A BEVY OF NEW HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL WINNERS INCLUDE JIM RASEY, JON LEE, RICH
MCNEAL, DEREK MAGEE, PAUL GRIGSBY & DAMIAN BIDWELL; BREAKOUT WEEKEND FOR KOLE
HOLDEN IN RUSH MODS WITH A PAIR OF VICTORIES
By Marcie Barlow
July 21, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
(Pulaski, PA)...First
time winners dominated the 2022 Hovis Auto and Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series
presented by Born2Run Lubricants action this past weekend as Jim Rasey, Jon Lee,
Rich McNeal, Derek Magee, Paul Grigsby and Damian Bidwell all visited victory
lane for the first time this season in their RUSH Late Models.
In addition, Kole Holden doubled up with his first RUSH Sportsman
Modified victories of the season including a career first in Flynn's Tire
Touring Series action.
Hovis Auto and Truck Supply RUSH Late Model action at Raceway 7 saw veteran Jay
Watson lead the first circuit of the 20-lap main event with Josh Ferry, Jim
Rasey, and Billy Henry, Jr. following. A
caution on lap three slowed the field, but Watson retained the top spot when the
action resumed. By the halfway point
of the main event Watson still led with
Rasey, Ferry, Henry, and Jonathan Stockdale battling for second through fifth.
Watson lost the handle and spun with two laps to go and Rasey inherited
the lead. The veteran Modified and
Super Late Model competitor went on to lead the final two circuits to capture
his first ever RUSH Late Model main event in his second year of driving for Jim
Wrightsman. Ferry came home in
second with Henry in third.
Stockdale and Gary Youngs completed the top five.
For Stockdale and Youngs, it was their first top five of the season.
Weekly RUSH Late Model action at Dog Hollow Speedway saw
Michael Duritsky, Jr. and newcomer Jon Lee lead
the field to the green. Lee was able
to take the lead with Duritsky in tow. The
duo pulled away from the pack while Tim Snare, Jr. and Colin Casale battled for
third. Duritsky kept Lee in sight through
two cautions but was unable to mount a pass for the lead.
Lee, a Super Late Model racer, held on to win in his first RUSH Late
Model start aboard his own #5L.
Duritsky, who leads the "Track Pack" was second.
First time West Virginia visitors Donnie Dotson and Ryan Hare accounted
for themselves nicely finishing third and fourth respectively.
R.J. Dallape was fifth.
RUSH Late Model action at The Hill Speedway on Friday saw Rich McNeal capture
his career first divisional victory over Mike Epler and Jared Keeney.
McNeal became the fourth different winner of the season at The Hill.
Derek Magee was another driver that captured his first victory of the 2022
season this past weekend. Magee
started on the pole and went on to lead the entire 20-lap distance of the
feature event at Delaware International Speedway on Friday night for the $1,000
win.
Trevor Collins, Matt Hill, Austin Hubbard, and Nick Davis completed the top
five.
Kyle Hardy visited victory lane at Potomac Speedway for the fourth time in six
tries this season in RUSH Late Model action on Friday night.
Hardy withstood the late race challenges of Megan Mann to pick up the
win. Mann settled for a season best
second with Joey Love finishing third.
Jeremy Pilkerton and Ed Pope, Jr. completed the top five.
On Saturday night, Paul Grigsby also visited victory lane for the first time in
2022 last weekend. Grigsby and Bill
Holmes lead the field to the green flag last Saturday at Genesee Speedway.
Grigsby took the lead and never looked back in the 25-lap main event.
Holmes held on for the runner-up spot with Jeremy Wonderling, Doug
Ricotta and David Pangrazio finishing third through fifth.
Damian Bidwell continued the parade of first-time winners as the Eldred, PA
driver was victorious at Stateline Speedway Saturday night.
Former E-Mod competitor Randy Hall led
the first several laps as
Rodney Houser, Scott Gurdak, and David Parker battled for second.
By lap four, Bidwell, who had started in sixth, moved into the third
position. By lap 10, Bidwell was
glued to Hall’s rear bumper and just one lap later the duo were side by side as
they crossed the start-finish line.
Bidwell wrestled the top spot from Hall on lap 12 and went
on to the win. Bidwell returned to
RUSH competition this summer after several seasons off.
Hovis National Weekly Series points leader, Jason Genco, got by Hall for
the second spot to also maintain the "Track Pack" point lead at Stateline.
Hall was third.
David Parker and Scott Gurdak completed the top five.
Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway held the Topless 25 for RUSH Late Model weekly
competitors on Saturday. Two
cautions slowed the initial start but when the green finally waved it was Daryl
Charler who would lead the four circuits, while Ben Policz methodically worked
his way into second. Charlier and
Policz waged a side-by-side battle with Charlier continuing to lead through lap
19. Policz took the top spot on lap
20 and went on to lead the final five laps to become just the second repeat
winner in 2022 RUSH Late Model action at the speedway joining Michael Norris.
The win was worth $1,500 for Policz.
Charlier had to settle for second.
Brandon Burgoon was a season best aboard Ken Chernik's #5x.
Cole Petrelle and Dan Lepro completed the
top five.
Brian “Pork Chop” Knowles led the entire distance of the RUSH Late Model main
event Saturday at Woodhull Raceway to score his fifth victory at the New York
oval this season. Steve LeBarron had
a solid run to finish second with Brett Marlatt, Austin Allen and Jason McGregor
rounding out the top five.
The Hovis Auto and Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified Series competed in two
events last week. The first was held
on Thursday, July 14 at Expo Speedway as part of the 175th Annual
Trumbull County Fair. Tiona, PA
resident Kole Holden led the entire distance of the 20-lap event to score his
first ever Flynn’s Tire Touring Series victory worth $800.
It was also Holden’s first victory of the 2022 season.
Ayden Cipriano, Tour points leader Garrett Krummert, Preston Cope and Rob
Kristyak rounded out the top five.
RUSH Modified competitors travelled the short distance north to Raceway 7 to
compete the next evening for a Wedge Motorsports "Route 7 Rumble" Series event,
but the result was the same. Holden
once again led the entire distance of the feature event to score the win by
1.415 seconds with Cipriano once again bringing home the second position.
Kristyak came in third followed by Ben Easler and Jacob Wolfe.
Holden continues to lead the Hovis Weekly Series standings.
The lone RUSH Pro Mod event of the weekend was held at Stateline Speedway.
Chad Carlson and Zain Harvey battled for the lead on laps one and two
before veteran Dennis Lunger, Jr., who started sixth, took over on lap three.
Another veteran, Al Brewer, got by Carlson for second on lap four but was
unable to wrestle the lead away from Lunger.
It was Lunger’s sixth victory in 2022 as he remains perfect at the New
York oval. Brewer would come home in
second. Harvey, who leads the
"Futures Cup" points was third over Carslon and Brian Mohawk.
Making just his second start of the season at Stateline, last year's "Futures
Cup" Champion, Mikael Beaver, was the winner in RUSH Stock Car action at
Stateline Speedway. It was Beaver's
third overall win of 2022.
Winners in RUSH Karting Series action at Stateline Speedway on Saturday
afternoon were Emmie Bush (Rookie), Ethan Arnone (JR-1), Trenton Curry (JR-2),
and Morgan Curry (Adult).
Weekly RUSH Late Model action was rained out at Skyline Raceway Motorsports
Park, Winchester, Bradford Speedway and Eriez Speedway.
RUSH Late Model drivers had the night off at Tyler County Speedway.
The Flynn's Tire Touring Series for both the RUSH Late Models and RUSH Sportsman
Modifieds will be at Lernerville Speedway on Friday night for the "RUSH Summer
Showcase, which will also include the RUSH Sprint Cars in an Equipment Rental
Options Weekly Series event. The
Flynn's Tire Touring Series for the Late Models then heads to Tyler County
Speedway on Saturday night for the first time ever.
Meanwhile, the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds will be at Pittsburgh's PA Motor
Speedway on Saturday night, while the RUSH Sprint Cars will return to Knox
Raceway on Sunday for another Equipment Rental Options Weekly Series event.
In addition, weekly RUSH Late Model action is on tap at The Hill Speedway,
Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway, Skyline Raceway, Stateline Speedway, Winchester
Speedway ($1,215 to-win), Eriez Speedway and Bradford Speedway for $2,500
to-win. RUSH Late Model competitors
have the weekend off at Raceway 7, Dog Hollow Speedway, Delaware International
Speedway, Genesee Speedway, Woodhull Raceway and Potomac Speedway.
The temperatures are heating up and so is the RUSH racing action so be sure to
add a little RUSH racing to your weekend plans.
The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together
with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Bilstein
Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, MSD
Performance, Holley Performance Products, 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, Sherwood Wheels, Alternative Power Sources, Precise Racing
Products, Lincoln Electric, Velocita-USA, Waterstone Mortgage Hermitage, Wedge
Motorsports, 3C Graphix, D&V Jewelers, DrumPreserve, CrateInsider.com,
Marthinsen & Salvitti Insurance Group and Terry Bowser Excavating.
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 Facebook page and
Twitter pages by searching for each individual RUSH Series.
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