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About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series showcases the talents of the top dirt late model drivers from across the country. In 2023, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 56 events across 16 states, including some of the biggest marquee events in the industry, providing dirt slinging, sideways, door-to-door racing action lap after lap. 

 The series receives national exposure through a television package streamed live via MAVTV on FloRacing, with select broadcasts on MAVTV Motorsports Network.  

 The in your face excitement of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is second to none in motorsports. For more information, including the latest news, tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.LucasDirt.com.

Ricky Thornton Jr. Goes Back-to-Back at Georgetown

GEORGETOWN, DE (April 26, 2024) – For the second consecutive year, Ricky Thornton Jr. was a man on a mission at Georgetown Speedway. The current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader won the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Race earning $19,049 on Friday night.

 

Thornton led all 49 laps to earn his fourth series win of 2024. Devin Moran finished second followed by Garrett Alberson, Jonathan Davenport, and Ross Robinson.

 

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 32nd time in his career, Thornton exclaimed he has taken a liking to Georgetown’s race track the last two years winning both times the series has appeared at the 3/8th’s mile. Moran tried to make it close when the two encountered traffic, but timely caution flags thwarted any ideas that Moran had to overhaul Thornton. Thornton’s winning margin at the finish was 1.679 seconds.

 

“I love coming here,” said Thornton. “I wish we were here more often. I don’t know, there is something about this place that fits me. I am not sure if we had the best car or not, I felt like when I got to traffic, I got slowed down quite a bit. The car was really good. We have a lot more work the next two nights, it’s definitely a good way to start the weekend. I moved up in three and four and I thought it’s hairy out here. My crew told me to get back to the bottom. My car was good after those restarts; the yellows came out at an opportune time for me when I got to traffic.”

 

Moran continued his surge in the series with his third straight Big River Steel Podium as he nailed down the runner-up spot at the checkers. “I felt like I could keep pace with Ricky. I don’t think I was any better than him. I was hoping to get in lapped traffic. I was wanting to be able to try it on the top of three and four, but Ricky and those guys are obviously always on it so congratulations to those guys. All-in-all it was a good run. I have a decent track record here at Georgetown. I love coming here to race.”

 

Alberson, who led several laps in this event a year ago rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. “I am not sure why I get around here so well. Growing up I didn’t think tracks like this would be my thing. I am just super proud of my guys. It was really fun. I was surprised how much speed you carry off in there. It didn’t look like it had the banking to be able to do that. Hats off to Ricky and Devin; it was a fun race.”

 

The winner’s Todd and Vickie Burns, SSI Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and is sponsored by Big River Steel, Hoker Trucking, Coltman Farms, Dyno One Inc., West Side Tractor Sales, Bilstein Shocks, EMD Wraps, and Sunoco Race Fuels.

 

Completing the top ten were Jimmy Owens, Tyler Erb, Tim McCreadie, Daulton Wilson, and Max Blair.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

The Melvin L. Joseph Memorial

Friday, April 26, 2024

Georgetown Speedway – Georgetown, DE


 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Hudson O’Neal | 17.817 seconds (overall)

Fast Time Group B: Devin Moran | 17.881 seconds


 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[1]; 3. 157-Mike Marlar[4]; 4. 18D-Daulton Wilson[3]; 5. 93F-Carson Ferguson[5]; 6. 0-Rick Eckert[7]; 7. 1Z-Logan Zarin[6]; 8. 32J-Shaun Jones[10]; 9. 17SS-Brenden Smith[8]; 10. 20F-Trever Feathers[9]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 1-Tim McCreadie[2]; 3. 111-Max Blair[4]; 4. 6K-Kyle Larson[3]; 5. 1T-Tyler Erb[6]; 6. 7T-Drake Troutman[10]; 7. 15K-Jensen Ford[7]; 8. 22-Gregg Satterlee[5]; 9. 55L-Donald Lingo Jr[8]; 10. 21-Chad Myers[9]


 

Earnhardt Technologies Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 20-Jimmy Owens[3]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 4. B5-Brandon Sheppard[5]; 5. 3-Brent Robinson[7]; 6. 36-Ross Chastain[8]; 7. 4S-Danny Snyder[9]; 8. 93-Cory Lawler[6]; 9. 6L-Jamie Lathroum[4]; 10. (DNS) 7D-Dave Troutman


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 7-Ross Robinson[1]; 2. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[2]; 3. 22*-Max McLaughlin[4]; 4. 24-Dylan Yoder[5]; 5. 2J-Justin Weaver[8]; 6. 66C-Matt Cosner[3]; 7. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 8. 17Z-Seth Zacharias[9]; 9. 99B-Boom Briggs[10]; 10. 11C-Trevor Collins[6]


 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1T-Tyler Erb[2]; 2. 93F-Carson Ferguson[1]; 3. 7T-Drake Troutman[4]; 4. 0-Rick Eckert[3]; 5. 1Z-Logan Zarin[5]; 6. 15K-Jensen Ford[6]; 7. 17SS-Brenden Smith[9]; 8. 21-Chad Myers[12]; 9. 32J-Shaun Jones[7]; 10. 55L-Donald Lingo Jr[10]; 11. 22-Gregg Satterlee[8]; 12. (DNS) 20F-Trever Feathers


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 2J-Justin Weaver[2]; 2. 66C-Matt Cosner[4]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[6]; 4. 3-Brent Robinson[1]; 5. 4S-Danny Snyder[5]; 6. 99B-Boom Briggs[10]; 7. 17Z-Seth Zacharias[8]; 8. 6L-Jamie Lathroum[9]; 9. 11C-Trevor Collins[12]; 10. 36-Ross Chastain[3]; 11. 93-Cory Lawler[7]; 12. (DNS) 7D-Dave Troutman


 

The Melvin L. Joseph Memorial Feature Finish (49 Laps):

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 40

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Lap Leaders: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 1-49)

Wieland Feature Winner: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Feature Winner: n/a

Brandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: n/a

Margin of Victory: 1.679 seconds 

Dave Warren Powersports Cautions: Brenden Smith (Lap 11); Drake Troutman (Lap 24); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 33); Kyle Larson (Lap 39); Mike Marlar (Lap 39 restart)

Series Provisionals: Boom Briggs; Brenden Smith

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Series Emergency Provisionals: Cory Lawler

Track Provisional: Rick Eckert

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran, Garrett Alberson

Penske Shocks Top 5: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran, Garrett Alberson, Jonathan Davenport, Ross Robinson

Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Rick Eckert (Advanced 14 Positions) 

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Tyler Erb

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Max McLaughlin

MD3 Most Laps Led: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (49 Laps) 

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Clay Harris 

Coltman Farms Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran (Lap 35  – 18.844 seconds) 

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Garrett Alberson

Miller Welders Hard Luck Award: Drake Troutman

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Anthony Burroughs (Ricky Thornton, Jr.)

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Devin Moran (17.562 seconds)

Time of Race: 31 minutes 41 seconds 


 

Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings:
 
 

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Sunoco Road to Wheatland Continues with Mid-Atlantic Triple Header

BATAVIA, Ohio (April 24, 2024) – The Sunoco Road to Wheatland continues through the Mid-Atlantic region beginning with the historic Georgetown Speedway in Delaware on Friday April 26. The series will then travel to Hagerstown Speedway in Maryland on Saturday April 27 and conclude the three-race weekend at Port Royal Speedway in Pennsylvania on Sunday April 28.

 

The Sunoco Road to Wheatland has been a long-standing incentive program that rewards drivers following the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The Sunoco Road to Wheatland program will pay bonuses to the top 15 drivers in the championship standings with perfect attendance at the Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway in May. The championship point leader will receive $2,500, with 2nd through 15th in the standings also receiving a bonus.

 

Today, Sunoco Race Fuels has expanded the reach of its racing fuels line around the world to include all types of professional motor sports and other activities where premium race fuels like DXP 116 make the difference. With its unsurpassed innovations and years of experience, it is easy to understand why more and more engine builders, racers, tracks, and sanctioning bodies choose Sunoco Race Fuels over all other racing gasoline combined. As the largest manufacturer of racing gasoline in the world, Sunoco has a 40-year track record of winning performances. To learn more about DXP 116 visit https://www.sunocoracefuels.com/fuels/fuel/dxp.

 

“We are very grateful for what Sunoco Race Fuels does to support the series and giving generously to the racers that support the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series,” stated Wayne Castleberry, Sales and Marketing for Lucas Oil Motorsports.

 

A tight points battle among the top five drivers shows Ricky Thornton Jr. atop the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship - presented by ARP standings, followed by Jonathan Davenport and Devin Moran. Hudson O’Neal and Mike Marlar. 

  

For the latest news, results, championship standings and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, please visit www.lucasdirt.com.

 

 

Mid-Atlantic Triple-Header on Deck for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

BATAVIA, Ohio (April 19, 2024) – The much-anticipated Mid-Atlantic swing is on the horizon, where the stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will journey to the northeastern region of the country for three events across three states, spanning from Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28. 

 

Each night will include a complete program of Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and their respective A-Mains. 

 

The weekend will get under way at the historic Georgetown Speedway for the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial, which will include a complete program for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, culminating in a 49-lap, $19,049 main event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.  

 

For the April 26 Melvin L. Joseph Memorial, pit gates open at 3:00PM ET. Grandstand gates unlock at 4:00PM ET with Hot Laps set for 6:30 PM ET. The Delmarva Chargers, Delaware Super Trucks, and Little Lincolns are also on the racing card. Tickets for the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial can be purchased at the gate on race day. 

 

Georgetown Speedway is a half-mile clay oval that produces high speeds and thrilling racing action. The facility has spacious grandstands, ample parking, a large, flat pit area, room for overnight camping and more. Georgetown Speedway is located at the intersection of Route 113 and Speedway Road in Georgetown, De. – a 40-minute drive from Ocean City, Md. To learn more, visit www.thegeorgetownspeedway.com.  

 

Hagerstown Speedway is where the action will take place on Saturday, April 27. The stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will join a strong contingent of regional standouts to tackle the half-mile oval for the annual Conococheague 50 in pursuit of the $15,000 top prize. The Semi Late Models will also be a part of the program as the support division. 

 

Hagerstown Speedway is located six miles west of Hagerstown, Md. On U.S. Route 40 (Old National Pike). The pit gate will open at 3:30PM ET with the general admission gate opening at 4:00PM ET. Hot laps will begin at 6:00PM ET to kick off the on-track action. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.lucasdirt.info/hagerstown or onsite the day of the event. For other information, visit www.hagerstownspeedway.com.  

 

The weekend will close out at Port Royal Speedway, better known as “The Speed Palace,” on Sunday, April 28. The Battle in The Borough, boasting a $10,000 top prize, will be highlighted by a 40-lap feature for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. In addition, the Limited Late Models will be chasing a $2,000 winner’s check. 

 

Port Royal Speedway is a half-mile oval located on the Juniata County Fairgrounds in Port Royal, Pa. The pits will close and be cleared at 2:30PM ET before re-opening at 3:00PM ET. General admission opens at 4:00PM ET with Hot Laps slated for 5:00PM ET. Tickets can be purchased at the gates on race day. To learn more about Port Royal Speedway, visit www.portroyalspeedway.com.    

 

Ricky Thornton Jr. is atop the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship - presented by ARP standings, followed by Jonathan Davenport and Devin Moran. Hudson O’Neal and Mike Marlar round out the top five in championship point standings. 

 

For the latest news, results, championship standings and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, please visit www.lucasdirt.com. 

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event Purses: 

Georgetown Speedway – April 26th                                          

1. $19,049, 2. $7,000, 3. $5,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,000, 6. $2,500, 7. $2,400, 8. $2,300, 9. $2,200, 10. $2,100, 11. $2,000, 12. $1,800, 13. $1,600, 14. $1,500, 15. $1,400, 16. $1,300, 17. $1,200, 18. $1,100, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000, 21. $1,000, 22. $1,000, 23. $1,000, 24. $1,000. = $67,449  

 

Hagerstown Speedway – April 27th                                          

1. $15,000, 2. $7,000, 3. $5,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,000, 6. $2,500, 7. $2,400, 8. $2,300, 9. $2,200, 10. $2,100, 11. $2,000, 12. $1,800, 13. $1,600, 14. $1,500, 15. $1,400, 16. $1,300, 17. $1,200, 18. $1,100, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000, 21. $1,000, 22. $1,000, 23. $1,000, 24. $1,000. = $63,400  

 

Port Royal Speedway – April 28th                                             

1. $10,000, 2. $5,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,700, 5. $2,500, 6. $2,300, 7. $2,200, 8. $2,100, 9. $2,050, 10. $2,000, 11. $1,600, 12. $1,400, 13. $1,200, 14. $1,000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17. $900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800, 24. $800. = $48,575  

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rules: 

Georgetown Speedway – April 26th 

Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3 

Right Rear - Hoosier (92) NLMT2, (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4 

 

Hagerstown Speedway – April 27th 

Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3 

Right Rear - Hoosier (92) NLMT2, (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4 

 

Port Royal Speedway – April 28th  

Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3 

Right Rear - Hoosier (92) NLMT2, (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4

 

 

Voting Open for Deatherage Opticians Most Popular Driver Contest

 

BATAVIA, Ohio (April 15, 2024) - The voting is now open for the Deatherage Opticians Most Popular Driver Contest. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Most Popular Driver Contest is based solely on the fan votes. The winner of the Deatherage Opticians Most Popular Driver award will be announced during the annual Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Awards Banquet in December.

 

The Deatherage Most Popular Driver will receive a $500 cash bonus and product certificate from Deatherage Opticians. Voting will continue through December 1, 2024. Fans can vote for their favorite driver by visiting https://www.lucasdirt.com/most-popular-driver.

 

To be eligible for the 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series – Deatherage Opticians Most Popular Driver Award, a driver must maintain 100% attendance on the tour. Fans may vote for one (1) eligible Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series driver per ballot submission. Voting is limited to one (1) vote per person.

 

Deatherage Opticians is a family-owned business for over 38 years founded by Terry Deatherage, now owned and run by his son Greg Deatherage. Greg is an avid dirt late model fan and has helped several dirt late model drivers with their personal eyewear. For all your eyewear needs visit www.deatherageopticians.com

 

For the latest news, results, championship standings and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, please visit www.lucasdirt.com.

 

About Deatherage Opticians

Deatherage Opticians in Wichita Falls, TX has been providing eyewear needs to customers since 1961. They offer an extensive selection of eyewear for men, women, and children as well as contact lenses and a complete line of accessories. Visit their website at www.deatherageopticians.com. Follow Deatherage Opticians on their social pages at https://www.facebook.com/deatherageoptical, https://twitter.com/deatherageopti1 and at https://www.instagram.com/deatherage_opticians/. Or call them directly with any questions or purchases at (940) 723-7241.

 

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Weekend Sweep In Wheatland: Davenport Wins $20K MLRA "Spring Nationals" Finale

Heath Lawson

Wheatland, MO (April 13, 2024) – Jonathan Davenport left no doubt on the opening weekend for the Lucas Oil MLRA, as he continued his dominance at the Lucas Oil Speedway in capturing Saturday nights 11th Annual MLRA “Spring Nationals” finale and its $20,000 payday.

 

Davenport capped a near perfect weekend for his Nutrien Ag Solutions Longhorn team, coming just shy of the weekend sweep of all events when Dustin Hodges topped Davenport and the rest of the 44-car field to score his first career My Race Pass overall “Fast Time Award” with a lap of 14.788 seconds.

 

The starting grid would find Hodges alongside of Davenport for the start of the sixty lap main event, with Davenport taking the early lead. The main event would go green for the first 25 circuits, with Davenport building up a lead of 4.801 seconds over Ricky Thornton Jr. and Mason Zeigler when the nights first caution waved on lap five as Chris Simpson stopped at the entrance of turn one.  

The green would wave over the field once again for another ten-lap stretch, until a spin for Matt Johnson on lap thirty five placed the field under the nights second caution. Garrett Alberson was on the move leading up to the caution, as he moved his Roberts Motorsports entry from 13th on the grid inside the top three in third position. 

 

The nights final caution waved just three laps later with 22 laps remaining as a multi car incident in turn three and four involving the likes of Trevor Gundaker, Hodges, Dillon McCowan, Cole Wells, & Dusty Leonard put the field under red. On the nights final re-start, the man on the move was 21st starting Mike Marlar who had now raced his way into fifth. 

 

For the second night in a row, Davenport controlled the restart and quickly put over a one second margin between himself and Thornton Jr. Thornton made an effort to chase him down on the restart, but it was to no avail for the second consecutive night, as Davenport cruised to the win by 4.237 seconds over Thornton Jr. Thornton Jr. nipped Alberson at the line for second, while Marlar completed his night in fourth, collecting the “Swift Springs Move Of The Race”. Mason Zeigler completed the top five after finishing in third the night prior.

“We were so good in that heat race, we was afraid to change anything,” noted Davenport of his win in heat race # 3—a victory of nearly 5.5 seconds over Thornton Jr. “I feel like we over adjusted last night, so we did finally make some changes there at the very end, I don’t know if it was the right one, but it sure made it a lot easier to drive.  I could maneuver very well and the car was just really good and I’m happy with it.”

 

For much of the race Davenport had to contend with lap traffic as his biggest threat for the victory. “I got into a pretty good rhythm there and the biggest thing I felt like won me the race was the lapped cars. I just tried not to get complacent and get behind one even if it was the wrong line. I tried to just keep my momentum up and try to pass them in the next corner. I knew those guys were right on me, Ricky has been really good, and Garrett was coming up through there, Mason was in and out of the top three there. I kept looking at the board, and ya the 157 keep crawling up the board, I was trying my best to put him a lap down there so he didn’t have a chance but congratulations to all those guys. We’ll definitely sleep good tonight," he concluded.

PODIUM FINISHERS: 3rd Garrett Alberson, 1st Jonathan Davenport, 2nd Ricky Thornton Jr. Photo Credit: Heath Lawson

Thornton Jr. had opportunities to chase down the Davenport, who for the second night captured the MD3 “Most Laps Led”, but in the end he was one spot shy. “The one yellow come out and I wanted to see how we compared, and he just drove off, so that’s why we’re here. I feel like we were a little better than the other night, but just not as good as we need to be. Hopefully when we come back for the Show-Me we’ll be a little better than tonight and don’t start so far back in a heat race, because that’s a big deal here.”

 

Alberson grabbed his first podium of the year with a sold night from deep in the field.

“I’m super excited, we started off kind of slow today. The track through us all for a curve ball, except for Davenport, he had it covered. It took us a while to get going there, we made some really good decisions before the race on our set up. That track was really fun, I kept thinking it was going to rubber here and there, but it kinda kept moving around and stayed slick and technical. We had a good race with Marlar there and got close to Ricky so I’m super excited about it,” he noted of his third place run.  

A quick turn-around awaits the Lucas Oil MLRA, as a three-night stand in the Hawkeye state awaits teams starting on Thursday night April 18th. The “Hawkeye Land 40” will mark the MLRA’s first ever visit to the Cedar County Raceway in Tipton, Iowa. The weekend will conclude with two consecutive nights of action on Friday and Saturday April 19th – 20th at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, IA. Friday nights “Prelude to the Slocum” will pay $5,000 to win, while Saturday nights 16th Annual “Slocum 50” will send the winner home with a $10,555 pay day.

Lucas Oil Speedway Contingencies 4/13/24

Lap Leaders – (1 - 60)

Cautions – 3


 

MyRacePass “Overall Fast Time Award" – Dustin Hodges (14.788 sec.)

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race – Cory Fostvedt

MD3 "Most Laps Led" – Davenport (40)

Swift Springs “Move of the Race” – Mike Marlar

Sunoco Race Fuel “Rookie of the Race” – Aaron Marrant

PEM Racing "4th Place Finisher" – Mike Marlar

Fluidyne: "5th Place Finisher: – Mason Zeigler

Hooker Harness "11th Place Finisher" – Rodney Sanders

Sunoco "Engine Builders Challenge" – Clements

Midwest Sheet Metal "Points Leader Spoiler Challenge" – Chad Simpson

MSD Performance Holley: “1st B-Main NON-Qualifier” – Brennon Willard

MD3 Last Place Finisher: – Garrett Smith

Arizona Sport Shirt A Main

60 Laps | 00:41:23.151

1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[2]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[13]; 4. 157-Mike Marlar[21]; 5. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[4]; 6. 25-Chad Simpson[7]; 7. 32S-Chris Simpson[20]; 8. 18D-Daulton Wilson[19]; 9. 49W-Justin Wells[3]; 10. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[9]; 11. 29-Rodney Sanders[15]; 12. 25J-Tony Jackson Jr[25]; 13. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[16]; 14. 36-Logan Martin[10]; 15. 8-Dillon McCowan[8]; 16. 76-Blair Nothdurft[14]; 17. 15D-Justin Duty[24]; 18. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[23]; 19. 1X-Matt Johnson[22]; 20. 11-Jeff Herzog[11]; 21. 78S-Steve Stultz[26]; 22. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[18]; 23. (DNF) 7W-Cole Wells[12]; 24. (DNF) 22H-Dustin Hodges[1]; 25. (DNF) 7D-Dusty Leonard[17]; 26. (DNF) 10S-Garrett Smith[5]

B1- FAST Shafts

12 Laps | 00:14:16.842

1. 7D-Dusty Leonard[1]; 2. 18D-Daulton Wilson[9]; 3. 157-Mike Marlar[11]; 4. 78S-Steve Stultz[2]; 5. 3W-Brennon Willard[6]; 6. 96-Dalton Imhoff[3]; 7. 44W-David Webster[12]; 8. 17T-Jeremy Tharp[14]; 9. (DNF) 15S-Clayton Stuckey[8]; 10. (DNF) 65-Jon Binning[10]; 11. (DNF) 11T-Trevor Gundaker[7]; 12. (DNF) USA1-Chris Hawkins[4]; 13. (DNF) 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[5]; 14. (DNS) 7B-Shayne Bailey

B2- Wieland

12 Laps | 00:13:33.548

1. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[3]; 2. 32S-Chris Simpson[4]; 3. 1X-Matt Johnson[1]; 4. 15D-Justin Duty[10]; 5. 93-Mason Oberkramer[8]; 6. 82-Jace Parmley[12]; 7. 1/4-Jaxon Ertel[5]; 8. 71-Jim Body[9]; 9. 26-Glen Powell[14]; 10. (DNF) 2-Tyler Stevens[6]; 11. (DNF) 50C-Kayden Clatt[11]; 12. (DNF) 17A-Austin Howes[13]; 13. (DNF) 25J-Tony Jackson Jr[2]; 14. (DNF) 67-Jimmy Vanzandt[7]

H1-Flo Sports

8 Laps | 00:04:10.098

1. 22H-Dustin Hodges[1]; 2. 10S-Garrett Smith[3]; 3. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[5]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 5. 7D-Dusty Leonard[2]; 6. 96-Dalton Imhoff[4]; 7. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[7]; 8. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[9]; 9. 18D-Daulton Wilson[8]; 10. 157-Mike Marlar[10]; 11. 7B-Shayne Bailey[11]

H2-Simpson Race Products

8 Laps | 00:02:41.120

1. 49W-Justin Wells[1]; 2. 25-Chad Simpson[2]; 3. 11-Jeff Herzog[4]; 4. 29-Rodney Sanders[3]; 5. 78S-Steve Stultz[5]; 6. USA1-Chris Hawkins[8]; 7. 3W-Brennon Willard[7]; 8. 15S-Clayton Stuckey[9]; 9. 65-Jon Binning[10]; 10. 44W-David Webster[6]; 11. (DNS) 17T-Jeremy Tharp

H3-Earnhardt Technologies

8 Laps | 00:02:34.775

1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[4]; 3. 36-Logan Martin[2]; 4. 76-Blair Nothdurft[5]; 5. 1X-Matt Johnson[8]; 6. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[7]; 7. 1/4-Jaxon Ertel[3]; 8. 67-Jimmy Vanzandt[6]; 9. 71-Jim Body[9]; 10. 50C-Kayden Clatt[11]; 11. (DNS) 17A-Austin Howes

H4- Lucas Oil

8 Laps | 00:04:33.070

1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1]; 2. 8-Dillon McCowan[4]; 3. 7W-Cole Wells[6]; 4. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[2]; 5. 25J-Tony Jackson Jr[7]; 6. 32S-Chris Simpson[3]; 7. 2-Tyler Stevens[5]; 8. 93-Mason Oberkramer[10]; 9. 15D-Justin Duty[9]; 10. 82-Jace Parmley[8]; 11. 26-Glen Powell[11]

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Davenport Continues Wheatland Dominance--Wins MLRA Spring Nationals Opener

  

Wheatland, MO (April 12, 2024) – On the heels of a 2023 campaign that found him in victory lane four times at the Lucas Oil Speedway, Jonathan Davenport picked up right where he left off, as he again visited victory lane on night # 1 of the 11th Annual MLRA “Spring Nationals” Presented by Arizona Sport Shirts. 

 

A total of 44 cars checked in to contend for the $7,000 weekend opener, with Davenport scoring the win in his respective heat race behind the wheel of a new Longhorn chassis, after he collected the nights MyRacePass “Fast Time” Award with a lap of 14.802 seconds. 

Heat one winner Garrett Smith led the field to the green for the 40 lapper alongside Davenport, but series officials deemed that Smith jumped the initial start prior to the Nutrien Ag Solutions start zone, resulting in him being set back one row for the restart. Davenport would take advantage and grab the early race lead. A total of three cautions slowed the pace during the opening nine laps all while Davenport was able to fend off all challengers. 

 

Smith quickly found himself back in the second spot, but locked in a heated side-by-side battle with Mason Zeigler. The field began to work lapped traffic by lap 24, and just one lap later disaster struck Smith, as he got high exciting turn four and made heavy contact with the wall resulting in damage to his XR1 Rocket Chassis that would end his night. The restart would set up a 15-lap dash to the finish with seventh starting Ricky Thornton Jr. now up to second.

JD would again move out to a comfortable lead only to see it slip away in the closing laps. With Thornton navigating the low line, he began to close ground on the leader as Davenport had to contend with heavy lapped traffic. In the end, Davenport went on to score his 13th career Lucas Oil MLRA late model feature and 11th all time at the Lucas Oil Speedway by 1.029 seconds. Thornton Jr., who won the season opener one year ago settled for second, with Ziegler finishing 3rd in his first start of the season. Garrett Alberson and two time series champion Tony Jackson Jr. rounded out the top five. 

 

“This place just fits me,” commented Davenport following the win. “It constantly changes and gives us all a curve ball for sure. It feels good to come back after that special win with SRX Series, that was definitely cool.”  


 

While Davenport has a perfect score on the night from start to finished, he noted that he wasn’t surprised to see Thornton applying pressure by the conclusion of the 40 lapper.

“You never know who is coming from behind. Ricky didn’t qualify very well, so I knew he would be coming up through there and there were several other cars that didn’t get a good qualifying lap in. That’s one thing about Wheatland, if you don’t like the race track just wait a minute because its going to change. It didn’t quite get as slick tonight as I thought it would, the top stayed there a whole lot longer than I thought it would. We really over tightened and probably shouldn’t have messed with it too much, but we thought we’d try a couple things with this new car and see how it would react.”

2nd Ricky Thornton Jr., 1st Jonathan Davenport, 3rd Mason Zeigler Photo Credit: Heath Lawson

Thornton echoed the sentiments of Davenport in saying, “Early in the night we were about a second off the pace of these guys, so we will see if we can get a little better early in the night and start a little further forward. I felt like as the track slowed down our car really came to us,” noted Thornton Jr.

 

“I was really good on the bottom, and actually I didn’t want that last yellow to come out Under yellow they moved all of the tires back out on us, so the bottom was kind of destroyed after that. Hopefully tomorrow if we knock the tires in a little bit, they will leave them in.”

 

Zigler started and stayed in the top three for the entire event for his first podium on the year. “I was just a little too tight to be maneuverable right there in the feature. But yeah, first night out feels really good. I think I have a general idea as to what we did that made us a little too snug to get down in the bottom when I needed to in traffic. I'm happy were here for two nights so we can give it another shot tomorrow.”

 

Saturday nights MLRA “Spring Nationals” Finale will feature a 60-lap showdown paying an event record $20,000 to the winner. Prior to the start of the finale MLRA officials and drivers will pay tribute to longtime series photographer and official Lloyd Collins who recently passed after a battle with cancer.

Lucas Oil Speedway Contingencies 4/12/24

Lap Leaders – Jonathan Davenport (1 - 40 )

Cautions – 4


 

MyRacePass “Overall Fast Time Award" – Jonathan Davenport (14.802 sec.)

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race – Cory Fostvedt

MD3 "Most Laps Led" – Jonathan Davenport (40)

Swift Springs “Move of the Race” – Justin Duty

Sunoco Race Fuel “Rookie of the Race” – Aaron Marrant

Hooker Harness "11th Place Finisher" – Jeff Herzog

PEM Racing "4th Place Finisher" – Garrett Alberson

Fluidyne: "5th Place Finisher: – Tony Jackson Jr.

Sunoco "Engine Builders Challenge" – Clements

Midwest Sheet Metal "Points Leader Spoiler Challenge" – Tony Jackson Jr.

MSD Performance Holley: “1st B-Main NON-Qualifier” – Daulton Wilson

MD3 Last Place Finisher: – Matt Johnson

Arizona Sport Shirt A Main

40 Laps | 00:34:00.841

1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[2]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[7]; 3. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[3]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[4]; 5. 25-Tony Jackson Jr[5]; 6. 25S-Chad Simpson[6]; 7. 157-Mike Marlar[15]; 8. 49W-Justin Wells[14]; 9. 15-Justin Duty[23]; 10. 32S-Chris Simpson[10]; 11. 11-Jeff Herzog[12]; 12. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[22]; 13. 36-Logan Martin[9]; 14. 7W-Cole Wells[21]; 15. 22H-Dustin Hodges[11]; 16. (DNF) 8-Dillon McCowan[8]; 17. (DNF) 29-Rodney Sanders[13]; 18. (DNF) 11G-Gordy Gundaker[20]; 19. (DNF) 10S-Garrett Smith[1]; 20. (DNF) 93-Mason Oberkramer[24]; 21. (DNF) 3W-Brennon Willard[25]; 22. (DNF) 1XM-Aaron Marrant[17]; 23. (DNF) 2-Tyler Stevens[18]; 24. (DNF) 7D-Dusty Leonard[19]; 25. (DNF) 1XMJ-Matt Johnson[16]

B1- FAST Shafts

12 Laps | 00:10:47.968

1. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[1]; 2. 7D-Dusty Leonard[5]; 3. 7W-Cole Wells[9]; 4. 3W-Brennon Willard[2]; 5. 18D-Daulton Wilson[11]; 6. 15-Justin Duty[7]; 7. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[4]; 8. 15S-Clayton Stuckey[6]; 9. 96-Dalton Imhoff[8]; 10. 65-Jon Binning[12]; 11. 93-Mason Oberkramer[10]; 12. USA1-Chris Hawkins[13]; 13. (DNF) 10-Jacob Magee[3]; 14. (DNS) 1A-Bryon Allison

B2- Wieland

12 Laps | 00:07:24.109

1. 2-Tyler Stevens[1]; 2. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[4]; 3. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[5]; 4. 76-Blair Nothdurft[7]; 5. 17A-Austin Howes[8]; 6. 82-Jace Parmley[3]; 7. 44W-David Webster[10]; 8. 17T-Jeremy Tharp[14]; 9. 1/4-Jaxon Ertel[2]; 10. 67-Jimmy Vanzandt[9]; 11. (DNF) 78S-Steve Stultz[6]; 12. (DNS) 28G-Jim Greenway; 13. (DNS) 46-Earl Pearson Jr; 14. (DNS) 26-Glen Powell

H1-Flo Sports

8 Laps | 00:05:20.376

1. 10S-Garrett Smith[1]; 2. 25-Tony Jackson Jr[4]; 3. 36-Logan Martin[5]; 4. 29-Rodney Sanders[6]; 5. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[10]; 6. 10-Jacob Magee[2]; 7. 7D-Dusty Leonard[3]; 8. 15-Justin Duty[8]; 9. 7W-Cole Wells[11]; 10. 18D-Daulton Wilson[7]; 11. USA1-Chris Hawkins[9]

H2-Simpson Race Products

8 Laps | 00:04:14.186

1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[3]; 3. 22H-Dustin Hodges[2]; 4. 157-Mike Marlar[8]; 5. 3W-Brennon Willard[4]; 6. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[10]; 7. 15S-Clayton Stuckey[7]; 8. 96-Dalton Imhoff[6]; 9. 93-Mason Oberkramer[9]; 10. 65-Jon Binning[11]; 11. (DNF) 1A-Bryon Allison[5]

H3-Earnhardt Technologies

8 Laps | 00:02:31.480

1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 25S-Chad Simpson[3]; 3. 32S-Chris Simpson[4]; 4. 49W-Justin Wells[2]; 5. 2-Tyler Stevens[5]; 6. 82-Jace Parmley[6]; 7. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[7]; 8. 76-Blair Nothdurft[9]; 9. 67-Jimmy Vanzandt[10]; 10. 26-Glen Powell[11]; 11. 28G-Jim Greenway[8]

H4- Lucas Oil

8 Laps | 00:06:47.430

1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 8-Dillon McCowan[2]; 3. 11-Jeff Herzog[3]; 4. 1XMJ-Matt Johnson[5]; 5. 1/4-Jaxon Ertel[4]; 6. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[9]; 7. 78S-Steve Stultz[6]; 8. 17A-Austin Howes[10]; 9. 44W-David Webster[7]; 10. (DNF) 46-Earl Pearson Jr[8]; 11. (DNF) 17T-Jeremy Tharp[11]

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Ozarks Weekend: MLRA Rolls Into Callaway Raceway & Lake Ozark Speedway

GS Stanek

For Immediate Release

Wheatland, Missouri (April 23, 2024) – The Lucas Oil MLRA will aim to get back on track this weekend as they close out the month of April with a pair of stops in the heart of Missouri’s Ozark County this Friday and Saturday.

 

For the first time in the 36-year history of the MLRA, the Callaway Raceway located just north of Jefferson City in the town of Fulton, Missouri, will open their doors to the touring series on Friday night April 26th. Just the third stop on the 2024 MLRA tour, Callaway has been described as a speedy ¼ mile semi-banked bull ring oval, known for producing great multi-groove racing. Friday night’s main event will pay $5,000 to win.

On Saturday April 27th, the MLRA will make its lone stop of the year at the Lake Ozark Speedway located just outside of Eldon, MO. The 4th Annual “Battle at the Beach” on the 1/3-mile venue will pay $7,000 to win and $700 to start. Chris Simpson and Chad Simpson split time in victory lane one year ago at the Lake Ozark Speedway in what was then a two-day event. Other MLRA winners from “The Lake” include the likes of Payton Looney, Jeff Taylor and 2019 MLRA Champion Will Vaught who has three Lake Ozark wins to his credit.

 

Chad Simpson will enter the weekend with the Midwest Sheet Metal spoiler affixed to his Longhorn Chassis, indicative of the series point leader. The four-time MLRA champion enters with a 25-point margin over Tony Jackson Jr. and Chris Simpson who are tied for second. Justin Duty will enter the weekend 70 points out of the top spot in fourth, while Gordy Gundaker completes the top five and is only 80 markers out of the championship lead.

Hodges Excited for Home Track Weekend

In just his second year following the Lucas Oil MLRA, Dustin Hodges has shown great promise in competing with the series top tier drivers. This weekend the Centralia, Missouri driver finally gets to go racing at a pair of tracks he considers home tracks. After finishing 10th in the series overall standings in 2023 and 4th in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Standings, he knew he wanted to take another shot at following the MLRA in 2024.

 

“We are a hundred times from where we were when we started the season last year to where we’re at now. Ultimately that’s why I decided to go ahead and try to make another go of it this year, knowing we finally know what we’re into now,” explained Hodges. “I’m about as confident as it gets with the car, so yeah I think we’re in a lot better position than we were last year at this time.” 

 

Hodges enters this weekend 9th in MLRA points, after the season opener at the Lucas Oil Speedway where he topped the 44-car field in capturing the MyRacePass "Overall Fast Time" on Saturday night and followed that up with his first ever MLRA heat race victory. Those small take-a-ways from the weekend have aided in building more confidence for his small race team.  


 

“Our car has been good when there is grip. We haven’t lacked it going all the way back to the Show-Me last year and then the last MLRA race at Wheatland at the end of last year. We’ve definitely had the speed when there’s grip, and were slowly getting it there when the track slows down, it’s just unfortunately taking me longer knowing it’s me at the wrenches trying to decide what changes to make to find a happy balance in the car.”

The driver of the Foundation Recovery Systems # 22 will be in the minority on Friday night when the series rolls into Callaway Raceway, as one of the few MLRA drivers to have ever raced at the Mid-Missouri bullring track. Hodges has multiple track championships at the venue, ranging from his days in the ULMA Late Model Series where he is a multi-time series champion, to his 2022 triumph in the USRA Modifieds where he collected six wins enroute to the title.

 

“I’m excited to do this weekend, not only is it the closest which helps with the diesel bill a little bit, but also from a standpoint of me being confident in a track and knowing a track. I’ve got about a million laps around that place, I can probably run it in my sleep,” he commented of Callaway Raceway. “When the surface is right and that track is right, I’ve yet to be at another quarter mile track that you can run three wide safely like you can at that joint.”

 

Over the past couple of seasons of following the MLRA Hodges has experienced numerous nights of being the new kid on the block with learning new tracks, and this time he notes it’s nice to be heading to familiar territory. “For me I feel like it helps me out going to a familiar place, and with the tracks in general this weekend I feel like it levels the playing field a bit. When we go to places like Davenport you know the (Chad & Chris) Simpsons and some other guys really know that place like I know Callaway. So, for us going to a place like Callaway or Farmington, you know I just feel like it levels the playing field a bit and helps me in that sense.”

 

“I’ve always been a late model guy, so I enjoy just getting to fulfill this dream of doing this, and I’d like to keep doing it as long as financially it can happen.  I think we’ve shown that we can definitely run with them, so as long as things will go our way and we can continue trying to find a little better balance when the track slows down, I think we can be there to play with them and contend,” concluded Hodges.

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Callaway Raceway: Fulton, MO-- Friday 4/26/24

Pit Gates: 2:00 PM, Grandstands 5:00 PM

Hot Laps: - 7:00 PM Racing to Follow

Admission: Adults $25, Seniors/Military $23, Youth (6 to 12) $10

Pit Passes: $45

Support Classes: B-Mods, Midwest Mods, POWRi Super Stocks

Facebook:  www.callaway-raceway.com

 

Lake Ozark Speedway: “Battle at the Beach”-- Saturday 4/27/24

Pit Gates: 1:00 PM, Grandstands 5:00 PM

Racing: Hot Laps - 6:30 PM, Racing to follow

Admission: Adults $30, Seniors/Military $28, Youth (6 to 12) $10

Pit Passes: $45

Support Classes: POWRi Midwest Mods, POWRi Super Stocks, POWRi B-Mods, & POWRi Hornets

Website: www.LakeOzarkSpeedway.net

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Iowa Bound: Lucas Oil MLRA set for "Hawkeye Land 40" & "Slocum 50" Weekend

Heath Lawson

Wheatland, Missouri (April,16 2024) – A short week awaits the drivers and race teams of the Lucas Oil MLRA, as the series makes a quick turn-around and heads north for three nights of racing in the Hawkeye state starting this Thursday April, 18th. The series is coming off a successful opening weekend at the Lucas Oil Speedway which saw Jonathan Davenport topping the field of 44 entries both nights.

 

A rare Thursday night date will get the triple header weekend underway on Thursday, when the MLRA teams up with Kay Promotions for the first annual “Hawkeye Land 40” at the Cedar County Raceway in Tipton, IA. The ¼ mile track rest on the grounds of the Cedar County Fairgrounds, which is just about 30 minutes northeast of Iowa City, IA.

 

This will mark the MLRA’s first ever visit to the semi banked dirt oval in the series storied 36-year history, with the night’s winner collecting a $5,000 pay day. The eastern Iowa facility has hosted a limited number of regional Late Model events in recent years, with the majority of those being under the former IMCA Derry Brothers sanction. Wheatland, Iowa’s Justin Kay was the dominating force in that era with five wins to his credit.  

The MLRA’s top two drivers from a season ago in Chad and Chris Simpson, have also experienced success in the past at Cedar County under the now defunct Corn Belt Clash Series. Chris scored wins in 2011 and 2012, while brother Chad collected the victory back in 2010.

 

For Chad Simpson, the 27-minute commute to the Cedar County Raceway from his Mount Vernon, IA race shop makes this a home race of sorts, much different than last weeks 6+ hour road trip to Lucas Oil Speedway. “It’s definitely close to home, so that’s a plus. This is probably the closest race track to my house, but probably the race track that I have raced the least at over the years. I’ve probably only race there two or maybe three times,” he noted of Cedar County Raceway.  

“It’s a fun little fairgrounds race track, and the Kay’s (K-Promotions) are putting it on with Al doing the track prep and stuff, and it seems like everything those guys seem to touch and put together race track wise, turns out to be pretty good. It should be a nice little quarter mile bull ring for us.”

 

As for what he expects of the racing, he comments, “It will usually have some pretty good speed early in the night, and it usually gets really wide,” he noted. “It’s kind of one of them tracks that’s got that top line that’s really really good, but it’s kind of on that edge of falling off the ledge too."

After Thursday night’s weekend kick off, action will head due south to the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa for two big nights of racing. Action will resume on Friday night April 19th with the $5,000 to win “Prelude To The Slocum”, Presented by Midwest Performance & Power. The weekend will then conclude on Saturday April 20th, when teams battle for the coveted #5 trophy and the $10,555 pay day in the 50 lap “Slocum 50”, Presented by Roederer’s Pit Stop.

The “Slocum 50” weekend has grown into one of the premier races on the MLRA schedule, even more so with its recent transition into a two-day event. This will mark the 16th annual edition of the Slocum 50 which was started to honor and remember the life of Late Model racer Brent Slocum who tragically lost his life at the facility in 2005 at the age of 28. The Brent Slocum Foundation now carries on the legacy of the former Late Model competitor, who competed primarily in IMCA Late Models at 34 Raceway and at the former Quincy Raceways (now Adams County Speedway) in Quincy, IL. Slocum accumulated numerous wins in his eleven-year career along with track championships and professional accolades.  


 

Shannon Babb scored his second career win in the Slocum 50 in 2023, joining four-time winner Bobby Pierce as the only two drivers who are multi-time winners of the event. Other recent winners from 2022 and 2021 include Dennis Erb Jr. and Jason Papich respectively. 

 

Defending, and now four-time MLRA champion Chad Simpson, will come into the weekend on top of the Midwest Sheet Metal Point Leader Challenge standings by virtue of his back-to-back 6th place finishes in this past weekend’s season opener. Tony Jackson Jr. and Chris Simpson are knotted up in second, each just 25 points out of the top spot. Oregon’s Justin Duty occupies the fourth spot, while Gordy Gundaker rounds out the top five.  

Cedar County Raceway: Tipton, IA: “Hawkeye Land 40” Thursday 4/18/24

Pit Gates: 3:00 PM, Grandstands 5:00 PM

Hot Laps: - 6:30 PM Racing to Follow

Admission: Adults $25, Kids (5 – 12yrs.) $10, Kids (4 & Under) FREE

Pit Passes: Adults $35, Kids (12 & Under) $20

Support Classes: IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/KayPromotions

 

34 Raceway: West Burlington, IA: “Prelude To The Slocum” Friday 4/19/24

Pit Gates: 4:00 PM, Grandstands 5:00 PM

Racing: Hot Laps - 6:15 PM, Racing 7:00 PM

Admission: Adults $25, Students (11-17) & Seniors 62+: $20, Kids 10 & Under: FREE

Support Classes: IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, & 305 Sprints-Winged

Website:  www.34Raceway.com

 

34 Raceway: West Burlington, IA: “16th Annual Slocum 50” Saturday 4/20/24

Pit Gates: 4:00 PM, Grandstands 5:00 PM

Racing: Hot Laps - 6:15 PM, Racing 7:00 PM

Admission: Adults $30, Students (11-17) & Seniors 62+: $25, Kids 10 & Under: FREE

Support Classes: IMCA Modifieds & IMCA Stock Cars

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MLRA Heads To Lucas Oil Speedway For 11th Annual "Spring Nationals"

Greg Stanek

Tuesday April 9th...A record purse for the 11th Annual MLRA "Spring Nationals" will await competitors this weekend, when the MLRA kicks off their 36th season of action at the Lucas Oil Speedway.

Wheatland, Missouri (April 9, 2024) – The Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) will kick off their 2024 season in record breaking fashion this weekend, when the series invades the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri for the 11th Annual MLRA “Spring Nationals” Presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.

 

Two complete nights of racing action awaits what is expected to be a star-studded field of racers, all competing for their share of the record purse which will exceed $90,000 in total for the two-day event. Drivers will have an opportunity to get dialed in on Thursday night April 11th with an open practice session at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks” from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM.

 

The first official green flag of the season will drop on Friday night April 12th with racers battling for a $7,000 top prize and the upper hand in being the first to secure the Midwest Sheet Metal Point Leader Spoiler for the season. Saturday night will feature the biggest pay out in MLRA Spring Nationals history, with the winner driving away with $20,000.  All drivers making the weekend finale on Saturday will earn a minimum of $1,000.

Prior to the start of Saturday nights “A” Main, race teams and officials will take part in a special on track ceremony honoring the life and contributions of long time MLRA series photographer and official Lloyd Collins, who recently passed following a brief battle with cancer. Collins was greatly respected and well known all around the pits from the racers and teams to his fellow photographers.  

One driver who is looking to get off to a quick start this weekend is the MLRA’s defending Sunoco Race Fuels “Rookie of the Year” winner Dillon McCowan of Urbana, MO. The now 20-year-old jumped onto the late model scene one year ago after a successful run in the USRA Modified ranks, where he snagged a pair of track championships at the Lucas Oil Speedway.


 

The driver of the Scott Bailey powered Longhorn has already competed just shy of twenty nights in 2024 following the early season “Speedweeks” tour and feels it has prepared him and made him better for the MLRA season ahead. “Starting the season off down in Florida I think helped us a lot, it kinda kick started our year. Hopefully we can take what we have learned from the races we ran already this year and carry that off into the MLRA season.”

 

“We are going to try and chase after the championship again this year and run the full season with the MLRA. Coming off last year we had a really great season. It could have went a little bit better, but we had a couple of really strong finishes and we were blessed with how good we did last year, so hopefully we can transition that off into this year.”

Dillon McCowan # 8 Photo Credit: Lloyd Collins FastTrack Photos

In 2023 McCowan parked his Sonic # 8 on the MLRA podium with third place finishes in two of the last three series events. More impressive for the rookie was his ability to contend with the best in the business in almost every event at the Lucas Oil Speedway, as he logged 5 top ten finishes in 7 starts, which included a 6th place finish in the Show-Me 100.

 

For the upcoming season, McCowan has also brought on board a new crew chief in Tony Rogers. “He said he was ready to get back into the late model business, so we are excited to have him with us. We have been around each other for a long time, you know the whole team has, and we thought it would be a really good fit to have him on board,” noted McCowan. Rogers spent numerous years turning wrenches for 2016 MLRA champion Jesse Stovall, and most recently worked in the modified ranks for Terry Phillips Racing.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regulars Ricky Thornton Jr. and Jonathan Davenport both made stops in MLRA victory lane one season ago during the Spring Nationals weekend. Now with a handful of nights of getting to race door to door with drivers of that caliber, McCowan is confident that added experience will begin to pay dividends for his team. 

 

“It’s crazy to get to go out there and run sometimes in the front with the best in the business, and the idols I’ve looked up to and wanted to race with for a long time. Getting out there and being with them and learning from them, you know just trying to pick up on the little things that they do that will get me going faster every time I’m out there.”

 

With this weekend being just the beginning of a long 25 race MLRA schedule for McCowan and his MLRA counterparts, it will be key for everyone to get off to a good start at a track that hosts ten points events in determining the season champion. “The last thing we want is to leave the home track having to play catch-up,” he noted. 

 

“Hopefully we can run upfront and carry that speed off into this year, and I think if we can have a good finish, we all will be really happy with that for sure. If you can have a good run and get out front it can really help to set up the whole season.”

Lucas Oil Speedway: Wheatland, MO (Practice Nite)--Thursday 4/11/24

Hot Lap/Practice - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Pit Passes: $30, Grandstand: FREE

Website: www.LucasOilSpeedway.com


 

Lucas Oil Speedway: Wheatland, MO (Race Day Info)--Friday 4/12/24

Pit Gates: 4:00 PM, Grandstands 5:00 PM

Racing: Hot Laps - 6:30 PM, Racing - 7:05 PM

Admission: Adults (13+) $25, Seniors (62+)/Military $22, Youth (6-12) $10, Kids (5 & Under) FREE, Family Pass $60, Pit Pass $40

Support Classes: POWRi Super Stocks, Legends, SMVR Show-Me Vintage Racers


 

Lucas Oil Speedway: Wheatland, MO (Race Day Info)--Saturday 4/13/24

Pit Gates: 4:00 PM, Grandstands 5:00 PM

Racing: Hot Laps - 6:30 PM, Racing - 7:05 PM

Admission: Adults (13+) $30, Seniors (62+)/Military $27, Youth (6-12) $10, Kids (5 & Under) FREE, Family Pass $70, Pit Pass $40

Support Classes: POWRi Super Stocks, & SMVR Show-Me Vintage Racers 

For all of the latest news and information, including the full 2024 schedule, fans are encouraged to visit the series website at www.MLRARacing.com.

**2024 MLRA WINNERS CIRCLE PROGRAM**

Once again in 2024 the MLRA will continue it's "Winners Circle Program" by awarding $200 in appearance money to the top (10) in points at each venue with perfect attendance, in addition to purse money earned. For full program details contact Series Director Ernie Leftwich.

For all of the latest news and information fans are encouraged to visit the series website:
Explore MLRARACING.COM

 

 

 

 

Washed Out: MLRA "Winter Meltdown" Cancelled at Tri-City Speedway

Pontoon Beach, Illinois (April 3, 2024) – For the second consecutive season, the Lucas Oil MLRA's season opening "Winter Meltdown" at the Tri-City Speedway has fallen victim to mother nature. Heavy storms rocked the Granite City, Illinois area late Monday and into Tuesday leaving behind in excess of 2" of rainfall and a waterlogged facility.


 

With saturated grounds and limited chances for drying weather heading into the weekend, track promotors Kevin and Tammy Gundaker were forced to make the difficult decision to cancel. "Looking out over the track this morning it's clear that there is no way we can put on a good show for the drivers and fans of the MLRA and Tri-City Speedway this weekend," commented Kevin Gundaker.


 

"Out of respect for the race teams, we just felt that making the early decision was the right thing to do in this situation. Being a racing family ourselves we know how expensive travel can be for the race teams, and this way it will allow drivers and fans alike a chance to make alternative racing plans for the upcoming weekend if they so choose."


 

"We look forward to having the MLRA back at Tri-City this fall for their annual Championship Weekend. It's always great being a part of crowning a champion, it's just unfortunate that we won't be able to jump start the season for MLRA this weekend," concluded Gundaker.

11TH ANNUAL MLRA "SPRING NATIONALS" UP NEXT--

The Lucas Oil MLRA will now look towards the 11th Annual MLRA "Spring Nationals" on April 12th - 13th at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. With a record purse on tap for the event, officials are expecting a strong contingent of regional MLRA teams and national touring competitors. A practice session will be help for all competitors on Thursday night April 11th from 6 - 9 pm to get the weekend started. Friday night will feature a $7,000 to win main event, before Saturday nights $20,000 to win weekend finale.


 

For additional details on the MLRA "Spring Nationals" be sure to visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com.

For all of the latest news and information, including the full 2024 schedule, fans are encouraged to visit the series website at www.MLRARacing.com.

**2024 MLRA WINNERS CIRCLE PROGRAM**

Once again in 2024 the MLRA will continue it's "Winners Circle Program" by awarding $200 in appearance money to the top (10) in points at each venue with perfect attendance, in addition to purse money earned. For full program details contact Series Director Ernie Leftwich.

For all of the latest news and information fans are encouraged to visit the series website:
Explore MLRARACING.COM

 

Tri-City Speedway "Winter Meltdown" Opens Season For Lucas Oil MLRA

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The Lucas Oil MLRA will hit the dirt for the first time in 2024 this weekend as the Tri-City Speedway plays host to the First Annual "Winter Meltdown".

Wheatland, Missouri (April 2, 2024) – The Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) is set to begin their 36th consecutive season of action with a double header this weekend at the Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois. The 1st Annual “Winter Meltdown” will serve as the opening round of an exciting 27 race schedule in 2024, before the series returns to Tri-City for the annual MLRA Championship weekend in October to close out the season.

 

The season opener will be comprised of two complete points paying events starting on Friday night April 5th, as drivers compete in a $5,000 to win main event that will also pay $500 to start. Action will resume on Saturday, April 6th when the stakes increase, paying the victor $7,000 for their efforts, while all qualifiers will be guaranteed $700 for starting the weekend finale. 

“There is no doubt that everyone has cabin fever, and they are ready to go racing,” commented Kevin Gundaker, whom along with wife Tammy and their family operate the 3/8-mile facility just east of St. Louis, MO. “Having the MLRA is a really good fit to be able to open our season with, I’m excited to have Ernie (Leftwich) and his group in here and excited to get 2024 going.”

 

Chad Simpson enters the 2024 season as the defending Lucas Oil MLRA Champion. In 2023 the Mount Vernon, Iowa driver scored his second consecutive series title, and fourth all time. Simpson’s four championships tie him for third best all time with Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Terry Phillips. Al Purkey’s seven titles and Alan Vaughn’s five continue to lead the way.

Simpson is expected to contend for the series title once again, behind the wheel of his Longhorn by Wells Chassis. He will also attempt to become just the second driver ever in series history to capture three consecutive championships, a feat accomplished only by Alan Vaughn from 2002 to 2004.

 

Drivers will get an opportunity to shake off the rust with an open practice session on Thursday night April 4th from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, which is something that Kevin Gundaker says is key for a lot of people. “As a driver you get to knock some rust off before you actually race. I know there are quite a few guys that also have new cars this year so it will give them a feel for that and an opportunity to try some different things without being in race mode. And for us on the track side, it gives us a feel for what the racetrack might need and what it's going to be like right out of the box.”

 

Both MLRA weekends at Tri-City Speedway fell victim to mother nature in 2023, but early forecast projections for this weekend’s season opener look to be dry and ideal for getting the early spring racing season kicked off. No single driver has yet to become a repeat winner during MLRA action at Tri-City, with nine different drivers having visited victory lane to date. Two-time MLRA series winner Logan Martin, along with 2023 Sunoco Race Fuel Rookie of the Year runner-up Trevor Gundaker, are the most recent winners, both sharing time in victory lane during the 2022 season finale weekend. 

 

Gundaker also noted that time trial qualifying is going to be critical as always for all the competitors looking to get a jump on the points season. “Qualifying is definitely important. I tell my sons the two most important laps you will make all night are the first two because everybody has such good equipment and the parity in racing today makes it hard to have to come from a little further back.”  

Tri-City Speedway: Pontoon Beach, IL (Practice Info)--Thursday 4/4/24

Pit Gates: 5:30 PM

Hot Laps/Practice - 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Pit Passes: Adults $30, Kids (6 – 12 yrs.) $15

Grandstand: FREE to Watch

Website:  www.tricityspeedway.net                   

 

Tri-City Speedway: Pontoon Beach, IL (Race Day Info)--Friday 4/5/24

Pit Gates: 2:00 PM, Grandstands 5:30 PM

Racing: Hot Laps - 6:30 PM, Racing 7:15 PM

Admission: Adults $25, Kids (12 & Under) FREE

Support Classes: MARS Modifieds- $1,000 to Win

 

Tri-City Speedway: Pontoon Beach, IL: (Race Day Info)--Saturday 4/6/24

Gates: 2:00 PM, Grandstands 5:30 PM

Racing: Hot Laps - 6:30 PM, Racing to follow

Admission: Adults $25, Kids (12 & Under) FREE

Support Classes: MARS Modifieds- $1,000 to Win

For all of the latest news and information, including the full 2024 schedule, fans are encouraged to visit the series website at www.MLRARacing.com.

**2024 MLRA WINNERS CIRCLE PROGRAM**

Once again in 2024 the MLRA will continue it's "Winners Circle Program" by awarding $200 in appearance money to the top (10) in points at each venue with perfect attendance, in addition to purse money earned. For full program details contact Series Director Ernie Leftwich.

For all of the latest news and information fans are encouraged to visit the series website:
Explore MLRARACING.COM
 

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TIM SHAFFER OUT-DUELS BROCK PINKEROUS & DAVE HESS JR FOR 2ND FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR VICTORY IN THE LAST 3 EVENTS AT PITTSBURGH; 47 HOVIS RUSH LATE MODELS FROM 7 STATES & CANADA TURN OUT FOR THE OPENER

By Mike Leone


 

(April 20, 2024) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Imperial, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series was finally able to kickoff the 2024 season on Saturday night at Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway after being flooded out the prior two Saturdays at Tyler County Speedway. The annual "Herb Scott Memorial" attracted an event record 47 cars from seven different states plus Ontario, Canada! It marked the first time in history that Pittsburgh opened the Touring season and was the third highest car count for an opener. The event was streamed live on The Cushion.

 

On September 29, 2023, National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Tim Shaffer scored a popular first career Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series victory at his home track of Pittsburgh in night one of the "Bill Hendren Memorial" for $4,000. On Saturday night, Shaffer out-dueled phenom Brock Pinkerous and Super Late Model great Dave Hess, Jr's charge from 21st amongst the star-studded field for the victory in the $4,000 "Herb Scott Memorial". Shaffer also collected a spoiler kit from Ontime Body & Graphic, $100 Sunoco fuel card, Precise Racing Products 5-Gallon Race Jug, and a three-pack of premium Heritage Wine Cellars products.

 

"Boy I earned that one huh," expressed the 56-year-old Aliquippa, Pa. great. "These wins just keep getting better and better. Herb Scott won a lot of features and I have a long way to go to catch him, but my career went on the road and it became hard to win races. It's kind of back home racing now for me and it's a lot of fun. These are great racers to race with. We race each other hard and makes it a lot of fun when you can trust people around you. You have a great group of guys that race this Serie; everyone has respect for one another and that means a lot to me. I was really good early on the bottom, but I got loose and began to slip. My car actually got better to run the top so that's why I went up there." 

 

Following his Sunoco Dash victory, Shaffer bolted into the lead at the start of the 30-lap feature, while Pinkerous went fourth to second with Jared Miley, Brandon Burgoon, and Daryl Charlier in tow. Kyle Lukon moved into the top five on lap two dropping Charlier back a spot. Pinkerous pulled alongside of Shaffer for the lead for the first time on lap seven, but Shaffer was able to maintain control of the top spot. Burgoon slipped under Miley for third on lap eight as the top five began to distance themselves from the field. Pinkerous put a slider on Shaffer on lap 14 to take over the lead. 

 

Burgoon, who was the 2023 City Chevrolet Track Pack Champion at Pittsburgh, had his night come to an end early when he got into the fence with 15 laps completed. That moved Lukon into third over Miley and Cody Dawson. All eyes began to focus on Hess, who was making his way through the talent-laden field. Hess cracked the top five on the restart on lap 16 then took over fourth from Miley on lap 17 before Miley slowed to bring out the caution with 17 laps completed.

 

Shaffer was able to regain the lead when racing resumed on lap 18, while Hess and Logan Roberson were also able to pass Pinkerous for second and third before issues for Charlier brought out the final caution of the event before the final 12 laps went green-to-checkered. After a bad restart, Pinkerous charged forward getting by Roberson then him and Hess put on a tremendous battle swapping second back and forth from laps 22-24 before Pinkerous got by for good.

 

Shaffer had a half-straightaway lead when he caught lapped traffic on lap 27. The 2010 Knoxville Nationals winner wasn't fazed as he crossed the finish line first by 0.991 seconds in his Greater Pitt Auto Body/Kendrew's Lounge/Chambers Embroidery-sponsored #45. Shaffer celebrated his sixth career RUSH Late Model win at Pittsburgh in the Landrum Performance Springs Victory Lane.

 

"To race six or seven times a year and have as good of a team as I have is very hard to have," explained Shaffer.  "I'm very fortunate enough to have them. I'm finally learning how to drive these things and set them up. It gets fun when you're able to win on top of it and especially here at home. We'll keep plugging away. I'm not sure how many I'll be able to run this year, but I'm going to try and be as competitive as I can be."

 

Pinkerous matched his career best finish from Bradford Speedway on May 28, 2023 with another runner-up, but this one was worth $2,000. "We raced Tim Shaffer, Dave Hess, and all the boys up front really good," stated the Ellenville, NY driver. "Tim messed up going into (turns) one and two and we raced door-to-door and was lucky enough to get by him. I chose the outside on that one restart and just blew it over my head, about hit the wall, and fell back to fourth or fifth. I had a good recovery and raced hard with Dave. Congrats to Tim on the win. He's really good at this track. Him and Dave are legends around this area. It's really cool to battle with them; they raced me clean and I raced them clean. Even though we didn't win tonight, this is for my uncle tonight who passed away about a month ago. I hope he's watching over us tonight, and I really love you uncle Chris."

 

Hess made his first ever RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series start at Eriez Speedway on August 27, 2023 and finished fifth driving for John Lacki. On Saturday, Hess debuted a new ride for Alex Anderson and came home third for $1,000. Hess also earned the $50 Precise Racing Products "Pedal Down" Hard Charger gift card for advancing 18 positions.

 

"We were really good on those restarts," explained the 39-year-old Waterford, Pa. driver. "A little tweak to the car and maybe a gear change and we could have had something for the leaders. Once those two (Shaffer and Pinkerous) got rolling, they were a little better than I was. I think Brock had the car to beat; not sure what happened on that one restart. Once he got back by me he put a straightaway on me. He's pretty impressive for a young man and is definitely going to be one to watch out for. The way this night started I never thought in a million years I would be standing here on the podium- that's a hell of a bounce back. For the first night out in this car I think we're going to have a good piece. Thank you to Alex Anderson, my sponsors, the fans for sticking this out, and Pittsburgh for getting us on the race track."

 

After a violet flip in night one of the "Bill Hendren Memorial" at Pittsburgh that ended his 2023 season, Lukon returned to the seat and had a solid fourth place. Roberson, the 2022 Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series Champion, went 19th to 5th. 

 

Joe Martin, who has finished runner-up in points each of the last four seasons, rebounded from a disappointing qualifying effort to make the feature then raced from 16th to 6th on his birthday. Cody Dawson was seventh. Four-time and defending Series Champion, Jeremy Wonderling, advanced two spots to finish eighth. After bringing out the caution with 18 laps completed, Charlier charged back through the field in the last 12 laps to finish ninth. Justin Chance brought home the second Phil Lukon #184 entry in 10th. 

 

Kyle Zimmerman led all 10 caution-free laps of the D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier. The 41-year-old Albion, Pa. veteran earned $200 aboard the Kuhnle Brothers/Sunnyside Farm Transit/Doc Howard's Distillery-sponsored Jonathan Stockdale-owned #31 as he became the amazing 75th different winner in 91 non-qualifier races run all-time. Zimmerman also received a $50 certificate from Holley Performance Group for being the first feature non-qualifier. Zach Gunn stayed with Zimmerman the entire duration, but the PPMS regular had to settle for second. Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. was third over Tour regular Austin Hauser. Hobby Stock graduate, Matt Benard, completed the top five in his first ever RUSH Late Model race.

 

Brandon Burgoon set fast time overall against the 47-car field in FK Rod Ends "Shock the Clock" Qualifying with a lap of 18.889 to earn $100. Picking up $25 FK Rod Ends heat race wins were Burgoon, Miley, Shaffer, Lukon, Charlier, and Pinkerous. The trio of last chance B mains were won by Roberson, Chance, and Hess.    

 

Shaffer won the Sunoco Dash for a $100 Sunoco fuel card; also winning $100 Sunoco fuel cards were Jeremy Wonderling and Hauser, while the $50 fuel cards were won by Brad Mesler, Michael Reft, Ben Easler, and Jacob Billyk, Jr. Speaking of Mesler, the 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year candidate had a rough start to his season with a violet end over end flip during his heat race in his first ever Pittsburgh start. He was okay.

 

The Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will return to action on Saturday, May 4 with the season's only appearance at Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Virginia for a $5,000 to-win event. 

 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model "Herb Scott Memorial" Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series Race #1 (30 laps, $4,000 to-win): 1. TIM SHAFFER (45) 2. Brock Pinkerous (555) 3. Dave Hess, Jr. (Anderson 44) 4. Kyle Lukon (184) 5. Logan Roberson (17) 6. Joe Martin (Snyder 10s) 7. Cody Dawson (36) 8. Jeremy Wonderling (3J) 9. Daryl Charlier (Dobnak 42) 10. Justin Chance (Lukon 184C) 11. Jim Rasey (Wrightsman 21J) 12. Cole Petrelle (184) 13. Tom Klein (77) 14. Charlie Sandercock (57) 15. Colby Beighey (36) 16. Mike Wonderling (18) 17. Ryan Hare (29) 18. Brian Huchko (60H) 19. Michael Reft (9R) 20. Zach Kane (25) 21. Kassidy Kamicker (72B) 22. Jared Miley (Deller 75) 23. Brandon Burgoon (Chernik/Bentz 60) 24. A.J. Miller (14AJ) 25. Jacob Gunn (14G). (Note: Mike Wonderling took a Tour provisional.)

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier (10 laps, $200 to-win): 1. Kyle Zimmerman (Stockdale 31) 2. Zach Gunn (17G) 3. Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. (8s) 4. Austin Hauser (51) 5. Matt Benard (15) 6. Ben Easler (02) 7. Jacob Billyk, Jr. (4JR) 8. Brian McDonald (151KB) 9. Zach Herring (15) 10. Michael Stephens (38). DNS: Dan Angelicchio (14), Frank Magill IV (05), Austin Allen (32), Scott Stein (09), Zack Carley (2), Lincoln Smith (31), Cody Koteles (Chernik 5x), Damian Bidwell (1/2-Pint), Mike Laughard (38L), Brodie Oravetz (91B), Brad Mesler (Sturdevant 87s), Ashton Briggs (11a).

 

Car Count: 47

Feature Margin of Victory: 0.991 seconds

Feature Lap Leaders: Tim Shaffer (1-13, 17-30) & Brock Pinkerous (14-16)

Ontime Body & Graphic “Spoiler Alert” Spoiler Kit: Tim Shaffer

Heritage Wine Cellars 3-Pack of Premium Products: Tim Shaffer, Brock Pinkerous, Dave Hess, Jr.

Holley Performance Group “Nosed Out”: Kyle Zimmerman

Landrum Performance Springs BOGO Certificates: Charlie Sandercock, Mike Laughard, Jim Rasey, Ashton Briggs, Kyle Zimmerman

Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger: Dave Hess, Jr. (+18)

Precise Racing Products 5-Gallon Race Jug: Tim Shaffer

Sunoco Fuel Card Winners: Jeremy Wonderling ($100), Austin Hauser ($100), Brad Mesler ($50), Michael Reft ($50), Ben Easler ($50), Jacob Billyk, Jr. ($50)

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Flight A Qualifying (Track record 18.332 by Michael Norris on 9/29/23)  ($100 for fast time): 1. 60-Brandon Burgoon, 00:18.889[17]; 2. 75-Jared Miley, 00:19.107[20]; 3. 09-Scott Stein, 00:19.209[18]; 4. 184C-Justin Chance, 00:19.247[3]; 5. 25-Zachary Kane, 00:19.278[6]; 6. 45-Tim Shaffer, 00:19.315[7]; 7. 36-Cody Dawson, 00:19.369[10]; 8. 60H-Brian Huchko, 00:19.387[1]; 9. 57-Charlie Sandercock, 00:19.472[8]; 10. 38L-Mike Laughard, 00:19.492[21]; 11. 36B-Colby Beighey, 00:19.530[22]; 12. 29-Ryan Hare, 00:19.554[14]; 13. 1/2PT-Damian Bidwell, 00:19.701[12]; 14. 8S-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr, 00:19.711[2]; 15. 184P-Cole Petrelle, 00:19.825[11]; 16. 51-Austin Hauser, 00:19.851[4]; 17. 15B-Matthew Benard, 00:19.866[13]; 18. 87S-Brad Mesler, 00:19.888[19]; 19. 17R-Logan Roberson, 00:20.058[9]; 20. 18-Mike Wonderling, 00:20.186[23]; 21. 5X-Cody Koteles, 00:20.425[24]; 22. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr, 00:20.621[5]; 23. 151KB-Brian McDonald, 00:21.268[15]; 24. 05-Frank Magill DSQ [16].

 

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Flight B Qualifying (Track record 18.332 by Michael Norris on 9/29/23): 1. 14AJ-AJ Miller, 00:19.253[3]; 2. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling, 00:19.310[15]; 3. 555-Brock Pinkerous, 00:19.363[16]; 4. 2C-Zack Carley, 00:19.374[9]; 5. 42-Daryl Charlier, 00:19.377[14]; 6. 72B-Kassidy Kamicker, 00:19.389[17]; 7. 184-Kyle Lukon, 00:19.428[19]; 8. 38-Michael Stephens, 00:19.444[13]; 9. 32A-Austin Allen, 00:19.447[11]; 10. 77-Tom Klein, 00:19.637[2]; 11. 21J-Jim Rasey, 00:19.665[6]; 12. 14G-Jake Gunn, 00:19.787[4]; 13. 9R-Mike Reft, 00:19.793[5]; 14. 10S-Joe Martin, 00:19.813[23]; 15. 31S-Lincoln Smith, 00:19.947[8]; 16. 15Z-Zachary Herring, 00:20.151[21]; 17. 14A-Dan Angelicchio, 00:20.277[22]; 18. 44-Dave Hess Jr, 00:20.285[1]; 19. 17G-Zach Gunn, 00:20.413[10]; 20. 91B-Brodie Oravetz, 00:20.615[20]; 21. 02-Benjamin Easler, 00:20.729[7]; 22. 31-Kyle Zimmerman, 00:21.649[18]; 23. 11A-Ashton Briggs, 00:21.965[12].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 1 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 60-Brandon Burgoon[1]; 2. 36-Cody Dawson[3]; 3. 184C-Justin Chance[2]; 4. 1/2PT-Damian Bidwell[5]; 5. 17R-Logan Roberson[7]; 6. 51-Austin Hauser[6]; 7. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr[8]; 8. 38L-Mike Laughard[4].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 2 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 75-Jared Miley[1]; 2. 25-Zachary Kane[2]; 3. 36B-Colby Beighey[4]; 4. 60H-Brian Huchko[3]; 5. 8S-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr[5]; 6. 18-Mike Wonderling[7]; 7. 15B-Matthew Benard[6]; 8. 151KB-Brian McDonald[8].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 3 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 45-Tim Shaffer[2]; 2. 57-Charlie Sandercock[3]; 3. 29-Ryan Hare[4]; 4. 184P-Cole Petrelle[5]; 5. 5X-Cody Koteles[7]; 6. 09-Scott Stein[1]; 7. 05-Frank Magill[8]; 8. 87S-Brad Mesler[6].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 4 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 184-Kyle Lukon[3]; 2. 14AJ-AJ Miller[1]; 3. 9R-Mike Reft[5]; 4. 77-Tom Klein[4]; 5. 2C-Zack Carley[2]; 6. 31-Kyle Zimmerman[8]; 7. 17G-Zach Gunn[7]; 8. 15Z-Zachary Herring[6].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 5 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 42-Daryl Charlier[2]; 2. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[1]; 3. 10S-Joe Martin[5]; 4. 21J-Jim Rasey[4]; 5. 14A-Dan Angelicchio[6]; 6. 38-Michael Stephens[3]; 7. 91B-Brodie Oravetz[7]; DNS: 11A-Ashton Briggs.

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 6 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 555-Brock Pinkerous[1]; 2. 14G-Jake Gunn[4]; 3. 72B-Kassidy Kamicker[2]; 4. 44-Dave Hess Jr[6]; 5. 32A-Austin Allen[3]; 6. 31S-Lincoln Smith[5]; 7. 02-Benjamin Easler[7].

 

Last Chance B Main 1 (10 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 17R-Logan Roberson[3]; 2. 60H-Brian Huchko[2]; 3. 31-Kyle Zimmerman[6]; 4. 8S-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr[4]; 5. 51-Austin Hauser[5]; 6. 15B-Matthew Benard[9]; 7. 151KB-Brian McDonald[11]; 8. 1/2PT-Damian Bidwell[1]; 9. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr[8]; 10. 18-Mike Wonderling[7]; DNS: 38L-Mike Laughard.

 

Last Chance B Main 2 (10 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 184P-Cole Petrelle[1]; 2. 77-Tom Klein[2]; 3. 17G-Zach Gunn[7]; 4. 05-Frank Magill[6]; 5. 09-Scott Stein[5]; 6. 2C-Zack Carley[4]; 7. 5X-Cody Koteles[3]; 8. 15Z-Zachary Herring[9]; DNS: 87S-Brad Mesler.

 

Last Chance B Main 3 (10 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 44-Dave Hess Jr[2]; 2. 21J-Jim Rasey[1]; 3. 14A-Dan Angelicchio[3]; 4. 32A-Austin Allen[4]; 5. 02-Benjamin Easler[8]; 6. 31S-Lincoln Smith[6]; DNS: 38-Michael Stephens, 91B-Brodie Oravetz, 11A-Ashton Briggs.

 

Sunoco Dash (6 laps, $100 Sunoco fuel card to win): 1. 45-Tim Shaffer[2]; 2. 60-Brandon Burgoon[3]; 3. 75-Jared Miley[4]; 4. 555-Brock Pinkerous[6]; 5. 184-Kyle Lukon[5]; 6. 42-Daryl Charlier[1].

  
 

STAR-STUDDED FIELD OF HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL RACERS SET TO CONVENE AT PITTSBURGH SATURDAY FOR $4000 TO-WIN "HERB SCOTT MEMORIAL" AS THE RICHEST SEASON IN FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOURING SERIES HISTORY IS SET TO BEGIN

By Mike Leone


 

(April 17, 2024) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Middlebourne, WV)...After being flooded out two straight weeks at Tyler County Speedway, the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will try again this Saturday (April 20) to kick-off its richest season in Series history; however, this time at Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway. The largest group of Tour regulars are primed to chase more than $76,000 in point fund monies including a record $20,000 to the champion, $5,000 for the Landrum Performance Springs "Loyalty Bonus", and $3,000 to the 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year. Warmups are slated for 6:00 p.m. on Saturday night followed by qualifying and racing. The event will be streamed live on The Cushion. The rain date is April 27. 

 

Saturday night will not only be the first event part of the City Chevrolet Weekly Series at Pittsburgh, but will be the first of four appearances this season by the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour at "Dirt's Monster Half-Mile". Saturday will be the running of the annual "Herb Scott Memorial".  The "Jook George Steel City Classic" will take place on July 27 (rain date August 3) and the "Bill Hendren Memorial" on October 4-5 are also on the Tour's 2024 schedule at PPMS. 

 

Herb Scott was one of the most well-known and respected driver who ever raced in western Pa. His side-by-side battles with Joe Mihalic were nothing short of legendary.  Ten times during his hall of fame career, Scott won the track championship at Heidelberg (1956-1960, 1962-1965, and 1967).  His first win came in his first year of racing at New Kensington Speedway in 1948.  His 500th win came at Lernerville Speedway, and his final feature win came at Schmucker’s Speedway in September of 1979.  He would go on to win a total of 520 career features! 


 

"We're looking forward to Pittsburgh on Saturday and continuing  our relationship with new owner Blair Cress, Jr. who took over the track during last season," expressed RUSH Director Vicki Emig.  "No track has hosted more RUSH Late Model Tour shows than Pittsburgh and they once again lead the way with four events in 2024. It's a great honor to have Herb Scott's memorial event as a RUSH Tour event with this year's event the richest in history. In fact, all four of Pittsburgh's events will pay a minimum of $4,000 to-win! Add in a record setting Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series point fund and the richest slate of events in our history brings so much excitement for the upcoming season."


 

There have been 28 RUSH Tour events completed all-time at Pittsburgh with 16 different winners. Track standouts Kyle Lukon and Michael Norris each have five victories over three-time winner, Ryan Montgomery. The only other repeat winners are track regular Daryl Charlier along with Jeremy Wonderling. Single wins go to Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr., Colton Flinner, John Mollick, Mike Pegher, Jr., Jacob Hawkins, Garret Paugh, Levi Crowl, Kyle Hardy, Logan Roberson, and most recently Tim Shaffer and Joe Martin, who picked up big wins at the 2023 "Bill Hendren Memorial".


 

Fresh off his fourth title in six years, Jeremy Wonderling leads the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour to Pittsburgh on Saturday night. Three of those titles for Wonderling were worth $5,000, while the Wellsville, NY standout earned $15,000 for his 2023 title. Wonderling now sets his sights on a fifth title with a record $20,000 up for grabs. Wonderling has won two of three Tour events run all-time at Tyler County including the 2022 event, which was the first ever Tour show in the state of West Virginia. Wonderling is hoping to park the #3J in the Landrum Performance Springs Victory Lane on Saturday night and add to his 22 career Tour victories.


 

Joe Martin has finished in the runner-up points position each of the past four seasons and is looking to get over the hump in 2024. Mike Wonderling, Jeremy's oldest brother, returns to the Tour for the second straight year hoping to improve on his third place in standings and capture his first career Tour win. Other returning Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring drivers include 14-year-old phenom Brock Pinkerous, Cody Dawson, Ashton Briggs, Jim Rasey, and Austin Hauser.


 

New to the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour full-time in 2024 and will be chasing after the $3,000 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year award are Jared Miley, Kyle Zimmerman, Damian Bidwell, Brad Mesler, Zack Carley, Austin Allen, and Ben Easler. Super Late Model and UMP Modified standout Dave Hess, Jr. is expected to be in competition on Saturday night as well as New York's A.J. Miller, who began running RUSH Late Models late last year and is planning on his first career Tour start on Saturday. While not competing for the championship, several other racers are expected to hit a many of the events such as Davin Kaiser, Scott Stein, Ryan Hare, Mike Laughard, and Craig and Brandt Graham. 


 

$100 "Shock the Clock" Qualifying and $25 to-win heat races will take place and be presented by FK Rod Ends. The Sunoco Dash will set the beginning rows of the feature lineup and will award the winner a $100 Sunoco fuel gift card. The "Fill'er up with Sunoco Bucks" program will include an additional $400 of Sunoco fuel card giveaways; two $100 random draws for drivers in the top 15 of Tour points and another four $50 random draws for all other competitors. 

 

The podium finishers 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.  Ontime Body & Graphic's "Spoiler Alert" will award a spoiler kit to the first place finisher. The first feature non-qualifier will receive a $50 certificate from Holley Performance brands. There will also be five BOGO Landrum Performance Springs certificates given away through drawings. Forty lucky fans will receive a bottle of Dusted Steak Seasoning.

 

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.

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier Payoff: 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. AMB/MyLaps transponders will be used. Driver radio channel will be 453.800.  

 

Pits open at 3 p.m. RUSH registration will open by 3 p.m. with the drivers meeting at 5:30. Warm-ups are slated for 6 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing. Pit passes are $40.  


 

Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway is a ½-mile dirt track with a GPS address of 170 Kelso Rd, Imperial PA 15126, which is located just off the Noblestown exit on Routes 22/30. For more information, check out their website at www.ppms.com or call 412-279-7223. As for their social media outlets, you can like their page on Facebook at  www.facebook.com/PittsburghsPennsylvaniaMotorSpeedway and follow them on X @PAMotorSpeedway.

 

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, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Dusted Steak Seasoning, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, D&V Jewelers, Dusted, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Wedge Motorsports, Racing Electronics, and Terry Bowser Excavating.   

 

 

 

 

FLOODING RAINS WASH OUT HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOURING SERIES SEASON OPENER AT TYLER COUNTY FOR THE 2ND STRAIGHT WEEK

By Mike Leone


 

(April 12, 2024) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Middlebourne, WV)...For the second straight week, flooding rains leading up to Saturday's event at Tyler County Speedway have washed out the scheduled 2024 opener for the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series. Thursday's rain event totaled over three inches resulting in near-record flooding along the banks of the Middle Island Creek. Consequently, the pit area has found itself submerged leaving little opportunity for adequate drying after the water recedes with additional rainfall on the way before the event. Stay tuned for a possible rescheduled date; nonetheless the Tour will visit "America's Baddest Bullring on July 4 presented by Dave Poske's Performance Parts then again on September 1.  


 

The Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will now set its sights on Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 20 for the annual "Herb Scott Memorial" paying $4,000 to-win. The event has a rain date of April 27. 

 

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, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, D&V Jewelers, Dusted, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Wedge Motorsports, and Terry Bowser Excavating.   

 

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com 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 Twitter @RUSHLM.

 

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HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR WILL TRY AGAIN SATURDAY AT TYLER COUNTY TO KICK-OFF RICHEST SEASON IN HISTORY

By Mike Leone


 

(April 10, 2024) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Middlebourne, WV)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will try again this Saturday (April 13) at Tyler County Speedway to kick-off its richest season in Series history. Saturated grounds from a week-long of rain forced the postponement from last Saturday to this Saturday. The largest group of Tour regulars are primed to chase more than $76,000 in point fund monies including a record $20,000 to the champion, $5,000 for the Landrum Performance Springs "Loyalty Bonus", and $3,000 to the 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year. Warmups are slated for 5:45 p.m. on Saturday night followed by qualifying and racing. 

 

Saturday will mark the first of three appearances by the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour at "America's Baddest Bullring" with each event paying $4,000 to-win! Tyler County is beginning their third year under the RUSH banner for its Chevrolet Performance Late Model class. Several RUSH Late Model racers took advantage of the open practice on Tuesday night in preparation for Saturday's opener. 


 

Past City Chevrolet "Track Pack" Champions at Tyler County are Donnie Dotson in 2022 and Brandon Weigle last season. The Tour returns on Thursday, July 4 in a two-night doubleheader presented by Dave Poske's Performance Parts with sister track Ohio Valley Speedway. The third and final event will take place for the third time with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series as part of the "Hillbilly 100" on Sunday, September 1.    


 

"We're really excited about opening our season at Tyler County for the first time," expressed RUSH Director Vicki Emig. "Our past events at Tyler County have been tremendous; so much so that promoters John Watson and Dan Patterson inquired about having a third event at the track in 2024. Add in a record setting Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series point fund and the richest slate of events in our history brings so much excitement for the upcoming season."


 

Fresh off his fourth title in six years, Jeremy Wonderling leads the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour to Tyler County on Saturday night. Three of those titles for Wonderling were worth $5,000, while the Wellsville, NY standout earned $15,000 for his 2023 title. Wonderling now sets his sights on a fifth title with a record $20,000 up for grabs. Wonderling has won two of three Tour events run all-time at Tyler County including the 2022 event, which was the first ever Tour show in the state of West Virginia. Wonderling is hoping to park the #3J in the Landrum Performance Springs Victory Lane on Saturday night and add to his 22 career Tour victories.


 

Joe Martin has finished in the runner-up points position each of the past four seasons and is looking to get over the hump in 2024. Mike Wonderling, Jeremy's oldest brother, returns to the Tour for the second straight year hoping to improve on his third place in standings and capture his first career Tour win. Other returning Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring drivers include 14-year-old phenom Brock Pinkerous, Cody Dawson, Ashton Briggs, Jim Rasey, and Austin Hauser.


 

New to the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour full-time in 2024 and will be chasing after the $3,000 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year award are Jared Miley, Kyle Zimmerman, Damian Bidwell, Brad Mesler, Zack Carley, Austin Allen, and Ben Easler. While not competing for the championship, several other racers are expected to hit a majority of the events such as Davin Kaiser, Scott Stein, Ryan Hare, Mike Laughard, and Craig and Brandt Graham


 

$100 "Shock the Clock" Qualifying and $25 to-win heat races will take place and be presented by FK Rod Ends. The Sunoco Dash will set the beginning rows of the feature lineup and will award the winner a $100 Sunoco fuel gift card. The "Fill'er up with Sunoco Bucks" program will include an additional $400 of Sunoco fuel card giveaways; two $100 random draws for drivers in the top 15 of Tour points and another four $50 random draws for all other competitors. 

 

The podium finishers 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.  Ontime Body & Graphic's "Spoiler Alert" will award a spoiler kit to the first place finisher. 

 

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.

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier Payoff: 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. 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 mandated RUSH tires and fuel.


 

Pits open at 3 p.m. RUSH registration will open by 3 p.m. with the drivers meeting at 5:15. Warm-ups are slated for 5:45 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing. Pit passes are $35.  


 

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 2024 season will be celebrated as the 50th anniversary. 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.

 

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, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, D&V Jewelers, Dusted, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Wedge Motorsports, and Terry Bowser Excavating.   

 

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com 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 Twitter @RUSHLM.

DUSTED STEAK SEASONING TAKES THE POLE POSITION AS THE "OFFICIAL STEAK SEASONING" OF HOVIS RUSH RACING SERIES

By Mike Leone & Chris Abbott


 

April 9, 2024 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Pulaski, PA)...Rev your engines and fire up the grill, race fans! The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants is thrilled to announce Dusted Steak Seasoning as its "Official Steak Seasoning"!  This exciting collaboration comes on the heels of Dusted's partnership with the Almost Home Motorsports' #11 RUSH Late Model driven by 2023 Futures Cup Champion, Davin Kaiser, putting Dusted in the fast lane to flavor supremacy.

 

Dusted Steak Seasoning is not your run-of-the-mill grill companion. It's a finely tuned blend of salt, pepper, garlic, and activated charcoal- a secret ingredient inspired by the world's culinary champions that enhances the meat's natural flavors without overpowering them.  It's the same technique used by top chefs to let the essence of the steak shine through, making Dusted the ultimate finish line for steak aficionados.

 

Available for pit stops online at OrderitDusted.com, Amazon, and Walmart.com, Dusted is racing into kitchens and backyards with over 60 retail locations in the Northeast.  And that's not all; to celebrate our partnership with the RUSH Racing Series, Dusted is gearing up to give away 40 promotional bottles at each of the 22 RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series events during the 2024 season.  That's right, 40 lucky fans at each event will get to take home the champion of steak seasonings!

 

As we look forward to the 2024 racing season, Dusted and the RUSH Racing Series are committed to leaving competitors in the dust, both on the track and at the grill.  So, to our racers, we say: buckle up, it's time to leave 'em in the dust.  And to our fans, we say: get ready to grill like a champion.  Here's to a season of high-octane races and high-stakes grilling. Good luck to all our racers, and may the best steak win!  Dusted Steak Seasoning and RUSH Race Series: The Perfect Seasoning for Speed.

 

About Dusted Steak Seasoning: Dusted is the go-to seasoning for grill masters and food enthusiasts looking to elevate their steak experience.  Crafted with care and the perfect blend of spices, Dusted ensures every bite is bursting with flavor.  It's not just a seasoning; it's a way of life.  Discover the taste that's taking the culinary and racing worlds by storm.  Go to www.OrderitDusted.com for more information.  For media inquiries, please contact Chris Abbott at 941-777-5448 or chris@orderitdusted.com


 

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, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Dusted Steak Seasoning, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, D&V Jewelers, Dusted, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Wedge Motorsports, Racing Electronics, and Terry Bowser Excavating.   


 

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com and 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 and Twitter pages by searching for the appropriate RUSH Series.

 

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HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOURING SERIES SEASON OPENER AT TYLER COUNTY POSTPONED TO APRIL 13

By Mike Leone


 

(April 4, 2024) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Middlebourne, WV)...After four days of rain with near record rainfall causing flooding along the Ohio River and more rain in the forecast on Friday, management at Tyler County Speedway unfortunately had no choice but to postpone Saturday's Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series opener to next Saturday (April 13). A star-studded and large field of cars from all over the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Ohio Valley had made their intentions known to compete and will now have to wait one more week to kick-off the richest season in Series history. 


 

“We had to be smart given the current conditions of the facility and wanted to provide ample notice to the race teams and fans, many of whom would be traveling long distances for this weekend,” explained track promoter John Watson. “After consulting with Vicki Emig of the RUSH Series, it became clear that next weekend offers a more favorable forecast and will afford us the necessary drying time to produce a more fan and racer friendly experience.”


 

"As much as we all wanted to race, Tyler County made the best decision for all concerned parties," stated RUSH Director Vicki Emig. "We were made aware of racers from all over our region including multiple past champions that were looking forward to kicking off our richest season in history for the first time at Tyler County on Saturday. With warmer and dryer weather in the extended forecast, hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate for next Saturday."

 

April 13 will now mark the first of three appearances by the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour at "America's Baddest Bullring" with each event paying $4,000 to-win! Pits will open at 3 p.m. RUSH registration will open by 3 p.m. with the drivers meeting at 5:15. Warm-ups are slated for 5:45 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing. Pit passes are $35.  


 

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 2024 season will be celebrated as the 50th anniversary. 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.

 

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, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, D&V Jewelers, Dusted, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Wedge Motorsports, and Terry Bowser Excavating.   

 

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com 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 Twitter @RUSHLM.

 

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HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR SET TO KICK-OFF RICHEST SEASON IN HISTORY ON SATURDAY AT TYLER COUNTY FOR $4,000 TO-WIN

By Mike Leone


 

(April 2, 2024) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Middlebourne, WV)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series is set to kick-off its richest season in Series history this Saturday night, April 6 at Tyler County Speedway. The largest group of Tour regulars are primed to chase more than $76,000 in point fund monies including a record $20,000 to the champion, $5,000 for the Landrum Performance Springs "Loyalty Bonus", and $3,000 to the 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year. Warmups are slated for 5:45 p.m. on Saturday night followed by qualifying and racing. The rain date is April 13. 

 

Saturday will mark the first of three appearances by the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour at "America's Baddest Bullring" with each event paying $4,000 to-win! Tyler County is beginning their third year under the RUSH banner for its Late Model class. Past City Chevrolet "Track Pack" Champions at Tyler County are Donnie Dotson in 2022 and Brandon Weigle last season. The Tour returns on Thursday, July 4 in a two-night doubleheader presented by Dave Poske's Performance Parts with sister track Ohio Valley Speedway. The third and final event will take place for the third time with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series as part of the "Hillbilly 100" on Sunday, September 1.   


 

"We're really excited about opening our season at Tyler County for the first time," expressed RUSH Director Vicki Emig. "Our past events at Tyler County have been tremendous; so much so that promoters John Watson and Dan Patterson inquired about having a third event at the track in 2024. Add in a record setting Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series point fund and the richest slate of events in our history brings so much excitement for the upcoming season."


 

Fresh off his fourth title in six years, Jeremy Wonderling leads the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour to Tyler County on Saturday night. Three of those titles for Wonderling were worth $5,000, while the Wellsville, NY standout earned $15,000 for his 2023 title. Wonderling now sets his sights on a fifth title with a record $20,000 up for grabs. Wonderling has won two of three Tour events run all-time at Tyler County including the 2022 event, which was the first ever Tour show in the state of West Virginia. Wonderling is hoping to park the #3J in the Performance Bodies Victory Lane on Saturday night and add to his 22 career Tour victories.


 

Joe Martin has finished in the runner-up points position each of the past four seasons and is looking to get over the hump in 2024. Mike Wonderling, Jeremy's oldest brother, returns to the Tour for the second straight year hoping to improve on his third place in standings and capture his first career Tour win. Other returning Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring drivers include 14-year-old phenom Brock Pinkerous, Cody Dawson, Ashton Briggs, Jim Rasey, and Austin Hauser.


 

New to the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour full-time in 2024 and will be chasing after the $3,000 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year award are Jared Miley, Kyle Zimmerman, Damian Bidwell, Brad Mesler, Zack Carley, Austin Allen, and Ben Easler. While not competing for the championship, several other racers are expected to hit a majority of the events such as Davin Kaiser, Scott Stein, Ryan Hare, and Craig and Brandt Graham


 

$100 "Shock the Clock" Qualifying and $25 to-win heat races will take place and be presented by FK Rod Ends. The Sunoco Dash will set the beginning rows of the feature lineup and will award the winner a $100 Sunoco fuel gift card. The "Fill'er up with Sunoco Bucks" program will include an additional $400 of Sunoco fuel card giveaways; two $100 random draws for drivers in the top 15 of Tour points and another four $50 random draws for all other competitors. 

 

The podium finishers 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.  Ontime Body & Graphic's "Spoiler Alert" will award a spoiler kit to the first place finisher. 

 

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.

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier Payoff: 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. 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 mandated RUSH tires and fuel.


 

Pits open at 3 p.m. RUSH registration will open by 3 p.m. with the drivers meeting at 5:15. Warm-ups are slated for 5:45 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing. Pit passes are $35.  


 

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 2024 season will be celebrated as the 50th anniversary. 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.

 

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, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, D&V Jewelers, Dusted, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Wedge Motorsports, and Terry Bowser Excavating.   

 

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com 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 Twitter @RUSHLM.

 

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LANDRUM PERFORMANCE SPRINGS INCREASES SUPPORT OF HOVIS RUSH RACING SERIES; WILL PRESENT $5,000 "LOYALTY BONUS" & VICTORY LANE FOR RUSH LM FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS

By Mike Leone


 

March 30, 2024 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Pulaski, PA)...Landrum Performance Springs, who has been the "Official Spring" of the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series since 2017, will become one of the Series' marquee marketing partners beginning this season. Not only will Landrum continue to contribute thousands of dollars of product across all RUSH divisions' "Manufacturers Nights", they have also stepped up to become the presenting sponsor of both the $5,000 "Loyalty Bonus" as well as the victory lane presenting sponsor of the RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series over the next three years!


 

Part of the $76,200 record point fund for the 2024 Hovis RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series is the new $5,000 "Loyalty Bonus", which will be presented by Landrum Performance Springs. At the season ending event at Lernerville Speedway on October 12, a drawing will be held for all Touring member drivers that competed in a minimum of 75% of the completed events. The selected driver will win a $5,000 bonus from Landrum Performance Springs!  


 

Landrum Performance Springs will also put themselves front and center at all of the 2024 Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series events as the presenting sponsor of victory lane beginning with the season opening event at Tyler County Speedway on April 6. All 22 events will pay a minimum of $3,000 to-win up to $20,000 to-win with 50% of the events paying $4,000 or more to win! They will also distribute five "buy one get one" certificates at each 'Touring" event.


 

Landrum Performance Springs is owned by the oldest spring manufacture in the United States, and is a family-owned business.  In the last two years, Landrum has invested over two million dollars in the latest state-of-the-art coiling machines and engineering software.  All Landrum springs are made in Indiana by only the highest quality US steel.  Landrum's company policy is to focus on the best engineering and manufacturing process to make the highest quality spring on the market.  


 

Landrum recently released their special designed Dirt Late Model spring, which has already won several marquee events. Landrum's engineers collaborated with the engineers on several top dirt Late Model teams and chassis builders to develop the perfect dirt Late Model spring.  GM Curtis Caldwell has 30 years of motorsports experience and the whole Landrum team is focused on providing the best customer service while giving back to our industry, which is why they are partnering with the RUSH Late model Series.


 

"Landrum has been such a wonderful partner to RUSH over the past seven years," stated RUSH Director Vicki Emig. "They've always been there for us, beginning with our Late Model division then staying steadfast as we started and grew the other four RUSH divisions. I don't think people realize how much they really do for us, distributing well over $10,000 of actual product to RUSH racers across the board. To now step up and not only continue that program, but present the $5,000 'Loyalty Bonus' program as well as becoming our victory lane sponsor is almost unheard of in our industry today especially with the current economic. We simply cannot thank Curtis and his team at Landrum enough!" 


 

Landrum Performance Springs is located at 4561 South State Road 19, Mentone, IN 46539. For more information, check out their website at www.landrumspring.com or call 866-703-3154. Like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/landrumsprings.


 

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, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, TBM Brakes, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Heritage Wine Cellars, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, Precise Racing Products, Velocita-USA, Wedge Motorsports, 3C Graphix, D&V Jewelers, and Terry Bowser Excavating.   


 

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com and 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 and Twitter pages by searching for the appropriate RUSH Series.

 
 

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2024 Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series Schedule*

 

·        Sat, April 6 Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, WV) - $4,000 to-win (Rain date 4/13)

 

·        Sat, April 20 Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) - $4,000 to-win "Herb Scott Memorial" (Rain date 4/27)

 

·        Sat, May 4 Winchester Speedway (Winchester, VA) - $5,000 to-win

 

·        Sat, May 11 Stateline Speedway (Busti, NY) - $3,000 to-win "Bill Law Memorial"

 

·        Sun, May 12 Eriez Speedway (Erie, PA) - $3,000 to-win

 

·        Fri, May 24 Outlaw Speedway (Dundee, NY) - $3,000 to-win "Gary Montgomery Memorial"

 

·        Sat, May 25 Genesee Speedway (Batavia, NY) - $3,000 to-win

 

·        Sun, May 26 Bradford Speedway (Bradford, PA) - $3,000 to-win (Platinum)

 

·        Fri, June 7 McKean County Raceway (East Smethport, PA) - $3,000 to-win

 

·        Sat, June 8 Marion Center Raceway (Marion Center, PA) - $3,000 to-win

 

·        Thr-Sat, June 20-22 Lernerville Speedway (Sarver, PA) - $20,000 to-win "Bill Emig Memorial" presented by Sunoco Race Fuels & TBM Brakes (Part of the "Firecracker 100" - (Rain date 6/23)

 

·        Thr, July 4 Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, WV) - $4,000 to-win presented by Poske's Performance Parts

 

·        Fri, July 5 Ohio Valley Speedway (Washington, WV) - $4,000 to-win presented by Poske's Performance Parts

 

·        Sat, July 27 Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) - Minimum $6,010 to-win "Jook George Steel City Classic" presented by All Interior Painting - (Rain date 8/3)

 

·        Tue, Aug 6 Woodhull Raceway (Woodhull, NY) - $4,000 to-win (Platinum) - (Rain date 8/7)

 

·        Sat, Aug 10 Marion Center Raceway (Marion Center, PA) - $3,000 to-win "Snyder/Martz Memorial"

 

·        Sun, Aug 11 Eriez Speedway (Erie, PA) - $3,000 to-win "Manufacturers Night" presented by MSD Performance

 

·        Sat, Aug 31 Hummingbird Speedway (Reynoldsville, PA) - $3,000 to-win

 

·        Sun, Sept 1 Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, WV) - $4,000 to-win "Cider Jug 40" (Part of the "Hillbilly 100")

 

·        Fri, Oct 4 Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) - $4,000 to-win "Bill Hendren Memorial" Night 1 (Part of the "Pittsburgher")

 

·        Sat, Oct 5 Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) - $10,000 to-win "Bill Hendren Memorial" Night 2 presented by FK Rod Ends, Pro Fab & City Chevrolet (Part of the "Pittsburgher") (Rain date 10/6)

 

·        Fri-Sat, Oct 11-12 Lernerville Speedway (Sarver, PA) - $3,500 "Steel City Stampede" - (Rain date 10/13)

 

*Schedule is subject to change. Additional date(s) may be added.

 

2024 Crate Racin’ USA Late Model Sportsman Tour Schedule


 

Fri., March 15: Talladega Short Track (Bama Bash) - $2,000 to win

Sat., March 16: North Alabama Speedway - $3,000 to win

Fri./Sat, March 29-30: Needmore Speedway - $4,000 to win

Sat., April 20: I-75 Raceway - $2,000 to win

Sat., May 4: Whynot Motorsports Park - $2,000 to win

Sat./Sun: Magnolia Motor Speedway - $4,000 to win

Sat., June 8: Cochran Motor Speedway - $3,000

Sat., July 13: Magnolia Motor Speedway - $4,000 to win

Sat., Aug. 17: Talladega Short Track - $3,000 to win

Nov. 17: Cherokee Speedway – Blue Gray 100 - $2,000 to Win

(co-sanctioned with Mid-East 602 Series)

 

2024 - Lucas Oil MLRA Schedule

Friday, 05 April 2024

Tri City Speedway

Winter Meltdown $5,000 to Win | $500 to Start

Saturday, 06 April 2024

Tri City Speedway

Winter Meltdown $7,000 to Win | $700 to Start

Friday, 12 April 2024

Lucas Oil Speedway

11th Annual Spring Nationals $7,000 to Win | $700 to Start

Saturday, 13 April 2024

Lucas Oil Speedway

11th Annual Spring Nationals $20,000 to Win | $1,000 to Start.

Thursday, 18 April 2024

Cedar County Raceway

MLRA | $5,000 to Win | $500 to Start

Friday, 19 April 2024

34 Raceway

Prelude to the Slocum $5,000 to Win | $500 to Start

Saturday, 20 April 2024

34 Raceway

16th Annual Slocum 50 | $10,555 to Win

Friday, 26 April 2024

Callaway Raceway

Inaugural Event | $5,000 to Win | $500 to Start

Saturday, 27 April 2024

Lake Ozark Speedway

4th Annual Battle at the Beach | $7,000 to Win | $700 to Start

Sunday, 05 May 2024

Adams County Speedway (IL)

MLRA | $5,000 to Win | $500 to Start.

Friday, 17 May 2024

Midway Raceway

MLRA | $7,000 to Win | $700 to Start

Saturday, 18 May 2024

Farmington Empire Speedway

MLRA | $7,000 to Win | $700 to Start

Thursday, 23 May 2024

Lucas Oil Speedway

32nd Annual Show-Me 100 - 11th Annual Cowboy Classic

Friday, 24 May 2024

Lucas Oil Speedway

32nd Annual Show-Me 100 - The Tribute to Don & Billie Gibson

Saturday, 25 May 2024

Lucas Oil Speedway

32nd Annual Show-Me 100

Saturday, 13 July 2024

Lucas Oil Speedway

18th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment

Friday, 23 August 2024

Lakeside Speedway

MLRA | $5,000 to Win | $500 to Start.Aug24

Saturday, 24 August 2024

I-70 Speedway

KC CUP | $7.000 to Win | $700 to Start

Friday, 30 August 2024

Lucas Oil Speedway

10th Annual Lucas Oil MLRA Ron Jenkins Memorial Night #1 | $5,000 to Win

Saturday, 31 August 2024

Lucas Oil Speedway

10th Annual Lucas Oil MLRA Ron Jenkins Memorial Night #2 | $10,000 to Win

Sunday, 01 September 2024

Moberly Motorsports Park

4th Annual Wiener Nationals | $10,000 to Win

Friday, 13 September 2024

Davenport Speedway

1st Annual Corn State Nationals | $5,000 to Win

Saturday, 14 September 2024

Davenport Speedway

1st Annual Corn State Nationals | $10,000 to Win

Thursday, 03 October 2024

Lucas Oil Speedway

MLRA Fall Nationals - Practice Night

Friday, 04 October 2024

Lucas Oil Speedway

MLRA Fall Nationals Day 1 | $5,000 to Win.

Saturday, 05 October 2024

Lucas Oil Speedway

MLRA Fall Nationals Day 2 | $10,000 to Win

11Friday, 11 October 2024

Tri City Speedway

Championship Weekend Night #1 | $5,000 to Win.

2Saturday, 12 October 2024

Tri City Speedway

  
 

 

     

 

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