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RAIN STOPS USAC NATIONAL SPRINT TOUR TUESDAY NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW AFTER
QUALIFYING
The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series returned to action
on Tuesday night, June 3rd as the USAC National Sprint Tour and the ARDC
Wingless Midgets took center stage of the Grandview Speedway. This
event marked the eighty-first race of the nineteen year old Thunder
Series. With a 70% chance of rain in the forecast., the show did go on
with a sizeable crowd and a pit area that was packed solid with
thirty-seven wingless sprint cars and thirty-six ARDC wingless midgets.
The Grandview track crew, drivers, owners and officials worked
feverishly to keep the show flowing, but the rain began to fall at the
completion of the ARDC "B" Main. All qualifying was completed and the
USAC wingless sprint cars were staged for the feature event when the
rain began to fall. The speedway immediately went into a holding
pattern, waiting for the rainfall to end. But more then forty minutes
later, the rain was still falling and the disappointing decision to
cancel the balance of the event was announced. USAC officials and
Thunder on the Hill organizers reviewed several options on how to
complete show, but at the time of this writing a final decision could
not be made.
The decision makers involved, including USAC, Grandview Speedway and the
Thunder on the Hill organizers are looking at a suitable option for the
fans and competitors alike. A Friday night rain date was put on the
table, however Grandview had to consider that both Williams Grove and
Big Diamond race weekly on Friday night, and it would not be an
appropriate decision for the on-going good working relationship between
tracks. As for Sunday evening, that too was not an option as most
teams from the mid-west scheduled Sunday as a travel day home. USAC
guarantees that they will come up with a fair option which could be a
pair of feature events or perhaps a longer distance race when they
return to Grandview in 2009.
For the USAC wingless sprints, fast time of the night went to Jerry
Coons over Chad Boat and Billy Pauch . In heat race competition, the
victories went to Dustin Morgan, Chris Windom, Dave Darland and Shane
Golobic. In the USAC "B" Main, the winner was Jerry Coons Jr. In ARDC
Midget competition Tracy Readinger, Steve Buckwalter and Darren Hagen
were heat race winners as Taylor Malsam won the "B" Main. Thunder on
the Hill organizers were also talking with ARDC to find a make-up date
for their feature, with a plan to include ARDC on a future Thunder on
the Hill event in 2008.
We extend our appreciation to the fans and competitors who supported
this event. We made every effort to beat out Mother Nature, however, we
were unsuccessful. Please check our website as well as daily and weekly
publications for the make-up dates for these two events.
2008 NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
Tuesday, July 1 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING
SERIES 7:30 PM
Cindy Rowe Pennsylvania Sprint Speed
Week Series 410 Sprints & 358 Modifieds
Wednesday, July 16 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES- - FAN
FUN NIGHT 7:30 PM
11th Annual 100 Lap Traffic JAM for
DIRT Modifieds & Garden State Vintage Stock Cars
Tuesday, August 12 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
7:30 PM
Grandview Thunder 5-25's Big Block
Modifieds, 358 Modifieds, 600cc Sprints,
Rolling Thunder Legends, 600 Modifieds
Saturday, October 18 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES 6
PM
House of Thunder Halloween Party
Grandview Thunder 5-25's URC Sprints,
358 Modifieds, ARDC Wingless Midgets, Rolling Thunder Legends, 600
Modifieds & Garden State Vintage Stock Cars
Don' forget, the Grandview Speedway is in operation each and
every Saturday night through September 27 plus, a special House of
Thunder Halloween Racing Party on Saturday night, October 18.
Grandview Speedway is located on Passmore Road, just off Route
100 in Bechtelsville, PA (19505), just ten mile north of Pottstown, PA.
More information is available by calling Grandview Speedway at
610-754-7688 or visit www.grandviewspeedway.com (be sure to sign up for
the FREE e-mail fan news). For information on the Thunder Series,
please visit: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
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