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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.

Mike Marlar Captures C.J. Rayburn Memorial Friday Night at Brownstown

BROWNSTOWN, IN (September 22, 2023) – Mike Marlar and the late C.J. Rayburn were long time friends and on Friday Night he paid the best tribute he could to one of his racing mentors - winning the 40-lap 2nd Annual C.J. Rayburn Memorial at Brownstown Speedway. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event drew 45 cars to the historic Southern Indiana venue.

 

Marlar grabbed the lead from Nick Hoffman on lap nine when Hoffman slipped off the frontstretch. Marlar then went on to take the $10,000 victory ahead of Ricky Thornton Jr., Devin Moran, Jonathan Davenport, and Hoffman. The race went green to checkers without any caution flags.

 

Hoffman jumped to the lead at the start of the race and held the top spot for the first eight circuits until he got off the track on the frontstretch allowing Marlar to take over. Hoffman held the second spot behind Marlar for several laps with Brandon Overton, Thornton, and Moran all in the hunt. Thornton outdueled Overton moving to third and then passed Hoffman for second.

 

Thornton then caught Marlar bringing Moran and later Davenport into the fray. At one point the top four were separated by mere seconds as Marlar would fight off challenges for the win - the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of his career. 

 

Marlar’s third win this season with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series was arguably the most emotional of his racing career. “I will try to keep it together, C.J.’s special to us and when he passed away, I took it as hard as when my granddad or anybody. I fought hard there, I didn’t have the best car, but he [C.J.] was up there helping me out. I was just making it happen. I am just glad that C.J.’s family and all of these supporters of Brownstown Speedway were here. He [C.J.] means so much to all of us and we hated to lose him, but nobody ever lived as good as he did. So, I just really miss him, and miss him everyday honestly and I was glad to get this race won. It’s definitely one of the biggest ones for sure.”

 

Thornton looking for his series-leading 21st win of the season pulled alongside Marlar on several occasions but settled for second. “He [Marlar] was good we had a couple of shots and just got ran off the racetrack. But we’ll try again tomorrow congrats to him [Marlar] he had a really good car. I was watching him at the beginning, and he could just fire off better than any of us. But I felt like in the longer race our race will be pretty good tomorrow, overall, the track was pretty good I am glad they did something to it.”

 

Moran, who was in the thick of things in the waning laps rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. “They finally widened the track out enough and you could get on the bottom. The track was really good. We could race all over it. Congrats to Mikey I know him and C.J. were pretty tight, so it was cool to see him win.” 

 

The winner’s Ronnie Delk-owned Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Can-Am Auto Salvage, Delk Equipment, Petroff Towing, Bilstein Shocks, Paulson-Stussy Construction, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Midwest Sheet Metal, Capital Race Decals, Delk-Marlar Racing Development.

 

Completing the top ten were Brandon Overton, Tim McCreadie, Jason Jameson, Josh Rice, and Daulton Wilson.


 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

2nd Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial

Friday, September 22, 2023

Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, IN


 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Brandon Overton | 13.465 seconds (overall)

Fast Time Group B: Nick Hoffman | 13.990 seconds


 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 11R-Josh Rice[3]; 3. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[5]; 4. 97-Michael Chilton[6]; 5. 96V-Tanner English[4]; 6. 10-Garrett Smith[2]; 7. 29J-Jordan Wever[8]; 8. 23-Cory Hedgecock[7]; 9. 76M-Shelby Miles[9]; 10. 18B-Chase Burda[10]; 11. 33M-Dallas Miller[12]; 12. 14-Quentin White[11]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 39-Tim McCreadie[2]; 3. 12-Jason Jameson[3]; 4. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[4]; 5. 15-James Rice[5]; 6. 11-Spencer Hughes[7]; 7. 1T-Tyler Erb[6]; 8. 42-Terry Casey[8]; 9. 68-Adam Stricker[9]; 10. 22-Skyller Lewis[11]; 11. 93-Zak Blackwood[10]


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 9H-Nick Hoffman[1]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 4. 111B-Max Blair[4]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[5]; 6. 88-Greg Johnson[6]; 7. 24-Jared Bailey[8]; 8. 13W-David Webb[7]; 9. 71R-Rod Conley[9]; 10. 23K-Keegan Cox[10]; 11. 11J-Jarod Fleetwood[11]

 

AP1 Insurance Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 157-Mike Marlar[1]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[3]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[2]; 4. 7-Ross Robinson[4]; 5. 1H-Hudson O'Neal[6]; 6. 32-Chad Stapleton[5]; 7. 18-Trevor Landrum[7]; 8. 1CJ-Justin Shaw[11]; 9. 1G-Devin Gilpin[9]; 10. 99B-Boom Briggs[8]; 11. 28S-Jeffrey Shackelford[10]


 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 15-James Rice[2]; 2. 11-Spencer Hughes[4]; 3. 96V-Tanner English[1]; 4. 1T-Tyler Erb[6]; 5. 29J-Jordan Wever[5]; 6. 10-Garrett Smith[3]; 7. 68-Adam Stricker[10]; 8. 76M-Shelby Miles[9]; 9. 22-Skyller Lewis[12]; 10. 93-Zak Blackwood[14]; 11. 18B-Chase Burda[11]; 12. 33M-Dallas Miller[13]; 13. 14-Quentin White[15]; 14. 23-Cory Hedgecock[7]; 15. 42-Terry Casey[8]


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1H-Hudson O'Neal[2]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[1]; 3. 32-Chad Stapleton[4]; 4. 1CJ-Justin Shaw[8]; 5. 88-Greg Johnson[3]; 6. 24-Jared Bailey[5]; 7. 18-Trevor Landrum[6]; 8. 71R-Rod Conley[9]; 9. 23K-Keegan Cox[11]; 10. 99B-Boom Briggs[12]; 11. 11J-Jarod Fleetwood[13]; 12. 28S-Jeffrey Shackelford[14]; 13. (DNS) 13W-David Webb; 14. (DNS) 1G-Devin Gilpin


 

2nd Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial Feature Finish (40 Laps):

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 45

Terminal Maintenance & Construction Pole Sitter: Brandon Overton

Lap Leaders: Nick Hoffman (Laps 1-8); Mike Marlar (Laps 9-40) 

Wieland Feature Winner: Mike Marlar

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

Brandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: n/a

Margin of Victory: 0.803 seconds 

Gorsuch Performance Solutions Cautions: n/a

Series Provisionals: Tyler Erb; Boom Briggs

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a

Track Provisional: Skyller Lewis

Brownstown Hall of Fame Race Provisional: Devin Gilpin

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Mike Marlar, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran

Penske Shocks Top 5: Mike Marlar, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran, Jonathan Davenport, Nick Hoffman

Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Hudson O’Neal (Advanced 7 Positions) 

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Tim McCreadie

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson

Earnhardt Technologies Most Laps Led: Mike Marlar (32 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: Max Blair 

Etchberger Trucking Fastest Lap of the Race: Nick Hoffman (Lap 2 – 14.480 seconds) 

MD3 Tough Break of the Race: Boom Briggs

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Josh Davis (Mike Marlar) 

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Race Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Hudson O’Neal (13.244 seconds)

Time of Race: 10 minutes 39 seconds


 

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

ricky Thornton Jr. Completes Weekend Sweep at Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 16, 2023) – Ricky Thornton Jr. brought out the broom on Saturday Night at Knoxville Raceway as the current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship leader completed the weekend sweep of the 19th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals.

 

It was Thornton’s first win in the crown jewel event as he collected more than $64,000 for the weekend after winning Thursday and Friday night’s preliminary races and the $50,000 finale. Thornton became only the second driver to win all three nights of the Late Model Nationals joining Billy Moyer who did it in 2010.

 

Mike Marlar earned $25,000 for his second-place finish as he was attempting to win his fourth Late Model Knoxville Nationals. Marlar led seven laps of the 75-lap race as he and Thornton traded the lead four times in the first 23 laps of the race.

 

Hudson O’Neal coming off his first World 100 victory at Eldora Speedway last weekend came home in third rounding out the Big River Steel Podium. Jonathan Davenport, the defending race winner, was fourth after starting 18th with Brandon Overton rounding out the top five drivers.

 

Thornton and Iowa native Chad Simpson started on the front row as Thornton sprinted to an early lead over Simpson, who settled into second. Marlar, who started fifth quickly made his way to the front taking over the second spot by lap six from Simpson.

 

Marlar then was able to run down Thornton taking his first lead of the race on lap 11. But two laps later Thornton was back out in front recapturing the lead on lap 13. Thornton and Marlar then continued their battle for the lead as Marlar once again went to the top of the scoring pylon on lap 18.

 

Marlar would hold the lead until Thornton was able to wrestle it from him on lap 23. Kyle Bronson, who had started seventh was using the top line to quickly move into second around Marlar on lap 35. Bronson stayed glued to the top of the racetrack as he held the second position until contact with the wall in turn three on lap 59 resulted in a rollover for the Florida veteran ending his night. Bronson escaped uninjured from the accident.

 

On the restart Thornton had Marlar again behind him, but Thornton was pulling away to a huge advantage when the final caution flew on lap 67 for Ryan Gustin. On the single-file restart Thornton would pull away for the win.

 

The 32-year-old Martinsville, Indiana resident picked up his 20th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of 2023 and became the 14th different driver to win the event which began in 2004.

 

“It’s awesome honestly, you try to be the best you can I mean it’s been a dream season for me. I didn’t know if we were going to be good enough honestly. I saw [Kyle] Bronson coming and [Christopher] Jayco was telling me to move up. I saw him [Bronson] getting closer and closer and I thought man I’ve got to move up. I don’t know, but after that I drove my heart out and it worked out.” Thornton had to patiently wait through several red and caution flag breaks during the race. “I had big time concerns because you never know. When we got back racing, I tried to get the tires as hot as I could. I figured if mine was going to seal up everyone else’s was too. Hats off to this team they bust their butts.”

 

“It’s pretty cool to have the Lucas Oil season we have had to break’s Scott’s [Bloomquist] season record for wins and to tie Billy [Moyer] for sweeping the weekend, he is the greatest of all-time in our sport. It’s pretty awesome. I think we are going to celebrate and get right back to work for Brownstown next weekend.”

 

Marlar, who had won three out of the last seven Late Model Knoxville Nationals had one last shot at Thornton after a caution with 13 laps to go, but could not stay with Thornton as the winner went on for a 4.781 seconds advantage over the Tennessee racer at the end.

 

“The only thing up my sleeve I had left was that last restart. He [Thornton] went where I wanted him to, but he kind of slid up a little early in the corner and I couldn’t get that run I wanted to. He was better. He deserves to win, early on I passed him twice and he passed me back and drove away. You can’t blame the man for that. He done a good job. He is on a hot streak and his team is really doing good right now. He’s the man to beat, but we’re close though. I love Knoxville, you can use the whole track; you can race all over it. I thought it was a really good race. I love coming up here and, the fans are awesome.”

 

O’Neal, who remains second in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points came from tenth to third in the final rundown. “I felt like I had something a little bit for them. I just couldn’t quite get a good enough run leaving the corner to get close enough to be able to clear him [Marlar]. I could get off there and get to his door, but that was about the extent of it. Man, we’ll take it. We had a trying week all week. We didn’t have the greatest of nights in our prelims, but I felt like we made gains all weekend long which is what I am really proud of.”

 

The winner’s Todd and Vickie Burns-owned, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Coltman Farms, Hoker Trucking, Sub-Surface of Indiana, Dyno One, Inc., West Side Tractor Sales Company, Certified Inspection Service Company, Inc., Sunoco Race Fuels, Bilstein Shocks, Midwest Sheet Metal, Excel Floor Covering, and Murty Farms

 

Completing the top ten were Chase Junghans, Brian Shirley, Devin Moran, Tim McCreadie, and Brandon Sheppard.


 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, IA


 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (15 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): 1. 62-Justin Zeitner[1]; 2. 39-Tim McCreadie[2]; 3. 7-Ross Robinson[4]; 4. 48-Tim Lance[3]; 5. 51-Matt Furman[6]; 6. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[11]; 7. 17-Tim Simpson[8]; 8. D45-Dan Battaglia[9]; 9. 7W-Ricky Weiss[5]; 10. 21M-Luke Merfeld[12]; 11. 1X-Aaron Marrant[10]; 12. 99B-Boom Briggs[7]; 13. 10W-Junior Coover[14]; 14. 6-Al Humphrey[13]


 

Knoxville Late Model Nationals Feature Finish (75 Laps):

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 41

Terminal Maintenance & Construction Pole Sitter: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Lap Leaders: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 1-10); Mike Marlar (Lap 11-12); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 13-17); Mike Marlar (Laps 18-22); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 23-75)

Wieland Feature Winner: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Feature Winner: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Brandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Margin of Victory: 4.781 seconds 

Gorsuch Performance Solutions Cautions: Spencer Hughes (Lap 27); Daulton Wilson (Lap 40); Chris Ferguson, Daulton Wilson, Tyler Bruening, Cory Hedgecock (Lap 40 Restart); Kyle Bronson (Lap 59); Ryan Gustin (Lap 67)

Series Provisionals: Boom Briggs

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Mike Marlar, Hudson O’Neal

Penske Shocks Top 5: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Mike Marlar, Hudson O’Neal, Jonathan Davenport, Brandon Overton

Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Tim McCreadie (Advanced 17 Positions) 

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Brian Shirley

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Chad Simpson

Earnhardt Technologies Most Laps Led: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (68 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: Max Blair 

Etchberger Trucking Fastest Lap of the Race: Chad Simpson (Lap 3 – 18.689 seconds) 

MD3 Tough Break of the Race: Kyle Bronson

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

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Race Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Ross Robinson (17.244 seconds)

Time of Race: 60 minutes 12 seconds 


 

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

 

 

 

Thornton Goes Back-to-Back in Knoxville Prelims

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 15, 2023) – Ricky Thornton Jr. made it back-to-back in preliminary features at Knoxville Raceway as he led wire-to-wire in the 25-lap $7,000-to-win event on Friday night. The win was his 19th of the season for the Martinsville, Indiana racer and former Iowa resident.

 

Thornton will try to become only the second driver in the history of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals to sweep the weekend if he can capture the 75-lap A-Main on Saturday night. Billy Moyer is the only driver to do so in 2010.

 

Chad Simpson, the current Lucas Oil MLRA points leader finished in second followed by 12th place starter Devin Moran who rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. Brandon Overton, who ran as high as second in the race was fourth with Kyle Bronson completing the top five drivers.

 

Thornton jumped to the lead at the start of the race and the only time he was slowed was for the lone caution of the race with 16 laps complete. Chad Simpson held the second spot for 24 of the 25 laps as the only time he didn’t was when Overton got by him on lap 16, before the caution came out. On the restart Overton fell back to fifth which allowed Simpson and two other drivers to get by. Overton was able to get by Bronson on the final lap to salvage fourth.

 

It was Thornton’s 24th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of his career as he looks to complete a possible $64,000 weekend out of a $262,000 total purse. Thornton’s winning margin was a convincing 3.815 seconds when the checkers flew.

 

“I didn’t know if I needed to stay around the top. I got to [Todd] Cooney and [Daniel] Hilsabeck and I went to the bottom, and I felt like I made a better lap, but [Christopher] Jayco said lap time wise I was better where I was. It’s cool to win on Burroughs’ [crew chief Anthony] birthday so hopefully we will party a little bit tonight. We were thinking about just testing earlier tonight after last night, but we were going for it. We went with a completely different set-up from last night and I think we picked up a little bit of speed there. I think we know what we need to do tomorrow.”

 

Chad Simpson, who won a preliminary night race in 2015, took back the second spot from Overton after a lap 17 restart. “We were chasing it all night long last night we chased it early tonight, but everything then fell through and the car got good. We started so deep then tonight we put ourselves in a good position we timed better and raced better,” said the three-time and reigning Lucas Oil LMRA champion. “Man there at the end of that race I was really good, so we can go a little longer tomorrow night and see what happens. It would be awesome to win here tomorrow night. To be honest with you it’s probably the best feeling race car we have had in a long time. So, it’s exciting and we are pumped up, that’s what we come here for.”

 

Moran, who comes into the weekend sixth in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series standings rallied from his outside sixth row starting spot to take third. “You’ve got to drive hard every lap you know. It’s obviously not like Volusia, but these big half-miles, you’ve got to hit the grip. I love racing on these kinds of tracks. This place is awesome, it was a lot of fun tonight. We’ve got to conserve ourselves tomorrow night you can’t drive that hard for 75 laps around here, we need to stay in the top five,” said the Ohio native who is making just his second start at Knoxville. He finished fourth in 2019 in his only other appearance at the Marion County Fairgrounds track.

 

The winner’s Todd and Vickie Burns-owned, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Hoker Trucking, Coltman Farms, Sub-Surface of Indiana, Dyno One, Inc., West Side Tractor Sales Company, D&E Outside Services, Certified Inspection Service Company, Inc., Sunoco Race Fuels, Bilstein Shocks, Midwest Sheet Metal, Excel Floor Covering, and Murty Farms.

 

Completing the top ten were Daulton Wilson, Spencer Hughes, Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal, and Ryan Gustin.


 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

Knoxville Late Model Nationals | Prelim Night 2

Friday, September 15, 2023

Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, IA


 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Brian Shirley | 17.294 seconds (overall)

Fast Time Group B: Brandon Overton | 17.344 seconds


 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[4]; 2. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 3. 22F-Chris Ferguson[3]; 4. 19R-Ryan Gustin[5]; 5. 30-Todd Cooney[2]; 6. 8S-Brian Shirley[6]; 7. 7W-Ricky Weiss[8]; 8. 39-Tim McCreadie[7]; 9. 1X-Aaron Marrant[9]; 10. 10W-Junior Coover[10]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 1H-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 2. 25-Chad Simpson[5]; 3. 157-Mike Marlar[6]; 4. 98-Cory Hedgecock[7]; 5. 1T-Tyler Erb[2]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[8]; 7. 32-Chris Simpson[4]; 8. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[9]; 9. 17-Tim Simpson[1]; 10. 22M-Charlie McKenna[10]


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. B5-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 111B-Max Blair[2]; 3. 11-Spencer Hughes[5]; 4. 16-Tyler Bruening[4]; 5. 4-Brandon Overton[6]; 6. 49-Jonathan Davenport[3]; 7. 62-Justin Zeitner[7]; 8. 51-Matt Furman[8]; 9. 21M-Luke Merfeld[9]; 10. (DNS) 6-Al Humphrey


 

AP1 Insurance Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[2]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 3. 18-Chase Junghans[1]; 4. 40B-Kyle Bronson[6]; 5. 18D-Daulton Wilson[5]; 6. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[4]; 7. 7-Ross Robinson[7]; 8. D45-Dan Battaglia[9]; 9. 99B-Boom Briggs[8]


 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 8S-Brian Shirley[1]; 2. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[2]; 3. 7W-Ricky Weiss[3]; 4. 39-Tim McCreadie[5]; 5. 32-Chris Simpson[4]; 6. 1X-Aaron Marrant[7]; 7. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[6]; 8. 10W-Junior Coover[9]; 9. (DNS) 17-Tim Simpson; 10. (DNS) 22M-Charlie McKenna


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 62-Justin Zeitner[3]; 3. 7-Ross Robinson[4]; 4. 51-Matt Furman[5]; 5. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[2]; 6. D45-Dan Battaglia[6]; 7. 99B-Boom Briggs[8]; 8. 21M-Luke Merfeld[7]; 9. (DNS) 6-Al Humphrey


 

Knoxville Late Model Nationals | Prelim Night 2 Feature Finish (25 Laps):

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 39

Terminal Maintenance & Construction Pole Sitter: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Lap Leaders: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 1-25) 

Wieland Feature Winner: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

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

Brandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: n/a

Margin of Victory: 3.815 seconds 

Gorsuch Performance Solutions Cautions: n/a

Series Provisionals: n/a

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Chad Simpson, Devin Moran

Penske Shocks Top 5: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Chad Simpson, Devin Moran, Brandon Overton, Kyle Bronson

Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Brandon Sheppard (Advanced 10 Positions) 

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Spencer Hughes

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Chase Junghans

Earnhardt Technologies Most Laps Led: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (25 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: Max Blair 

Etchberger Trucking Fastest Lap of the Race: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 2 – 18.358 seconds) 

MD3 Tough Break of the Race: Tim Simpson

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

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Race Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Jonathan Davenport (17.083 seconds)

Time of Race: 11 minutes 27 seconds


 

Fast Shafts B-Main Line-Up (15 Laps, Top-6 Transfer):

Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals A-Main Line-Up (75 Laps):

Knoxville Late Model Nationals Prelim Points Breakdown

**Ties Broke by Combined Points Total**

 

 

 

Thornton’s Last Lap Pass Nets Knoxville Preliminary Victory

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 14, 2023) – Ricky Thornton Jr. made a last lap pass for the win on Thursday night at Knoxville Raceway. Thornton, the current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Chase for the Championship leader went by Brandon Overton on the white flag lap and went on to score his 18th series win of the season.

 

It was the first of three nights of racing that will conclude on Saturday night with the 19th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals paying $50,000 to win out of a $196,000 feature purse. 

 

The 25-lap preliminary night feature saw four different race leaders. Daulton Wilson, who led 19 laps, the most during the race, edged out Overton at the finish line for second. Overton was third followed by Devin Moran and 3-time Late Model Knoxville Nationals winner, Mike Marlar.

 

Wilson powered to the lead at the start of the $7,000 to win preliminary feature and opened an advantage over Jonathan Davenport, the defending race winner. Those two ran first and second until Davenport went to the outside on lap 17 to take over the race lead. Unfortunately, Davenport got to high exiting turn four and got into the front stretch guardrail which sent him hard into the turn one wall ending his night. 

 

When the race resumed Wilson was back out in the lead and would hold the point until lap 21 when Overton, who had started 11th on the grid, moved to second. Overton was one of the fastest cars on the track as he moved by Wilson for the lead on lap 21. Overton looked to be on his way to his first Knoxville victory as he opened up a three to four car length lead, but Wilson and Thornton started to close the gap and as the trio took the white flag it would be a three-car battle for the win.

 

Thornton would come from third to second on the white flag lap as then moments later he passed Overton to take his first and only lead of the race to win by 0.517 seconds over Wilson and 0.520 seconds ahead of Overton.

 

Thornton, whose only previous win at Knoxville was in 2018 in a Harris Clash race for modifieds, went to Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 23rd time in his career. The victory was special for Thornton who lived a little over an hour away in Adel, Iowa for a few years.

 

“It’s awesome to win here at Knoxville, whether it’s a prelim race or not all the best drivers are here so, to be able to do it from eighth, it’s like we never passed any cars. I think after tonight it should put us in a good position for Saturday. Hopefully we can do it. I have a lot of wins here in Iowa. I think it’s my second Knoxville win, so we want that big Knoxville win.”  

 

Wilson continues to get closer to his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory came home in second after leading the most laps. “We got up there in those lapped cars and when you are out front you really don’t know where the racetrack is at. I thought that middle looked like it was coming back around. You just can’t leave that bottom; we fell back and then I thought we had a chance for the lead coming to the white and I overshot the corner down there, but we’re hanging around the front, we are learning a lot, getting better, and if we keep putting ourselves in this position maybe we will be up there soon getting our picture taken.”

 

Overton rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. “I went with a two compound on the right front and both of them had three’s on the right front. I just worked my right front way too hard to get around Daulton on the top. So, we’ll take it. I didn’t think I was going to get up that far. It was a good run for us. Shoot Ricky’s running good and so is Daulton so just to be up there with them, we’ll take it.”

 

The winner’s Todd and Vickie Burns-owned, SSI Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Hoker Trucking, Coltman Farms, Sub-Surface of Indiana, Dyno One Inc., West Side Tractor Sales Company, D&E Outside Services, Certified Inspection Service Company, Inc., Sunoco Race Fuels, Bilstein Shocks, Midwest Sheet Metal, Excel Floor Covering, and Murty Farms.

 

Completing the top ten were Chris Ferguson, Tyler Erb, Ryan Gustin, Brandon Sheppard, and Earl Pearson Jr.


 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

Knoxville Late Model Nationals | Prelim Night 1

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, IA


 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Mike Marlar | 17.109 seconds (overall)

Fast Time Group B: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | 17.396 seconds


 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 111B-Max Blair[3]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[5]; 3. 8S-Brian Shirley[4]; 4. 157-Mike Marlar[6]; 5. 1T-Tyler Erb[1]; 6. 32-Chris Simpson[2]; 7. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[8]; 8. 21M-Luke Merfeld[9]; 9. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[10]; 10. 99B-Boom Briggs[7]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 22F-Chris Ferguson[6]; 2. 18-Chase Junghans[1]; 3. 40B-Kyle Bronson[3]; 4. 4-Brandon Overton[4]; 5. 18D-Daulton Wilson[5]; 6. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 7. 7-Ross Robinson[9]; 8. 6-Al Humphrey[10]; 9. 21B-Rich Bell[8]; 10. (DNS) 22M-Charlie McKenna


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[5]; 2. B5-Brandon Sheppard[3]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 4. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[4]; 5. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[2]; 6. 62-Justin Zeitner[7]; 7. 39-Tim McCreadie[8]; 8. 48-Tim Lance[9]; 9. 10W-Junior Coover[10]; 10. 7W-Ricky Weiss[1]


 

AP1 Insurance Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[3]; 2. 11-Spencer Hughes[4]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin[2]; 4. 16-Tyler Bruening[1]; 5. 1H-Hudson O'Neal[6]; 6. 98-Cory Hedgecock[7]; 7. 51-Matt Furman[9]; 8. 30-Todd Cooney[5]; 9. 1X-Aaron Marrant[8]; 10. 17-Tim Simpson[10]


 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 32-Chris Simpson[1]; 2. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[3]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 4. 7-Ross Robinson[4]; 5. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[7]; 6. 99B-Boom Briggs[9]; 7. 6-Al Humphrey[6]; 8. 21M-Luke Merfeld[5]; 9. 22M-Charlie McKenna[10]; 10. (DNS) 21B-Rich Bell


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 39-Tim McCreadie[3]; 2. 48-Tim Lance[5]; 3. 30-Todd Cooney[6]; 4. 62-Justin Zeitner[1]; 5. 7W-Ricky Weiss[9]; 6. 51-Matt Furman[4]; 7. 98-Cory Hedgecock[2]; 8. 1X-Aaron Marrant[8]; 9. 17-Tim Simpson[10]; 10. 10W-Junior Coover[7]


 

Knoxville Late Model Nationals | Prelim Night 1 Feature Finish (25 Laps):

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 40

Terminal Maintenance & Construction Pole Sitter: Daulton Wilson

Lap Leaders: Daulton Wilson (Laps 1-20); Brandon Overton (Laps 21-24); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 25) 

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: 0.518 seconds 

Gorsuch Performance Solutions Cautions: Jonathan Davenport (Lap 17); Hudson O’Neal (Laps 22)

Series Provisionals: n/a

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Daulton Wilson, Brandon Overton

Penske Shocks Top 5: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Daulton Wilson, Brandon Overton, Devin Moran, Mike Marlar

Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Tyler Erb (Advanced 11 Positions) 

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Tyler Erb

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Spencer Hughes

Earnhardt Technologies Most Laps Led: (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: Max Blair 

Etchberger Trucking Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Lap 10 – 18.215 seconds) 

MD3 Tough Break of the Race: Jonathan Davenport

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: Jonathan Davenport (17.484 seconds)

Time of Race: 16 minutes 50 seconds


 

Knoxville Late Model Nationals Prelim Points Breakdown – Night 1:
 

 

 

Davenport Dominate to Win Second Career Hillbilly Hundred

Jonathan Davenport raced to a convincing 55th Annual Hillbilly Hundred – Presented by Arizona Sport Shirts victory on Sunday Night at Tyler County Speedway.

The 3-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion took the lead on lap 17 from Daulton Wilson and went unchallenged the rest of the way for his second career win in America’s oldest dirt late model crown jewel event. Davenport’s triumph was worth $30,000.

 

Wilson, who led the first 16 laps of the race from his pole starting spot finished in second earning a $15,000 payday. Brandon Overton, the 2018 winner of the race was third with Ricky Thornton, Jr. taking fourth and Hudson O’Neal rounding out the top five. 

 

Davenport in Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 72nd time in his career notched his second biggest win of the 2023 racing season only behind the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora in June.

 

“One time they [lapped traffic] were four-wide in front of me there and I was thinking I am just going to have to ride here for a while. We got into a couple of lapped cars there I didn’t really mean to. The racing line is so sensitive right here to get off the corner good you really have to turn in and once you’re under somebody you really can’t do it so it kind of pushes. My guys really stepped up and did a really good job for me, we all put our heads together all day today. We kind of wanted to go in a different direction. We have been o.k. we’ve slowly been getting better. We just felt like we needed to try some new stuff,” said the Blairsville, Georgia native. 

 

Wilson, who led feature laps both at Portsmouth and Tyler County this weekend continued his recent run of solid finishes, coming home in the runner-up position. “We’ve had a really good car all weekend. We have had a really good year we’ve gotten better as the season went on, maybe we will finish up there before too long. I wanted it to stay green we were on harder tires than he [Davenport] was, earlier in the race I just couldn’t maneuver like he could. Once the racetrack cleaned up a little bit, I felt like I was pretty good.”

 

Overton rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. “Lapped traffic was a challenge tonight. We were o.k. in the beginning, me and Daulton got to racing with some lapped cars and one of them kind of ricocheted off the wall and got me in the right front. I was just glad to finish. I thought I was going to have a flat, but JD and Daulton just checked out on us there. Like I said we are trying to get better and still try and hang on for this fourth spot in points.”

 

The winner’s Lance and Darla Landers, Double L Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Nutrien Ag Solutions, Dyna Gro Seed, Lucas Oil Products, Bilstein Shocks, VP Fuels, Mark Martin Automotive, ASC Warranty, Midwest Sheet Metal, and Fast Shafts.

 

Completing the top ten were Tim McCreadie, Jacob Hawkins, Spencer Hughes, Devin Moran, and Max Blair.


 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

55th Annual Hillbilly Hundred – Presented by Arizona Sport Shirts

Sunday, September 3, 2023

Tyler County Speedway – Middlebourne, WV


 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Daulton Wilson | 13.083 seconds (overall)

Fast Time Group B: Hudson O’Neal | 13.181 seconds


 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 18D-Daulton Wilson[1]; 2. 11-Spencer Hughes[3]; 3. 111B-Max Blair[2]; 4. 47W-Brandon Weigle[4]; 5. 22-Cody Rogers[8]; 6. 18S-Robbie Scott[7]; 7. GRS1-Daniel Hill[9]; 8. 75-Steve Weigle[5]; 9. 1T-Tyler Erb[6]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 10-Garrett Smith[5]; 3. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[4]; 4. 39-Tim McCreadie[6]; 5. 14-Braeden Dillinger[3]; 6. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 7. 7-Ross Robinson[7]; 8. 29-Larry Grube[8]


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 89-Logan Roberson[2]; 2. 1H-Hudson O'Neal[1]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[5]; 4. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[3]; 5. 44-Colten Burdette[4]; 6. 99B-Boom Briggs[6]; 7. 6T-Zack Dohm[8]; 8. 57-Kyle Thomas[9]; 9. 25B-Mike Benedum[7]

 

AP1 Insurance Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 37-Jacob Hawkins6]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[2]; 4. 5*-Shane Hitt[3]; 5. 27-Michael Lake[7]; 6. 37B-Travis Brown[8]; 7. 12R-Ryan Payne[5]; 8. 00-Kyle Lukon[4]

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 14-Braeden Dillinger[2]; 2. 22-Cody Rogers[1]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[4]; 4. 1T-Tyler Erb[9]; 5. 7-Ross Robinson[6]; 6. 18S-Robbie Scott[3]; 7. 29-Larry Grube[8]; 8. GRS1-Daniel Hill[5]; 9. (DNS) 75-Steve Weigle


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 44-Colten Burdette[1]; 2. 27-Michael Lake[2]; 3. 99B-Boom Briggs[3]; 4. 57-Kyle Thomas[7]; 5. 25B-Mike Benedum[9]; 6. 00-Kyle Lukon[8]; 7. 6T-Zack Dohm[5]; 8. 37B-Travis Brown[4]; 9. (DNS) 12R-Ryan Payne


 

55th Annual Hillbilly Hundred Feature Finish (100 Laps):

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 34

Terminal Maintenance & Construction Pole Sitter: Daulton Wilson

Lap Leaders: Daulton Wilson (Laps 1-16); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 17-100)

Wieland Feature Winner: Jonathan Davenport

Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Feature Winner: Jonathan Davenport

Brandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: n/a

Margin of Victory: 0.478 seconds 

Gorsuch Performance Solutions Cautions: Earl Pearson, Jr., Michael Lake, Ross Robinson (Lap 4); Debris (Lap 84); Garrett Smith (Lap 86); Logan Roberson (Lap 91)

Series Provisionals: Tyler Erb; Ross Robinson

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a

Track Provisional: Daniel Hill

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Jonathan Davenport, Daulton Wilson, Brandon Overton

Penske Shocks Top 5: Jonathan Davenport, Daulton Wilson, Brandon Overton, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Hudson O’Neal

Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Tim McCreadie (Advanced 9 Positions) 

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Jacob Hawkins

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Colten Burdette

Earnhardt Technologies Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (84 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: Max Blair 

Etchberger Trucking Fastest Lap of the Race: Daulton Wilson (Lap 2 – 13.827 seconds) 

MD3 Tough Break of the Race: Earl Pearson, Jr.

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Cory Fostvedt (Jonathan Davenport) 

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 (13.338 seconds)

Time of Race: 38 minutes 10 seconds 

 

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

 

Thornton Back in Victory Lane at Portsmouth River Days Rumble

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (September 2, 2023) – The dream season continues for Ricky Thornton Jr. – winning his 17th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of the year on Saturday Night at Portsmouth Raceway Park - earning $15,000 for his triumph in the River Days Rumble. Thornton, who started seventh on the grid charged to the lead on lap 32 past Daulton Wilson.

 

Devin Moran tried to make it close in the waning laps but had to settle for second-place 1.786 seconds behind the winner. Wilson, who led 15 laps during the race rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. Brandon Overton, who led seven of the 50 laps was fourth with Hudson O’Neal rebounding from a flat tire and passed Jonathan Davenport on the final lap for fifth. 

 

O’Neal coming off a $50,000 victory last weekend at Port Royal took the lead at the start of the race and held the point for the first nine laps until Overton, who started alongside O’Neal on the front row took the lead on lap 10. 

 

Overton held the lead until Wilson wrestled it from him on lap 18. Wilson put himself in position for his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win for the second year in a row at PRP. A caution with 29 laps scored however would halt Wilson’s momentum.

 

On the restart Thornton would move into second as he then set high sights on Wilson. Wilson stumbled slightly in turn two and that allowed Thornton to clear him with a slider to take the lead. There would be two more cautions in the race as Moran would threaten Thornton for a few laps before Thornton eventually opened enough breathing room.

 

Thornton, who was the fourth different leader of the race fell back at the start, but charged to the front gaining the lead with 18 laps remaining as he spoke from Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 22nd time in his career.

 

“I love coming to this place, I wished we raced here more often. It’s nice to come here two nights in a row and be on top both nights,” as Thornton was referring to his $10,000 victory in the unsanctioned Boone Coleman Memorial on Friday Night. “My confidence kind of increased as the race went on. I really didn’t get that good of a start. I probably fell back to 13th or so and then I was able to drive back up through there. So, it was really good. I don’t know why Brandon [Overton] picked the bottom on that restart, but it worked out for me. I was way better on the restart. I thought that Daulton pretty much had it and then pushed that one time and that was my shot to get by him and it all worked out.”

 

Moran, who started behind Thornton in ninth and moved to second in the final 10 laps was highly complimentary of the track crew after the race. “First off, kudos to Portsmouth Raceway Park they put on a heck of a racetrack for us tonight. You know this is the only time we come here this year and I think this is one of the best tracks Portsmouth’s ever had for us. I want to thank them for a great racetrack and thank all of these fans for coming out. I think Ricky Thornton’s pretty fast, but we got a little bit closer tonight. I thought we had a chance there for a second, but his team’s just really good.”

 

Wilson, who was leading the Boone Coleman Memorial the night before terminal engines issues knocked him out of the race came back with another solid effort on Saturday. “We really had a good car for two days in a row. Our guys busted their tails today to get this motor changed. It took off right back in the same spot. I thought I had a car good enough to win there I just kind of screwed it up there a few laps, but you’ll have that. We will keep learning and keep working and maybe we will be standing up where Ricky’s at before too long.”

 

The winner’s Todd and Vickie Burns-owned, SSI Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Coltman Farms, Hoker Trucking, Sub-Surface of Indiana, Dyno One Inc., West Side Tractor Sales Company, D&E Outside Services, Certified Inspection Services Company, Inc., Sunoco Race Fuels, Bilstein Shocks, Murty Farms, Midwest Sheet Metal, and Excel Floor Covering.

 

Completing the top ten were Jonathan Davenport, Tim McCreadie, Ross Robinson, R.J. Conley, and Colten Burdette.


 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

River Days Rumble

Saturday, September 2, 2023

Portsmouth Raceway Park – Portsmouth, OH


 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Adam Stricker | 14.843 seconds (overall)

Fast Time Group B: Hudson O’Neal | 14.896 seconds


 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 2. 68-Adam Stricker[1]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 4. 81-Brandon Fouts[4]; 5. 11-Spencer Hughes[5]; 6. 1T-Tyler Erb[6]; 7. B1-Josh Bocook[7]; 8. 21K-Kirk Phillips[8]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 44-Colten Burdette[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[3]; 3. 49-Jonathan Davenport[6]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 5. 39-Tim McCreadie[5]; 6. 71C-RJ Conley[7]; 7. S21-Seth Daniels[8]; 8. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[4]


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1H-Hudson O'Neal[1]; 2. 71R-Rod Conley[5]; 3. 7-Ross Robinson[2]; 4. 99B-Boom Briggs[3]; 5. 55-Jesse Wisecarver[7]; 6. 17-Shannon Thornsberry[6]; 7. 00-Justin Cooper[4]; 8. (DNS) 145-Chase Frohnapfel

 

AP1 Insurance Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 18D-Daulton Wilson[1]; 2. 10-Garrett Smith[2]; 3. 111B-Max Blair[3]; 4. 89-Logan Roberson[4]; 5. 13W-David Webb[6]; 6. 29-Clint Keenan[5]; 7. CJ1-Charlie Jude[7]

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): 1. 11-Spencer Hughes[1]; 2. 39-Tim McCreadie[3]; 3. 13W-David Webb[4]; 4. 71C-RJ Conley[7]; 5. 55-Jesse Wisecarver[2]; 6. 21K-Kirk Phillips[13]; 7. S21-Seth Daniels[11]; 8. 00-Justin Cooper[10]; 9. CJ1-Charlie Jude[12]; 10. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[14]; 11. 17-Shannon Thornsberry[6]; 12. 29-Clint Keenan[8]; 13. B1-Josh Bocook[9]; 14. 1T-Tyler Erb[5]; 15. (DNS) 145-Chase Frohnapfel


 

River Days Rumble Feature Finish (50 Laps):

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 31

Terminal Maintenance & Construction Pole Sitter: Brandon Overton

Lap Leaders: Hudson O’Neal (Laps 1-9); Brandon Overton (Laps 10-16); Daulton Wilson (Laps 17-31); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 32-50)

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: 1.786 seconds 

Gorsuch Performance Solutions Cautions: Garrett Smith (Lap 20); Max Blair (Lap 29); Earl Pearson, Jr. (Lap 38)

Series Provisionals: Tyler Erb; Earl Pearson, Jr.

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran, Daulton Wilson

Penske Shocks Top 5: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran, Daulton Wilson, Brandon Overton, Hudson O’Neal

Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Tyler Erb (Advanced 12 Positions) 

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Tim McCreadie

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Max Blair

Earnhardt Technologies Most Laps Led: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (19 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: Max Blair 

Etchberger Trucking Fastest Lap of the Race: Hudson O’Neal (Lap 1 – 15.259 seconds) 

MD3 Tough Break of the Race: Hudson O’Neal

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: Garrett Smith (14.994 seconds)

Time of Race: 29 minutes 42 seconds 

 

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

 

  

 

Hudson O’Neal Charges to Rumble by the River Victory at Port Royal

PORT ROYAL, PA (August 26, 2023) – Hudson O’Neal battled his way to the lead with seven laps to go and pulled away in the final laps to win the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Rumble by the River on Saturday Night at Port Royal Speedway. O’Neal earned $50,000 from the $150,000 feature purse for the Rocket1 Team. 

 

O’Neal’s winning margin of 1.808 seconds was the largest lead anyone had held during the 50-lap event. Mike Marlar came home in second as he passed Jonathan Davenport with two laps to go. Davenport was third with Matt Cosner and Brandon Overton completing the top five.

 

Brandon Overton jumped to the lead at the start of the race as he and O’Neal, who started alongside Overton on the front row tucked into the second spot. Those two ran first and second for the first 16 laps of the race until Davenport was able to secure the second spot on lap 17.

 

Davenport then moved to the lead on lap 21 as the first caution flew with that lap was scored. On the restart Davenport had to contend with O’Neal, Marlar and Overton in a tightly contested battle for the race lead. With O’Neal and Marlar all over Davenport another caution came out with 27 laps complete.

 

All eyes were on the current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader Ricky Thornton, Jr. who was slicing through the field after starting in 25th for having to go to back-up car. Thornton moved to fifth by lap 36 and trailed only Davenport, Marlar, O’Neal, and Devin Moran. 

 

Thornton would not be around at the finish as he slowed on the track under a caution with ten laps to go after just reaching second past Marlar in the running order. Thornton’s night ended after a spectacular run from the tail of the field as he would be pushed back to the pit area after stopping in the middle of the back straightaway with mechanical issues.

 

Davenport was still on the point with Marlar and O’Neal behind him on the single-file restart. O’Neal then got past Marlar and set his sights on Davenport. With seven laps to go O’Neal made his move for the lead getting by Davenport and then going on to win his seventh Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of 2023. Marlar passed Davenport at the white flag to pick up the second position at the finish.

 

O’Neal described his hard-fought victory in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. “It’s awesome. I had to get up on the wheel I was just so tight against that cushion I was afraid to run it. It just came down to the last ten laps and I knew I had a shot at it if I could run it hard enough if I could get enough of a run down the straightaways. The crew gave me a great race car all weekend, we were able to get back into victory lane last night and I knew coming into today we had a great piece we just needed to play our cards right.”

 

Marlar earned $20,000 for his third straight Big River Steel Podium finish. “It was a good race you know we just talked to the man who preps the track he does a phenomenal job on the racetrack really; we owe him a lot of thanks for the awesome racing we saw all weekend. It was fun for sure. My car was balanced really good, but it won’t wheel spin good so when I wheel spin on the cushion, I am just a little wrong there somehow and that’s how a lot of these races are getting won. We are so close it depends on how it all plays out. We got one or two more laps before those cautions; I think we could have got the lead and I would have been gone.” 

 

Davenport’s third-place finish earned the 3-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion $10,000 as he led a race high 24 laps. “Those guys were just a little better than me I thought I was o.k. and then Mikey could run a little bit lower than I could and Hudson could just run around the cushion a little bit better than I can. I gave it all we had. I tried to not tear it up too bad. I just wish it would have been a 40 lapper tonight.”

 

The winner’s Mark Richards Racing, Rocket Chassis is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Ace Metal Works, Gunter’s Honey, Petroff Towing, Rocket Pre-Owned Motors, WR1 Sim Chassis, O’Neal’s Salvage and Recycling, Sunoco Race Fuels, Integra Racing Shocks, and Performance Grading.

 

Completing the top ten were Tim McCreadie, Devin Moran, Cody Overton, Garrett Alberson, and Logan Roberson.


 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

Rumble by the River

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Port Royal Speedway – Port Royal, PA

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 3. 15K-Cody Overton[2]; 4. 111B-Max Blair[5]; 5. 93-Cory Lawler[7]; 6. 11-Spencer Hughes[8]; 7. 99B-Boom Briggs[6]; 8. 59-Chad Julius[9]; 9. 66-Justin Kann[4]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1H-Hudson O'Neal[1]; 2. 10-Michael Norris[2]; 3. 89-Logan Roberson[4]; 4. 7-Ross Robinson[3]; 5. D19-Dillan Stake[5]; 6. 32J-Shaun Jones[6]; 7. 21-Chad Myers[7]; 8. 10S-Dave Stamm[9]; 9. (DNS) 7T-Drake Troutman


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[3]; 3. 66C-Matt Cosner[4]; 4. 22F-Chris Ferguson[2]; 5. 2J-Justin Weaver[8]; 6. 0-Andrew Yoder[5]; 7. 2JR-Jeff Rine[6]; 8. 25K-Kody Lyter[9]; 9. 32-Travis Stickley[7]

 

AP1 Insurance Heat Race #4 (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 39-Tim McCreadie[2]; 2. 0R-Rick Eckert[1]; 3. 45-Kyle Hardy[3]; 4. 20-Trever Feathers[4]; 5. 2T-Kyle Lee[6]; 6. EZ1-Ron Fink[9]; 7. (DNS) 86-Austin Berry; 8. (DNS) 63-Nathan Long; 9. (DNS) 24-Dylan Yoder

 

Lucas Oil Heat Race #5 (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 18D-Daulton Wilson[2]; 3. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[3]; 4. 1T-Tyler Erb[6]; 5. 06-Mike Lupfer[4]; 6. 9M-Hayes Mattern[5]; 7. 2-Dan Stone[7]; 8. 3-Timothy Wilson[8]

 

Lucas Oil Heat Race #6 (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 157-Mike Marlar[1]; 2. 48-Colton Flinner[3]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 4. 119-Bryan Bernheisel[4]; 5. 22-Gregg Satterlee[6]; 6. 4-Gary Stuhler[5]; 7. 11T-Trevor Collins[8]; 8. 1Z-Logan Zarin[7]

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 111B-Max Blair[1]; 2. 22F-Chris Ferguson[3]; 3. 2J-Justin Weaver[6]; 4. 7-Ross Robinson[2]; 5. D19-Dillan Stake[5]; 6. 11-Spencer Hughes[7]; 7. 2JR-Jeff Rine[12]; 8. 0-Andrew Yoder[9]; 9. 93-Cory Lawler[4]; 10. 99B-Boom Briggs[10]; 11. 21-Chad Myers[11]; 12. 66-Justin Kann[16]; 13. 59-Chad Julius[13]; 14. 10S-Dave Stamm[14]; 15. 25K-Kody Lyter[15]; 16. 32J-Shaun Jones[8]; 17. (DNS) 32-Travis Stickley


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 1T-Tyler Erb[2]; 2. 22-Gregg Satterlee[6]; 3. 20-Trever Feathers[1]; 4. 2-Dan Stone[10]; 5. 119-Bryan Bernheisel[3]; 6. 9M-Hayes Mattern[8]; 7. 2T-Kyle Lee[4]; 8. 3-Timothy Wilson[12]; 9. 06-Mike Lupfer[5]; 10. 11T-Trevor Collins[11]; 11. 4-Gary Stuhler[9]; 12. EZ1-Ron Fink[7]; 13. (DNS) 1Z-Logan Zarin

 

Rumble by the River Feature Finish (50 Laps):

Race Statistics

Entrants: 52

Terminal Maintenance & Construction Pole Sitter: Brandon Overton

Lap Leaders: Brandon Overton (Laps 1-20); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 21-44); Hudson O’Neal (Laps 45-50)

Wieland Feature Winner: Hudson O’Neal

Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Feature Winner: Hudson O’Neal

Brandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: Hudson O’Neal

Margin of Victory: 1.808 seconds

Gorsuch Performance Solutions Cautions: Chris Ferguson, Mason Zeigler (Lap 27); Michael Norris (Lap 36); Ross Robinson (Lap 40); Rick Eckert (Lap 45)

Series Provisionals: Spencer Hughes; Ross Robinson

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a

Track Provisional: Jeff Rine

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Hudson O’Neal, Mike Marlar, Jonathan Davenport

Penske Shocks Top 5: Hudson O’Neal, Mike Marlar, Jonathan Davenport, Matt Cosner, Brandon Overton

Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Matt Cosner (Advanced 11 Positions) Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Devin Moran

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Tyler Erb

Earnhardt Technologies Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (24 Laps)

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Hudson O’Neal

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

O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Max Blair

Etchberger Trucking Fastest Lap of the Race: Brandon Overton (Lap 1 – 19.677 seconds)

MD3 Tough Break of the Race: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Danny White (Hudson O’Neal)

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Race Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (18.365 seconds)

Time of Race: 36 minutes 12 seconds

 

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

 

  

Hudson O’Neal and Brandon Overton Sweep Friday Night Prelims at Port Royal

PORT ROYAL, PA (August 25, 2023) – Hudson O’Neal and Brandon Overton each won a 25-lap preliminary A-Main on Friday Night at Port Royal Speedway.

 

O’Neal led wire-to-wire in the first 25-lap main event for his fifth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season. Rick Eckert, the current track points leader at Port Royal came from fifth to take second with current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader Ricky Thornton Jr. rounding out the Big River Steel Podium in third after he had started eighth. Cody Overton came home fourth followed by Tim McCreadie.

 

Brandon Overton was able to fend off the challenges of both Jonathan Davenport and Mike Marlar to win the second 25-lap main event. Michael Norris was fourth with Chris Ferguson rounding out the top five drivers in the nightcap.

 

O’Neal, who enters the weekend second the championship points standings behind Thornton set himself up for a good starting spot in Saturday’s heat race. “I thought I was making a lot of time difference going to that top; there was a time there when a lapped car slowed way up in front of me and I just misjudged how much faster I was getting off the corner. I was happy to see no cautions out there. If we had a caution, it might have played out differently. We had a good race car all night long, it qualified good, and it heat raced good. It’s refreshing to come out and get a win, it’s been a long couple of months.”

 

Eckert, a member of the National Dirt Late Model Hall-of-Fame came home in second-place behind O’Neal. “That second place was very important, we really haven’t qualified well here all year. We heat race really good, and we hadn’t feature raced very good. Mark Richards gave me some hints for the feature. It drove way better in the feature than I have been. I think our car is pretty close for tomorrow night’s big race realistically until we got to heavy traffic I was coming back to Huddy, and he just manned up on that cushion and I am an old guy. I was trying not to do it and finally I guess I had no choice.” 

 

Thornton, who on Thursday Night at Georgetown Speedway rallied from sixth to win came from the outside of row four to finish third in the caution-free race. “In the grand scheme of things, you just wanted to run in the top six tonight in this feature to put yourself in a good position for tomorrow. I took off there and I didn’t think I was going to be very good; I fell back to about tenth or so. I just started running a little harder and the car got a lot better. The biggest thing for me here is to try to pace, but not pace too much where you can’t do anything early and get way behind.”

 

O’Neal’s Mark Richards Racing, Rocket Chassis is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Ace Metal Works, Petroff Towing, Rocket Pre-Owned Motors, Gunter’s Honey, WR1 Sim Chassis, O’Neal’s Salvage and Recycling, Sunoco Race Fuels, Integra Racing Shocks, and Performance Grading. 

 

Completing the top ten in the first feature were Daulton Wilson, Ross Robinson, Earl Pearson Jr., Mason Zeigler, and Justin Kann.

Brandon Overton got his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win since January, but he had to work for this one. “It’s about time something went my way. The caution come out as soon as JD [Davenport] passed me and let us get back out front. I might have not had the best car. I said the way we have been going it’s like we’ll take it and keep on working. I was starting to wonder whether I was going to win another race. He [Davenport] slid me so obviously I wasn’t going into three hard enough. As soon as he passed me, he went to the top to try and protect. I just wasn’t good no matter where I went. That’s how it is sometimes.”

 

Davenport gave Overton all he wanted for the lead as he came home in the runner-up spot. “It just wasn’t meant for us to win tonight. We had a really good car; Brandon obviously was a little better than us through the middle. We just have to work on it to get it better for tomorrow night, but once the middle started dying the top starting coming in. I was driving pretty hard there and the caution came out and I then got squeezed on the back straightaway and I lost quite a bit of ground there. I just could never get the timing right when I would catch Brandon. I would catch him at the wrong part of the corner.”

 

Marlar, who took third the previous night at Georgetown rounded out the Big River Steel Podium for the second night in a row. “I hit a hole wrong in three and got really sideways, luckily, we got it straightened up there. It was good racing there. We raced all over the racetrack. If not for those cautions, we would have been out there; it really would have been an awesome race. You could have thrown a blanket over the top three at the finish for sure.”

 

Brandon Overton’s Wells and Sons Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Garnto Southern, Muscle Factory, Victory fuel Flavored Electrolyte Water, R.W. Powell Construction, Penske Racing Shocks, Convenient Lube, Dirt Mafia, Boswell Oil, H&A Development, EZ-GO, and Earnhardt Technologies.

 

Completing the top ten were Garrett Alberson, Devin Moran, Kyle Hardy, Colton Flinner, and Logan Roberson.


 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

Rumble by the River - Prelim Night 1

Friday, August 25, 2023

Port Royal Speedway – Port Royal, PA

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group B: Brandon Overton | 18.007 seconds (overall)

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 1H-Hudson O'Neal[1]; 2. 39-Tim McCreadie[5]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[3]; 4. 66-Justin Kann[2]; 5. 06-Mike Lupfer[4]; 6. 4-Gary Stuhler[7]; 7. D19-Dillan Stake[6]; 8. 86-Austin Berry[8]; 9. 63-Nathan Long[9]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 2-Dan Stone[2]; 2. 0R-Rick Eckert[3]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 4. 11-Spencer Hughes[4]; 5. 2JR-Jeff Rine[5]; 6. 7-Ross Robinson[6]; 7. 24-Dylan Yoder[7]; 8. 32J-Shaun Jones[8]; 9. 10S-Dave Stamm[9]


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 15K-Cody Overton[1]; 2. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[3]; 3. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[2]; 4. 22-Gregg Satterlee[4]; 5. 66C-Matt Cosner[5]; 6. 2J-Justin Weaver[6]; 7. 11T-Trevor Collins[8]; 8. 93-Cory Lawler[7]

 

AP1 Insurance Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar[3]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[4]; 4. 111B-Max Blair[5]; 5. 22F-Chris Ferguson[2]; 6. 9M-Hayes Mattern[6]; 7. 3-Timothy Wilson[7]; 8. 59-Chad Julius[8]; 9. EZ1-Ron Fink[9]


 

Lucas Oil Heat Race #5 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 1T-Tyler Erb[2]; 3. 89-Logan Roberson[4]; 4. 48-Colton Flinner[7]; 5. 20-Trever Feathers[6]; 6. 2T-Kyle Lee[9]; 7. 21-Chad Myers[8]; 8. 58-Garrett Alberson[5]; 9. 0-Andrew Yoder[3]


 

Lucas Oil Heat Race #6 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 10-Michael Norris[1]; 2. 1Z-Logan Zarin[2]; 3. 7T-Drake Troutman[4]; 4. 45-Kyle Hardy[3]; 5. 119-Bryan Bernheisel[5]; 6. 32-Travis Stickley[7]; 7. 99B-Boom Briggs[6]; 8. 25K-Kody Lyter[8]


 

Rumble by the River Prelim Night 1 Group A Feature Finish (25 Laps):

Rumble by the River Prelim Night 1 Group B Feature Finish (25 Laps):

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 61 

Group A Terminal Maintenance & Construction Pole Sitter: Hudson O’Neal

Group B Terminal Maintenance & Construction Pole Sitter: Brandon Overton

Group A Lap Leaders: Hudson O’Neal (Laps 1-25) 

Group B Lap Leaders: Brandon Overton (Laps 1-25) 

Group A Wieland Feature Winner: Hudson O’Neal

Group B Wieland Feature Winner: Brandon Overton

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

Brandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: n/a 

Group A Margin of Victory: 4.182 seconds 

Group B Margin of Victory: 0.338 seconds 

Group A Gorsuch Performance Solutions Cautions: n/a

Group B Gorsuch Performance Solutions Cautions: Drake Troutman (Lap 12); Ron Fink (Lap 15)

Series Provisionals: n/a 

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a 

Track Provisional: n/a 

Group A Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Hudson O’Neal, Rick Eckert, Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Group B Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport, Mike Marlar

Group A Penske Shocks Top 5: Hudson O’Neal, Rick Eckert, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Cody Overton, Tim McCreadie

Group B Penske Shocks Top 5: Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport, Mike Marlar, Michael Norris, Chris Ferguson

Group A Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Ross Robinson (Advanced 10 Positions) 

Group B Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Garrett Alberson (Advanced 17 Positions) 

Group A Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Ross Robinson

Group B Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Devin Moran

Group A Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Dillan Stake

Group B Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Max Blair

Group A Earnhardt Technologies Most Laps Led: Hudson O’Neal (25 Laps) 

Group B Earnhardt Technologies Most Laps Led: Brandon Overton (25 Laps) 

Group A Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Hudson O’Neal

Group A Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Garrett Alberson

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

O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/a 

Group A Etchberger Trucking Fastest Lap of the Race: Hudson O’Neal (Lap 2 – 19.194 seconds) 

Group B Etchberger Trucking Fastest Lap of the Race: Brandon Overton (Lap 1 – 19.490 seconds) 

Group A MD3 Tough Break of the Race: Austin Berry

Group B MD3 Tough Break of the Race: Drake Troutman

Group A Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Danny White (Hudson O’Neal) 

Group B Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Kent Fegter (Brandon Overton) 

Group A ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Race Engines

Group B ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines

Group A Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis

Group B Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Mike Marlar (17.822 seconds) 

Group A Time of Race: 10 minutes 04 seconds 

Group B Time of Race: 19 minutes 14 seconds 


 

Rumble by the River Saturday Line-Ups

Rumble by the River Saturday Preliminary Points

 

  

 

Thornton Jr. Claims Record-Setting 16th Lucas Dirt Win of 2023 at Georgetown

GEORGETOWN, DE (August 24, 2023) – Ricky Thornton Jr. rallied from sixth after a lap 35 restart - storming to the lead on lap 41 and leading the rest of the way to pick up his record-setting 16th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the 2023 season on Thursday at Georgetown Speedway.

 

It was the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series’ first-ever visit to the 1/2-mile oval to honor the late Melvin L. Joseph who built the track in 1949.

 

Thornton’s victory broke a tie with Scott Bloomquist, who had previously set the single season record for wins in 2016 with 15. Brandon Overton, who led laps 18 through 40 finished in second with Mike Marlar completing the Big River Steel Podium in third. Tyler Erb was fourth and early race leader Garrett Alberson rounded out the top five. Alberson had led the first 17 laps of the race.

 

Thornton, who started fourth on the grid and ran outside the top five for several laps blasted through the field in the final 14 circuits to win the 49-lap race. “I really didn’t know how I did it. I started running the top down there in three and four and I felt like I could run with those guys in front of me. I didn’t know if I needed to restart on the top or the bottom. I was kind of glad I restarted on the bottom. I got a good start, and I was able to get by a couple of cars down in one and two and then we got to third. I didn’t know if those guys knew I was up there. I kind of just rolled around the outside of them and once I was out in front, I really didn’t know what to do. I ran as hard as I could.”

 

Overton, who was looking for his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win since January almost completed the clean sweep for the night but came home in second. “Honestly it shouldn’t be, but it’s awesome to be up there. Obviously, we want to win, and our team is plenty capable of winning. We’ve got great car owners that get us everything we need; things just haven’t been going our way. We have been struggling here lately you know just everything going wrong.”

 

Marlar, who was in the hunt the entire race came home in third. “It was a really fun racetrack. I would like to thank all of the fans for sticking it out during those rain delays. It was a long night for sure. I think it worked out for everybody. Congrats to Ricky, he is just so fast. I thought Overton and I were having a really good race until he [Thornton] came along. I almost got the lead there a couple of times and I felt like I was going to get it and those cautions came out. The cautions didn’t play in my favor, but that’s just how it goes sometimes.”

 

The winner’s Todd and Vickie Burns-owned, SSI Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Hoker Trucking, Coltman Farms, Sub-Surface of Indiana, Dyno One, Inc., West Side Tractor Sales Company, D&E Outside Services, Certified Inspection Service Company, inc., Midwest Sheet Metal, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bilstein Shocks, Excel Floor Covering, and Murty Farms.

 

Completing the top ten were Devin Moran, Tim McCreadie, Gregg Satterlee, Hudson O’Neal, and Jonathan Davenport.


 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

The Melvin L. Joseph Memorial

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Georgetown Speedway – Georgetown, DE


 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Brandon Overton | 17.117 seconds (overall)

Fast Time Group B: Garrett Alberson | 17.201 seconds


 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 1T-Tyler Erb[2]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[3]; 4. 1H-Hudson O'Neal[5]; 5. 49-Jonathan Davenport[4]; 6. 0-Rick Eckert[7]; 7. 11T-Trevor Collins[6]; 8. 41-Ross Chastain[8]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 157-Mike Marlar[1]; 2. 111B-Max Blair[2]; 3. 39-Tim McCreadie[4]; 4. 66C-Matt Cosner[3]; 5. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[5]; 6. 99B-Boom Briggs[7]; 7. 15K-Cody Overton[6]


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 22-Gregg Satterlee[2]; 3. 45-Kyle Hardy[4]; 4. 11-Spencer Hughes[3]; 5. 92-Nick Davis[6]; 6. 2-Dan Stone[5]; 7. KB-Kerry King[7]; 8. (DNS) 41M-Matt Sheppard

 

AP1 Insurance Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[2]; 3. 7T-Drake Troutman[3]; 4. 55L-Donald Lingo Jr[5]; 5. 7-Ross Robinson[4]; 6. 93-Cory Lawler[6]; 7. (DNS) 4S-Danny Snyder

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[3]; 3. 7-Ross Robinson[4]; 4. 0-Rick Eckert[5]; 5. 11T-Trevor Collins[9]; 6. 2-Dan Stone[6]; 7. 15K-Cody Overton[11]; 8. 92-Nick Davis[2]; 9. 93-Cory Lawler[8]; 10. 99B-Boom Briggs[7]; 11. KB-Kerry King[10]; 12. 41M-Matt Sheppard[12]


 

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

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 30

Terminal Maintenance & Construction Pole Sitter: Brandon Overton

Lap Leaders: Garrett Alberson (Laps 1-17); Brandon Overton (Laps 18-40); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 41-49)

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: 0.303 seconds 

Gorsuch Performance Solutions Cautions: Matt Cosner (Lap 10); Nick Davis (Lap 15); Drake Troutman (Lap 17); Earl Pearson, Jr. (Lap 26); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 35)

Series Provisionals: Boom Briggs

Fast Time Provisional: Cody Overton

Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a

Track Provisional: Nick Davis

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Brandon Overton, Mike Marlar

Penske Shocks Top 5: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Brandon Overton, Mike Marlar, Tyler Erb, Garrett Alberson

Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Cody Overton (Advanced 12 Positions) 

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Tim McCreadie

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Max Blair

Earnhardt Technologies Most Laps Led: Brandon Overton (23 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: Max Blair 

Etchberger Trucking Fastest Lap of the Race: Mike Marlar (Lap 12 – 17.624 seconds) 

MD3 Tough Break of the Race: Hudson O’Neal

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

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Race Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (17.226 seconds)

Time of Race: 26 minutes 46 seconds 

 

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

 

  

Lucas Oil Late Models Set for Record Paying Jackson 100 Weekend

BATAVIA, Ohio (September 20, 2023) – The stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will converge in Brownstown, Ind. this Friday, and Saturday for one of the biggest weekends in Brownstown Speedway’s storied history.

 

The festivities will kick off on Friday, September 22 with the 2nd Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial – featuring a full program of Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win A-Main.

 

On Saturday, September 23 another complete show of Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains is on tap. Saturday’s 44th Annual Jackson 100 will be highlighted by a 100-lap, $30,000-to-win finale for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

 

All gates will open at 12:00 PM (noon) each day with on track action set to begin at 6:00 PM both days. All times are Eastern Time. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is joined by the Indiana Pro Late Models on Friday; with Modifieds and Super Stocks on the card for Saturday.

 

To purchase tickets in advance, visit www.brownstownspeedway.com.

 

Ricky Thornton Jr. continues to lead the Big River Steel Chases for the Championship - Presented by ARP. Hudson O’Neal is second followed by Jonathan Davenport and Brandon Overton. Completing the top eight are Tim McCreadie, Devin Moran, Daulton Wilson, and Tyler Erb.

 

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 Purses:

2nd Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial (Friday): 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 = Total $48,575

 

44th Annual Jackson 100 (Saturday): 1. $30,000, 2. $15,000, 3. $7,000, 4. $5,500, 5. $4,500, 6. $3,500, 7. $3,000, 8. $2,500, 9. $2,400, 10. $2,300, 11. $2,200, 12. $2,100, 13. $2,000, 14. $1,900, 15. $1,800, 16. $1,750, 17. $1,700, 18. $1,650, 19. $1,600, 20. $1,550, 21. $1,550, 22. $1,500, 23. $1,500, 24. $1,500 = Total $100,000

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:

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

Right Rear – Hoosier (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4

*Must use the same set of 4 tires for Time Trials and Heat Races

 

Previous Jackson 100 Winners:

2022 - Tim McCreadie

2021 - Jimmy Owens

2020 - Tim McCreadie

2019 - Hudson O’Neal

2018 - Bobby Pierce

2017 - Scott Bloomquist

2016 - Scott Bloomquist

2015 - Jonathan Davenport

2014 - Scott Bloomquist

2013 - Don O’Neal

2012 - Jimmy Owens

2011 - Scott Bloomquist

2010 - Scott Bloomquist

2009 - Earl Pearson Jr.

2008 - Tim McCreadie

2007 - Matt Miller

2006 - Don O’Neal

2005 - Billy Drake

2004 - Don O’Neal

2003 - Jim Curry

2002 - Billy Drake

2001 - Brian Brikhofer

2000 - Don O’Neal

1999 - Billy Moyer

1998 - Jim Curry

1997 - Rick Aukland

1996 - John Gill

1995 - Jack Boggs

1994 - John Gill

1993 - Davey Johnson

1992 - Billy Moyer

1991 - Scott Bloomquist

1990 - Scott Bloomquist

1989 - Jeff Purvis

1988 - Jim Curry

1987 - Billy Moyer

1986 - Jack Boggs

1985 - Kenny Brightbill

1984 - Kenny Simpson

1983 - Russ Petro

1982 - Russ Petro

1981 - Paul Crockett

1980 - Charlie Swartz

 

  

 

All Eyes on Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals

BATAVIA, Ohio (September 12, 2023) – The 19th running of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals is set for this Thursday thru Saturday, September 14-16 at the famed Knoxville Raceway.

 

It is the only annual late model event at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World,” bringing the nation’s elite dirt late model teams together on one of motorsports’ biggest stages. Over $290,000 in purse money will be paid out during three nights of racing on the historic black-dirt, half-mile oval at the Marion County Fairgrounds.

 

The festivities on Thursday and Friday, September 14-15 will feature a complete program of: Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 25-lap, $7,000-to-win main event. Drivers will earn points in each of the two preliminary nights, with their best of the two nights determining the line-ups for Saturday night’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals finale.

 

Saturday night’s program will include Dirt Draft Hot Laps, B-Mains, and the 75-lap, $50,000-to-win main event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The Malvern Bank Super Late Models will serve as a support division on Saturday, September 16.

 

Numerous off-track activities will take place surrounding the three-day event. The Hall of Fame Auction will take place at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, behind turn two, on Saturday at 11:30 AM. There will be a Dirt Racing Outreach service in the Main Show Barn outside turn four at 1:45 PM, with an autograph session to follow at 3:00 PM, on Saturday.

 

This half-mile speed-plant is located within the Marion County Fairgrounds, in the heart of Knoxville, Iowa, just a short drive from Des Moines. Three-day ticket packages and single-night tickets are available at www.knoxvilleraceway.com or by calling the ticket office at 641-842-5431.

 

Ricky Thornton Jr. leads the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship – Presented by ARP standings. Hudson O’Neal is second followed by Jonathan Davenport and Brandon Overton. Completing the top eight are Tim McCreadie, Devin Moran, Daulton Wilson, and Tyler Erb.

 

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 Purses:

Thursday, September 14:

B-Main Purses: 1. Transfer + $100, 2. Transfer + $100, 3. Transfer + $100, 4. $200, 5. $200, 6. $200, 7. $200, 8. $200, 9. $200, 10. $200, 11. $200, 12. $200, 13. $200, 14. $200, 15. $200, 16. $200, 17. $200, 18. $200, 19. $200, 20. $200, 21. $200, 22. $200, 23. $200, 24. $200 = Total $4,500

 

A-Main Purse: 1. $7,000, 2. $4,000, 3. $3,000, 4. $2,000, 5. $1,500, 6. $1,000, 7. $900, 8. $800, 9. $700, 10. $600, 11. $580, 12. $560, 13. $540, 14. $520, 15. $500, 16. $490, 17. $480, 18. $470, 19. $460, 20. $450, 21. $440, 22. $430, 23. $410, 24. $400 = Total $28,230

 

Friday, September 15:

B-Main Purses: 1. Transfer + $100, 2. Transfer + $100, 3. Transfer + $100, 4. $200, 5. $200, 6. $200, 7. $200, 8. $200, 9. $200, 10. $200, 11. $200, 12. $200, 13. $200, 14. $200, 15. $200, 16. $200, 17. $200, 18. $200, 19. $200, 20. $200, 21. $200, 22. $200, 23. $200, 24. $200 = Total $4,500

 

A-Main Purse: 1. $7,000, 2. $4,000, 3. $3,000, 4. $2,000, 5. $1,500, 6. $1,000, 7. $900, 8. $800, 9. $700, 10. $600, 11. $580, 12. $560, 13. $540, 14. $520, 15. $500, 16. $490, 17. $480, 18. $470, 19. $460, 20. $450, 21. $440, 22. $430, 23. $410, 24. $400 = Total $28,230

 

Saturday, September 16:

B-Main Purses: 1. Transfer + $200, 2. Transfer + $200, 3. Transfer + $200, 4. $500, 5. $500, 6. $500, 7. $500, 8. $500, 9. $500, 10. $500, 11. $500, 12. $400, 13. $400, 14. $400, 15. $400, 16. $400, 17. $400, 18. $400, 19. $400, 20. $400, 21. $400, 22. $400, 23. $400, 24. $400 = Total $9,800

 

A-Main Purse: 1. $50,000, 2. $25,000, 3. $10,000, 4. $8,750, 5. $7,500, 6. $7,000, 7. $6,500, 8. $6,000, 9. $5,500, 10. $5,000, 11. $4,500, 12. $4,000, 13. $3,500, 14. $3,400, 15. $3,300, 16. $3,200, 17. $3,100, 18. $3,000, 19. $3,000, 20. $3,000, 21. $3,000, 22. $3,000, 23. $2,700, 24. $2,700, 25. $2,500, 26. $2,500, 27. $2,500, 28. $2,500, 29. $2,500, 30. $2,500, 31. $2,500, 32. $2,500 = Total $196,650

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:

Thursday-Friday, September 14-15:

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

Right Rear – Hoosier (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4

*Must use the same set of 4 tires for Time Trials and Heat Races

 

Saturday, September 16:

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

Right Rear – Hoosier (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4

 

Previous Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Winners:

2022 - Jonathan Davenport

2021 - Mike Marlar

2019 - Jimmy Owens

2018 - Jimmy Owens

2017 - Mike Marlar

2016 - Mike Marlar

2015 - Jared Landers

2014 - Brian Birkhofer

2013 - Darrell Lanigan

2012 - Steve Francis

2011 - Don O'Neal

2010 - Billy Moyer

2009 - Scott Bloomquist

2008 - Tim McCreadie

2007 - Brady Smith

2006 - Brian Shirley

2005 - Scott Bloomquist

2004 - Brian Birkhofer
 

 

 

 

Labor Day Weekend Doubleheader Ahead for Lucas Oil Late Models

BATAVIA, Ohio (August 30, 2023) – A pair of traditional events are on deck for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this Labor Day weekend.
 
The action kicks off on Saturday, September 2 when the tour returns to Portsmouth Raceway Park for the River Days Rumble - Presented by Pepsi, Army & Roots Child Care Center. The event features a complete show of: Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 50-lap, $15,000-to-win main event. Saturday’s racing action at Portsmouth Raceway Park will also include full programs for the Modified and Sport Modified divisions.
 
The pit gate at Portsmouth Raceway Park will open at 2:00 PM with the general admission gate opening at 4:00 PM. Hot Laps will begin at 6:30 PM with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. All times are Eastern Time.
 
Portsmouth Raceway Park is a 3/8-mile oval located approximately 1 mile west of Downtown Portsmouth, Ohio at 25648 State Route 73. For more information on Portsmouth Raceway Park, please visit www.portsraceway.com.
 
On Sunday, September 3 teams will travel to Tyler County Speedway for the 55th Annual Hillbilly Hundred - Presented by Arizona Sport Shirts. America’s oldest running dirt late model crown jewel event includes a complete program of: Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 100-lap, $30,000-to-win main event. The Ohio Valley Legend Car Series, RUSH Dirt Late Model Series, and SCDRA 4-Cylinders will also be in competition on Sunday, September 3 at Tyler County Speedway.
 
The pit gate will close at 1:30 PM and reopen at 2:00 PM. The general admission gates will open at 3:00 PM with on track racing action beginning at 6:00 PM with Hot Laps for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. All times are Eastern Time.
 
Tyler County Speedway, better known as “America’s Baddest Bullring” is a 1/4-mile bullring located 3 miles south of Middlebourne, W. Va. at the Tyler County Fairgrounds on State Route 18. A mere 18 miles east of the Ohio River, halfway between Parkersburg in the south and Wheeling in the North.
 
To learn more about Tyler County Speedway and the 55th Hillbilly Hundred, or to purchase tickets, please visit www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com.
 
Following the UNOH Great Eight bonus round, Ricky Thornton Jr. continues to lead the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship - Presented by ARP. Hudson O’Neal is second, followed by Jonathan Davenport and Brandon Overton. Tim McCreadie, Devin Moran, Tyler Erb, and Daulton Wilson round out the top eight in championship 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 Purses:
Portsmouth Raceway Park – September 2 (50 Laps): 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 = Total $63,400
 
Tyler County Speedway – September 3 (100 Laps): 1. $30,000, 2. $15,000, 3. $7,000, 4. $5,500, 5. $4,500, 6. $3,500. 7. $3,000, 8. $2,500, 9. $2,400, 10. $2,300, 11. $2,200, 12. $2,100, 13. $2,000, 14. $1,900, 15. $1,800, 16. $1,750, 17. $1,700, 18. $1,650, 19. $1,600, 20. $1,550, 21. $1,550, 22. $1,500, 23. $1,500, 24. $1,500, 25. $1,500, 26. $1,500 = Total $103,000
 
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rules:
Portsmouth Raceway Park – September 2:
Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3
Right Rear – Hoosier (92) NLMT2, (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4
*Must use the same set of 4 tires for Time Trials and Heat Races
 
Tyler County Speedway – September 3:
Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3
Right Rear – Hoosier (92) NLMT2, (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4
*Must use the same set of 4 tires for Time Trials and Heat Races
 
Hillbilly Hundred Past Winners:
2022 - Kyle Larson
2021 - Rained Out
2020 - Covid-19
2019 - Josh Richards
2018 - Brandon Overton
2017 - Jonathan Davenport
2016 - Scott Bloomquist
2015 - Scott Bloomquist
2014 - Don O'Neal
2013 - Jimmy Owens
2012 - Mike Marlar
2011 - Rained Out
2010 - Scott Bloomquist
2009 - Ray Cook
2008 - Jimmy Owens
2007 - Eddie Carrier Jr.
2006 - Earl Pearson Jr.
2005 - Clint Smith
2004 - Mike Marlar
2003 - Chub Frank
2002 - Billy Moyer
2001 - Donnie Moran
2000 - Davey Johnson
1999 - Davey Johnson
1998 - Steve Shaver
1997 - Rod Conley
1996 - Todd Andrews
1995 - Bart Hartman
1994 - Bill Frye
1993 - Davey Johnson
1992 - Rodney Combs
1991 - Rodney Combs
1990 - Buck Simmons
1989 - Donnie Moran
1988 - Donnie Moran
1987 - Jack Boggs
1986 - Jack Boggs
1985 - Jack Boggs
1984 - Larry Moore
1983 - Freddy Smith
1982 - Charlie Swartz
1981 - Freddy Smith
1980 - Rodney Combs
1979 - Danny Dean
1978 - Gene McNeely
1977 - Rained Out
1976 - Bob Wearing, Sr.
1975 - Bob Wearing, Sr.
1974 - Bob Wearing, Sr.
1973 - Bob Wearing, Sr.
1972 - Dorus Wisecarver
1971 - Danny Dean
1970 - Clate Husted
1969 - Rained Out
1968 - Ray Neece
1967 - Don Gregory

 

  

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RICHMOND RACEWAY TO HOST BACK-TO-BACK $5000 TO WIN FASTRAK TOURING SERIES EVENTS SEPTEMBER 29-30

Richmond, KY – The FASTRAK Racing Series will travel to "The Beast of The East" Richmond Raceway located in Richmond, Kentucky, on September 29th-30th for two $5,000-to-win events. On Friday, September 29th, FASTRAK Racing Series competitors will compete in the "Prelude To The Damn Yankee" event paying $5,000 to win and $400 to start. On Saturday, September 30th, FASTRAK Racing Series competitors will compete for the "6th Annual Damn Yankees Fifty" event paying $5,000 to win and $400 to start. One lucky driver will go home each night with a brand-new GM Performance 604 crate motor. All they have to do is register and attempt to qualify, and they will be entered into the random drawing each night.


 

“We are super excited to host back-to-back $ 5,000-to-win FASTRAK Touring Series events. We are anticipating a large car count as these will be the final two races that will determine the 2023 champion,” commented FASTRAK and Richmond Raceway owner Bill Lupinos.


 

Adding to the big weekend’s excitement will be former NASCAR star Kenny Schrader racing his UMP Modified against Richmond Raceway’s regulars. Fans will have a chance to meet Schrader both days at the autograph session.


 

Friday, September 29th race program will include the FASTRAK Racing Series ($5,000 to win), UMP Modifieds ($1000 to win), and Super Stocks ($750 to win).


 

Saturday, September 30th, the race program will include the FASTRAK Racing Series ($5,000 to win), UMP Modifieds ($1000 to win), and Hornets ($400 to win).


 

On both days, pit gates will open at 2:00 PM, and grandstand gates will open at 4:00 PM. The drivers’ meeting both days is set for 5:30 PM, with hot laps to follow. For additional event details, visit www.richmond-raceway.net.


 

Adult admission on both Friday and Saturday is just $20, with children 10 and under free. Pit passes on both days are $40, and children 6-12 are $20.


 

FASTRAK Racing Series Purse for each night: 1. $5,000, 2. $2,500, 3. $1,500, 4. $1,200, 5. $1,000, 6. $750, 7. $675, 8. $600, 9. $550, 10. $525, 11. $500, 12. $475, 13. $450, 14. $425, 15. $415, 16. $405, 17-24. $400


 

Tire Rule: Open fronts. FT200 and FT400, Crate 21, and Crate 55. Grooving/siping allowed. Entry Fee: $110 each night.


 

When asked about the tire rule, Lupinos stated, “With the tire rule for 2023, we are allowing siping due to the fact that in the past, it has been allowed at the Damn Yankees event with FASTRAK. The tire rule for this event is to help accommodate competitors in the region around Richmond Raceway; this tire rule has been utilized at the past Damn Yankees events sanctioned by FASTRAK.”


 

Heading into the two-race weekend at Richmond Raceway, the current top five in the FASTRAK Racing Series touring point standings include Dillon Brown (65 PTS), Jeremy Pilkerton (59 PTS), Colby Quick (54 PTS), Jacob Brown (52 PTS), and Brent Trimble (35 PTS).


 

Richmond Raceway is located at 328 Greens Crossing Rd. in Richmond, Kentucky 40475. For more informationon Richmond Raceway visit their website at www.richmond-raceway.net .


 

The FASTRAK Racing Series September 29th-30th event at Richmond Raceway will be a live broadcast on FloRacing at the following link for FloRacing subscribers: WATCH LIVE


 

Be sure to visit FloRacing to view all their content at www.floracing.com .


 

Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook, plus follow @FASTRAK_Racing on Twitter to get up-to-the-minute news and details as they become available. FASTRAK can also be found on Instagram@fastrak_racing.


 

The 2023 marketing partners for the FASTRAK Racing Series are Chevrolet Performance, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuel "The official fuel of FASTRAK," VP Racing Lubricants, Arizona Sport Shirts, Flo Racing "The official video home of FASTRAK," TNT Race Cars, Pop Bit, and Thomas Clarke Performance.

 

 

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The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Bilstein Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, TBM Brakes, Performance Bodies & Parts, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Landrum Performance Spring, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, Precise Racing Products, Velocita-USA, Novus Home Mortgage Hermitage, Wedge Motorsports, 3C Graphix, D&V Jewelers, DrumPreserve, CrateInsider.com, Marthinsen & Salvitti Insurance Group and Terry Bowser Excavating. 

 

MIKE LAUGHARD EARNS MORE $3100 AT MARION CENTER WITH 1ST HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL WIN SINCE 2018; TRAVIS CAMPBELL BECOMES 9TH DIFFERENT LM WINNER AT WINCHESTER IN 2023; CAREER 1ST PITTSBURGH WIN FOR BEN EASLER IN RUSH SPORTSMAN MODS

By Marcie Barlow


 

September 7, 2023 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Pulaski, PA)...The Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer but the Hovis Auto and Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants action continues to heat up. Mike Laughard ended a long victory drought in the RUSH Late Models with his victory at Marion Center Raceway, while Travis Campbell became the impressive ninth different winner of the season at Marion Center. Ben Easler made a rare appearance at Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway and captured his career first at "Dirt's Monster Half-Mile". 

 

Northern Tier RUSH competitors got their holiday weekend off to an early start at McKean County Raceway on Thursday evening. A strong field of 22 RUSH Late Model competitors took the green in the City Chevrolet Weekly Series event with Brad Mesler capturing his first MCR win since June 16, 2018! Bryce Davis, Jeremy Wonderling, Austin Hauser and track promoter Kurt Stebbins rounded out the top five. 

 

Mike Laughard ended a five-year plus winless drought in the RUSH Late Models by winning the second annual Snyder/Martz Memorial at Marion Center Raceway on Saturday night. Laughard led all 31 laps holding off National Late Model Hall of Famer Chub for the $3,100 victory. The last time Laughard was victorious was July 14, 2018 at Dog Hollow Speedway. Braeden Dillinger was third over Delaware's Cody Dawson and Michael Duritsky, Jr.

 

Travis Campbell wasted no time in grabbing the lead in RUSH Late Model action at Winchester Speedway on Saturday.  While Campbell continued to put distance between himself and the rest of the field, Steven Payne, Dale Hollidge and Mike Franklin battled for the second spot. The front runners entered lapped traffic on lap 13, which enabled Payne to secure the second position and begin reeling Campbell. At the checkered flag it was Campbell, the 2022 City Chevrolet Track Pack Champion, taking his first win of the season. Payne was just two car lengths behind in second for his career best RUSH finish. Franklin, Hollidge and track champion Tyler Hoy followed. Outside of Kyle Hardy's five victories, no other driver has repeated as Campbell became the ninth different winner of the season and sixth straight different winner!       

 

RUSH Late Model competitors battled in two feature events Saturday at Woodhull Raceway. In the August 26 make-up, Steve LeBarron and Brian Knowles led the field to the green with LeBarron taking the lead. LeBarron weathered several restarts, stretched his lead after each restart and cruised on to take victory number three of the season at the speedway in 2023. John Waters came home in second followed by Austin Allen, Knowles and Brett Marlatt.

 

In the nightcap, second year competitor Brett Marlatt scored his impressive fifth victory of the season and also kept his divisional championship hopes alive. Marlatt fended off the challenges of Austin Allen the entire distance of the 20-lap main event to claim the win. Brian Knowles finished in third with LeBarron rebounding from a mishap early in the event to come home in fourth. Jacob Tubbs completed the top five.   

 

Doug Ricotta scored his second consecutive victory in Hovis Auto and Truck Supply RUSH Late Model action at Genesee Speedway on Saturday evening.  Jon Rivers led the event from the start as Ricotta methodically worked his way through the field. A lap 22 restart gave Ricotta the opportunity he needed to move by Rivers and claim the victory- his third overall in 2023 City Chevrolet Weekly Series action. Dave DuBois finished in third with Bill Holmes and Chad Homan rounding out the top five. 

 

Jake Gunn and Daryl Charlier led the field to the green Saturday at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Charlier led the first two circuits before sixth place starter Brandon Burgoon took command on lap three and would never be seriously challenged as he went on to score his career best fifth win of the season and his second consecutive divisional victory at the Imperial, Pa. oval. Gunn, Charlier, Ben Policz and Zach Gunn completed the top five.   

 

The RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire Touring Series travelled to Tyler County Speedway this past Sunday to take part in the 55th annual "Hillbilly 100" weekend with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The event attracted 33 cars from five different states, which was an all-time record high car count at the Middlebourne, WV oval. Mike Wonderling, Max Blair and Joe Martin entertained the fans with plenty of side-by-side racing throughout the event. Wonderling led the first two laps before Martin took over and led laps 3-21. Wonderling gained the advantage on lap 22 before Martin once again nosed ahead on lap 23. By lap 33, Blair was finally able to get the second spot away from Wonderling and set his sights on Martin. Martin led the next lap but Blair used the high side of turned one and two to make the winning pass of Martin and secure the top spot on lap 35. Blair went on to score his fourth Touring Series victory of 2023. Martin, Wonderling, Trimble and Ryan Hare completed the top five.    

 

Bradford Speedway closed out their 2023 season Sunday evening. Jacobs Tubbs lead the first lap of the RUSH Late Model A-main with veteran Scott Gurdak taking the top spot on laps two through six. Brad Mesler took command on lap seven and went on to score the win, his fifth of the season and second of the weekend in RUSH Late Model action. Gurdak settled for second in just his second visit of 2023.  Ward Schell, Jake Wilber and Tubbs finished third through fifth respectively.

 

The Hovis RUSH Pro Mods had a pair of events last weekend. It kicked off on Thursday at McKean County. For the second straight event, there were 26 cars on hand matching the 26 at Stateline for their season finale for the highest car count of the season. Steve Dixon scored his first MCR RUSH Pro Mod win since July 30, 2017! It was also Dixon's 11th overall RUSH Pro Mod victory of the season, but first in five weeks. Adam Ashcroft, Critter Hemphill, Josh Wilcox and Kane Stebbins were second through fifth. 

 

RUSH Pro Mod action at Bradford saw Dennis Lunger, Jr. lead the way for two circuits before veteran Al Brewer took the top spot and went on to score his second Bradford victory of the season and third overall in 2023 Hovis Weekly Series action. Dixon, Lunger, John Woodward and Josh Wilcox rounded out the top five

 

Hovis RUSH Sprint Car teams travelled to Hummingbird Speedway on Saturday for the second time this season.  Veteran Chad Ruhlman tallied his seventh victory of the season, but first in nearly two months.  Ruhlman's $1,000 Sunbelt Rentals Weekly Series special came over a strong field of 19 competitors beating the car count at the first Hummingbird show by one. Blaze Myers, who won the first show, came home in second as he tries to keep Ruhlman in sight for the $5,000 championship.  Gale Ruth, Jr., John Mollick and Brian Cressley rounded out the top five.

 

The lone Hovis Auto and Truck Supply Sportsman Modified event took place at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway Saturday evening. Ben Easler and Chelsie Kriegisch led the field to green with Easler leading the entire distance of the 15-lap main event.  At the checkered Easler had a 4.5 second advantage over Ayden Cipriano as he scored his first career victory at the Imperial, PA oval, but fourth overall of the 2023 season. Kriegisch, Kole Holden and Lucas Canon followed.

 

RUSH Sprint Car and Sportsman Modified teams will compete at the Sharon Speedway both this Friday and Saturday as part of the "Apple Festival Nationals" program.  The prelims for both divisions will take place on Friday with the feature events running on Saturday. The Sprint Car main event will pay $1,000 to win, $175 to start with the Sportsman Modified winner receiving $800 with $160 to start.

 

Freedom Motorsports Park will host their “Fall Classic” on both Friday and Saturday. RUSH Stock Cars will be in action both days with RUSH Late Model and RUSH Pro Mod action taking place Saturday. 

City Chevrolet Weekly Series action is also scheduled at McKean County Raceway Thursday evening. Georgetown Speedway, Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, Skyline Raceway and Woodhull Raceway are also in action.   

 

The racing season is beginning to “wind down” so be sure to get out and enjoy some RUSH racing action this weekend.

 

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, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, TBM Brakes, Bilstein Shocks, Performance Bodies & Parts, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Landrum Performance Spring, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, Precise Racing Products, Velocita-USA, Wedge Motorsports, 3C Graphix, D&V Jewelers, CrateInsider.com, and Terry Bowser Excavating.  

 

 

 

 

MAX BLAIR'S LATE RACE PASS IN FRONT OF A SRO CROWD AT TYLER COUNTY PART OF THE "HILLBILLY 100" EARNS HIM HIS 4TH HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE TOUR VICTORY OF 2023 WORTH $4,000

By Mike Leone


 

(September 3, 2023) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Middlebourne, WV)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants headed south to Tyler County Speedway on Sunday to take part in the 55th annual "Hillbilly 100" featuring the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the second straight year. A standing room only crowd filled "America's Baddest Bullring" on a stifling, sunny, 90-degree day. Flynn's Tire Touring Series race #18 attracted a Tyler County RUSH record 33 cars from five different states in the second and final visit of the 2023 season to the Middlebourne, West Virginia 1/4-mile dirt track. The event was streamed live on FloRacing.


 

After running third for the first 32 laps, Max Blair saved the best for the last. In a race that had four lead changes and three different leaders, Blair got by Mike Wonderling and Joe Martin on late race restarts then led the final six laps of the "Cider Jug 40" for the $4,000 payday. It was Blair's second straight Flynn's Tire Tour victory and fourth of the season. Blair has now won three of his four starts along with a runner-up finish in the Centerline Motorsports #00K for nearly $29,000 cash plus contingencies to go along with a $3,000 victory in a Briggs Transports #1 entry!


 

"I honestly thought I was going to run third for the longest time," explained the 33-year-old Centerville, Pa. driver who finished 10th in the Lucas Oil Late Model feature. "Mikey (Wonderling) had a really good car too. That was a lot of fun. I am beyond wore out- 140 laps around this place is enough. When I got to second, I hit that last restart a little better than the ones before and we raced each other as hard as we absolutely could for the win. It's always a lot of fun racing with Joe (Martin). We've crate raced together for 15 or more years now and have gotten to race it out for the win a bunch of times over the years- there's no one more fun or clean to race with than he is. It's been a lot of fun racing this thing. I can't thank Brad (Spochacz), Dave and Kayla (McManus) and everyone with Centerline Motorsports enough to allow me to drive this thing. It's all top notch equipment and they've given me everything I need to come out here and compete to win these races."


 

Mike Wonderling used the outside to take off in the lead over Martin and fourth starting Blair. Logan Reed got into the fence bringing out the caution with two laps completed. When racing resumed on lap three, Martin made the inside work to take over the top spot. Wonderling and Blair then raced side-by-side for second on laps four and five, but Wonderling was able to hang on to the spot. Lapped traffic came into play on lap 12 as it was a three-car race for the lead. 


 

The trio thrilled the packed grandstands and viewers around the world watching on FloRacing. Wonderling pulled alongside Martin on laps 21 and 22 with Wonderling nosing ahead to lead the 22nd circuit. Wonderling's lead though was short lived as Martin reclaimed the top spot on lap 23. Garret Paugh and Brent Trimble tangled battling for fourth on the backstretch as Paugh spun with damage ending his night, which brought out the caution after 29 caution-free laps. Paugh was selected as the TBM Brakes "Tough Brake of the Night" recipient.  


 

Back under green on lap 32, Martin took off in the lead, while Blair challenged Wonderling. Blair was able to make the pass on Wonderling for second on lap 33. Three cautions then slowed action. Martin chose the inside on the double file restart and was able to fend off Blair on the first two; however, on the final one, Blair made the outside stick in turns one and two and powered by Martin down the backstretch to lead lap 35. 


 

It was a lead Blair wouldn't relinquish as he took the checkered flag first by 1.384 seconds for his all-time leading 33rd career Flynn's Tire Touring Series victory as the last three have come in the Centerline Motorsports-owned, Gable Inn/Lakeside Beer/Mailliard Electric Company/Krebs Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM-sponsored #00K.


 

Martin earned $2,000 for his fifth top four finish in the last seven races as he holds on to the second spot in points. "He's one of the best drivers in the country and that's all there is to it," expressed the 38-year-old Punxsutawney, Pa. racer. "I beat him twice on the double file restarts and I don't know what I could have done different on the third one. Max is good and I just have to get better that's all there is to it. The car was really good. I was at least as good as he was if not better. We simplified things and I couldn't be more happier with the car; $4,000 would have been better than $2,000, but you live and learn."


 

Wonderling, who finished third in the July 22 race at Tyler County, matched that finish on Sunday for $1,000. It was Wonderling's sixth podium finish of the year as he continues to fight for his first career Flynn's Tire Tour victory. "I really wish it would have stayed green as I had on a harder tire than those guys," revealed the 50-year-old Wellsville, NY driver. "I got to Joe (Martin) and I thought I was going to outsmart him on the tire but then we had all those cautions; Max is one of the best in the business and Joe is no slouch. We'll take the third and move on, but didn't gain any points tonight so it'll come down to the next few races between Joe and I (for second in points)."


 

Trimble was fourth after starting seventh. Tyler County regular, Ryan Hare, had never finished in the top 10 in a Flynn's Tire Touring Series event, but the 18-year-old on Sunday had a great run going 10th to 5th! Points leader Jeremy Wonderling, who won the prior two Tour events at Tyler County, salvaged a sixth place finish after starting ninth after struggling throughout the night. 


 

A.J. Spagnuolo made his first Tour start of the season and finished seventh after being as high as fourth early on. Tour regular Jim Rasey matched his best finish of the season in eighth. Cody Dawson went 14th to 9th. Two-time 2023 Tyler County City Chevrolet Weekly Series winner, Michael Duritsky, Jr., earned the $50 Precise Racing Products "Pedal Down" Hard Charger gift card after racing from 16th to 10th. Dave Loudin made his first career RUSH start and finished 18th to receive a spoiler kit from Ontime Body & Graphic.


 

Colby Beighey passed pole-sitter Lane Brock on the opening lap and led the entire way in the eight-lap caution- D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier. The 30-year-old Taylor, Michigan resident earned $200 aboard his own #36 as he became the amazing 71st different winner in 87 races run all-time! Brock, a 17-year-old "Futures Cup" racer, was second in his first ever Tour start and also received a $100 Performance Bodies gift card for being the first feature non-qualifier. Zach Kane, Eddie Starkey, and Blake Runyon were third through fifth in their first Tour starts of the season. 


 

For the second straight year at the "Cider Jug 40", Trimble set fast time in $100 FK Rod Ends "Shock the Clock" qualifying with a lap 13.691. Winning $25 FK Rod Ends heat races were Trimble, Blair, Paugh, and Dave Loudin, while Matt Adams and Brandon Weigle won the last chance B mains. Martin won his third Sunoco Dash of the season and received $100 Sunoco fuel card. Winning the $100 Sunoco fuel cards through the drawings were Tour racers Mike Wonderling and Jason Knowles, while the $50 Sunoco fuel cards were captured by Trimble, Donnie Dotson, Adams, and Paugh.


 

The Flynn’s Tire Tour will be off until September 29-30 at Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway for the "Bill Hendren Memorial" paying a minimum of $3,000 to-win on Friday night and $10,000 to-win on Saturday night part of the "Pittsburgher" with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The Saturday night event will be streamed live on FloRacing. 


 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn’s Tire Touring Series "Cider Jug 40" Race #18 (40 laps, $4,000 to-win): 1. MAX BLAIR (Centerline 00K) 2. Joe Martin (Snyder 10s) 3. Mike Wonderling (18) 4. Brent Trimble (1) 5. Ryan Hare (29) 6. Jeremy Wonderling (3J) 7. A.J. Spagnuolo (5A) 8. Jim Rasey (Wrightsman 21J) 9. Cody Dawson (36) 10. Michael Duritsky, Jr. (90J) 11. Luke Hyre (Thomas 57) 12. Austin Hauser (51) 13. Kyle Zimmerman (Stockdale 31) 14. Ashton Briggs (11A) 15. Hayden Jacobs (27) 16. Matt Adams (9A) 17. Dalton Goode (Wamsley 9) 18. Dave Loudin (12L) 19. Donnie Dotson (15) 20. Daryl Charlier (Dobnak 42) 21. Brandon Weigle (47W) 22. Ryan Frazee (17) 23. Garret Paugh (03) 24. Logan Reed (37) 25. George Casto III (19c). (Note: George Casto III took a Track provisional.)

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier (8 laps, $200 to-win): 1. Colby Beighey (36) 2. Lane Brock (20B) 3. Zach Kane (4) 4. Eddie Starkey (58) 5. Blake Runyon (20). DNS: David Pangrazio (136), Jason Knowles (4), J.T. Ward (Wamsley 11).


 

Car Count: 33

Feature Margin of Victory: 1.384 seconds

Feature Lap Leaders: Mike Wonderling (1-2, 22), Joe Martin (3-21, 23-34), Max Blair (35-40)

Ontime Body & Graphic “Spoiler Alert” Spoiler Kit: Dave Loudin

Performance Bodies “Nosed Out”: Lane Brock

Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger: Michael Duritsky, Jr. (+6)

Sunoco Fuel Card Winners: Mike Wonderling ($100), Jason Knowles ($100), Brent Trimble ($50), Donnie Dotson ($50), Matt Adams ($50, Garret Paugh ($50)

TBM Brakes “Tough Brake of the Night”: Garret Paugh


 

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Qualifying ($100 for fast time): 1. 1T-Brent Trimble, 00:13.691[4]; 2. 00K-Max Blair, 00:13.823[8]; 3. 10S-Joe Martin, 00:13.898[1]; 4. 5A-AJ Spagnuolo, 00:13.901[6]; 5. 18-Mike Wonderling, 00:13.950[23]; 6. 21J-Jim Rasey, 00:14.011[32]; 7. 03-Garret Paugh, 00:14.024[20]; 8. 12L-Dave Loudin, 00:14.029[15]; 9. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling, 00:14.049[3]; 10. 29-Ryan Hare, 00:14.072[25]; 11. 31-Kyle Zimmerman, 00:14.078[24]; 12. 11A-Ashton Briggs, 00:14.094[9]; 13. 136-David Pangrazio, 00:14.094[28]; 14. 17-Ryan Frazee, 00:14.114[13]; 15. 57-Luke Hyre, 00:14.159[5]; 16. 27J-Hayden Jacobs, 00:14.180[19]; 17. 20B-Lane Brock, 00:14.202[16]; 18. 36-Cody Dawson, 00:14.238[2]; 19. 36B-Colby Beighey, 00:14.242[29]; 20. 90J-Michael Duritsky Jr, 00:14.278[27]; 21. 51-Austin Hauser, 00:14.293[31]; 22. 4-Jason Knowles, 00:14.301[30]; 23. 42-Daryl Charlier, 00:14.336[33]; 24. 47W-Brandon Weigle, 00:14.372[12]; 25. 9-Dalton Goode, 00:14.408[26]; 26. 4K-Zachary Kane, 00:14.428[22]; 27. 19C-George Casto III, 00:14.476[10]; 28. 37-Logan Reed, 00:14.530[18]; 29. 15D-Donnie Dotson, 00:14.538[11]; 30. 9A-Matt Adams, 00:14.735[14]; 31. 20-Blake Runyon, 00:14.875[17]; 32. 58S-Eddie Starkey, 00:14.942[21]; 33. 11J-JT Ward, 00:15.144[7].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 1 (8 laps, Top 5 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 1T-Brent Trimble[1]; 2. 18-Mike Wonderling[2]; 3. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[3]; 4. 15D-Donnie Dotson[8]; 5. 51-Austin Hauser[6]; 6. 9-Dalton Goode[7]; 7. 20B-Lane Brock[5]; 8. 136-David Pangrazio[4]; 9. 11J-JT Ward[9].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 2 (8 laps, Top 5 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 00K-Max Blair[1]; 2. 21J-Jim Rasey[2]; 3. 29-Ryan Hare[3]; 4. 36-Cody Dawson[5]; 5. 17-Ryan Frazee[4]; 6. 9A-Matt Adams[8]; 7. 4K-Zachary Kane[7]; 8. 4-Jason Knowles[6].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 3 (8 laps, Top 5 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 03-Garret Paugh[2]; 2. 10S-Joe Martin[1]; 3. 57-Luke Hyre[4]; 4. 31-Kyle Zimmerman[3]; 5. 42-Daryl Charlier[6]; 6. 36B-Colby Beighey[5]; 7. 19C-George Casto III[7]; 8. 20-Blake Runyon[8].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 4 (8 laps, Top 5 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 12L-Dave Loudin[2]; 2. 5A-AJ Spagnuolo[1]; 3. 27J-Hayden Jacobs[4]; 4. 90J-Michael Duritsky Jr[5]; 5. 11A-Ashton Briggs[3]; 6. 47W-Brandon Weigle[6]; 7. 37-Logan Reed[7]; 8. 58S-Eddie Starkey[8].


 

Last Chance B Main 1 (8 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 9A-Matt Adams[2]; 2. 9-Dalton Goode[1]; 3. 20B-Lane Brock[3]; 4. 136-David Pangrazio[5]; 5. 4K-Zachary Kane[4]; 6. (DNS) 4-Jason Knowles; 7. (DNS) 11J-JT Ward.


 

Last Chance B Main 2 (8 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 47W-Brandon Weigle[2]; 2. 37-Logan Reed[4]; 3. 36B-Colby Beighey[1]; 4. 19C-George Casto III[3]; 5. 58S-Eddie Starkey[6]; 6. 20-Blake Runyon[5].


 

Sunoco Dash (6 laps, $100 Sunoco fuel card to-win): 1. 10S-Joe Martin[2]; 2. 18-Mike Wonderling[1]; 3. 21J-Jim Rasey[5]; 4. 00K-Max Blair[8]; 5. 5A-AJ Spagnuolo[4]; 6. 03-Garret Paugh[7]; 7. 1T-Brent Trimble[6]. DNS: 12L-Dave Loudin.


 

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, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, TBM Brakes, Bilstein Shocks, Performance Bodies & Parts, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Landrum Performance Spring, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, Precise Racing Products, Velocita-USA, Wedge Motorsports, 3C Graphix, D&V Jewelers, CrateInsider.com, 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.

 

 

CAREER 1ST HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL WIN FOR RICKIE LOUCKS COMES AT THE HILL WHILE BEN SCOTT WINS 1ST OF 2023 & 1ST EVER AT POTOMAC; JOHN MOLLICK SWEEPS BIG RUSH SPRINT WEEKEND; $50,000 OF PRODUCT DISTRIBUTED AT MFG NIGHTS

By Marcie Barlow


 

August 31, 2023 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Pulaski, PA)...It was a weekend of firsts as Rickie Loucks scored his career first Hovis Auto and Truck Supply RUSH Late Model presented by Born2Run Lubricants race, while Ben Scott cracked victory lane at Potomac for the first time ever. In addition, teams in the RUSH Late Model, Sprint Car, and Stock Car divisions shared in nearly $50,000 of valuable product giveaways at their annual MSD Performance "Manufacturers Nights". John Mollick had a huge weekend winning at both Lernerville and Tri-City in Hovis RUSH Sprint Car Sunbelt Rentals Weekly Series action! 

 

Ben Scott led the field to the green Friday evening at southern Maryland's Potomac Speedway and quickly claimed the top spot. The Delaware driver went on to lead the entire distance of the 20-lap event to score his career first Potomac victory in Hovis Auto and Truck Supply RUSH Late Model City Chevrolet Weekly Series action. Ed Pope, Jr. claimed the runner-up position for the second consecutive week and that was enough for him to claim the 2023 divisional title at the track.  Jeremy Pilkerton, Dale Hollidge and Scooter Tippett rounded out the top five.

 

Rickie Loucks and Chad Homan led the 25-lap RUSH Late Model main event to the green Friday at The Hill Speedway. Loucks use the high side of the speedway to open up a huge lead over Homan, who battled Brian Knowles for the second spot. The event would go caution free and Loucks would score his career first RUSH Late Model victory in the $1,000 to-win City Chevrolet Weekly Series special! Homan and Brian Knowles completed the top three.   

 

Doug Ricotta and Dave DuBois led the RUSH Late Model field to the green Saturday event at Genesee Speedway. DuBois led the early laps of the main event with Chad Homan close behind. On lap 12 misfortune struck Homan as his transmission broke and he retired from the event. While under caution a heavy mist moved in, but the racing would continue with DuBois choosing the inside groove and Ricotta the outside. Ricotta used the opportunity to take the lead and went on to score the win, becoming the seventh different winner in the division this season at the speedway. It was Ricotta's second overall win in 2023 City Chevrolet Weekly Series action DuBois settled for second with Jon Rivers taking the third spot for his second consecutive top five finish. Jeremy Wonderling and Zach Carley completed the top five.  

 

Philip Bubeck and Frank Magill led the RUSH Late Model field to the green Saturday evening at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.  Bubeck led the first 10 circuits with Tony Musolino and Petrelle battling for the second spot. On the ensuing restart, Brandon Burgoon used the opportunity to move into the top spot and distance himself from the rest of the field. A caution with two laps remaining gave Petrelle the opportunity to challenge Burgoon, but he was unable to do so. Burgoon went on to score his fourth win of the season at PPMS. Bubeck settled for second with Petrelle claiming third. Musolino and Kassidy Kamicker rounding out the top five.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Series Rookie of the Year contender Max Blair took advantage of a night off to compete with the RUSH Late Model Sunday at Eriez Speedway. The Centerville, Pa. driver led the entire 30-lap distance of the event to score his third Flynn’s Tire Touring Series win of the year worth $3,000. Eriez Speedway regular Jason Genco tried everything in his playbook to take the lead from Blair but he was unable to do so. Genco came home in the second spot by just 0.331 seconds.  Jeremy Wonderling, Joe Martin and Dave Hess, Jr. rounded out the top five in his first ever RUSH start. The event, which was also the annual "Manufacturers Night" presented by MSD Performance, saw an Eriez record 52 competitors in attendance to receive more than $29,000 in valuable products!   

 

The lone Hovis Auto and Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified event of the weekend took place Saturday evening at Sharon Speedway with an excellent field of 25 cars on hand. Kole Holden led the first circuit before fourth place starter Ayden Cipriano took the top spot on lap two and went on to score the dominating victory by more than five seconds. It was Cipriano's sixth victory of the season, but first in Wedge Motorsports "Route 7 Rumble" Series action since May 26 at Sharon. Eighth place starter Ben Easler came home in second with Holden claiming third. Brandon Ritchey and JC Boyer completed the top five. 

 

Hovis Auto and Truck Supply RUSH Sprint Car teams headed to Lernerville Speedway for a special Saturday night program that featured three classes of open wheel racing. A great field of 28 cars were on hand for "Manufacturers Night" as over $15,500 of valuable products were distributed. Veterans John Mollick and Gale Ruth, Jr. led the 24-car field to the green with Mollick quickly grabbing the lead. While Mollick was building up a lead over his fellow competitors, 13th place starter Blaze Myers was quietly working his way through the field and by the midway point of the event he was battling Chad Ruhlman for the second position. A yellow on lap 15 gave Myers and Ruhlman the opportunity they needed to challenge Mollick. Myers took the second spot on lap 19 and was able to get on Mollick’s rear bumper as the duo entered turn three; the youngster tried to make a winning move but Mollick kept his cool and won the drag race down the front stretch to score the victory, which was his second of the season at the Sarver, Pa. oval. Myers, Ruhlman, Ruth, Jr. and Arnie Kent followed.   

 

The RUSH Sprint Cars were a late addition to the show at Tri-City Raceway Park thanks to the efforts of Billy Myers and numerous other sponsors. Zach Wilson and Blaze Myers led the 20-car feature event to the green. Myers led the first 13 circuits while fifth place starter John Mollick methodically worked his way through the field. Mollick wrestled the top spot away from Myers on lap 14; but the youngster continued to pressure Mollick for the next two laps. Mollick was able to extend his lead to 1.897 seconds at the checkered flag to score his second victory of the weekend- this one worth $1,000 in the Sunbelt Rentals Weekly Series special. Myers and Ruhlman repeated their finishes in second and third for the second consecutive night. Zach Wilson and Gale Ruth, Jr. rounded out the top five.

 

The RUSH Stock Cars were in action on Sunday at Eriez Speedway for their regular season finale. An all-time record eight cars were on hand for "Manufacturers Night" presented by MSD Performance with more than $4,000 of valuable product distributed. William Baker, Jr. scored his second win of the season with Lane Reinwald, Alex Bush, Matt Alexander, and Cole Strickland in tow.

 

Mother Nature was the victor at McKean County Raceway, Skyline Raceway, Raceway 7 and Woodhull Raceway. Competitors at Freedom, Tyler County, Winchester, Bradford, and the Delaware Speedways were off this past weekend.

 

The RUSH Late Model Flynn’s Tire Touring Series will be in action on Sunday, September 3 at Tyler County Speedway for a $4,000 to win event that is part of the "Hillbilly 100" weekend with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. RUSH Late Model City Chevrolet Weekly Series action is scheduled at McKean County Raceway on Thursday night, Skyline Raceway, Genesee Speedway, Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, Winchester Speedway, Woodhull Raceway (double features) Marion Center Raceway ($3,100), and Bradford Speedway.   

 

RUSH Sprint Car action returns to Hummingbird Speedway on Saturday for a $1,000 to-win Sunbelt Rentals Weekly Series special/

 

The Hovis Auto and Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified division will be in action on Saturday at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Any driver that competes on Saturday night and goes on to win the September 23 $650 to-win special will receive a $100 bonus!

 

Hovis RUSH Pro Mod action returns after a two-week hiatus and is scheduled for Thursday at McKean County Raceway and Sunday at Bradford Speedway.

 

It’s the unofficial last weekend of Summer and the weather is looking great throughout the region so be sure and add some exciting RUSH racing action to your Labor Day weekend plans.

 

The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Flynn's Tire, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, TBM Brakes, Bilstein Shocks, Performance Bodies & Parts, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Landrum Performance Spring, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, Precise Racing Products, Velocita-USA, Wedge Motorsports, 3C Graphix, D&V Jewelers, CrateInsider.com, and Terry Bowser Excavating.  

 

 

 

 

MAX BLAIR TOPS ERIEZ RECORD 52-CAR FIELD FOR 3RD HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE TOURING SERIES VICTORY OF 2023; $29,500 IN VALUABLE PRODUCTS AWARDED FOR "MANUFACTURERS NIGHT" PRESENTED BY MSD

By Mike Leone


 

(August 27, 2023) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Erie, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants headed to Eriez Speedway on a beautiful, fall-like Sunday evening for the second and final appearance by the Flynn's Tire Touring Series in 2023. An all-time Eriez record 52 cars turned out for the 12th annual "Manufacturers Night" presented by MSD Performance as $29,500 in valuable products were given away to competing racers! Race #17 attracted the second highest car count of the season behind the 56 at Lernerville Speedway for the $20,000 to-win "Bill Emig Memorial".   


 

Taking advantage of a night off from the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Max Blair returned to his roots on Sunday night competing not far from home in a RUSH Late Model and led all 30 laps of the feature event holding off a valiant effort by track standout Jason Genco. Blair earned $3,000 for his third Flynn's Tire Touring Series victory of the season, and also received a $300 gift certificate from Insinger Performance, two fuel jugs from Precise Racing Products, and a sheet of aluminum of Wieland during the manufacturers drawings. Blair is now a perfect seven-for-seven in Flynn's Tire Touring Series events held all-time at Eriez!


 

"I love racing here and try coming every chance I get- it's home and always will be," acknowledged the 33-year-old Centerville, Pa. winner. "I love seeing all the Blair shirts in the stands and still even love the few boos. That was a lot of fun. I wasn't sure exactly where to be on the race track. I felt better a little higher up there, but thought as long as I protected the bottom I didn't think I would be passed. I was trying to be as cautious as I could, but with lapped traffic you just never know. I know how good Jason (Genco) has been all year up here so when I saw he was second on that one restart I knew I had to step my game up and not make any mistakes. I saw a glimpse of him out of turn four that one time in traffic so I knew I had to go then."


 

Blair took off in the lead, while fourth starting Brad Mesler passed Chad Homan and Joe Martin to quickly take over second. Genco started sixth and was already halfway to the front after two laps moving past Martin. Following a caution for Breyton Santee and Jim Rasey with four laps completed, Jeremy Wonderling moved up to fourth dropping Martin back another spot.


 

By lap six, the top four of Blair, Mesler, Genco, and Wonderling began to distance themselves from the field. Genco applied heavy pressure to Mesler as the two raced side-by-side for second, but couldn't complete the pass until lap 10 with Wonderling following in third one lap later. Following a caution for a spin by Mike Wonderling, Mesler slowed with a flat tire on lap 12 and several cars got stacked up on the backstretch with David Parker and Mike Wonderling sustaining the heaviest damage. Mesler was chosen as the TBM Brakes "Tough Brake of the Night" recipient, and also received a custom Late Model wrap from 3C Graphix valued at $765!


 

That was the final caution of the event as the last 19 laps went green-to-checkered. Blair and Genco pulled away from the field at the halfway point and those two would battle for the lead to the finish. Lapped traffic came into play on lap 23, but Blair navigated it perfectly. Genco tried everything to get by and at times appeared to have the faster car, but Blair hit his marks perfectly and didn't let traffic deter him. Blair took the checkered flag first by 0.331 seconds for his all-time leading 32nd career Flynn's Tire Touring Series victory. Blair has now won two of his three starts in the Centerline Motorsports-owned, Gable Inn/Lakeside Beer/Mailliard Electric Company/Krebs Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM-sponsored #00K including $20,000 at Lernerville on June 24, while he also won on April 13 at Georgetown Speedway in a Briggs Transport #1 entry.


 

Genco's runner-up was worth $1,500 matching his best Tour finish since May 14, 2022 at Stateline Speedway; however, Genco has finished in the top four in eight of his nine Tour starts over the past two years! Genco also won two RUSH Hoosier Tires and a Racing Electronics Receiver Pro and case during the manufacturers drawings for an additional $566 value.


 

"We had a run that one time with that lapped car out there but it closed up to the wall a little too quick and I didn't want to wreck the hell of out racers so I thought better of it," revealed the 39-year-old Frewsburg, NY driver of the Jimmy Craig/Jason Badgley #29J. "There's no shame to run second to him (Blair). It looked like he had (RUSH Hoosier) 25s on so I was biding me time hoping he'd slow down some, but he's so smooth in lapped traffic. I want to thank Vicki (Emig) and Mike (Leone) for the Manufacturers Night- it's pretty cool what they give back to us racers."


 

Eight-time 2023 winner, Jeremy Wonderling, was third for his 13th top five in 17 starts as he's closing in on his fourth Series title. After a tough stretch, Martin recorded his fourth top four finish in the last six events, and also won one of the top prizes, which was a 4150 LTS Aluminum Ultra 650 CFM Holley Carburetor valued at $1,184! Super Late Model standout, Dave Hess, Jr., made his first ever RUSH start and went 13th to 5th aboard John Lacki's #7.


 

Kyle Zimmerman made just his third Eriez start of the year and only second in Flynn's Tire Tour racing and went 10th in to 6th in Jonathan Stockdale's #31. Homan dropped to seventh. Tour regular Cody Dawson was eighth over Billy Henry, Jr. Mike Knight raced from 18th to 10th in Stephen Blodgett's #23GP. Khole Wanzer took an Eriez provisional and finished 14th after starting 26th to earn the $50 Precise Racing Products "Pedal Down" Hard Charger gift card. Tour regular Jim Rasey was 17th and received a spoiler kit from Ontime Body & Graphic.


 

Craig Graham, who won two RUSH Hoosier Tires and a Racing Electronics Receiver Pro and case valued at $566 during the manufacturers drawings in addition to a $100 Performance Bodies gift card for being the "Nosed Out" recipient, ended the night by leading all 10 laps of the D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier. The second year Flynn's Tire Tour regular captured his first checkered flag, which was worth $200, as he came the amazing 70th different winner in 86 "Wheelman" Bonus Event Challenge Series events run all-time! 


 

The 50-year-old Orono, Ontario, Canada driver of his own Full Circle Automation/Arcade Pools/Goat Transport/DTI Infrastructure/Beavis Excavating/PJ Larkin Salvage-sponsored #98 took the checkered flag first by 2.346 seconds over Jacob Peterson, who recorded his season's best Non-Qualifier finish in four starts. Gary Young was third. Wesley McCray made his first ever Tour start and was fourth in addition to winning a full custom drivers suit from Velocita-USA valued at $1,100! Darrin Waldron completed the top five.


 

In his first ever Eriez start, Mesler earned his second $100 FK Rod Ends "Shock the Clock" honors of the season turning a lap of 16.606 over the 52-car field in qualifying. Picking up $25 FK Rod End heat race victories were Mesler, Martin, Blair, Jeremy Wonderling, Genco, and Homan. The three last chance B mains were won by Santee, Colby Beighey, and Ashton Briggs. Blair received a $100 Sunoco fuel card for winning the Sunoco Dash. The $100 Sunoco fuel card random draw winners for Tour racers went to Jeremy Wonderling and Brandt Graham, while the $50 Sunoco fuel card winners were Kurt Stebbins, Gary Youngs, Dan Lepro, and Hess.


 

The Flynn’s Tire Touring Series will return to action this Sunday night (September 3) for the second and final appearance of the season at Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, West Virginia. Race #18 of 2023 will pay $4,000 to-win and will be part of the "Hillbilly 100" with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn’s Tire Touring Series Race #17 (30 laps, $3,000 to-win): 1. MAX BLAIR (Centerline 00K) 2. Jason Genco (Craig/Badgley 29J) 3. Jeremy Wonderling (3J) 4. Joe Martin (Snyder 10s) 5. Dave Hess, Jr. (Lacki 7) 6. Kyle Zimmerman (Stockdale 31) 7. Chad Homan (91) 8. Cody Dawson (36) 9. Billy Henry, Jr. (21*) 10. Mike Knight (Blodgett 23GP) 11. Logan Jaquay (Briggs 99*) 12. Breyton Santee (9) 13. Ashton Briggs (11A) 14. Khole Wanzer (01W) 15. Josh Ferry (33) 16. Austin Hauser (51) 17. Jim Rasey (Wrightsman 21J) 18. Colby Beighey (36) 19. Brad Mesler (Sturdevant 87S) 20. David Pangrazio (136) 21. Shane Crotty (Briggs 4) 22. Mike Wonderling (18) 23. David Parker (2) 24. Brandt Graham (14) 25. Matt Sipes (25) 26. Noah Brunell (31). (Note: Brandt Graham took a Tour provisional & Khole Wanzer took a Track provisional.)  

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier (10 laps, $200 to-win): 1. Craig Graham (98) 2. Jacob Peterson (112) 3. Gary Youngs (y26) 4. Wesley McCray (3) 5. Darrin Waldron (97) 6. Konar Loney (14L) 7. Hunter Proctor (432) 8. Rickie Loucks (Krise 4R) 9. Steve Houser (15) 10. Kassandra Norman (6) 11. Rob Coffaro (24C) 12. Shawn Little (86). DNS: Bill Taylor (1), Dusty Waters (14), Scott Gurdak (Hollabaugh 5G), Randy Hall (Krug 87), Jimmy Johnson (39J), D.J. Krug (83), William Pinckney (Cole 49), Draven Kuzminski (Schell 61s), Andy Michael (17x), Ward Schell (61s), Leo Iarrapino (54), Matt Latta (21), Kurt Stebbins (26), Dan Lepro (2L).


 

Car Count: 52

Feature Margin of Victory: 0.331 seconds

Feature Lap Leaders: Max Blair (1-30)

Ontime Body & Graphic “Spoiler Alert” Spoiler Kit: Jim Rasey

Performance Bodies “Nosed Out”: Craig Graham

Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger: Khole Wanzer (+12)

Sunoco Fuel Card Winners: Jeremy Wonderling ($100), Brandt Graham ($100), Kurt Stebbins ($50), Gary Youngs ($50), Dan Lepro ($50), Dave Hess, Jr. ($50)

TBM Brakes “Tough Brake of the Night”: Brad Mesler


 

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Qualifying Flight A ($100 for fast time) (Track record 15.655 by Max Blair 6/10/18): 1. 87S-Brad Mesler, 00:16.606[7]; 2. 10S-Joe Martin, 00:16.639[6]; 3. 00K-Max Blair, 00:16.647[4]; 4. 7L-Dave Hess Jr, 00:16.673[3]; 5. 2-David Parker, 00:16.848[16]; 6. 21J-Jim Rasey, 00:16.856[11]; 7. 21*-Billy Henry, 00:16.908[15]; 8. 36-Cody Dawson, 00:16.928[22]; 9. 51-Austin Hauser, 00:16.989[12]; 10. 9S-Breyton Santee, 00:16.998[21]; 11. 18-Mike Wonderling, 00:17.026[1]; 12. 14W-Dusty Waters, 00:17.032[24]; 13. 1-Bill Taylor, 00:17.117[14]; 14. 61S-Ward Schell, 00:17.122[17]; 15. 25-Matt Sipes, 00:17.159[2]; 16. 39J-Jimmy Johnson, 00:17.197[20]; 17. 3M-Wesley McCray, 00:17.213[8]; 18. 26-Kurt Stebbins, 00:17.246[18]; 19. 87K-Randy Hall, 00:17.294[26]; 20. 4R-Rickie Loucks, 00:17.380[19]; 21. 14-Brandt Graham, 00:17.394[13]; 22. 01W-Khole Wanzer, 00:17.589[23]; 23. 22D-Draven Kuzminski, 00:17.812[5]; 24. 83-DJ Krug, 00:17.939[25]; 25. 86-Shawn Little, 00:18.014[10]; 26. 54-Leo Iarrapino, DSQ (did not scale).

                      

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Qualifying Flight B: 1. 36B-Colby Beighey, 00:16.744[5]; 2. 29J-Jason Genco, 00:16.840[26]; 3. 91-Chad Homan, 00:16.879[16]; 4. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling, 00:16.925[8]; 5. 33-Josh Ferry, 00:16.928[21]; 6. 4C-Shane Crotty, 00:16.935[2]; 7. 136-David Pangrazio, 00:16.937[18]; 8. 31-Kyle Zimmerman, 00:17.011[11]; 9. 23GB-Mike Knight, 00:17.048[22]; 10. 99*-Logan Jaquay, 00:17.136[19]; 11. 21L-Matt Latta, 00:17.140[6]; 12. 11A-Ashton Briggs, 00:17.188[14]; 13. 17X-Andy Michael, 00:17.343[17]; 14. 2L-Dan Lepro, 00:17.349[1]; 15. 5G-Scott Gurdak, 00:17.389[12]; 16. 98-Craig Graham, 00:17.393[23]; 17. Y26-Gary Youngs, 00:17.564[7]; 18. 24C-Rob Coffaro, 00:17.767[4]; 19. 97-Darrin Waldron, 00:17.816[10]; 20. 112-Jacob Peterson, 00:17.879[24]; 21. 15C-Steve Houser, 00:17.915[20]; 22. 49C-William Pinckney, 00:17.968[15]; 23. 6N-Kassandra Norman, 00:18.014[9]; 24. 14L-Konar Loney, 00:18.060[25]; 25. 432-Hunter Proctor, 00:18.410[13]; 26. 31B-Noah Brunell, 00:18.726[3].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 1 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 87S-Brad Mesler[1]; 2. 21*-Billy Henry[3]; 3. 7L-Dave Hess Jr[2]; 4. 9S-Breyton Santee[4]; 5. 1-Bill Taylor[5]; 6. 87K-Randy Hall[7]; 7. 01W-Khole Wanzer[8]; 8. 39J-Jimmy Johnson[6]; 9. 86-Shawn Little[9].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 2 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 10S-Joe Martin[1]; 2. 36-Cody Dawson[3]; 3. 18-Mike Wonderling[4]; 4. 2-David Parker[2]; 5. 61S-Ward Schell[5]; 6. 22D-Draven Kuzminski[8]; 7. 4R-Rickie Loucks[7]; 8. 54-Leo Iarrapino[9]; 9. 3M-Wesley McCray[6].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 3 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 00K-Max Blair[1]; 2. 21J-Jim Rasey[2]; 3. 51-Austin Hauser[3]; 4. 14W-Dusty Waters[4]; 5. 26-Kurt Stebbins[6]; 6. 25-Matt Sipes[5]; 7. 14-Brandt Graham[7]; 8. 83-DJ Krug[8].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 4 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[2]; 2. 136-David Pangrazio[3]; 3. 99*-Logan Jaquay[4]; 4. 36B-Colby Beighey[1]; 5. 17X-Andy Michael[5]; 6. 98-Craig Graham[6]; 7. 97-Darrin Waldron[7]; 8. 432-Hunter Proctor[9]; 9. 49C-William Pinckney[8].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 5 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 29J-Jason Genco[1]; 2. 31-Kyle Zimmerman[3]; 3. 31B-Noah Brunell[9]; 4. Y26-Gary Youngs[6]; 5. 112-Jacob Peterson[7]; 6. 2L-Dan Lepro[5]; 7. 33-Josh Ferry[2]; 8. 6N-Kassandra Norman[8]; 9. 21L-Matt Latta[4].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 6 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 91-Chad Homan[1]; 2. 4C-Shane Crotty[2]; 3. 23GB-Mike Knight[3]; 4. 11A-Ashton Briggs[4]; 5. 5G-Scott Gurdak[5]; 6. 24C-Rob Coffaro[6]; 7. 15C-Steve Houser[7]; 8. 14L-Konar Loney[8].


 

Last Chance B Main 1 (10 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 9S-Breyton Santee[1]; 2. 2-David Parker[2]; 3. 01W-Khole Wanzer[7]; 4. 1-Bill Taylor[3]; 5. 3M-Wesley McCray[12]; 6. 87K-Randy Hall[5]; 7. 39J-Jimmy Johnson[9]; 8. 4R-Rickie Loucks[8]; 9. 86-Shawn Little[11]; 10. 22D-Draven Kuzminski[6]; 11. 61S-Ward Schell[4]; 12. 54-Leo Iarrapino[10].


 

Last Chance B Main 2 (10 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 36B-Colby Beighey[2]; 2. 25-Matt Sipes[5]; 3. 98-Craig Graham[6]; 4. 14W-Dusty Waters[1]; 5. 97-Darrin Waldron[8]; 6. 14-Brandt Graham[7]; 7. 83-DJ Krug[9]; 8. 432-Hunter Proctor[10]; 9. 49C-William Pinckney[11]; 10. 17X-Andy Michael[4]. DNS: 26-Kurt Stebbins.


 

Last Chance B Main 3 (10 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 11A-Ashton Briggs[2]; 2. 33-Josh Ferry[7]; 3. Y26-Gary Youngs[1]; 4. 112-Jacob Peterson[3]; 5. 5G-Scott Gurdak[4]; 6. 24C-Rob Coffaro[6]; 7. 15C-Steve Houser[8]; 8. 14L-Konar Loney[10]; 9. 6N-Kassandra Norman[9]. DNS: 21L-Matt Latta, 2L-Dan Lepro.


 

Sunoco Dash (6 laps, $100 Sunoco fuel card to-win): 1. 00K-Max Blair[2]; 2. 10S-Joe Martin[1]; 3. 91-Chad Homan[4]; 4. 87S-Brad Mesler[3]; 5. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[5]; 6. 29J-Jason Genco[6].


 

"Manufacturers Night" presented by MSD Performance Product Giveaway Winners List:

1. Holley- One 4150 LTS Aluminum Ultra XP 650 CFM Carburetor ($1,184) (Dusty Waters)

2. Holley- One 4150 LTS Aluminum Ultra XP 650 CFM Carburetor ($1,184) (Joe Martin)

3. Velocita-USA- Full Custom Drivers Suit ($1,100) (Wesley McCray)

4. 3C Graphix- Complete Custom LM Wrap ($765) (Brad Mesler)

5. Dynamic Drivelines- 1 Carbon Fiber Driveshaft ($729) (Dan Lepro)

6. Ontime Body & Graphic- Complete Custom LM Wrap ($700) (Matt Sipes)

7. Wieland Industries/Ontime Body & Graphic- Package of 4 Sheets of White Aluminum & One Spoiler Kit ($650) (Josh Ferry)

8. Wieland Industries/Ontime Body & Graphic- Package of 4 Sheets of White Aluminum & One Spoiler Kit ($650) (Bill Taylor)

9. Wieland Industries/Ontime Body & Graphic- Package of 4 Sheets of White Aluminum & One Spoiler Kit ($650) (Hunter Proctor)

10. Jones Racing Products- SBC 55 Amp Radius Tooth HTD Alternator Kit ($615) (Leo Iarrapino)

11. Jones Racing Products- SBC 55 Amp Radius Tooth HTD Alternator Kit ($615) (Andy Michael)

12. Hoosier Tire Distributors/Racing Electronics- 2 RUSH Hoosier Tires/Receiver Pro & Case ($566) (Jimmy Johnson)

13. Hoosier Tire Distributors/Racing Electronics- 2 RUSH Hoosier Tires/Receiver Pro & Case ($566) (Ward Schell)

14. Hoosier Tire Distributors/Racing Electronics- 2 RUSH Hoosier Tires/Receiver Pro & Case ($566) (Jason Genco)

15. Hoosier Tire Distributors/Racing Electronics- 2 RUSH Hoosier Tires/Receiver Pro & Case ($566) (David Pangrazio)

16. Hoosier Tire Distributors/Racing Electronics- 2 RUSH Hoosier Tires/Receiver Pro & Case ($566) (Jacob Peterson) (Jacob Peterson)

17. Hoosier Tire Distributors/Racing Electronics- 2 RUSH Hoosier Tires/Receiver Pro & Case ($566) (Craig Graham)

18. Hoosier Tire Distributors/Racing Electronics- 2 RUSH Hoosier Tires/Receiver Pro & Case ($566) (William Pinckney)

19. Schoenfeld Headers- Complete Set of Crate LM Headers ($550) (Shane Crotty)

20. Schoenfeld Headers- Complete Set of Crate LM Headers ($550) (Gary Youngs)

21. MSD Performance/Wehrs Machine- Pro Billet Distributor & Blaster HVC Coil/$50 Gift Certificate ($550) (Jeremy Wonderling)

22. MSD Performance/Wehrs Machine- Pro Billet Distributor & Blaster HVC Coil/$50 Gift Certificate ($550) (Shawn Little)

23. MSD Performance- MSD 6CT Ignition Control, Blaster HVC Coil ($535) (David Parker)

24. FK Rod Ends- Complete Set of 4130 Black FK Rod Ends ($500) (Mike Knight)

25. FK Rod Ends- Complete Set of 4130 Black FK Rod Ends ($500) (Breyton Santee)

26. FK Rod Ends- Complete Set of 4130 Black FK Rod Ends ($500) (Austin Hauser)

27. FK Rod Ends- Complete Set of 4130 Black FK Rod Ends ($500) (Noah Brunell)

28. FK Rod Ends- Complete Set of 4130 Black FK Rod Ends ($500) (Brandt Graham)

29. Performance Bodies/Precise Racing Products/Wieland- $300 Gift Certificate/2 Fuel Jugs/1 Sheet Aluminum ($475) (Colby Beighey)

30. Performance Bodies/Precise Racing Products/Wieland- $300 Gift Certificate/2 Fuel Jugs/1 Sheet Aluminum ($475) (Rickie Loucks)

31. Insinger Performance/Precise Racing Products/Wieland- $300 Gift Certificate/2 Fuel Jugs/1 Sheet Aluminum ($475) (Steve Houser)

32. Insinger Performance/Precise Racing Products/Wieland- $300 Gift Certificate/2 Fuel Jugs/1 Sheet Aluminum ($475) (Max Blair)

33. Insinger Performance/Precise Racing Products/Wieland- $300 Gift Certificate/2 Fuel Jugs/1 Sheet Aluminum ($475) (Logan Jaquay)

34. Insinger Performance/Precise Racing Products/Wieland- $300 Gift Certificate/2 Fuel Jugs/1 Sheet Aluminum ($475) (Jim Rasey)

35. Frankland Racing Supply/Ingram Engines- $300 Gift Certificate for Products or Repairs/Matched 604 VS ($475) (Cody Dawson)

36. Frankland Racing Supply/Ingram Engines- $300 Gift Certificate for Products or Repairs/Matched 604 VS ($475) (Matt Latta)

37. Frankland Racing Supply/Race 1- $300 Gift Certificate for Products or Repairs/Matched 604 VS ($475) (Kassandra Norman)

38. Landrum Performance Springs/MSD- 4 VB Standard Coil Springs/8.5 mm Super Conductor Wires ($450) (Chad Homan)

39. Landrum Performance Springs/MSD- 4 VB Standard Coil Springs/8.5 mm Super Conductor Wires ($450) (Scott Gurdak)

40. Landrum Performance Springs/MSD- 4 VB Standard Coil Springs/8.5 mm Super Conductor Wires ($450) (Randy Hall)

41. Landrum Performance Springs/MSD- 4 VB Standard Coil Springs/8.5 mm Super Conductor Wires ($450) (Rob Coffaro)

42. Close Racing Supply/955 Automotive- $300 Gift Certificate for Products or Repairs/$150 Gift Certificate ($450) (Ashton Briggs)

43. Velocita-USA/Precise Racing Products- One Pr. Hot Driving Shoes & 1 Pr. Gloves/2 Fuel Jugs ($441) (Billy Henry, Jr.)

44. Keyser Manufacturing- Double Pass Aluminum Radiator ($400) (Mike Wonderling)

45. Keyser Manufacturing- Double Pass Aluminum Radiator ($400) (Khole Wanzer)

46. Performance Bodies & Parts/Precise Racing Products- $300 Gift Certificate/$100 Gift Certificate ($400) (Kurt Stebbins)

47. Prize package TBA ($400) (Draven Kuzminski)

48. Prize package TBA ($400) (Dave Hess, Jr.)

49. Prize package TBA ($400)  (D.J. Krug)

50. Prize package TBA ($400) (Darrin Waldron)

51. Prize package TBA ($400) (Kyle Zimmerman)

52. Prize package TBA ($400) (Konar Loney)

 

Additional Giveaway: Absolute Powder Coating- Certificate for Powder Coating of a New Chassis ($550) (Jeremy Wonderling)


 
 

 

"BILL HENDREN MEMORIAL" PRESENTED BY FK ROD ENDS RETURNS TO PITTSBURGH SEPTEMBER 29-30 FOR HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE TOUR; $4000 TO-WIN FRIDAY PRESENTED BY KEYSER MFG & $10,000 TO-WIN SATURDAY PART OF THE "PITTSBURGHER"

By Mike Leone


 

(September 19, 2023) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Imperial, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire Touring Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants is proud to announce the annual "Bill Hendren Memorial" will return to Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway in grand fashion September 29-30. Friday night will be a complete show for $4,000 to-win, while Saturday night will be a complete show for $10,000 to-win! The following sponsors have made this the richest "Bill Hendren Memorial" to date: FK Rod Ends, City Chevrolet, Pro Fab, Hendren Racing Engines, West Mifflin Collision, All Interior Painting, Keyser Manufacturing, Stan's Transmission, and Branden Lockwich. Saturday's event will be part of the "Pittsburgher" with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and will be streamed live via FloRacing.

  

Keyser Manufacturing has added $1,500 into Friday night's purse making it $4,000 to-win, which will be the kickoff to the 35th annual "Pittsburgher" weekend and the eighth straight year the "Bill Hendren Memorial" has taken place at "Dirt's Monster Half-Mile"! Positions 2-6 will receive a $100 boost in payoff from the typical $3,000 to-win payoff.


 

On Saturday night, the Flynn's Tire Tour will join up once again with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the third time of the season in a huge fashion as $10,000 will be on the line with $450 to-start the 40-lap event. Earlier this season, RUSH competed on the same card as LOLMDS at Lernerville's "Firecracker 100" in which Max Blair won the $20,000 in the "Bill Emig Memorial" presented by Sunoco Race Fuels along with support from TBM Brakes. And most recently, Blair scored a $4,000 victory in the "Cider Jug 40" with the LOLMDS part of the "Hillbilly 100" on September 3. 


 

Each night, the "Bob Bentz Memorial" Sunoco Dash presented by Stan's Transmission will set the beginning rows of the feature line-up. Friday night's dash will have a $500 cash purse with $200 to-win plus a $100 Sunoco fuel card, $100 for second, $50 for third through sixth! Saturday night's dash will have a $1,000 cash purse with $400 to-win plus a $100 Sunoco fuel card, $200 for second, $150 for third, $125 for fourth, $75 for fifth, and $50 for sixth! Special thanks to Bob C. Bentz for putting up $1,500 cash to remember his late father. 


 

Also thanks to Art's Radiator for providing 50 radiator caps to be given away to each competing driver over the weekend!   


 

In 2005, Bill Hendren, the patriarch of the Hendren family and founder of Hendren Racing Engines, had the foresight to began building his affiliation with crate racing. As many of his open engine customers looked to crate racing as an opportunity to continue racing Bill began offering free advice via the well know 4M.net message board. As the concept grew throughout the country, his generosity and expertise was rewarded as many of those who had utilized his knowledge in the beginning utilized him as their engine rebuilder as their needs arose.  Bill passed away on March 19, 2011, but his legacy and dedication to crate racing lives on through his sons, Steve and Mike, as the Hendrens are recognized throughout the entire country as a leader in this specialized form of racing as they continue to operate Hendren Racing Engines. 

 

"I'll never forget the day several years ago I received surprise phone call from Steve Hendren expressing interest in having a memorial event for his late father Bill Hendren in conjunction with a RUSH Touring event," explained Emig. "Although I never knew Bill Hendren personally, I certainly was well aware of his pioneering spirit and great success in the world of Chevrolet Performance crate engine racing. And to have the Hendren Family allow us to hold their patriarch's only memorial event of the year under the RUSH banner for the 11th straight year is truly an honor. What Steve and his family continue to do for this event is tremendous! We have to thank all of the contributors as well as the Mileys for allowing this event to be part of the 'Pittsburgher' weekend."


 

Steve Hendren, who will be making the trip up, was inducted into the Antioch (CA) Speedway Hall of Fame shortly after the 2021 event. Hendren raced at the track weekly in the Late Model division from 1990-1993 winning 40 races and was the 1992 and 1993 champion. In 1992, Hendren won 25 features in 44 starts with 15 of them coming at Antioch, which propelled him to the NASCAR Pacific Coast Regional Championship.


 

Last year was the first time the event paid $10,000 to-win and it was Jeremy Wonderling winning the biggest race of his career. In addition to the feature and D&V Jewelers non-qualifier purses posted each night, $100 FK Rod Ends "Shock the Clock" Qualifying and $25 to-win FK Rod Ends heat races will take place nightly. This is in addition to $400 per night of Sunoco gift card drawings along with contingencies from Precise Racing Products, Ontime Body & Graphic, Performance Bodies, and TBM Brakes. 

 

"Bill Hendren Memorial" Night 1 Feature Payoff (30 laps): 1. $4,000 2. $1,600 3. $900 4. $750 5. $700 6. $600 7. $475 8. $450 9. $425 10. $400 11. $325 12. $300 13. $275 14. $270 15. $265 16. $260 17. $255 18-24. $250 (25-26. $250).


 

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


 

Pittsburgh "Bill Hendren Memorial" Night 2 Feature Payoff (40 laps): 1. $10,000 2. $5,000 3. $2,500 4. $2,000 5. $1,500 6. $1,200 7. $1,000 8. $900 9. $800 10. $700 11. $650 12. $625 13. $600 14. $550 15. $525 16. $500 17. $490 18. $480 19. $470 20. $460 21-24. $450 (25-26. $450).

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier Night 2 Payoff: 1. $400 2. $250 3. $200 4. $190 5. $185 6. $180 7. $175 8. $170 9. $165 10-24. $160. Tow $125.


 

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. The track number on race day is 724-695-3363 or 724-695-0393. As for their social media outlets, you can like their page on Facebook at  www.facebook.com/PittsburghsPennsylvaniaMotorSpeedway or follow them on Twitter @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, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, TBM Brakes, Bilstein Shocks, Performance Bodies & Parts, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Landrum Performance Spring, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, Precise Racing Products, Velocita-USA, Wedge Motorsports, 3C Graphix, D&V Jewelers, CrateInsider.com, 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.

 

 

 

HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE TOUR HEADS SOUTH TO TYLER COUNTY SUNDAY FOR $4000 TO-WIN "CIDER JUG 40" PART OF THE "HILLBILLY 100"

By Mike Leone


 

(August 30, 2023) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Middlebourne, WV)...After an ultra-successful "Manufacturers Night" presented by MSD Performance that saw 52 racers compete at Eriez Speedway last Sunday night, the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire Touring Series will head south this Sunday (September 3) to Tyler County Speedway. Race #18 of the 2023 season is the "Cider Jug 40", which will take place as part of the "Hillbilly 100" with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The event will be streamed live on FloRacing.

 

Tyler County Speedway is in its second year under the RUSH banner for its Late Model class. Sunday will be the second and final appearance of 2023 by the Flynn's Tire Tour at the Middlebourne, WV oval. Wellsville, New York standout Jeremy Wonderling is now two-for-two in Flynn's Tire Touring Series events held at Tyler County as he won last year's $4,000 "Cider Jug 40" and followed it up by winning $3,000 on July 22. 


 

"The weather is looking great for Sunday," stated RUSH Director Vicki Emig. "It's an honor to be part of the 'Hillbilly 100' weekend at Tyler County and be on the card with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in such a historic event. Having Tyler County part of our City Chevrolet Weekly Series program has been a great addition. The last two Flynn's Tire Tour events we've had at Tyler County have been great. We can't thank promoters John Watson and Dan Patterson enough for their unwavering support of RUSH." 


 

Brandon Weigle has been on a tear at Tyler County this season winning 5 of the 10 events run to lead the City Chevrolet RUSH "Track Pack" points. Michael Duritsky, Jr. won the first two events of the season at Tyler County, but has only made one visit since. Kyle Thomas and Brent Trimble are the only other winners this season in City Chevrolet Weekly Series competition. Trimble's victory came in the most recent event on August 19, which was his first RUSH-sanctioned victory since 2017!

 

Three-time Series Champion Jeremy Wonderling enters Sunday night for the Flynn's Tire Touring Series leader with eight wins this season all occurring in the last 13 events, which has propelled him to a commanding 90-point lead as he inches closer to the $15,000 title. Joe Martin, who has finished second in points each of the last three years, has moved into the runner-up position for the first time this season thanks to four top four finishes in the last six races.

 

After struggling the last three events, Mike Wonderling has dropped to third in points, but just four behind Martin. Wonderling is competing on the Tour for the first time this season and finished third at the July 22 Tyler County event. Delaware racer Cody Dawson has moved into fourth in points as Brock Pinkerous, Ashton Briggs, Jim Rasey, Austin Hauser, Craig Graham, and Brandt Graham complete the top 10. Brandt Graham currently leads the D&V Jewelers "Wheelman Bonus Event Challenges" Series points over his father Craig.

 

On Sunday, $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. 

 

Precise Racing Products will award a $50 gift card for the "Pedal Down" Hard Charger that passes the most cars in the feature.  The TBM Brakes “Tough Brake of the Night” will award three bottles of Xtreme6 Racing Brake Fluid. Ontime Body & Graphic's "Spoiler Alert" will award a spoiler kit to the 18th place finisher (note: if a driver has already won a spoiler this season, spoiler will be awarded to the next position). Performance Bodies will award a $100 gift card to the first non-qualifier part of the "Nosed Out" program. 

 

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.

 

The following are tentative times. Pit passes will go on sale at 2 p.m. RUSH registration will open by 2:30 p.m. with the drivers meeting at 5:30. Warm-ups are slated for 6 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing.  

 

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 and the 2023 season will mark the 50th straight year of continuous operations. 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 Twitter @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, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, TBM Brakes, Bilstein Shocks, Performance Bodies & Parts, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Landrum Performance Spring, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, Precise Racing Products, Velocita-USA, Wedge Motorsports, 3C Graphix, D&V Jewelers, CrateInsider.com, 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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2023 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Schedule:

 

2023 Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Schedule:

Sat. May 13 – Fairbury Speedway – Fairbury, IL - $30,000

Sat. May 27 – Lucas Oil Speedway – Wheatland, MO - $50,000

Sat. Jun. 3 – West Virginia Motor Speedway – Mineral Wells, WV - $50,000

Sat. Jun. 17 – Smoky Mountain Speedway – Maryville, TN - $50,000

Sat. Jun. 24 – Lernerville Speedway – Sarver, PA - $50,000

Sat. Jul. 1 – Muskingum County Speedway – Zanesville, OH - $30,000

Sat. Jul. 8 – Deer Creek Speedway – Spring Valley, MN - $50,000

Sat. Jul. 22 – Huset’s Speedway – Brandon, SD - $53,000

Sat. Aug. 12 – Florence Speedway – Union, KY - $75,000

Sat. Aug. 19 – Batesville Motor Speedway – Batesville, AR - $50,000

Sat. Aug. 26 – Port Royal Speedway – Port Royal, PA - $50,000

Sun. Sep. 3 – Tyler County Speedway – Middlebourne, WV - $30,000

Sat. Sep. 16 – Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, IA - $50,000

Sat. Sep. 23 – Brownstown Speedway – Brownstown, IN - $30,000

Sat. Sep. 30 – Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway – Imperial, PA - $30,000

Sat. Oct. 21 – Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, OH - $100,000

2023 Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire Touring Series Schedule*

 

·        Wed, April 12 Delaware International Speedway (Delmar, DE) - $3,000 to-win "Battle of the Bay" Speedweek presented by 3C Graphix

 

·        Thr, April 13 Georgetown Speedway (Georgetown, DE) - $3,000 to-win "Battle of the Bay" Speedweek presented by 3C Graphix

 

·        Fri, April 14 Potomac Speedway (Mechanicsville, MD) - $3,000 to-win "Battle of the Bay" Speedweek presented by 3C Graphix

 

·        Sat, April 15 Winchester Speedway (Winchester, VA) - $3,000 to-win "Battle of the Bay" Speedweek presented by 3C Graphix

 

·        Sat, May 13 Stateline Speedway (Busti, NY) - $3,000 to-win "Bill Law Memorial"

 

·        Sun, May 14 Eriez Speedway (Erie, PA) - $3,000 to-win

 

·        Fri, May 26 Outlaw Speedway (Dundee, NY) - $3,000 to-win

 

·        Sat, May 27 Genesee Speedway (Batavia, NY) - $3,000 to-win

 

·        Sun, May 28 Bradford Speedway (Bradford, PA) - $3,000 to-win (Platinum)

 

·        Sat, June 10 Marion Center Raceway (Marion Center, PA) - $3,000 to-win

 

·        Sun, June 11 Knox Raceway (Knox, PA) - $3,000 to-win

 

·        Thr-Sat, June 22-24 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 6/25)

 

·        Fri. July 14 Thunder Mountain Speedway (Brookville, PA) - $3,000 to-win

 

·        Sat, July 15 Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) - $3,000 to-win "Herb Scott Memorial"

 

·        Fri, July 21 Lernerville Speedway (Sarver, PA) - $3,000 to-win "RUSH Summer Showcase"

 

·        Sat, July 22 Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, WV) - $3,000 to-win

 

·        Sat, Aug 5 Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) - Minimum $6,010 to-win "Jook George Steel City Classic" - (Rain date 8/12)

 

·        Sun, Aug 6 Eriez Speedway (Erie, PA) - $3,000 to-win "Manufacturers Night" presented by MSD Performance

 

·        Tue, Aug 8 Woodhull Raceway (Woodhull, NY) - $4,000 to-win "Darwin Davis Memorial" presented by Davis Electric & Empire Crushing (Platinum) - (Rain date 8/9)

 

·        Sun, Sept 3 Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, WV) - $4,000 to-win "Cider Jug 40" (Part of the "Hillbilly 100")

 

·        Fri, Sept 29 Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) - $4,000 to-win "Bill Hendren Memorial" Night 1

 

·        Sat, Sept 30 Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) - $10,000 to-win "Bill Hendren Memorial" Night 2 (Part of the "Pittsburgher")

 

·        Fri-Sat, Oct 13-14 Lernerville Speedway (Sarver, PA) - $3,500 "Steel City Stampede" - (Rain date 10/15)

 

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

 
 
 

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