saturday crew of Cathy, Al, Todd and Bob Higginbotham.
· Special thanks to Mike Kelly Junior for taking time last Wednesday from his family to do some welding on the car (see pic) out in the rain…
· Congrats to Kevin Harvick on his road race win Sunday, that win got me a beer or two as he was my pick. HA
· Read Ernie Saxton’s press release below and take advantage of some racing action this week !!
· Thanks again to ‘’Ken’’ and gang at JDT Construction !!! The truck was squeaky clean and ready to roll Saturday !!!
· Thanks Emily Blackmon for the donits, Missie Hoffman for the cupcakes and cookies and Bill Hilty for the special donit Saturday night!! All were Great !! lol
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE WONDERFUL 2017 MARKETING PARTNERS:
JDT CONSTRUCTION - HORN PLUMBING AND HEATING - CHAP KISTLER LOG HOME MAINE VACATION RENTALS - KEYSTONE AIR - KELLY SECURITY - EXTON BEVERAGE COMPANY - ART SMITH LANDSCAPING - GIORGIO’S PIZZA & SUBS OF EXTON - HALY OIL/GREAT VALLEY PROPANE - WESO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT & SPORTS BAR - CFS - CHECKERED FLAG BAKERY - WEBMASTER-E - AND THE HARD WORKING 22 CREW: CJ, CATHY, AVA LEE, DEB, HUNTER, JIM, AL, JD, TODD, HIGGINS, KEN, and DAN.
Note: Team 22 is always looking to add crew, sponsors, or even Sunday mud washers… not necessarily in that order, lol… Contact me today to become involved by e-mailing 2geezer2@gmail.com , or just friend ‘’Geezer Fanelli’’ on Face Book to keep up to date with the shenanigans. Please patronize the Marketing Partners listed above, all super great folks to deal with, many are offering ‘’racers specials’’ !!
NEXT EVENT (info provided by Ernie Saxton):
TWO TP TRAILERS MODIFIED FEATURES, FIRECRACKER 40 FOR LATE MODELS AND SPORTSMAN ACTION MAKE FOR BIG NIGHT OF RACING AT GRANDVIEW ON SATURDAY, JULY 1
BECHTELSVILLE, PA June 28, 2017 . . . Stock car racing, lots of NASCAR stock car racing, will be kicking off the holiday weekend at Grandview Speedway on Saturday, July 1st.
Heading up the great night of racing action will be the annual Firecracker 40 for BRC Late Models. A win in this event offers prestige and additional money. The winner walks off with $2,000 plus awards from TP Trailers and Truck Equipment along with VP Racing Fuels provided all requirements are met. This is the annual event that has the best Late Model racers performing at their best.
Fans will see point leader Chuck Schutz in action along with four feature winner Ron Kline, past champion Brian Shuey, Kyle Merkel, Bryon Sipe, Wayne Pfeil, Steve Todorow and who knows who else will show up. If a Late Model racer only wins one during the season this is the one to win.
Also making up the huge night of excitement will be two (2) TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified features, each 30 laps. One of the features is the regularly scheduled event and one was rained out from last week. And of course there will be a full slate of qualifying events.
And the Sportsman stock cars will perform in a full series of qualifying events leading up to the 25-lap finale.
Fans of Saturday night stock car racing will be anxious to see how many new names are added to the list of feature winners so far this season. There have been 20 winners out of 24 features run. A very competitive season.
Adult admission for Saturday night is $20 while youngsters 6 through 11 pay just $5 and kids under 6 are admitted free.
Then on Tuesday, July 4th, the holiday action continues with a Thunder on the HillSeries doubleheader featuring PA SpeedWeek 410 Sprint racing that will include many of the top names in the sport along with, perhaps, some surprise visitors. In addition the 358 Modifieds will be in action making for a very exciting doubleheader show. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m.
And coming up on Saturday, July 8th is a jam-packed four division show that will include two (2) 25-lap features for the Sportsman along with BRC Late Models, TP Trailers 358 Modifieds and the Blast from the Past Vintage racers.
Information on racing at Grandview Speedway can be found atwww.grandviewspeedway.com or check in on Facebook. Telephone 610.754.7688.
ERNIE SAXTON COMMUNICATIONS, INC
Public Relations, Sponsorship Consultant
Publisher: Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing News
Award winning motorsports journalist
www.saxtonsponsormarket.com
215.752.7797 & 267.934.7286-Esaxton144@aol.com
Public Relations, Sponsorship Consultant
Publisher: Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing News
Award winning motorsports journalist
www.saxtonsponsormarket.com
215.752.7797 & 267.934.7286-Esaxton144@aol.com
As always, be safe and have fun, TheGEEZER
Pictured: Mike Kelly welding the rear on the 22 !!
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