BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. — Doug Manmiller became the first repeat feature winner of the season after capturing the 30-lap T.P. Trailer Modified main event Saturday night at Grandview Speedway
Manmiller started tenth in the 28-car main event, battled with Mike Lisowski for four laps before grabbing the lead on lap 14, then held off some serious late race challenges from Brett Kressley in the closing laps to score his 32nd career Saturday night NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series feature win.
The event started with Bob Trapper Sr. leading the opening eight laps while some great action was going on behind him.
Ray Swinehart and Lisowski were dueling for second while Dylan Swinehart and a quick moving Manmiller were battling for fourth.
A caution on lap eight reset the field, and during the caution leader Trapper Sr. pulled off the track, handing the lead to Ray Swinehart.
The restart saw Lisowski out-race Swinehart down the backstretch to grab the lead, with Manmiller and Dylan Swinehart following into second and third. Manmiller then began to pressure Lisowski for the lead, and after some side-by-side action took over the top spot down the back straightaway on lap 13.
The race ran uninterrupted from that point untill the end, with Lisowski, Grim, Kressley and Craig Von Dohren waging war for the second spot, while Manmiller would build a comfortable lead.
Kressley would move by Lisowski on lap 21 and Von Dohren would gain third on lap 22, setting the stage for the late race drama, leaving Lisowski to fend off challenges from Grim and Jeff Strunk for the remaining top five positions.
It appeared as though Manmiller had a big enough advantage to cruise to the win, but after taking second spot, Kressley was quick to track down Manmiller, and for the final three laps the duel was on for the win.
Manmiller, Kressley and Von Dohren battled through some lapped traffic in an exciting conclusion to the race, but Manmiller was able to stave off all challenges to score his second feature win of the season.
At the checkered it was Manmiller, Kressley, Von Dohren, Strunk and Lisowski in the top five.
Kyle Smith started 13th in the 25-lap T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman main event, was part of a spectacular five car race for the lead that lasted for ten laps, then was able to gain the lead with just five laps remaining, to motor on to his first win of the season and fourth career win at Grandview.
Both winners received bonus money (Modified $300, Sportsman $200) from T.P. Trailers and Truck Equipment of Limerick, Pa., sponsors of the two divisions at Grandview Speedway, in a program that is run under the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series banner.
Scott Schaffer was the Modified winner and Gage Phillips took the Sportsman win during the Outlaw Racing Series Vintage main event.
Feature Finish (30 Laps)
DOUG MANMILLER, Brett Kressley, Craig Von Dohren, Jeff Strunk, Mike Lisowski, Ryan Grim, Tim Buckwalter, Dylan Swinehart, Jared Umbenhauer, Eddie Strada, Kevin Hirthler, Ryan Watt, Rick Laubach, Jesse Leiby, Justin Grim, Jimmy Leiby, Mark Malcolm, Joe Funk, John Willman, Ryan Beltz, Ray Swinehart, Eric Biehn, Bobby Trapper Jr, Bobby Trapper Sr., Chris Gambler, Kevin Graver Jr., Craig Whitmoyer, Ron Haring Jr.