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TWO BIG NIGHTS OF RACING TOPPED BY FREEDOM 76 AT GRANDVIEW THIS WEEKEND, FINAL POINTS

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NEWS FROM ROGERS FAMILY GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, BECHTELSVILLE, PA—THE 57TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON OF RACING

Presenting Saturday night NASCAR stock car racing plus a variety of special events. Track office: 610.754.7688

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING: Ernie Saxton @ 215.752.7797: Email: Esaxton144@aol.com – Cell phone: 267.934.7286

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49TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 WITH $25,000 TO WIN EXPECTED TO ATTRACT A LARGE FIELD OF RACERS TO GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 21

FRIDAY, SEPT.20TH, OFFERS MASS SPRINTS, FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN RACING PLUS MODIFIEDS

FINAL OFFICIAL POINT STANDING SHOW DUANE HOWARD AND BRAD BRIGHTBILL AS CHAMPIONS

BECHTELSVILLE, PA September 17, 2019 . . . The biggest stock car racing event of the season at Grandview Speedway, the 49th Annual Freedom 76, is set for Saturday, September 21st. More than $25,000 is being offered to the winner of what has become the “Granddaddy” of area Modified stock car racing classics. The action gets the green at 7 p.m. A September 28th rain date is in place.

Duane Howard, the new track Modified champion and defending champion of this event, is being touted as a favorite to win. He is a five time winner of the Classic. Other past winners expected to be entered include Craig Von Dohren, the all-time leading feature winner at the Bechtelsville clay oval. And there will be Jeff Strunk, a seven time winner, Brett Kressley, past winner Ray Swinehart, along with three time winner Meme DeSantis, Mike Gular, Doug Manmiller, and quite possibly six time winner Billy Pauch Sr. and Jr. along with NASCAR Truck Series standout Stewart Friesen.

Of course the 49th version of the Freedom 76 will also attract many of the top names in the sport as visiting talents along with a large field of Grandview regulars. You just never know who might show up to try for the $25,000 plus winner’s money.

And on Friday, September 20th the Mid Atlantic Sprint Series along with the Sportsman racers will be in action in the doubleheader Freedom 38. Modifieds entered in the Freedom 76 will be permitted some practice laps as part of the Friday night racing action. Heading up the popular sprint car racing action will be such talents as Tim Tanner Jr., Jon Haegele, Jeff Geiges, Ryan Stillwagon, and a long list of others.

Bobby Gunther Walsh and his sponsors have added some excitement by posting $500 for the Hard Charger in the 76 lap race that will this year have no mandatory fuel stop.

Top performers during the Saturday night qualifying will take part in a Cash Dash paying $1,000 to win.

Adult admission for the Freedom 76 is $40 but advance tickets are available up to and including September 20th and they are priced at $35. Youngsters 6 thru 11 pay $10 and kids under 6 are admitted free.

Advance ticket holders are admitted at 3 p.m. while the general admission gates will be open at 3:30 p.m.

Between 3:35 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Duane Howard and Brad Brightbill will be meeting fans and signing autographs at the SDS Photo booth.

There is no license required for the Friday and Saturday stock car racing events.

Admission for the Friday, September 20th, Sprint and Sportsman doubleheader, is $12 for adults, $5 for youngsters 6 thru 11 and under 6 are admitted free. Pit admission is $35. Racing gets the green at 7:30 p.m.

The Freedom 76 has a September 28 rain date while the Friday night event offers no rain date.

Full details on camping, parking, seating and more is available at www.grandviewspeedway.com at the Freedom 76 link. Rules for the race and entry blanks are also available at the same location. Those with campers on the speedway grounds are reminded that the campers must be removed the day following the Freedom 76.

Final point standings show Duane Howard and Brad Brightbill as the official 2019 NASCAR champions.

Duane Howard tallied 5153 points on his way to a sixth T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified championship. Finishing second, in a late season charge, was Brett Kressley with 4773 counters. Ten time champion Craig Von Dohren finished third with 4675 points followed by Doug Manmiller with 4385 and Rick Laubach at 4174. The Modifieds raced n 20 point events with 61 racers earning points.

Brad Brightbill earned his first title in the T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman division getting 4172 points. Second spot was taken by past champion Brian Hirthler with 3796 points. Third spot went to Brad Grim who had tallied 3670 points. Fourth went to Brad Arnold with 3551 followed by fifth place finisher Kyle Lilick with 3541 counters. Sportsman raced in 20 races during the season with 55 racers earning points.

Grandview Speedway, a banked one-third-mile clay track, is located on Passmore Road just off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown,- PA. Telephone 610.754.7688 for information.

UNOFFICIAL FINAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR

MODIFIEDS AS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

1. Duane Howard, Oley, PA #66/357H 5153*****
2. Brett Kressley, Orefield, PA #19K 4773***
3. Craig Von Dohren, Oley, PA #1C 4675****
4. Doug Manmiller, Shoemakersville, PA #44M 4385*
5. Rick Laubach, Hellertown, PA #7L 4174*
6. Jeff Strunk, Boyertown, PA #126 4000****
7. Jared Umbenhauer, Richland, PA #19/1H 3991
8. Kevin Hirthler, Boyertown, PA #117 3692
9. Frank Cozze, Wind Gap, PA #4 3364
10. Alex Yankowski, Covington Twp., PA #84Y 3239
11. Louden Reimert, Oley, PA #16 3222
12. Ryan Grim, Laury’s Station, PA #17 3046
13. Craig Whitmoyer, Hamburg, PA #99 2845
14. Tim Buckwalter, Douglassville, PA #23X 2600
15. Kenny Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #OG7/14 2551
16. Kyle Weiss, Hamburg, PA #21K 2538
17. Briggs Danner, Allentown, PA #6/78D 2452
18. Mike Lisowski, Minersville, PA #15 2430
19. Ray Swinehart, Perkiomenville, PA#33 2359
20. Ron Kline, Salford, PA #355 2131
21. Dylan Swinehart, Fleetwood, PA #81 2078*
22. Danny Erb, Boyertown, PA #44 1930
23. Brett Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #7 1925
24. Ryan Lilick, Collegeville, PA #49 1924
25 Clay Butler, Bloomsbury, NJ #4B 1722
26. Joe Funk, Coopersburg, PA #14RR 1704
27. Justin Grim, Orefield, PA #611/61 1657
28. John Willman, Birdsboro, PA #74W 1616*
29. Richie Hitzler, Lebanon, PA #22 1509
30. Eric Biehn, Barto, PA#87 1448

UNOFFICIAL FINAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR

SPORTSMAN AS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

1. Brad Brightbill, Sinking Springs, PA #19 4172****
2. Brian Hirthler, Green Lane, PA #4*/117 3796**
3. Brad Grim, Coplay, PA #13 3670
4. Brad Arnold, Bethel, PA #830 3551*
5. Kyle Lilick, Collegeville, PA #104 3541*
6. Mark Kemmerer, Green Lane, PA, PA #F10 3297
7. Kyle Smith, Fleetwood, PA #77 3202
8. Jack Butler, Phillipsburg, NJ #5 3123**
9. Dean Bachman, Emmaus, PA #65 2732
10. Jesse Landis, Gilbertsville, PA #976 2564
11. Ryan Beltz, Barto, PA #221 2564
12. Mike Mammana, Nazareth, PA #31 2339
13. Andrew Kreis, Boyertown, PA #6K 2270
14. Lex Shive, Pennsburg, PA #5K 2109
15. Parker Guldin, Fleetwood, PA #11 2002**
16. Brandon Edgar, Lehighton, PA #57 1992*
17. Kenny Bock, Birdsboro, PA #6 1936
18. Nate Brinker, Allentown, PA #14 1677
19. Nathan Mohr, East Greenville, PA #17M 1532*
20. Scott Kohler, Boyertown, PA #12S 1464
21. Chris Esposito, Hatfield, PA #31A 1380
22. Tom Miller, Gilbertsville, PA #77T 1287*
23. Derrick Smith, Telford, PA#20 1232*
23. Sean Weiss, Gilbertsville, PA #24 1171*
25. Josh Adams, Douglassville, PA #44A 1134

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

NASCAR point events.)

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