7/18/2025
RUSH Late Model Series
STANDOUTS MICHAEL NORRIS, BRYCE DAVIS & NICK DAVIS CAPTURE 1ST HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL WINS OF 2025; CAREER 1ST FOR COOPER FRITZ IN RUSH SPRINTS WHILE Z
STANDOUTS MICHAEL NORRIS, BRYCE DAVIS & NICK DAVIS CAPTURE 1ST HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL WINS OF 2025; CAREER 1ST FOR COOPER FRITZ IN RUSH SPRINTS WHILE ZACH MORROW WINS AT SHARON FOR THE 1ST TIME EVER
By Marcie Barlow
July 18, 2025
(Pulaski, PA)...It was another busy weekend for all of the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series divisions presented by Born2Run Lubricants as the action continues to heat up throughout the region. Michael Norris, Nick Davis, and Bryce Davis tallied their first RUSH Late Model victories of the season. Rookie Cooper Fritz won his first career RUSH Sprint Car event, while Zach Morrow won his first of the season. Veteran Al Brewer picked up his first RUSH Pro Mod checkered flag of 2025, while Raiddan Wilson remained hot in the RUSH Stock Cars winning a pair of features.
The Hovis RUSH Late Models were in action Friday at Lernerville Speedway for a special $1,000 to-win City Chevrolet Weekly Series event. Michael Norris shot out to the early lead with Bud Watson right behind. Daryl Charlier took the second spot from Watson on lap two and set his sights on Norris. Charlier closed in on the race leader as the halfway mark approached but once Norris found himself in clean air, he wasted little time in stretching out his lead and going on to score the victory. Charlier, who won the first RUSH race at Lernerville this year, settled for second with Christian Schneider finishing third. Clinton Hersh and Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. rounded out the top five.
Georgetown Speedway also hosted a $1,000 to win special for competitors in the RUSH Late Models last Friday night. "Nitro" Nick Davis scored his first win of 2025 to maintain his City Chevrolet Track Pack points lead. Robert Smith, Joey Warren, Derek Magee, and Ben Scott completed the top five.
Also on Friday night in RUSH Late Model City Chevrolet Weekly action, Davin Kaiser continue to add to his win total as he scored win number six of the year in seven tries at Dog Hollow Speedway. It was Kaiser's seventh overall win of 2025 as he continues to lead the City Chevrolet National Weekly Series points. Mike Laughard, Tom Snyder, Jr., Jon Lee, and Tyler Ellenberger completed the top five.
Veteran Bryce Davis tallied his first RUSH Late Model victory of the season Saturday evening at Woodhull Raceway. Davis started second, grabbed the top spot at the green flag and went on to score the City Chevrolet Weekly Series win of the season by 3.667 seconds over Track Pack points leader Brett Marlatt. Austin Allen was third over Steve LeBarron. Rookie Wyatt White completed the top five for his career best finish.
Brodie Oravetz and Kyle Lukon led the RUSH Late Model field to green Saturday evening at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Oravetz led the first eight circuits before Brandon Burgoon took over the top spot. Burgoon went on to lead the remainder of the event to score his second win of the season at the Imperial, PA oval. Oravetz held on to the second spot matching his career best finish from opening night. Lukon claimed third in his first PPMS race of 2025. Clinton Hersh and Daryl Charlier were fourth and fifth for their second top five finishes in as many nights.
Jason Genco started on the pole of the RUSH Late Model main event Saturday night at Stateline Speedway. The Frewsburg, NY driver went on to lead the entire distance of the 20-lap main event to capture the victory- his first of the season at Stateline, but third overall in City Chevrolet Weekly Series action. Tenth place starter Randy Hall came home in second for a season best finish. Canadian Brandt Graham was third for his career best Stateline effort. Gary Youngs and David Parker finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Hovis RUSH Sprint Car teams competed in two events at Tri-City Raceway Park Friday evening. The June 13 makeup event saw 15-year-old New York driver Cooper Fritz score his career first feature win in a full size race car! Fritz also leads the Russ King Racing Futures Cup points. Zach Morrow was second as Blaze Myers, Brandon Shughart and John Mollick completed the top five. In the regularly scheduled main event, Blaze Myers captured his fifth win of the season in six tries at the Venango County half-mile. Trent Marshall came home a career best second. Arnie Kent, Morrow, and Wyatt Long rounded out the top five.
RUSH Sprint Car Billy's Garage Weekly Series action continued at Sharon Speedway Saturday evening part of the World of Outlaws Late Model program. Second year competitor Luke Mulichak led the first two circuits before veteran Arnie Kent took the top spot. A lap four caution provided Zach Morrow with the opportunity he was looking for as he was able to wrestle the second spot away from Mulichak. Morrow then set his sights on Kent and put a slider on the veteran on lap 14 to grab the lead. The duo battled for the remaining six laps with Morrow scoring the $800 win by just 0.323 seconds. It was Morrow’s first ever victory at the Hartford, OH oval and also his first since teaming up with car owner Tim Engles, but 10th of his career in the division. Mulichak was a close third to match his career best finish at the speedway. Zack Wilson and Ricky Tucker III were able to record their career best Sharon finishes in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Paul Nelson II led the first three circuits of the Hovis RUSH Pro Mod main event at Stateline Speedway before Josh Wilcox took the top spot. Wilcox led the next four circuits before veteran Al Brewer, who started fourth, took the top spot and went on to score his first win of the 2025 season. Wilcox, Tyler Oakes, Tim Peterson, and Cody Rickard completed the top five.
Hovis RUSH Stock Car competitors had a busy weekend that began at Tri-City Raceway Park Friday evening. Darr Diegelman was the winner of the event that was rained out on June 13. It was Diegelman’s first victory of the season at the Franklin, Pa. oval and his second overall in divisional action. William Baker, Jr., Raiddan Wilson, Camron Kramer and Jim Buchanon followed. Wilson was the victor in the second feature event. It was his second at the speedway in 2025. Diegelman came home in second with Baker, Kramer and Buchanon rounding out the top five.
The RUSH Stock Car teams travelled to Stateline Speedway for Saturday action which saw Raiddan Wilson score victory number two of the weekend and fourth overall of the season. Wilson leads both the Weekly Series and Russ King Futures Cup points. Diegelman wrapped up a solid two nights in runner-up for his third top two finish of the weekend. Camron Kramer was third over Kaden Michael and Blaze Harrison.
Rain claimed the RUSH Late Model action at The Dirt Track at Genesee as well as the RUSH Late Model and Stock Car events at Eriez Speedway. The RUSH Sprint Car action scheduled at Knox Raceway also fell victim to the weather.
This weekend’s Hovis RUSH Late Model City Chevrolet Weekly action includes Dog Hollow Speedway and Raceway 7 on Friday. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, Stateline Speedway, Tyler County Speedway and Woodhull Raceway Saturday evening with Eriez Speedway closing out the racing action on Sunday.
The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series returns to The Dirt Track at Genesee on Tuesday, July 22nd. This will be the Tour’s first visit to the New York track in more than two years. The $4,000 to-win event will be part of the Genesee County Fair.
Billy's Garage Weekly Series RUSH Sprint Car actionis scheduled at Tri-City Raceway Park on Friday and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway on Saturday.
The Hovis RUSH Sportsman Modified teams will compete in the Route 7 Rumble action that begins Friday at Raceway 7 and continues Saturday at Sharon Speedway before a first ever appearance at Stateline Speedway next Thursday for $800 to-win.
Hovis RUSH Pro Mod action is scheduled for Freedom on Friday, Stateline Speedway on Saturday and Bradford Speedway on Sunday. RUSH Stock Car competitors are also scheduled for three nights of action with Tri-City Raceway Park and Freedom (Friday), Stateline Speedway (Saturday) and Eriez Speedway (Sunday) on their schedule.
The days may be getting a little shorter as the Summer begins to wind down, but the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series action continues to “heat up” so enjoy an event or two at a speedway near you.
The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Flynn's Tire, Gunter's Honey, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Billy's Garage, Joseph J. Oliva Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Russ King Racing, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Seal-Tite Paving & Excavating, Dusted Steak Seasoning, Ontime Body & Graphic, D&V Jewelers, AERO Race Wheels, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Racing Electronics, Design Creations, and Competition Crate Parts.
E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com and mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300. The RUSH Late Model website is www.rushlatemodels.com. Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rushlatemodels and follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) @RUSHLM.
Article Credit: Marcie Barlow
