June 5
Freedom Motorsports Park,
Delevan, NY
Sanction: Pace Performance RUSH Racing Series (Rob Baker Memorial) - $1,200
Information provided by: Series reports (last updated June 6, 1:54 pm)
Davis takes Freedom for first RUSH triumph
Rob Baker Memorial
- Bryce Davis
- Max Blair
- Jason Knowles
- Bob Kish
- John Waters
- Steve LeBarron
- Tim Gillespie
- Steve Watson
- Mike Robinson
- Eric Wilson
- Mike Wonderling Jr.
- Adam Sixt
- Randy Hall
- Brady Raynor
- Brad Mesler
- Andy Michael
- T.J. Downs
- Brian Knowles
- Jason Genco
- Ward Schell
- Doug Gavette
- Zach Wiech
- Matt Harvey
- Jon Rivers
What won the race: Second-starting Bryce Davis of Hornell, N.Y., led all 25 laps of a caution-plagued event to score his first career touring victory on the RUSH Dirt Late Model Series, earning $1,200 at Freedom Motorsports Park near Buffalo, N.Y.
Quotable: “The draw was the key tonight and to stay in clean air,” stated the winner. “There was a lot of attrition so it was good to stay out of trouble up front."
Key notes: The race honored long-time driver and car owner Rob Baker, who passed away in December. ... Dick Demick posted a $74 bonus to the winner and $50 bonuses to the fourth-place and seventh-place finishers in memory of Baker's No. 74. ... Davis scored a RUSH weekly victory in the track's opener earlier this season. ... After losing a motor in hot laps, John Waters jumped in brother Dusty Waters's car; he salvaged the night with a fifth-place finish. ... Along with Dusty Waters, Jim Johnson, Michael Mitchell and Zack Carley did not start the feature. ... RUSH competitors made their lone appearance at the Delevan oval.
On the move: After being caught up in an eight-car melee on the first-lap, ninth-starting Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., pitted and rallied back from the tail to finish second.
Winner's sponsors: Davis's GRT Race Car is sponsored by Beer's Tree Service, Bradley Supply Close Racing Supply, Griswold's E.T.R. Services, Hand & Hand Nail Salon, Jody's Hair Design, Lopers Auto Sales, McCourt's Auto Refinishing, Mike Palmer's Heating and Cooling and Shady Creek Outdoors.
Points chase: Blair has yet to finish outside of the top three in any RUSH touring event and tops the standings on both RUSH's Northern and Southern tours.
Car count: 28
Polesitter: Mike Wonderling Jr.
Dash winner: Jason Genco
Heat race winners: Ward Schell, Jason Knowles, Max Blair
Next series race: June 7, Eriez Speedway (Hammett, PA) $1,200
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.