Of the 15 dirt tracks that once existed in schuylkill county, only 1 remains in operation today. He currently competes parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the. Strunk knew he had company on the restart in the form of sheppard and 10thstarter stewart friesen, who had dropped deep in the field early and rallied back in the halmar international no. Jeff strunk makes up for mediocre season at freedom 76. Jeff simmons born august 5, 1976, in hartford, connecticut is an american race car driver, most recently driving open wheel cars in the indy racing league indycar series. Although the redbull door closed, jeff saw that he had potential in racing with a little more seat time and experience. Jeffrey lynn green born september 6, 1962 is an american professional stock car racing driver. After three consecutive weeks of being towed off the track as a victim of circumstances, tentime grandview speedway point champion jeff strunk finally got the monkey off his back and parked the glenn and bonita hynemanownedtabloid graphicsteo no. Sdw16 jeff strunk dirt track digest super dirt week. Jeff strunk, the defending winner of grandview speedways freedom 76, now.
To research, compile and preserve racing statistics of drivers, tracks and organizations. Jeff strunk, arnold, ressler feature winners on saturday. Jeff strunk takes checkers at grandview dirt track. Bechtelsville, pa jeff strunk, tentime grandview speedway modified point champion, came through the pack from his 11th starting berth in the tp trailers nascar 358 modified 30lap feature on saturday night and was able to catch up to first and second place runners ron kline and john willman, somewhat hindered by lapped traffic, by the 22nd lap to make it a threeway battle for the lead. Will the 2020 gt500 destroy the 2019 hellcat redeye in a drag race.
For his standards, jeff strunk had been having an off year. Terry meitzler of kutztown, pa is the 1999 nascar weekly racing series. Jeff strunk quickly moved from his 6 th starting position and took the lead on a lap 6 on a pass of brian hirthler in lapped traffic. Selinsgrove speedway is hosting a practice session on wed. Tony stewart shows off his absurd car collection to jeff gordon around the track duration. See more ideas about race cars, racing and dirt track. The nascar racing season at grandview speedway produced some of the most.
Jeff strunk raced to victory at grandview speedway in the freedom 76 on saturday night. Calling danger at the grandview speedway the new york times. Jeff strunk gets a big win and other short track news. It was only right that we include the bechtelsville bullet to our line up of top. Trailers modified point champion, defending nascar late model point champion chuck schutz and nascar sportsman defending champion brian hirthler were in victory lane for the first time this season on saturday night at grandview speedway when they each won their respective feature. All you needed was a couple of more laps michael stasak. Jeff ahlum calling a race at bridgeport speedway in logan township, n.
Through it all, jeff strunk prevails as the winningest thunder on the hill modified driver with 16 wins, billy pauch leads with 11 sprint car victories. Jeff strunk adds to his win total at grandview dirt. Indiana, pa after a wet spring, the race for the 2017 american racer cup presented by sunoco race fuels heats up for its summer stretch. Also winning tuesday at grandview was the hottest driver in central pa sprint racing, danny dietrich. This year the team was ranked fifth among nearly 1,000 drivers in the nascar. Strunk signs up for allentown indoor races speed sport. His aggressive driving style and knack for publicity helped popularize stockcar racing in the united states as a child, gordon. Tony stewart shows off his absurd car collection to jeff gordon. Friesens first career super dirtcar series victory earned the driver of the original pizza logs no.
Strunk, brian hirthler and smith nascar feature winners at. Bob miller thunder on the hill bechtelsville, pa jeff strunk won the 358modified feature which accompanied the 410 sprint cars tuesday night at the grandview speedway as part of the pa sprint speedweek event. Jr was born july 26, 1949, in wendell, idaho, to chalmer h. The biggest race for 358 modifieds is the freedom 76er at grandview pa speedway. Jeff strunk and tommy collins both found that out last night at bridgeport speedways new 38th mile track. The two options were to gokart nationally or to get into a race car series, and due to jeff being 18 at the time, the car route looked more beneficial with his age being in the upper end of the spectrum for gokarts. Super dirt week syracuse sef 200 historic results and.
Jeff strunk scores big victory in grandview speedway. Just about month and a half ago hansell named multi time grandview track champion jeff strunk of bethel, pa. Ten time grandview speedway nascar modified champion jeff strunk is the latest driver to enter the ironton telephone avaya indoor auto races set. Jeff strunk bethel finished second in the final standings, winning two. Jeff strunk, tentime grandview speedway modified point champion, came through the pack from his 11th starting berth in the tp trailers nascar 358 modified 30lap feature on saturday night and was. A thank you from napa auto parts thunder on the hill series. The 40lap feature short track super series south event saw strunk and rick laubach take the green on the front row. See more ideas about race cars, old race cars and racing. The allentown race is the first of three events in the indoor auto racing. Ten time grandview speedway nascar modified champion jeff strunk is the latest driver to enter the ironton telephone avaya indoor auto. Jeff strunk arra documenting racing history arra documenting racing history. His dad chris was a real gasser in the big block modifieds. Learn how to read the track and your car and turn the information available to you into a winning strategy. Bechtellsville, pa jeff strunk, the tentime grandview speedway nascar modified point champion, behind the wheel of the glenn and bonita hynemanownedtabloid graphicsteo no.
Jeff strunk, track champion at grandview speedway and big. Optimize your skill set and become a better, faster, and safer driver. But he won the big modified race at grandview on saturday. Grandview veteran jeff strunk, a ten time track champion, has seen. Its a race that can make a drivers season with a victory. Friesen started the race in 14 th place but it was pennsylvanias jeff strunk who would be fast early picking up the lead on the race. Longtime track regular jeff strunk fought off a stellar field of locals and invaders to claim the largest payday of his racing career before a packed house at the bruce and theresa rogers owned. Boyertowns strunk claims longsought stss win at bridgeport. The was bells first ever thunder on the hill racing series victory. Northeast modified driver jeff strunk makes an appearance at the beginning of this video. Series driver kyle larson invaded to claim the pennsylvania 410 sprint car speedweek victory round five of the 10race stretch, while jeff strunk picked up the win in the nascar 358 modified main event. Jeff strunk also won the aforementioned modified thunder on the hill race. Ten time grandview speedway modified champion jeff strunk. Jeff was able to get into the field only because a previously entered car had a vacancy, but were glad to have another dirt modified driver in the field to take on the pavement stars.
Nascar cup series driver kyle larson invaded to claim the pennsylvania 410 sprint car speedweek victory round five of the 10race stretch, while jeff strunk picked up the win in the nascar 358 modified main event. Strunk breaks into stss modified victory lane speed sport. Jeff strunk enters the ironton telephone avaya indoor. Jeff gordon, born august 4, 1971, vallejo, california, u. The roar of engines hammers your ears as the drivers slide their racers sideways. Bridgeport, nj finally, jeff strunk is a short track super series winner. Strunk scares off challengers, claims mods at the madhouse. He won his first race in a sprinter at 16 and now he seems to be able to win just about everywhere he goes. Jeff strunk is the defending champion of the event. Jeff strunk, representing his home track of grandview speedway in bechtelsville, pa. Selinsgrove, pa during the off season one of the most coveted 358 modified rides that were open belonged to car owner norm hansell. Newsmaker of the week jeff strunk the official site. Family for always making donna and i feel welcomed at their race track. Let jeff westphal put his knowledge and experience of vehicle dynamics and data analysis to work for you.
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