{"id":3682,"date":"2009-09-15T20:14:03","date_gmt":"2009-09-16T01:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/100.24.212.105\/?p=3682"},"modified":"2023-08-08T16:48:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T20:48:54","slug":"rudolph-racing-files-super-dirt-week-358-modified-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/dirtcar-ne\/358-modifieds\/rudolph-racing-files-super-dirt-week-358-modified-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Rudolph Racing Files Super DIRT Week 358-Modified Entry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wilson, NY<\/strong> \u2014 September 15, 2009 – By Dave Roberts, Rudolph Racing PR<\/strong>, DRobe72459@aol.com \n<\/strong> \nAfter shocking Super DIRT Week race fans with a commanding victory in last season’s 30-lap DIRTcar Sportsman Championship feature, teenage racing phenom Erick Rudolph will make a return to the New York State Fairgrounds in October during Super DIRT Week XXXVIII, Oct. 7-11, piloting the H & H Motorsports Troyer-built chassis and attempt to qualify for the Syracuse 150 for DIRTcar 358-Modifieds.<\/p>\n
Race rookie Rudolph stunned the Syracuse world last season when he won the Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman title event by a 13-second margin over second-place finisher Matt Hulsizer. It was also Rudolph’s first time ever at the historic racing oval, making the performance all that more spectacular.<\/p>\n
“I really didn’t expect to win that race,” remarked Rudolph, 17, who recently embarked on his senior year at Wilson (NY) Central H.S. “I knew that I was looking to have a good time but after we had a chance to practice, we were able to make some changes to the car. That helped us when we went into qualifying. When we started third in the feature, I felt that we had a good chance to win.”<\/p>\n
And win he did. It turned a lot of heads, including car owners John Holland and Al Heinke. They saw Erick\u2019s natural talent and placed him in a DIRTcar 358-Modified for the 2009 season at Ransomville (NY) Speedway. His best finish was sixth-place and he did the trick several times.<\/p>\n
Erick’s dad, Charlie Rudolph, ran the Syracuse mile several times in his successful career. His best finish was second-place in the 1988 edition of the Rite Aid 200. When the younger Rudolph started the Sportsman 30 last October, it was the first time a Rudolph had run the one-mile Syracuse oval in 20 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m really pleased that we are going to Syracuse,” Charlie said. “I know that Erick really wants to go. Things are going to be a lot tougher than last year but we’ll be ready when we get there.”<\/p>\n
“I’m not exactly “green” when it comes to driving there,” Erick added. “I’m familiar with the track now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Time trials for the DIRTcar 358-Modifieds will be held Thursday afternoon, October 8. Twin-20 qualifying heats go off Friday and the green flag will be thrown for the headline \u2018Syracuse 150\u2019 on Saturday at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n
Rudolph Racing would like to thank Bob Cordova of Original Pizza Logs, Tom Snyder of Primetyme Motorsports, Tom Brigham Jr of Brigham Concrete and John Holland and Al Heinke of H&H Motorsports for their continued support of the Erick Rudolph Race Team. To learn more about Erick Rudolph, please visit his website at www.erickrudolph.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n