Wight Claims Second ESS Win at Fulton

Fulton, New York – Lightnin’ Larry Wight lived up to his nickname at Fulton Speedway Saturday night, catching and passing Davie Franek late and in heavy lapped traffic to win his second Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints A Main of the year.  The Phoenix, New York driver took the lead from pole sitter Jason Barney midway through the race and was putting some distance between himself and the field until the races only caution on lap 14 brought the field together.  Davie Franek dove under Wight just after the restart to take the lead and began to inch away from Wight as the laps wound down.   On lap 21, while in heavy lapped traffic, Franek lost momentum behind a lapped car allowing Wight to put himself right up to the left side panel as the two dragged raced off of turn four.  Wight edged ahead as Franek looked to repeat the move on the next lap.  Franek could reach the Gypsum Express tail tank but did not have enough to retake the lead, settling for the runner up spot.  Jonathan Preston ran well all night bringing the Preston Racing 22 home in third place.  Jason Barney and Paulie Colagiovanni rounded out the top five.  Current point leader Jordan Poirier finished sixth with Joe Trenca, Scott Holcomb, Scott Kreutter and Shawn Donath completing the top ten.

 

Davie Franek after the race, ” That one hurts a little, kind feel like I gave that one away.”  Franek had a strong weekend with two podium finishes at Brewerton ( 3rd ) and Fulton ( 2nd )

 

By his own admission Jonathan Preston would say his year has not been what he expected, but a strong showing at Fulton was what he needed, ” Car was good tonight, the car ‘balled up’ when down low but really strong up top, we were fast enough to stay with the leaders “.  ” It was good to be in the hunt for a win again “

 

Fast Times were set by Colagiovanni, Poirier and Joe Trenca while the heat race wins went to Franek, Wight and Preston.  Matt Farnham won the Dash and Scott Holcomb won the B Main.

 

 

The last 2 point races for the 2022 Empire Super Sprints Championship Tour:

Saturday, September 10th at Weedsport Speedway

Friday, September 16th at Land of Legends Speedway

 

LUCAS OIL EMPIRE SUPER SPRINTS A MAIN RESULTS from FULTON SPEEDWAY 9/3/2022:

LARRY WIGHT, Davie Franek, Jonathan Preston, Jason Barney, Paulie Colagiovanni, Jordan Poirier, Joe Trenca, Scott Holcomb, Scott Kreutter, Shawn Donath,  Dylan Swiernik, Matt Farnham, Matt Billings, Matt Tanner, Jeff Cook, Steve Glover, Bryan Howland, Chad Miller, Keith Granholm, Kelly Hebing, Dalton Rombough, Reese Nowotarski, Tyler Cartier, Chuck Hebing, Jordan Hutton, Chris Hile