3C GRAPHIX TO
PRESENT SEASON OPENING "BATTLE OF THE BAY" SPEEDWEEK FOR HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL
FLYNN'S TIRE TOUR; WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO MFG NIGHTS
By Mike Leone
February 1,
2022 FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
(Pulaski, PA)...The
Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Series presented by Born2Run
Lubricants will kick-off its Flynn's Tire Touring Series schedule of events
April 13-16 for the "Battle of the Bay Speedweek.
For the first time, the highly anticipated four-night swing through the
Mid-Atlantic will be presented by 3C Graphix.
The Meadville, Pennsylvania company co-founded by veteran RUSH Late Model
racer, Matt Latta, will also award custom wraps during 2022 for the
"Manufacturers Nights" presented by MSD Performance; one each to a RUSH Late
Model and RUSH Sportsman Modified team.
The Speedweek will kick-off once
again at Delaware International Speedway in Delmar on Wednesday night (April 13)
followed up by just 20 miles up the road to Georgetown Speedway, also in the
First State, on Thursday night. Action
shifts southwest to Potomac Speedway in southern Maryland on Friday night before
heading north into Virginia for the finale at Winchester Speedway on Saturday
night. In addition to each event
paying $3,000 to-win, there will also be a $3,000 point fund for the top 10
drivers in cumulative points with $1,000 going to the champion.
"We are excited to get the season started at the 'Battle of
the Bay,' and as a company, we are excited to have the ability to support the
RUSH Series," stated Latta. "We hope
to be able to make this an annual sponsorship.
As a racer, my team has benefitted many times from the Manufacturers
Nights that Vicki (Emig) and Mike (Leone) have built over the years.
It is great marketing for the companies as well and great help to the
teams by winning valuable prizes."
Over the three-year "Battle of
the Bay" history, 10 events have been completed and car counts have ranged
between 40-53 with an average of over 45 cars per event!
Kyle Hardy, who swept last year's three events, along with Max Blair and
Logan Roberson each have three "Battle of the Bay" wins, while Ross Robinson has
a single victory. There has yet to
be a repeat "Battle of the Bay" Champion as Roberson won in 2018, Blair in 2019,
and Hardy in 2021.
Outside of the COVID-19 pandemic
cancelling the 2020 "Battle of the Bay", only two other events have been
cancelled with rain outs at Potomac in 2019 and Delaware in 2021.
Delaware will now look to complete their first "Battle of the Bay" event
since 2019 when Blair won for the second straight year.
One year after more than doubling from the pre-pandemic Flynn's Touring Series
point fund, the 2022 season will see another 25% increase with a whopping
$51,400 in potential payoff for the top 20 point earners!
The 2022 Flynn's Tire Tour Champion will receive a record $15,000- the
highest of any Chevrolet Performance Crate Engine Series in the country.
Each of the top 10 positions have been increased with $7,500 for second,
$5,000 for third on down to $1,500 for 10th place!
The minimum Tour event payoff has increased from $2,000 to-win to $3,000
to-win with each position seeing an increase.
3C
Graphix "Battle of the Bay" Speedweek Point Fund ($3,000*):
1. $1,000
2. $500 3. $350
4. $225 5. $200
6. $180 7. $150
8. $140 9. $130
10. $125. (*A minimum of three events must be completed for full point
fund. If only two events are
completed, point fund will be reduced by 50%. No point fund if only one event is
completed. Drivers must be a member
of RUSH to be eligible for point fund monies.)
Last year, 3C Graphix awarded a wrap to the RUSH Late Model "Manufacturers
Night", which was won by Hardy.
Hardy utilized the wrap in a throwback #99 scheme to his father Mike at the
season finale at Lernerville Speedway's "Steel City Stampede" when he not only
won the feature, but clinched the Tour championship.
The 3C Graphix RUSH Sportsman Modified wrap was won by Jim Bryce.
For this coming season, 3C Graphix will again award a wrap at the RUSH
Late Model "Manufacturers Night" on July 10 at Eriez Speedway and one at the
RUSH Sportsman Modified "Manufactures Night" on a night TBA.
"We were thrilled when Matt called us last year to have 3C participate in the
Manufacturers Nights," explained RUSH Director Vicki Emig.
"The throwback wrap he did
for Kyle Hardy at the Steel City Stampede that depicted his Father Mike's car
drew a lot of attention and was a real hit, especially when Kyle surprised his
father Mike. For 3C to step up and
present our Battle of the Bay" is tremendous; it's great to see a RUSH racer
support his fellow RUSH racers in this way."
Latta, who is 29, is set for his 12th year of running RUSH Late Models.
This past season saw the Conneaut Lake, Pa. driver win a pair of features
at his home track, Raceway 7. Latta
also won two features and the track championship at Raceway 7 in 2020 and
finished in a tie for 10th in the National Weekly Series points.
In 2019, Latta won six features at Raceway 7 and tied for sixth in the
National Weekly Series standings.
Latta picked up a RUSH Late Model Tour victory at Sharon Speedway on April 16,
2016.
3C
Graphix's most popular services include motorsports graphics, commercial and
fleel vehicle graphics, window decals, banners, yard signs, and window perfs.
For more information, check out their website at
www.3cgraphix.com and like them on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/3cgraphixdecals.
The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together
with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Bilstein
Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, MSD
Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones
Racing Products, TBM Brakes, Performance Bodies & Parts, Racing Electronics,
Wrisco Industries, Frankland Racing Supply, Landrum Performance Spring, Ontime
Body & Graphic, Zarin Truck & Automotive, Sherwood Wheels, Alternative Power
Sources, Precise Racing Products, Lincoln Electric, Velocita-USA, Waterstone
Mortgage Hermitage, Wedge Motorsports, 3C Graphix, CrateInsider.com, and
Stop-Fyre.
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 Racing Series website is www.rushracingseries.com. Like our various
Facebook and Twitter pages by searching for the appropriate RUSH Series.
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