BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. – Utilizing a new Bicknell chassis, Jeff Strunk roared to victory in Saturday’s 30-lap T.P. Trailers Modified NASCAR Advanced Auto Parts feature at Grandview Speedway after starting 12th.
Ray Swinehart passed Darrin Schuler for the lead on the fourth lap restart that was needed when Kyle Weiss spun in the third turn. By the fifth lap Strunk advanced to second from 12th and was giving Swinehart a run for the money.
The lead changed hands on the 11th lap when Strunk dove underneath Swinehart and into the top spot.
The real battle behind Strunk, who was already weaving his way through lap traffic, was hot and heavy between Swinehart, Duane Howard, Mike Gular and Craig Von Dohren – second, 16th, 19th and 15th place starters respectively.
Gular took over the runner-up spot on the 24th lap which was the same position Swinehart, Howard and Von Dohren were vying for making it a four-way battle to see if anyone could reel Strunk in who was setting a torrid pace.
No more restarts were needed so no one was given the opportunity to try and grab first from Strunk and at the drop of the checkered he christened the new mount with his 74th career win. Chasing him across were Gular and Howard. Before Swinehart could cross the line the car broke ending his fourth place run as he dropped to 11th.
Von Dohren and Dylan Swinehart then completed the top five. Sixth through tenth were Jared Umbenhauer, Doug Manmiller, Ryan Grim, Brett Gilmore and Dillon Steuer.
In the 25-lap T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman feature, winner Dakota Kohler, who was been close on two different occasions to claiming his first victory only to be denied, turned the tables and parked his No. 59K in victory lane for his first victory in his rookie season to become the eighth different winner in the division.
Brett Peters won the 15-lap Open Competition Outlaw Vintage Car feature.