PENNSYLVANIA 410 SPRINT SPEEDWEEK SERIES RETURNS TO GRANDVIEW AS NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL SERIES CONTINUES TUESDAY NIGHT, JULY 2
PENNSYLVANIA 410 SPRINT SPEEDWEEK SERIES RETURNS TO GRANDVIEW AS NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL SERIES CONTINUES TUESDAY NIGHT, JULY 2
Story By: Bob Miller/TOTH
Photos By: Dan DeMarco & George Steigerwalt/RacersGuide.com
BECHTELSVILLE, PA JUNE 12, 2019 . . . . . . . . . . .The Pennsylvania 410 Sprint SpeedWeek Series will return to the Grandview Speedway as the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series continues on Tuesday night, July 2. Joining the 410 Sprints will be the popular 358 NASCAR Modifieds making this show one of the biggest of the season. In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Thunder on the Hill, the winner of the 35 lap 410 sprint feature will earn $10,000 and second will earn $5,000. Gates will open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM.
The Pennsylvania 410 Sprint SpeedWeek Series will offer nine nights of racing and a point fund in excess of $16,000 if all nine races are completed. The Champion will earn $5,000 and sixth in points will earn $600. In addition, the next four highest in points outside of the top ten will each earn $250 if they make every show.
Advance tickets may be ordered for the Tuesday, July 2 PA 410 Sprint SpeedWeek Series and 358 NASCAR Modifies by calling 443 513 4456. Please speak slowly and clearly when leaving a message and be sure to provide your name and number of tickets you will need. Tickets may be paid for and picked up at the WILL CALL Window on race night, Tuesday, July 2 after 3:30 PM. Advance ticket holders may entitle you to enter the grandstands at 4:30. Adult admission tickets are $30, children 6 to 11 $10 and children five and under will be admitted for free. General admission tickets will go on sale at 5 PM at the Grandview Speedway.
Freddie Rahmer, Ryan Smith, Danny Dietrich, Alan Krimes are just a few of the expected 410 sprint events for Tuesday night, July 2. Ryan Watt will be looking for his third consecutive Thunder on the Hill Modified win on July 2nd. Modified contenders expected to be in the field include Jeff Strunk, Duane Howard, Craig VonDohren, Brett Kressley, Billy Pauch Jr and Rick Laubach.
The 410 Sprints will open the show with time trials followed by a series of qualifying events all leading up to the $10,000 to win 35 lap feature. The 358 NASCAR Modifieds will race in qualifying events with the nightcap being a $3,000 to win 30 lap feature event.
In the 2018 SpeedWeek event, NASCAR driver Kyle Larson won the 410 sprint feature as Jeff Strunk stunned the crowd, starting last and winning the 30 lap modified feature.
2019 NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series
Tuesday, July 2 PA Sprint Speed Week 410 Sprints $10,000 to win & 358 Modifieds
Tuesday, July 30 USAC Midgets “The Ken Brenn Midget Masters 30 laps & 358 Modifieds
Thursday, August 22 All Star Sprints Smoke on the Hill Thunder Cup & 358 Modifieds
Saturday, October 19 House of Thunder Halloween Party, 22nd Annual Traffic Jam 40 laps Modifieds, Sportsman and MASS Sprints
The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series is sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts, Levan Machine and Truck Equipment, and Galco Business Communications.
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 132 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 racewear 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.
