KERRY KRATZ LEAD MOST OF THE LAPS TO WIN NASCAR MODIFIED

FEATURE, SENNOTT LEADS ALL THE LAPS IN LATE MODEL WIN

BECHTELSVILLE, PA MAY 6,2001 . . . There was great joy in

Bechtelsville on Saturday night as "Mighty Kerry" hit a home

run. Actually it was Kerry Kratz driving to victory in the

30-lap NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Modified stock car feature

race at Grandview Speedway. It was the first win of the

season for the Bechtelsville resident.

And in the 20-lap NASCAR Late Model feature Chuck

Sennott, a former upstate New York racer now living in

Gilbertsville, PA was able to lead all 20 laps to grab his

first win of the season.

Kratz, who had last week lead 28 of 30 laps only to have

victory slip out of his hands when Craig VonDohren was able

to get by with just two laps to go, started in fourth spot.

For the first eight laps Kratz and Donny Erb battled for the

top spot with Erb having the upper hand. On 9th lap it was

Kerry Kratz in front and that is where he kept the Hatfield

Quality Meats/Steve's Corner Deli #87 for the balance of the

race.

Jon Kellner, the all time leading late model feature

winner at Grandview, put his Three S Electric entry in second

and pressured Kratz for much of the feature event. Terry

Meitzler, former champion was in the battle as were Kenny

Gilmore and Craig VonDohren. It was a five car battle for the

top spot with Kratz able to hold on for the victory.

Kellner held on for second followed by Gilmore who had

come 23rd starting spot. Terry Meitzler got fourth and

VonDohren, the winner the previous Saturday, was fifth.

The Timber Wolf Hard Charger Award goes to Meme DeSantis,

unofficially, after he came from 30th starting spot to finish

seventh. He will pick up an extra $200.

In the NASCAR Late Models it was the Chuck Sennott show

as he took the lead on the first lap and lead all 20 laps.

Bill Henning had started on the pole and spun coming off the

fourth turn before a lap was completed giving the pole start

to Sennott. The Gilbertsville, PA racer held off challenges

from Chris Wojnar and Dean Stoudt to gave his first victory

of the season. Fourth spot went to Ed Trimbur followed by

Rick Todorow.

Qualifying heat races for the NASCAR Modifieds, close to

60 on hand, went to Barry Readinger, Tom Umbenhauer, Ray

Swinehart, Craig VonDohren and Sam Schoenly. The consolation

events were won by Shawn Reimert, Kenny Gilmore and Doug

Manmiller. Craig VonDohren brought the Mrs T's Pierogies #114

home first in the Automotive Machining Services Cash Dash

worth $435.

In qualifying events for the late models wins went to

Chris Wojnar, Bill Henning and Chuck Sennott.

Fans who would like to enjoy the May 5 racing action

again, are invited to tune in RCN Channel 4 (Allentown) on

May 7 at 6 p.m., May 22 at 7:30 p.m. and June 13 at 8:30

p.m. Those 90 minute segments would include qualifying heat

race coverage. And on May 16, May 23 and June 18 at 8:30

p.m. the 90 minute segments will show the features. The next

televised, tape delay, event will be the NASCAR Modifieds and

Late Models on June 16.

And in New Jersey, RCN Channel 8 will carry the

qualifying events and the features in two separate showings

starting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8.