Double Modified Features This Saturday Night At Grandview Speedway BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Double the action this Saturday night at Grandview Speedway! The 358 NASCAR Modifieds will be in the spotlight this Saturday night at Grandview Speedway, when they will be running TWO 30-lap feature races as part of a NASCAR Weekly Series program which also includes the Sportsman starting at 7:30 pm. The show on Saturday, July 20 will include qualifying events for both classes leading into a 30-lap 358 Modified feature, a 25-lap feature for the Sportsman, plus the remainder of the 358 Modified portion of the June 29th race program that was cut short by rain, which includes the remaining laps of qualifying heat number four, two consolations and a 30-lap feature event. The portion of the program held over from June 29th will be the first events run on the program Saturday evening before moving into a complete new two-division race program, so fans should plan accordingly not to miss any of the great action on the high-banked one-third-of-a-mile speedway. Pit gates will open at 4 pm, with grandstand gates opening at 5:30 pm, warm-ups starting at 6:15 pm, and the first race of the evening getting the green flag at 7:30 pm. This past Saturday night Cody Manmiller joined the list of feature winners this season picking up his first career feature win in 358 Modified action, joining Mike Mahaney, John Willman, Bobby Trapper Jr., Eric Kormann, and Doug Manmiller as one time feature winners. Defending Champion Brett Kressley and Louden Reimert lead all drivers with three wins each heading into this week’s action and they will be joined by point leader Jeff Strunk, Craig Von Dohren, Mike Gular, Jared Umbenhauer, Eddie Strada, Duane Howard, Kevin Hirthler and nearly three dozen drivers looking to hit victory lane this Saturday night. A typographical error was found in the reporting of the points earlier in the week, and the following are the correct points for the 358 Modifieds - The current top ten in points for the 358 Modifieds are 1. Jeff Strunk – 2551, 2. Craig Von Dohren – 2336, 3. Mike Gular – 2258, 4. Jared Umbenhauer – 2120, 5. Eddie Strada – 2072, 6. Brett Kressley – 2059, 7. Duane Howard – 1988, 8. Doug Manmiller – 1934, 9. Louden Reimert – 1883, 1. Kevin Hirthler – 1690. Jesse Landis scored the big feature win last Saturday in the Sportsman Firecracker 40 adding his name to the winner’s list which includes Kenny Bock, Brian Hirthler, Mark Kemmerer, Addison Meitzler, Colton Perry, Zach Steffey and two time winners Logan Watt and Gavyn Krupp. Other Sportsman drivers looking for a win this week include Mike Schneck Jr., Dylan Swinehart, Jesse Hirthler, Adrianna Delliponti, Brett Gilmore, Ryan Graver, Nathan Mohr, Logan Bauman, and three dozen drivers who will all be in action on Saturday night. The month of July will conclude with a triple header race program on July 27, as the Outlaw Racing Series Vintage cars will join the program with the 358 Modifieds and Sportsman starting at 7:30 pm. Looking ahead on the race schedule, Saturday August 10 will feature the 54th annual 50-lap Forrest Rogers Memorial for the 358 Modifieds in a race program that will also feature fireworks. The fireworks display, part of the Forrest Rogers Memorial program, is also Grandview Speedway’s anniversary weekend celebrating the opening of the track in August of 1963. -end-
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