VP Racing Fuels Sponsoring Grandview Speedway Season Opening Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker for Modifieds
$7500 to Win for 50-laps, $1000 to Start
NASCAR and Grandview Track Points to Start With April 5 Season Opener
Track Management Offers to Pay for Drivers Temp NASCAR License for This Event
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Grandview Speedway is pleased to announce that VP Racing Fuels will continue to support the season opening Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker, sponsoring the race for the eighth consecutive year.
Since the very first Bruce Rogers Memorial race in 2018, VP Racing Fuels has been the presenting sponsor and has been supporting the season opening race event, dedicated to remember and honor the longtime owner and Promoter of Grandview Speedway, Bruce Rogers, who passed away in 2017 after helping his father build the track, and running Grandview Speedway with his family for over 50 years.
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The first race of a brand-new season is always one of the most anticipated race events of each year, so when the green flag drops on Saturday night April 5 at Grandview Speedway, it will begin the 63rd consecutive season of professional stock car racing at the one-third-of-a-mile high banked clay raceway, all under the direction of the founding Rogers family.
The VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker is open to both Big and Small Block Modified competitors. The feature race will be run over the distance of 50-laps, paying a cool $7500 to win. Not only will the winner be rewarded handsomely, but the race will pay $1000 to take the green flag in the main event!
Since the very first race, the payoff has been outstanding for all drivers in the feature race, front to back, including the unbelievable $1000 to qualify and take the green flag in the main event for just 50-laps of racing on the one-third-of-a-mile speedway. This was designed to give a good payoff to all drivers in the feature, and make it a great night for some of the smaller race teams that don’t always get a chance to finish in the top five.
Grandview Speedway management is announcing that the same procedures that were in effect last year on the Opening Night program, will be in effect again for the 2025 event. The Bruce Rogers Memorial will be sanctioned by NASCAR, and will be the first point race of the new campaign for both the T.P. Trailer Modified and T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman divisions toward both the Grandview track and NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Championships.
As was the case last season, only the driver is required to hold a NASCAR license for competition during the season, with owners and crew members having the option to enter the pits as members or pay a non-member fee. Management does encourage purchasing the NASCAR license for the additional insurance coverage.
For the Bruce Rogers Memorial event, all drivers are welcome to compete as in years past, and if any driver is not a track regular, the Speedway will cover the cost of the $25 temporary NASCAR driver license for this one night of competition.
The Bruce Rogers Memorial feature event will qualify 24 cars to start. There will be no provisional or guaranteed starters added of any kind. Heat races will be lined up by a draw, consolation qualifiers will follow to set the field for the 50-lap championship feature.
There is no entry fee for this special event, however drivers are encouraged to pre-enter by calling or texting 484.256.4375, providing the driver’s name, contact information and phone number. Drivers are also reminded to visit the speedway website at www.grandviewspeedway.com to print and fill out a W-9 form and bring it with them to the track on Opening Night. The W-9 form must be provided to the pit office to be eligible for drivers to draw for heat race starting spots and to receive any earnings for the night.
Information on car rules (tires and weights etc.) are listed for the VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker on the speedway website at www.grandviewspeedway.com under the Bruce Rogers Memorial tab.
The T.P. Truck Equipment 602 Sportsman, will also begin their point season on the Opening Night program in a full show which includes qualifying events and a 25-lap feature race.
Race time on Opening Night is 6 pm, which will be the starting time for all Saturday night programs for the month of April. Pit gates open at 1 pm, grandstand gates open at 4 pm, with a mandatory drivers meeting also at 4 pm. followed by the drivers draw, then warm-ups at 5 pm.
Saturday, April 12 is set aside as a rain date if needed for the opener. However, if not needed, then it will be a two-division program for the T.P. Trailer 358 Modifieds and T.P. Truck Equipment 602 Sportsman under the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series banner. The program will consist of qualifying races leading up to the 30-lap Modified and 25-lap Sportsman main events.
Prior to the Opening Night race program will be the annual Free-to-the-Public open practice day on Saturday, March 29 starting at 12 Noon, open to all divisions, while spectators are admitted FREE to the grandstands to get a preview of the brand new season.
Modified race teams are reminded that they can have their engines sealed prior to the upcoming race season. To do so they can contact Ed Scott at 610-298-2408 for information or to set up an appointment. The cost of sealing the engines will be $200.
Track Officials are reminding all race teams in the Sportsman division that their 602 engines may be rebuilt if they have problems, at a local rebuilding center that is available under the supervision of the RUSH Racing series. The rebuild center is KB Performance 6807 Mosserville Road, New Tripoli, Pa. 18066, phone number is 610.751.9650. KB was selected by RUSH as the local rebuild and repair center, and has been certified by the RUSH Racing series. KB Performance is accepting engines, just contact them for further details.
Any questions call Grandview tech officials Cliff Quinn 484-357-2587 or Ed Scott 610-298-2408.
Speedway management is again offering the always popular season passes. The grandstand passes cover all Saturday night events, from the Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker through to the Freedom 38 Sportsman and Freedom 76 Modified championship races in September. The season pass does not include the Rogers Family/Bob Miller promoted Thunder on the Hill special events, or the Outlaw Racing Series Enduro/Vintage shows.
Season passes, priced at $400 per pass, can be ordered by sending a check or money order to Grandview Speedway, 87 Wilt Road, Bechtelsville, Pa. 19505. When ordering please be sure to indicate the name of the pass holder. To speed up the delivery process, please send along a self-addressed stamped envelope.
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 October, 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, March 22 – Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Outlaw Racing Series Vintage – 12 pm (Rain date 3/23)
Saturday, March 29 – FREE-to-the-Public Open Practice – All Divisions – 12 Noon
Saturday, April 5 – 63rd Anniversary Season Opener – 8thAnnual VP Racing Fuels BRUCE ROGERS MEMORIAL MONEY MAKER – Big Block/Small Block Modifieds 50-Laps, Sportsman – 6 pm
Saturday, April 12 – Modifieds, Sportsman – 6 pm (Bruce Rogers Memorial Rain date)
Saturday, April 19 – Modifieds, Sportsman – 6 pm
Sources: Jeff Ahlum/Grandview Speedway PR