WEST VIRGINIA HOLIDAY DOUBLEHEADER FOR HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR WITH TYLER COUNTY THURSDAY & 1ST EVER APPEARANCE AT OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY 

By Mike Leone

June 30, 2024               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Pulaski, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will head south over the Independence Day holiday for a first ever West Virginia doubleheader.  On Thursday night, the Tour will visit Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne followed on Friday night by the first ever appearance at Ohio Valley Speedway in Washington.  Each night will also be part of the Dave Poske’s Performance Parts Mid-Ohio Valley Series with $4,000 to-win. 

The Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour was scheduled to be at Tyler County Speedway on April 12, but that event was rained out; in fact, rain washed out all three scheduled appearances in 2024 by the Touring Series.  The Tour will return to Tyler County on Sunday, August 31 for another $4,000 to-win event part of the track’s “Country Roads” event.

Tyler County is in their fourth year under the RUSH banner for its Chevrolet Performance Late Model class, but first with new promoters Doug Doak and Scott Jenkins.  Thus far this season track standout Kyle Thomas has won three of the five events with western Pennsylvania racers Braeden Dillinger and Christian Schneider also victorious.  Past City Chevrolet "Track Pack" Champions at Tyler County are Donnie Dotson, Brandon Weigle, and Allen Clark.  Russ King Racing Futures Cup driver George Casto III currently leads the 2025 points. 

The Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour has fought Mother Nature just about every time they have been scheduled at Tyler County over the past four years.  Jeremy Wonderling has two victories, while Max Blair has the other victory. 

Following Tyler County, the Tour heads 60 miles southwest to Ohio Valley Speedway located just outside of Parkersburg in Washington.  Friday will mark the first ever Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Tour event at OVS and the richest Chevrolet Performance 604 crate engine event in the history of the track.  Ohio Valley is owned by Rich Michael, Jr., a native of Ischua, New York, whose brother Andy is a veteran RUSH Late Model racer and his nephew Kaden was the 2024 RUSH Stock Car Champion.

Ohio Valley has hosted two RUSH Late Model City Chevrolet Weekly Series events this season.  Dillinger won the first ever RUSH-sanctioned event at the track on April 18, while Brian Nethers won his first career RUSH event on May 18.

Both events, as well as the $2,000 to-win City Chevrolet Weekly Series special on Saturday at Muskingum County Speedway with Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, are part of the Dave Poske’s Performance Parts Mid-Ohio Valley Championship Series.  Nethers currently leads those points by 21 over 2024 Muskingum City Chevrolet Track Pack Champion, Logan Reed.  The 2025 MOV Champion will receive $2,000 and with a points fund also paying positions 2-10.  There will also be a random drawing for a $1,000 Poske’s gift card for one lucky eligible MOV racer.  

 "This will be a great way to celebrate the Independence Day holiday," expressed RUSH Director Vicki Emig.  "We have to thank Tyler County and Ohio Valley for partnering together to give racers two $4,000 to-win events in back-to-back nights once again after unfortunately Mother Nature cancelled both nights in 2024.  Tyler County always provides tremendous racing and Ohio Valley will present a new challenge for the majority of the RUSH racers.  We can’t thank Dave Poske’s Performance Parts enough for presenting this new program and helping to boost RUSH racing in the MOV."

Four-time Champion, Jeremy Wonderling, leads the Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Tour to the Mountaineer State.  Wonderling has just a six-point lead on 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year leader, Demetrios Drellos.  Austin Allen, who finished runner-up in the 2024 RoY standings, is third.  After his fifth place in the “Bill Emig Memorial” presented by Sunoco Race Fuels on June 21 at Lernerville Speedway, 2021 champion, Kyle Hardy, has jumped to fourth in points.  Zack Carley, who is second in the RoY standings, is fifth.  Completing the top 10 in points are May 25 Tri-City winner Daryl Charlier followed by 2017 champion Bryce Davis, Jason Knowles, Ben Easler, and Dillinger.

$100 "Shock the Clock" Qualifying and $25 to-win heat races will take place each night and be presented by FK Rod Ends.  The Sunoco Dash will set the beginning rows of the feature lineup each night and will award the winner a $100 Sunoco fuel gift card.  The "Fill'er up with Sunoco Bucks" program presented by Bazell Race Fuels will include an additional $400 of Sunoco fuel card giveaways each night; two $100 random draws for drivers in the top 20 of Tour points and another four $50 random draws for all other competitors. 

The podium finishers each night will each receive a three-pack of Heritage Wine Cellars premier products.  Precise Racing Products will award a $50 gift card for the "Pedal Down" Hard Charger that passes the most cars in the feature each night.   Ontime Body & Graphic's "Spoiler Alert" will award a spoiler kit to the fifth place finisher on night one and the sixth place finisher on night two.  The first feature non-qualifier each night will receive a $50 certificate from Holley Performance brands.  There will also be five BOGO Landrum Performance Springs certificates given away through drawings each night.  Forty lucky fans will receive a bottle of Dusted Steak Seasoning each night.

Feature Payoff Each Night: Feature Payoff: 1. $4,000  2. $2,000  3. $1,000  4. $800  5. $700  6. $600  7. $550  8. $500  9. $475  10. $450  11. $425  12. $400 13. $375  14. $360  15. $350  16. $340  17. $330  18. $320  19. $310  20-24. $300.

Non-Qualifier Payoff Each Night: 1. $200 2. $190 3. $185 4. $180 5. $175 6. $170 7. $165 8. $160 9. $155 10-24. $150.  Tow $125.

You do not have to be a member of RUSH to compete only to receive Weekly and/or Tour points.  The entry fee is $100 each night.  AMB/MyLaps transponders will be used; Westhold transponders will NOT work.  Units are available to rent for $25 and no cost to Tyler County regulars.  Driver radio channel will be 454.000.  

Teams should come prepared with the required fuel (Sunoco E85R or Sunoco 110) & tires (RUSH Hoosier 25 or 55).  Carson Motorsports will be on hand at Tyler County, but you must call Doug Carson in advance to order and pre-pay (304-780-4794).  Stop in at Mid-Ohio Valley Championship Series presenting sponsor Dave Poske’s Performance Parts in Parkersburg, WV for all your needs.

On Thursday at Tyler County, RUSH registration will open at approximately 3 p.m., pit passes will go on sale at 4 p.m. with the drivers meeting at 6:00.  Warm-ups are slated for 6:30 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing.  On Friday at Ohio Valley, pit pass sales are at 4 p.m.  RUSH registration will open by 4 p.m. with the drivers meeting at 6:30.  Warm-ups are slated for 7 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing.  Pit passes are $40 both nights.  

Both events will also count towards the RUSH City Chevrolet National Weekly Series Championship, the Dave Poske’s Performance Parts MOV Series, and the Russ King Racing Futures Cup for those eligible racers.  In addition, points will also be awarded for the City Chevrolet "Track Pack" at Tyler County that features a $2,500 per track point fund for the top six racers in RUSH member points at year's end with $1,000 going to the champion.

Tyler County Speedway is a 1/4-mile dirt oval located at 1 Boreman School Rd., Middlebourne, WV 26149.   Tyler County ran its first race on June 9, 1974 as the 2025 season is being celebrated as the 51st anniversary under new promoters Doug Doak and Scott Jenkins.  Tyler County Speedway annually hosts some of the largest and most popular events in the Ohio Valley region.  For more information, check out their website at www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com.  Like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thebullringwv and follow them on X @The_Bulling.

Ohio Valley Speedway is 1/4-mile dirt oval located at 40 Wadesville Rd., Washington, WV 26181.  For more information, contact 740-350-6800 or 716-378-1556.  Check out their website at www.raceovs.com and follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ohiovalleyspeedway

The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Flynn's Tire, Gunter's Honey, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Billy's Garage, Joseph J. Oliva Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Russ King Racing, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Seal-Tite Paving & Excavating, Dusted Steak Seasoning, Ontime Body & Graphic, D&V Jewelers, AERO Race Wheels, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Racing Electronics, Design Creations, and Competition Crate Parts.

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 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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