By
Jim Zufall & Mike Leone
August 10, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Pulaski, PA)…Another
full weekend is in the books in the Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Racing
Series powered by Pace Performance family of race tracks.
It was a weekend with familiar faces in victory lane amongst the RUSH
Late Models, RUSH Sportsman Modifieds, RUSH Pro Mods, and RUSH Pro Stocks as
Mike Knight was the only new winner with his Late Model victory at Eriez
Speedway.
The weekend started
on Friday night at Dundee, New York’s Outlaw
Speedway where Brian Knowles picked up the RUSH Late Model victory over Adam
Depuy, Jason Knowles and Bob Buono. It
marked Brian Knowles' fourth win in the past six events, while his brother Jason
won the other two. Another “Super
Six” show is on tap for
this Friday
with FREE grandstand admission!
At Lernerville Speedway on Friday night, RUSH Pro Stock member, Corey McPherson,
captured his season's fourth win.
McPherson competes on the $135 sealed, spec Bilstein Shocks.
Lernerville also announced that the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds have been
added to the Friday, September 2 show with the World of Outlaws Late Models.
Saturday
night at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, Daryl Charlier emerged from a
20-lap special event in the Stock division and climbed into his own #12 RUSH
Late Model. Charlier took the early lead
and stretched it throughout the 20-lap race taking a commanding win over Brandon
Burgoon, John Mollick, Michael Reft and Ben Policz. Charlier’s chances to pull
off a double came to an end earlier in the evening in the Stock
when a battery mount broke when he was
driving the Laboon Racing #14. Charlier,
who had to settle for only one win on the evening, joined Mollick as the only
repeat winners in the potent RUSH-sanctioned division at PPMS.
Action returns
this Saturday
with a regular program along with the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds in their third of
four visits to PPMS this year.
Busti, New York’s Stateline Speedway was the site of the first ever special
event for the RUSH Pro Mod division. Justin Carlson and Kelley Frederes brought
the race to green. After a short first lap yellow flag period, Carlson dominated
the event leading each of the 25 laps for his division leading fifth win.
Frederes settled for second with Jeramy
Williams, Scott Gurdak and Jason Covey for the top five.
It was also the inaugural "Manufacturers Night" presented by MSD
Performance as over $7,000 in products were distributed to the 10 eligible
racers.
Another pair of seasoned winners in Darrell Bossard and Scott Gurdak brought the
field of RUSH Late Models to green. A lap
one caution slowed things before they got started when Jason Genco and Ryan
Scott got together. On the complete
restart, Bossard took the early lead and held on throughout the event.
Bossard got into some late race trouble
when he made contact with a lapped car, but he kept his car straight and held on
for his third win of the 2016 campaign, which propelled him into the $3,000
to-win Pace Performance "Summer Chase" point lead.
Following Bossard were Dave Lyon, Jeff
Hoffman, Andy Boozel and Damian Bidwell. Racing
returns to Stateline
this Saturday for Fan Appreciation Night.
An action packed feature at Wayne County Speedway on Saturday night saw tight
action in the RUSH Late Model feature event. For
16 of the 20 laps the top three of Alan Dellinger, Jason Fosnaught and Charlie
Duncan battled. Fosnaught, from the
Pittsburgh area, led the race for a short time, no small feat for a first time
visitor. By mid-race, Justin Chance and
Matt Aber joined the action up front putting the top five in a close battle for
the lead. A lap 16 dust-up between Aber and Fosnaught put Aber to the rear. In
the end Duncan, the defending track champion, pulled away for his second
straight win. Dellinger and Chance
got past Fosnaught for second and third.
Aber charged back to finish fifth. The
BOSS Wingless Sprint cars are part of the action at the Orrville, Ohio oval
this Saturday night.
Saturday
night at Fulton Speedway, Jason Parkhurst led the first 11 of 20 laps in the
RUSH Late Model feature event. But in the
fourth turn of lap 12, A.J. Kingsley powered past Parkhurst and was off on his
own easily winning the event for his third victory of 2016.
Parkhurst settled for second with Johnny
Hill, Bret Belden and Brandon Ford rounding out the top five.
Action returns to the Fulton, New York
speedway
this Saturday for $20 Car Load Night.
Twenty laps was the distance of the RUSH Late Model Feature
Saturday
night at Genesee Speedway in Batavia, NY. And
20 laps was how many laps Brady Wonderling led at the 1/3 mile oval.
Wonderling would take an early lead well
out in front of the field. He did see
some pressure from Bill Holmes a couple times during the event, but held strong
and took the win. Ironically, it was
Wonderling's first appearance since winning back on June 4.
Holmes settled for second with Beamer Guzzardi, TJ Downs and John Venuto
completing the top five. Another 5-Star
racing card is on tap for
this Saturday
at Genesee.
Saturday
at Sharon Speedway , RUSH Sportsman Modified pilot Chas Wolbert made it two wins
on the season at the Hartford, Ohio oval and three overall on Bicknell Racing
Products circuit. Early on there was
plenty of racing going on near the front between Kyle Martell, Kole Holden,
Chelsie Kriegisch and pole sitter Michael Kristyak.
Wolbert took advantage of a lap six
restart to get around Kriegisch, Holden and Martell.
After a half straightaway lead was erased
by another yellow, Wolbert went on to take the victory over Martell, Holden,
Kriegisch and Calvin Clay.
“This Bicknell by RKR has been super fast,” explained Wolbert. “We got in a
jingle last week at Thunder Mountain and tore the rear end and front axle out.
We got it done at about 3:30 today and I guess this is where we are! I
absolutely love this class. Everyone is so close.”
The RUSH Sportsman Modifieds take a break
from Sharon
this Saturday and will compete in an event at Pittsburgh’s
Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.
Mike Knight and Scott Gurdak led the field to green on Sunday night at Eriez
Speedway in the RUSH Late Models. Mike
Knight survived multiple caution periods and took his season's first win over
Max Blair, Chad Wright Jason Genco and Kyle Zimmerman.
The RUSH Late Models are off this week as
the World of Outlaws Late Models invade the Erie County, PA oval.
The familiar #71L of Dennis Lunger, Jr. once again found his way to victory lane
on Sunday night at Ontario’s Humberstone Speedway.
Colton Ledingham led Jeff Dayman and
company in the 20-lap main event for the RUSH Late Models.
Lunger worked his way to the front early
on and with plenty of racing going on behind him, went on to a convincing win,
his fifth of the season. Finishing a full
straightaway behind was Sam Pennacchio in second.
Rob Pietz, Jeff Dayman and Tim Gillespie were third through fifth.
Humberstone hosts a regular program
Sunday along with a 30 lap Enduro.
Freedom Motorsports Park in Delevan, NY had a rain storm hit them in the evening
forcing the races to be cancelled.
They'll try again this Friday night.
The RUSH Late Models return to Path Valley Speedway Park on Friday night in
Spring Run, Pa. The RUSH Late Models
had the night off last weekend at Bradford, Potomac, and Winchester Speedways
and the same will continue this weekend.
The RUSH Late Models will return to Winchester next Friday and Bradford
next Sunday, while Potomac hosts action next on August 26.
Current RUSH Late
Model point leaders are Bryce Davis (Tour), Max Blair (Weekly), Darrell Bossard
(Summer Chase), Kris Eaton (Bilstein Bandits), and Wyatt Scott (Futures Cup).
Current RUSH
Sportsman Modified point leaders are Brian Schaffer (Weekly), Chas Wolbert
(Tour), and Kyle Martell (Futures Cup).
Current RUSH Pro
Mod point leaders are Kelly Frederes (Weekly) and Brian Mohawk (Futures Cup),
while Corey McPherson leads the Sweeney RUSH Pro Stock Weekly Series points.
RUSH Late Model marketing partners include Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, Pace
Performance, Hoosier Tire, Bilstein Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race
Fuels, Insinger Performance, MSD Performance, Maxima Racing Oil, Jones Racing
Products, Alternative Power Sources, Precise Racing Products, ARbodies, TBM
Brakes, K&N Filters, Lincoln Electric, FK Rod Ends, Velocita-USA, Classic Ink
USA, Rocket Chassis, Bobby Lake Motorsports High Gear Speed Shop,
CrateInsider.com, B.R.A.K.E.S., RockAuto.com, and Valley Fashions.
RUSH Sportsman Modified marketing partners: Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC,
Bicknell Racing Products, Pace Performance, Hoosier Tire, Bilstein Shocks,
Sunoco Race Fuels, MSD Ignition, Maxima Racing Oil, Jones Racing Products, FK
Rod Ends, Sherwood Racing Wheels, Velocita-USA, Precise Racing Products,
Alternative Power Sources, K&N Filters, TBM Brakes, Lincoln Electric,
CrateInsider.com, Rocket Racing, and B.R.A.K.E.S.
E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at [email protected] and
snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300
and fax is 724-964-0604. The RUSH Racing Series website is
www.rushracingseries.com. Like our Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/rushlatemodels and follow us on Twitter @RUSHLM.
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