09/18/2026
NEWS FROM THE ROGERS FAMILY GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY – BECHTELSVILLE, PA
ASSISTANT MANAGER – TINA ROGERS
MEDIA CONTACT – Jeff Ahlum – [email protected]
TRACK PHONE – 610.754.7688 or www.grandviewspeedway.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/September 18, 2026
GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY FREEDOM 76 IN HONOR OF THERESA ROGERS & FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN CHAMPIONSHIP THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18 & 19
FANS FOR FIVE FRIDAY $5 GRANDSTAND ADMISSION STARTS CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND
CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND BONUSES COULD PUSH MODIFIED WINNER’S TAKE OVER $37,000 AND SPORTSMAN WINNER’S TAKE OVER $3700
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The 56th annual Freedom 76 race weekend, the biggest, most prestigious, and most lucrative racing event of the year is ready to unfold this weekend at Grandview Speedway.
The Freedom 76 weekend begins on Friday, September 18 with the 13th annual T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Freedom 38 Sportsman Championship paying $2064 to win plus many bonuses that could increase the winner’s take to a possible $3764 to win! There will also be practice time for the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds preparing for the Freedom 76.
Friday’s program is also known as Fans for Five Friday as the grandstand admission is just $5, while children ages 9 and under will be free of charge. Pit admission on Friday is $40, and no license is required.
On Friday, pit gates open at 3 pm, with grandstand gates opening at 5:30 pm, drivers meeting at 5:30 pm, with the pill draw following the drivers meeting. Warmups are at 6:15 pm, and racing will start at 7:30 pm.
Saturday, September 19, will feature the 56th annual Freedom 76 in honor of Theresa Rogers for the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds that will pay $35,531 plus bonuses to the winner.
On Saturday pit gates open at 9 am, for car inspections, fans will be able to enter the Grandstand areas between 9 am, and 12 Noon to reserve seats with blankets, with grandstand ticket windows opening at 3 pm. Pill draw for position is at 4:30 pm, with the drivers meeting at 5 pm, warm-ups are at 6 pm, with racing starting at 7 pm.
Adult Grandstand tickets on Saturday will be $40, students 10-15 with ID are $20, while children ages 9 and under are admitted free of charge. Pit admission will be $45, and no license is required. There will be no advanced tickets sold for this event, and the rain date is Saturday, September 26.
The Freedom 38 for the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman was first contested in 2014, and was won by that season’s track champion Jared Umbenhauer. The following season in 2015 the win was scored by that season’s point runner-up Craig Whitmoyer.
The 2016 contest was the only time in the race’s history that it was won by an outsider, as New Jersey’s Brandon Grosso scored the win, followed by long time Grandview regular Ryan Beltz picking up a checkered flag in the 2017 event.
The 2018 running saw Modified regular Kevin Hirthler scoring his first 38er victory in a race that would run the entire distance caution free. Hirthler would follow it up with another win two years later in the 2020 event, making him the only two-time winner of the end of season Championship race.
The 2019 race would see that season’s track champion Brad Brightbill put a cap on his great season, scoring the 38er win, which would be his fifth win of the year. The 2021 version would see Grandview’s 2016 Sportsman track champion Jordan Henn score the victory.
The 2022 version would see Ryan Grim pick up the win in a race that saw then invader and 2023 & 2024 Track Champion Logan Watt finish a close second place.
The 2023 edition saw three-time track champion and all-time Sportsman division wins leader Brian Hirthler score his first Freedom 38 win.
In the 2024 event, Track Champion Logan Watt capped off a great year by picking up his third win of the year on his way to his first Freedom 38 victory. Jesse Hirthler kept it close to Watt in the final laps of the race but settled for second place.
The 2025 edition was a classic down to the wire photo finish, with Addison Meitzler edging out invader Jesse Hirthler by a wheel at the finish line, after the two drivers swapped the lead several times in the last three laps of the race.
Following last Saturday’s program, the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Sportsman division saw the feature winner’s list increase to fourteen different winners with Steve Young scoring his first win in four years, while Addison Meitzler, Alex Bartorillo, Johnny Fugelo and Brad Brightbill all have two wins each, while Bryce Bashore, Mike Toth, Mark Mohr, Jesse Landis, Decker Swinehart, Brett Gilmore, Brett Grim, Matthew Laubach and Xavier Sprague all have one feature victory apiece.
The race action will be very intense on Friday night, as last year over 60 drivers participated in the Freedom 38, with a host of invaders joining the over 40 track regulars in action on the one-third-of-a-mile high banked speedway.
For the latest updates, check in with the Grandview Speedway page.
The list of bonuses is quite extensive, and a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone for providing these bonuses for the drivers this weekend:
FREEDOM 76 BONUSES -
FREEDOM 76 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS - $1000 - From NASCAR Local Racing Series
FREEDOM 76 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS - $1000 - From NASCAR Local Racing Series if winner has competed in all Saturday NASCAR point races at Grandview Speedway in 2026
VICTORY AUTO GLASS CHARGE TO VICTORY (starting 12th or further back) - $300 – From Victory Auto Glass
BOBBY GUNTHER WALSH & HIS SPONSORS MODIFIED HARD CHARGER - $1000 - From Bobby Gunther Walsh and all of his sponsors with special thanks to Res Q Natural Supplements, Just Born Quality Confections makers of Mike & Ikes and Hot Tamales candies and those Marshmallow Peeps, Dr. Eric Lebby and Dr. Thomas DiBennedetto, Orthopedic Specialists, and Yocco’s the Hot Dog King.
FREEDOM 76 CASH DASH - $1000 – For Freedom 76 heat winners sponsored by GT Radiator Repairs of Ambler, Pa. paying $1000 to the winner
BREITENSTEIN MOTORSPORTS FIRST NON-QUALIFIER IN MEMORY OF BRUCE & THERESA ROGERS – $256 – For the first driver who just misses the starting grid for the Freedom 76
LYNN HIMES GREAT EFFORT AWARD – $100 Sponsored by T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment & the Perkins Family (presented to the highest finishing driver NOT in the top 10 in Grandview Points) in memory of Carole Lynn Himes
TRACK OFFICIALS MODIFIED NON-QUALIFIER AWARD - $225 - Free Engine re-sealing for 2027 season to the second driver to just miss qualifying for and does not make the Freedom 76
RICK’S TOWING & HAULING FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED HARD LUCK AWARD - $200 – Awarded to the first car (not at fault) going on the hook in the Freedom 76 feature
STRINGERS COLLISION CENTER HEAT WINNERS BONUS - ($50 each) – To each Freedom 76 heat race winner from Stringer’s Collision Center
STRINGERS COLLISION CENTER 23rd PLACE BONUS - ($50) – To the 23rd place feature finisher in the Freedom 76 from Stringer’s Collision Center
BOB HILBERT SPORTSWEAR WINNER’S BONUS GIFT CERTIFICATE ($150 or $300) – A $150 gift certificate to be used toward the purchase of custom race Tee Shirts. If winner is already a customer in 2026 the amount will be doubled to $300!
KEN BRUCE & BILL BROWN & COMPANY MINUTEMAN 20 WINNER’S BONUS ($100): To the winner of the Minuteman 20 from Ken Bruce & Bill Brown & Company
FREEDOM 38 BONUSES -
FREEDOM 38 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS - $500 - From NASCAR Local Racing Series
FREEDOM 38 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS - $500 - From NASCAR Local Racing Series if winner has competed in all Saturday NASCAR point races at Grandview Speedway in 2026
FREEDOM 38 FEATURE WINNER’S BONUS - $400 – From Larry and Mike at Lisa’s Landscaping
VICTORY AUTO GLASS CHARGE TO VICTORY (starting 12th or further back) - $150 – From Victory Auto Glass
BOBBY GUNTHER WALSH & HIS SPONSORS SPORTSMAN HARD CHARGER - $531 - From Bobby Gunther Walsh and all of his sponsors with special thanks to Res Q Natural Supplements, Just Born Quality Confections makers of Mike & Ikes and Hot Tamales candies and those Marshmallow Peeps, Dr. Eric Lebby and Dr. Thomas DiBennedetto, Orthopedic Specialists, and Yocco’s the Hot Dog King.
FREEDOM 38 CASH DASH - $500 – For Freedom 38 heat winners sponsored by Roy Miller II of Keller Williams Real Estate – Contact Roy Miller II at 484.764.5180 or 610.435.1800.
RICK’S TOWING & HAULING FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN HARD LUCK AWARD - $200 – Awarded to the first car (not at fault) going on the hook in the Freedom 38 feature
STRINGERS COLLISION CENTER HEAT WINNERS BONUS - ($50 each) – To each Freedom 38 heat race winner from Stringer’s Collision Center
STRINGERS COLLISION CENTER 23rd PLACE BONUS - ($50) – To the 23rd place feature finisher in the Freedom 38 from Stringer’s Collision Center
BOB HILBERT SPORTSWEAR WINNER’S BONUS GIFT CERTIFICATE ($150 or $300) – A $150 gift certificate to be used toward the purchase of custom race Tee Shirts. If winner is already a customer in 2026 the amount will be doubled to $300!
Since the 1960’s, Grandview Speedway has been presenting exciting wheel to wheel NASCAR stock car racing every Saturday Night starting in April and running through
October, plus special events. Grandview Speedway is located at 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, Pa. 19505, just off Route 100, ten miles north of Pottstown, Pa.
Information is always available at www.grandviewspeedway.com or on Facebook, or by telephone at 610.754.7688.
FREEDOM 38 WINNER’S LIST
2025 – Addison Meitzler
2024 – Logan Watt
2023 – Brian Hirthler
2022 – Ryan Grim
2021 – Jordan Henn
2020 – Kevin Hirthler
2019 – Brad Brightbill
2018 – Kevin Hirthler
2017 – Ryan Beltz
2016 – Brandon Grosso
2015 – Craig Whitmoyer
2014 – Jared Umbenhauer