MERRITTVILLE SPEEDWAY 2009 OVERALL 3RD PLACE POINTS WINNER NOVICE 2 DIVISION 
AND 2009 MOST IMPROVED DRIVER!!!!

BRANDON RUCH #85R

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ON FRIDAY AUGUST 7th....BRANDON GOT TO PERSONALLY MEET HIS NASCAR IDOL TONY STEWART AT A DIRT TRACK IN DUNDEE, NY. HE HAD TONY SIGN TWO OF HIS KART PICTURES THAT WE HAD WITH US AND TONY GRABBED BRANDON'S HAT AND SIGNED IT AS WELL. THEN.....AFTER TALKING FOR A LITTLE WHILE, HE PULLED BRANDON CLOSER TO HIM FOR A PICTURE. WHAT AN AWESOME, ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY IT WAS. AND IT WAS COMPLETELY PERSONAL....NOBODY ELSE EXCEPT JESSICA ZEMKEN,  ONE OF BRANDON'S FRIENDS AND HIS DAD AS WELL AS BRANDON'S DAD WAS THERE. THANKS TO BRANDON'S FRIENDS' DAD FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN FOR BRANDON......HE'S STILL SMILING.....HERE'S THE PICTURE.........

BRANDON ALSO GOT TO MEET DAVID RUETIMANN.....AND HE ASKED FOR ONE OF BRANDON'S GO-KART PICTURES AND HE WANTED BRANDON TO SIGN IT FOR HIM (RUETIMANN) TO KEEP...AND THEN HE SAID HE WOULD GIVE HIS AUTOGRAPH TO BRANDON.....HOW COOL IS THAT. BRANDON'S VERY FIRST AUTOGRAPH WAS GIVEN TO DAVID RUETIMANN....WHAT A NICE GUY HE IS!!!! PICTURES ARE BELOW....


TONY STEWART, BRANDON RUCH, JESSICA ZEMKIN


TONY STEWART SIGNING BRANDON`S KART PICTURES


BRANDON RUCH, DAVID RUETIMANN, RYAN ANDERSON

MAY 5, 2009 
LUCAS OIL WEEKLY KARTING SERIES RESULTS 

ROOKIES OPEN MERRITTVILLE 2009 KART SEASON WITH FEATURE WINS
For Immediate Release May 6, 2009.  From Jim Irvine  Merrittville Public Relations  

Thorold, Ontario (May 6) – KC Auto Parts Victory Lane saw many new faces as Merrittville Speedway opened it’s 2009 Lucas Oil Kart Weekly Racing Series May 5th. 

Brandon Ruch and Rian Richard both won their feature events in their first ever starts in the Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Novice 1 and KC Auto Parts Novice 2 Divisions respectively. 

Hoosier Tire Canada Heat Results 

MAY 5th, 2009
FIRST RACE & FIRST FEATURE WIN


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MAY 19, 2009
LUCAS OIL WEEKLY KARTING SERIES RESULTS

VEIHDEFFER TAKES FIRST KART WIN AT MERRITTVILLE – RUCH, RICHARD, LUTZ, MOLL AND PRIESTLEY ADD TO WIN TOTALS
For Immediate Release May 20, 2009. From Jim Irvine Merrittville Public Relations

Thorold, Ontario (May 20) – KC Auto Parts Victory Lane again saw a new face as Merrittville Speedway continued it’s 2009 Lucas Oil Kart Weekly Racing Series May 19th.

Eric Veihdeffer won his first RCM Racing Equipment Junior 1 Feature.

Brandon Ruch, Jake Lutz and Blake Priestley all recorded their second wins in the Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Original Pizza Logs Novice 1 Division, Ed MacPherson Construction Junior 2 and Philbrick Farm & Garden Equipment Wilder Racing Engines Senior Animal Divisions respectively.

Hoosier Tire Canada Heat Results

Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Original Pizza Logs Novice 1 Division – 6 laps – Heat 1 – Justin Kingsbury, Brandon Ruch, Donald Hingston, Cora Czuba, Chris Crawford, Ryleigh Sliter, Wyatt Seburn. Heat 2 – Justin Kingsbury, Brandon Ruch, Chris Crawford, Donald Hingston, Ryleigh Sliter, Wyatt Seburn, Cora Czuba.

Burris Tire Feature Results

Drummond Home Hardware Garden City Auto Complex Original Pizza Logs Novice 1 Division – 7 laps – Brandon Ruch, Chris Crawford, Donald Hingston, Justin Kingsbury, Ryleigh Sliter, Wyatt Seburn, Cora Czuba.

MAY 19th, 2009
2nd FEATURE WIN
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FIRST ACTION PIC FROM 2009 SEASON