MACRI CHECKS OFF A BUCKET LIST WIN AT GRANDVIEW & POCKETS $10,000 IN HODNETT CUP SPEED WEEK VICTORY, PAUCH PREVAILS IN THRILLING MOD THUNDER DOUBLEHEADER TUESDAY NIGHT
BECHTELSVILLE, PA (June 30, 2026) -- A packed house filled Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night as the Levan Machine & Truck Equipment Thunder on the Hill Racing Series hosted the fifth stop of Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speed Week Series of 2026. “The Concrete Kid” Anthony Macri earned one of the biggest victories of his career by capturing the prestigious Hodnett Cup and the $10,000 top prize, while Billy Pauch Jr. outdueled Eddie Strada and a field of forty-two modifieds to win the 30-lap NASCAR 358 Modified feature paying $3,000 to win. The fans were treated to outstanding, nonstop racing as both feature events went the distance without a single caution flag.
"I've wanted to win here so bad. This is a bucket list win that I finally get to check off," said Macri after earning his first career Thunder on the Hill victory.
Parker Price-Miller and Logan Rumsey brought the 35-lap Pennsylvania 410 Sprint Car Speed Week feature to the green flag, with Rumsey jumping into the early lead with Brady Bacon settling into third and Macri quickly moving into fourth. Rumsey set a blistering pace over the opening laps, but the battle behind him continued to intensify as Bacon repeatedly challenged Price-Miller for second and Macri searched all over the speedway for the fastest line.
As the leaders encountered heavy lapped traffic, Macri found another gear. He worked his way around Bacon for third before slipping underneath Price-Miller to take over second on lap 11. Two laps later, Macri drove deep to the inside of Rumsey entering turn one and completed the winning pass exiting turn two to take command of the race.
From there, Macri was simply untouchable.
Bacon advanced into second and Chase Dietz mounted a charge into the top five, and Macri expertly picked his way through lapped traffic, steadily increasing his advantage over the field. At one point, the Dillsburg, PA driver stretched his lead to nearly a full straightaway.
Macri crossed the finish line for his first Thunder on the Hill victory after charging from the sixth starting position. Bacon finished second, followed by Price-Miller, Dietz and Danny Dietrich. Rumsey, who led the opening 12 laps, settled for sixth ahead of Ryan Smith, James McFadden, Brock Zearfoss and Freddie Rahmer.
The NASCAR 358 Modified feature delivered another exciting battle as Eddie Strada and Billy Pauch Jr. raced side-by-side for the lead over the opening laps. Strada carried momentum around the outside while Pauch hugged the bottom groove, with neither driver willing to surrender an inch before Pauch finally edged ahead to officially lead lap three.
Pauch gradually built his advantage to nearly half a straightaway before reaching slower traffic, allowing Strada to reel him back in. Behind the leaders, Duane Howard and Anthony Perrego kept themselves in contention and Jeff Strunk steadily worked his way into the top five after starting deeper in the field.
With fewer than ten laps remaining, Strada mounted one final charge, pulling to Pauch's rear bumper before swinging to the outside as the leaders navigated heavy lapped traffic. Pauch answered every challenge, maintaining his composure and momentum despite constant pressure. Perrego also closed in during the closing laps, but Pauch never faltered, completing all 30 laps to secure the victory.
Pauch claimed the $3,000 winner's prize over Strada, Perrego, Strunk and Howard, completing a memorable night in which both headline divisions raced clean, hard, and uninterrupted from green flag to checkered.
For more information on the Levan Machine & Truck Equipment Thunder on the Hill Racing Series visit www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
410 Sprint Cars
Time Trials – 1. James McFadden - 12.662, 2. Parker Price Miller - 12.762, 3. Logan Rumsey - 12.767, 4. Dylan Norris - 12.792, 5. Anthony Macri - 12.811, 6. Ronald Helmick - 12.853, 7. Danny Dietrich - 12.981, 8. Chase Dietz - 13.033, 9. Brady Bacon - 13.034, 10. Preston Lattomus - 13.155, 11. Brock Zearfoss - 13.220, 12. Parker Scott - 13.291, 13. Troy Wagaman Jr. - 13.329, 14. Tyler Ross - 13.396, 15. Ryan Smith - 13.447, 16. Chris Arnold - 13.452, 17. T.J. Stutts - 13.830, 18. Tyler Brehm - 13.865, 19. Freddie Rahmer - 13.953, 20. Mike Thompson - 13.995, 21. Ryan Newton - 14.015, 22. Domenic Melair - 14.047, 23. Dirk Rimrott - 14.179, 24. Todd Moule - 14.338
Heat 1 (10 Laps) – 1. Dylan Norris 2. Danny Dietrich 3. James McFadden 4. Preston Latttomus 5. Freddie Rahmer
Heat 2 (10 Laps) – 1. Anthony Macri 2. Chase Dietz 3. Brock Zearfoss 4. Parker Price Miller 5. TJ Stutts
Heat 3 (10 Laps) – 1. Brady Bacon 2. Ryan Smith 3. Ronald Hemrick 4. Logan Rumsey 5. Tyler Brehm
A-Main (35 Laps) – 1. Anthony Macri 2. Brady Bacon 3. Parker Price Miller 4. Chase Dietz 5. Logan Rumsey 6. Danny Dietrich 7. Ryan Smith 8. James McFadden 9. Brock Zearfoss 10. Freddie Rahmer 11. Ryan Newton 12. Dylan Norris 13. T.J. Stutts 14. Troy Wagaman Jr. 15. Preston Lattomus 16. Tyler Ross 17. Mike Thompson 18. Tyler Brehm 19. Domenic Melair 20. Parker Scott 21. Ronald Helmick 22. Todd Moule 23. Chris Arnold 24. Dirk Rimrott
NASCAR 358 Modifieds
Heat 1 (10 Laps) – 1. Billy Pauch Jr. 2. Danny Bouc 3. Jeff Strunk 4. Sam Martz Jr. 5. Craig VonDohren
Heat 2 (10 Laps) – 1. Craig Whitmoyer 2. Jax Yohn 3. Brett Kressley 4. Ryan Graver 5. Tim Buckwalter
Heat 3 (10 Laps) – 1. Colin Cox 2. Duane Howard 3. Eddie Strada 4. Rick Laubach 5. John Willman
Heat 4 (10 Laps) – 1. Anthony Perrego 2. Dylan Swinehart 3. Bobby Butler 4. Mike Laise 5. DJ Hunt
Consi 1 (10 Laps) – 1. Logan Watt 2. Matt Stangle 3. Mike Gular
Consi 2 (10 Laps ) – 1. Louden Reimert 2. Jesse Hirthler 3. Bryan Kuhl
Feature (30 Laps) – 1. Billy Pauch Jr. 2. Eddie Strada 3. Anthony Perrego 4. Jeff Strunk 5. Duane Howard 6. Jax Yohn 7. Dylan Swinehart 8. Craig Whitmoyer 9. Brett Kressley 10. Colin Cox 11. Ryan Graver 12. Tim Buckwalter 13. Logan Watt 14. Rick Laubach 15. Sam Martz Jr. 16. Craig Von Dohren 17. Mike Gular 18. Matt Stangle 19. Danny Bouc 20. Jesse Hirthler 21. Bobby Butler 22. DJ Hunt 23. Mike Laise 24. Bryan Kuhl 25. Louden Reimert 26. John Willman
This event was the one-hundred and fifty-ninth Thunder on the Hill Racing Series event at Grandview Speedway since the inaugural event in August of 1990.
6/30/26 GRANDVIEW 35 LAPS 24 CARS
1. 39M Anthony Macri
2. 20 Brady Bacon
3. 71 Parker Price Miller
4. 23 Chase Dietz
5. 71 Logan Rumsey
6. 48 Danny Dietrich
7. 69K Ryan Smith
8. 21 James McFadden
9. 3z Brock Zearfoss
10. 51 Freddie Rahmer
11. 66 Ryan Newton
12. 17 Dylan Norris
13. 11 T J Stutts
14. 27 Troy Wagaman Jr
15. 91 Preston Lattomus
16. 5 Tyler Ross
17. 11 Mike Thompson
18. 28 Tyler Brehm
19. 19 Dominic Melair
20. AU55 Parker Scott
21. 22 Ronald Helmick
22. AU26 Todd Moule
23. 23 Chris Arnold
24. 1x Dirk Rimrott
Lap Leaders; Rumsey 1-13, Macri 14-35
Fast Time; McFadden 12.662
Heat Winners; Norris, Macri, Bacon
2026 PA SPRINT CAR SPEEDWEEK POINTS
1. 23 Chase Dietz 701*
2. 39M Anthony Macri 661*
3. 20 Brady Bacon 641*
4. 21 James McFadden 631*
5. 48 Danny Dietrich 560*
6. 66 Ryan Newton 547*
7. 71 Logan Rumsey 534*
8. 51 Freddie Rahmer 524*
9. 1a Cameron Smith 474
10. 3z Brock Zearfoss 421*
11. 27 Troy Wagaman Jr 394*
11. 69K Ryan Smith 394
13. 91 Preston Lattomus 389*
14. 67 Justin Whittall 368
15. 8 Lance Dewease 353
16. 11 T J Stutts 344*
17. 17 Dylan Norris 289*
18. 5 Tyler Ross 243
19. 99M Kyle Moody 207
20. 39 J J Loss 184
21. 1x Chad Trout 181
22. 8 Billy Dietrich 159
23. 71 Parker Price Miller 155
24. 10 Matt Campbell 154
25. 23 Chris Arnold 149*
26. 1W Buddy Schweibinz 135
27. 1s Logan Schuchart 131
28. 41 Carson Macedo 119
29. AU55 Parker Scott 110
30. 22 Doug Hammaker 106
31. 55/19 Dominic Melair 96*
32. 11a Austin Bishop 93
33. X Dallas Schott 81
34. 75 Aaron Bollinger 78
35. 55 Kerry Madsen 77
36. 11 Talan Haas 76
37. 88 Brandon Rahmer 70
38. 19 Brent Marks 68
39. 55 Logan Wagner 64
40. 45 Devon Borden 56
41. 22R Ronald Helmick 48
42. 33 Gerard McIntyre Jr 47
42. 28 Tyler Brehm 47
44. 17 Mark Smith 45
45. 27H Bryce Lusious 41
46. 11 Mike Thompson 40
46. 3D Dave Grube 40
48. 38 Brett Strickler 36
48. 19 Kody Hartlaub 36
50. 4 Ayden Hare 31
51. 88J Joey Amentea 30
52. AU26 Todd Moule 29
53. 7 Chris Smith 28
54. 2 Jude Siegel 23
55. 12 Brent Shearer 22
56. 27s Dylan Cisney 21
57. 4W Kasey Weaver 18
57. 47K Kody Lehman 18
59. 45s Samuel Miller 17
59. 1x Dirk Rimrott 17
61. 0 Rick Lafferty 16
61. 17B Steve Buckwalter 16
63. 5 Glenndon Forsythe 15
63. 00 Chris Frank 15
65. 12W Troy Fraker 14
65. 11H Hayden Miller 14
67. 2D Jordan Gilver 12
68. 69 Tim Gladfelter 10
69. 38 Jordan Strickler 9
70. 97 Brie Hershey 8
* At Every Race
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