Mid-Atlantic Doubleheader Weekend for Hovis RUSH Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series at Georgetown & Winchester

COLUMN BY: Mike Leone / RUSH DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES – PULASKI, PA  – The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series will try again to kick-off the 2026 season this weekend with a doubleheader in the Mid-Atlantic. Friday night (April 24) will be at Georgetown (DE) Speedway with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the “Melvin L. Joseph Memorial” live on FloRacing followed up on Saturday night at Winchester (VA) Speedway. Both events will pay $5,000 to-win!

For the first time in more than three years, the Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series returns to Sussex County, Delaware on Friday night where the Tour has made four appearances all-time at the Georgetown oval.  The last visit occurred on April 13, 2023 when Max Blair was victorious. Blair also won in 2019, while other winners were Ross Robinson in 2018 and Kyle Hardy, who scored the win during his 2021 championship season.

Georgetown returned as a RUSH Late Model City Chevrolet Weekly Series track last season. Nick Davis captured the $1,000 RUSH Track Pack thanks to four victories. Davis already has one victory this season, which occurred on the April 3 opener.

On Saturday night, the Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Tour will make its first of two appearances of 2026 at Winchester’s high-banked red clay oval.  The Tour has made nine appearances over the years at Winchester with six different winners.  Logan Roberson, the 2022 Tour Champion, leads the way with three victories. Kyle Hardy is the only other repeat winner as he claimed the most recent visit on September 6, 2025.  Other winners include Rick Singleton, Walker Arthur, Allen Brannon, and Charlie Sandercock, who scored the upset victory in 2023. The Canadian Sandercock is the only non-Virginia resident to win a Tour event at Winchester!

Winchester has already completed four RUSH Colussy Chevrolet Weekly Series events in 2026. Hardy won the first two events followed by fellow Virginia racers Devin Brannon and Davin Kaiser, who has won the Winchester Track Pack points each of the last two years. The average car count has been 20 cars.

“It’s exciting to return to Georgetown and coupled with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series,” expressed RUSH Director Vicki Emig. “We have to thank track owner Ken Adams for giving us the opportunity to compete alongside Lucas Oil. Ken has also stepped up to pay the $5,000 to-win purse, which will be the richest for Chevrolet Performance Late Models in the track’s history. We also have to thank Greg Gunter of Winchester Speedway for moving his event a week earlier to give racers the ability to race for $5,000 to-win on back-to-back nights in the Mid-Atlantic. Greg has been a huge supporter of RUSH as 2026 marks his 13th straight season hosting the RUSH Late Models weekly at his track.  Greg’s Gunter’s Honey is the co-presenting sponsor of the Tour and he’s also owned and sponsored RUSH Late Model cars over the years.”

For the third straight year, a $76,200 Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series points fund has been posted as $20,000 will again be on the line for the championship along with the 3C Graphix $3,000 to-win Rookie-of-the-Year and the $5,000 Landrum Performance Springs “Loyalty Bonus”.

In 2024, a record 13 full-time teams completed the Tour with a dozen teams receiving point fund monies in 2025. A strong contingent returns in 2026 led by five-time champion Jeremy Wonderling. Other returnees include 2025 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year Demetrios Drellos, 2024 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year Daryl Charlier along with Ben Easler, Austin Allen, Zack Carley, Jason Knowles, Austin Hauser, and Ryan Hare. Currently, five drivers have declared for the 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year including Christian Schneider, Dylan Cecce, Kurt Stebbins, Allan Hammond, and TJ Williams. Numerous other drivers have joined the Tour with their participation level TBA.

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 as well as RUSH Track Pack points as $2,500 will be shared amongst the top six drivers in RUSH Weekly Series member points at each track the conclusion of the season.

$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. The “Fill’er up with Sunoco Bucks” program co-presented by Bazell Race Fuels will include an additional $400 of Sunoco fuel card giveaways; two $100 random draws for drivers in the top 15 of 2025 Tour points and another four $50 random draws for all other competitors each night.

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 first place finisher on night one and the second place finisher on night two. Schneider Trucks will present the new “Hottest of the Hot” with $50 going to the driver that turns the fastest lap in hot laps. There will also be five BOGO Landrum Performance Springs certificates given away through drawings each night.

Feature Payoff each night: 1. $5,000 2. $2,500 3. $1,250 4. $1,000 5. $800 6. $700 7. $650 8. $600 9. $550 10. $500 11. $475 12. $450 13. $425 14. $400 15. $390 16. $380 17. $370 18. $360  19. $355  20-24. $350 (25-26. $350).