TOM MAYBERRY AND BILL HENNING WIN NASCAR FEATURES AT

GRANDVIEW

BECHTELSVILLE, PA JUNE 3, 2001 . . . For the third time this

season, former track champion Tom Mayberry drove the Mike

Kelly owned A&T Chevrolet entry to victory in the 30-lap

Black Horse Auto Body NASCAR Modified feature race. The win,

almost a "photo finish" over Brian Kressley, earned the 25

year veteran of stock and sprint car racing $2,200 for his

efforts.

In the 20-lapper for NASCAR Late Models Bill Henning of

Lansdale, PA was able to win his first feature since

switching to Dodge power. Henning had just a narrow margin of

victory over Ed Trimbur who had chased Henning for the second

half of the feature race.

At the drop of the green Todd Heydt grabbed the top spot

and set the pace for nine laps with Brian Kressley coming

from seventh starting spot to take the lead. Once in front

Kressley, who had been away from the sport for a couple of

seasons, held off challenges from Mike Gular, Ray Swinehart

and Tom Mayberry for many laps.

With just five laps remaining in the 30-lap feature,

Mayberry coming from 15th starting spot, turned the race into

a two car battle between himself and Kressley. On the final

turn of the final lap, the two bumped (nothing serious), and

Mayberry got the edge, just enough, to win the event by a

vary narrow margin in what some thought was close to a photo

finish.

Second spot went to Brian Kressley (New Tripoli), his

best effort of the season, followed by Chip Slocum (Ewing

Township, NJ) coming from 22nd starting spot. Meme DeSantis

(Reading), who had went to the rear of the field at the 10

lap mark, came back to finish fourth and Ray Swinehart

(Bechtelsville) was fifth.

Craig VonDohren finished 11th in the feature and gave up

his number one spot in the point chase to Meme DeSantis in

the battle for the NASCAR Modified championship.

Though it looked easy, it was not, as Bill Henning lead

all 20 laps of the NASCAR Late Model feature. Ed Trimbur,

coming from 8th starting spot, moved in to challenge Henning

on the eighth lap. Henning, in the Harry Henning owned

Henning's Supermarket DODGE, held off strong challenges from

Trimbur throughout the balance of the feature race to grab

his first win of the season. Trimbur, a former drag racer

from Eagleville, PA, finished second followed by rookie Jason

Miller (New Tripoli), Doug Walton (Royersford) and Lou Egrie

(Philadelphia). Point leader going into the night's events,

Dean Stoudt was involved in an early race accident putting

him out and giving the point lead to former champion Lou

Egrie.

With 62 NASCAR Modifieds in the competition area five

qualifying heats were run with wins going to Jeff Strunk, Ray

Swinehart, Jon Kellner, Craig VonDohren and Randy Stoudt.

Consolation wins went to Rick Schaffer, Chip Slocum and Randy

Bailey.

In the late models the qualifying heats went to Bill

Henning, Lou Egrie and John Durling.

Automotive Machining Services Cash Dash, worth $340, went

to Craig VonDohren in the Mrs. T's Pierogies sponsored

modified.