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Big Bucks wait for the winner of the Stauffer Construction Forrest Rogers Memorial Modified stock car race at Grandview Speedway on Saturday, August 2nd. The green flag falls at 7:30 p.m. on a night that will see the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Modifieds racing for $10,000 to win. In addition there will be a full show of Late Model stock car racing.
Jeff Strunk, the current point leader in the chase for the Modified crown at Grandview Speedway, has to be rated as a favorite to run off with the win. The two time track champion has one win and 10 top ten finishes as he also leads the NASCAR New England Regional point standings which would be worth $45,000 if he can hold on to the top spot. A win in the Forrest Rogers Memorial would go a long way in pushing the Bethel, PA racer toward the championships.
However Strunk will have plenty of competition in the form of five time track champion Craig VonDohren, former champions Terry Meitzler, Tom Mayberry and Ray Swinehart; young talents Ryan Watt, Doug Manmiller, Kenny Gilmore and a host of others.
With $10,000 up for grabs the competition will be keen to say the least.
Youngsters coming out for the annual Forrest Rogers Memorial will have a chance to win four bicycles being put up by race sponsor Stauffer Construction. The Franconia, PA Café and Market has posted a $50.00 cash reward for a lucky fan in the stands. And as usual there will be two fans that will win rides in the two-seat modified stock car.
Adult fans have a chance to win, each week, a $50 gift certificate to the Works Restaurant and Sports Bar in Wyomissing, PA and $50 cash courtesy of GMI First Mechanical of Reading, PA.
The Saturday night events set for August 9, 16, 23, and 30th will all feature the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Modifieds and Late Models in at least 13 events of stock car racing. Sponsors included during the month of August at Grandview Speedway include Craftsman Tools, Arctic Cat, Rossi Welding, Waste Management and Kreiser Race Fuels.
Other specials on the schedule during the month of August include the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Modified Thunder on Thursday, August 14th. Featured will be the Traffic Jam 100 for Big Block DIRT Modifieds. Racing will start at 7:30 p.m.
And on Sunday, August 31, the Thunder on the Hill Series continues with the United Racing Club 360 Sprint cars and American Racing Drivers Club Ray's Yamaha/Polaris Victory Midgets. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m.
Fans are reminded that the T.H.Properties Freedom 76, paying $20,000 to the winner, is scheduled for Saturday, September 13th. Heat and lap sponsorships are available and there are limited advertising opportunities available in the special Freedom 76 track program. For information telephone 215.752.7797 or 215.752.2392.
AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY on Saturday night Jeff Strunk won the 30-lap Harry's U-Pull-It Auto Parts NASCAR Modified feature. In 11 outings this season Strunk has won two and finished in the top five 11 times. Chuck Schutz won the 19-lap (cut from 20 because of time) Late Model feature.
DONNIE KREITZ surprised a lot of people when he won the Thursday night O'Reilly World of Outlaws sprint car show at Williams Grove Speedway. Donny Schatz came back to give the Outlaw regulars a win as he topped the field in the Friday night show. However it was local racer Mike Erdley who won the hearts of fans on Friday night. The "hobby racer" who works full time for his sponsor's oil company finished second, his best career effort, and took home $3,000.
And on Saturday night Donny Schatz picked up $20,000 winning the 30-lap O'Reilly World of Outlaws main event. Keith Kauffman got a third and was the first local driver to finish in the feature.
This Friday, 8 p.m. at Williams Grove Speedway the 410 sprints and 358 sprints are in a doubleheader racing show. And it will be Kids Night with many prizes for the youngsters in the attendance.
On Sunday, August 3, 6 p.m. the season's third Enduro 200 will be presented. Nearly 80 stock cars are expected to be in action battling for the $1200 first place money.
BLANE HEIMBACH continues to be the man to beat at Clinton County Speedway as he won his seventh of the season on Friday night in the 25-lap Super Sprint Car feature. He earned $1200 for his efforts which included a $200 bonus from AutoLocator.
Jeremy Ohl was tops in the Super Stocks while Lou Parson was the winner in Pro Stocks. Kevin VanAmburg got the Daredevil win and Ray Chambers of Moshannon won in the Enduro feature.
The same five divisions of racing will be presented on Friday, August 1st with the Enduro cars topping the show with a 50-lap event. Racing starts at 7:30 p.m.

AT BIG DIAMOND RACEWAY on Friday night Billy Pauch won his second in a row after not being able to win all season. Pauch topped Keith Hoffman after having started in 18th spot in the 25 lap NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Modified feature. Craig VonDohren came home third.
In the 25-lapper for KARS Limited Sprints Nate Hammaker, just 17 years old, won the main event for his first career victory. Criag Whitmoyer was tops in the Sportsman Modified feature and it was Rodney Ulsh winning his third of the season in the Roadrunner main event.
The NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Modifieds return to action on Friday, August 1, 8 p.m. along with the Sportsman Modifieds and the Roadrunners. It will be Kreiser's Tremont Qwik Stop Night.
STEVE CLABAUGH won the 25 lap 358 sprint car feature at Trail-Way Speedway on Friday night. It was his career first win. It was only his fourth start in a sprint car having moved up from the Thundercar class of competition.
Craig Wagaman won the second of the second in Thundercars while Randy May took his second Street Stock feature win of the season.
On Friday, August 1, 7:30 p.m. it will be Coors Light 358 Sprints, Thundercars and Street Stocks. And on Saturday night, August 2nd, the 7 p.m. show will include 250cc and 600cc Micro Sprints, 4-Cylinder Stock Cars, Scramble Cars, Figure 8's and Starlite 4-Cylinder Scramble Oval cars.
HOWIE LOCKE avoided a 15-car pile-up at the start of the 25-lap Super Sportsman feature at Silver Spring Speedway on Saturday night to win his first of the season and 38th of his career. Joe Krick got the top honors in the 20-lap Street Stock feature while Arlin Brougher led all the laps to win the 4-Cylinder stock car feature.
Silver Spring Speedway is back in action Saturday, August 2, with sportsman, late models and sportsman legends race with former drivers having a chance to get back behind the steering wheel. Racing starts at 7 p.m.
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY had Blane Heimbach winning the 25-lap sprint car feature while Scott Haus got the honors in the 20-lap Late Model feature race. Nate Kerstetter won the 15-lap Pro Stock feature and it was Matt Drum in front at the end of the 12-lap Roadrunner main event. The Sportsman and Modified vintage race club events were won by Fred Thompson and Larry Felty.
It will be Kids Night at Selinsgrove this Saturday, August 2, with sprints, late models, pro stocks and roadrunners in action.
SCOTT BLOOMQUIST won the Renegade Late Model feature on Saturday night at Hagerstown Speedway. The track is back in action Saturday, August 2nd when the four feature program is presented starting at 7:30 p.m. Included in the show will be the 40-lap Maryland State 40 for the ITSI Late Models. In addition there will be racing for the Hoosier Tires Mid-Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, Pure Stocks and Enduro racers.
AT SOME OTHER AREA TRACKS Duane Howard was able to win the Modified feature at Bridgeport, NJ Speedway. It was his first victory since recovering from injuries suffered in a racing accident.
Bridgeport, NJ Speedway has the Big Show III on August 5th featuring Modifieds, URC sprints, ARDC Midgets, 600 CC Micros and Sportsman. Makes for a big night of racing.
AT NEW JERSEY'S Wall Township Speedway Kenny Wallace won a special exhibition race for Winston Cup racers over Steve Park, Sterling Marlin and Michael Waltrip on Saturday night.
BOYERTOWN, PA'S Jason Clauss won his first ever sprint car feature with the traveling United Racing Club sprint car group. The victory came last Friday night in Canada. A second event in Canada on Saturday night was rained out.
AT LINCOLN SPEEDWAY on Sunday night Frankie Herr topped Auto Locator sponsored Steve Wilbur in the 20-lap feature for the 358 sprint cars. Third spot went to Ryan Rupp.
Carl Billet won the 20-lapper for Late Models run as part of the special Sunday night event. And it was George Ulmer getting the win in the 600cc Micro-Sprint feature.
Things are back to normal at Lincoln Speedway this Saturday with a Manheim Auto Auction Night and York County Racing Club Night that will feature 410 sprints, 358 sprints and Thundercars starting at 7:30 p.m. The 358 sprints will run without wings which should make for some exciting action.
RYAN NEWMAN won the Pennsylvania 500 Winston Cup race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday and Casey Mears won both 200-miler ARCA RE/MAX Series events.
Ernie Saxton can be reached at Esaxton144@aol.com or visit his website at www.saxtonsponsormarket.com