BIG CRASHES, TIGHT RACING AT GRANDVIEW
The
600cc Modifieds made one of their semi-regular appears at Grandview
Speedway Saturday night in a show with some close racing action
along with a couple of wild flips down the backstretch in the
feature events.
(AUGUST 18, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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POPULAR PEPSI CHALLEGE RETURNS TO BIG D
The
fan favorite series of one-on-one Modified match races sponsored by
Pepsi returned to Big Diamond Friday night along with an INEX
national dirt qualifier for the Legends Cars.
(AUGUST 17, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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3RD ANNUAL GRANDVIEW MEMORIAL CLASSIC
For the third
year in a row Mark Garman promoted the annual Memorial Classic event
for the NASCAR Late Models with a long list of sponsors, including
Gary Silverman Productions. This feature race started off with a
bang and ended with final lap battle for the win.
(AUGUST 11, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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SPECIAL BIG DIAMOND TRIBUTE TO CHAD MILLER
A
lot of people in a short period of time pulled together to put on a
very special night to pay tribute to the late Chad Miller on Friday
night. This great night of racing saw increased payouts and bonuses
throughout the field and the start of a new scholarship fund in Chad
Miller's name.
(AUGUST 10, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL UPSET WIN
Jason
Hamilton fought them all off Saturday night at Grandview Speedway
for big $10,000 payday in the annual Forrest Rogers Memorial. This
was Hamilton's first career Modified win at Grandview and there were
some yellow flags on the night.
(AUGUST 4, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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DIFFERENT FACES IN BIG D VICTORY LANE
With
a full ARDC Midget program on tap along with a make-up feature, you
knew it was going it could be a wild night in Minersville. But it
was the Roadrunner division that produced some of the highlights on
the night including a car out of the ballpark.
(AUGUST 3, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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WILD NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
It
was a night of hard hits Saturday night at Grandview Speedway with a
Late Model feature that saw two cars get destroyed in massive crash
on backstretch, and lot of Modified heat race wrecks, one of which
left championship contender Duane Howard on his roof.
(JULY 28, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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DIFFERENT FACES IN BIG D VICTORY LANE
A
long win drought was broken in the 358 Modified division Friday
night and a first time feature winner also graced the Sportsman
victory lane as Big Diamond Raceway once again dodged nearby
thunderstorms to complete another evening of racing as we head into
the final month of the regular season.
(JULY 27, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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SATURDAY NIGHT RACING AT GRANDVIEW
The
battle for the lucrative NASCAR Modified points title is getting
busy with tense racing in Modified division as Jeff Strunk and Duane
Howard go for the track title. Saturday night was the sight of
another first-time feature winner in the Late Model division.
(JULY 21, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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URC SPRINTS RETURN TO BIG DIAMOND
For
the first time in two years the URC Sprint Cars returned to Big
Diamond for another big Friday night of racing in Minersville with
four divisions of racing and some hard hits.
(JULY 20, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS GO 100 LAPS ON THE HILL
Under
threatening skies Thunder
on the Hill at Grandview Speedway was host to the 10th annual Big
Block Modified Traffic Jam as part of the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series. This 100 lap event featured action all over the race
track from start to finish with a great mix of talent from
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and touring regulars from New York.
(JULY 18, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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SATURDAY NIGHT RACING AT GRANDVIEW
It looked like it would be a long night on Saturday with a lot of caution flags being thrown
during the heat and consolation races, but feature racing did not
disappoint.
(JULY 14, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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ACTION HEATS UP AT BIG DIAMOND RACEWAY ON FRIDAY THE 13TH
Entering the middle of
a dry summer
and the racers at Big Diamond faced a new set of track conditions to tackle as Craig Von Dohren
adds on to his all-time career win list.
(JULY 13, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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NUTTY BUDDY'S ENDURO A BIG HIT AT DIAMOND
The monthly Nutty
Buddy's Enduro series held event #3 on Sunday afternoon with a great
field of cars in both the 6/8 cylinder and 4 cylinder enduro
divisions presenting entertaining afternoon of racing.
(JULY 8, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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FIRECRACKER 40 IS A GOOD ONE AT GRANDVIEW
The
biggest race of the year for the NASCAR Late Models at Grandview
Speedway is the annual Firecracker 40, and this year's program
didn't disappoint with an action packed feature event and fireworks
on 7/7/07.
(JULY 7, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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GEORGIE STEVENSON MEMORIAL
It's
a special night each year at Big Diamond, the Georgie Stevenson
Memorial event was held for the 28th year Friday night in front of a
big crowd. This is a prestigious race to win for all three weekly
divisions and it showed with some of the most action packed races of
the season.
(JULY 6, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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THUNDER ON THE HILL 410 SPRINTS AND 358 MODIFIEDS AT GRANDVIEW
One
of the largest crowds in years to come to Grandview Speedway
witnessed one of the best shows of dirt track racing you will ever
see Tuesday night with the 410 sprint cars competing in their annual
Pennsylvania Speedweek event joined by the Grandview 358 Modifieds.
(JULY 3, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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PHOTO FINISH ENDURO AT MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY
In
a form of racing with margins of victories typically measured in
laps, Joe Jentile and Robin Schweire completed the 100-lap 6/8
cylinder enduro non-stop in under 33 minutes separated by five
thousandths of a second.
(JULY 1, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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FIRST LATE MODEL FLIP OF THE SEASON AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
One
week prior to the biggest race of the year for the Late Models, the
Firecracker 40, Greg Hoffmaster became the first driver to roll a
Late Model car over this season at Grandview when he launched over
the spun car of Randy Stoudt, leaving heavy damage to both cars.
(JUNE 30, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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SPORTSMAN FEATURE AT BIG DIAMOND
The
Sportsman division held an interesting feature event to cap of the
final event of the month of June at the Big Diamond Raceway. This
race featured a number of controversial incidents and a late race
charge for the win.
(JUNE 29, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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THE FIRECRACKER SMACKER ENDURO
The
NEETS Enduro series held their third event of the season at Mahoning
Valley Speedway on Sunday afternoon in the form of the 4th annual
Firecracker Smacker.
(JUNE 24, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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THREE OF THE BEST RACE TO THE WIRE AT GRANDVIEW
Modified
champions Craig Von Dohren, Duane Howard, and Jeff Strunk put on a
great display for the fans in the closing laps of Saturday's NASCAR
Modified feature. Also on the program, the 600cc Modifieds held a
special $1,000 to win feature event. The highest paying race to date
for the series.
(JUNE 23, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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600cc MODIFIEDS JOIN BIG DIAMOND SHOW
Big
Diamond Raceway held a four-division show Friday night with the
600cc Modifieds after a Tuesday night rainout for the Race of
Champions Dirt Tour event.
(JUNE 22, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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URC SPRINT AND MODIFIED DOUBLEHEADER AT GRANDVIEW
The
URC Sprint cars made their annual June appearance at Grandview
Speedway with an intense three-car battle for the lead in the
closing laps of the feature event.
The Modifieds featured another late race fight for the win and hard
wreck early in the race that sent Doug Manmiller for a roll on the
backstretch.
(JUNE 16, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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GIGANTIC NIGHT OF RACING AT BIG DIAMOND
Triple
features for all three divisions were needed Friday night at Big
Diamond to make up for two straight weeks of untimely storms, and
the result was a wild and crazy night of racing with nine feature
races. This show saw a lot of hard crashes and exciting finishes, and
we have every feature race cut up into highlights available for
viewing now.
Because of the length of this video, it will not be on sale at the
race track for Tuesday night's RoC event, but will be ready and
available on Friday night.
(JUNE 15, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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NUTTY BUDDY'S ENDURO SERIES AT BIG DIAMOND
After
getting rained out Friday night in the middle of the program, Big
Diamond returned to action Sunday afternoon with the second Nutty
Buddy's Enduro event of the season. With an increased car count in
the 4 cylinder division, both classes ran 100-lap races.
(JUNE 10, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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FIRST TIME MODIFIED WINNER AT GRANDVIEW
Tommy
Scheetz, Jr. added his name to the Grandview Speedway Modified
win-list Saturday night holding off a hard-charging Mike Gular to
grab his first career feature win.
(JUNE 9, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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WINGLESS DOUBLEHEADER HITS BIG DIAMOND
After
a succesful program Wednesday at Grandview, the USAC sprint series
and ARDC midgets packed up and headed to Big Diamond Raceway on
Thursday night for another thrilling wingless doubleheader in front
a packed house.
(JUNE 7, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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USAC SPRINT CARS DEBUT AT GRANDVIEW
The
highly anticipated Lucas Oil USAC National Sprint Car Series Eastern
Swing kicked off Wednesday night at Grandview Speedway during
Thunder on the Hill. The doubleheader event with ARDC wingless
midgets did not disappoint.
(JUNE 6, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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SATURDAY NIGHT RACING AT GRANDVIEW
Big
Diamond was rained out just a few laps into the first feature event
of the night, but Grandview Speedway was able to get a complete
night of racing in for the third consecutive week.
(JUNE 2, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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MEMORIAL DAY MADNESS AT MAHONING VALLEY
Monday
afternoon completed a long stretch of races for Gary Silverman
Productions with eight events in eleven days. NEETS presented their
event of the season at Mahoning Valley Speedway in a quick and fun
afternoon of enduro racing.
(MAY 28 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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LAST LAP MODIFIED BATTLE AT GRANDVIEW
The
radar didn't look good, but after a rain and wind related delay Grandview Speedway was able to complete another night of
racing with an exciting finish to the NASCAR Modified feature.
(MAY 26, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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BIG DIAMOND BACK AT IT AGAIN
After
a Thursday night special, Big Diamond raceway returned with a
three-division racing program on Friday Night.
(MAY 25, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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410 SPRINT CARS RETURN
The
second round of the brand new Keystone Cup series hit Big Diamond on
Thursday night, the first 410 sprint car race at the track in two
years featuring the best that central PA has to offer.
(MAY 24, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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THE OUTLAWS PUT ON A SHOW AT THE HILL
Two national champions put on a show that will be remembered for a long time Wednesday night, as Donny Schatz and Danny Lasoski went back and forth in the closing laps of the World of Outlaws A-Main during Thunder on the Hill at the Grandview Speedway. This was also the first event of the six race Keystone Cup series which continues on at Big Diamond Raceway 24 hours later.
(MAY 23, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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MOUNTAIN MADNESS ROUND #3 COMPLETE
Mountian Speedway got in its third enduro event of the season with 100-lap races
for the 4 cylinder and 6/8 cylinder divisions. Conditions changed
drastically from the start of the event from bright sun to heavy
rain in the closing laps.
(MAY 20, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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GRANDVIEW BEATS THE WEATHER
With only occasional drizzling, Grandview Speedway was able to get a quick two division program of Modifieds and Late Models in the books. The Late Models had completed their heat races during the rained-out event the week before and those races will be added to this week's video.
(MAY 19, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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WILD NIGHT AT BIG DIAMOND
On
Frank Polimeda, the versatile driver from Fort Lee, NJ took went for one of the most violent rides we've ever recorded Friday night during the ARDC Midget feature. Polimeda, the winner last time out at Big Diamond, made contact with Dave Ely while in a three care battle for the lead with Ryan Smith and went for flipped numerous times down the frontstretch into turn 1.
(MAY 18, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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FIERCE RACING FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE BIG D
On
Friday Big Diamond Raceway completed the remainder of the program
that was postponed after a power failure the week prior, then ran
entire four division show consisting of 358 modifieds, sportsman,
roadrunners, and 600cc modifieds. Both of these nights will be
combined as a special two-DVD set for the regular price.
The next two weeks will be very busy for Gary Silverman Productions
with eight races planned in eleven days, and we appreciate your
patience during this period while the work during this time is
completed.
(MAY 4 & 11, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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FRIDAY NIGHT BIG DIAMOND HIGHLIGHTS ADDED
Due
to the power failure Friday night at Big Diamond and the resulting
postponement of two feature races, the event video for May 4th will
be combined with the upcoming Friday night racing program. However,
we now have highlights up from some of the exciting action that took
place throughout the night leading up to the blackout.
Big Diamond highlights will also hit the air on WNEP Newswatch 16
every Thursday night at 6:00pm
(MAY 4 & 11, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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NUTTY BUDDY'S ENDURO SERIES AT BIG DIAMOND
The
first enduro event of 2007 at Big Diamond took place Sunday
afternoon and we have all the action covered from the 4 cylinder and
8 cylinder divisions.
(MAY 6, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY BACK IN ACTION
Grandview
is back on track completing an entire evening of racing Saturday
night for the Modifieds and Late Models, plus the make-up feature
for the Late Model race postponed due to rain from three weeks
prior.
(MAY 5, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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NEW ERA FOR NEETS AT MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY
Sunday
afternoon marked the first ever taping of a race at Mahoning Valley
Speedway in Leighton, Pennsylvania, which is now the new home track
for Billy Bartley's NEETS Enduro series.
(APRIL 29, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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ARDC MIDGETS MAKE FIRST BIG DIAMOND APPEARANCE OF 2007
The
wingless midgets came to Minersville Friday night as Big Diamond
Raceway defied all odds by completing a full four-division racing
card without rain.
(APRIL 27, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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BIG DIAMOND HANGOVER 40 SUNDAY SPECIAL
Jeff
Strunk continued his early domination on the PA modified circuit winning his second
race in a row at Big Diamond on Sunday as part of a three division
racing program. Next week will see the ARDC Midgets for the first
time this season.
(APRIL 22, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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GRANDVIEW COMPLETES OPENING NIGHT MODIFIED FEATURE ON WEEK #2
After
rain got in the way on opening night, Grandview Speedway was finally
able to complete the 40-lap season opening Modified feature on
Saturday, along with the regularly schedule card of Modifieds, Late
Models, and Legends Cars. All the action from April 14th and April
21st will be packed into a big two-DVD set for the regular weekly
video price.
(APRIL 14 & 21, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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BIG DIAMOND RACEWAY SEASON UNDERWAY
On the third
try Big Diamond Raceway finally got their 2007 season started Friday
night with an exciting four-division racing program, marred only by
big frontstretch crash during an early-race restart in the Modified
feature.
Saturday's show at Grandview Speedway was called for rain on lap-13
of the Modified feature. The footage from Saturday will be combined
with next week's races to make for one big video to start the
Grandview season.
(APRIL 13, 2007 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
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THE VAULT IS OPEN FOR VIEWING
Something
brand new from Gary Silverman Productions. From time to time the
"From the Vault" portion of our site will showcase an entire feature
race from our archives for absolutely free. The first edition is
from our first ever taping at Grandview Speedway, the opening night
40-lap NASCAR modified from April 9, 2005 (GO)
MOUTNTAIN MADNESS ROUND #2
Mountain Speedway promoted their second of six enduro events for the
2007 racing season on Saturday March 24. Snow packed up along the
guardrail on the frontstretch made for a very entertaining display
of driving skill during throughout the event. (GO)
ATLANTIC CITY INDOOR RACE VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE
The
big three-DVD set from the 2007 Atlantic City Indoor Race from
January 12-13 is now shipping. This video, co-produced with
MoTorsport Video Production is always one of our best sellers, and
the 2007 event was the best one so far. See all the action from the
M&R Midgets, Slingshots, and Champ Karts from the entire weekend. (GO)
2007 SEASON KICKS OFF WITH MOUNTAIN MADNESS FROSTBITE TWIN 100s
It
was only January 6th, but the 2007 area racing season began at
Mountain Speedway in the track's new "Mountain Madness" enduro
series for 4 cylinder and 6/8 cylinder divisions in the Frostbite
Twin 100s. (GO)
GRANDVIEW HIT N RUN 2006 RELEASED
The
best selling video in the history of Gary Silverman Productions is
back for Volume #2. Now is your chance to grab Hit 'N' Run 2006: The
Grandview Speedway Season in Review on DVD.
This two-hour season review highlight video chronicles the entire
season of racing on the third-mile high-banked dirt track in
Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania from the season opener in April to the
Thunder on the Hill Series finale in October. You will see all the
close finishes, wild crashes, and wheel-to-wheel racing action that
made up the 2006 season at Grandview Speedway. (GO)
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NEW GARY SILVERMAN PRODUCTIONS SITE
This web site is the new home for Gary Silverman Productions for the 2007 racing season.
With a new clean layout you should be able to navigate throughout the site and find exactly what you are looking for.
The main page here will keep you up to date with all the latest updates for recent races we have covered and upcoming shows that we will be attending and recording.