RICK TODOROW AND MEME DESANTIS WIN NASCAR FEATURES AT

GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY

Bechtelsville, PA July 7, 2001. . . Current NASCAR Late Model

point leader Rick Todorow wheeled his Juniper Auto Body

sponsored entry to victory in the Firecracker 40 Late Model

championship race at Grandview Speedway. And in the 30-lapper

for NASCAR Modifieds it was Meme DeSantis, coming back from a

wild flip the previous Saturday, driving the Take Out Inc.

sponsored mount to a close win over former track champion

Terry Meitzler.

The 40-lapper for late models, the biggest event of the

season for that division of competition, saw rookie Steve

Todorow (son of the feature winner) take the lead at the

start. The youngster was able to lead for the first four laps

before spinning and catching Bill Henning sending both to the

rear. John Durling got the top spot with the Golden Chevy #7

and was in front of the pack until the 27th lap.

In a feature dotted by a number of cautions Rick Todorow,

the Quakertown, PA auto body and auto repair shop operator,

was able to work his way up to first, coming from back in the

pack to earn the Sherwin Williams Hard Charger award, on the

27th lap and hold on to the top spot until the checkered flag

fell. For Todorow it was his first Firecracker 40 win and

increased his advantage in the chase for his first NASCAR

Late Model title at the Berks County oval.

Second spot went to the 2000 winner Kyle Pensinger

(Lyons) followed by John Durling (Reading), Chuck Sennott

(Gilbertsville) and Chuck Schutz (Pottstown).

In the 30-lap main event for the NASCAR Modifieds Danny

Erb was quick to the front of the pack and lead for the first

three laps. Randy Stoudt was in front on the fourth circuit

of the one-third-mile, banked clay oval and lead until he

tangled with several cars as part of a multi car accident.

Brian Kressley charged to the front on the restart after the

caution with Danny Erb and Terry Meitzler giving chase. At

the seventeen lap marker Meme DeSantis was second and giving

Kressley a battle for the lead. With 21 laps in the record

book DeSantis, who had started 13th, took the top spot and

held on to grab the $2200 first place money. The Temple, PA

racer was able to hold off strong challenges from Terry

Meitzler (Kutztown) to get the win. Third spot went to Brian

Kressley (New Tripoli) followed by Kerry Kratz

(Bechtelsville) and Randy Bailey (Kutztown).

Qualifying event wins went to Craig VonDohren, the

current NASCAR Modified point leader, Randy Stoudt, Tom

Mayberry, Chip Slocum and Terry Meitzler. Consolation races

were won by Kenny Gilmore, Randy Bailey and Donny Erb. The

Automotive Machining Services Cash Dash went to Tom Mayberry.

Glenn Strunk, driving the Norm's Save Station entry, charged

from 30th to finish 8th to unofficially earn the Timber Wolf

Hard Charger Award worth $200.

In the late models it was Chuck Schutz, Buddy Wharton and

Kyle Pensinger getting the wins in qualifying events while

Mike Bedell won the consolation and Kyle Pensinger won the

Sherwin Williams Paints Cash Dash.

PIT NOTES: Chuck Lamb and his www.phillyracing.com

website has purchased lap sponsorships for all 40-laps of the

Forrest Rogers Memorial Modified Classic being presented on

Saturday, August 4. The event will pay $10,000 to win. And

there will be a full show of NASCAR Late Model stock car

racing. Lap sponsorships will now be accepted for "double-

ups" on laps making some laps worth $20.00 or more.