By Bob Miller
The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series returns to the “hill” on Tuesday night, July 29 with round two, a spectacular double-header that will find the 410 Sprints and Race of Champions Modifieds on the same program. This wildly popular event will offer a $25 adult admission with children 6-11 $10 dollars and children 5 and under admitted for free. As a special thank you to our competitors, the back gate will be $30 and a license is not required. All this racing with a purse of nearly $50,000 will take place at the Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA on Tuesday night, July 29. Gates will open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM.
In the July 2013 running of this event, Greg Hodnett won the 410 sprint feature as Duane Howard charged home the winner of the sixty lap Race of Champions Modified feature. On July 1 of 2014, this same event was presented and Hodnett and Howard once again earned their place in the Grandview Speedway victory lane. So the question remains, can Hodnett and Howard make it three in a row?
Under the NAPA Auto Parts banner, the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will present the Race of Champions 17th Annual Modified TRAFFIC JAM plus the 410 Sprints. The modifieds will battle in a sixty lap contest with the sprints going 35 laps. Both features will pay $5,000 to the winner. Past winners of the Modified TRAFFIC JAM include Duane Howard, Danny Johnson, Jeff Strunk, Craig VonDohren, Tim Fuller, Brett Hearn, Billy Decker, Alan Johnson, Tim McCreadie, Frank Cozze and Jimmy Horton.
Advance tickets are now on sale for the Tuesday, July 29 event. Tickets may be ordered by calling 443 513 4456. Please provide you name, phone number and the number of tickets you need. Tickets may be picked up and paid for on race night after 3:30 PM. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstands at 4:30 PM, one half hour prior to general admission tickets going on sale.
The Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will once again offer pre-race pit tours for the spectators. Upon your arrival at the track, please sign-up for the pit tours just inside the front gate. Groups of ten spectators will get a walking tour of the pits, meet some of your favorite drivers before the race and get an up-close look at the race cars before they engage in battle on the one-third mile Grandview Speedway. Spectators are required to sign up and you will be required to wear an orange safety vest when you are inside the pits. Also, the Inside/Out Promotion will take place, offering race fans an opportunity to view warm-ups from inside turn four. It’s a great view and you will actually feel the ground shake as the 410 sprints take the green flag. There is no charge for this activity, but you are required to sign up at the main gate. Don’t forget, when the races are over you are invited to visit the drivers in the pit area.
Don’t forget, Joe the Pizza Dude will make an appearance as well as the Thunder Girls. Numerous give away items will be tossed to the crowd to include T-shirts, Koozies, Frisbees, pictures. Spy on Ms. Motorsports Cassi Pinder and her date, Gregg Malta – along with five of his friends – as they enjoy a romantic pizza dinner as part of our ‘Win a Date with Ms. Motorsports’ contest. The date takes place at the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday, July 29
Jay Dugan, Director of social media for Thunder on the Hill will also have a created activity that could win you a pair of tickets to the Saturday, September 13 44th running of the Freedom 76.
Series sponsors joining NAPA Auto Parts include Window World of the Lehigh Valley, Pioneer Pole Buildings, MACH 1 Chassis, and GALCO Business Communications.
2014 NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series
Presented by: Pioneer Pole Buildings, Window World, MACH 1 Chassis & GALCO Business Communications
Grandview Speedway
Route 100
Ten mile north of Pottstown, PA
GPS Users: 43 Passmore Road Bechtelsville, PA 19505
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
Thunder on the Hill Information: 443 513 4456
Websites: www.
Thunder on the Hill fans are encouraged to engage on social media platforms using the hashtag #TOTHRacing before, after and during racing events. #TOTHRacing content will be promoted across the Thunder on the Hill official social media platforms on Facebook: www.facebook.com/
Window World is America’s largest home improvement company. Window World of Lehigh Valley is your local specialist to help you with your window, vinyl siding, entry door or patio door needs. They can be reached at 610-432-6878, online at www.WindowWorldAllentown.com or at their show room 5925 Tilghman St, Allentown, PA 18104.
2014 Thunder Series Race Dates:
Tuesday, July 29 7:30 PM 17th Annual Traffic JAM ROC Modifieds & 410 Sprints
Saturday, Oct 18 6 PM House of Thunder Halloween Party- – Features Only Modifieds, URC Sprints, ARDC Midgets, Sportsman, Legends, Monster Smash Demo Derby, Blast from the Past Vintage Cars. Rain Date: Sunday, October 19 4 PM
Grandview Speedway is a high-banked one-third mile clay oval, celebrating their 52nd Anniversary season in 2014. The facility offers free parking, quality food at reasonable prices (be sure to try the french fries), a program book, Grandview Speedway and Thunder on the Hill race wear and great viewing from every seat in the house. Race fans may take part in the Inside/Out promotion, where you can sign up (no charge) to watch warm-ups from inside turn four. Race fans are also invited to victory lane following the racing program and, race fans may enter the pits after the races to meet the drivers. Be ready to enjoy the spine tingling fireworks salute on the feature event parade lap.