BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. – Five time Grandview NASCAR Modified champion Duane Howard bested Dylan Swinehart to win the 30-lap TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified feature on Saturday at Grandview Speedway.
Swinehart, the rookie, kept Howard behind him until the 28th lap. At that point Howard finally wore him down and got Swinehart to change the preferred line he ran throughout the entire race.
Coming out of the fourth turn with the two-lap to go signal in sight, Howard shot to the outside and proceeded to put the Norm Hansell-owned No. 357 Norm’s Save Station entry at the head of the pack and park it in victory lane for the third time this season.
In picking up the victory Howard now sits at the top of the point standings as Craig Von Dohren, the point leader going into the feature, finished 25th after being caught up in some of the multi-car mishaps that eventually sidelined him from competition.
Sean Weiss has not set foot in the Sportsman winner’s circle since August 8, 2015. He changed the standings of that status when he led all but two laps to win the T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman 25-lap feature to become the eleventh different winner this season in the division.
The Central Pa. Legends returned to the track for the second time this year and Travis McClelland managed to win the 20-lap feature event by a narrow margin over runner-up Bill Diehl.