GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY PROGRAM THIS SATURDAY FEATURES NASCAR MODIFIED & SPORTSMAN DOUBLE HEADER STARTING AT 7 PM
MORE BONUSES ADDED FOR FREEDOM 76 & 38 WEEKEND
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The chase for the track championships is heading down the homestretch at Grandview Speedway.
The race program this Saturday, September 5 will be another NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts program that will include qualifying events leading into a 30-lap T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modified feature and a 25-lap feature for the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman.
Track management is reminding everyone that starting this week the Saturday night races in the month of September will see the starting times moving up one half hour.
Pit gates will open at 3:30 pm, with grandstand gates opening at 5 pm, warm-ups starting at 5:45 pm, and the first race of the evening getting the green flag at 7 pm.
Adult grandstand admission is $20, students 10-15 with ID are $10, while children ages 9 and under are admitted free of charge. Pit admission is $35 for NASCAR members and $45 for non-members.
In addition to the racing action this Saturday night, prior to the racing program will be the weekly meet and greet, presented by Low-Down Entertainment and hosted by Brittany Huber and Jennifer Umbenhauer. This week’s drivers who will be on hand with their cars will be Jeff Strunk, Brett Grim and Brad Brightbill.
The pre-race Meet and Greet is held in the main gate area of the grandstand from 4:30 to 5:30 pm and is a great time for fans to meet the drivers in person, collect some autographs, take photos, and talk racing with their favorite drivers before the night’s program gets underway. Also included in the Meet & Greet will be Little Miss Grandview Alaina Steigerwalt with crayons and coloring pages for the kids!
Also, on Saturday night the LDE Meet & Greet team will continue selling tickets for one lucky participant to win the official LDE Meet & Greet banner which is emblazoned with the M&G logo and has been signed by every driver and special guest that has participated in the M&G's this year. Tickets will be $5 for an "arm length" and $10 for a "wingspan" to participate. The drawing for the banner will take place at the final M&G of the season Saturday, September 12 on Championship night.
The Freedom 76 weekend is fast approaching and begins on Friday, September 18 with the 13th annual Freedom 38 Sportsman Championship. The race program will follow the Freedom 76 race format with qualifying heats, consolations, Roy Miller II of Keller Williams Real Estate $500 to win cash dash, the Patriot 20, all leading up to the 38-lap Championship feature event, plus practice time for 358 Modified drivers wishing to participate in the Freedom 76.
Saturday, September 19 will feature the 56th annual Freedom 76 358 Modified Championship. The program includes qualifying heats, consolations, GT Radiator Repair $1000 to win cash dash, and the Schaeffer’s Motorsports Minuteman 20, all leading up to the 76-lap Championship main event.
The Freedom 76 & 38 weekend races continue to get more lucrative for the drivers, as more bonus money continues to be added to the Championship race weekend including –
FREEDOM 76 BONUSES -
FREEDOM 76 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS - $1000 - From NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts
FREEDOM 76 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS - $1000 - From NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts if winner has competed in all Saturday NASCAR point races at Grandview Speedway during 2026 racing season.
VICTORY AUTO GLASS CHARGE TO VICTORY (starting 12th or further back) - $300 – From Victory Auto Glass – Mertztown, Pa. - 610-301-1520
BOBBY GUNTHER WALSH & HIS SPONSORS MODIFIED HARD CHARGER - $1000 - From Bobby Gunther Walsh and all of his sponsors who have contributed to the Hard Charger Award, with special thanks to Res Q Natural Supplements, Just Born Quality Confections makers of Mike & Ikes and Hot Tamales candies and those Marshmallow Peeps, Dr. Eric Lebby and Dr. Thomas DiBennedetto, Orthopedic Specialists, and Yocco’s the Hot Dog King.
FREEDOM 76 CASH DASH - $1000 – For Freedom 76 heat winners sponsored by GT Radiator Repairs of Ambler, Pa. paying $1000 to the winner for the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds. GT Radiator Repairs won a best in service award from NAPA and can be reached at 215.628.3729 or on the web at www.gtradiators.com .
BREITENSTEIN MOTORSPORTS FIRST NON-QUALIFIER IN MEMORY OF BRUCE & THERESA ROGERS – $256 – For the first driver who just misses making the starting grid for the 56th annual Freedom 76 – from Breitenstein Motorsports
LYNN HIMES GREAT EFFORT AWARD – $100 - Sponsored by T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment & the Perkins Family (presented to the highest finishing driver NOT in the top 10 in Grandview Points) in memory of Carole Lynn Himes, a long-time familiar face at Grandview Speedway
TRACK OFFICIALS MODIFIED NON-QUALIFIER AWARD - $225 - Free Engine re-sealing for 2027 season to the second driver to just miss qualifying for and does not make the Freedom 76
RICK’S TOWING & HAULING FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED HARD LUCK AWARD - $200 – Awarded to the first car (not at fault) going on the hook in the Freedom 76 feature
STRINGERS COLLISION CENTER HEAT WINNERS BONUS - ($50 each) – To each Freedom 76 heat race winner from Stringer’s Collision Center
STRINGERS COLLISION CENTER 23rd PLACE BONUS - ($50) – To the 23rd place feature finisher in the Freedom 76 from Stringer’s Collision Center
FREEDOM 38 BONUSES -
FREEDOM 38 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS - $500 - From NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts
FREEDOM 38 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS - $500 - From NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts if winner has competed in all Saturday NASCAR point races at Grandview Speedway during 2026 racing season.
FREEDOM 38 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS - $400 – From Larry and Mike at Lisa’s Landscaping
VICTORY AUTO GLASS CHARGE TO VICTORY (starting 12th or further back) - $150 – From Victory Auto Glass – Mertztown, Pa. – 610.301.1520
FREEDOM 38 CASH DASH - $500 – For Freedom 38 heat winners sponsored by Roy Miller II of Keller Williams Real Estate – Contact Roy Miller II with any Real Estate questions at 484.764.5180 or 610.435.1800.
RICK’S TOWING & HAULING FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN HARD LUCK AWARD - $200 – Awarded to the first car (not at fault) going on the hook in the Freedom 38 feature
STRINGERS COLLISION CENTER HEAT WINNERS BONUS - ($50 each) – To each Freedom 38 heat race winner from Stringer’s Collision Center
STRINGERS COLLISION CENTER 23rd PLACE BONUS - ($50) – To the 23rd place feature finisher in the Freedom 38 from Stringer’s Collision Center
Lap sponsorships at $20 per lap are still available for both Championship races by contacting Tina Rogers, Tommy Kramer, Justin Steigerwalt or Jeff Ahlum at the track on race night, or email at www.jeffreyahlum@gmail.com or www.grandviewspeedway1963@gmail.com or Venmo@Tina-Rogers327 for Freedom 76 laps, or Venmo@Kasey-Harris7 for Freedom 38 laps.
Lap sponsorships are a great way to wish your favorite driver good luck or advertise a business during the big Championship race weekend on September 18-19, and all lap sponsorships are read on the public address system at the track and posted on social media each week leading up to the big event and on championship race weekend.
Following last Saturday night’s program, the count remains at ten different drivers who have been to victory lane in the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modified division, with Craig Von Dohren joining Brett Kressley, Louden Reimert and Jeff Strunk (which includes a Thunder on the Hill series win) as three-time winners, while Jared Umbenhauer, Duane Howard, Ryan Watt, Anthony Perrego, Tim Buckwalter, and Billy Pauch Jr. (Thunder Series win) all have a single victory, and they will be joined by over three dozen drivers looking to score a feature event win.
Following last Saturday’s program, the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman division remains at twelve different winners with Addison Meitzler joining Alex Bartorillo, Johnny Fugelo and Brad Brightbill as drivers with two wins each, while Bryce Bashore, Mike Toth, Mark Mohr, Jesse Landis, Decker Swinehart, Brett Gilmore, Brett Grim, and Matthew Laubach all have one feature victory, and will be in action with over three dozen drivers looking for a Grandview feature win.
The final point night will be Saturday, September 12, and will be PEDIATRIC CANCER AWARENESS NIGHT at Grandview Speedway! Come out, say hello, meet the drivers, enjoy the races, and help us show our pediatric cancer warriors and their families that NO ONE FIGHTS ALONE. This event is being hosted by the Leo’s League Pediatric Cancer Fund.
Since the 1960’s, Grandview Speedway has been presenting exciting wheel to wheel NASCAR stock car racing every Saturday Night starting in April and running through September, plus special events. Grandview Speedway is located at 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, Pa. 19505, just off Route 100, ten miles north of Pottstown, Pa.
Information is always available at www.grandviewspeedway.com or on Facebook, or by telephone at 610.754.7688.
UPCOMING EVENTS –
Saturday, September 5 – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds & Sportsman – 7 pm
Saturday, September 12 – CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds & Sportsman, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage – 7 pm
Friday, September 18 – 13th annual FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN CHAMPIONSHIP – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman 38 laps, Modified Practice for Freedom 76 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 19 – 56th annual FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CLASSIC – T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds 76 laps – 7 pm
Saturday, September 26 – (Freedom 76 Rain date) or Outlaw Racing Series Enduro, Outlaw Racing Series Vintage, Xcel 600 Modifieds, Keystone Sport Compact Series, Atlantic Coast Old Timers, Halloween for the Kids – (Rain date Oct. 3) |
