Blair, Harrison, and Kent Strike Gold on Fall Brawl Night One; Hall and McGee are King of the Hill

September 12, 2025 | by Daniel Nelligan - Tri State Racing News

Max Blair Wins the $3,000 to WIN Super Late Model Feature

BUSTI, NY. (September 12, 2025)—From Tri State Auto Racing News

A crisp September evening marked the return of the Fall Brawl at Stateline Speedway, as fans packed the Busti oval one final time in 2025 to see the season close with two nights of action. Night One set the stage with heat races across several divisions, while the Super Late Models, Challengers, and visiting RUSH Sprint Cars delivered full programs alongside special King of the Hills for the RUSH Late Models and Open Modifieds.

The Super Late Models headlined the night, and it was a familiar face back in victory lane. Max Blair, returning to his home track for the Fall Brawl weekend, put on a dominant display by leading every lap of the feature. Still, he had to work to hold off Justin Carlson and Jared Miley, who kept him honest throughout the feature. Behind them, Doug Eck and Wesley McCray thrilled the crowd with charges through the field, each gaining ten positions, while Ryan Scott clawed forward nine spots on the high side in a side-by-side battle with Jon Lee.

The Challengers produced a feel-good moment as veteran Dennis Harrison scored an emotional return to victory lane after time away due to health issues. Harrison fended off John Mease for the win.

But the race of the night — and perhaps of the entire Fall Brawl — belonged to the RUSH Sprint Cars. Sam Priest took the early lead before John Mollick stormed to the front and appeared to be in control. Enter Arnie Kent, who started ninth and carved his way through the field. In the closing laps, Kent and Mollick traded the lead multiple times in a side-by-side duel, before Kent powered ahead to seal what could be the most entertaining race of the weekend.

In the special dashes, Randy Hall edged Max Blair to win the RUSH Late Model King of the Hill, while Mike McGee dominated the Open Modified King of the Hill.

Night One wrapped with heat races in the RUSH Pro Mods, RUSH Late Models, Pro Stocks, and Open Modifieds, setting the table for a massive Night Two card: the $10,000-to-win Super Late Model feature, the return of the EconoMod Mania Tour, a full Challenger program, and remaining feature events that were set by heat races on night 1.

Super Late Models

A Feature 1: 1. 111-Max Blair[3]; 2. 16-Justin Carlson[2]; 3. 10-Jared Miley[6]; 4. 5L-Jon Lee[1]; 5. 0S-Ryan Scott[14]; 6. 2-Zack Carley[12]; 7. 22B-Darrell Bossard[10]; 8. 22-Greg Oakes[13]; 9. 03-Doug Eck[19]; 10. 32-Wesley McCray[20]; 11. 1-Wendell Pinckney[8]; 12. 12B-Andy Boozel[4]; 13. D1-Brandon Debrakeleer[11]; 14. 14R-Tanner Ramsey[21]; 15. 9-Breyton Santee[23]; 16. 15-Anthony Marotto[15]; 17. 19-Bob Dorman[5]; 18. 7J-Kyle Bedell[17]; 19. B22-Bump Hedman[18]; 20. 4*-Douglas Eck[9]; 21. 03S-Chevy Scott[16]; 22. 20-Nicholas Eck[22]; 23. 29J-Jason Genco[7]

Heat 1: 1. 12B-Andy Boozel[1]; 2. 5L-Jon Lee[5]; 3. 29J-Jason Genco[2]; 4. 22B-Darrell Bossard[6]; 5. 22-Greg Oakes[8]; 6. 03S-Chevy Scott[7]; 7. 03-Doug Eck[4]; 8. 9-Breyton Santee[3]

Heat 2: 1. 111-Max Blair[3]; 2. 19-Bob Dorman[2]; 3. 1-Wendell Pinckney[5]; 4. D1-Brandon Debrakeleer[4]; 5. 0S-Ryan Scott[8]; 6. 7J-Kyle Bedell[7]; 7. 32-Wesley McCray[1]; 8. 20-Nicholas Eck[6]

Heat 3: 1. 16-Justin Carlson[1]; 2. 10-Jared Miley[4]; 3. 4*-Douglas Eck[2]; 4. 2-Zack Carley[5]; 5. 15-Anthony Marotto[3]; 6. B22-Bump Hedman[7]; 7. 14R-Tanner Ramsey[6]

18 entries

RUSH Late Models

Heat 1: 1. 9-Breyton Santee[1]; 2. 5G-Scott Gurdak[3]; 3. 87K-Randy Hall[2]; 4. 83-DJ Krug[5]; 5. Y26-Gary Youngs[4]; 6. 61S-Ward Schell[6]

Heat 2: 1. 114-Max Blair[4]; 2. 4S-Jake Wilber[2]; 3. 6-Darrell Bossard[6]; 4. 65-Jeremy Keesler[1]; 5. 2A-Austin Fitzgerald[3]; 6. 432-Hunter Proctor[5]

Heat 3: 1. 29J-Jason Genco[6]; 2. 2-David Parker[5]; 3. 23-Rob Middleton Jr[4]; 4. 11JR-William Pinckney[2]; 5. 49-John Haggerty[3]; 6. 45-Chad Clement[1]

16 entries

Open Modifieds

Heat 1: 1. 3-Wyatt Scott[3]; 2. 17X-Richard Michael Jr[1]; 3. 2J-Troy Johnson[4]; 4. 105-Zach Johnson[5]; 5. 14R-Chad Ramsey[7]; 6. 68-Andrew Hammond[6]; 7. 5B-Andrew Beatman[8]; 8. 61M-Brian Mohawk[2]

Heat 2: 1. 11M-Michael McGee[3]; 2. 55S-Butch Southwell[5]; 3. 05-Greg Johnson[7]; 4. 71-Al Brewer[6]; 5. N5O-Christopher DePonceau[1]; 6. 17W-James Irwin[4]; 7. 39-Dave Lanphere[8]; 8. 69-Bryon Johnson[2]

10 entries

RUSH Pro Modifieds

Heat 1: 1. 71-Al Brewer[1]; 2. 78-Nick Arnold[4]; 3. 15P-Adam Peterson[2]; 4. 1W-Josh Wilcox[7]; 5. 22T-Tyler Oakes[3]; 6. 48-Cody VanGuilder[5]; 7. 15-Derek Austin[6]; 8. 55-Paul Nelson II[10]; 9. 10-Trenton Curry[9]; 10. F4-Greg Marsh[8]

10 entries

Pro Stock

Heat 1: 1. 5B-Jason Black[7]; 2. 31-Nick Robie[1]; 3. 124-Rodney Thoms[5]; 4. 777-John Boardman[6]; 5. 28-Brian Wilson[10]; 6. 157-Tyler Rendell[4]; 7. 21W-Chris Withers[9]; 8. F12-Gary Fisher[3]; 9. 02-Grant Richard[2]; 10. 17-Matt Sampson[8]

18 entries

Challengers (Mini Stocks)

A Feature 1: 1. 42H-Dennis Harrison[2]; 2. B17-John Mease[3]; 3. 34H-Brandon Huffman[1]; 4. 37-Allen Yarbrough[5]; 5. 09-Justin Dragar[4]; 6. 234H-Billi Jo Huffman[6]; 7. 27-Kayla York[12]; 8. X11-Douglas Birath[13]; 9. 27P-Natalya Powell[9]; 10. 63-Russell Boyle[15]; 11. 10B-Adam Brisky[8]; 12. 42-Phillip Powell[11]; 13. 17A-Aaron Restivo[17]; 14. V53-Peter Volpe[7]; 15. 27L-Marc Luce[10]; 16. 67-Vince Norton[16]; 17. (DNS) 14M-Sean Murphy; 18. (DNS) 52-Domingo Echevarria

Heat 1: 1. 42H-Dennis Harrison[1]; 2. B17-John Mease[3]; 3. 37-Allen Yarbrough[5]; 4. V53-Peter Volpe[4]; 5. 27P-Natalya Powell[7]; 6. 42-Phillip Powell[9]; 7. X11-Douglas Birath[6]; 8. 63-Russell Boyle[8]; 9. 17A-Aaron Restivo[2]

Heat 2: 1. 34H-Brandon Huffman[4]; 2. 09-Justin Dragar[3]; 3. 234H-Billi Jo Huffman[8]; 4. 10B-Adam Brisky[7]; 5. 27L-Marc Luce[1]; 6. 27-Kayla York[9]; 7. 14M-Sean Murphy[5]; 8. 67-Vince Norton[2]; 9. (DNS) 52-Domingo Echevarria

14 entries

RUSH Wingless Sprints

A Feature 1: 1. 9-Arnie Kent[9]; 2. 4J-John Mollick[2]; 3. 41-Blaze Myers[4]; 4. 63L-Wyatt Long[8]; 5. 62-Brian Cressley[7]; 6. 21N-Samantha Priest[1]; 7. 1T-Ricky Tucker III[10]; 8. 213-Lucas Roessner[13]; 9. 17-Trent Marshall[5]; 10. 16-Jayden Shiffer[14]; 11. 17M-CJ McClintock[12]; 12. 5B-Joe Buccola[3]; 13. 21B-Grayson Bayle[11]; 14. 68-Zach Morrow[6]

Heat 1: 1. 21N-Samantha Priest[2]; 2. 5B-Joe Buccola[1]; 3. 17-Trent Marshall[6]; 4. 62-Brian Cressley[4]; 5. 9-Arnie Kent[5]; 6. 21B-Grayson Bayle[7]; 7. 213-Lucas Roessner[3]

Heat 2: 1. 4J-John Mollick[1]; 2. 41-Blaze Myers[5]; 3. 68-Zach Morrow[4]; 4. 63L-Wyatt Long[3]; 5. 1T-Ricky Tucker III[7]; 6. 17M-CJ McClintock[6]; 7. 16-Jayden Shiffer[2]

King of The Hill

RUSH Late Model: Randy Hall, Max Blair (runner up)

Outlaw Modified: Michael McGee, Greg Johnson (runner up)