BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. — Following another classic duel, Ryan Godown was able to hold off the challenges of several drivers including Doug Manmiller during the later stages of the race to score his second win in the 53rd annual Freedom 76 T.P. Trailer Modified Championship Saturday night at Grandview Speedway.
Rolling off the starting grid in sixth, Godown was able to run the top lane of the speedway and take the lead from Rick Laubach coming out of turn four to score lap 12. Once in the lead, Godown had to fight hard to maintain the top spot while Laubach kept the pressure on him. Once they reached lapped traffic, Manmiller joined the action making for an unbelievable three car battle for the top spot.
By the mid-point of the race Craig Von Dohren and Mike Gular were in the hunt for the top spot as well, but Godown repelled all challengers to score his second win the in annual classic, having won the event in 2021.
The win paid $30,061 to win plus an additional bonus from the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series of $1000, a custom winners jacket from Bob Hilbert Sportswear, $100 Lynn Himes great effort award from T.P. Trailers and Truck Equipment (highest finishing driver not in top ten in track points), plus Godown led laps 12-76 and picked up $2,629 in lap money for a total of $33,790 for the win.
The Schaeffer Racing Minuteman 20 was run following the consolations and qualified the final five starters to the Freedom 76. Bobby Trapper Jr. made an outside lane pass of Paul Mancini on lap eleven, then survived several caution flags to go on and score the victory, and gain a starting spot in the Freedom 76.
Feature Finish (76 Laps)
RYAN GODOWN, Doug Manmiller, Mike Gular, Rick Laubach, Craig Von Dohren, Duane Howard, Ryan Watt, Brett Kressley, Brandon Grosso, Briggs Danner, Billy Pauch Jr., Louden Reimert, Jordan Watson, Eddie Strada, Jeff Strunk, Corey Cormier, Addison Meitzler, Jimmy Leiby, Paul Mancini, Ryan Krachun, Eric Biehn, Frank Cozze, Joseph Watson, Sam Martz Sr., Kevin Hirthler, John Willman, Bobby Trapper Jr., Nate Brinker, Bobby Gunther-Walsh, Craig Whitmoyer, Tim Buckwalter, Ray Swinehart, Jared Umbenhauer, Jesse Leiby