TRI-STATE
SPEEDWEEK TO FEATURE 4 SWEENEY RUSH SPRINT CAR BONNELL'S ROD SHOP WEEKLY SERIES
SPECIALS IN 5 DAYS AT RACEWAY 7, STATELINE, ERIEZ & SHARON PLUS POINTS FUND
By Mike Leone
June 13, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
(Pulaski, PA)...After only
being able to complete two of the first eight scheduled events to date
due to rain in 2019, the Sweeney
Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Sprint Car Series powered by Pace Performance is hoping
for better weather heading into this weekend's inaugural Tri-State Speedweek.
The four-race swing over five nights will include events in three
different states (Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York) with Raceway 7 on Friday
night (June 14), Stateline Speedway on Saturday night, Eriez Speedway on Sunday
night, and closing out at Sharon Speedway on Tuesday night.
Each of the four
Bonnell's Rod Shop Weekly Series special events will be capped off by a 20-lap
feature paying $600 to-win, $150 to-start.
The Speedweek points fund will pay the top five spots $300, $250, $200,
$175, $150 thanks to Pace Performance, CNC Specialties Manufacturing, and
Intense Fab.
Friday's show at
Raceway 7 will mark the first ever race appearance by the non-wing RUSH Sprint
Cars at the Conneaut, Ohio oval. In
fact, it'll be a RUSH tripleheader as the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds make their
first of two visits along with the track's weekly RUSH Late Models.
On Saturday night,
action shifts 80 miles east to Stateline Speedway.
The Series made two visits to the Scott Family's track, which is located
just across the Pennsylvania border in Busti, NY, in 2018.
In was a homecoming of sorts for Chad Ruhlman, who lives 15 miles from
the track, as he was able to sweep both $600 to-win events.
This will be another RUSH tripleheader as the weekly RUSH Late Models and
RUSH Pro Mods will be part of this event.
On Sunday, it's 40
miles back west to Eriez Speedway, which is located just outside of Erie, Pa. in
Hammett. Chad Ruhlman was also
victorious in the only appearance last year at Eriez.
For 2019, new track owner, Dave Alexander, will bring in the RUSH Sprints
twice with a second appearance slated for Sunday, August 11.
The RUSH Late Models will also be in
action Sunday at Eriez in a Sweeney Weekly Series event.
After a day off on
Monday, the Tri-State Speedweek will wrap up at Sharon Speedway on Tuesday night
joining up with Ohio Sprint Speedweek for the All Star Circuit of Champions.
The RUSH Sprints will be the only support class on this popular night,
which annually attracts a big crowd and car count for the All Stars.
Chad Ruhlman is coming off a win at Sharon last Saturday night edging out
Brian Woodhall. Ruhlman won the only
completed appearance by the RUSH Sprints in 2018 at Sharon.
"This is a nice
deal for our RUSH Sprint Cars," stated Director Vicki Emig.
"Our guys really enjoyed travelling around to different tracks last year
year and we incorporated that theme in this four-race swing over five nights in
three different states. We have to
thank the tracks for supporting the concept along with Pace, CNC, and Intense
Fab for kicking in money for the Speedweek points fund.
This puts the cars in front of a different audience every night."
A record high 18
cars competed last Saturday night at Sharon.
A total of 24 different drivers have joined the Series for 2019 with a
total of 29 engines sold by Pace Performance.
RUSH Sprint Car Feature Payoffs for Speedweek: 1. $600 2. $300 3. $250 4. $225
5. $200 6. $195 7. $190 8. $185 9. $180 10. $175
11. $170 12. $165 13. $160 14-18. $155 19-24. $150.
Tow $75.
Tri-State
Speedweek Points Fund ($1,075):
1. $300 2. $250
3. $300 4. $175
5. $150.
Raceway 7 is a 7/16-mile dirt
track located six miles south of Interstate 90 on Route 7 at 4094 Center Road,
Conneaut, Ohio 44030. For more
information, check out their website at
www.raceway7.com.
Like their Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/racewayseven.
Stateline Speedway is located
nine miles southwest of Jamestown, NY, south of Busti, NY at 4150 Kortwright
Rd., Jamestown, NY 14701. For more information, check out their website at
www.newstatelinespeedway.com.
Like their Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/newstatelinespeedwaybustiny and follow them on Twitter
@NewStateline.
Eriez Speedway is a 3/8-mile
track located outside of Erie, Pa. in Hammett at 9821 Sampson Rd., Erie, PA
16509. For more information, check out
www.eriez-speedway.com.
Follow them on Twitter @EriezSpeedway1 and like their page on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/eriezspeedway.
Sharon Speedway is owned by the Blaney, Weller, and Kirila Families and is a
3/8-mile dirt track located on Custer-Orangeville Road in Hartford, Ohio near
the intersection of Routes 7 & 305. For more information, check out the website
at www.sharonspeedway.com or call 330-772-5481. Become a fan of Sharon Speedway
on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sharonspeedway and follow us on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/sharonspdwy.
RUSH Racing Series
is brought to you by Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC & Pace Performance along with
the support of Hoosier Tire, Bilstein Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race
Fuels, Insinger Performance, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, Hovis
Auto & Truck Supply, FK Rod Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Schoenfeld
Headers, Jones Racing Products, TBM Brakes, Performance Bodies & Parts, Racing
Electronics, Dirt Defender, Wrisco Industries, Frankland Racing Supply, Landrum
Performance Spring, Ontime Body & Graphic, Trailer-Alarms.com, Bonnell's Rod
Shop, Zarin Truck & Automotive, Sherwood Wheels, Alternative Power Sources,
Precise Racing Products, Lincoln Electric, Velocita-USA, Classic Ink
USA, CrateInsider.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 Racing Series website is
www.rushracingseries.com. Like the Sportsman Modified Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/rushsportsmanmods and follow us on Twitter @RUSHSportMods.
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