BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. — Craig Von Dohren wrapped up his 11th Hope Mortgage T.P.Trailers Modified Division championship at Grandview Speedway earlier this month, but he’s not done.
The Oley, Pennsylvania, driver only won one feature during the abbreviated season, but his consistency allowed him to finish 227 points ahead of defending track champion Duane Howard.
Now Von Dohren will set his sights on the big money postseason race at his home track this weekend.
Grandview, one of the premier dirt tracks in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, will host the 50th Annual Freedom 76 Modified Classic on Saturday. The winner will earn $35,550, plus the possibility of some lap money.
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Von Dohren will be joined in pursuit of the top prize by 2014 winner Stewart Friesen, along with Billy Pauch Jr., Bobby Varin, Mike Maresca and others.
Von Dohren last won the Freedom 76 in 2015, his fifth victory in the event. Mike Gular is the defending race winner, while Grandview notables Duane Howard (six track titles, five Freedom 76 wins) and Jeff Strunk (10 track titles, seven Freedom 76 winners) will be in the mix to add to their legacies.
The action set to start at 7 p.m. Fans are invited to enter the speedway grounds between 9 a.m. to noon to reserve seats. Saturday action will include qualifying events, the $1,000 to win Kirsten Snyder Web Design & Photography Cash Dash, the Schaeffer Racing Minuteman 20 topped off with the 50th Annual Freedom 76.
The Freedom 76 was first run on Sept. 19, 1971, with Ed Mumford taking the victory.
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The race weekend kicks off Friday evening with the Freedom 38 for Sportman, which pays $3,550 to win.
Brian Hirthler won the T.P. Truck Equipment Sportman Division at Grandview by five points over Brad Arnold. It was the second NASCAR title for Hirthler, who won the Sportsman title in 2017.
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