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RUDOLPH SEALS THE DEAL
RUDOLPH SEALS THE DEAL
By virtue of his 2nd place finish on night one of the 25th Silver Anniversary Weekend Showdown at Michaels Mercer Raceway , Erick Rudolph has locked down the BRP Modified Tour's 2022 points championship. This is the New York state driver's 3rd BRP Modified Tour points championship.
THE RACE TO THE 2022 CHAMPIONSHIP !
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THE RACE TO THE 2022 CHAMPIONSHIP !
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RECENT RESULTS
RECENT RESULTS
Erick Rudolph Picks Up his 4th BRP Modified Tour Point Champion Title and was Honored at the 2022 Banquet on Saturday at Edward Michaels Building
By: Pam Baker
Marble, PA……9/10/2022…..The final points night ended on Friday, September 9th and the 2022 BRP Modified Tour Champion was honored on Saturday, September 10th at Edwards Michaels building on the speedway grounds. Erick Rudolph secured his points title on Friday night with a second-place finish.
This was Erick’s third BRP Modified Tour Championship and he picked up the $4,000 championship money, championship gift of a personalized fire ring, and accumulated 823 points over the season with wins at Lernerville Speedway, Hummingbird Speedway, Knox Raceway and Sharon Speedway. Finishing second in points was Rex King, Jr. with a total of 771 points and one feature win at Expo Speedway. Third place in points was Brad Rapp with a total of 715 points. Chas Wolbert finished fourth in points with 658 and rounding out the top five was Rick Regalski with 637 points.
Special Awards went to: Rick Hall Memorial Award - Tyler Willard
Debbie Oyler Memorial Award – Ray Bliss
Hard Luck Award – Shawn Kozar
Milestone Award – Butch and Lisa Rapp
Rookie of the Year Award sponsored by Russ King Racing – Chas Wolbert
Rick Ryder Memorial Award – Jim Rasey
Overall Hard Charger – Chas Wolbert
Chas Wolbert received $1,000 for being the Rookie of the Year sponsored by Russ King Racing and was determined by points. Chas finished fourth in points where the other contender for Rookie of the Year was Mike Kinney who finished seventh in the final point standings.
MadSkins Race Car Bodies/Sunflowers of Sanborn provided $150 gift certificates to the following: Rodney Beltz, Ray Bliss, Ayden Cipriano, Mark Frankhouser, Adam Hilton, Rex King, Jr., Erick Rudolph, Tyler Willard, Chas Wolbert, Brad Rapp.
MadSkins also provided five other prizes at the banquet including Outer Body Kit (Doors, Quarters, Windows & Pillars) also one-Wing Kit (Deck, Middle Wings & Front Wings) – Dave Murdick; Outer Kit (Doors, Quarters, Windows & Pillars) – Kyle Fink; Bumper Kit – Garrett Krummert; BRP Heavy Nose – Mike Kinney; $100 Gift Certificate – Rex King, Jr.
GME Mfg. provided bottles of power steering fluid to the top 20 drivers. Frankland Racing Supplies provided $75 gift certificates towards a rebuild for rearends for each of the top 20 drivers. Wrisco Aluminum also provided for the top 20 drivers a sheet of aluminum and Big Daddy’s Speedway supply provided $25 gift certificates.
The biggest drawing of the day was done by a reverse draw for the drivers with perfect attendance and taking home the 2023X Bicknell Racing Products Modified Chassis from Bicknell Racing Products out of St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada was Erick Rudolph . This chassis was valued at $6,985. Rex King, Jr. won a helmet compliment of Racequip for being the next finisher in the drawing. Racequip also provided a pair of shoes and a pair of gloves to the third and fourth place reverse drawer.
In addition to the $21,660 point fund payoff the following drivers received an additional bonus of $500 for perfect attendance from the BRP Modified Tour:
Erick Rudolph, Rex King, Jr., Brad Rapp, Chas Wolbert, Tyler Willard, Rick Regalski, Mike Kinney, Mark Frankhouser, Steve Barr, Ray Bliss, Steve Slater, and Rodney Beltz.
Following the 2022 BRP Modified Tour Championship Banquet was the 25th Silver Anniversary Showdown that paid $7,000 to the winner and $500 to start. This concludes the 2022 BRP Modified Tour season. However; we can announce that Bicknell Racing Products is back on board for the 2023 season with a 2024X Chassis for a BRP driver that has perfect attendance in 2023. We thank Bicknell Racing Products for their support and sponsorship of the BRP Modified Tour.
Jeremiah Shingledecker Captures the BRP Modified Tour 25th Silver Anniversary Feature on Saturday Night at Michaels Mercer Raceway
By: Pam Baker
Marble, PA……9/10/22……..The BRP Modified Tour 25th Silver Anniversary Showdown found local racer Jeremiah Shingledecker capture the 50-lap feature win and taking home the $7,000 top prize money. This race was to celebrate the 25th season of the BRP Modified Tour and produced the largest payoff for the Big Block Modifieds in Western Pennsylvania.
Time trials set the heat races and Garrett Krummert set the track record with a time of 16.203 and took home $100 for setting fast time compliments of Team Green/MRO Outreach Ministries. The heats were lined up according to times and taking heat race wins were Erick Rudolph, Rex King, Jr. and Chas Wolbert.
Eric Gabany was to start on the pole for the feature, but had problems with his car and was unable to make the call for drivers introduction so he was put to the rear of the field. This gave Jeremiah Shingledecker the pole with Mike Kinney, the Michaels Mercer Raceway Big Block Modified champion in just his Rookie Year in a Modified the outside pole. Starting in row two was Rick Regalski and Garrison Krentz.
At the drop of the green for the 50-lap event Mike Kinney jumped into the lead at the drop of the green flag over Shingledecker, Krentz and Garrett Krummert. Kinney held the lead through the first four laps before Shingledecker took the lead away on lap five. The caution flag flew on lap eight for Rodney Beltz and on the restart Krummert was able to take the lead from Shingledecker with Erick Rudolph making his way into third.
Krummert set sail and extended his lead by several car lengths over Shingledecker until Krummert suffered a flat tire on lap fourteen bringing out a caution. Krummert was able to come out at the tail of the field and Shingledecker inherited the lead again.
Several caution periods occurred in the final 35-laps but it never fazed Shingledecker and he cruised to his largest ever paying feature win. An excited Shingledecker crawled out of the car in victory lane and said, “I need a beer!!! That’s more than double the biggest race we ever won. I have to thank the Michaels family for putting this on. Their track is 200% better than it was. When you have Rudolph and Krummert besides you, you can only have so many restarts until they beat you but it’s part of the show. It feels good to get back here and picking up $7000 doesn’t hurt anyone’s feelings.”
Garrett Krummert started at the rear after his flat tire and came through the field to finish second. Eric Gabany who started at the rear of the twenty-six-car field finished third. Fourth went to Erick Rudolph with Mike Kinney finishing fifth.
The Hard Luck Award sponsored by Rudolph Snow Plowing went to Brad Rapp who suffered engine troubles. The New Track Record Holder and Fast Qualifier sponsored by Team Green/MRO Outreach Ministries went to Garrett Krummert with a time of 16.029. The Fast Lap of the Race Award sponsored by Competition Carburetion went to Jeremiah Shingledecker.
This race concludes the 2022 racing season for the BRP Modified Tour Racing Series. The board will start to work on the 2023 season and updates will be upcoming in the months ahead.
Feature Finish: Jeremiah Shingledecker, Garrett Krummert, Eric Gabany, Erick Rudolph, Mike Kinney, Rex King, Jr., Chas Wolbert, Rick Regalski, Steve Barr, Tom Holden, Kyle Fink, Steve Slater, Eric Beggs, Josh Deems, Tyler Willard, Rodney Beltz, Garrison Krentz, Mark Frankhouser, Ray Bliss, Tom Glenn, Kevin Green, Ayden Cipriano, Adam Hilton, Dave Reges, Brad Rapp
The BRP Modified Tour racing series is a non-profit organization established to give Big Block Modifieds in the Western Pennsylvania/ Eastern Ohio area a chance to compete with one another for a higher purse structure and for a point fund for the scheduled events, started in 1998 by Tim Engles, Lon and Pam Baker and Randy Myers. The BRP Modified Tour has had great success at bringing regional cars together at various speedways in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, West Virginia, and Canada.
Garrett Krummert Leads Every Lap of the Final BRP Modified Tour Points Race to Pick up the Win at Michaels Mercer Raceway on Friday, September 9, 2022
By: Pam Baker
Marble, PA…..9/9/22….Garrett Krummert had his car on a rail on Friday night and ended the BRP Modified Tour 25th Silver Anniversary Point season with a dominating race over the twenty-four car field at Michaels Mercer Raceway on Friday, September 9, 2022.
Mike Kinney and Garrett Krummert brought the field to the drop of starter, Steve Wheeling’s green flag with Erick Rudolph and Rick Regalski close behind in row two. Krummert got the jump on Kinney on lap one, but the race was slowed as the caution flew on lap three for Regalski and Rex King, Jr. who got together. On the restart, Krummert once again got the jump on Erick Rudolph who was now in the second position. Krummert and Rudolph started getting into lapped traffic on lap nine and by lap twelve were in heavy lapped traffic.
The caution flag waved on lap twenty-three for Rex King, Jr. and on the restart Tyler Willard and Chas Wolbert got together on the front stretch bringing out the caution once again. Willard’s car suffered enough damage that he could not continue, but Wolbert was able to continue.
Once again under green Krummert continued his dominance of the final points race and went on to pick up his second win of the 2022 season. Erick Rudolph finished second and became the 2022 BRP Modified Tour Point Champion for the third time in 25 years. Third place went to Mike Kinney who put up quite a fight with Rudolph for second but fell back in the closing laps to ride home third. Fourth went to Brad Rapp with Tom Glenn rounding out the top five.
Heats were won by Erick Rudolph, Rex King, Jr. and Tyler Willard. The Fast Lap Award sponsored by Competition Carburetion went to Garrett Krummert. The Rudolph Snow Plowing Hard Luck award went to Steve Barr.
Feature Finish: Garrett Krummert, Erick Rudolph, Mike Kinney, Brad Rapp, Tom Glenn, Rex King, Jr., Rick Regalski, Adam Hilton, Eric Beggs, Ayden Cipriano, Mark Frankhouser, Chas Wolbert, Caden Petry, Shawn Fleeger, Ray Bliss, Steve Slater, Rodney Beltz, Kevin Green, Tyler Willard, Jordan Ehrenberger, Dave Reges, Eric Gabany, Kyle Fink, Steve Barr
The BRP Modified Tour racing series is a non-profit organization established to give Big Block Modifieds in the Western Pennsylvania/ Eastern Ohio area a chance to compete with one another for a higher purse structure and for a point fund for the scheduled events, started in 1998 by Tim Engles, Lon and Pam Baker and Randy Myers. The BRP Modified Tour has had great success at bringing regional cars together at various speedways in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, West Virginia, and Canada.
We would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of our organization. Bicknell Racing Products, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Sunoco Race Fuels/ Bazell Oil, King Brothers, McCool’s Signs and Graphics/Slippery Rock Sportswear, Mad Skins Race Car Bodies/Sunflowers of Sanborn, Big Daddy’s Speed Center, lynn’s Tire & Auto Centers,
Frankland Racing Supply, Hall’s Safety Equipment, McCandless Ford, Moore’s Auto Body,
MRO – Motor Racing Outreach/Team Green, Rockhouse Bar and Grill, Russ King Racing,
Steve’s Auto Body, Thermo Supply, Competition Carburetion, Eperthener Auto Wrecking,
GME Mfg., Racequip Safety Products, Rudolph Snow Plowing and Wrisco Aluminum.
WHERE: Sharon Speedway, Hartford,OH
WHEN: Saturday SEPT 03
WHAT: (Lou Blaney Memorial )
DETAILS: $2500 to WIN / 35 laps 1st Place- ERICK RUDOLPH
2nd Place- Tyler Willard
3rd Place- Chas Wolbert
WHERE: Michaels Mercer Raceway, Mercer,PA WHEN: Saturday AUG 13
WHAT: Ralph Quarterson Memorial
DETAILS: $3300 to WIN / 33 laps 1st Place- GARRETT KRUMMERT
2nd Place- Rex King Jr.
3rd Place- Dave Murdick
Ryan Susice Picks up his 2nd Win on the BRP Modified Tour Racing Series at Hummingbird Speedway
Ryan Susice Picks up his 2nd Win on the BRP Modified Tour Racing Series at Hummingbird Speedway
By: Pam Baker
Marble, PA………7/16/2022…… On a beautiful Saturday in July ,Ryan Susice had the night off from his regular track so he ventured south from New York to Pennsylvania’s Hummingbird Speedway and picked up his second win of the season with the BRP Modified Tour. The 35-lap event went wire-to-wire and took under 10 minutes to run the entire race which went caution free.
Ryan Susice and Erick Rudolph led the 17-car field to the green flag and Susice beat Rudolph to the first turn and as lap one clicked off was the leader of the race. However, the next lap Rudolph passed Susice in turn three to take the lead. Rudolph held a firm lead over Susice Rex King, Jr. Brad Rapp and Mike Kinney through lap eleven. The leaders started entering heavy lapped traffic on lap ten and using that to his advantage, Susice took the lead away from Rudolph on lap twelve.
By lap fourteen the lapped traffic became very heavy but Susice had no problem managing the lead ahead of Rudolph. By lap twenty-four Susice had accumulated a 1.5 second lead over the rest of the field. Susice held on to the lead and at the end of the race was 1.59 seconds ahead of Erick Rudolph in second. Susice went on to pick up his second feature win of the season, his first coming at Ransomville Speedway on June 24th.Erick Rudolph held on to finish second ahead of Rex King, Jr. in third. Brad Rapp finished fourth ahead of Chas Wolbert in fifth.
Picking up heat race wins were Dave Murdick and Erick Rudolph. Brad Rapp won $175 for drawing pill #4 in memory of the late Rick Hall, board member of the BRP Modified Tour.
The next race on the BRP Modified Tour schedule will be the Ralph Quarterson Memorial race on August 13th at Michaels Mercer Raceway and will pay the winner $3,300. Don’t forget our big 25th Anniversary Weekend Spectacular is coming up on Friday and Saturday, September 9 & 10th at Michaels Mercer Raceway. The Friday night portion will be the final points night for the BRP Modified Tour series and then on Saturday, September 10th the Big Event to celebrate our 25th season will take place which will be a 50-lap $7,000 to win, $500 to start event with a Non-qualifiers race which will pay $750 to start. We will also hold our banquet at the track facility at Noon on Saturday, September 10th and will distribute point money to the top 20 drivers.
Feature Finish: Ryan Susice, Erick Rudolph, Rex King, Jr., Brad Rapp, Chas Wolbert, Tyler Willard, Mike Kinney, Garrett Krummert, Dave Murdick, Rick Regalski, Steve Barr, Colton Walters, Steve Slater, Ray Bliss, Mark Frankhouser, Rodney Beltz, Kevin Green.
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Rex King, Jr. Makes Family History picking up the Russ King Memorial Feature Win at Expo Speedway
Rex King, Jr. Makes Family History picking up the Russ King Memorial Feature Win at Expo Speedway
By: Pam Baker
Marble, PA …….7/14/2022…..The BRP Modified Tour held their sixth series event at the Expo Speedway during the Trumbull County Fair in Cortland, OH. The race was the Russ King Memorial honoring Rex King, Sr’s. father and matriarch of the King family.
There were 18 cars on hand for the event on Thursday evening and starting on the front row for the event was Jim Rasey and Rex King, Jr. followed by Garrett Krummert, Chas Wolbert, Brad Rapp and Erick Rudolph who made us the first three rows. At the drop of the green, King, Jr. got the jump on Rasey and led the first nine laps before the caution came out for Steve Slater who spun on the track.
On the restart, King, Jr. once took command of the race with Krummert right behind. As the field went down the backstretch, sixth place starter, Rudolph passed Krummert to take over the second position with King, Jr. still leading the pack.
On lap 20 the red flag was displayed as Shawn Kozar went hard into the second turn jersey barrier and destroyed his fuel cell as fire erupted. Kozar was able to get out of the car and the fire crew was right there to put of the fire. Kozar was done for the night as his car sustained heavy damage.
Due to the size of the racetrack at Expo the race was shortened to 25-laps so when the race resumed under green King, Jr. found Rudolph, Krummert and Rapp lined up right behind him, but the hometown driver was not fazed and went on to pick up the feature win, his first BRP Modified Tour win of the 2022 season. Point leader, Erick Rudolph finished second ahead of Garrett Krummert, Brad Rapp and Jim Rasey.
Heats were won by Erick Rudolph and Rex King, Jr. Each driver that attended Expo Speedway received an additional $138 compliments of Rex and Sis King.
Feature Finish: Rex King, Jr., Erick Rudolph, Garrett Krummer, Brad Rapp, Jim Rasey, Tyler Willard, Chas Wolbert, Steve Barr, Rick Regalski, Mike Kinney, Dave Murdick, Steve Slater, Rodney Beltz, Ray Bliss, Shawn Kozar, Mark Frankhouser, Kevin Green, Randy Chronister.
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Photo by BRP Tour Staff
Photo by BRP Tour Staff
Tri-City winner Jeremiah Shingledecker celebrates with family and friends
Jeremiah Shingledecker Leads Wire-to-Wire in BRP Modified Tour Event at Tri City Raceway to Capture his First Win of the Season in Series Racing
By: Pam Baker
Marble, PA. 7/3/2022
Jeremiah Shingledecker struck the match on the 4th of July fireworks as he led every circuit of the 36-lap event Sunday night at Tri City Raceway. Twenty-seven cars were on tap for the event, but unfortunately an accident in the third heat race put Steve Slater and Brad Deeter on the trailer before the feature took place.
Dave Murdick and Brian Swartzlander brought the 25-car field to the drop of the green flag with Jeremiah Shingledecker, Rex King, Jr and Erick Rudolph close in tow. Shingledecker made the what would be the winning move coming of the second turn on the initial start of the race bringing Erick Rudolph with him. Shingledecker and Rudolph paced the field with Shingledecker extending his lead over Rudolph by six car lengths by lap nine. By lap thirteen, the leader encountered heavy lapped traffic and weaved his way through the cars before a caution for Austin Eyler slowed the event. One more lap was completed after the restart before the caution flag flew for Travis Shingledecker.
On the restart, Swartzlander was able to pass Rudolph for second and Shingledecker jetted out to 10-car lengths over second place. Jeremiah Shingledecker had such a lead by lap twenty-eight that he was ¾ of a straightaway ahead of second place runner Swartzlander. Rex King, Jr. had worked his way into third and worked hard to pass Swartzlander but was not successful.
On lap thirty-three the gremlins struck and the first caution was for Tyler Willard. On the restart, Garrett Krummert came to a stop in turn. The next restart on lap thirty-four found Brad Rapp, Steve Barr and Shawn Kozar getting collected together on the back stretch. The red flag flew on the next restart for Shawn Kozar whose car dug into the front stretch and went over. Kozar had some shoulder pain and a cut on his arm, but otherwise was uninjured. However, his car suffered some heavy damage and had to be taken back to the pit area on the tilt bed.
Since this all happed with thirty-four laps in the books, it set up the final two laps making the event a 36-lap race and once again Shingledecker ran off and hid ahead of the rest of the field to capture the popular win. Brian Swartzlander finished second. Rex King, Jr. blew a right rear tire coming off of turn four giving third place to Erick Rudolph. Fourth place went to Jim Rasey with Rick Regalski bringing out his brand new Bicknell car after blowing the motor in the Mike Turner ride on Saturday night and finished fifth. Heats were won Jeremiah Shingledecker, Dave Murdick and Rex King, Jr.
Coming up next for the BRP Modified Tour will be the Russ King Memorial race at Expo Speedway on Thursday, July 14th and then Hummingbird Speedway on Saturday, July 16th.
Feature Finish: Jeremiah Shingledecker, Brian Swartzlander, Erick Rudolph, Jim Rasey, Rick Regalski, Greg Martin, Rex King, Jr., Tyler Willard, Dave Murdick, Mark Frankhouser, Steve Barr, Garrett Krummert, Chas Wolbert, Kyle Fink, Brad Rapp, Shawn Kozar, Ray Bliss, Lonny Riggs, Travis Shingledecker, Mike Kinney, Austin Eyler, Rodney Beltz, Kevin Green, Billy Van Pelt and Jeremy Beichner. DNS: Steve Slater, Brad Deeter.
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Photo By BRP Tour Staff Winner Erick Rudolph (center) surrounded by D. Murdick (left)(2nd) and B. Van Pelt (right)(3rd)
Photo By BRP Tour Staff Winner Erick Rudolph (center) surrounded by D. Murdick (left)(2nd) and B. Van Pelt (right)(3rd)
Erick Rudolph Captures the Sid Unverzagt, Sr. BRP Modified Tour Event at Knox Raceway
By: Pam Baker Marble, PA 7/2/2022
Erick Rudolph set off the fireworks for the start of the 4th of July weekend capturing the BRP Modified Tour Sid Unverzagt, Sr. Memorial event at Knox Raceway on Saturday, July 2nd. Knox Raceway hosted the Sid Unverzagt, Sr. Memorial race with the BRP Modiifed Tour’s first visit to the speedway since 2000, and the 24-car field was paced by Sid Unverzagt, Jr. to honor his father before the start of the feature. On the pole for the BRP Modified Tour event was Steve Barr and alongside was Erick Rudolph. The pair brought the field to the drop of the green flag with Rudolph sprinting into the first turn ahead of Barr. Rudolph led the first seven laps with Dave Murdick, Rex King, Jr. and Billy Van Pelt close behind. The caution flag waved at the end of lap seven first for Sid Unverzagt, Jr and then for Steve Slater.
On the restart, Rudolph was the man in charge as he took the lead, lapped all but the sixth-place car, and led every single lap of the 35-lap event. The race paid $2,500 to win and an additional $1,840 in lap money was added for a total of $4,340. Finishing second was Murdick with eight place starter, Billy Van Pelt finishing in the top three. Fourth place went to Rex King, Jr. with Brian Swartzlander rounding out the top five. There was also an additional $725 in special awards distributed to the following drivers: Highest Finishing 358 Modified – Sid Unverzagt, Jr.; Lowest Finishing 358 Modified – Tyler Willard; 13th on lap 13 – Mike Kinney; Longest Tow – Tyler Willard; Best Appearing Car – Billy Van Pelt; Hard Charger – Ray Bliss; Hard Luck – Rick Regalski and 2 DNS – Rick Regalski and Shawn Kozar.
Feature Finish: Feature: 1. 25-Erick Rudolph [2]; 2. 61-Dave Murdick [4]; 3. 13-Billy Van Pelt [8]; 4. 165-Rex King, Jr [5]; 5. 83-Brian Swartzlander [6]; 6. 11R-Brad Rapp [10]; 7. 6F-Kyle Fink [9]; 8. C3-Chas Wolbert [7]; 9. 17JR-Sid Unverzagt, Jr [14]; 10. 00H-Kevin Hoffman [16]; 11. 20P-Mike Kinney [13]; 12. 27Z-Ray Bliss [22]; 13. 22-Kevin Long [17]; 14. 29-Garrett Krummert [12]; 15. 15B-Dillon Barr [18]; 16. 25B-Steve Barr [1]; 17. 32-Jim Rasey [3]; 18. 28H-Jimmy Holden [11]; 19. 03-Mark Frankhouser [15]; 20. 35-Steve Slater [19]; 21. 27R-Dave Reges [21]; 22. 74-Kevin Green [20]; 23. 33-Tyler Willard [24]; 24. 64-Rodney Beltz [23]
DNS. -; 96-Rick Regalski; 3K-Shawn Kozar
Hard Charger: 27Z-Ray Bliss [+10]; Lap Leaders: Erick Rudolph (1-35)
Heats were won by: Brad Rapp, Erick Rudolph and Brian Swartzlander
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R.Susice #10 and L.Carleton # 97c lead pack to the green (BRP TOUR staff photo)
Ryan Susice Captures BRP Modified Tour event at Ransomville Speedway on a beautiful Friday night in New York
By: Pam Baker
Marble, PA….. (June 24, 2022) …..Ryan Susice from Wilson, NY won the 3rd event of the BRP Modified Tour series on Friday, June 24th at Ransomville Speedway. There were 33 cars registered for the event representing Canada, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The weather was gorgeous and 15 of our regular point drivers made the tow to the track for only our second visit ever to the New York speedway.
Ryan Susice and Luke Carleton brought the 24-car field to the drop of the green flag for the 35-lap BRP Modified Tour feature event, with Susice leading the way over the field. Zach Payne took over third from BRP regular Dave Murdick, but Murdick would regain the position on lap two. Billy Van Pelt, Gary Lindberg, and Pete Bicknell, all started to make their way towards the front.
On lap seven, Susice would hit lap traffic just as Gary Lindberg moved into fourth place after passing Van Pelt and Payne. Mark Frankhouser spun in turn two bringing out the first caution flag on lap nine. Gary Lindberg used the restart to take second away from Carleton and would quickly go after Susice for the lead.
Lindberg and Susice battled for the lead, as Pete Bicknell entered the top three after passing Carleton and Murdick. Susice would hold off Lindberg through the halfway point. Marshall Hurd and Ryan Ferri got together on the back straightaway to bring out the second caution on lap 15.
On the restart, Pete Bicknell would take the second position away from Lindberg and would go after leader, Susice. Tyler Willard would enter the top four after passing Luke Carleton on lap 22. After a mid-race visit to the pit area, Erick Rudolph, current BRP Modified Tour points leader would re-enter the top 10 on lap 24. Susice would pull away from Bicknell and Lindberg to pick up the checkered flag and the $3,050 top prize money.
It was an eventful day for Susice, as he was scheduled to drive the Slack Racing #3rs car, but a motor let go while in the pit area which forced the team to go to another car. Susice was able to get in the Patrick Hoopes #10 entry, which proved to be the winning combination as Susice led wire-to-wire to pick up the popular victory. Finishing second was Pete Bicknell, followed by Gary Lindberg in third. Fourth place went to Tyler Willard with Luke Carelton rounding out the top five.
The BRP Modified Tour will be back in action on Saturday, July 2nd at Knox Raceway in Knox, PA for the running of the 1st Annual Sid Unverzagt, Sr. Memorial event. There will be over $1,600 in lap money along with another $1,200 or more in special awards added to the $2,500 to win purse. Included in this night of racing will also be a special 358 Modified Dash that will pay $1,000 to win. If a car is entered and driven in the BRP Modified Tour race, there will be no extra entry fee. However, if a driver runs a different car for the 358 Dash then a $50 entry fee will be required. Then on Sunday night, July 3rd the BRP Modified Tour will venture to Tri City Raceway in Franklin, PA for their fifth event on the season.
Feature Finish: Ryan Susice, Pete Bicknell, Gary Lindberg, Tyler Willard, Luke Carleton, Robbie Johnston, Dave Murdick, Rick Richner, Greg Martin, Erick Rudolph, Rex King Jr, Steve Lewis Jr, Zachary Payne, Billy VanPelt, Ryan Ferri, Shannon Whaley, Mark Frankhouser, Brad Rapp, Mike Kinney, Chad Brachmann, Adam Hilton, Marshall Hurd, James Sweeting, Garrison Krentz DNQ: Shawn Kozar, Rick Regalski, Chaz Wolbert Rodney Beltz, Steve Slater, Ricky Newton, Steve Barr, Kevin Green
Heat Race Winners: Pete Bicknell, Luke Carleton, Gary Lindberg, Erick Rudolph
B-Main Winner: Rex King Jr
The BRP Modified Tour racing series is a non-profit organization established to give Big Block Modifieds in the Western Pennsylvania/ Eastern Ohio area a chance to compete with one another for a higher purse structure and for a point fund for the scheduled events, started in 1998 by Tim Engles, Lon and Pam Baker and Randy Myers. The BRP Modified Tour has had great success at bringing regional cars together at various speedways in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, West Virginia, and Canada.
We would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of our organization. Bicknell Racing Products, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Sunoco Race Fuels/ Bazell Oil, King Brothers, McCool’s Signs and Graphics/Slippery Rock Sportswear, Mad Skins Race Car Bodies/Sunflowers of Sanborn, Big Daddy’s Speed Center, Flynn’s Tire & Auto Centers,
Frankland Racing Supply, Hall’s Safety Equipment, McCandless Ford, Moore’s Auto Body,
MRO – Motor Racing Outreach/Team Green, Rockhouse Bar and Grill, Russ King Racing,
Steve’s Auto Body, Thermo Supply, Competition Carburetion, Eperthener Auto Wrecking,
GME Mfg., Racequip Safety Products, Rudolph Snow Plowing and Wrisco Aluminum.
Erick Rudolph Wins BRP Modified Tour Event at Hummingbird Speedway
By: Pam Baker
June 4, 2022………The most beautiful day of the year so far greeted drivers and fans at Hummingbird Speedway in Reynoldsville, PA on Saturday night as the 2nd event of the BRP Modified Tour Racing Series took place. Twenty drivers were on hand for the event and making the long tow from Ransomville, NY Erick Rudolph captured his second win in two events.
After the redraw that was done in front of the fans in the stands Brian Swartzlander had the lucky draw of number one and started on the pole alongside Dave Murdick. The two brought the field to the drop of the green with Swartzlander getting to the first ahead of Murdick and led the opening lap. Swartzlander continued his lead until lap four when a caution for Mark Frankhouser grouped the field back together.
On the restart, Swartzlander once again got the jump into the first turn, but this time ahead of Garrett Krummert. Krummert held second for two laps before Rex King, Jr. took over that position and then went to work on the leader, Swartzlander. On lap fifteen, King, Jr. was able to take the lead away from Swartzlander and led the next four laps before eighth place starter, Erick Rudolph took the lead away. The duo of Rudolph and King, Jr. battled for the top position several laps before Rudolph was able to gain a couple of car lengths cushion between the two.
With just two laps to go in the 35-lap event Rodney Beltz brought out the caution flag which grouped the field together one more time. As per BRP Modified Tour rules, when a caution flies during the last five laps of the event, a single-file restart took place and Rudolph using the very bottom of the speedway was able to hold on for his second series win in 2022.
Rex King, Jr. held on for second ahead of tenth place starter, Brad Rapp who finished third. Fourth place went to Dave Murdick with Brian Swartzlander falling back to fifth. Heats were won by Erick Rudolph, Kyle Fink and Dave Murdick.
The next series event will take place on June 24th at the Ransomville Speedway in Ransomville, NY. Then over the Fourth of July weekend the BRP Modified Tour will visit Knox Raceway (formerly Sportsmans Speedway) on July 2nd and then the next night will travel to Tri City Raceway on July 3rd.
Feature Finish: Erick Rudolph, Rex King, Jr., Brad Rapp, Dave Murdick, Brian Swartzlander, Rick Regalski, Adam Hilton, Mike Kinney, Garrett Krummert, Chas Wolbert, Steve Slater, Tyler Willard, Kyle Fink, Mark Frankhouser, Mike Dougherty, Ray Bliss, Steve Barr, Shawn Kozar and Colton Walters.
The BRP Modified Tour racing series is a non-profit organization established to give Big Block Modifieds in the Western Pennsylvania/ Eastern Ohio area a chance to compete with one another for a higher purse structure and for a point fund for the scheduled events, started in 1998 by Tim Engles, Lon and Pam Baker and Randy Myers. The BRP Modified Tour has had great
success at bringing regional cars together at various speedways in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, West Virginia and Canada.
We would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of our organization. Bicknell Racing Products, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Sunoco Race Fuels/ Bazell Oil, King Brothers, McCool’s Signs and Graphics/Slippery Rock Sportswear, Mad Skins Race Car Bodies/Sunflowers of Sanborn, Big Daddy’s Speed Center, Flynn’s Tire & Auto Centers,
Frankland Racing Supply, Hall’s Safety Equipment, McCandless Ford, Moore’s Auto Body,
MRO – Motor Racing Outreach/Team Green, Rockhouse Bar and Grill, Russ King Racing,
Steve’s Auto Body, Thermo Supply, Competition Carburetion, Eperthener Auto Wrecking,
GME Mfg., Racequip Safety Products, Rudolph Snow Plowing and Wrisco Aluminum.
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BRP Modified Tour 25th Anniversary Season Opener in the Books at Lernerville Speedway
By: Pam Baker
5/20/2022………Marble, PA…. The start of the BRP Modified Tour’s 25th Anniversary Season Series event is now in the books. Even though the weather was unpredictable during the day the sun came out and provided the fans with some great racing action at Lenerville Speedway on Friday night. Erick Rudolph picked up the feature win after traveling all the way from New York.
Twenty-six cars were on hand for the event and Lernerville Speedway was gracious enough to let all the cars start the feature without having to run a B-Main. On the pole for the event was Colton Walters and Tom Glenn.
Tom Glenn sprinted into the lead just past the flagstand to lead lap one of the 35-lap event. Glenn only held that lead for two laps before Rex King, Jr. came charging to the front from his fourth place starting position. King, Jr. led through lap six and on lap seven, Fonthill, Ontario, Canada driver Tyler Willard took the lead away from King.,Jr. Willard held the lead until lap eleven when Ransomville, NY’s Erick Rudolph used the high side of the speedway to capture the lead.
A caution flag waved on lap twenty-eight for Jeremiah Shingledecker who had white smoke pouring out of the back of his machine. This grouped the field together for the restart with Rudolph in first and Rex King, Jr. hanging on for second. However, on lap thirty the caution flag waved once again for Tyler Willard. The final five laps found Rudolph leading the way and went on to pick up the win. Brian Swartzlander and Garrett Krummert swapped the lead for second a few times before Swartzlander was able to cross the finish line ahead of Krummert.
Erick Rudolph won the event that paid $2,500 to win with Swartzlander second. Krummert finished third with Rex King, Jr. fourth and Brad Rapp came home fifth after being pushed over the cushion on the backstretch on lap six bringing out the caution and having to restart at the tail.
Chas Wolbert rookie driver in the Big Block Modified division this year brought home sixth after starting twenty-fifth in the field. Another rookie driver this year Mike Kinney finished seventh with Rick Regalski eighth, Tom Glenn ninth and Steve Slater tenth.
The next event for the BRP Modified Tour will be at Hummingbird Speedway on Saturday, June 4th followed by the Tour group heading North on June 24th to Ransomville Speedway.
Finish: Erick Rudolph, Brian Swartzlander, Garrett Krummert, Rex King, Jr., Brad Rapp, Chas Wolbert, Mike Kinney, Rick Regalski, Tom Glenn, Steve Slater, Steve Feder, Shawn Fleeger, Rodney Beltz, Shawn Kozar, Mark Frankhouser, Kevin Green, Dave Murdick, Tyler Willard, JR McGinley, Jeremiah Shingledecker, Colton Walters, Andrew Smith, Steve Barr, Ray Bliss, Jim Rasey, Kevin Long
The BRP Modified Tour
2022 Schedule
Events
Events
Sat
Sat
APR 02
Michaels Mercer Raceway, Mercer, PA. (Chiller Thriller) CANCELLED(No Makeup)
Michaels Mercer Raceway, Mercer, PA. (Chiller Thriller) CANCELLED(No Makeup)
FRI
FRI
MAY 20
Lernerville Speedway, Sarver, PA (raindate-TBA)
Lernerville Speedway, Sarver, PA (raindate-TBA)
Sat
Sat
JUN 04
Hummingbird Speedway, Reynoldsville, PA (raindate AUG 06, 2022)
Hummingbird Speedway, Reynoldsville, PA (raindate AUG 06, 2022)
FRI
FRI
JUN 24
Ransomville Speedway, Ransomville, NY (raindate: July 22, 2022)
Ransomville Speedway, Ransomville, NY (raindate: July 22, 2022)
SAT
SAT
JUL 02
Knox Raceway, Knox, PA (Sid Unverzagt, Sr. Memorial Race)
Knox Raceway, Knox, PA (Sid Unverzagt, Sr. Memorial Race)
SUN
SUN
JUL 03
Tri City Raceway, Franklin, PA.
Tri City Raceway, Franklin, PA.
Thur
Thur
JUL 14
Expo Speedway (Trumbull County Fairgrounds) , Cortland, OH.
Expo Speedway (Trumbull County Fairgrounds) , Cortland, OH.
Sat
Sat
JUL 16
Hummingbird Speedway, Reynoldsville, PA (raindate: August 06, 2022)
SAT
SAT
AUG 13
Michaels Mercer Raceway, Mercer,PA (Ralph Quarterson Memorial, Raindate: TBA)
Michaels Mercer Raceway, Mercer,PA (Ralph Quarterson Memorial, Raindate: TBA)
SAT
SAT
SEPT 03
Sharon Speedway, Hartford, OH (Lou Blaney Memorial Race)
Sharon Speedway, Hartford, OH (Lou Blaney Memorial Race)
FRI
FRI
SEPT 09
Michaels Mercer Raceway (Final points race of 2022 – raindate: September 10-11)
Michaels Mercer Raceway (Final points race of 2022 – raindate: September 10-11)
Sat
Sat
SEPT 10
THE BRP MODIFIED TOUR AWARDS BANQUET- Michaels Mercer Raceway, Mercer, PA. (NOTE :new date, new time, new location) 12:00 noon
THE BRP MODIFIED TOUR AWARDS BANQUET- Michaels Mercer Raceway, Mercer, PA. (NOTE :new date, new time, new location) 12:00 noon
SAT
SAT
SEPT 10
Michaels Mercer Raceway, 25th Anniversary Weekend Showdown w/ Banquet
Michaels Mercer Raceway, 25th Anniversary Weekend Showdown w/ Banquet
THURS-SAT
THURS-SAT
OCT 13-15
Lernerville Speedway - Steel City Stampede Event
(raindate: October 16, 2022 - Non-point event for 2022)
Lernerville Speedway - Steel City Stampede Event
(raindate: October 16, 2022 - Non-point event for 2022)
*Schedule is tentative and subject to change*