HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR WILL TRY FOR THE 4TH TIME TO CONTEST THE "BILL LAW MEMORIAL" SATURDAY AT STATELINE

By Mike Leone

June 9, 2026               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Busti, NY)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Models presented by Born2Run Lubricants will try for the fourth time to contest the "Bill Law Memorial" this Saturday night (June 13) at Stateline Speedway.  Event #4 of the weather-plagued season will pay $4,000 to-win.  Warm-ups will begin early at 6 p.m. followed by qualifying.

The "Bill Law Memorial" returns to Stateline for the ninth time on Saturday night.  Saturated grounds on May 9 forced the postponement to May 16; however, several rounds of rain late afternoon and early evening proved too much for the track crew to overcome and led to another postponement to May 23.  Mother Nature though took the checkered flag for the third straight week which led to this week's make-up.   Saturday night's blockbuster event will also feature the Super Late Models in action for $5,000 to-win!  

In 2011, Law was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer and passed away in July 2012.  Law's involvement in racing began in the late 1970s as he loved having muscle cars and going to the drag strip in his high school days.  Even though he never actually raced, he stood behind racing 100%.  In the early 1980s, Law and Leon Szweda put an asphalt car together and raced at New York's Holland Speedway.

Law's taste for racing moved to the dirt tracks in the mid-1980s as he helped Tom Taber for several years.  He met a lot of great people that he became very good friends with; one was Bob "The Bird" Baldwin.  The Law Family traveled with him and his family racing from Pennsylvania to West Virginia to Maryland.

As Bill's son Jon was getting older, they got involved in Go-Kart racing as the family would travel all over New York and Pennsylvania.  Bill was still involved in auto racing as they would race Go-Karts during the day and sell parts and fuel at night at the races.  As Jon got older, Bill bought him an IMCA Modified.  A few seasons later, Jon and Bill bought a Limited Late Model.  That lasted a couple years until Jon was starting his own family and got away from the racing scene.  

Law was the first person to have a Crate Late Model in the region when the class debuted in 2007 in the Northeast.  Law had several drivers over the years behind the wheel of his #14 including Baldwin, Ward Schell, Rich Gardner, Jon Law, Curt VanPelt, David Scott, and Kyle Scott.  Bill's grandson, Kyle Murray, has raced RUSH Late Models over the years.  With the Scott Family owning Stateline for the first seven years, it was always fitting the "Bill Law Memorial" took place at their track as Jean and Jim Scott's son David and grandson Kyle drove for Law. 

The 2017 event was the first ever Tour event at Stateline in the history of Chevrolet Performance Late Models in the Northeast as a big crowd watched a thriller as Jeremy Wonderling held off standout and track dominator Max Blair for the victory.  Damian Bidwell made a late race pass of Scott Gurdak for his first Tour win in more than three years in the 2018 show.  In 2019, Wonderling again held off Blair after withstanding a mid-race rain delay.  The COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the 2020 event.  Wonderling was victorious again in 2021 topping a Stateline record 43-car field.  Joe Martin won his first career Stateline race in 2022 after waiting out an hour and a half rain delay.  In 2023, Wonderling won the event for the fourth time in six years.  Eventual Tour Champion, Brock Pinkerous, won in 2024.  Last year saw Blair win over a Stateline record 49 cars in what was the Tour's season opener.

For the second straight season, Stateline will host multiple Tour events.  Last year, 2016 champion, Bryce Davis, was victorious in the summer show.  This year's second event will take place on July 4.

In addition to Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series points being awarded, Colussy Chevrolet National Weekly Series points will also be on the line in addition to RUSH Track Pack points.  The top six drivers in RUSH Weekly Series member points at the conclusion of the season will share $2,500 with $1,000 going to the champion.  Jake Wilber currently leads the Track Pack points.  Since the five straight rainouts to begin 2026, Stateline has completed Colussy Chevrolet Weekly Series events the last two Saturdays.  Jeremy Wonderling won the May 30 opener over a 29-car field and last Saturday saw Ian Travis win his first career feature.

"We have to thank Bill Catania of Stateline and the Law Family for their willingness to continue to try and complete this event," acknowledged RUSH Director Vicki Emig.  "Mother Nature hasn't been kind to us and most regional tracks for that matter to begin the 2026 season, but appears like the weather is finally going to cooperate for us on Saturday."

Sandwiched between rainouts at Pittsburgh and Winchester Speedways, Georgetown Speedway opened the 2026 Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour on April 24 in the return to the Sussex County oval for the first time in more than three years.  Hardy won the $5,000 to-win event over local Derek Magee.  It was the 2021 Series Champion's 15th career Tour victory.  Five-time Series Champion, Jeremy Wonderling won his third Eriez Tour event in the last six races on May 17; 39 cars were on hand.  Despite forecasts calling for 90% chance of storms last Saturday, Sharon Speedway remained dry all day and night Joe Martin won his first Tour event in nearly three seasons with his third straight victory at Sharon.

Wonderling currently leads the points by 17 over 2025 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year Demetrios Drellos.  Kurt Stebbins is off to a strong start as he sits third in points and leads the $3,000 to-win 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year over 2024 RoY, Daryl Charlier.  Austin Allen is fifth as Ben Easler, Christian Schneider, Jason Knowles, Kyle Zimmerman, and Bill Holmes III complete the top 10 in points.

$100 "Shock the Clock" Qualifying and $25 to-win heat races will be presented by FK Rod Ends.  The Sunoco Dash will set the beginning rows of the feature lineup and will award the winner a $100 Sunoco fuel gift card.  

Hoosier Tire Western PA/Big Daddy's Speed Center will award a $100 gift card for the "Pedal Down" Hard Charger that passes the most cars in the feature.  Close Racing Supply will award a $100 gift card for the driver chosen as the "Tough Break of the Night".  Ontime Body & Graphic's "Spoiler Alert" will award a spoiler kit to the fourth place.  Schneider Trucks will present the new "Hottest of the Hot" with $50 going to the driver that turns the fastest lap in hot laps each night.  

Feature Payoff: 1. $4,000  2. $2,000  3. $1,000  4. $800  5. $700  6. $600  7. $550  8. $500  9. $475  10. $450  11. $425  12. $400 13. $375  14. $360  15. $350  16. $340  17. $330  18. $320  19. $310  20-24. $300  (25-26. $300).

Real Merchant Services DMV Non-Qualifier Payoff: 1. $200  2. $190  3. $185  4. $180  5. $175  6. $170  7. $165  8. $160  9. $155  10-24. $150.  Tow $125

You do not have to be a member of RUSH to compete only to receive Weekly and/or Tour points.  The entry fee is $100.  AMB/MyLaps transponders will be used; Westhold transponders will NOT work.  Units are available to rent for $25 and no cost to Stateline regulars that have Westhold transponders. 

Pit gates open at 2 p.m.  RUSH registration/pre-race tech will open no later than 3 p.m.  The driver’s meeting will be at 5:35 p.m.  Warm-ups will get underway at 6 p.m. followed by qualifying.   Driver radio channel is different at Stateline as 469.500 is used.  

Stateline Speedway is located nine miles southwest of Jamestown, NY, south of Busti, NY at 4150 Kortwright Rd., Jamestown, NY 14701.  For more information, check out their website at www.statelinespeedway.com.  Like their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/newstatelinespeedwaybustiny.

The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Colussy Chevrolet Flynn's Tire, Gunter's Honey, Rustler Sales & Service, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Capital Contracting Service, Joseph J. Oliva Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Russ King Racing, 3C Graphix, Velocita-USA, Wieland Metal Services, Real Merchant Services DMV, IllusionCoats Powder Coating, Hoosier Tire Western Pennsylvania/Big Daddy's Speed Center, Close Racing Supply, Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Racing Shocks, Seal-Tite Paving & Excavating, Schneider Trucks, Ontime Body & Graphic, Henry's Headers & Exhaust Systems, D&V Jewelers, AERO Race Wheels, Racing Electronics, Design Creations, and Competition Crate Parts.

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at [email protected] and mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300.  The RUSH Late Model website is www.rushlatemodels.com. Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rushlatemodels and follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) @RUSHLM.

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