SWEENEY RUSH LATE
MODEL TOUR TO MAKE 1ST EVER STOP AT WEEDSPORT FOR SPECIAL HOLIDAY MARQUEE EVENT
ON JULY 3; EVENT TO BE TELEVISED BY MAVTV
By Mike Leone
December 14, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
(Pulaski, PA)...The Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Dirt Late Model
Touring Series powered by Pace Performance is proud to announce a first ever
visit to New York's Weedsport Speedway as part of a special holiday program on
Tuesday night, July 3. The $2,000
to-win "Marquee" Event will also be televised on a tape-delayed basis and will
air on MAVTV/Speed Sport.
The Tuesday, night before
the Fourth of July, will allow all teams the opportunity to compete in this
historic event without conflicting with any other RUSH events.
Weedsport, which also houses the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame,
sits in between the RUSH Weekly-Sanctioned tracks of Fulton, Outlaw, and Genesee
Speedways. The event is also
expected to attract racers from New York's Stateline and Woodhull Speedways
along with Humberstone Speedway across the border in Ontario in addition to the
Touring Series regulars and other invaders.
"There is no doubt that
the Weedsport event is going to be one of the
most anticipated on our 2018 Touring Schedule, stated RUSH Director Vicki
Emig. "Not only is it in an
excellent location just off I-90 in the center of many of our New York teams,
but the facility is truly a showplace.
Over the years, Weedsport has been one of the most requested venues by
the racers. Having RUSH's
first ever televised event on MAVT/Speed Sport, a station very familiar to
racing enthusiasts, and presenting the event at Weedsport on the night before
the Fourth of July is sure to add to the excitement!
We can't thank track general manager Jimmy Phelps and staff enough for
giving us this wonderful opportunity to showcase and take the RUSH Late Model
Series to the next level!"
The
MAVTV/Speed Sport shows air Thursday nights at 7 pm and most will re-air at 10
pm the same evening. Re-runs typically air later in the season.
MAVTV, which is available to 30 million households, is predominantly on DIRECTTV
and Fios by Verizon. Other carriers can be found here:
www.mavtv.com/get-mavtv/providers. Shows are also archived on
speedsport.tv
for online viewing at the end of the season.
The 2018 season is
shaping up to be historic with the first ever Mid-Atlantic "Battle of the Bay"
Speedweek to kick off the year with four straight nights of Sweeney Touring
competition at Delaware, Georgetown, Potomac, and Winchester Speedways April
18-21, and now the announcement of the first ever RUSH event at Weedsport in
conjunction with television. This
year's "traveling" Manufacturers Night presented by MSD Performance will be a
Tour event on Thursday, July 19 at Genesee.
The popular "Manufacturers Night" will again take place at Tri-City
Raceway Park on August 19. The
season's biggest event will be the "Jook George Steel City Classic" at
Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway on August 11.
The prestigious "Bill Hendren Memorial" returns to Pittsburgh on October
5-6 with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
A complete schedule of events will be released in the future.
Weedsport
Speedway
is located just off I-90 at 1 Speedway Drive, Weedsport, NY 13166. The track was
purchased in 2013 by Al Heinke.
Weedsport Speedway has returned to a real racers track, providing a complete
venue for racers, their families and friends, and for the fans looking for
motorsports entertainment. Officially opened for the first time on July
24, 1955 – the Weedsport Speedway 3/8 mile dirt oval has produced a legendary
list of drivers and champions including Will Cagle, Danny Johnson, Bob
McCreadie, Alan Johnson, Jack Johnson, and Dave Lape to name a few.
Today the facility welcomes the best of the best in dirt short track racing from the Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series to the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds along with the DIRTcar 358-Modifieds, Sportsman, Pro Stocks, and more. While racing entertainment is the focal point, Weedsport Speedway has gone the extra mile in welcoming Weedsport Productions, which brings the facility full circle with a dedicated digital entertainment team for web, television, and on site screen usage. For more information on Weedsport Speedway, visit online at www.weedsportspeedway.com, follow on Twitter @WeedsportSpdwy and LIKE on Facebook.
2017 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, Holley Performance Products, Earl's Performance Plumbing, Quick
Fuel Technology, FK Rod Ends, Maxima Racing Oil, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones
Racing Products, Alternative Power Sources, Precise Racing Products, ARbodies,
TBM Brakes, K&N Filters, Lincoln Electric, Velocita-USA, Classic Ink USA, Rocket
Chassis, Landrum Performance Spring, CrateInsider.com, RockAuto.com, and Valley
Fashions.
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 Sprint Car website is www.rushsprintcars.com.
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Facebook page at ww.facebook.com/rushsprintcars and follow us on Twitter
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