Kressley Stretches His Lead in Nascar T.p. Trailer Modified Points at Grandview While Gilmore Tops Sportsman and Glenn Strunk Leads 602 Sportsman Division
BECHTELSVILLE, PA June 8, 2021 . . . With four feature wins to his credit and 2330 points Brett Kressley continues to lead the standings in the chase for the NASCAR T.P.Trailer Modified division point standings part of the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. The veteran racing talent is looking for his first Modified crown at Grandview Speedway. Close behind is defending champion Craig Von Dohren, an 11 time champion at the Bechtelsville clay oval. Von Dohren has earned one feature win and 2262 points. Following behind Von Dohren is Jared Umbenhauer who has visited victory lane once and has 2076 counters. Six-time champ Duane Howard has managed to win one and piled up 1848. Another multi-time champ, Jeff Strunk, has not cracked victory lane but being consistent has earned him 1765 points. Close to 50 racers have earned points in the Modified division with more than half the season still to go.
Long-time Grandview campaigner Kenny Gilmore stays on top of the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman standings. Without benefit of a feature win Gilmore has earned 1668 points. Dylan Hoch, benefitting from two recent feature wins, is second in the standing with 1423 points. Two time and defending Sportsman champion Brian Hirthler, with two wins, is third in the standings with 1356 tallies. In fourth is Kyle Smith with 1248 points followed by Jimmy Leiby with 1187 points. More than 50 racers have earned points so far in the Sportsman division.
With one win in the two feature races run for the 602 Sportsman Glen Strunk is on top of the standings. Strunk has earned 486 points and has a 38 point edge over Ryan Grim. The 602 Sportsman will be running their third event of the season this Saturday. More than 40 racers have earned points with the new division.
On Friday, June 11th the Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Vintage Racers will be the attraction starting at 7 p.m.
The 602 Sportsman Mini-Series returns to action on Saturday, June 12th making for a tripleheader program and that will include the Modifieds and Sportsman. The Meet and Greet at the main gate, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., is scheduled to include Modified racer Ryan Grim along with Jesse Landis and Nate Mohr from the Sportsman ranks. Chapel on the Hill worship service takes place in the 1st turn pavilion from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Adult admission is $18 while youngsters 11 and under admitted for free. Racing is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
The Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will be the attraction on Tuesday, June 15th, and will include the United States Auto Club National Sprint Car tour in the Eastern Storm Jesse Hockett Classic and the 358 Modifieds.
And on June 19th the Wingless Super Sportsman make a rare appearance as part of a tripleheader that will also feature the T.P.Trailers Modifieds and T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman. Adult admission for this special show will be $18. The Meet & Greet session that night will include Modified racer Dillon Steuer, Sportsman talent Chris Esposito and a Wingless Super Sportsman racer to be announced.
NASCAR ADVANCE AUTO PARTS WEEKLY SERIES
UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR T.P.TRAILERS MODIFIEDS AS OF JUNE 5, 2021
1. Brett Kressley, #19K 2330****
2. Craig Von Dohren, #30 2262*
3. Jared Umbenhauer, #19 2076*
4. Duane Howard, #15G 1848*
5. Jeff Strunk, #88Z 1765
6. Doug Manmiller, #44 1586
7. Ryan Grim, #17 1546
8. Danny Bouc, #357 1377*
9. Louden Reimert, #16 1308
10. Dillon Steuer #17Z 1295
11. Kevin Hirthler, #117 1238
12. Craig Whitmoyer #99 1222
13. Brad Arnold, #27 1026
14. Nate Brinker #14N 1000
15. Brad Grim, #23 984
16. Ron Kline, #3 932
17. Justin Grim, #61 922
17. Kyle Weiss, #21K 922
19. Jack Butler, #5 901
20. John Willman, #74W 854
UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR T.P.TRUCK EQUIPMENT
SPORTSMAN AS OF JUNE 5, 2021
1. Kenny Gilmore, #7 1668
2. Dylan Hoch, #35 1423***
3. Brian Hirthler, #4*/117 1356**
4. Kyle Smith, #77K 1248
5. Jimmy Leiby, #9L/9 1187
6. Kyle Lilick , #104 1151
7. Chris Esposito #31A 1143
8. Ryan Beltz, #221 1121
9. Mark Kemmerer, #F10 1106
10. Dakota Kohler, #59K/9 1006
11. Decker Swinehart, #83 930*
11. Kenny Bock, #6 930
12. Mike Schneck #2 925
13. Bryan Rhoads #922 914
14. Joey Vaccaro, #53 832
15. Jesse Landis #973 811*
16. Nathan Mohr, #17M 801
17. Cody Manmiller #00 792
18. Parker Guldin, #11 785
19. Cody Schantz #16 765
20. Lex Shive, #35J 743
Also Feature Winner …. Logan Bauman #14
UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR 602
SPORTSMAN MINI-SERIES AS OF JUNE 5, 2021
1. Glenn Strunk #9L 486*
2. Ryan Grim #119 448
3. Dylan Hoch #35 440*
4. Decker Swinehart #83 409
5. Tyler Peet #12T 404
6. Dakota Kohler #59K 386
7. Steve Lyle #09 346
8. Cody Manmiller #00 340
9. Joey Vaccaro, #53 275
10. Jimmy Leiby #9/332 272
11. Tyler James #13 268
12. Logan Bauman #14 254
13. Cody Kline #54 250
14. Doug Snyder #69S 226
15. Ryan Lilick #77T 207
16. Mike Laise #15 178
17. Kenny Bock #6 157
18. B. J. Joly #924 142
19. Ryan Conrad /327 140
20. Parker Gulden #11 138
* denotes feature win (Feature wins listed are only for those that are NASCAR point events.)
Sources: Ernie Saxton Communications