RON HARING AND LOU EGRIE ARE FIRST TIME WINNERS THIS SEASON

AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY NIGHT

BECHTELSVILLE, PA JULY 10, 1999 . . . On Saturday night at

Grandview Speedway Ron Haring won the Hatfield Quality Meats

30-lap NASCAR Modified feature race. He lead every lap. The

previous week he "won" the Kochel Equipment First Alternate

Award when he was unable to make the feature event. It just

goes to show how tough the competition is for the NASCAR

Modifieds at the Berks County one-third-mile, clay banked

oval. Haring was the 11th different feature winner this

season in NASCAR Modified competition at Grandview Speedway.

And in the 20-lap Hatfield Quality Meats NASCAR Shortrack

Late Model feature Lou Egrie did not lead all the laps but he

lead enough. Egrie, a former track champion, was in front of

the pack at the finish to claim his first win of the season.

The victory made Egrie the eighth different feature winner

this season.

Ron Haring (Allentown) put his Albrights Home & Garden

Center entry out front at the start of the 30-lap feature for

NASCAR Winston Racing Series Modifieds and that is where he

stayed for the entire 30 laps.

In the early stages of the race Haring was challenged by

Ken Lindaberry and Jack Hartnett. And for several laps it was

the Haring/Lindaberry show as they drew away from the field.

At 13 laps current point leader Terry Meitzler came from 11th

to take third and become a factor. At the midway point it was

Haring, Lindaberry, Meitzler and Jeff Strunk.

With ten laps to go the battle for the top spot remained

the same. Rick Schaffer, the leading feature winner at

Grandview amongst active modified racers, was in the wall in

the third turn with mechanical problems. On the restart

Meitzler took a run at Haring but fell short. At the finish

it was Haring bring his self owned mount home first, his

first win of the season, fourth of his career and first since

June, 1998. The win was worth $2200.

Second spot went to Ken Lindaberry (Coopersburg) followed

by Terry Meitzler (Kutztown), Jeff Strunk (Bethel) and Tom

Mayberry came from 17th to 5th to earn the Timber Wolf

Smokeless Tobacco Hard Charger Award worth $200.

Kyle Pensinger put his Haldeman Ford sponsored mount in

front of the pack at the start of the 20-lap feature for

NASCAR Late Models. Lou Egrie was quick to move up to

challenge and at four laps was running second. However three

time champion John Giesler was also in the thick of the battle.

At the midway point Lou Egrie had his Barney's Auto Parts

/ Rising Sun Penn Jersey entry in front with Pensinger and

Giesler "nipping at his heals." At the finish the

Philadelphia racer held off the challenges and brought the

Frank and Doris McCarthy owned late model home first. The win

was worth $600. Second spot went Kyle Pensinger (Lyons

Station) followed by John Giesler (Aston), new late model

point leader Rick Todorow (Quakertown) and Terry Snyder

(Green Lane).

Jack Hartnett won the first of four NASCAR Modified heat

races with the others going to Ron Haring, Chip Slocum and Ed

Aikin. Consolation wins were taken by Donny Erb and Tom

Mayberry while the Automotive Machining Services Cash Dash

was won by Ed Aikin earning him $355.

The Late Model preliminary events were won by Dean

Stoudt, Kyle Pensinger, and John Durling with the consolation

race going to Mike Bedell.

PIT NOTES: Jim Bagley, the veteran modified driver who

suffered a heart attack at the track a couple weeks back, was

at the track ( not racing) just enjoying an evening of

spectating. He will be out of action for most of the balance

of the season. He did want to thank everyone who sent cards,

letters, telephoned and he said he was impressed that he

heard from people as far away as Indianapolis.

The August 7 Forrest Rogers Memorial will be the Motor

Truck Equipment Co. Kenworth/Cummins Forrest Rogers Memorial

50 lap champion for NASCAR Modifieds. The event will pay

$10,000 to win provided the winner is carrying the proper

sponsor decals on race cars and proper patches on his

uniform. If the winner does not meet all criteria set prior

to the race, the first place money will be $5,000. The race

is being increased from the usual 40 laps to 50 laps.

And next week a new sponsor will be announced,

OFFICIALLY, for the 1999 edition of the Freedom 76 which

takes place on September 11 and rewards the winner with at

least $20,000 in prize money and other perks. Lap

sponsorships, heat sponsorships and other marketing

opportunities are presently available for the annual classic.

Telephone Ernie Saxton Communications, Inc. at 215.752.7797.

Advertising for the official Freedom 76 program/yearbook

(always a sellout) is also now available.

Coming up on Saturday, July 17, is Jesse Baro Bulk

Hauling Night featuring the NASCAR Modifieds and Late Models,

at least 13 events of stock car racing. The green flag falls

at 7:30 p.m. Rain date is Sunday, 7 p.m.

And on Tuesday, July 20, 7:30 p.m. there will be four

25-lap features, no time trials and no qualifying heat races,

run for CARQUEST ARDC Midgets, 410 Sprints, KARS Doorways

Unlimited Wingless sprints and NASCAR Winston Racing Series

Modifieds. Rain date is Wednesday, July 21, 7:30 p.m.

Grandview Speedway is located just off Route 100 on

Passmore Road, 10 miles north of Pottstown. For information

telephone 610.754.7688 or visit their website at

www.grandviewspeedway.com.

HATFIELD MEATS 30-LAP NASCAR MODIFIED FEATURE RACE:Ron

Haring, Ken Lindaberry, Terry Meitzler, Jeff Strunk, Tom

Mayberry, Kenny Gruber, Jack Hartnett, Jon Kellner, Ed Aikin,

Chip Slocum, Smokey Warren, Kevin Hartnett, Tracy Readinger,

Doug Pannepacker, Kerry Kratz, Dennis Bailey, Kenny Gilmore, Donny Erb,

HATFIELD MEATS 20-LAP NASCAR LATE MODEL FEATURE RACE: Lou

Egrie, Kyle Pensinger, John Giesler, Rick Todorow, Terry

Snyder, Chuck Sennott, Randy Stoudt, Ed Hoffman, John

Durling, Sam Schlosberg, Bill Henning, Casey Ebright, Ron

Chrisman, Scott Miley, Mike Erb, Dave Conover, Ted

Szymborski, Mike Bedell, Mike Bernhard, Glenn Mertz.

Grandview NASCAR Modified point standings:Terry Meitzler

(Kutztown) 3684. Kevin Hartnett (Perkasie) 3384, Jeff Strunk

(Bethel) 3378, Kerry Kratz (Bechtelsville) 3074, Chip Slocum

(Ewing Township, NJ) 3050, Rick Schaffer (Woxall) 2998, Jon

Kellner (Lansdale) 2951, Kenny Gilmore (Fleetwood) 2773, Tom

Mayberry (Sellersville) 2755 and Smokey Warren (Jonestown) 2596.

Grandview NASCAR Late Model point standings: Rick Todorow

(Quakertown) 3892, Dean Stoudt (East Greenville) 3702, Jeff

Teets (Coplay) 3532, Ed Hoffman (Allentown) 3396, Randy

Stoudt (Pottstown) 3251, Chuck Sennott (Gilbertsville) 3215,

Lou Egrie (Philadelphia) 3075, John Durling (Reading) 3100,

Terry Snyder (Green Lane) 3075 and Sam Schlosberg (Green

Lane) 2856.

Motor Truck Equipment Co. Cummins/Kenworth PA NASCAR Modified

Championship Series (Big Diamond and Grandview Speedway)

points: Jeff Strunk (Bethel) 7795, Kevin Hartnett (Perkasie)

7390, Jon Kellner (Lansdale) 7145, Dennis Bailey (Kutztown)

6830, Shawn Reimert (Oley) 6550, Smokey Warren (Jonestown)

6265, John Willman (Zionsville) 6185, Glenn Strunk

(Bechtelsville) 5995, Jack Hartnett (Telford) 5925 and Mike

Bailey (Kutztown)5590.