TOP PACE RUSH LATE MODEL RACERS BEN POLICZ & JASON GENCO BREAK INTO VICTORY LANE FOR THE 1ST TIME IN 2021 WITH PITTSBURGH & ERIEZ WINS; STEVE DIXON'S BRADFORD DOMINANCE CONTINUES WINNING BOTH RUSH PRO MODS & LM; CHAD RUHLMAN SWEEPS RUSH SPRINTS TO MOVE INTO POINTS LEAD

By Marcie Barlow July 28, 2021

(Pulaski, PA)..After several weeks of dodging thunderstorms and rain showers, the Pace Performance RUSH Racing Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC was able to enjoy an action packed three-day weekend amongst all of its divisions. RUSH Late Model standouts Ben Policz and Jason Genco were finally able to break into victory lane at their home tracks of Pittsburgh and Eriez respectively. Steve Dixon has been on a hot streak of late and that continued on Sunday night at Bradford as he swept both the RUSH Late Model and RUSH Pro Mod races. Kyle Hardy and Jeremy Wonderling continue to go toe-to-toe in the Late Model National Weekly Series as both drivers posted a pair of victories. Chad Ruhlman went to the top of the Sprint Car points after a sweep of the weekend.

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RAIN FORCES SATURDAY'S "BILL FORNEY MEMORIAL" FOR PACE RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/BORN2RUN LUBRICANTS TOURING SERIES TO BE POSTPONED TO AUGUST 28 AT SHARON

By Mike Leone July 17, 2021

(Hartford, OH)...Heavy rains throughout the week have flooded Sharon Speedway and with more rain forecasted throughout the day, track management was forced pull the plug on Saturday night's scheduled "Bill Forney Memorial" for the Pace Performance RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Born2Run Lubricants Touring Series. The $3,199 to-win event along with the Canfield/Sharon Drivers Reunion (1949-1973) has also been rescheduled to Saturday, August 28.

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MIKE EPLER WINS HIS 1ST CAREER PACE RUSH LATE MODEL RACE AT THE HILL; BREYTON SANTEE WINS 1ST OF 2021 IN RUSH LATE MODELS AT RACEWAY 7; KOLE HOLDEN VICTORIOUS FOR THE 1ST TIME IN 2021 IN RUSH SPORTSMAN MODS AT PITTSBURGH

By Marcie Barlow July 16, 2021

(Pulaski, PA)..It was a busy weekend for Pace Performance RUSH Racing Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC competitors as the Late Models, Sportsman Modifieds, Pro Mods, Stock Cars, and Karting Series were all in action. Jeremy Wonderling victory at McKean County Raceway closed him to within one-point of Kyle Hardy in the Pace National Weekly Series Championship, while Mike Epler picked up his first ever RUSH victory at The Hill Speedway. Breyton Santee was also able to pick up his first win of 2021 in the RUSH Late Models at Raceway 7. Kole Holden was able to break into victory lane for the first time this season in the RUSH Sportsman Modified action.

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RAY LOVE MAKES A WINNING 2021 PACE RUSH LATE MODEL DEBUT AT WINCHESTER; MAX BLAIR SWEEPS STATELINE-ERIEZ CIRCUIT FOR 1ST RUSH WINS OF 2021; GALE RUTH JR CONTINUES WINNING WAYS CAPTURING 1ST EVER RUSH SPRINT RACE AT DOG HOLLOW

By Marcie Barlow July 8, 2021

(Pulaski, PA)...There was plenty of Pace Performance RUSH Racing Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC action over the Fourth of July holiday as the Late Models, Sportsman Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Pro Mods, Stock Cars, and Karting Series were all in action. Ray Love made his first ever visit to Winchester Speedway a profitable one as he picked up the victory in RUSH Late Model action, while Max Blair got off the schneid sweeping the Stateline-Eriez circuit for his first RUSH victories of the season.

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JEREMY WONDERLING SLAYS THE MONSTER TO CAPTURE HIS 1ST CAREER PITTSBURGH VICTORY IN THE "HERB SCOTT MEMORIAL" FOR THE PACE RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/BORN2RUN LUBRICANTS TOURING SERIES; JUSTIN SHEA WINS #2 IN RUSH MODS

By Mike Leone July 3, 2021

(Imperial, PA)...The Pace Performance RUSH Racing Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC took part in a doubleheader of action on Saturday night at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. The Flynn’s Tire/Born2Run Lubricants RUSH Late Model Touring Series made their first of four visits during the 2021 season in their ninth event of the season, which saw Jeremy Wonderling win the "Herb Scott Memorial". Meanwhile, the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds competed in their third Hovis Auto & Truck Supply Weekly Series event of 2021 at PPMS with Justin Shea victorious. Jeremy Wonderling grew up racing on the bullrings in his home state of New York.

In 2017, Wonderling expanded his horizons hitting the road full-time with the RUSH Late Model Touring Series competing on tracks he had never seen before. That experience propelled him to his first championship in 2018, which set off a run of three straight titles. Through it all, one track Wonderling had never conquered was Pittsburgh. Wonderling has had numerous top five finishes at the "Monster Half-Mile" and two years ago was leading the "Herb Scott Memorial" before his engine expired. On Saturday night, Wonderling inherited the lead on lap six after mechanical woes ended Michael Norris' night and then kept Kyle Hardy at bay for the $2,000 victory- his third of the season in the Flynn's Tire/Born2Run Lubricants Touring Series.

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KYLE HARDY PASSES 3-TIME CHAMP JEREMY WONDERLING TO WIN $3000 IN THE FIRST EVER FLYNN’S TIRE/BORN2RUN LUBRICANTS TOUR EVENT AT DOG HOLLOW FOR THE PACE RUSH LATE MODELS; GALE RUTH JR COPS 1ST EVER PACE RUSH SPRINT RACE AT THE TRACK

By Mike Leone July 2, 2021

(Strongstown, PA)...The Pace Performance RUSH Racing Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC took part in a doubleheader of action on Friday night at Dog Hollow Speedway. After a sunny start, several rounds of rain that washed out every other track in the region hit the 4/10-mile western Pa. facility. The new promotional team of Kyle Smith, Sr. and Mark McClellan didn’t throw in the towel, and Dog Hollow owner/former operator Jim Michny got the track back into excellent shape after a three-hour delay. The event marked the first ever appearance by both the Flynn’s Tire/Born2Run Lubricants RUSH Late Model Touring Series and the RUSH Sprint Cars, who competed in an Equipment Rental Options Weekly Series event.

Kyle Hardy continues to make a mark in the Pace Performance RUSH Late Model world. The Mid-Atlantic Late Model standout added to his winning ways on Friday night by passing defending and three-time Flynn’s Tire/Born2Run Lubricants Touring Series Champion Jeremy Wonderling on lap 11 and raced on to his Series leading fifth victory in eight events. The $3,000 win in the “Jim Burns Tribute – David & James Burns Memorial” also kept Hardy atop both the $12,000 to-win Tour and $5,000 to-win Pace National Weekly Series standings.

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CAREER 1ST WIN FOR JACOB WOLFE IN PACE RUSH SPORTSMAN MODS; PAUL GRIGSBY, DARRELL BOSSARD & MARK WHITENER AMONG NEW RUSH LATE MODEL WINNERS

By Marcie Barlow July 1, 2021

(Pulaski, PA)...There was plenty of Pace Performance RUSH Racing Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC action throughout the weekend as the Late Model, Sportsman Modified, Pro Mod, and Stock Car divisions were all in action in addition to the RUSH Karting Series. Florida driver Mark Whitener claimed the win in Flynn’s Tire/Born2Run Lubricants Touring Series action at Lernerville Speedway, while Jacob Wolfe (Sharon), Paul Grigsby (Genesee), and Darrell Bossard (Stateline) also scored their first victories of the year. Veterans like Dennis Lunger, Jr. (Stateline), Jeremy Wonderling (Eriez), brothers Brian and Jason Knowles (The Hill & Woodhull) and Chad Ruhlman (Sharon) were victorious.

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FLORIDA'S MARK WHITENER MAKES A WINNING PACE RUSH LATE MODEL DEBUT PASSING FLYNN'S TIRE/BORN2RUN TOUR POINTS LEADER KYLE HARDY FOR $10,000 "BILL EMIG MEMORIAL" PRESENTED BY HOVIS VICTORY AT LERNERVILLE; EVENT RECORD 54 CARS FROM 11 DIFFERENT STATES COMPETED

By Mike Leone June 26, 2021

(Sarver, PA)...The Pace Performance RUSH Dirt Late Model Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC took part in the 15th annual “Firecracker 100” with the “Bill Emig Memorial” presented by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply for the third straight year with the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models at Lernerville Speedway this past weekend. Event #7 of the 2021 Flynn’s Tire/Born2Run Lubricants Touring Series attracted an event record 54 cars from a record 11 different states! The 54 cars was the highest count in any RUSH event since the record 58 cars on September 11, 2016 at Tri-City Raceway Park for “Manufacturers Night” presented by MSD Performance. Practice and FK Rod Ends Qualifying were contested on Thursday night with FK Rod Ends Heat Races and the Sunoco Dash on Friday night followed by last chance B mains, the feature, and non-qualifier on Saturday night.

Southern Late Model standout Mark Whitener got the call to drive Dirk Neal's #1, which is based about 40 miles from Lernerville in Smicksburg, and made a winning RUSH debut capturing the season's richest event- the $10,000 to-win "Bill Emig Memorial" presented by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply. After finishing last in the Sunoco Dash on Friday night, "The Magic Man" lined up sixth in Saturday's 50-lap feature and lived up to his billing wasting little time taking the lead from Tour points leader Kyle Hardy on lap eight. Whitener then held off a late charge by the four-time winner in lapped traffic for the victory.

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1ST PACE RUSH LATE MODEL WIN OF 2021 FOR BILLY HENRY; BILL HOLMES & LEVI CROWL CONTINUE WINNING WAYS IN LM; VETERAN AL BREWER ON A ROLL IN RUSH PRO MODS

By Marcie Barlow June 16, 2021

(Pulaski, PA)...The Pace Performance RUSH Late Models, Sportsman Modifieds, Pro Mods, Stock Cars and Karting Series were all in action this past week with good weather for the majority of the weekend. While the veterans picked up several wins in weekly action; 14-year-old Ben Easler scored a very popular career first victory (Raceway 7) indicating that another generation of competitors are ready to add their names to the RUSH record book.

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$10,000 TO-WIN "BILL EMIG MEMORIAL" AT LERNERVILLE LAUNCHES STELLAR SCHEDULE OF PACE RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/BORN2RUN TOUR EVENTS HONORING HALL OF FAME RACING ICONS

By Mike Leone June 15, 2021

(Pulaski, PA)...The Pace Performance RUSH Dirt Late Model Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC is gearing up for several major Flynn's Tire/Born2Run Lubricants Touring Series events honoring hall of fame racing icons over the remainder of the 2021 season. Up first is the "Bill Emig Memorial" presented by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply coming to Lernerville Speedway June 24-26. Other future events include the "Jim Burns Tribute", "Herb Scott Memorial", "Bill Forney Memorial", "Jook George Steel City Classic", and the "Bill Hendren Memorial".

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CAREER 1ST PACE RUSH LATE MODEL WINS FOR MORROW & ALLEN IN THEIR ROOKIE SEASON; 17-YEAR-OLD GROVES WINS CAREER 1ST IN RUSH SPRINTS; AGELESS WONDER BREWER SWEEPS RUSH PRO MOD WEEKEND; CURRY IS 1ST FEMALE RUSH ADULT KART WINNER

By Marcie Barlow June 10, 2021

(Pulaski, PA)...All of the Pace Performance RUSH Racing Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC divisions were in action this past weekend including the Late Models, Sportsman Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Pro Mods, Stock Cars, and Karts as Mother Nature provided sunshine and warm temperatures throughout the region. Zach Morrow, Austin Allen, Nolan Groves, and Morgan Curry tallied their career first victories in their respective RUSH divisions. In addition, veterans Mike Knight and Al Brewer proved that they still had the skills needed to make it to victory lane.

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JEREMY WONDERLING FENDS OFF FELLOW EMPIRE STATE RACER JOHN WATERS AT GENESEE TO WIN HIS 2ND PACE RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN’S TIRE/BORN2RUN LUBRICANTS TOUR RACE IN THE PAST 3 RACES

By Mike Leone May 29, 2021

(Batavia, NY)...After all day and night rain on Friday washed out the “Gary Montgomery Memorial” at Outlaw Speedway for the Pace Performance RUSH Late Model Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, the rain finally ended 24 hours after it started allowing Genesee Speedway to be one of the few tracks in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to be able to race on Saturday night. The event marked the first of three appearances by the Flynn’s Tire/Born2Run Lubricants Touring Series to the 1/3-mile Genesee County Fairgrounds oval in 2021. Despite the weather in the surrounding areas, 28 teams were on hand, which has now been the count for the past three Tour events at Genesee matching the highest Tour count all-time for the Batavia, New York track.

Kyle Hardy had laid down the gauntlet down by sweeping all three “Battle of the Bay” Speedweek events in his home area, the Mid-Atlantic, to open the season; however, since returning home, Jeremy Wonderling has begun to tighten things up. On Saturday night, Wonderling passed Joe Martin on lap 10 and then fended off 2016 Tour champion, John Waters, during the second half of the race to capture his second straight Genesee Tour victory, worth $2,000. The defending and three-time Tour champion has now won two of the last three events to go along with a runner-up finish.

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NEW WINNERS GALORE IN PACE RUSH RACING SERIES ACTION ACROSS ALL DIVISIONS INCLUDING 9 IN THE LATE MODELS

By Marcie Barlow May 27, 2021

(Pulaski, PA)...It was another successful and action packed weekend of Pace Performance RUSH Racing Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC action as the RUSH Late Models, Sprint Cars, Sportsman Modifieds, Pro Mods, and Stock Cars all competed at various venues throughout the weekend in addition to the RUSH Karting Series. The theme of the weekend was 'new winners' as each of the above divisions had new winners including nine in the Late Models!

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TRIPLEHEADER WEEKEND FOR PACE RUSH LATE MODELS FLYNN'S TIRE/BORN2RUN LUBRICANTS TOUR; OUTLAW FRIDAY FOR "GARY MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL" FOLLOWED BY GENESEE SATURDAY & BRADFORD SUNDAY

By Mike Leone May 26, 2021

(Pulaski, PA)...After a weekend off following a successful two-night swing at Stateline and Eriez Speedways, the Pace Performance RUSH Late Model Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC will return to action this weekend for a Flynn's Tire/Born2Run Lubricants Touring Series tripleheader! Race #6 of the richest season in Series history will be at Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, NY on Friday night (May 28) with warm-ups at 7 p.m. followed by race #7 on Saturday night at Genesee Speedway in Batavia, NY with warm-ups at 5:45 p.m. and then race #8 on Sunday night at Bradford (PA) Speedway with warm-ups at 5:15 p.m.

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CAREER 1ST WIN FOR DAN LEPRO IN PACE RUSH LATE MODELS AT PITTSBURGH; BRIAN KNOWLES HOT IN NY RUSH LM; KEVIN RUHLMAN MAKES A 2021 WINNING DEBUT IN RUSH SPRINTS AT TYLER COUNTY; KRUMMERT STOPS WOLBERT IN RUSH SPORTSMAN MODS

By Mike Leone May 20, 2021

(Pulaski, PA)...After several weeks of dismal weather, the drivers and fans of the Pace Performance RUSH Racing Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC were welcomed by sunshine, warmer temperatures and lots of exciting RUSH racing action at tracks throughout the entire region.

Dog Hollow Speedway was able to get their first show of the year in Friday evening after losing the first two scheduled events to inclement weather. Ryan Frazee led the first two laps of the Pace Performance RUSH Late Model main event before veteran Joe Martin took command. Martin led the final 18 laps to score the win over Michael Duritsky, Jr., Kyle Smith, Jr., Joe Moyer and Noah Brunell. This Friday the RUSH Late Models will compete in a special event with additional laps and an increased purse. Some $3,200 has been spread throughout the purse with $200 to-start!

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KYLE HARDY RETURNS TO PROMINENCE WINNING PACE RUSH LATE MODELS SUNDAY AT ERIEZ OVER THE 38-CAR FIELD FOR 4TH FLYNN'S TIRE/BORN2RUN LUBRICANTS TOUR VICTORY IN 5 RACES

By Mike Leone May 16, 2021

(Erie, PA)...One month after a successful “Battle of the Bay” Speedweek, the Pace Performance RUSH Dirt Late Model Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC resumed action on Saturday night for the season’s only appearance at Stateline Speedway located just across the Pennsylvania border in Busti, NY. The “Bill Law Memorial” marked just the fourth appearance by the Flynn’s Tire/Born2Run Lubricants Tour at Stateline, and the 43-car turnout was a high watermark for the track shattering the prior record of 33 set at the 2019 show. The event paid tribute to the late Law, who had the first Crate Late Model in the Northeast more than 14 years ago. Law was a huge supporter of racing in the region and helped kick-start the racing career of his grandson, Kyle Murray, who currently competes in a RUSH Late Model.

Jeremy Wonderling has never been a regular at Stateline Speedway, but you sure would never know it. The defending and three-time Touring Series Champion won his heat race, the Sunoco Dash, and completely dominated the 30-lap caution-free feature for his third “Bill Law Memorial” victory in four tries at Stateline. The $2,000 win was Wonderling’s first in 2021 RUSH competition and propelled him from sixth to third in Tour points in his run for an unprecedented fourth straight title.

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