BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. – Mike Gular overtook Justin Grim on the 10th lap to win the 30-lap modified feature that headlined the action Saturday night at Grandview Speedway.
It was Gular’s first win of the year at the third-mile oval and his sixth triumph overall at the track.
Grim was the early pacesetter at the onset of the modified feature followed by Mike Lisowski, Colt Harris, Clay Butler and Gular.
Kevin Hirthler spun in the second turn on the second lap triggering a 12-car tangle as the caution flag was waved. Several could rejoin the action after pit stops. Grim held his ground when action resumed and the order remained the same as previously.
Kyle Weiss, while running a solid seventh, came to an abrupt halt in the second turn with engine problems to bring out the sixth lap yellow. It was a three-way battle for first on the restart between Grim, Lisowski and Gular. Behind the trio dicing for the remaining top five positions were Louden Reimert and Jeff Strunk.
Gular had just taken over second when another multi car tangle took place in the first turn for the third yellow with nine laps in the books. On the restart Gular, who has been experimenting with various things this year along with the crew, shot into the top spot when action resumed to become the new pacesetter.
Gular wasted no time pulling away from his fellow competitors while Grim, Lisowski, Strunk and Reimert completed the top five. Craig Von Dohren was right behind waiting for a false move to advance.
While Grim and Strunk jockeyed for second this allowed Gular to open more daylight and pull away even more.
No more restarts were needed to give anyone the opportunity to try to overtake Gular and at the drop of the checkered Gular was victorious followed by Grim, Strunk, Lisowski and Von Dohren. Rounding out the top ten were Reimert, Ryan Watt, Dylan Swinehart, last week’s feature winner; Clay Butler and Craig Whitmoyer.
In the 25-lap sportsman feature Scott Kohler, competing in his sophomore season, inherited the lead when rookie Dakota Kohler pulled into the infield with mechanical problems when his car wouldn’t refire prior to one of the numerous 17th lap restarts. Kohler immediately opened daylight when the race finally went green and went on to score his first career victory by a sizeable margin over second-place finisher Nate Brinker.
Adam Carberry, coming from a long line of racing Carberry family members, scored his first win in the 25-lap URC sprint car event.