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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(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.
Weekly Pace Performance RUSH Late Model action at Potomac Speedway saw Jeremy
Pilkerton tally his fifth victory of the season.
Pilkerton started on the pole and led the entire distance of the main
event for the win. Ed Pope, Jr.,
Megan Mann, Mike Raleigh and Timmy Booth completed the top five.
Mike Epler and Darin Horton led the RUSH Late Model competitors to the green
flag at The Hill Speedway Friday evening.
Epler led the first lap with Horton leading lap two.
Steve LeBarron took over the top spot on lap three with Brian Knowles on
his bumper. The duo of LeBarron and
Knowles swapped the lead several times before Knowles took the lead for good on
lap 15. Knowles' win came in his
first 2021 appearance at The Hill.
Last week's winner, LeBarron, finished in the runner-up position with Epler,
Horton and Joe Lane rounding out the top five.
Of course the major focal point of the weekend for the Pace Performance RUSH
Series was the "Bill Emig Memorial" presented by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply that
took place at Lernerville Speedway.
It was the third straight year, the Flynn's Tire/Born2Run Lubricants Touring
Series was part of the "Firecracker 100" weekend with the World of Outlaws Late
Models. A season high and event
record 54 RUSH Late Models from 11 different states competed.
In the end, it was Florida's Mark Whitener driving local car owner Dirk
Neal's #1 to the $10,000 victory.
Series points leader Kyle Hardy was second.
Joe Martin turned in his best Tour performance of the season in third.
Georgia's Cody Overton was fourth in his first career RUSH Tour start,
while New York standout David Pangrazio completed the top five.
The RUSH Late Models competed at Woodhull Speedway Saturday evening as part of
the annual "Jim Williams Memorial".
Jim Buck led the first eight circuits in search of his career first win before
Jason “The Jet” Knowles claimed the top spot.
Knowles had stretched his lead to a full straightaway when the caution
flew on lap 16 and gave second place running Brian Knowles once last chance to
take the lead from his brother.
Jason held off his brother Brian to score his first win of the season at the New
York oval, and second overall of the season in RUSH competition.
Buck held off the challenges of Steve LeBarron to finish in third.
Darin Horton came home in the fifth position.
Paul Grigsby’s persistence finally paid off at Genesee Speedway Saturday evening
as the Springville, NY driver scored the victory.
Grigsby led the main event for the entire 25-lap distance to pick up his
first win since winning on August 22, 2020 at Genesee.
In addition, Grigsby was the sixth different winner in Pace Performance
RUSH Late Model action this season at the 1/3-mile oval.
Bill Holmes, Dave DuBois, Austyn Fugle and Beamer Guzzardi completed the
top five.
In Pace Performance RUSH Late Model action at Stateline Speedway, Khole Wanzer
led the first lap before Darrell Bossard took over.
Bossard weathered several cautions, but held on to score his first
victory of the season in RUSH competition.
Steve Dixon, Scott Gurdak, David Parker and Wanzer followed Bossard to
the checkered flag.
In Stateline RUSH Pro Mod action, it was veteran Dennis Lunger, Jr. picking up
the fourth victory at the track.
C.J. Irons and Greg Johnson led the event in its opening stages before Lunger
took over the top spot on lap six.
Lunger’s pace was slowed by several cautions but each time green flag racing
resumed the Albion, Pa. driver fought off Johnson’s challenges.
At the stripe it was Lunger, who picked up his fifth overall RUSH win of
2021. Johnson, Adam Ashcroft, Mike
Eschrich and Al Brewer completed the top five.
Sunday evening at Eriez Speedway the Pace Performance RUSH Late Models and Stock
Cars were in action. Mikael Beaver
chalked up his fourth victory in the Stock division at Eriez.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Wonderling stopped off at Eriez on his way home to New
York from Lernerville and picked up his first victory of the season at the Erie,
Pa. oval. Jason Genco, Darrell
Bossard, Breyton Santee and Kurt Stebbins rounded out the top five.
The Pace Performance RUSH Pro-Mods were also in action Sunday at Bradford
Speedway. Steve Dixon was the victor over Al Brewer, Mike Eschrich, Critter
Hemphill and Duane Powers.
Both the Pace Performance RUSH Sprint Car and the RUSH Sportsman Modified
divisions were scheduled for a two-race weekend; however, Mother Nature
cancelled Friday’s action at Raceway 7.
The RUSH Sprint Car Series saw 19 competitors in action Saturday night at
Sharon Speedway with the 2018 and 2019 Equipment Rental Options Weekly Series
Champion, Chad Ruhlman, scoring his first victory of 2021 at the Hartford, Ohio
speed plant. Nolan Groves and Arnie
Kent led the field to the green for the 20-lap main event.
Groves led the first five circuits in search of his third straight Sharon
win until a mechanical failure sidelined him for the evening.
Ruhlman inherited the lead when the racing action resumed and scored an
impressive 5.029 second victory over Blaze Myers, Kent, Amelia Clay (who had her
best career finish to date) and Rod George.
Jacob Wolfe joined the list of fist time winners in RUSH Sportsman Modified
action on Saturday evening at Sharon Speedway.
The 24-year-old competitor led all 20 laps of the feature to defeat
current divisional points leader Justin Shea by 0.578 seconds.
Chas Wolbert held off veterans Garrett Krummert and Rob Kristyak to come
home third.
Winners in Pace Performance/Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Karting action at
the Stateline Speedway this week: RUSH Amateur: Emmie Bush; RUSH #1: Ryan Chase;
Rush #2: Cody Rickard; RUSH Adult: Coty Schauers.
Racing action at Delaware International Speedway was cancelled this past
weekend. In addition, Dog Hollow
Speedway, Fulton Speedway, Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway and
Winchester Speedway were not in action.
The Pace Performance RUSH Late Models also had the weekend off at
Bradford Speedway and Raceway 7.
The Pace RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Born2Run Lubricants Tour will visit Dog
Hollow Speedway for the first time ever this Friday night for a $3,000 to-win
show and then visit Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway for the running of
the "Herb Scott Memorial" on Saturday.
The RUSH Sprint Cars will join the Late Models at Dog Hollow Speedway on
Friday, while the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds will compete on Saturday night at
PPMS. Looking ahead, the RUSH
Sprints will join the FloRacing All Star Circuit of Champions for “Justin
Snyder’s Salute to the Troops” event at Sharon Speedway on Sunday, July 11.
Weekly RUSH Late Model action is scheduled this Friday at Raceway 7 and The Hill
Speedway. The RUSH Late Models have
the week off at Potomac Speedway.
Saturday night Pace Performance RUSH Late Model action is on the card at
Delaware International Speedway, Genesee Speedway and Stateline Speedway.
The RUSH Late Models have Saturday night off at Fulton Speedway.
Sunday night RUSH racing action is slated at both Eriez Speedway and
Bradford Speedway.
McKean County Raceway was to be in action Thursday night (July 1) with RUSH Late
Models and RUSH Pro Mods, but that event was rained out.
Their next event is Saturday, July 10 as Stateline will be closed.
Coming up on Friday, July 9 will be a Pace Performance RUSH Late Model
Weekly Series special at Ransomville (NY) Speedway; "The Ones That Left Us Too
Early 30” was put together in efforts spearheaded by racer T.J. Downs to honor
his mother Violet, who passed away in December 2020.
The show will pay $1,250 to-win, $150 to-start.
RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Pace Performance together with Sweeney
Chevrolet Buick GMC along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Bilstein Shocks,
Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, MSD Performance,
Holley Performance Products, Hovis Auto & Truck Supply, Born2Run Lubricants,
Flynn's Tire & Auto Service, 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, Stop-Fyre, Lincoln Electric, Velocita-USA, Waterstone
Mortgage Hermitage, CrateInsider.com, and Wedge Motorsports.
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. The RUSH
Racing Series website is www.rushracingseries.com. Like our various Facebook
page and Twitter accounts by searching for the appropriate divisions.
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