By Bob Miller
READING, PA April 7, 2026 . . . . . .. A storm is brewing and heading to Pennsylvania and New Jersey when the 19th Annual USAC Amsoil Eastern Storm returns under the Levan Machine & Truck Equipment banner in 2026. The high-powered non-wing USAC Sprints known for their side-jobs and rooster-tails will head to the Grandview Speedway to open the six race USAC Eastern Storm on Tuesday night, June 16 and continue through June 21 with the finale at Action Track USA.
In addition to the lucrative race night payoff, drivers who compete in the Eastern Storm will look for a slice of the Levan Machine & Truck Equipment $10,000 point fund with $5,000 going to the 2026 Eastern Storm Champion.
A talented field of USAC stars, who literally back their sprint cars into the turns and rocket off the corners often with some wheel-banging are expected to attend all six dates of the Levan Machine & Truck Equipment Amsoil Eastern Storm. Drivers expected include Logan Seavey, Jake Swanson, Trey Osborne, Chase Stockon, Justin Grant, “The Mad Man” Robert Ballou, Brady Bacon, Kyle Cummins, Kevin Thomas, local favorite Briggs Danner and Mitchel Moles just to name a few.
Expect to hear and see Levan Machine & Truck Equipment involved at every event on the 19th Annual Amsoil USAC Eastern Storm schedule. Levan Machine & Truck Equipment is a full-service CNC machine shop and work truck upfitter located just outside Reading, PA.
The Levan Machine & Truck Equipment Eastern Storm opens at Grandview Tuesday night, June 16 as Alpine Building Supply presents the Jesse Hockett Classic $6,000 to win USAC event joined by the 358 Modifieds. The Eastern Storm will move to the Bridgeport Speedway on Wednesday night, June 17 followed by the Big Diamond Raceway Thursday night, June 18, Williams Grove Friday night, June 19, Port Royal Speedway Saturday night, June 20 and the Series will close at the Action Track USA on Sunday night, June 21.
Since 1936, Levan Machine & Truck Equipment has been your one-stop-shop for custom repair and production machining, driveline services, and they are known throughout the East Coast for servicing commercial and fleet customers with custom work truck builds. They are also your go-to for all your CTech needs! Additionally, Levan Machine and Truck Equipment offers general truck repair and maintenance to help you keep your commercial fleet in top condition throughout your busy work schedule. For more information on Levan Machine and Truck Equipment of Fleetwood, PA please visit their website at: www.levanmachine.com
The birth of the Eastern Storm began at Grandview Speedway, a brainchild of Track Owner Bruce Rogers and Special events organizer Bob Miller. Miller met with USAC at the Lawrenceburg Speedway to offer the idea of bringing USAC back East. The Berks County tradition of USAC racing goes back to 1956 when Oley, PA driver Tommy Hinnershitz won the inaugural USAC event at the Reading Fairgrounds.
Twenty-eight years later, the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series re-introduced USAC non-wing sprint car racing to Berks and other surrounding counties with the birth of the USAC Eastern Storm in 2007. The Series opened at the one-third mile Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA. The USAC Eastern Storm has been growing in this area ever since that first race.
19TH Annual Levan Machine & Truck Equipment AMSOIL USAC Eastern Storm
Tuesday, June 16 Grandview Jesse Hockett Classic Thunder on the Hill with 358 Modifieds 7:30 PM
Wed, June 17 Bridgeport Motorsports Park USAC Sprints & URC Sprints Pits open 3, Warm-ups 6:30 PM
Thursday, June 18 Big Diamond USAC Sprints & Modifieds Gates open 4 PM Warm ups 6:45 PM
Friday, June 19 Williams Grove USAC Sprints & 410 Sprints Gates open 5:30 PM, Racing 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 20 Port Royal Speedway USAC Sprints, Silver Crown & 410 Sprints Gates open 4, Warmups 6 PM
Sunday, June 21 Action Track USA USAC Sprints & 600 Sprint Pits open 3, Warm-ups 6:30 PM
Grandview Speedway
43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
www.grandviewspeedway.com
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Phone: 443-513-4456
www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
Bridgeport Motorsports Park
83 Flood Gate Rd, Swedesboro, NJ 08085
Phone 856 467 4407
www.bridgeportmotorsportspark.com
Big Diamond Speedway
392 Forest Ln, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone 570 294 7715
Cell 570 617 6737
www.bigdspeedway.net
Williams Grove Speedway
1 Speedway Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
717 697 5000
www.williamsgrove.com
Port Royal Speedway
308 W Eighth St Port Royal, PA 17082
717 527 2303
www.portroyalspeedway.com
Action Track USA
144 N Whiteoak St Kutztown, PA 19530
717 866 7450
www.actiontrackusa.com
Levan Machine And Truck Equipment www.levanmachine.com