WILLMAN AND HENNING WIN GRANDVIEW NASCAR STOCK CAR FEATURES

BECHTELSVILLE, PA MAY 8, 1999 . . . The happiest guy in the

world on Saturday night may have been John Willman. He had

just on his first NASCAR Modified stock car feature race at

Grandview Speedway and he thanked just about everyone except

for, perhaps, the track caretaker.

Fantastic, great, unbelievable, and amazing were just a

few of the words that the veteran driver used in victory lane

after driving the Neil Bortz owned, O'Connor

Freightliner/Bandit Truck Stop modified to victory in the 30-

lap Black Horse Auto Body feature race.

"When I was running third I did not give much hope to

winning. When Jim Bagley dropped out and I moved into second

then I knew I had a chance to win," said the Zionville, PA

racer who had been trying for five years to win at Grandview

Speedway.

In the companion 20-lap main event for NASCAR Shortrack

Late Models the victory went to Bill Henning of Lansdale, PA

for the second time this season, Henning was at the wheel of

the WNPV-AM Radio/Hennings Supermarket sponsored entry.

Rookie sensation Todd Heydt (Boyertown) took control of

the 30-lap modified feature on the first lap and was in front

of the pack for 26 laps. Several drivers challenged the

rookie including veteran Jim Bagley, Kerry Kratz, Sam Martz

and Willman. At the midway marker three of the top

challengers including Kratz, Shawn Reimert and Jeff Strunk

tangled with Kratz unable to continue.

At 20 laps Jim Bagley broke while running second and was

out moving John Willman to second. Willman was able to get by

Heydt on the 26th lap and went on to win the main event and

the $2200 first place money. Heydt held on to record an

impressive second place finish in his rookie season of

competition. Kenny Gruber(Reading) (subbing for the injured

Donny Erb) grabbed third followed by Kevin Hartnett

(Perkasie) and Sam Martz (Whitehouse Station, NJ). Hartnett,

coming from 19th to finish 4th, an improvement of 15 spots,

earned the Timber Wolf Smokeless Tobacco Hard Charger Award

worth $200.

In the 20-lap main event for NASCAR Late Model stock

cars rookie Ed Trimbur put his mount out front at the start

and set the pace for the first four laps. Bill Henning, with

one win under his belt, was look for a second victory and

took control of the show on the fifth lap. Randy Stoudt and

Henning put on a battle that had fans on the edge of their

seat for the balance of the main event with Henning able to

hold off the very strong efforts of Pottstown native Randy

Stoudt. In third was John Durling (Reading) followed closely

by Rick Todorow (Quakertown) and Junior Grebe (Boyertown).

Qualifying heat races for the late models were won by

Stoudt, Trimbur and Terry Snyder while the consolation race

went to Buddy Wharton.

The preliminary events for NASCAR Modifieds went to

Kenny Gruber, Kerry Kratz, Chuck Schutz and Jon Kellner. Tom

Mayberry (a three feature winner) and point leader Terry

Meitzler qualified for the feature by winning the consolation

races. Kerry Kratz earned $320 by winning the Cash Dash.

The first 100 ladies through the gate on Saturday night,

Mother's Day Eve, received a beautiful rose courtesy of

Baldwin's Flowers of Conshohocken, PA. And both the oldest

and youngest mother in the audience were presented with gift

baskets courtesy of P.K. Moyer Excavating and Ron and Emma

Schnable of the Towne Restaurant of Telford, PA.

NASCAR Modifieds and NASCAR Shortrack Late Models will

return to the Grandview Speedway on Saturday, May 15 for a

doubleheader show featuring at least 13 events of stock car

racing. Warmups start at 7 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m.

A CHANGE IN THE SCHEDULE: The Bars Leaks United Racing

Club sprint cars will replace the late models as part of the

show on Saturday, June 12. The sprints and NASCAR Modifieds

will be the doubleheader attraction on Red Hill Ford Night.

Grandview Speedway is located on Passmore Road just off

Route 100 in Bechtelsville, PA, 10 miles north of Pottstown.

For information telephone 610.754.7688 or visit their website

at: www.grandviewspeedway.com.

BLACK HORSE AUTO BODY 30-LAP NASCAR WINSTON RACING SERIES

MODIFIED FEATURE: John Willman, Todd Heydt, Kenny Gruber,

Kevin Hartnett, Sam Martz, Glenn Strunk, Rick Schaffer, Terry

Meitzler, Tom Mayberry, Jon Kellner, Kenny Gilmore, Jack

Hartnett, Smokey Warren, Ray Swinehart, Dennis Bailey, Chuck

Schutz, Doug Pannepacker, Shawn Reimert, Tracy Readinger,

Junior Grebe.

BLACK HORSE AUTO BODY 20-LAP NASCAR SHORTRACK LATE MODEL

FEATURE: Bill Henning, Randy Stoudt, John Durling, Rick

Todorow, Junior Grebe, Sam Schlosberg, Dean Stoudt, Ed

Trimbur, John Giesler, Ed Hoffman, Doug Walton, Casey

Ebright, Mike Erb, Jim Bahz, Kyle Pensinger, Lou Egrie, Jeff

Teets, Ron Chrisman, Keith Kidd, Mike Bedell.

GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY TOP TEN NASCAR MODIFIED POINT

STANDINGS..Terry Meitzler (Kutztown) 1531, Tom Mayberry

(Sellersville) 1471 (3 wins), Kevin Hartnett, Perkasie

(1396); Glenn Strunk (Bechtelsville) 1302: Rick Schaffer

(Woxall) 1300; Jon Kellner (Lansdale) 1276; Kerry Kratz

(Bechtelsville) 1242; Kenny Gilmore (Fleetwood) 1186 (one

win); Ray Swinehart (Bechtelsville) 1155 (defending champion)

and Jeff Strunk, (Bechtelsville) 1117.

GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY TOP TEN NASCAR SHORTRACK LATE MODEL POINT

STANDINGS....Dean Stoudt (East Greenville) 1640; Rick Todorow

(Quakertown) 1530; Ed Hoffman (Allentown) 1444; Jeff Teets

(Coplay) 1422 (3 wins); Randy Stoudt (Pottstown) 1394; John

Durling (Reading) 1346; Junior Grebe (Boyertown) 1300; Lou

Egrie (Philadelphia) 1291; John Giesler (Aston) 1165; and Ron

Chrisman (Limerick) 1133.