The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series will be back in the Empire State for the second straight week this Saturday night (July 11) in the season’s only appearance at Woodhull Raceway. Event #7 of the weather-plagued season will pay $4,000 to-win. Warm-ups will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing.
The cars and stars of the Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Tour will convene on Woodhull’s high-banked, 1/3-mile paperclip in New York’s southern tier for the third time in the last four years, but first since August 6, 2024. On that night, Bryce Davis won his uncle Darwin Davis’ memorial event. In 2023, Jeremy Wonderling, who resides only 30 miles from Woodhull in Wellsvill,e scored the popular win. The only other appearance by the Tour to Woodhull was back in 2014 when Wayne Robertson was victorious.
In addition to Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series points being awarded, Colussy Chevrolet National Weekly Series points will also be on the line in addition to RUSH Track Pack points. The top six drivers in RUSH Weekly Series member points at Woodhull will share $2,500 with $1,000 going to the champion at season’s end.
Woodhull is in its seventh year as a RUSH weekly-sanctioned track. Woodhull has completed seven Colussy Chevrolet Weekly Series events to date this year with four different winners. Leading the way is Steve LeBarron with three victories over Brett Marlatt with two. Single victories have gone to Tour racers Zack Carley and Austin Allen. Ironically, none of those four racers have ever won a RUSH Tour event.
“We look forward to returning to Woodhull this Saturday night,” stated RUSH Director Vicki Emig. “The last two Tour events at Woodhull were held on a Tuesday night with threatening weather. So far the weather is looking good for Saturday, which would be a relief if that holds true as to date we’ve only had one night out of 16 scheduled race nights without a chance of rain. Woodhull’s unique configuration will provide a challenge to racers.”
There have been six different winners in the first six Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series events of 2026. Kyle Hardy won the $5,000 opener at Georgetown for the 2021 Series Champion’s 15th career Tour victory. Wonderling won his third Eriez Tour event in the last six races on May 17. Despite forecasts calling for 90% chance of storms on June 6, Sharon remained dry all day and night as Joe Martin won his first Tour event in nearly three seasons with his third straight victory at Sharon. Ben Easler won his first career Tour feature on June 13 at Stateline. Max Blair won the $20,000 “Bill Emig Memorial” presented by Sunoco Race Fuels for his all-time leading 37th career Tour win on June 27 at Lernerville. Last Saturday night at Stateline saw Demetrios Drellos finally capture his first career Tour victory.
Wonderling, who is in search of his unprecedented sixth Series Championship, currently leads the $20,000 to-win points by 21 over Drellos- the 2025 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year. Christian Schneider jumped from sixth to third in points following his fourth place finish last Saturday night, which was his fourth straight top nine effort. Daryl Charlier, the 2024 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year, is fourth over Kurt Stebbins, who leads the 2026 RoY standings. After his first DNF of the season, Austin Allen dropped from third in points down to sixth as Easler, Jason Knowles, Ashton Briggs, and Kyle Zimmerman complete the top 10.
Schneider Trucks will present the “Hottest of the Hot” with $50 going to the driver that turns the fastest lap in hot laps. $100 “Shock the Clock” Qualifying and $25 to-win heat races will 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.
Hoosier Tire Western PA/Big Daddy’s Speed Center will award a $100 gift card for the “Pedal Down” Hard Charger that passes the most cars in the feature. Close Racing Supply will award a $100 gift card for the driver chosen as the “Tough Break of the Night”. Ontime Body & Graphic’s “Spoiler Alert” will award a spoiler kit to the seventh place finisher. The first feature non-qualifier will receive a $50 certificate from Holley Performance brands each night.
Bazell Race Fuels presents the “Fill’er up with Sunoco Bucks” where random drawings will take place for two $100 Sunoco Fuel cards for Tour drivers and four $50 Sunoco Fuel cards for non-Tour drivers. There will also be five BOGO Landrum Performance Springs certificates given away through drawings.
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 (25-26. $300).
Real Merchant Services DMV 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; however, drivers with perfect attendance will receive a free entry fee part of the “Free Ride” program presented by Real Merchant Services DMV. AMB/MyLaps transponders will be used; Westhold transponders will NOT work. Units are available to rent for $25.
Pit gates open at 3:30 p.m. RUSH registration/pre-race tech will open by 3:30 p.m. The driver’s meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Warm-ups will get underway at 6:00 p.m. followed by qualifying. Driver radio channel is 454.000.
Woodhull Raceway is located on Steuben County Route 102, just off New York State Route 417, 20 miles west of Corning, NY, 20 miles east of Hornell, NY, 20 miles north of Lawrenceville, Pa and 20 miles south of Bath, NY. For more information, check out their website at www.woodhullraceway.com. Like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/
The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Colussy Chevrolet Flynn’s Tire, Gunter’s Honey, Rustler Sales & Service, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Capital Contracting Service, Joseph J. Oliva Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Russ King Racing, 3C Graphix, Velocita-USA, Wieland Metal Services, Real Merchant Services DMV, IllusionCoats Powder Coating, Hoosier Tire Western Pennsylvania/Big Daddy’s Speed Center, Close Racing Supply, Keyser Manufacturing/Integra Racing Shocks, Seal-Tite Paving & Excavating, MotoRad, Schneider Trucks, Ontime Body & Graphic, Henry’s Headers & Exhaust Systems, D&V Jewelers, AERO Race Wheels, Racing Electronics, Design Creations, and Competition Crate Parts.
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