CAREER 1ST HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL WIN FOR JACOB WHITT AT WINCHESTER WHILE KYLE ZIMMERMAN & DEMETRIOS DRELLOS WIN THEIR 1ST FEATURES OF 2026; VICTOR EARLE’S 1ST CAREER STATELINE WIN COMES IN RUSH PRO MOD MFG NIGHT

By Marcie Barlow                 

July 10, 2026              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Pulaski, PA)…Hovis Auto and Truck Supply RUSH racing action kept fans on the edge of their seats this past weekend as New Yorker Demetrios Drellos out-dueled five-time Series champion Jeremy Wonderling to score his career first victory in Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series at Stateline Speedway.  Jacob Whitt scored his first ever RUSH Late Model Colussy Chevrolet Weekly Series victory at Winchester Speedway while Kyle Zimmerman picked up his first RUSH Late Model win of the season at Muskingum County Speedway. Victor Earle, Jr. was triumphant for the first time at Stateline Speedway in the RUSH Pro Mods.

Friday night action at The Dirt Track at Genesee saw Dylan Cecce take the lead at the start and never look back as he went on to lead the entire 25-lap distance of the RUSH Late Model feature.  It was Cecce’s second Colussy Chevrolet Weekly Series win of 2026 as he was also victorious at Lernerville back in May.  Bill Holmes III did all he could to challenge Cecce but came up short and finished second.  Dave DuBois claimed third with Paul Grigsby getting fourth and Doug Ricotta finishing fifth.

Jacob Whitt and Devin Brannon led the Hovis RUSH Late Model main event to the green Saturday evening at Winchester Speedway.  Whitt held off six-time winner and current divisional point leader Devin Brannon during the early stages of the event until Brannon was sidelined with mechanical woes.  Whitt stayed out front and held off 10th place starter Davin Kaiser for the final three circuits to score his first ever RUSH Late Model feature win!  Scott Sweeney, Jr., Branson Woodward, and Marty Pownall rounded out the top five.

The Hovis RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series returned to Stateline Speedway on Saturday night for their second visit of the 2026 season. Jeremy Wonderling used the outside groove to grab the lead for the first four circuits before pole sitter Demetrios Drellos closed the gap. The duo ran side-by-side as they battled for the lead on laps five and six with Drellos using the outside to lead lap six.  Wonderling used a slider on Drellos to take the top spot back on lap nine with Christian Schneider joining the duo to make it a three-car battle for the lead on lap 11.

Drellos threw a slider back at Wonderling on lap 12 before the caution waved for a Craig Graham spin. Drellos then chose the inside lane for the restart and went on to slowly pull away from Wonderling over the final 18 laps. At the checkered flag it was Drellos scoring his first ever victory in Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour action along with the $4,000 payday, and third of his career in Colussy Chevrolet Weekly Series action.  Drellos also became the sixth different winner in six events this season in Touring Series action. Wonderling came home in second with Jason Knowles getting third.  Schneider and Ben Easler, who won the June 13 show, rounded out the top five.

Brian Nethers and Marino Angelicchio led the RUSH Late Model action to the green Saturday at Muskingum County Speedway. Nethers led the first three circuits holding off the challenges of both Angelicchio and third place starter Kyle Zimmerman.  Zimmerman took command on lap four and went on to lead the remainder of the 20-lap event to score the win by more than three seconds over Nethers for his second career Muskingum win.  It was Zimmerman’s first Colussy Chevrolet Weekly Series win of 2026.  Russ King Racing Futures Cup driver, Logan Stockdale, who is a teammate to Zimmerman, was third over Rusty Redman, and Jeff Watson followed.

Hovis RUSH Pro Mod action at Stateline Speedway saw Victor Earle, Jr. lead the entire distance of the 25-lap main event to score his first very victory at the New York facility.  Earle, Jr. scored $1,000 for his efforts as it was his first divisional win since 2022 at Bradford Speedway.  Earle defeated veteran Al Brewer, who leads the Series points, by just 0.222 seconds.  Dave Shagla, Jr., Cody VanGuilder, and Nick Arnold completed the top five.  RUSH Pro Mod racers shared more than $10,000 in valuable product giveaways for their annual “Manufacturers Night” presented by MSD Performance.

Alex Bush led the first four circuits of the RUSH Stock Car event at Stateline Speedway on Saturday before fifth place starter Blaze Harrison took the top spot.  Harrison went on to claim the victory, his second of the season in divisional action.  Bush came home in the runner-up position with Cole Strickland getting third.  Kyle Jones and Raiddan Wilson completed the top five.  Drivers second through fifth are all teenagers.    

Mother Nature scored the victory in Hovis RUSH Late Model Colussy Chevrolet Weekly Series action at Dog Hollow Speedway, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, and Eriez Speedway.  The Dog Hollow feature will be made up.  RUSH Late Model competitors at Delaware, Georgetown, Raceway 7 and Woodhull Raceway had the weekend off.  In addition, the “Buckeye Open Wheel Night” at Raceway 7 featuring the Hovis RUSH Sprint Car Rustler Sales & Service Weekly Series and the Sportsman Modifieds was rained out.  A strong field of Sprints turned out for what was to be their first appearance at the Conneaut, Ohio oval since 2022.

Coming up this weekend the Hovis RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will once again make the trek north to the State of New York and visit Woodhull Raceway on Saturday.  The event will pay $4,000 to win.  This weekend's schedule of RUSH Late Model Colussy Chevrolet Weekly Series action begins Friday evening at Dog Hollow and Georgetown  Speedways. Saturday weekly series action includes The Dirt Track and Genesee and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.  Race fans can enjoy RUSH Late Model action on Sunday at Eriez and Bradford Speedways.

Hovis RUSH Sprint Car teams will be in action Friday at Tri-City Raceway Park and then head to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway Saturday for Rustler Sales & Service Weekly Series action.  The RUSH Pro Mods and RUSH Sportsman Modifieds have the weekend off.  Hovis RUSH Stock Car competitors will be in action on Friday at Tri-City Raceway Park and Sunday at Eriez Speedway. 

The weather may have cooled off just a bit, but the RUSH racing action is just heating up.

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, MotoRad, 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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