MESLER WINS
SEASON'S 1ST AT GENESEE & BRAFORD; 1ST EVER FOR FEDDER AT PATH VALLEY & WRIGHT
ALSO GETS 1ST OF SEASON AT ERIEZ IN SWEENEY RUSH LATE MODEL WEEKLY SERIES
ACTION; HARVEY STOPS LUNGER'S STATELINE PRO MOD STREAK
By Jim Zufall & Mike Leone
July 14, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Pulaski, PA)...The
second half of the season is now underway as the majority of the Sweeney
Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Racing Series powered by Pace Performance
weekly-sanctioned speedways were able to complete their events last weekend.
Several drivers won their first races of the season including career
first RUSH wins for Tim Fedder in the Late Models and Matt Harvey in Pro Mods.
It was a good weekend for Brad Mesler as he won not one, but two events
for his first victories of 2017!
The weekend kicked off at Outlaw Speedway where Brian Knowles bested Andy
Michael, Brad Smith and Chris Fleming in the RUSH Late Model feature.
For Knowles, it was his fourth victory of the season at the Dundee, New
York oval. A full “Super Six” program is
on tap for
this Friday
at Outlaw Speedway including the "Double Down" Series with Genesee for RUSH.
Friday
night at Path Valley Speedway Park, Tim Fedder made his first RUSH start of the
season a successful one as captured his first career RUSH win.
Matt Glanden made his first ever RUSH start at Path Valley and was
thrilled with his runner-up finish.
Third through fifth were Bryon Benton, Levi Crowl and Jakob Piper. The RUSH Late
Models return to Path Valley on August 18.
At Virginia’s Winchester Speedway
on Saturday
night, defending track champion, Logan Roberson, started on the pole and wired
the field for his third win of the season in the 20-lap RUSH Late Model main.
Roberson's win, aboard his Rocket XR-1, came over Transton Stoner, Allen
Brannon, Levi Crowl and Mike Franklin. "We drew a good number for the feature
and made the most of it." Roberson said. "We tore this car up pretty bad last
night at Path Valley and a big thank you to all who helped us put this thing
back together." The RUSH Late Models return to action
this Saturday at Winchester for the 81st
Anniversary celebration.
It was a clean green-to-checkered feature race for the RUSH Late Models at
Fulton Speedway
on Saturday night. Bret Belden got off to a good
start with a straightaway lead with Jason Occhino and Jason Parkhurst duking it
out for second well back of Belden. Parkhurst won the battle for runner up and
began his assault on the leader. By the
13th circuit, Parkhurst was looking to make his move and did just
that by lap 14. Parkhurst won the battle
to the end with Belden second. It
was Parkhurt's second win in the past three races and third of the season.
Chris Fleming, Chad Homan and Jason
Occhino finished third through fifth. Spectator races are also part of the
evening at Fulton
this Saturday along with a full show.
Defending Delaware International Speedway Champion, Sparky White, notched his
first RUSH win at the Delmar, DE track. White,
who won just the Sunday prior at Georgetown Speedway, got under leader Trevor
Collins in the closing laps. David
Pettyjohn was second as Collins dropped to third.
Matt Glanden and Chip Disharoon rounded out the top five. The RUSH Late
Models return to Delaware on July 22.
An interesting format for racing
on Saturday
night at Stateline Speedway. It was Stateline’s Super Late Model vs. RUSH Late
Model mystery team event at the one-third mile dirt oval. Each Super Late Model
driver was paired with a RUSH Late Model driver prior to the feature races and
the three teams with the best combined finish in their respective features were
awarded extra pay for their performances.
When the dust settled, it was the team of Wyatt Scott and John Lobb splitting a
$500 bonus with Scott finishing second in the RUSH feature and Lobb fourth in
the Super Late event. The second-place team, splitting $300 was Dennis Lunger
and Bump Hedman and finishing third and splitting $200 were Chad Wright and
Darrell Bossard. In the RUSH Late Model feature portion of the event, it was
Dennis Lunger, Jr. copping his second win of the season at Busti, NY oval.
Wyatt Scott, Max Blair, Darrell Bossard and Jason Genco made up the top
five.
In the RUSH Pro Mod feature event, the perfect season Lunger had been enjoying
came to an end when his left front tire went down.
That left Matt Harvey without the
familiar Lunger number 71L in his rear view mirror and gave him his first career
RUSH win over Ryan Scott, Justin Carlson, Scott Gurdak and Zach Johnson. Racing
returns to Stateline
this Saturday for “Christmas in July.”
Saturday
night in Batavia, NY, Brad Mesler turned in a dominant performance in the RUSH
Late Model feature at Genesee Speedway. Mesler
led each of the 20 laps for his first win in a year.
Two late-race restarts would give J.J.
Mazur an opportunity to take a look at the lead, but Mesler was too strong.
Mazur held on for second with Andy
Michael coming home in third. Jimmy Johnson and Jon Rivers rounded out the
top five. The RUSH Late Models will be
part of the "Double Down" Series this Saturday with Outlaw Speedway.
In the newly formed RUSH Asphalt Racing Series at Jennerstown Speedway, some
familiar names were in victory lane
on Saturday
night. In the Late Models it was former champion Garry Wiltrout with the win
over Brian Shipp, Barry Awtey, Jeremiah Kuntz and Todd Price. In the Modified
division, Jason won out over Zane Ferrell, Tom Golik, Pete Rech and Chris Brink.
Shawn Beam took the victory in the Street Stocks, besting Lauren Butler, Anthony
Aiello, Josh Coughenour and Aaron Van Fleet.
This Saturday all six regular divisions will be on hand at
Jennerstown for a racing card that includes the ISMA Super Modifieds.
Sunday night at Humberstone Speedway in Port Colborne, Ontario, Chad Homan was
able to score his third victory of the season in the RUSH Late Model event.
Homan and Rob Pietz would duke it out
early for second position with Jeff Dayman in the lead.
Then on a restart, Homan got by Dayman
and held on for his sixth overall win of 2017. Dayman
was a season best second as Pietz, Sam Pennacchio and Tim Gillespie made up the
rest of the top five. More racing this
Sunday at Humberstone when it is autograph night.
At Eriez Speedway on Sunday, Chad Wright took his season's first RUSH Late Model
victory over Kyle Zimmerman, Mike Knight, Max Blair and Scott Gurdak.
It will also be autograph night at Eriez
this Sunday with a full racing card.
Also on Sunday in RUSH Late Model action, Brad Mesler won his first of the
season at Old Bradford Speedway giving him two wins on the weekend.
Andy Michael, Kyle Murray, C.J. Irons, and W.L. Stile also recorded their
best finishes of the season at Bradford in second through fifth.
Bradford will have the 30-lap "Craig Norton Memorial" this Sunday paying
$1,200 to-win.
Potomac Speedway will return to action
this Friday.
Lernerville Speedway’s RUSH Pro Stocks
were rained out along with the rest of the Fab Four divisions, and will try
again this Friday night. Pittsburgh’s
Pennsylvania Motor Speedway gets back to racing
this Saturday
when the RUSH Late Models and RUSH Sportsman Modifieds will be in action.
Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex
succumbed to rain on both Thursday and Saturday last weekend.
Sharon Speedway’s RUSH Sportsman
Modifieds took a night off as the All Star Sprints and Big Block Modifieds
competed in the "Lou Blaney Memorial".
Sharon will be off this Saturday night for the Trumbull County Fair.
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, Maxima Racing
Oil, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Alternative Power Sources,
Precise Racing Products, ARbodies, TBM Brakes, K&N Filters, Lincoln Electric,
Velocita-USA, Classic Ink USA, Rocket Chassis, Landrum Performance Spring,
CrateInsider.com, RockAuto.com, and Valley Fashions.
RUSH Sportsman Modified marketing partners include Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC,
Pace Performance, Hoosier Tire, Bicknell Racing Products, 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, Maxima Racing Oil, Sherwood Racing Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers,
Jones Racing Products, Alternative Power Sources, Precise Racing Products, TBM
Brakes, K&N Filters, Lincoln Electric, Velocita-USA, Classic Ink USA,
CrateInsider.com, RockAuto.com, and Valley Fashions.
RUSH Pro Mod and Pro Stock 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, Maxima Racing
Oil, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Precise Racing Products, TBM
Brakes, K&N Filters, Lincoln Electric, Velocita-USA, Classic Ink USA,
CrateInsider.com, RockAuto.com, and 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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