KNOX, Pa. — The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants wrapped up a two-race weekend for the Flynn’s Tire Touring Series in western Pennsylvania on Sunday evening at Knox Raceway.
One night after making a last lap pass to win at Marion Center, Jeremy Wonderling left little doubt on Sunday at Knox. Wonderling led from green-to-checkered and was never challenged over the 30-lap event to go in the record books as the first ever Flynn’s Tire Touring Series winner at the one-third-mile Clarion County oval.
Last year, Wonderling matched the record with four straight tour wins. Sunday’s $3,000 victory was Wonderling’s third straight and series-leading fifth of the season. Wonderling has now won nine of the last 16 events dating back to last season.
“It means a lot,” Wonderling said. “We’ve got things rolling pretty good right now. The biggest problem I was having was tearoffs — trying to conserve and wipe. As soon as I got behind a lap car they were just covering me in dust and I was having a hard time seeing. I was running out of tearoffs and I was using my arm, sleeve, and anything I could find to clear my shield. The last couple laps I couldn’t see anything.”
Drivers got bunched up on the start causing Cody Dawson, who was fresh off a runner-up finish the night prior at Knox, to spin. Dawson would have to pit and was the only driver unable to finish the 30-lap feature. That would be the only stoppage of the event as the 30 laps went green-to-checkered with a steady drizzle falling throughout the feature.
Feature Finish (30 Laps)
JEREMY WONDERLING (3J) 2. Max Blair (00K) 3. Mike Wonderling (18) 4. Austin Hauser (51) 5. Colby Beighey (36) 6. Kurt Stebbins (26) 7. Joe Martin (Snyder 10s) 8. Jim Rasey (Wrightsman 21J) 9. Ashton Briggs (11A) 10. Ward Schell (61s) 11. Craig Graham (98) 12. Brock Pinkerous (555) 13. Steve Hollabaugh (3) 14. Brandt Graham (14) 15. Scott Gurdak (Hollabaugh 5G) 16. Cody Dawson (36).