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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 IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 21st PAYING $25,000 TO WIN; ENTRIES AVAILABLE

NIGHT BEFORE WILL FEATURE SPORTSMAN, MID-ATLANTIC SPRINTS AND MOD PRACTICE

BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 29, 2019 . . . With just three weeks to go before the 49th Annual Freedom 76 race teams are reminded to get their entries in and fans are reminded to take advantage of the discount ticket opportunity offered for the biggest event of the season at Grandview Speedway.

The richest 358 Modified race in the area, paying $25,000 to win, draws a large field of entries and a huge number of spectators.

Saturday, September 21st is the date for the rich event which will carry a September 28th rain date.

The race attracts a stellar field of competition with racers from as far away as Canada traveling to Bechtelsville to participate.

Fans can take advantage of a discount on admission prices with tickets purchased in advance of race day priced at $35 while on race day the price will be $40. Youngsters 6-11 will pay $10 and under 6 are admitted FREE.

Advance tickets can be picked up at the track or by mail to Grandview Speedway with a self-addressed stamped envelope to 87 Wilt Rd. Bechtelsville, Pa. 19505 Attn: Freedom 76. No tickets will be mailed after Sept, 7th to allow enough delivery time.

Advanced entry is $100 while waiting until race day will cost $115. Each paid entry includes one pit pass. Pit admission is $45 and no NASCAR license is required. For rule information racers can telephone Ed Scott at 484-239-7583.

And the night before adults will be admitted for $12, youngsters (6-11) pay $5 and under 6 are admitted free.

There is free parking available on the speedway grounds and there will be areas that have a fee for parking.

Racers getting their entries in early for the big race will benefit from possible publicity opportunities and gain exposure for their sponsors.

All fan and racer information can be found at www.grandviewspeedway.com and link on Freedom 76. Information available includes camping and parking rules.

Campers should be aware of a new rule that will require campers be removed from the speedway grounds no later than the day following the race. If not removed the owners will be responsible for the cost involved in removing their camper.

Lap sponsorships, priced at $20 per lap, are available. Check in with Tina Rogers or Tommy Kramer at the track or send your check, covering laps being sponsored, to Ernie Saxton, 1448 Hollywood Avenue, Langhorne, PA 19047. Please make check payable to Grandview Speedway. For info on qualifying event sponsorships, just $200, telephone Saxton at 267.934.7286 or email Esaxton144@aol.com.

Stoudt Auto Sales is sponsoring the first heat, Manmiller Electric has signed on to sponsor a heat.

Grandview Speedway, now in its 57th consecutive season of operation, is located on Passmore Road, just off Route 100, in Bechtelsville, PA, 10 miles north of Pottstown. For information check in at www.grandviewspeedway.com, Facebook or telephone 610.754.7688.

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MEDIA NOTE: If you are planning to cover this event and do not hold a Grandview season media pass please contact me at Esaxton144@aol.com or 215.752.7797. Let us know what your coverage plans are. Freelance media must have proof of assignment. Thank you. Ernie Saxton

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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

Race results provided by Vicki Gehris

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LAUBACH FIRST TIME 2019 WINNER IN NASCAR 358 MODIFIED FEATURE AT GRANDVIEW, ROOKIE PARKER GULDIN EARNS SECOND SPORTSMAN FEATURE WHILE BRETT PETERS AND WES CASSEL WIN VINTAGE FEATURES SATURDAY

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. AUGUST 25, 2019 . . . Rick “Scooby” Laubach became a weekly competitor in the 2019 TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified season on a regular Saturday night basis at Grandview Speedway after only running the beginning of the season events other times. He was actually the point leader in the early stages of the year until hampered by motor and other mechanical issues as he struggled some weeks to even qualify and would actually run another competitors car just to be able to make the feature.

This Saturday “The Quaker Shaker” had a better engine ready for action and it paid off.

Following a torrid battle with John Willman, Laubach piloted the Gary Hermann-owned Blinderman sponsored 358 Modified into the lead on the 24th lap of the 30-lap Modified feature, coming from 12th starting spot, and went on to chalk up his first career Saturday night feature victory.

Rookie Parker Guldin made a clean sweep of the TP Truck Equipment Sportsman activities. First he won his qualifying event and topped the night off with his second 25-lap feature victory. Once again he picked up an extra $100 for being the highest finishing crate engine powered Sportsman.

In the 20-lap Blast From The Past feature, Brett Peters won the Modified portion while Wes Cassel was the winner in the Vintage class.

Providing the feature winners met the necessary requirements, they received monetary awards from T.P. Trailers and a certificate from VP Fuels for product awards. The Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie award recipients were Willman and Guldin

Friday night, August 30th, 7 p.m. action features Enduro and Vintage racing. The Enduro racers will offer a Big Car and Small car race, Junkyard race plus Xcel 600 Modifieds.

Another tripleheader show of action packed stock car racing is set for next Saturday, August 31, with a 7:30 p.m. starting time. Included in the excitement will be the T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman and a first time visit of the XCEL 600 Modifieds. Adults pay $15 while youngsters under 12 are admitted free.

John Willman led the Modified feature for one lap before Richie Hitzler, a rookie, merged into first.

Jockeying for positions behind Hitzler were Willman, Ray Swinehart, Dylan Swinehart and Frank Cozze.

A homestretch tangle on the 11th lap between Justin Grim and Glenn Strunk regrouped the field as the yellow came out. The restart was void following a chain reaction tangle in the fourth turn. Hitzler continued to show the way when action resumed, but now second through fifth was comprised of Willman, Swinehart, Laubach and Cozze.

Willman was back in the top spot by the 14th lap and three laps later Laubach was in pursuit.

A three-way battle for third between Swinehart, Duane Howard and Cozze ensued ahead of Willman and Laubach.

In no time Laubach, in the Teo chassis mount, reeled in Willman and passed him for the lead on the 24th circuit.

Ryan Grim and Briggs Danner set up a one-lap shoot out to the checkered when they tangled in the second turn. Laubach wasted no time pulling away when the race went green again as he was determined to be in the winner’s circle at the conclusion. That’s exactly where he was earning a well-deserved triumph trailed by Willman, for the second week in a row; Howard, current point leader and last week’s feature winner came from 14th starting spot to gain fourth followed by Craig Von Dohren.

Heats were won by Willman, Howard, R. Swinehart and Jordan Henn. Justin Grim and Danny Erb won the consies.

At the drop of the green in the Sportsman feature Guldin was the early pacesetter. Behind him were Kenny Bock, Jesse Landis, Mike Mammana and Brad Brightbill, who was on a mission and came through the pack on the outside from the 14th starting spot to round out the top five.

Mammana inherited second on the sixth lap when Landis dropped out of competition allowing him to challenge Guldin.

Steve Young brought out the first yellow when he slowed coming off the fourth turn. Guldin held his own on the restart, but it was Brightbill making his presence known pullup a bit. Miller continued to show the way on the restart with pressure now coming from Chris Esposito, Bock, and Brightbill putting the pressure on.

The yellow was thrown again after a fourth turn multi-car tangle with 19 laps completed. The restart was thwarted when several cars made contact in turn one. Before the restart, Brightbill, running a solid second, pitted with a left rear flat tire. He did rejoin the race, but could only get back up to ninth. On the restart Guldin kept Mammana, Brad Arnold, Brian Hirthler and Ryan Beltz in tow.

The front running order never changed in the final laps as Guldin was triumphant again chased across by Mammana, Arnold and Beltz.

Young, Guldin and Mammana won the heats. The consi went to Mark Kemmerer.

Jeff Paulson led the Blast From the Past feature for seven laps before Andy Cassel moved in front on the eighth lap restart brought out when runner-up at the time Todd Lapp spun in the third turn.

In a few laps the front runners encountered lapped traffic and Brett Peters was closing in on Cassel very quickly. Peters took advantage of the situation to take over the lead on the 19th lap.

Peters never looked back and went on to take the win chased across the line by A. Cassel, Paulson, W. Cassel and Mike Garris Sr.

Lap sponsorships and heat race sponsorships for the September 21st Freedom 76 are available $20 for laps and $200 for a heat race. Check in with Tina Rogers or Tommy Kramer at the track. Telephone Ernie Saxton at 267.934.7286 for complete information.

And don’t forget that advance tickets are on sale for the 49th Annual Freedom 76 set for September 21. Buy in advance and pay $35 while on race day an adult ticket will run $40.

RACE RESULTS

T.P. Trailers Modified Feature (30-laps): 1. Rick Laubach, 2. John Willman, 3. Duane Howard, 4. Frank Cozze, 5. Craig Von Dohren, 6. Brett Kressley, 7. Jeff Strunk, 8. Ray Swinehart, 9. Brett Gilmore, 10. Richie Hitzler, 11. Kenny Gilmore, 12. Jared Umbenhauer, 13. Doug Manmiller, 14. Kevin Hirthler, 15. Louden Reimert, 16. Dylan Swinehart, 17. Briggs Danner, 18. Ryan Grim, 19. Ron Kline, 20. Eric Biehn, 21. Danny Erb, 22. Kory Fleming, 23. Alex Yankowski (provisional), 24. Ryan Lilick, 25. Jesse Leiby, 26. Justin Grim, 27. Jorden Henn, 28. Glenn Strunk, 29. Craig Whitmoyer. DNQ: Kyle Kania, Mike Lisowski, Joe Funk III, Ron Myers, Steve Swinehart, Ron Seltmann Jr., Mark Levy, Bobby Gunther-Walsh and Josh Adams.

T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman Feature (25-laps): 1. Parker Guldin, 2. Mike Mammana, 3. Brad Arnold, 4./ Brian Hirthler, 5. Ryan Beltz, 6. Kenny Bock, 7. Mark Kemmerer, 8. Kyle Lilick, 9. Brad Brightbill, 10. Nate Brinker, 11. Chris Esposito, 12. Lex Shive, 13. Kyle Smith, 14. Andrew Kreis, 15. Nathan Mohr, 16. Steve Desmelyk, 17. Brad Grim, 18. Shawn Light, 19. Jimmy Leiby, 20. Scott Kohler, 21. Steve Young, 22. Dean Bachman, 23. Jesse Landis, 24. Jack Butler.

Blast From the Past Feature (20-laps): 1. Brett Peters, 2. Andy Cassel, 3. Jeff Paulson, 4. Wes Cassel, 5. Mike Garris Sr., 6. Jon Lines, 7. Todd Lapp, 8. Bobby Hall, 9. Dominique Deglas, 10. Bill Gerhart, 11. Brock Jacobus, 12. Curt Neiman, 13. Wyatt Jacobus Sr., 14. Rich Orth, 15. Rich Decker, 16. Matt Smith, 17. Jay Garris, 18. Kevin Sponagle, 19. Tom Orth, 20. Cale Mutter, 21. Mike Stofflet, 22. Mike Mervine.

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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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JUST FOUR MORE POINT RACES REMAIN IN THE CHASE FOR THE GRANDVIEW POINT TITLES

DUANE HOWARD AND BRAD BRIGHTBILL CONTINUE TO TOP THE STANDINGS

TRIPLEHEADER RACING ACTION SET FOR SATURDAY NIGHT, KID’S BIKE GIVEWAY

BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 21, 2019 . . . With just four nights of NASCAR point racing left in the season action will be hot and heavy each and every Saturday night until the titles are decided.

This Saturday night the T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds and T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman will headline the racing action and will be joined by the always exciting Blast from the Past Vintage racers making for an action packed tripleheader that will get the green flag at 7:30 p.m. Adult admission is just $15 with youngsters under 12 admitted free. Spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m. The weekly Low Down and Dirty Meet & Greet is set for 5 p.m. and includes Modified racer Jordan Henn along with Blast from the Past Vintage racer Todd Lapp. At least a dozen bikes will be given away to lucky youngsters courtesy of the Blast from the Past organization.

Attention will be centered on Duane Howard and Brad Brightbill as they continue to lead the chase for the championship. Howard leads the standings for the Modifieds while Brightbill is in front in the Sportsman division.

Fresh off a Saturday night win Oley, PA based Howard now has 5 wins to his credit and has tallied 4078 points. The five time champion has a 372 point edge over ten time champion Craig Von Dohren who sits with 3706 points and four wins. Von Dohren had a tough night last Saturday night as mechanical woes kept him out of the feature and cost him dearly in the point battle. Brett Kressley is third with 3689 points followed by Doug Manmiller with 3546 counters and Jared Umbenhauer with 3358 tallies.

Veteran racing talented Brad Brightbill has earned 3423 points helped along by his four feature wins. Past champion Brian Hirthler is second with 3107 points and two early season wins. Brad Grim holds third with 3079 counters followed by Kyle Lilick who has earned 3022 tallies with one win. Mark Kemmerer is fifth having earned 2784 points.

A total of 59 racers have earned points so far this season in the Modifieds while 46 racers have tallied points with four point races to go in the season.

The final point races will be presented on Saturday, September 14th when WNPV-AM Radio presents Champion’s Night.

Then on Saturday, September 21st the 49th Annual Freedom 76, offering at least $25,000 to the winner of the Modified Classic, takes place. And the night before the Sportsman will be featured in a 38-lap main event along with the Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series.

Advance tickets for the Freedom 76 are now on sale. Those wishing to order by mail can send a check or money order covering the number of tickets being ordered to Grandview Speedway, 87 Wilt Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505. Advance adult tickets are priced at $35 while tickets purchased on race day will be priced at $40. Youngsters 6 through 11 pay $10. Under six are admitted free. Please include a self-addressed envelope to speed delivery. Tickets will not be mailed after September 13.

Lap sponsorships, priced at $20, are presently available. Lap sponsors are included in the special track magazine, public address system announcements and more. In addition sponsorship of qualifying events and special awards are available. Heat races sell for $200. Those interested can contact Ernie Saxton at 215.752.7797 or esaxton144@aol.com or check in with Tina Rogers or Tommy Kramer at the track.

UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR MODIFIEDS AS OF AUGUST 17, 2019

1. Duane Howard, Oley, PA #66/357H 4078*****
2. Craig Von Dohren, Oley, PA #1C 3706****
3. Brett Kressley, Orefield, PA #19K 3689**
4. Doug Manmiller, Shoemakersville, PA #44M 3546*
5. Jared Umbenhauer, Richland, PA #19/1H 3358
6. Rick Laubach, Hellertown, PA #7L 3331
7. Kevin Hirthler, Boyertown, PA #117 3191
8. Jeff Strunk, Boyertown, PA #126 2930***
9. Alex Yankowski, Covington Twp., PA #84Y 2717
10. Frank Cozze, Wind Gap, PA #4 2695
11. Ryan Grim, Laury’s Station, PA #17 2609
12. Louden Reimert, Oley, PA #16 2579
13. Kyle Weiss, Hamburg, PA #21K 2300
14. Craig Whitmoyer, Hamburg, PA #99 2289
15. Tim Buckwalter, Douglassville, PA #23X 2173
16. Mike Lisowski, Minersville, PA #15 2019
17. Kenny Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #OG7/14 1969
18. Briggs Danner, Allentown, PA #6/78D 1880
19. Dylan Swinehart, Fleetwood, PA #81 1769*
20. Danny Erb, Boyertown, PA #44 1680
21. Joe Funk, Coopersburg, PA #14RR 1674
22. Ryan Lilick, Collegeville, PA #49 1544
23. Clay Butler, Bloomsbury, NJ #4B 1542
24. Brett Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #7 1478
25. Ron Kline, Salford, PA #355 1477
26. Ray Swinehart, Perkiomenville, PA#33 1444
27. Jordan Henn, Kutztown, PA #77H 1360
28. Justin Grim, Orefield, PA #611/61 1317
29. Dan Waisempacher, Springtown, PA #01 1302
30. Richie Hitzler, Lebanon, PA #22 1161

UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR SPORTSMAN AS OF AUGUST 17, 2019

1. Brad Brightbill, Sinking Springs, PA #19 3423****
2. Brian Hirthler, Green Lane, PA #4*/117 3107**
3. Brad Grim, Coplay, PA #13 3079
4. Kyle Lilick, Collegeville, PA #104 3022*
5. Mark Kemmerer, Green Lane, PA, PA #F10 2784
6. Brad Arnold, Bethel, PA #830 2692
7. Jack Butler, Phillipsburg, NJ #5 2685**
8. Kyle Smith, Fleetwood, PA #77 2549
9. Dean Bachman, Emmaus, PA #65 2201
10. Andrew Kreis, Boyertown, PA #6K 1968
11. Jesse Landis, Gilbertsville, PA #976 1907
12. Ryan Beltz, Barto, PA #221 1831
13. Brandon Edgar, Lehighton, PA #57 1676*
14. Mike Mammana, Nazareth, PA #31 1663
15. Lex Shive, Pennsburg, PA #5K 1623
16. Kenny Bock, Birdsboro, PA #6 1530
17. Parker Guldin, Fleetwood, PA #11 1412*
18. Nathan Mohr, East Greenville, PA #17M 1326*
19. Nate Brinker, Allentown, PA #14 1323
20. Derrick Smith, Telford, PA#20 1232*
21. Chris Esposito, Hatfield, PA #31A 1164
22. Sean Weiss, Gilbertsville, PA #24 1161*
23. Josh Adams, Douglassville, PA #44A 1124
24. Tom Miller, Gilbertsville, PA #77T 1068*
25. Scott Kohler, Boyertown, PA #12S 911

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

NASCAR point events.)

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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

Race results provided by Vicki Gehris

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HOWARD TAKES FIFTH NASCAR MODIFIED WIN AND INCREASES CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE POINT LEAD, BRIGHTBILL GETS FOURTH WIN AND CONTINUES TO LEAD SPORTSMAN POINT CHASE AT GRANDVIEW

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. August 18, 2019 . . . Five time NASCAR track champion Duane Howard, coming off a win in the rich Forrest Rogers Memorial the previous Saturday night at Grandview Speedway claimed back-to-back victories when he picked up his fifth victory of the season in the 30-lap TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified feature victory on Saturday night at Grandview.

The current point leader worked for this one battling with John Willman from the 15th lap through to the finish. Normally Howard tends to pick the inside groove to make a pass, but the second week in a row he took the outside path and was able to overtake Willman with five laps to go to park the Norm Hansell-owned No. 357 in the winner’s circle.

Brad Brightbill decided that after three straight second place finishes in the TP Truck Equipment NASCAR 25-lap Sportsman features it was time to change that status and move it up a notch. That’s exactly what he did when he posted his fourth feature win with runner-up Kenny Bock closing in on him, but didn’t have enough laps to get the job done.

Providing the feature winners met the necessary requirements, they received monetary awards from T.P. Trailers and a certificate from VP Fuels for product awards. The Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie award recipients were Willman and Brightbill. Parker Guldin, who finished 14th in the Sportsman feature received an extra $100 from the track for being the first crate engine running.

On Thursday, August 22nd a Thunder on the Hill Series doubleheader, a Bob Miller/Rogers Family promotion, will be presented featuring Tony Stewart’s Ollie’s Bargain Stores All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Sprints and 358 Modifieds. Racing will kick off at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday night action returns on August 24th with a tripleheader show of T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman and Blast from the Past Vintage Racers. Action gets the green flag at 7:30 p.m. Adult admission is $15 and youngsters under 12 are admitted free.

Modified action saw polesitter John Willman, who has had more than his share of engine issues, grab the early lead with Dylan Swinehart, Richie Hitzler, Ryan Lilick and Eric Biehn in pursuit.

The caution flew with two laps completed after Mike Lisowski, another one having more than his share of misfortunes, was plagued once again and slowed in the fourth turn out of competition. After two false starts, Willman was still first, but now D. Swinehart, Joe Funk III, Hitzler and Howard completed the top five.

A three-way battle for second soon developed between D. Swinehart, Funk III and Howard with neither one ready to give up a position.

The red was thrown on the 13th lap when Hitzler hit the first turn wall with heavy impact and Nick DeSantis, left with nowhere to go, clipped the backend of the car. Thankfully no one was injured. Willman was still the leader, but now Howard was in the runner-up spot putting his bids in for first followed by D. Swinehart, Brett Kressley, who started deep in the 28-car starting grid in 24th and Funk III.

Howard made several bids for the lead underneath Willman, but none of them were successful.

With five laps remaining Howard switched to the high line to see if that would work. This attempt was a wise choice and he was now in first.

Howard never looked back once he became the new pacesetter and went on to chalk up another one in the win column. Chasing him across the line for his best finish of the season was Willman followed by Kressley, D. Swinehart and Kevin Hirthler.

A rarity in the Modified ranks was that ten time champion Craig Von Dohren, locked in a close point battle with Duane Howard, wasn’t an entry in the feature. Problems with his primary car in the heat forced him to switch to the back-up car for the consi. He also had issues with that and was forced to be a spectator the rest of the night.

Heats were won by Craig Whitmoyer, Hitzler, Willman and Hirthler. Briggs Danner and Kory Fleming won the consies.

Tom Miller, already a feature winner this year, took the early lead in the Sportsman feature with Parker Guldin, Bock and Sean Weiss in pursuit.

Jimmy Leiby hit the homestretch wall with heavy force which caused the red to be thrown. He was slightly shaken up a bit. Miller continued to show the way on the restart with pressure now coming from Chris Esposito, Bock, Brightbill and Guldin.

Esposito became the new leader on the tenth lap restart needed four a four-car tangle in turn four.

The lead changed hands for the third and final time when Brightbill charged ahead in the Leindecker powered mount on the 12th lap.

Bock overtook second on the 18th lap and set sail after Brightbill who had a slight edge built up over the field.

In the closing stages Bock was reeling in Brightbill, but time fell short and Brightbill was in the winner’s circle. Following Brightbill and Bock across were Esposito, Brian Hirthler and Ryan Beltz.

Kyle Smith, Bock and Guldin were the heat winners.

With Guldin finishing 14th in the Sportsman feature he earned a Crate Sportsman bonus.

Advance tickets for the September 21 Freedom 76 are now on sale. Mail a check or money order covering the number of tickets being ordered to Grandview Speedway, 87 Wilt Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505. Advance adult tickets are priced at $35 while tickets purchased on race day will be priced at $40. Youngsters 6 through 11 pay $10. Under six are admitted free. Please include a self-addressed envelope to speed delivery. Tickets will not be mailed after September 13.

Lap sponsorships, priced at $20, are presently available. Lap sponsors are included in the special track magazine, public address system announcements and more. In addition sponsorship of qualifying events and special awards are available. Heat races sell for $200. Those interested can contact Ernie Saxton at 215.752.7797 or esaxton144@aol.com or check in with Tina Rogers or Tommy Kramer at the track.

RACE RESULTS

T.P. Trailers Modified Feature (30-laps): 1. Duane Howard, 2. John Willman, 3. Brett Kressley, 4. Dylan Swinehart, 5. Kevin Hirthler, 6. Eric Biehn, 7. Doug Manmiller, 8. Joe Funk III, 9. Louden Reimert, 10. Jared Umbenhauer, 11. Ryan Lilick, 12. Alex Yankowski, 13. Briggs Danner, 14. Jordan Henn, 15. Rick Laubach, 16. Ryan Grim, 17. Ron Kline, 18. Timmy Buckwalter, 19. Craig Whitmoyer, 20. Richie Hitzler, 21. Kenny Gilmore, 22. Nick DeSantis, 23. Justin Grim, 24. Glenn Strunk, 25. Brett Gilmore, 26. Frank Cozze, 27. Kory Fleming and 28. Mike Lisowski. DNQ: Colt Harris, Ray Swinehart, Mark Kratz, Craig Von Dohren, Ron Seltmann Jr., Kyle Weiss.

T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman Feature (25-laps): 1. Brad Brightbill, 2. Kenny Bock, 3. Chris Esposito, 4. Brian Hirthler, 5. Ryan Beltz, 6. Kyle Lilick, 7. Mark Kemmerer, 8. Brad Grim, 9. Dean Bachman, 10,. Brad Arnold, 11. Kyle Smith, 12. Jesse Landis, 13. Sean Weiss, 14. Parker Guldin, 15. Wyatt Harrar, 16. Jack Butler, 17. Andrew Kreis, 18. Tom Miller, 19. Mike Koffel, 20. Scott Kohler, 21 Jimmy Leiby, 22. Nathan Mohr, 23. Steve Desmelyk, 24. Derrick Smith.

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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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DUANE HOWARD EARNS $10K AS HE WINS FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL AT GRANDVIEW

STEVE YOUNG WINS FIRST SPORTSMAN FEATURE OF THE SEASON

BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 11, 2018 . . . Duane Howard, the current TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified point leader, collected a hefty $10,000 payday when he took the checkered in his third Forrest Rogers Memorial 50-lap feature victory on Saturday night at Grandview Speedway in the activities broadcast by RCN TV, Allentown.

It was close for the five-time champion when Jeff Strunk regrouped the field when he slowed in turn four with a flat right rear tire bringing out the caution with five laps remaining in the 49th annual Rogers Memorial.. Despite a single file restart, runner-up Frank Cozze, who has been struggling this season, was all over Howard giving him a run for the big bucks. At one point Cozze nudged ahead coming off of the fourth turn, but when the lap counted it was Howard in front as the side-by-side action created some paint swapping.

Howard was determined to keep the Norm’s Save Station Bicknell No. 357 mount prepared by the hard working crew ahead in front and he went on to chalk up his fourth win of the season at the 1/3-mile banked clay oval.

Howard was honored to win the 49th running of the special event named in honor of founder Forrest Rogers as he has high praise for the entire Rogers family.

Steve Young won his first feature of the year which was his second career TP Truck Equipment NASCAR 25-lap Sportsman feature leading the event from start to finish.

Providing the feature winners met the necessary requirements, they received monetary awards from T.P. Trailers and a certificate from VP Fuels for product awards. The Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie award recipients were Howard and Young. Parker Guldin, who finished fifth in the Sportsman feature received an extra $100 from the track for being the first crate engine running.

In the Modified feature polesitter and rookie driver Richie Hitzler took the early lead and set the pace for 11 laps until Ryan Lilick powered into first leaving Howard, coming from the 16th starting grid; Steve Swinehart, Hitzler, who fell back, and Kenny Gilmore jockey for the remaining top five positions.

The lead was swapped for the third time when Howard put the Carroll Hine powered mount into the lead on the 15th circuit.

It didn’t take Howard long to distance himself from his fellow competitors and with 23 laps in the books, he was upon the lap traffic and had to use heads up driving skills to pass them as he realized they were racing for positions also.

Meanwhile as Howard continued his torrid pace the action behind him was hot and heavy between Lilick, K. Gilmore, Cozze and Brett Kressley. Attempting to get into the mix were Kevin Hirthler and Craig Von Dohren, who had to qualify through one of the two consolation races and start 25th.

Gilmore overtook second on the 37th lap and set sail after Howard who had a huge lead built up with Cozze, Kressley and Von Dohren in tow.

Former Rogers Memorial winner Strunk brought out the caution late in the race with a flat tire and after a quick pit stop rejoined the action and was able to muster up a 12th place finish. The single file restart lined up – Howard, Cozze, Gilmore, Von Dohren and Kressley. When action went green again Cozze gave Howard no margin to err as he was right on his bumper. The pair raced door handle-to door handle and it appeared Cozze would put the Tom Umbenhauer-owned car in the lead as he edged ahead slightly, but Howard denied him that chance as he dove underneath out of four to keep the lead when the lap counted. Howard stayed in control and pulled into the winner’s circle to claim the win. Chasing him across the line were Cozze, for his season best finish; Von Dohren, coming on strong in the end; Gilmore, who also posted his best run and Kressley. Rounding out the top ten were Hirthler, Jared Umbenhauer, Lilick, Doug Manmiller, another one that had to get into the race through the consi, and Steve Swinehart.

The four qualifying heat winners were K. Gilmore, Lilick, Jorden Henn and Hitzler. Rick Laubach and Manmiller won the consies.

Sportsman competition saw Young charge into the early lead with pressure from Josh Adams, Parker Guldin, Nate Brinker and B.J. Joly.

Positions were constantly being exchanged behind Young, who had a straightaway lead built up by the ninth lap and was now being chased by Guldin, Brad Arnold, Adams and Mark Kemmerer.

Young encountered lapped traffic by the 12th lap allowing Arnold to reel him in.

An infield tire hit by another competitor and pushed onto the track brought out the yellow on the 18th lap erasing Young’s slight edge. The restart was void when Andrew Kreis hit the fourth turn wall with heavy impact and was uninjured. The next try was no better and Kenny Bock found himself assisted into the second turn wall. When another lap finally was recorded, Young was still first, but by now Arnold, Brad Brightbill, the current point leader; Kemmerer and Guldin completed the top five.

A one lap shoot-out was set up when Kyle Smith was sitting sideways along the homestretch infield. Young wasted no time moving out and Brightbill was now in second looking for another weekend win.

Young kept everyone at bay to go on to claim the win followed by Brightbill, for the third week in a row after he made the last lap pass; Arnold, Kemmerer and Guldin.

Arnold, Young and B.J. Joly were the heat winners.

Coming up next at Grandview Speedway is an August 17th doubleheader featuring the T.P.Trailers NASCAR Modifieds and T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m. with spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m. Adult admission is $15 while youngsters under 12 are admitted free.

RACE RESULTS

Forrest Rogers Memorial T.P. Trailers Modified Feature (50-laps): 1. Duane Howard, 2. Frank Cozze, 3. Craig Von Dohren, 4. Kenny Gilmore, 5. Brett Kressley, 6. Kevin Hirthler, 7. Jared Umbenhauer, 8. Ryan Lilick, 9. Doug Manmiller, 10. Steve Swinehart, 11. Glenn Strunk, 12. Jeff Strunk, 13. Craig Whitmoyer, 14. Rick Laubach, 15. Alex Yankowski, 16. Briggs Danner, 17. Richie Hitzler, 18. Ryan Grim, 19. Brett Gilmore, 20. Joe Funk III, 21. Kory Fleming, 22. Louden Reimert, 23. Jordan Henn, 24. John Willman, 25. Tim Buckwalter, 26. Dylan Swinehart, 27. Ray Swinehart, 28. Danny Erb. DNQ: Mark Kratz, Jesse Leiby, Ron Kline, Ron Myers, Kyle Weiss, Mike Lisowski, Justin Grim, Colt Harris, Nick DeSantis and Mark Levy.

T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman Feature (25-laps): 1. Steve Young, 2. Brad Brightbill, 3. Brad Arnold, 4. Mark Kemmerer, 5. Parker Guldin, 6. Mike Mammana, 7. Jack Butler, 8. Brian Hirthler, 9. Brad Grim, 10. Jesse Landis, 11. Kyle Lilick, 12. Lex Shive, 13. Josh Adams, 14. Mike Koffel, 15. Jimmy Leiby, 16. Kyle Smith, 17. B.J. Joly, 18. Wyatt Harrar, 19. Ryan Beltz, 20. Kenny Bock, 21. Nate Brinker, 22. Andrew Kreis, 23. Tom Miller, 24. Ray Cost III, 25. Sean Weiss. DNQ: Derrick Smith.

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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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MEMORIAL NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SATURDAY AND THERE WILL BE SOME FREE ITEMS FOR YOUNGSTERS

BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 7, 2019 . . . When the 49th annual Forrest Rogers Memorial, paying $10,000 to win for T.P.Trailers NASCAR Modifieds, takes place on Saturday there will be a couple of charities benefiting from the night of racing. In addition there will be some free items for youngsters coming out to see their heroes in action.

The Boyertown Area Multi-Service will benefit from the Preston’s Pantry Project that is being run in memory of young Preston, his mom Pamela and his unborn baby sister, Evelynn. Their lives were lost when they were caught up in the July 11th floods that ravaged the area.

All items that are donated at the track must be new and unopened. They are looking for microwaveable meals, kids’ snacks, detergents, mac and cheese and the list goes on. Check at www.grandviewspeedway.com for a list.

The very popular Safety Net Sanctuary Raffle Fundraiser is again being held at Grandview. Fans taking part in the raffle, which raises funds for animals at the Safety Net Sanctuary in Fleetwod, PA, will have a chance to win racing items, gift baskets and more. In addition donations of dry or canned cat and dog food will be accepted at the track. More info can be had from Lisa Marie Poper at 610.944.8099.

Free backpacks, just in time for school openings, courtesy of Craig Whitmoyer and Snyder Web Design, will be given away at the Rogers Memorial. Kids must pick up their free tickets Saturday night at the main entrance, right on up until heat races are completed, with five boys and five girls having their lucky tickets drawn at intermission to win the backpacks.

In addition to the backpacks school kits and activity books, all part of the KIDS DRIVE NASCAR KIT, will be given away at the main gate while supplies last on Saturday night.

And as a little extra attraction for the racers on Saturday night each heat and feature winning driver will receive a free one year subscription to Ernie Saxton’s Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing News, a publication that has helped racers across the country with their sponsorship marketing efforts.

A full series of qualifying events will be presented in both divisions of racing, Modifieds and Sportsman, on Saturday night starting at 7:30 p.m. Gates open for spectators at 5:30 p.m. Topping the night of racing will be a 25-lap feature for the T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman. And the highlight of the night will be the Forrest Rogers Memorial for T.P.Trailers NASCAR Modifieds rewarding the winner with $10,000.

Fans coming out at 5 p.m. will be able to meet Modified racer Kevin Hirthler along with Sportsman racers Brian Hirthler and B.J.Joly.

Adult admission for the exciting night of stock car racing is $25 while youngsters 6 thru 11 pay $5. Under 6 are admitted free. And pit admission is $30.

Rain date is set for Saturday, August 17th.

For more information check in www.grandviewspeedway.com, Facebook or telephone 610.754.7688.

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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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VON DOHREN GOING FOR NINTH FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL WIN SATURDAY AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF COMPETITION STANDING IN THE WAY

DUANE HOWARD AND BRAD BRIGHTBILL LEAD NASCAR TRACK POINT STANDINGS

BACKPACKS AND “KIDS DRIVE NASCAR” KITS FREE ON SATURDAY NIGHT

BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 7, 2019 . . . When the 49th annual Forrest Rogers Memorial NASCAR 358 Modified race is presented at Grandview Speedway this Saturday, August 10, ten time NASCAR track champion Craig Von Dohren will be a big favorite to win. The Oley, PA racer, a winner of more than 100 feature races at Grandview, is looking to win his ninth Rogers Memorial. His first win goes back to 1986.

With $10,000 up for grabs for the winner, the competition for the coveted classic win will be keen to say the least.

Last year Ray Swinehart, one of the oldest competitors, took the win. Saturday night he will be looking for his fifth win.

Another ten time track champion, Jeff Strunk, will be looking to win his third Rogers Classic. Duane Howard, locked in a battle for the T.P.Trailers NASCAR track title, is looking for a third win. Veteran racer Meme DeSantis is a two time winner as is Billy Pauch. Green Lane, PA’s Kevin Hirthler has won once.

And if you go way back in the record books you will find that Freddie Rahmer, who finished his career as one of the nation’s top Sprint car racers, won four Forrest Rogers Memorials before moving on to the Sprints.

There are a number of Saturday night Modified racers that have what it takes to win the Classic including Doug Manmiller, Brett Kressley, Hall of Famer Frank Cozze, Rick Laubach, Tim Buckwalter, Jared Umbenhauer and others. And who knows there just might be a visitor come in and steal it all away from the regulars. It has happened before with Danny Johnson and Ryan Godown claiming the big check.

So Saturday night at Grandview Speedway the action will be super exciting as more than 40 Modified racers are expected to be on hand to try to take home the $10,000 first place money.

And the always exciting T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman will be in action with the racing producing a new feature winner just about every Saturday night.

Current point standings show Duane Howard 3463 points has a slight edge over Craig Von Dohren with 3416 counters in the Modifieds and Brad Brightbill continues to be the pacesetter in the Sportsman with 2922 points as they head toward the Forrest Rogers Memorial Night of racing.

Sitting third in the NASCAR 358 Modified standings is Brett Kressley with 3142 points followed, in the top five, by Doug Manmiller at 3080 and Rick Laubach with 3001 points. In the NASCAR Sportsman Brad Grim has 2724 points to hold down second spot. Third is former champion Brian Hirthler with 2694 tallies. Kyle Lilick has earned 2658 points while Saturday night feature winner Jack Butler is fifth with 2377 points.

Free backpacks, just in time for school openings, courtesy of Craig Whitmoyer and Snyder Web Design, will be given away at the Rogers Memorial. Kids must pick up their free tickets Saturday night at the main entrance, right on up until heat races are completed, with five boys and five girls having their lucky tickets drawn at intermission to win the backpacks.

In addition to the backpacks school kits and activity books, all part of the KIDS DRIVE NASCAR KIT, will be given away at the main gate while supplies last.

Freedom 76 Lap Sponsorships, just $20, are available from Tina Rogers or Tommy Kramer at the track. Lap sponsorships and heat race sponsorships ($200) are available through Ernie Saxton at 267.934.7286 or mail a check to cover the cost of laps and/or sponsorship of a heat race to Grandview Speedway, 87 Wilt Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505.

Racing gets the green at 7:30 p.m. with the first of the qualifying events leading up to the feature races. Spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m. Adult admission is $25 while youngsters 6 thru 11 pay just $5 and those under 6 are admitted free. Pit admission is $30. The weekly Low Down and Dirty Meet & Greet giving fans a chance to see race cars up close and meet some of the drivers takes place near the main gate starting at 5 p.m. This Saturday fans will meet Modified standout Kevin Hirthler along with his Sportsman driver brother Brian Hirthler and B.J. Joly.

For additional information check in at www.grandviewspeedway.com, Facebook or telephone 610.754.7688.

UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR MODIFIEDS AS OF AUGUST 3, 2019

1. Duane Howard, Oley, PA #66/357H 3463***

2. Craig Von Dohren, Oley, PA #1C 3416****

3. Brett Kressley, Orefield, PA #19K 3142**

4. Doug Manmiller, Shoemakersville, PA #44M 3080*

5. Rick Laubach, Hellertown, PA #7L 3001

6. Jared Umbenhauer, Richland, PA #19/1H 2891

7. Jeff Strunk, Boyertown, PA #126 2734***

8. Kevin Hirthler, Boyertown, PA #117 2662

9. Alex Yankowski, Covington Twp., PA #84Y 2359

10. Frank Cozze, Wind Gap, PA #4 2341

11. Ryan Grim, Laury’s Station, PA #17 2329

12. Kyle Weiss, Hamburg, PA #21K 2280

13. Louden Reimert, Oley, PA #16 2251

14. Mike Lisowski, Minersville, PA #15 1973

15. Craig Whitmoyer, Hamburg, PA #99 1971

16. Tim Buckwalter, Douglassville, PA #23X 1967

17. Danny Erb, Boyertown, PA #44 1644

18. Kenny Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #OG7/14 1582

19. Briggs Danner, Allentown, PA #6/78D 1550

20. Clay Butler, Bloomsbury, NJ #4B 1542

21. Dylan Swinehart, Fleetwood, PA #81 1434*

22. Ray Swinehart, Perkiomenville, PA#33 1388

23. Ron Kline, Salford, PA #355 1327

24. Joe Funk, Coopersburg, PA #14RR 1319

25. Dan Waisempacher, Springtown, PA #01 1302

26. Brett Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #7 1281

27. Justin Grim, Orefield, PA #611/61 1227

28. Jordan Henn, Kutztown, PA #77H 1100

29. Ryan Lilick, Collegeville, PA #49 1096

30. Steve Swinehart, Perkiomenville, PA #313 910

UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR SPORTSMAN AS OF AUGUST 3, 2019

1. Brad Brightbill, Sinking Springs, PA #19 2922***

2. Brad Grim, Coplay, PA #13 2724

3. Brian Hirthler, Green Lane, PA #4*/117 2694**

4. Kyle Lilick, Collegeville, PA #104 2658*

5. Jack Butler, Phillipsburg, NJ #5 2377**

6. Mark Kemmerer, Green Lane, PA, #F10 2358

7. Kyle Smith, Fleetwood, PA #77 2289

8. Brad Arnold, Bethel, PA #830 2285

9. Dean Bachman, Emmaus, PA #65 2022

10. Andrew Kreis, Boyertown, PA #6K 1827

11. Brandon Edgar, Lehighton, PA #57 1676*

12. Jesse Landis Gilbertsville, PA #976 1601

13. Ryan Beltz, Barton, PA #221 1535

14. Lex Shive, Pennsburg, PA #5K 1474

15. Mike Mammana, Nazareth, PA #31 1456

16. Nathan Mohr, East Greenville, PA #17M 1286*

17. Nate Brinker, Allentown, PA #14 1266

18. Kenny Bock, Birdsboro, PA #6 1214

19. Derrick Smith, Telford, PA#20 1197*

20. Parker Guldin, Fleetwood, PA #11 1064*

21. Sean Weiss, Gilbertsville, PA #24 1004*

22. Josh Adams, Douglassville, PA #44A 985

23. Tom Miller, Gilbertsville, PA #77T 949*

24. Chris Esposito, Hatfield, PA #31A 927

25. Andy Clemmer, Bechtelsville PA #127 888

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

NASCAR point events.)

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