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STRUNK, HENNING AND ROCHELLE WIN FEATURES AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY BECHTELSVILLE, PA July 13, 2008 . . . Jeff Strunk, a six time NASCAR Modified champion at Grandview Speedway, looks like he just may be on his way to a seventh title as he won his third feature of the season winning the Excel Collision 30-lap NASCAR Modified feature race on Saturday night. Bill Henning was able to grab his second Late Model feature victory and Jason Rochelle drove his Legends stock car to victory in the 11 lap Rolling Thunder Legends feature race.
Troy Wink took the lead on the drop of the green from polesitter Chris Esposito in the Modified main event. At the second circuit of the one third mile banked clay oval Todd Marburger was nipping at the heels of Wink and on the fourth lap Marburger went to the front.
Lap after lap Marburger held on to the top spot with Cliff Quinn running his best race of the season in second and Jason Hamilton right behind.
At the halfway mark Marburger earned the Dan’s Deli Halfway Leader Award.
Three laps later Jeff Strunk, coming from 16th spot, moved into second spot and put some strong pressure on the leader. Just one lap later Strunk, a master at Grandview, put the Gold Rush Custom Trailers No. 126 in front of the pack and that is where he stayed for the balance of the 30-lap feature.
In the late stages of the race Jason Hamilton and Craig VonDohren put on a great battle for second spot with Hamilton just able to get the edge on the final lap coming off the fourth turn.
At the finish Strunk (Mohnton) had a comfortable lead while Hamilton (Erwinna) edged out VonDohren (Oley) for second. Fourth place was taken by Ryan Godown (Ringoes, NJ) in another strong showing while Cliff Quinn (Coopersburg), an early challenger for the win, settled for fifth spot.
In victory lane Strunk told the fans that it was one heck of a race track with lots of room to maneuver. Strunk continues to increase in lead in the chase of the NASCAR Whelen All American Series Modified championship.
In the 20-lap main event for the NASCAR Late Models it looked like a first career victory for Wayne Pfeil in the early laps as he was comfortably in front of the field.
With eight laps complete Pfeil had Bill Henning and Ed Trimbur to contend with for the top spot.
Five laps later Henning, winner of his first feature in five years a couple weeks back, took over first place and held the top spot for the final seven circuits of the one-third-mile, banked clay oval.
At the finish Henning (Lansdale), who for the past two seasons seemed to have only bad luck, held a comfortable lead as he brought the Henning Supermarket/WNPV-AM Radio No. 80 home first. Second spot went to Wayne Pfeil (Mohnton) followed by Ed Trimbur (Boyertown), Randy Stoudt (Pottstown) and Ron Kline (Salford).
For the first four laps of the Legends feature, scheduled to be 15 laps but cut to 11 due to time constraints, Buddy Sload was the leader. In the fifth circuit Sload spun in the second turn giving the lead to Bill Diehl. A short time later Scott Houdeshell grabbed the top spot and Jason Rochelle went to the front in the closing laps to get the victory. The Schnecksville, PA racer had just a narrow lead over Houdeshell for the win. Third spot was taken by John Schirk followed by Frank Polimeda, a feature winner at Grandview earlier in the season, and Rodney Kistler.
Qualifying heats for the Legends were won by Buddy Sload, Jason Rochelle and Reed Saloney. In the Modifieds qualifying heat wins were earned by Chris Esposito, Kevin Hirthler, Tommy Scheetz Jr. and Mike Gular while the consolation race victories went to Craig VonDohren and Don Norris Jr.. The Late Model heat races had wins going to Chuck Schutz, Ed Trimbur and Bill Henning.
The Cornerstone Auto Sales Hard Charger awards, worth $50 to each driver, went to Craig VonDohren in the Modified feature going from 21st starting spot to finish third. In the Late Models it was Randy Stoudt gaining six spots to finish fourth.
The NASCAR Whelen All American Series Modifieds along with the Late Models and Legends stock cars will all be part of an action packed tripleheader show that starts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 19th with sponsorship from Hatfield Quality Meats. The first 500 adults through the front gate will received a FREE ARCA 200 ticket for August 2nd at Pocono Raceway. There will also be free Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race tickets given away to some lucky fans.
The first Enduro competition will be offered at Grandview in more than 10 years on Sunday, July 20th at 5 p.m. A 100 lapper for the big cars will be presented along with a 100 lapper for the small cars and a 50-lapper for the trucks.
United Racing Company sprint cars are featured in a doubleheader show on Saturday, July 26th at 7:30 p.m. along with the NASCAR 358 Modifieds sponsored by Zuber Realty.
Admission for regular Saturday nights is $13 for adults, $5 for youngsters 6 thru 11 and under 6 are admitted free with a paying adult. There is always free parking on the speedway grounds and fans are invited to enjoy the wide array of concessions available at the track or are free to bring their food and refreshments.
Grandview Speedway is located on Passmore Road, just off Route 100, Bechtelsville, PA, 10 miles north of Pottstown. For information check in at www.grandviewspeedway.com or telephone 610.754.7688.
30-LAP Excel Collision Service NASCAR 358 MODIFIED STOCK CAR FEATURE FINISH: 1. Jeff Strunk 2. Jason Hamilton 3. Craig VonDohren 4. Ryan Godown 5. Cliff Quinn 6. Kevin Hirthler 7. Mike Gular 8. Meme DeSantis 9. Terry Meitzler 10. Shawn Reimert 11. Jon Kellner Jr. 12. Chris Esposito 13. Tommy ScheetZ Jr. 14. Danny Erb 15. Jason Smythe 16. Tom Umbenhauer 17. Doug Manmiller 18. Danny Hieber 19. Ryan Beltz 20. Carroll Hine III 21. Todd Marburger 22. Troy Wink 23. Don Norris Jr. 24. John Willman 25. Sean Merkel 26. Glenn Owens 27. Rick Schaffer 28. Kerry Kratz 20 LAP Excel Collision Service NASCAR LATE MODEL FEATURE FINISH: 1. Bill Henning 2. Wayne Pfeil 3. Ed Trimbur 4. Randy Stoudt 5. Ron Kline 6. Brian Shuey 7. Kyle Merkel 8. Chuck Schutz 9. Buddy Wharton 10. Bryon Sipe 11. Dean Stoudt 12. John Giesler 13. Danny Snyder 14. Johnny Favinger 15. Greg Hoffmaster 16. Eric Snoke 17. Dallas Breidenbach 18. Mike Steinmetz 19. Harry Henning III 20. Dennis Peiper 21. Mike Kellner 22. Matt Carter 15 LAP Excel Collision Service Legends Stock Car Feature Finish (Top Ten): 1. Jason Rochelle 2. Scott Houdeshell 3. John Schirk 4. Frank Polimeda 5. Rodney Kistler 6.Reed Saloney 7. Pat McDermott 8. Josh Morrow 9. Paul Rochelle 10. Randy Kissinger.
UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR MODIFIEDS
AS OF JULY 12, 2008
1. Jeff Strunk, Mohnton, PA #126 3527***
2. Doug Manmiller, Wyomissing, PA #14 3038
3. Ryan Godown, Ringoes, NJ #R1 2929
4. Craig VonDohren, Oley, PA #1C 2775***
5. Danny Erb, Boyertown, PA #44 2641
6. Meme DeSantis, Temple, PA #88D 2610
7. Mike Gular, Harleysville, PA #8 2603*
8. Kerry Kratz, Bechtelsville, PA #87 2443
9. Terry Meitzler, Kutztown, PA #81 2374*
10. Kevin Hirthler, Green Lane, PA #117 2368
11. Jason Hamilton, Erwinna, PA #16 2324*
12. Stewart Friesen, Niagara On The Lake, Canada #357 2308
13. Duane Howard, Oley, PA #4 2158***
14. Shawn Reimert, Oley, PA #41 1891
15. Tommy Sheetz Jr., Boyertown, PA #37X 1805
16. Sean Merkel, Gilbertsville, PA #118 1780
17. Danny Heiber, Penndel, PA #107 1648
18. John Willman, Birdsboro, PA #16W 1559
19. Brad Brightbill, Mohnton, PA #19X 1465
20. Tom Umbenhauer, Richland, PA #19 1417
21. Jason Smythe, Oley, PA #71 1416
22. Don Norris, Douglassville, PA #976 1409*
23. Jon Kellner Jr., Lansdale, PA #67 1386
24. Cliff Quinn, Coopersburg, PA #69NEWS 1201
25. Ryan Beltz, Boyertown, PA #221 1161
26. John Tschudy, Birdsboro, PA #2 1014
27. Ryan Grim, Laury’s Station, PA #17 1005
28. Todd Marburger, Boyertown, PA #18 999
29. Todd Smith, Hatfield, PA #39 993
30. Brad Missimer, Bechtelsville, PA #327 907
31. Glenn Owens, Hatfield, PA #73 828
32. Mark Fehr, Barto, PA #55 770
33. Mark Kratz, Chalfont, PA #M1 640
34. Rick Schaeffer, Woxall, PA 604
35. Chris Esposito, Green Lane, PA #31 593
36. Kurt Spotts, Pennsburg, PA #70 560
37. Bobby Gunther Walsh, Allentown, PA #1 507
38. Troy Wink, Mohrsville, PA #27 494
39. Mike Laise, Pottstown, PA #15 477
40. Chris Gambler, Whitehall, PA #35 347
41. Jeremy Banos, Oley, PA #3 303
42. Brian Lilick, King of Prussia, PA #Z28 299
43. Bruce Hirthler, Green Lane, PA #9 279
44. Vince Gaglarado, Kenhorst, PA #66 183
45. Carroll Hine III 166
46. Joe Masiado, Easton, PA #43 119
47. Steve, Young, Coatesville, PA #76 110
48. Troy Gibson, Hatfield, PA #49 110
49. Shawn Horning 110
50. Bill Gensler, Fleetwood, PA #57 100
51. Robbie Boyer, Schwenksville, PA #17X 70
52. Matt Howsare, #5H 20
53. Jeff Sechrist, #318 10
Mark Sokol, 21A 10
Greg Hummelhanz 10
Terry Reimert 10
UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR LATE MODELS
AS OF JULY 12, 2008
1. Chuck Schutz, Pottstown, PA #ONE 3721
2. Randy Stoudt, Pottstown, PA #118 3619**
3. Brian Shuey, Shoemakersville, PA #5X 3477****
4. Ron Kline, Salfordville, PA #3 3407*
5. Mike Kellner, Lansdale, PA #57 3397****
6. John Giesler, Aston, PA #3X 2980
7. Dean Stoudt, East Greenville, PA #5 2925
8. Bryon Sipe, Leesport, PA #33 2806
9. Buddy Wharton, Birdsboro, PA #7B 2802
10. Bill Henning, Lansdale, PA #80 2788**
11. Kyle Merkel, Gilbertsville, PA #117 2781
12. Ed Trimbur, Birdsboro, PA #707 2684
13. Rick Todorow, Quakertown, PA #93 2671
14. Wayne Pfeil Jr., Mohnton, PA #72 2539
15. Jon Kellner Sr., Lansdale, PA #85AM 2214
16. Danny Snyder, Green Lane, PA #4S 2150
17. Jonathan Favinger, Coatesville, PA #18 1840
18. Mark Malcolm, Hatfield, PA #55 1788
19. Jamie Undercoffler, Pennsburg, PA #1J 1611
20. Eric Snoke, #96/33X 1607
21. Greg Hoffmaster, Pottstown, PA #69 1456
22. Bobby Wyatt, Reading, PA #14 1289
23. Chad Rea, Reading, PA #8/21 1123
24. Eric Kauffman, #307 1117
25. Matt Carter, Souderton, PA #79 1107
26. Harry Henning III, Lansdale, PA #81 863
27. Dennis Pieper, Salford, PA #409 801
28. Dallas Bridenbach, Spring City, PA #2 781
29. Jud Hendrickson, #39 695
30. Ron Coverly 505
31. Mike Steinmetz 351
32. Steve Wilson, #13 277
33. Sean Merkel, Gilbertsville, PA #117 239
34. Chris Wojnar 65
35. Bill Neff 10
* denotes feature win
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