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Grandview Speedway – October 15, 2011

Monday, October 17th, 2011

AIKIN EARNS $4,000, HOWARD $3,000 AS WHITMOYER. WEAN & GLATFELTER SHARE GRANDVIEW THUNDER 5-25′S VICTORIES SATURDAY NIGHT ON THE HILL

(Event Press Release) It was a great night of racing complimented by superb track conditions as the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presented its season finale with the traditional House of Thunder Halloween Party and the Grandview Thunder 5-25′s at the Grandview Speedway on Saturday night.

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Big Diamond Speedway – September 2, 2011

Monday, September 5th, 2011

Glenn Strunk (358-Mod), Mike Mammana (Sportsman), Ed Kuperavage (Roadrunner) & Cody Coons (XCel 600) Earn Big Diamond Victories – Champions Are Jeff Strunk (358), Steven Hughes (Sportsman) & Ryan Olenick (Roadrunner)

(Track Press Release) MINERSVILLE, PA – On a memorable night for the Strunk brothers, Glenn Strunk drove to Victory Lane Friday at Big Diamond Speedway in The Station House 358-Modified feature, while Jeff Strunk earned his seventh career track championship in the speedway’s headline division.

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Big Diamond Speedway – August 26, 2011

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

Rick Laubach Holds Off Duane Howard For First Big D The Station House 358-Mod Victory Since April; Craig Von Dohren (Coca-Cola Challenge), Sammy Piazza (U.S.S. Achey Sportsman Coalcracker 50) and Elvin Brennan III (Wooden Keg Tavern Roadrunner) Also Triumph

(Track Press Release) MINERSVILLE, PA – For the first time since April, Rick Laubach returned to Victory Lane at Big Diamond Speedway.

With a season-high 34 The Station House 358-Modifieds on hand, Laubach drove the Bert Jones/Gary and Lori Herrmann-owned Beer City No. 7 to his second victory of the 2011 season at the Schuylkill County oval. The Quakertown, Pa., driver remains in the championship fight entering next Friday’s (Sept. 2) Season Championship Night at Big D. Unofficially, he trails current leader Jeff Strunk by just 41 points.

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Big Diamond Speedway – August 12, 2011

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Jeff Strunk Eyes Big Diamond Championship With Second The Station House 358-Modified Victory Of 2011; Dave Ely (URC Sprint Cars) and Craig Whitmoyer (U.S.S. Achey Sportsman) Also Triumph As Monster Trucks Thrill Large Crowd At Yuengling ‘Summer Fling, Yuengs & Wings’

(Track Press Release) MINERSVILLE, PA – The race for The Station House 358-Modified championship is on at Big Diamond Speedway and Jeff Strunk has upped the intensity.

Strunk, of Bechtelsville, Pa., drove Norm Hansell’s No. 357 Troyer to his second victory of the season at the Schuylkill County clay oval Friday night during the Yuengling Brewery ‘Summer Fling, Yuengs & Wings’ program. The six-time 358-Modified champion earned $2,000 for his 43rd Big Diamond victory following a competitive 25-lap 358-Mod feature slowed just twice by caution flags.

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Big Diamond Speedway – August 5, 2011

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

Ray Swinehart Wins First Since May 2010 With The Station House 358-Modified Victory At Big Diamond; Tim Fitzpatrick (U.S.S. Achey Sportsman) and Marc Berzowski (Wooden Keg Tavern Roadrunner) Double Up On T-102 Pack the Track Night

(Event Press Release) MINERSVILLE, PA – Veteran Ray Swinehart burst into Victory Lane for the first time in 2011 Friday night at Big Diamond Speedway. The Perkiomenville, Pa., driver wired the field in the 25-lap The Station House 358-Modified feature event, earning a $2,000 payday.

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Grandview Speedway – August 4, 2011

Friday, August 5th, 2011

JEFF STRUNK WINS CHAD SINON/BPG MOTORSPORTS 14TH ANNUAL TRAFFIC JAM THURSDAY NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY POCKETS $8,500 FOR THE WIN

(Event Press Release) The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series lost to Mother Nature on Wednesday but battle back on Thursday night to present the Chad Sinon/BPG Motorsports 14th Annual TRAFFIC JAM. This popular event that started in 1998 has taken place at Grandview Speedway for fourteen consecutive years and the Thunder Series promotional team was not about to lose this event to bad weather. Jeff Strunk driving the Norm Hansell modified took the win in the TRAFFIC JAM and collected $8,500 as the top prize.

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