FORECASTED THUNDERSTORMS CANCEL HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR OPENER SATURDAY AT PITTSBURGH

By Mike Leone

April 17, 2026                        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Imperial, PA)...With a 90% likelihood of thunderstorms forecasted to begin late afternoon Saturday and continuing throughout the night, the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series "Herb Scott Memorial" event scheduled for Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway Saturday night (April 18) has been cancelled.

The 2026 Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will now kickoff next Friday (April 24) at Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, Delaware for $5,000 to-win with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series live on FloRacing.  The following night (April 25), Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Virginia will host their first of two $5,000 to-win events in 2026.

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, Frankland Racing Supply, Seal-Tite Paving & Excavating, 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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