Ray Swinehart holds off Hard Charge of Jeff Strunk and Brett Kressley to Claim his First Win of the Season at Grandview Speedway

Ray Swinehart, 70 years young, was able to handle three restarts and hold off a hard charging Jeff Strunk and Brett Kressley in a three car breakaway from the field to take his first trip of the season to victory lane for his 32^nd career Grandview win.  

Ray Swinehart moved into the lead on lap 2 after a long red flag delay for tangle between Craig Whitmoyer and Justin Grim who also flipped hard and required a double hook to get back to the pits.  Ray Swinehart was able to fend off a hard charging Jeff Strunk for the final 18 laps and hold onto a .2 second margin of victory over Strunk for his first win since 2020.

Heat winners for the 35 car modified field were Ron Haring Jr, Ray Swinehart and Brett Gilmore.   The last chance consolation was won by Dylan Swinehart.

 MODIFIED 30 LAP FEATURE FINISH (30 Laps):

1.RAY SWINEHART, 2. Jeff Strunk, 3. Brett Kressley, 4. Jared Umbenhauer, 5. Craig Von Dohren, 6. Ron Haring Jr., 7. Bobby Trapper Jr., 8. Duane Howard, 9. Brett Gilmore, 10. Tim Buckwalter, 11. Doug Manmiller, 12. Michael Storms, 13. Kevin Hirthler, 14. Ryan Grim, 15. Dan Waisempacher, 16. Jesse Leiby, 17. Kevin Graver Jr., 18. Kyle Lilick, 19. John Willman, 20. Mark Kratz, 21. Nate Brinker, 22. Dylan Swinehart, 23. Ryan Beltz, 24. Bobby Gunther-Walsh, 25. Mike Lisowski, 26. Craig Whitmoyer, 27. Justin Grim, 28. Joe Funk

DID NOT QUALIFY: Brad Arnold, Cory Merkel, Addison Meitzler, Brad Grim, Ron Kline, Steve Swinehart, Carroll Hine III

Racing next weekend on the Grandview Speedway schedule will be Saturday, September 3, featuring the T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modifieds and the T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman in another NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Racing Series program, that will also see the Wingless Super Sportsman Racers joining the show starting at 7:30 pm.

Pit gates will open at 4 pm. with grandstand gates opening at 5:30 pm. warm-ups will be starting at 6:15 pm. Adult grandstand admission is $20, while children ages 11 and under are admitted free of charge.

Friday, September 2 will feature Round 8 with the Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Outlaw Racing Series Vintage Cars in action starting at 7 pm. Pit gates open at 2 pm., Grandstand gates open at 6 pm. Grandstand admission will be $10, with children ages 12 and under admitted for free. Pit admission is $30 for the Friday event.