GENESEE TO HOST "EMPIRE STATE CLASSIC" FOR SWEENEY RUSH SPRINTS WITH 2 COMPLETE
SPECIAL SHOWS PART OF "TOPLESS NATIONALS" SEPTEMBER 15-16
By Mike Leone
December 16, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Pulaski, PA)...As
the inaugural slate of events for the Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Sprint
Cars gets closer to being finalized, Series Directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone
are excited to announce the addition of Genesee Speedway to the 2018 schedule.
The Batavia, New York 1/3-mile oval at the Genesee County Fairgrounds has
added the RUSH Sprint Cars to their "Topless Nationals" on September 15-16.
The "Empire State Classic" will feature a Bonnell's Rod Shop Weekly
Series special event paying $800 to-win, $160 to-start on both Saturday and
Sunday! In addition, RUSH will post a
$300 bonus to the top point earner over the two days.
Genesee
completed their second year under the promotion of local businessman and
longtime racer, Jim Johnson. The
RUSH Late Models have headlined the weekly program each season and have grown
from an average car count of just over 12 in their inaugural season in 2016 to
nearly 20 cars on average over their 16 completed events in 2017!
Genesee has been in the process of putting a new clay surface down and
changing the banking to provide more side-by-side racing.
The 2017 "Topless Nationals", headlined by the RUSH Late Models along with
Genesee's Sportsman Modifieds, was considered to be one of the biggest events in
the history of the speedway. The
joining of the non-wing RUSH Sprint Cars will make this an even bigger event
and bring an entirely new group of fans, as it's been nine years since full-size
Sprint Cars competed at Genesee!
The second annual "Topless Nationals" will have a 3 p.m. start time each day.
"Since we announced the formation of the RUSH Sprint Car division back in
February, we've continually received a lot of interest from New York," explained
Emig. "We've had several New York
racers state their intention of participating in 2018, and we've talked to many
that are hoping the division takes off in New York so they can compete in the
future. We feel the Topless
Nationals is a great event to showcase the non-wing Sprint Cars and perfect
timing to introduce them to the New York region.
Jimmy has expressed a lot of interest in this division, and we are
hopeful that he will have them on his schedule at least a half-dozen times in
2019 to become our anchor track in New York.
We can't thank Jimmy Johnson enough for scheduling them both days with
increased payoffs."
The Genesee events now gives racers in the northern part of the region six
special events to compete in with two shows also at both Bradford and Stateline
Speedways along with a single event at Eriez Speedway.
The complete 2018 schedule will be released soon.
The Genesee events will be part of the $20,000+ Bonnell's Rod Shop Weekly
Series Championship that will see the inaugural champion win $5,000.
Like all of RUSH's other divisions, the Weekly Championship will be based
off drivers' best 12 finishes. The
RUSH Sprint Car program also includes the $3,000 "Wednesday Night Lightning"
program (counts towards Weekly points) at Lernerville Speedway and the "Futures
Cup".
Genesee Speedway is located off
Route 5 at the Genesee County Fairgrounds at
5056 E Main Street Rd, Batavia, NY 14020. For
more information, check out their website at genesee-speedway.com.
"Like" them on Facebook by searching Genesee Speedway and follow them on
Twitter @GeneseeSpeedway.
2018 RUSH Sprint Car marketing partners include partners include Sweeney
Chevrolet Buick GMC, Pace Performance, Hoosier Tire, Bonnell's Rod Shop,
Bilstein Shocks, Insinger Performance, MSD Performance, Holley Performance
Products, Earl's Performance Plumbing, FK Rod Ends, Maxima Racing Oil,
Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Precise Racing Products, TBM Brakes,
K&N Filters, Lincoln Electric, Velocita-USA, Classic Ink USA, Landrum
Performance Spring, CrateInsider.com, RockAuto.com, and Valley Fashions.
E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at [email protected] and
snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300
and fax is 724-964-0604. The RUSH Sprint Car website is www.rushsprintcars.com.
"Like" our Facebook page at ww.facebook.com/rushsprintcars and follow us on
Twitter @RUSHSprints for the latest news and updates.
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