East Smethport, PA
July 3, 2013
By Jay Pees

After starting in the 7th position, Max Blair would duck under Ed Carley on the final lap coming out of turn 4 to secure his heat win and a front row starting spot in the feature event. Max would lead all 20 laps to secure his 5th feature win of the season at McKean County Raceway.

Heat winners Max Blair and Adam Sixt started on the front row of the RUSH Crate Late Model feature with Blair pulling to the immediate lead and Bryce Davis coming to second.

Dusty Waters and Justin Tatlow made contact in turn three of lap four with both spinning and eventually collecting four more cars. Another caution at lap four and then a three car incident at lap eight again slowed the field.

After the restart at lap eight Sixt came back to second and young Eric Wilson moved to fourth. Lap fourteen saw a hard hit in the middle of the back straight when Chad Silleman spun and was collected by John Lichy. At this green Davis got back by Sixt. Meanwhile B-Main winner Chad Ruhlman had worked his way up to sixth. The order remained the same to the finish, Blair, Davis, Sixt, Wilson, and Carley.

RUSH Late Models:
Heat 1: Max Blair, Ed Carley, Craig Dean, Jason Genco, Doug Ricotta, Bob Kish, Joey Buccola, Scott Fitch

Heat 2: Eric Wilson, Dusty Waters, Ward Schell, Garrett Mott, Chad Silleman, Dave Norton, Gage, Rich Hemphill

Heat 3: Cody Mason, Bryce Davis, Garrett Stephen, Zack Carley, John Haggerty, John Lichy, Gavette

Heat 4: Adam Sixt, Justin Tatlow, Bruno Mowrey, Bob Dorman, Dave Shagla, Chad Ruhlman, Bill Mesler

B-Main: Chad Ruhlman, Chad Silleman, John Lichy, Bill Mesler, Gavette, Rich Hemphill, Scott Fitch, Gage, Bob Kish, Joey Buccola

Feature: Max Blair, Bryce Davis, Adam Sixt, Eric Wilson, Ed Carley, Chad Ruhlman, Zack Carley, Ward Schell, Bob Dorman, Dave Norton, Jason Genco, Dave Shagla, Doug Ricotta, Garrett Stephen, Dusty Waters, Chad Silleman, Bill Mesler, Garrett Mott, Justin Tatlow, Craig Dean, John Lichy, Cody Mason, John Haggerty, Bruno Mowery