Von Dohren Edges Closer to Kressley in Grandview Nascar Mod Point Battle, Gilmore Still Comfortably in Lead in Sportsman Points and There Is Another Triple Show on Saturday

By admin July 27, 2021 Grandview

BECHTELSVILLE, PA JULY 27, 2021 . . . With a win on Saturday, his third of the season, Craig Von Dohren was able to edge a little closer to point leader Brett Kressley in the chase for the NASCAR T.P.Trailers Modified championship. Defending champion Von Dohren is in search of his 12th title while Kressley is shooting for his first.

The latest standings have Kressley with 3507 points while Von Dohren is just 94 tallies behind. Jared Umbenhauer is third at 3149.

In the NASCAR T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman division Kenny Gilmore is leading the point standings with 2518 counters followed by Dylan Hoch at 2254. Close behind is defending champion Brian Hirthler with 2134.

Dylan Hoch sits on top of the 602 Sportsman Mini Series standings with 700 points with Glenn Strunk just 16 points behind at 684. The Mini Series Sportsman will be in action for the fourth time this season on Saturday when another triple show of stock car racing action is presented which will also include the Modifieds and Sportsman. Racing will get the green at 7:30 p.m. with spectator gates opening at 5:30 p.m. Adult admission is $18 while youngsters 11 and under are admitted free.

Headlining the Meet & Greet at 5 p.m. will be Modified ace Jared Umbenhauer along with Sportsman talents Kenny Bock and Lex Shive. An added attraction will be the appearance of NASCAR Xfinity driver David Starr who carries the same ATS sponsorship as Bock. There will also be a Chapel on the Hill Worship at 4:30 p.m. in the turn one pavilion.

The month of August kicks off with a Thunder on the Hill Racing Series doubleheader that will feature the USAC National Midgets Ken Brenn Masters and Modifieds. That will be Tuesday, August 3 with a 7:30 p.m. starting time.

Friday August 6th will feature the Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Vintage Racing Series. Action gets the green at 7 p.m.

And on Saturday August 7th the T.P.Trailer Modifieds and T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman will be featured in another action packed show.

On Saturday August 14th the Forrest Rogers Memorial, named in honor of the man who planned and built Grandview Speedway with the help of son Bruce, will take place. The 50-lap Modified Classic will reward the winner with $10,000. And the Sportsman will be part of the doubleheader show.

GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR T.P.TRAILERS MODIFIEDS AS OF JULY 24, 2021

  1. Brett Kressley,#19K      3507*****
  2. Craig Von Dohren,#30 3413***
  3. Jared Umbenhauer,#19  3149*
  4. Duane Howard,#15G    2817*
  5. Jeff Strunk,#88Z             2547*
  6. Doug Manmiller,#44     2418
  7. Kevin Hirthler,#117      2195
  8. Ryan Grim,#17                 2151
  9. Danny Bouc,#357           2058**
  10. Craig Whitmoyer#99    1945
  11. Jack Butler,#5                 1647
  12. Brad Arnold#27               1551
  13. Louden Reimert, #16     1528
  14. Justin Grim,#61               1457
  15. Dylan Swinehart#81     1397
  16. Dillon Steuer#17Z          1382
  17. Jesse Leiby#456              1303
  18. Brad Grim, #23              1253
  19. Nate Brinker#14N          1234
  20. Corey Merkel#19M    1172

UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR T.P. TRUCK EQUIPMENT SPORTSMAN AS OF JULY 24, 2021

  1. Kenny Gilmore,#7         2518*
  2. Dylan Hoch,#35               2254***
  3. Brian Hirthler,#4*/117 2134***
  4. Kyle Smith,#77K             2024*
  5. Kyle Lilick ,#104              1920*
  6. Jimmy Leiby,#9L/9        1855
  7. Dakota Kohler,#59K/9  1518
  8. Chris Esposito#31A       1489
  9. Mark Kemmerer, #F101465
  10. Parker Guldin, #111380
  11. Jesse Landis#973            1367*
  12. Mike Schneck#2             1349
  13. Joey Vaccaro,#53           1335
  14. Ryan Beltz, #2211281
  15. Logan Bauman#14/22   1276*
  16. Bryan Rhoads#922         1236
  17. Kenny Bock,#6               1213
  18. Nathan Mohr,#17M      1210
  19. Decker Swinehart,#83 1201*
  20. Lex Shive,#35J               1121

UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR 602 SPORTSMAN MINI-SERIES AS OF JUNE 12, 2021

  1. Dylan Hoch#35                700**
  2. Glenn Strunk#9L             684*
  3. Ryan Grim#119                656
  4. Tyler Peet#12T                571
  5. Decker Swinehart#83   525
  6. Jimmy Leiby#9/332       521
  7. Cody Manmiller#00      519
  8. Tyler James#13               497
  9. Joey Vaccaro,#53           495
  10. Logan Bauman#14/22   441
  11. Dakota Kohler#59K       416
  12. Cody Kline#54               397
  13. Steve Lyle#09/69x         366
  14. Kenny Bock#6                 315
  15. Bryan Blankenbiller#5+ 250
  16. Doug Snyder#69S           226
  17. Ryan Lilick#77T               207
  18. Eric Kohler#12                 185
  19. Mike Laise#15               178
  20. B. J. Joly#924                  152

* denotes feature win (Feature wins listed are only for those that are NASCAR point events.)

Sources: Ernie Saxton Communications