KYLE LARSON EYES WIN IN USAC’S KEN BRENN MIDGET MASTERS TUESDAY NIGHT, JULY 30 AT GRANDVIEW, MODIFIEDS MAKE-UP DOUBLEHEADER
KYLE LARSON EYES WIN IN USAC’S KEN BRENN MIDGET MASTERS TUESDAY NIGHT, JULY 30 AT GRANDVIEW, MODIFIEDS MAKE-UP DOUBLEHEADER
Story By: Bob Miller/TOTH
BECHTELSVILLE, PA JULY 28, 2019 . . . . . . . . . . .The NOS Energy Drink USAC Midgets invade Grandview Speedway Tuesday night, July 30 and NASCAR star Kyle Larson will be in the field. Larson won two previous Thunder on the Hill sprint features so he is very familiar with the one-third mile high banked oval. Larson is a sixteen time USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature winner and the Elk Grove, CA driver will compete in the Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian midget. This car will have a special look on Tuesday night at Grandview as the track and race team honor Ken Brenn, a five-time winning USAC National Midge Car Owner, five time ARDC Midget Champion, ARDC president, safety innovator, racing promoter and namesake of the Tuesday, July 30 Ken Brenn Midget Masters. The car will carry the colors and number of one of the former Ken Brenn Midgets. Ken Brenn will be on hand to enjoy the evening of racing.
The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will mark their one-hundred and thirty-fifth event at Grandview as they celebrate their thirtieth anniversary season. Joining Kyle Larson in the chase for the win include possible entries Chris Windom, Kevin Thomas, Zeb Wise, Tanner Carrick, Tyler “Sunshine” Courtney, Jerry Coons, Chad Boat, Steve Buckwalker, Steve Craig, Shawn Jackson, Zach Curtis and Ryan Greth to name a few.
Gates will open at 5 PM with qualifying getting underway at 7:30 PM. The USAC Midget will run time trials and a series of qualifying heat race events leading up to the 30 lap Ken Brenn Midget Masters. The modifieds will compete in qualifying and their 30 lap main event.
Pioneer Pole Buildings has added an additional $1,000 to the modified feature payoff and this is how it will work. All modified drivers that were part of the July 2 Thunder on the Hill event will be eligible for the bonus payoff. The top ten cars in the July 30 feature finish that were at the July 2 event will earn an additional $100. This is a “thank you” to the modified teams that helped run in the track on July 2 after the rain nearly forced the show to be cancelled. “We greatly appreciate the modified owners and drivers who cooperated with packing the track at the last Thunder Show and this a small way to say “thank you”, commented Bob Greene of Pioneer Pole Buildings.
Duane Howard, hot off a win Saturday night will chase the $3,000 victory as well as Jeff Strunk winner of the July 2 modified Thunder Show. Craig VonDohren, Mike Gular, Rick Laubach, Billy Pauch Jr, Jaren Umbenhower, Brett Kressley and Kevin Hirthler are expected modified entries.
Advance tickets may be ordered by calling 443-513-4456. Please speak your name clearly and leave the number of tickets you needed. Tickets may be paid for and picked up on race night at the WILL CALL window after 3:30 PM. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstands at 4:30 PM, one-half hour prior to General Admission tickets going on sale at 5 PM. General admission tickets are $28 for adults, $10 for children 6 to 11 and kids 5 and under will be admitted for free. The pit fee is $35 and a license is not required.
The one-third mile high banked Grandview Speedway has a rich history in presenting some of the best midget racing in the country and Tuesday night, July 30 will mark a historic return of the midgets to the track on the hill.
The Tuesday night, July 30 Ken Brenn Midget Masters & Modified double-header will also present Low, Down & Dirty as they present their pre-race fun and activities with another popular Meet & Greet taking place from 5 to 6 PM.
Be sure to plan and attend the first return of the USAC National Midgets to Grandview in thirty years.
Grandview Speedway Contact Information
GPS USERS: 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
Located less than a mile off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown, PA
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Phone: 443-513-4456
Series Website: http://www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
Track Website: http://www.grandviewspeedway.com
Twitter/Instagram: @TOTHRACING
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thunderonthehill
About Thunder on the Hill Racing Series
The brainchild of Grandview Speedway owner Bruce Rogers, special events promoter Bob Miller and local driving star Dave Kelly, the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series celebrates 30 years of the most anticipated events of the racing calendar year after year. In 134 events, over $4.6 million dollars has been divvied up among the area’s fastest racers. What started as a single 410 Sprint Car event in 1990 has blossomed to feature a variety of racing action including 358 Modifieds, USAC Wingless Sprints, All-Star Circuit of Champions, 360 & 410 Sprint Cars, Sportsman, Late Models, Midgets, Legend Cars, DIRTcar and ROC Modified events. The 2019 30th Anniversary Series of Thunder on the Hill is dedicated to Bruce Rogers.
About Grandview Speedway
Grandview Speedway is a high-banked one-third mile clay oval, celebrating their 57th Anniversary season in 2019. The facility offers free parking, quality food at reasonable prices (be sure to try the french fries), a program book, Grandview Speedway and Thunder on the Hill race wear and great viewing from every seat in the house. Race fans may take part in the Inside/Out promotion, where you can sign up (no charge) to watch warm-ups from inside turn four. Race fans are also invited to victory lane following the racing program and, race fans may enter the pits after the races to meet the drivers. Be ready to enjoy the spine-tingling fireworks salute on the feature event parade lap.
