JEFF STRUNK WINS SECOND OF SEASON WHILE KYLE PENSINGER WINS

FIRST OF HIS CAREER AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY

BECHTELSVILLE, PA MAY 6, 2000 . . . For the second time this

season Jeff Strunk was a winner in the NASCAR Weekly Racing

Series Modified feature at Grandview Speedway on Saturday

night. And for the first time in his career Kyle Pensinger

was able to grab the victory in the 20-lap NASCAR Exide

ShorTrack Late Model feature race.

In a special 8-lap feature for WAEB-AM Radio celebrities

Ron Angle, a Northampton, PA City Council member and talk

show host, was able to top the field. WAEB-AM and on-air

personality Bobby Gunther Walsh, also a modified driver at

Grandview, gave away more than $1200 worth of prizes to the fans.

And it was Dustin Hollenger winning the 8-lap 4-Cylinder

Pure Stock feature race.

In the 30-lap NASCAR Modified feature Donny Erb was able

to survive three accidents before the first lap was

officially completed and set the pace for 24 laps. In fact it

was, for most of the feature, the Erb, Sam Schoenly and Dave

Faust show. However late in the race Jeff Strunk brought the

Kenworth/Cummins sponsored Olsen entry into contention. With

just a handful of laps remaining Strunk, in the heat of

a battle with Sam Schoenly, Faust, Terry Meitzler and younger

brother Glenn Strunk, had fans standing and screaming for

more as he nudged his way forward. With six laps to go, Glenn

Strunk and Sam Schoenly tangled in turn two bringing out a

caution. For the final five laps it was Jeff Strunk in front

being chased by Donny Erb and at the finish Strunk (Bethel,

PA) was just a few feet in front of Erb to grab the victory.

Erb (Douglassville) settled for second followed by defending

champion Terry Meitzler (Kutztown), Dave Faust (Boyertown)

and Tom Mayberry (Sellersville). Doug Manmiller earned the

Timber Wolf Smokeless Tobacco Hard Charger award coming from

26th to finish 12th. And Barry Readinger got the Kochel

Equipment First Alternate award check.

In victory lane Strunk, still hurting from an accident he

had been involved in the night before, said, "We did not have

the fastest car here tonight. It was the restarts that helped

us. I was not 100% (after last night's accident) tonight but

as a team we were able to make up the difference." Strunk

thanked his sponsors and team members for their efforts to

bring him to victory lane and thanked the fans for coming out

to the races.

The 20-lap feature for NASCAR Late Models had Chris

Wojnar in front at the start and setting the pace for the

first three laps. Kyle Pensinger, hungry for his first career

win, took command and control of the race on the 4th lap and

stayed in front for the remainder of the 20 lap event. The

Lyons, PA driver had his hands full holding off the strong

efforts of Ed Trimbur. In fact a couple of times Trimbur had

run side-by-side with Pensinger but at the finish it was

Pensinger who crossed the finish line first.

It was just two years back at Pensinger had lost his home

to a tornado that ravaged his hometown. He has been

rebuilding since then. The feature victory will help in that

effort. Ed Trimbur of Eagleville finished second followed by

Pottstown's Sam Schlosberg, current point leader Dean Stoudt

of Green Lane and Lou Egrie (Philadelphia).

The 8-lap feature for 4-cylinder Pure Stocks was a three

car race to the finish with Dustin Hollenger able to hold off

the hard charging Leroy Long. Tom Gray, the early leader,

finished third.

Qualifying heats for the 62 modifieds in the pits went to

Dave Faust, Tom Mayberry, Jeff Strunk, Shawn Reimert and Rick

Schaffer. The consolation wins were taken by Jon Kellner,

Tracy Readinger and Jack Hartnett. Strunk made a clean sweep

of the night winning the Cash Dash worth $405 plus a 55

gallon drum of fuel from Profile Trailers of Boyertown, PA.

In the late model qualifiers wins went to Sam Schlosberg,

John Durling and Doug Walton while Terry Snyder, the feature

winner the previous week, winning the consolation race.

NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Modifieds and Exide

ShorTrack Late Models return to Grandview Speedway on

Saturday, May 13, 7:30 p.m. At least 13 events of stock car

racing topped off by a 30-lap feature for the Modifieds and

20-lap feature race for the Late Models.