CAREER 1ST HOVIS RUSH SPORTSMAN
MODIFIED WIN FOR JACOB
RUTANA COMES AT LERNERVILLE'S "STEEL CITY STAMPEDE"; $17,000 OF VALUABLE PRODUCT DISTRIBUTED FOR "MANUFACTURERS NIGHT" PRESENTED BY MSD
October 12, 2024
(Sarver, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants closed out the 2024 season on Saturday in spectacular style at Lernerville Speedway in the running of the 16th annual "Steel City Stampede". A total of 83 Chevrolet Performance RUSH cars were on hand in the three classes as the following drivers celebrated in the Landrum Performance Springs victory lane: Michael Norris (Hovis RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour), Jacob Rutana (Hovis Sportsman Modified Weekly Series) and John Mollick (Hovis Sprint Car Sunbelt Rentals Weekly Series). Austin Allen was the lucky recipient of the $5,000 Landrum Performance "Loyalty Bonus" for eligible Late Model Tour drivers! It was also the MSD Performance "Manufacturers Night" for the Sportsman Modifieds as $17,000 in valuable product was distributed to eligible racers.
Jacob Rutana ended his fourth year of Hovis RUSH Sportsman Modified racing with his first career win! The former go-kart racer started fifth and passed race-long leader Dalton Gabriel on lap 17 then held off a late race charge by seventh starting Darin Gallagher for the $800 victory in the 20-lap feature. Rutana became the season's 8th different winner and 38th all-time as he joined his brother Doug, who is a two-time winner. Rutana also became the 10th different "Steel City Stampede" winner in 11 years! In addition, Rutana won $1,431 in product through the "Manufacturers Night" drawings winning a Holley carburetor and two Sherwood beadlock steel wheels.
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HOVIS AUTO & TRUCK SUPPLY ALONG WITH BORN2RUN LUBRICANTS CONTINUE STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH RUSH RACING SERIES AS THEY RENEW BRANDING & PRESENTING SPONSORSHIP THROUGH 2027
October 3, 2024
(Pulaski, PA)...RUSH Racing Series Directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone are pleased to announce that Hovis Auto & Truck Supply along with Born2Run Lubricants have renewed their very successful partnership and will continue to be the branding and presenting sponsors of the entire RUSH Series through at least the 2027 season! Hovis and Born2Run are in the midst of completing their third year of their premier Series sponsorship. The Hovis and Born2Run logos will continue to adorn all of the logos of the entire RUSH Racing Series logo, including those of the RUSH Late Models, RUSH Sprint Cars, RUSH Sportsman Modifieds, RUSH Pro Mods, and RUSH Stock Cars and be recognized simultaneously with the RUSH brand throughout the nation!
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50-YEAR ABSENCE OF BIG CAR RACING AT BLANKET HILL SPEEDWAY TO END IN 2024; HOVIS RUSH SPRINTS & SPORTSMAN MODS TO BE FEATURED SEVERAL TIMES ON WIDENED TRACK
January 28, 2024
(Pulaski, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants is excited to announce that Blanket Hill Speedway, which is located just off US 422 in Kittanning, Pa., will host several events for the RUSH Sprint Cars and RUSH Sportsman Modifieds on what will be a newly widened track during the upcoming season. These events are thought to be the first big car racers at the track in approximately 50 years!
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SUCCESSFUL 2023 HOVIS RUSH RACING SERIES SEASON COMPLETED AS CHAMPIONS & TOP LATE MODEL, SPRINT CAR, SPORTSMAN MOD, PRO MOD & STOCK CAR RACERS HONORED WITH $170,000+ IN POINT FUND MONIES DISTRIBUTED AT AWARDS BANQUET
January 20, 2024
(Edinburg, PA)...While the 2024 racing season is only a few months away, Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants Directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone put a final wrap on the 2023 racing season with the annual awards banquet and dinner on Saturday night at the Gatherings Banquet & Event Center. Attendees from seven states and Ontario, Canada filled the beautiful banquet hall on a bitterly cold and snowy evening as $170,000+ in cash was distributed to RUSH Late Model, Sprint Car, Sportsman Modified, Pro Mod, and Stock Car racers. All told well over $325,000 in point fund monies and useful product contingencies were distributed to RUSH racers throughout the 2023 season.
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KOLE HOLDEN BECOMES 1ST REPEAT HOVIS RUSH SPORTSMAN MODIFIED WINNER IN 9 RACES AT EXPO AS PART OF TRUMBULL COUNTY FAIR
July 13, 2023
(Cortland, OH)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants competed at the huge 5/8-mile Expo Speedway in a Weekly Series special event presented by Flynn's Tire on Thursday night as part of the 176th annual Trumbull County Fair. It marked the eighth straight year and ninth time the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds have been part of the annual races at the Fair. A large crowd turned out on a beautiful evening after nearly three inches of rain hit the Fairgrounds the night prior.
Kole Holden led all 15 caution-free laps putting on a dominating performance in the Flynn's Tire-sponsored feature to become the first repeat winner in 9 events run all-time at Expo. Holden's division-leading sixth victory of the season was worth $800 as he maintains the points lead in the $3,500 to-win Weekly Series Championship. Holden has already matched his career best win total of six victories from 2017 with more than half of the season remaining.
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RICK HENDRICK CITY CHEVROLET BECOMES MAJOR CORPORATE MARKETING PARTNER OF HOVIS RUSH RACING SERIES IN 2023; WILL PRESENT VALUABLE LATE MODEL NATIONAL WEEKLY SERIES & TRACK PACK CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMS
March 21, 2023
(Pulaski, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants is proud to announce that Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the 2023 RUSH Late Model National Weekly Series and Track Pack Championship programs, as well as a supporting sponsor of the RUSH Sprint Cars, RUSH Sportsman Modifieds, RUSH Pro Mods, and RUSH Stock Cars.
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HOVIS RUSH SERIES TO UTILIZE PIT PAY APP TO STREAMLINE ONLINE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS
March 20, 2023
(Pulaski, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants will utilize the Pit Pay app to streamline the RUSH membership application process in 2023. The Pit Pay app is available free to download from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
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SUCCESSFUL 2022 HOVIS RUSH RACING SERIES SEASON COMPLETED AS CHAMPIONS & TOP RACERS FROM 5 TO 67 HONORED AT AWARDS BANQUET; RECORD $175,000+ IN POINT FUND MONIES DISTRIBUTED
January 21, 2023
(Ediburg, PA)...While the 2023 racing season is only a few months away, Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants Directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone put a final wrap on the 2022 racing season with the annual awards banquet and dinner on Saturday night at the Gatherings Banquet & Event Center. Attendees from six states and Ontario, Canada filled the beautiful banquet hall as a record $175,000+ in cash was distributed to RUSH Late Model, Sprint Car, Sportsman Modified, Pro Mod, Stock Car, and Kart Series racers. Drivers from the ages of 5 to 67 years of age were recognized. All told well over $325,000 in point fund monies and useful product contingencies were distributed to RUSH racers throughout the 2022 season.
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BEN EASLER CAPS OFF HOVIS RUSH SPORTSMAN MOD WEEKLY CHAMPIONSHIP WITH FLYNN'S TIRE TOUR WIN AT LERNERVILLE; DOUG RUTANA WINS COMPLETE CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE ENGINE PACKAGE FROM SARA CIPRIANO OF WATERSTONE MORTGAGE
October 15, 2022
(Sarver, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants participated in the “Steel City Stampede” once again at Lernerville Speedway Thursday through Saturday night. The 14th edition saw three of RUSH's classes spotlighted with Logan Roberson capturing the Late Model Flynn's Tire Touring Series event, while Ben Easler claimed the Sportsman Modified Flynn's Tire Touring Series race and Blaze Myers earned the victory in the Equipment Rental Options Sprint Car Weekly Series special. In addition, Doug Rutana was the lucky recipient in the Chevrolet Performance 602 Sportsman Modified complete engine giveaway presented by Sara Cipriano of Waterstone Mortgage of Hermitage, Pa.
Ben Easler opened the season for the Hovis RUSH Sportsman Modified Flynn's Tire Touring Series at Sharon by winning his first ever in Tour competition and closed out the year winning the finale at Lernerville. Easler, the 2021 "Futures Cup" Champion, passed Jordan Ehrenberg on lap 11 and went uncontested for the 25-lap feature win worth $800 as he became the ninth different winner in nine "Steel City Stampede" events! More impressively, Easler, who already won the $1,000 Wedge Motorsports "Route 7 Rumble" Series Championship, was able to earn the $3,500 Hovis Weekly Series Championship with his sixth overall win of 2022!
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ROB KRISTYAK DOMINATES HOVIS RUSH SPORTSMAN MODIFIEDS FOR 1ST SHARON WIN SINCE 2019 WORTH $1000 & BECOMES 4TH DIFFERENT FLYNN'S TIRE TOURING SERIES WINNER IN 4 RACES
September 2, 2022
(Hartford, OH)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants were in action at on Friday night at Sharon Speedway for a Flynn's Tire Touring Series event part of the Wedge Motorsports "Route 7 Rumble" Series. Race #4 of Flynn's Tire Touring Series was part of the "Sharon Nationals" with the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars and was broadcast live on Flo Racing. It was also the season finale at Sharon and concluded the Wedge Motorsports "Route 7 Rumble" Series Championship.
Rob Kristyak ended a winless drought of more than three years at Sharon with a dominating performance in the 25-lap feature presented by Jerry Rents LLC.
Kristyak, who owns 11 career Big-Block Modified wins at Sharon, led wire-to-wire taking the $1,000 victory by nearly six seconds in the non-stop feature timed in 8:22.894. Kristyak became the fourth different Flynn's Tire Touring Series winner in as many 2022 races as he also ended more than a three-year winless drought in the Tour with his first win since July 11, 2019 at Expo Speedway.
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GARRETT KRUMMERT CHARGES FROM 11TH FOR
1ST RUSH SPORTSMAN MOD FLYNN’S TIRE TOUR WIN OF 2022 AT LERNERVILLE
July 22, 2022
(Pulaski, PA)...On a sunny, hot and steamy Friday, Lernerville Speedway hosted the third annual “RUSH Summer Showcase” featuring the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Models, RUSH Sportsman Modifieds, and RUSH Sprint Cars as a total of 79 Chevrolet Performance crate engine cars filled the pit area. Race #12 for the Flynn’s Tire Late Model Tour went to Daryl Charlier, while race #3 for the Flynn’s Tire Sportsman Modified Tour was won by Garrett Krummert, and finally race #15 for the Equipment Rental Options RUSH Sprint Car Weekly Series was captured by John Mollick.
After struggling mightily in his heat race, Garrett Krummert charged from 11th starting and went third to first on lap 24 passing race-long leader Rob Kristyak to become the third different winner in three Flynn’s Tire Touring Series events this season for the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modifieds. Krummert, who continues to lead the Tour points, earned $800 for his fourth overall win of 2022.
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KOLE HOLDEN BECOMES 8TH DIFFERENT HOVIS RUSH SPORTSMAN MODIFIED WINNER IN 8 RACES ALL-TIME AT EXPO PART OF TRUMBULL COUNTY FAIR WITH HIS 1ST CAREER FLYNN'S TIRE TOURING SERIES VICTORY
July 14, 2022
(Cortland, OH)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants were in action on Thursday night at Expo Speedway for a Flynn's Tire Touring Series event. It marked the eighth appearance at the 5/8-mile oval all-time, which was part of the 175th annual Trumbull County Fair. A large crowd watched the two-division program from the huge covered grandstands on a warm and sunny evening in Northeast Ohio.
Kole Holden had won 14 career RUSH Sportsman Modified races since he started racing in 2015, but never in a Flynn's Tire Touring Series event nor at Expo Speedway. That changed on Thursday night as the two-time champion at the nearby Sharon Speedway led all 20 laps of the feature to become the eighth different winner in as many races run all-time at Expo. It was also Holden's first win of 2022.
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BEN EASLER WINS A THRILLER FOR HIS 1ST CAREER FLYNN'S TIRE TOUR & SHARON VICTORY PART OF THE HOVIS RUSH SPORTSMAN MODIFIED "MANUFACTURERS NIGHT" PRESENTED BY MSD WITH $21,000 IN PRODUCT GIVEAWAYS
June 18, 2022
(Hartford, OH)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants were in action at on Saturday night at Sharon Speedway for a Flynn's Tire Touring Series event part of the Wedge Motorsports "Route 7 Rumble" Series. A season high 25 cars were on hand. It was the ninth annual "Manufacturers Night" presented by MSD Performance as 22 eligible racers shared in $21,000 of valuable product giveaways with each driver receiving a product package valued at a minimum of $450! Doug Rutana won the grand prize of TBM Tornado Brake Calipers. The complete product giveaway winners list is posted below.
While the box score may show 2021 "Futures Cup" Champion Ben Easler leading all 25 laps of the feature, Easler's first career Flynn's Tire Touring Series and Sharon victory was far from routine for the 15-year-old. Easler had to fight off a mid-race challenge from 2020 "Futures Cup" Champion Ayden Cipriano then had Modified standout Garrett Krummert all over him in the final laps with two-time Weekly Series Champion Chas Wolbert on the prowl in third. Easler earned $800 for the thrilling victory in addition to $600 of product giveaways from Wrisco Industries and Big Daddy's Speed Center.
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"MANUFACTURERS NIGHT" PRESENTED BY MSD FOR HOVIS RUSH SPORTSMAN MODS SATURDAY AT SHARON; $21,000 IN VALUABLE PRODUCTS TO BE GIVEN AWAY PART OF THE FLYNN'S TIRE TOURING SERIES EVENT
June 15, 2022
(Hartford, OH)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants is primed for its eighth annual "Manufacturers Night" once again presented by MSD Performance this Saturday night (June 18) at Sharon Speedway. The night will also include an $800 to-win Flynn's Tire Touring Series event. In addition, the Hovis RUSH Sprint Cars will also be on the card in an Equipment Rental Options Weekly Series event.
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WATERSTONE MORTGAGE OF HERMITAGE TO AGAIN PRESENT "LOYALTY PROGRAM" IN 2022; ONE RUSH MOD RACER WILL WIN A CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE 602 SPORTSMAN MODIFIED ENGINE PACKAGE VALUED AT $11,000+
May 5, 2022
(Edinburg, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants is proud to announce that for the second straight year, Waterstone Mortgage of Hermitage will present the "Loyalty Program". One RUSH Modified racer will win a complete race ready Chevrolet Performance 602 Sportsman Modified crate engine package (carb-to-pan) valued at approximately $11,000; this will be the most valuable product to ever be given away in the history of the RUSH Racing Series!
True to its name, the "Loyalty Program" presented by Waterstone Mortgage of Hermitage will reward loyalty. In order to be eligible for the engine giveaway, drivers must be a RUSH member and cannot compete in a non-RUSH sanctioned Sportsman Modified event the same night as a contested RUSH-sanctioned event throughout the 2022 season.
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SUCCESSFUL 2021 RUSH RACING SERIES SEASON COMPLETED AS CHAMPIONS & TOP RACERS FROM 6 TO 66 HONORED AT AWARDS BANQUET; RECORD $166,000+ IN POINT FUND MONIES DISTRIBUTED
January 15, 2022
(Edinburg, PA)...While the 2022 racing season is only a few months away, Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants Directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone put a final wrap on the 2021 racing season with the annual awards banquet and dinner on Saturday night at the Gatherings Banquet & Event Center. A record number of attendees filled the beautiful banquet hall as a record $166,000+ in cash was distributed to RUSH Late Model, Sprint Car, Sportsman Modified, Pro Mod, Stock Car, and Kart racers. Drivers from the ages of 5 to 66 years of age were recognized. All told well over $315,000 in point fund monies and useful product contingencies were distributed to RUSH racers throughout the 2021 season.
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HOVIS AUTO & TRUCK SUPPLY ALONG WITH BORN2RUN LUBRICANTS BECOME BRANDING & PRESENTING SPONSORS OF THE RUSH RACING SERIES IN 2022 & BEYOND
January 4, 2022
(Pulaski, PA)...RUSH Racing Series Directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone are pleased to welcome Hovis Auto & Truck Supply as the Series' branding sponsor along with Born2Run Lubricants as the presenting sponsor for the upcoming 2022 season and beyond. Hovis and Born2Run replace Pace Performance and Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC after an impressive 11-year partnership with the Series. The Hovis and Born2Run logos will adorn not only the RUSH Racing Series logo, but also the Series logos of the RUSH Late Models, RUSH Sprint Cars, RUSH Sportsman Modifieds, RUSH Pro Mods, RUSH Stock Cars, and RUSH Karting Series.
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