BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. – Craig Von Dohren secured the lead on a lap-18 restart from Carroll Hine III and raced home to his sixth point race win of the season in the 30-lap T.P. Trailer NASCAR Modified feature at Grandview Speedway.
The T.P. Trailer Modified feature got off to another fast start, running the first eighteen laps without a caution. Hine III took off at the drop of the green flag and set the early pace, leaving Darin Schuler and Nate Brinker to battle for second position.
Action was fast and furious throughout the field as everyone was battling for position and Von Dohren began charging through the pack. After starting in 14th position, Von Dohren was up to seventh by lap ten, then moved by Justin Grim one lap later, John Willman on the next lap, and Kevin Graver Jr. by lap 14.
At this point Hine III had built up a big lead and was into lapped traffic by lap 12. Von Dohren caught the Schuler-Brinker battle, and quickly worked by the duo into the second position by lap seventeen, just before the first caution for a slowing Brett Gilmore on lap eighteen.
The restart found Von Dohren outrun Hine III and into the lead, while Jeff Strunk, last week’s winner, continued his charge through the field after starting in 15th, and was now joining the race up front battling with Brinker, Graver and Schuler.
Strunk reached second by lap 21, and the battle was on with Carroll Hine III for the second spot. Strunk put the pressure on Hine III, but could not secure the number two position despite racing side-by-side for many laps.
The second and final caution waved on lap 27, regrouping the field behind Von Dohren, but he proved too strong on this night and raced home to his sixth point race win of the season, and the 120th win on Saturday night.
Decker Swinehart came out on top of a great duel with Steve Young to score his second feature win of the season in the 25-lap T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman feature event.
The Finish:
Feature (30 Laps): CRAIG VON DOHREN, Jeff Strunk, Brett Kressley, Carroll Hine III, Michael Storms, Nate Brinker, Kevin Graver Jr., John Willman, Doug Manmiller, Duane Howard, Jared Umbenhauer, Ryan Grim, Brad Arnold, Ron Kline, Justin Grim, Tim Buckwalter, Bobby Gunther-Walsh, Cory Merkel, Darrin Schuler, Kevin Hirthler, Mark Kratz, Brett Gilmore, Dylan Swinehart, Ryan Beltz, Ryan Lilick, Craig Whitmoyer, Ron Haring Jr., Ray Swinehart