SWEENEY RUSH LATE MODEL TOUR TO ALIGN WITH WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODELS AT
LERNERVILLE'S 2019 "FIRECRACKER"; HISTORIC EVENT TO PAY $10,000 TO-WIN FOR
REGION'S RICHEST CRATE LM EVENT EVER
By Mike Leone
January 11, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
(Sarver, PA)...The Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Racing Series in
conjunction with Lernerville Speedway and the World of Outlaws are thrilled to
announce a major and historic addition to Pennsylvania's richest Late Model
event. The 2019 "Firecracker 100" at
Lernerville Speedway on June 20-22 will not only again feature three World of
Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series events capped off by the $30,000
to-win 100-lap main event on Saturday night, but also a 50-lap $10,000 to-win
Sweeney RUSH Late Model Touring Series event!
The RUSH portion will become the "Bill Emig Memorial" and will be the richest Crate Late Model event in the 13-year history of the Northeast. This is thought to be the first time that a major Crate Late Model event will be held in conjunction with a national crown jewel Super Late Model event.
"I can't thank Lernerville and the World of Outlaws
enough for allowing the RUSH Late Models to be part of the renowned
'Firecracker' event," expressed RUSH Director Vicki Emig.
"To be able to showcase our racers at what is considered to be one the
country's premier Super Late Model events is truly an honor for all of us and I
know our racers will put on a great show for the fans as they compete for
$10,000. We expect a very large car
count with drivers traveling in from throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and
Canada."
"On a personal note I honestly can't describe what it
means to bring the 'Bill Emig Memorial' to the 'Firecracker' and back to
Lernerville where the inaugural event took place in 1991," added Emig. "To have
this event pay $10,000 to win, which will be the richest ever event throughout
our region since my involvement with crate racing, of course makes it even more
meaningful. As a car owner, my dad
had a very long and storied history at Lernerville and I know he would be so
proud to see that his love of racing and legacy continues on through this
historic event."
“I think this is a wonderful opportunity to enhance
the Firecracker with the largest purse ever for Crate Late Models in the history
of the Northeast,” stated Lernerville promoter Father Tim Tomson.
“With the addition of the RUSH Late Models to this longstanding premier
event for the World of Outlaws Late Models, fans, racers, and sponsors will have
the time of their life. Come and
camp, enjoy the races, take part in all of the entertainment, and have a
terrific time!”
The RUSH Late Model Tour events at Lernerville always
draw great car counts and produce tremendous racing.
The 2018 season concluded at Lernerville for the DIRTcar "Steel City
Stampede" when Colton Flinner fought off Tour Champion Jeremy Wonderling,
Pittsburgh standout Daryl Charlier, and Mike Pegher, Jr. for his first career
Lernerville win. The 2015 "Steel
City Stampede" attracted 54 RUSH Late Models, which at the time was an all-time
Northeast record car count. That
number was eclipsed at the 2016 "Manufacturers Night" presented by MSD
Performance at Tri-City Raceway Park when 58 cars turned out.
Will the 2019 "Firecracker" event set a new all-time record high car
count for the 13-year history of Crate Late Models in the Northeast!?
The last time the "Bill Emig Memorial" was held at Lernerville was in
2014 when Chad McClellan was victorious.
The majority of the RUSH Late Model weekly-sanctioned
tracks throughout the entire region have given the class the night off to
compete in this historic event, while other tracks will accommodate racers that
choose to participate in the event.
The RUSH Late Model Tour event will include $100 FK
Rod Ends "Shock the Clock" Qualifying, $25 FK Rod Ends heat races, last chance B
mains, a dash that will determine the beginning of the feature line-up, the
$10,000 to-win $450 to-start feature , and a $400 to-win $150 to-start
non-qualifier. Additional details on
the formatting of the event will be released in the future.
The 2019 Sweeney Tour schedule is nearing completion
and will be the richest schedule of events in the Series history with at least
six events paying a minimum of $4,000 or more to win.
The season will get underway April 17-20 in the Mid-Atlantic for the
second annual "Battle of the Bay" Speedweek at Delaware, Georgetown, Potomac,
and Winchester Speedways.
Lernerville is a 4/10-mile high-banked clay oval located 11 miles southeast of
Butler, Pa. on Route 356 at 313 North Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16055. Lernerville
is just 30 miles northeast of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. For more
information, check out their website at
www.lernerville.com or call
724-353-1511 (office) or 724-353-1350 (track).
2018 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, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Racing
Electronics, Dirt Defender, Dynamic Drivelines, Wrisco Industries, Frankland
Racing Supply, Alternative Power Sources, Precise Racing Products, TBM Brakes,
Lincoln Electric, Pancho's Racing Products Velocita-USA, Classic Ink
USA, Landrum Performance Spring, Schwartzmiller Ground Maintenance,
CrateInsider.com, 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
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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