SWEENEY RUSH LATE MODEL TOUR SET FOR 2 RACES IN 3 DAYS THIS WEEK; WEDNESDAY AT
EXPO WITH SPORTSMAN MODS PART OF TRUMBULL COUNTY FAIR & FRIDAY AT RANSOMVILLE
FOR THE 1ST TIME EVER
By
Mike Leone
July 11, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Pulaski, PA)…After a weekend off, the
Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Racing Series powered by Pace Performance will
have a busy week. On Wednesday
evening (July 13), Expo Speedway in Cortland, Ohio hosts a doubleheader
featuring the Sweeney Late Model Touring Series and the Bicknell Racing Products
Sportsman Modified Touring Series as part of the Trumbull County Fair.
Then on Friday, the Sweeney Late Model Tour heads north for the first
time ever to New York's Ransomville Speedway.
Racing begins early on Wednesday at 6 p.m. due to no lights with racing
scheduled for 7:15 on Friday evening.
The 170th annual Trumbull County Fair will again include racing on Wednesday
night featuring the RUSH Late Models for $1,500 to-win and for the second
straight year the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds for $600 to-win.
Though these are Touring Series shows, Weekly Series points will also be
on the line for both divisions including Pace "Summer Chase" points for eligible
Late Model racers. "Futures Cup"
racers in both classes can also use Expo to add points to their tally.
It's been typical for the Late Model races to come right down to the wire with exciting finishes in front of the huge crowd in the covered grandstands. Past winners include Bobby Powell (2008), Russell King (2011 & 2013), Will Thomas III (2012), and Max Blair (2009-2010, 2014-2015). Meanwhile, last year's event for the Sportsman Modifieds not only marked the first ever race for them at Expo, but made history being the first ever Bicknell Tour event run with Greg Martin earning the top honors.
“Expo has always been a fun event for everyone,” stated RUSH Director Vicki
Emig. “It’s a great atmosphere with the fair going on and the fan support
is always great. We have to thank Bud Rogers and the rest of the fairboard
for continuing to allow us to bring our show to the Trumbull County Fair and
once again giving the Sportsman Modifieds the opportunity to also race at a
different venue.”
One of the most anticipated events of the season that many have been looking
forward to is on Friday when Ransomville hosts a Sweeney Late Model "Marquee"
Tour event paying $2,000 to-win. Not
only will this be a new stop for the Touring Series, but it'll mark the first
ever Crate Late Model race held at the historic speedway!
Though Ransomville will be a new venue, the RUSH Late Models have been
growing all around Ransomville with longtime weekly tracks Freedom and
Humberstone Speedways on Friday and Sunday nights and now Genesee Speedway
adding the class on Saturday nights.
Also, Merrittville Speedway has hosted a successful Sweeney Tour event each of
the past two seasons. Freedom has given
the RUSH Late Models the night off to compete in this event.
"It's an honor to be able to take our Series to Ransomville," said Emig.
"Ransomville contacted us last winter about bringing us in and we're
thankful Freedom was able to work with us to give them the night off.
It's great to expose our brand of racing to a new audience plus we have a
lot of New York racers that have moved into our class in recent years that
competed in other divisions that will be looking forward to returning to
Ransomville. There's a lot of
excitement for this event."
"We are very excited to host the RUSH Late Model Series," commented General
Manager Tana Robinson. "We are always looking to add something new and exciting
to our schedule - the RUSH Late Models Series will allow us to do just that.
Early interactions with the folks at RUSH along with positive feedback from some
of the Late Model drivers and our fans has been a plus. We look forward to
working with everyone at RUSH in 2016 and hopefully beyond."
Bryce Davis leads the Sweeney Late Model Tour points into this week's events at
Expo and Ransomville. Expo will be a
new track for the Hornell, New York driver, who enters Wednesday winner of two
straight events, which have propelled him into the point lead for the first time
ever. Davis along with third place
point man, John Waters, are the Series' only repeat winners to date as Matt
Latta, Mike Pegher, Jr., Rob Blair, and Andy Boozel have also been victorious.
Series regulars Jason and Brian Knowles, Will Thomas III, Dave Lyon, Eric
Wilson, Bruce Hordusky, Jr., and Alan Dellinger have all been fast throughout
the season and are hungry for their first win.
Meanwhile, rookie Sportsman Modified racer, Chas Wolbert, has taken the point
lead with three top three finishes after three Bicknell Tour events heading into
Wednesday at Expo. Wolbert will be
right at home on Wednesday as he lives in nearby Warren, Ohio and has a
four-point lead over Nick Ritchey, who won the last event at Lernerville.
Brian Schaffer is just four more points back in third, while there's a
three-way tie for fourth between Kyle Martell, Kole Holden, and Brandon Ritchey!
The Bobby Lake Motorsports "Shock the Clock & Beat the Heat" program will be in
effect for the Late Models at Ransomville with $100 going to the fastest
qualifier and $25 to-win each heat race.
The K&N “Cold Air Induction” Dash will be run for each class paying a
$100 K&N certificate to win, $50 K&N certificate for second with $25 cash for
third and fourth place. For the Late
Models at Ransomville, the dash will set the beginning rows of the line-up,
while at Expo it'll set the line-up for the first four positions outside of the
redraw cars for both classes.
For both classes, Precise Racing Products will award a $100 gift card for the
"Pedal Down" Hard Charger that passes the most cars in the feature.
The TBM Brakes “Tough Brake of the Night” will award three
bottles of Xtreme6 Racing Brake Fluid valued at approximately $45 along with a
certificate for a discount off any TBM Brakes purchase.
RUSH Officials will choose the "Maxima Performance" Award for a driver that
exhibits a performance worthy of such. The winners will receive a free case of
either Maxima Semi-Syn High Performance Racing Oil or Maxima Performance Racing
Oil of your choice. In addition, the winner will receive one can of SC-1
clear coat, one 16-oz bottle of Maxima Cool-Aide concentrate, one 32-oz quart of
Maxima PSF power steering fluid, and a Maxima t-shirt. The value of this
prize package is $170!
Also, CrateInsider.com will award a $25 gift certificate to the driver that
finishes last on the lead lap at the finish of each feature.
And for the Modifieds, Sherwood Racing Wheels "Man of Steel" award will
see a racer that bounced back from an earlier mishap earn a free wheel!
Expo Late Model Feature payoff :
1. $1,500 2. $800 3. $550
4. $410 5. $375 6. $340 7. $325 8. $295 9. $285
10. $280 11. $255 12. $250 13. $230 14. $225 15.
$200 16. $195 17. $190 18-24. $185.
Expo Late Model Non-Qualifier payoff: 1. $150
2. $125 3. $115 4. $110 5. $105 6. $100 7. $95
8. $90 9. $85 10-24. $80. Tow $75.
Expo Sportsman Modified
Feature Payoff:
1. $600 2. $400 3. $300 4. $250 5. $225 6. $200
7. $170 8. $165 9. $160 10. $150 11. $140 12. $135 13. $130 14. $125
15. $120 16. $115 17. $110 18-24. $100. Tow $50.
Ransomville Late Model Feature payoff:
1. $2,000 2. $1,000 3. $650 4.
$550 5. $470 6. $435 7. $410 8. $370 9. $340
10. $310 11. $280 12. $270 13. $260 14. $250 15. $240
16. $230 17. $220 18-24. $210.
Ransomville Late Model Non-Qualifier payoff:
1. $175 2. $150 3. $140 4. $135 5. $130 6. $125
7. $120 8. $115 9. $110 10-24. $105. Tow $100.
2016 Sweeney
Late Model Touring Series Points
(Adjusted on Marquee/Platinum; only Tour members receive points): 1. Bryce Davis
486 2. Mike Pegher, Jr. 484
3. John Waters 475 4. Jason
Knowles 455 5. Brian Knowles 447
6. Will Thomas III 446 7.
Dave Lyon 442 8. Eric Wilson 432
9. Bruce Hordusky, Jr. 411
10. Brian Swank 397 11. Alan
Dellinger 342 12. Tony White 318
13. Clinton Hersh 299 14.
Matt Latta 250 15. Randy Hall 175
16. Kyle Zimmerman 167 17.
Charlie Duncan 166 18. Dennis
Lunger, Jr. 161 19. W.L. Stile 149
20. Jared Kane 140 21. Josh Double
89 22. Mike Duritsky, Jr. 88
23. Damian Bidwell 83 24.
Mike Franklin 71.
2016 Bicknell
Sportsman Modified Touring Series Points
(only Tour members receive points): 1. Chas Wolbert 294
2. Nick Ritchey 290 3. Brian
Schaffer 286 4. Kyle Martell, Kole
Holden & Brandon Ritchey 271 7.
Jeremy Weaver 258 8. Tiffany Williams 255
9. Chelsie Kriegisch 254 10.
Steve Slater 249 11. Jessica
Kriegisch 238 12. Michael Sparks 233
13. Josh Seippel 232 14.
Justin Shea 174 15. Jerry Schaffer &
Will Schaffer 160 17. Jordan
Ehrenberg 154 18. Blaze Myers 80
19. Rocky Kugel & Preston Cope 78
21. Jacob Jordan 70.
There will be NO parts truck at Expo on Wednesday.
Drivers need to be prepared with fuel, tires, etc. ahead of time.
Late Model drivers should also be prepared with fuel and tires ahead of
time for Friday with Ransomville not being a weekly track.
Late Model drivers also note that the front row in the pits is reserved
for Modified racers.
You do not have to a member of RUSH to compete. No transponders will be
used at Expo. The red AMB
transponders are required at Ransomville.
RACEceivers are always mandatory. The entry fee is $75 for Late
Models and $25 for Sportsman Modifieds at Expo and $100 for Late Models at
Ransomville. Pits open at 3 p.m. on Wednesday with warm-ups slated for
5:30 followed by racing at 6. Pits
open at 5 p.m. on Friday with warm-ups scheduled for approximately 6:30 followed
by time trials. Pit passes are $20
on Wednesday at Expo and $30 on Friday at Ransomville or $25 for RUSH members.
Expo Speedway is a 5/8-mile dirt track located at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds just north of Route 305 on Hoagland-Blackstub Road in Bazetta Township, Cortland, Ohio. Pit access is Gate A right past the church. ATVs and golf carts must be kept in the pits and cannot go outside this area. For more information, check out www.trumbullcountyfair.com or call 330-637-6010.
Ransomville Speedway is a
3/8-mile dirt track located at 2315 Braley Road, Ransomville, NY 14131.
For information, check out their website at www.ransomvillespeedway.com, like
them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter @Ransomville.
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, Maxima Racing Oil, Jones Racing
Products, Alternative Power Sources, Precise Racing Products, ARbodies, TBM
Brakes, K&N Filters, Lincoln Electric, FK Rod Ends, Velocita-USA, Classic Ink
USA, Rocket Chassis, Bobby Lake Motorsports High Gear Speed Shop,
CrateInsider.com, B.R.A.K.E.S., 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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