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Empire Super Sprints Crown A Three-Peat Champion

By Barbara Patterson

Vernon, NY – On November 9, at the Vernon Downs Hotel, the Empire Super Sprints celebrated their 41st season by honoring 16 drivers. A familiar name was etched on the championship eagle trophy, as Jordan Poirier earned his third ESS Championship in back-to-back-to-back years.

The highlight of the evening was the crowning of Jordan “the Canadian Cannon” Poirier as the 2024 Empire Super Sprints Champion. Jordan beat out runner up Jason Barney, 3rd place Davie Franek, 4th place Matt Tanner and 5th place Billy VanInwegen. During the season, Jordan amassed 6 Rifenburg Contracting Corp. fast time awards, 9 E & V Energy heat wins, 1 Cobra Coaches dash win and 1 feature win at Autodrome Drummond Speedway in front of a packed house of family and friends. Jordan earned 13 top 5s, 21 top 10s and landed on the podium at 10 of the 22 races. In 76% of the A-mains, “Mr. Consistency” maintained his starting position, which often was from a top 12 redraw spot, or improved his finish 16 times.

Several special awards were handed out. The Malcolm Lane Award of Excellence was presented to Shawn Donath for exhibiting a most extraordinary commitment to sprint car racing. Jordan Poirier solidified the Coffrage 4 Saisons Canada Series Championship by winning the last race in the series. The peer-voted Mechanic of the Year award went to Mathieu Dubois, crew chief on the Jordan Poirier race team. Jason Barney was presented with the A-Verdi Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars (78) throughout the season. The DTD Most Improved Driver was Logan Crisafulli who bettered his stats by finishing 9th in points while earning 4 top 5s, 8 tops 10s and driving to his 1st ESS win. Jordan Poirier was presented with the perpetual Speedweek championship belt for being the CNY Speedweek Champion and won the Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time Series for consistently posting the fastest times during timed hot laps. Shawn Donath attained the Cobra Coaches Dash Series with four dash victories. He was presented a unique cobra snaked trophy and snake-skin cowboy boots for his crew chief daughter Briahna by Cobra Coaches owner Chuck Hebing. The Lane’s Yamaha Rookie of the Year was Evan Reynolds who moved from crate to 360 sprints this year, earned 4 top 10s, 2 hard charger awards and finished 12th in points. ESS Secretary Lori Cook was honored with a standing ovation for her 18 years of service. The drivers who competed in the entire tour and this season’s 12 feature winners were also honored.

ESS would like to thank Hoosier Tire Canada, FX Caprara, Cobra Coaches, Rifenburg Contracting Corp, Pinnacle Investments, A-Verdi Storage Containers, E & V Energy, Marathon Petroleum, Ashley Lynn Winery, Lacaillade Masonry, PJC Spray Foam, Coffrage 4 Saisons, Lane’s Yamaha, Dirt Track Digest and numerous dash sponsors for their support throughout the season. Thanks to the 16 promotors that bring “America’s Race Cars” to their tracks. A big thank you to the drivers, their crews and families, the staff, officials, and fans for a fantastic 2024 season!

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Thomas Wins ESS Season Finale at Outlaw Speedway

By Curtis Berleue (Dundee, NY) | For the second time in 2024, Jordan Thomas is an Empire Super Sprints winner. After taking the lead on lap 8, Thomas never looked back en-route to a $4,000 victory in the annual Hoag Memorial at the Outlaw Speedway.

Pinnacle Pole award winner Chase Moran and Jared Zimbardi brought the field to green for the 25-lap event. Zimbardi took an early lead utilizing the high side of the speedway, with Moran falling into second.

Moran’s time in second was short lived, however, as fourth starting Jordan Thomas quickly made his way by the driver of the #4p. With his sights set on the lead, Thomas and Zimbardi would trade slidejobs for a handful of laps, while Moran and Shawn Donath battled behind them for the third position.

As the field clicked off lap 9, Thomas had managed to get by Zimbardi before the first caution of the event flew for DJ Christie, who had a flat left rear tire.

On the enduing restart, Thomas chose the high side of the speedway. Zimbardi would hold pace with Thomas for a handful of laps, but as the duo reached lap traffic Thomas was able to extend his lead.

One last restart with a lap remaining gave Zimbardi a final attempt to get by Thomas, but Thomas slid himself going into turn one to protect the bottom and sailed away to his second victory of the season.

“It’s really good to cap off the year with a win,” said Thomas in victory lane. “I raced him (Zimbardi) a little harder than I wanted to, but it worked out in the end.”

“He’s a really good racer, been doing it a long time. On those restarts when I saw he was lining up next to me, I knew I had to play a little bit of a game to get an advantage.”

Jared Zimbardi held on for second after leading the first 7 laps.

“He had the dominant car for sure,” said Zimbardi. “When I’m running the top pretty much wide open and all the sudden, I heard him through the middle, I knew we were in trouble.”

“I’ve been able to watch Jordan mature over the years, and that last restart – that was a mature move. I didn’t expect him to go to the bottom, I expected him to blast the top and when he did that it caught me off guard.”

With a new car to end the season, Shawn Donath rounded out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium in third.

“I was pretty happy with that thing, it was ripping tonight,” said Donath. “I could go anywhere. These guys gave me one heck of a racecar, I could run bottom, middle, top.”

“I was a little nervous when we got out there and the dew set in, but the track was super-fast.”

26 cars signed in for the final night of action for the Empire Super Sprints in 2024. Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards went to Jason Barney, Jared Zimbardi and Davie Franek. E&V Energy Heat wins went to Joe Trenca, Zimbardi and Ryan Turner. The Cobra Coaches Dash presented by Fratto Curbing was won by Logan Crisafulli.

While on track action has concluded for the Empire Super Sprints in 2024, there is still one event remaining on the schedule. The annual awards banquet and rules meeting will be held on Saturday, November 9. More information on that event will be released in the coming days.

For the latest news, information, and schedule updates regarding the Empire Super Sprints be sure to check the series website (www.EmpireSuperSprints.com) and follow along on Facebook (Empire Super Sprints), X (formerly Twitter – @ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, PJC Spray Foam, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Fondations 4 Saisons, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., FX Caprara, ASI Racewear, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Bicknell Racing Products, DirtTrackDigest.com and LC Design.

The ESS Road Ahead:
Saturday, November 9 – ESS Awards Banquet and Rules Meeting

Full Results:
A-Main (25 Laps): 1. #79-Jordan Thomas[4]; 2. 35-Jared Zimbardi[2]; 3. 53-Shawn Donath[7]; 4. #7NY-Matt Farnham[10]; 5. #89-Robbie Stillwaggon[3]; 6. 28-Jordan Poirier[11]; 7. 28F-Davie Franek[12]; 8.
47-Kyle Drum[5]; 9. 22-Jonathan Preston[24]; 10. 87-Jason Barney[8]; 11. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[25]; 12. #15-Ryan Turner[9]; 13. 36-Logan Crisafulli[13]; 14. #5-DJ Christie[14]; 15. 38-Zach Sobotka[16]; 16.
9L-Liam Martin[15]; 17. 84-Mike Lichty[18]; 18. 3-Parker Evans[17]; 19. 2-Dave Axton[20]; 20. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[19]; 21. 4P-Chase Moran[1]; 22. 98-Joe Trenca[6]; 23. #41-Dalton Rombough[23]; 24. #18C-Dan Craun[22]; 25. 10VC-Vince Chicklets[26]; 26. (DNS) M1-Mark Smith

Fratto Curbing Dash: 1. 36-Logan Crisafulli[1]; 2. #5-DJ Christie[3]; 3. 9L-Liam Martin[6]; 4. 38-Zach Sobotka[2]; 5. 3-Parker Evans[4]; 6. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[5]

E&V Energy Heat 1: 1. 98-Joe Trenca[2]; 2. #89-Robbie Stillwaggon[1]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 4. 87-Jason Barney[6]; 5. 36-Logan Crisafulli[4]; 6. 3-Parker Evans[8]; 7. 84-Mike Lichty[9]; 8. M1-Mark Smith[5]; 9. 22-Jonathan Preston[7]

E&V Energy Heat 2: 1. 35-Jared Zimbardi[6]; 2. 53-Shawn Donath[5]; 3. 47-Kyle Drum[4]; 4. #7NY-Matt Farnham[3]; 5. 38-Zach Sobotka[2]; 6. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[9]; 7. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[7]; 8. #18C-Dan Craun[1]; 9. 10VC-Vince Chicklets[8]

E&V Energy Heat 3: 1. #15-Ryan Turner[2]; 2. #79-Jordan Thomas[4]; 3. 28F-Davie Franek[6]; 4. 4P-Chase Moran[1]; 5. #5-DJ Christie[3]; 6. 9L-Liam Martin[5]; 7. 2-Dave Axton[8]; 8. #41-Dalton Rombough[7]

Awards & Contingencies:
Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #87-Jason Barney; #35-Jared Zimbardi; #28F-Davie Franek

E&V Energy Heat Winners ($25 each): #98-Joe Trenca; #35-Jared Zimbardi; #15-Ryan Turner

Cobra Coaches / Fratto Curbing Dash Winner ($125): #36-Logan Crisafulli

Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #4P-Chase Moran

A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #22-Jonathan Preston

Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #77E-Ashton VanEvery

Pinnacle Investments 11th Place (5 gallons fuel): #10V-Billy VanInwegen

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #79-Jordan Thomas; #35-Jared Zimbardi; #53-Shawn Donath

Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #4P-Chase Moran

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Hoag Memorial Weekend to Cap Off ESS Season on Friday

By Curtis Berleue (Dundee, NY) | For the final time in 2024, the Empire Super Sprints are set to hit the track tis coming Friday at the Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, NY.  As the championship was decided a handful of weeks ago with Jordan Poirier being crowned champion, this Friday’s event at Outlaw offers one of the highest paying shows of the year for a non-points affair.

Through two visits so far (the early spring show fell to mother nature), Matt Tanner and Davie Franek have both scored a win in 2024 at Outlaw.  While both drivers would like to score another victory to finish the season, there will be a strong contingent looking to add their name to the winners list and take home the $4,000 top prize.

Historically, the mid-October date has been hit-or-miss with Mother Nature and some of the cold and wet weather the fall season brings. While the weather looks fantastic for Friday night, the last time an Empire Super Sprints A-Main was contested in the month of October at Outlaw was in 2019. Former World of Outlaws regular Lucas Wolfe picked up the win that night, along with the two prior October shows in 2018 and 2017 as well.

After the checkered flag falls on Friday night, the only remaining item on the 2024 ESS calendar is the annual awards banquet and rules meeting.  Scheduled for Saturday November 9, more information will be released as we get closer to the annual season-ending celebration.

For the latest news, information, and schedule updates regarding the Empire Super Sprints be sure to check the series website (www.EmpireSuperSprints.com) and follow along on Facebook (Empire Super Sprints), X (formerly Twitter – @ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, PJC Spray Foam, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Fondations 4 Saisons, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., FX Caprara, ASI Racewear, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Bicknell Racing Products, DirtTrackDigest.com and LC Design.

The ESS Road Ahead:

Friday, October 18 – Outlaw Speedway – Dundee, NY ($4,000 to Win Hoag Memorial)

Saturday, November 9 – Awards Banquet & Rules Meting

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Varin Wins Fulton; Poirier Crowned ESS Champion

By Curtis Berleue (Fulton, NY) | After waiting out a rain delay of over 12 hours, it was Danny Varin who sat in victory lane at the Fulton Speedway early Saturday afternoon. Rain showers late in the program on Friday night caused the postponement of the remainder of the program, including the final two Empire Super Sprints heat races until Saturday Morning.

Pinnacle Pole sitter Sammy Reakes IV took charge of the field from the drop of the green flag, leading the first 16 laps. Danny Varin, who had started third, spent the first 8 laps in third before getting to second on lap 10.

Just 6 laps later, Varin was able to get by Reakes IV for the top spot. Behind Varin, Jordan Poirier and Nick Sheridan battled for the podium. A last-lap effort by Poirier to get by Varin came up short, and it was ultimately Varin who came out on top, claiming his 5 th win of the season.

“I felt pretty good before that last caution, but the last caution had me nervous,” said Varin in victory lane. “This is huge for this team. We want more wins, but everybody else is really, really good. It’s been tough this year, we’ve hit a low spot this last month but my wife told me before we came up here that I owed her that trophy, so we snagged it.”

Jordan Poirier not only finished second in the A-Main, but also clinched his third tour championship in as many years.

“We were bad at the beginning of the feature, and then during the red flag I messed with my wing a little bit,” said Poirier. “I got better after that to end up on the podium.”

“We’ve been like second or third all year long, we were never the fastest but just consistent. We kept our nose clean and were always there. It’s a testament to this team. We didn’t break anything this year, we finished all our races.”

“At the end of the day that’s what we aimed for at the beginning of the season and to win the championship, it feels so good.”

Nick Sheridan held on to third place, rounding out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium.

“This is awesome, its our first time coming down here,” said Sheridan. “This track is great, we’ve never really raced anything this slick before, so we were trying some stuff with the setup. It was a little free but I’m not going to complain. There are some really good drivers in front of me.”

On Friday night the field was split into four timed hot lap groups. Matt Farnham, Chris Hile, Jason Barney and Nick Sheridan all earned Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards in their respective groups. The first two E&V Energy heat races were completed before the rain came, with Logan Crisafulli and Joe Trenca picking up wins.

As the program resumed Saturday morning, Jason Barney and Nash Ely won the final two E&V Energy heats.

The final scheduled on-track event for the Empire Super Sprints this season is Friday October 18 th at the Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, NY for the annual $4,000 to win Hoag Memorial weekend. For the latest news, information, and schedule updates regarding the Empire Super Sprints be sure to check the series website (www.EmpireSuperSprints.com) and follow along on Facebook (Empire Super Sprints), X (formerly Twitter – @ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, PJC Spray Foam, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Fondations 4 Saisons, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., FX Caprara, ASI Racewear, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Bicknell Racing Products, DirtTrackDigest.com and LC Design.

The ESS Road Ahead:
Friday, October 18 – Outlaw Speedway – Dundee, NY ($4,000 to Win Hoag Memorial)

Saturday, November 9 – ESS Awards Banquet & Rules Meeting

Full Results:
A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 01-Danny Varin[3]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier[7]; 3. 45-Nick Sheridan[2]; 4. #17-Sammy Reakes IV[1]; 5. #99L-Larry Wight[9]; 6. 98-Joe Trenca[4]; 7. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[15]; 8. 4P-Chase Moran[10]; 9. 36-Logan Crisafulli[8]; 10. 87-Jason Barney[11]; 11. 13T-Trevor Years[17]; 12. 38-Zach Sobotka[22]; 13. 21-Spencer Burley[19]; 14. 3-Parker Evans[14]; 15. 23-Tyler Cartier[23]; 16. 77-Matt Rotz[18]; 17. #41-Dalton Rombough[12]; 18. 13E-Evan Reynolds[21]; 19. 22E-Nash Ely[5]; 20. 53-Shawn Donath[13]; 21. 5H-Chris Hile[6]; 22. #79-Jordan Thomas[16]; 23. 100-Chris Hulsizer[20]

E&V Energy Heat 1: 1. 36-Logan Crisafulli[1]; 2. #99L-Larry Wight[7]; 3. #17-Sammy Reakes IV[8]; 4. #41-Dalton Rombough[3]; 5. #79-Jordan Thomas[5]; 6. #7NY-Matt Farnham[4]; 7. 28F-Davie Franek[6]; 8. 68-Aaron Turkey[2]; 9. 77T-Tyeller Powless[9]

E&V Energy Heat 2: 1. 98-Joe Trenca[1]; 2. 5H-Chris Hile[4]; 3. #15-Ryan Turner[3]; 4. 53-Shawn Donath[2]; 5. 13T-Trevor Years[6]; 6. 21-Spencer Burley[7]; 7. 13E-Evan Reynolds[8]; 8. 38-Zach Sobotka[9]; 9. 23-Tyler Cartier[5]

E&V Energy Heat 3: 1. 87-Jason Barney[4]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier[2]; 3. 4P-Chase Moran[9]; 4. 3-Parker Evans[3]; 5. 10-Kelly Hebing[1]; 6. 9-Liam Martin[5]; 7. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[7]; 8. 87X-Shone Evans[6]; 9. #3Z-John Smith IV[8]

E&V Energy Heat 4: 1. 22E-Nash Ely[2]; 2. 45-Nick Sheridan[4]; 3. 01-Danny Varin[3]; 4. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[5]; 5. 77-Matt Rotz[6]; 6. 100-Chris Hulsizer[8]; 7. (DNS) 71-Mike Bowman; 8. (DNS) #89- Robbie Stillwaggon

Awards & Contingencies:
Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #7NY-Matt Farnham; #5H-Chris Hile; #87-Jason Barney; #45-Nick Sheridan

E&V Energy Heat Winners ($25 each): #36-Logan Crisafulli; #98-Joe Trenca; #87-Jason Barney; #22E-Nash Ely

Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #17-Samy Reakes IV

A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #38-Zach Sobotka (+10)

Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #23-Tyler Cartier

Pinnacle Investments 11th Place (5 gallons fuel): #13T-Trevor Years

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #01-Danny Varin; #28-Jordan Poirier; #45-Nick Sheridan

Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #28-Jordan Poirier

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ESS Points Set to Conclude at Fulton Friday

By Curtis Berleue (Fulton, NY) | A points champion will be crowned this Friday night with the Empire Super Sprints at the Fulton Speedway.  With the final points event of 2024 on tap as part of the annual ‘Outlaw 200’ weekend, both the tour championship and the $2,000 winners share of the event are on the line.

Currently atop the points standings is Jordan Poirier, with 2,028 points.  The two time and defending champion has been a model of consistency all year long.  While only tallying one win to this point (Autodrome Drummond), he has completed an impressive 500 laps of feature action in 20 starts – meaning he has finished on the lead lap at every single event. In addition, he has only finished outside of the top 10 once – further solidifying his spot at the top of the standings.

Early season points leader Jason Barney is currently second with 1,911 points. He has three victories (Fulton, Brewerton, Granby) and 18 top 10’s to his credit, putting him 85 points ahead of current third place holder Davie Franek. While Franek also has perfect attendance and also has the most wins out of any driver in the top 5 in points with four (Freedom, Fulton, Brockville, Outlaw), he has just 13 top-10 finishes in his 20 starts.

Rounding out the top 5 in points headed into Fulton is Matt Tanner in fourth (1,734 points) and Billy VanInwegen in fifth (1,546 points).

In the three events held at the Fulton Speedway thus far in 2024, Jason Barney, Davie Franek and Joe Trenca have all picked up victories.

For a full schedule of events for this weekends action, along with admission pricing and gate times, be sure to check out both the Fulton Speedway website and Facebook page, along with the Empire Super Sprints social media pages.  After the points wrap up at Fulton on Friday, there is one more non-points event on the 2024 ESS calendar –  the annual Hoag Memorial at the Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, NY on Friday October 18 paying $4,000 to win.

For the latest news, information, and schedule updates regarding the Empire Super Sprints be sure to check the series website (www.EmpireSuperSprints.com) and follow along on Facebook (Empire Super Sprints), X (formerly Twitter – @ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, PJC Spray Foam, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Fondations 4 Saisons, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., FX Caprara, ASI Racewear, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Bicknell Racing Products, DirtTrackDigest.com and LC Design.

The ESS Road Ahead:

Friday, October 4 – Fulton Speedway – Fulton, NY ($2,000 to Win)

Friday, October 18 – Outlaw Speedway – Dundee, NY ($4,000 to Win Hoag Memorial)

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Franek Victorious in ESS Outlaw Fall Nationals

By Curtis Berleue (Dundee, NY) | For the fourth time in 2024, Davie Franek sat in Empire Super Sprints victory lane on Friday night.  After leading just the final three laps, Franek was able to cash in and take home the big check in the Outlaw Fall Nationals at Outlaw Speedway.

Pinnacle Pole Sitter Matt Farnham and Shawn Donath brought the field to the green flag for the 25-lap affair, with Farnham taking the early lead over Donath, Matt Tanner and Davie Franek.

While Farnham and Donath had opened a sizeable gap over the rest of the field, fifth-starting Jason Barney quickly worked his way into the top three utilizing the extreme low side of the speedway.  When the leaders reached lap traffic, however, Barney was able to close the gap and moved past Donath into second. Just two laps later, Barney continued his march forward and took the lead from Farnham.

A caution on lap 16 led to a hectic restart, as Donath got sideways between turns one and two. Somehow the driver of the #53 was able to avoid catastrophe and gathered it back together, only losing two spots in the process.

Another restart with just four laps to go again bunched up the field, and working the extreme high side of the Speedway, second running Davie Franek got by Barney with just three laps remaining and never looked back, adding another win at the Outlaw Speedway to his resume.

“There was a little thin curb up there,” said Franek in victory lane.  “I really didn’t want to show him (Barney) my nose because I didn’t want him to move up.”

“On the restart there he knew I was on the outside and he kind of crowded me a little bit, but that’s what you gotta do.  I had to match with him in the middle of three and four – I just hit the curb enough where I got a little drive, and the rest was history.”

Coming home second was Donath, who recovered well from his mid-race setback.

“On that restart I thought Jason was going to slide across and try to pinch me on the top there, and he didn’t move up and I had nowhere to go,” said Donath. “We were able to recover, the track was super racey and we were pretty good wherever we went.”

After leading 10 laps, Jason Barney rounded out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium in third.

“Thankful to be down here, the racetrack was good, we had good track position,” said Barney. “Early in the race, the bottom was good and really no one was there.  I thought we had enough racecar to win but obviously we didn’t.”

“When you’re leading you don’t really know what to do, where to go. He (Franek) did a good job.  That one stings a little bit but happy to be third.”

The field was split into three timed hot lap groups to start the night, with Matt Tanner, Jared Zimbardi and Davie Franek earning Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards in their respective groups.  E&V Energy heat wins went to Jordan Poirier, Jason Barney and Matt Farnham, while the Cobra Coaches Dash presented by Fratto Curbing was won by Jeff Halligan.

The next scheduled event for the Empire Super Sprints is Friday October 4th at the Fulton Speedway in Fulton, NY as part of the annual Outlaw 200 weekend. For the latest news, information, and schedule updates regarding the Empire Super Sprints be sure to check the series website (www.EmpireSuperSprints.com) and follow along on Facebook (Empire Super Sprints), X (formerly Twitter – @ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, PJC Spray Foam, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Fondations 4 Saisons, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., FX Caprara, ASI Racewear, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Bicknell Racing Products, DirtTrackDigest.com and LC Design.

The ESS Road Ahead:

Friday, October 4 – Fulton Speedway – Fulton, NY ($2,000 to Win Outlaw 200 Weekend)

Friday, October 18 – Outlaw Speedway – Dundee, NY ($4,000 to Win Hoag Memorial)

Full Results:

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 28F-Davie Franek[6]; 2. 53-Shawn Donath[2]; 3. 87-Jason Barney[4]; 4. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[5]; 5. 28-Jordan Poirier[7]; 6. 22-Jonathan Preston[8]; 7. #7NY-Matt Farnham[1]; 8. 36-Logan Crisafulli[9]; 9. #79-Jordan Thomas[12]; 10. 47-Kyle Drum[17]; 11. 35-Jared Zimbardi[11]; 12. 90-Matt Tanner[3]; 13. 4P-Chase Moran[14]; 14. 2-Dave Axton[16]; 15. 13T-Trevor Years[21]; 16. 13E-Evan Reynolds[18]; 17. X-Dan Bennett[15]; 18. #5-DJ Christie[22]; 19. 21-Will Glover[19]; 20. #18C-Dan Craun[20]; 21. #32-Kyle Smith[10]; 22. 63-Jeff Halligan[13]

Fratto Curbing Dash: 1. 63-Jeff Halligan[2]; 2. 4P-Chase Moran[1]; 3. X-Dan Bennett[4]; 4. 2-Dave Axton[5]; 5. 47-Kyle Drum[3]; 6. 13E-Evan Reynolds[6]

E&V Energy Heat 1: 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[2]; 2. 90-Matt Tanner[1]; 3. 53-Shawn Donath[4]; 4. #79-Jordan Thomas[3]; 5. 4P-Chase Moran[5]; 6. X-Dan Bennett[7]; 7. #18C-Dan Craun[6]; 8. (DNS) #5-DJ Christie

E&V Energy Heat 2: 1. 87-Jason Barney[2]; 2. 35-Jared Zimbardi[1]; 3. 22-Jonathan Preston[5]; 4. 36-Logan Crisafulli[4]; 5. 63-Jeff Halligan[3]; 6. 2-Dave Axton[6]; 7. 13T-Trevor Years[7]

E&V Energy Heat 3: 1. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 2. #7NY-Matt Farnham[3]; 3. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[4]; 4. #32-Kyle Smith[2]; 5. 47-Kyle Drum[5]; 6. 13E-Evan Reynolds[6]; 7. 21-Will Glover[7]

Awards & Contingencies:

Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #90-Matt Tanner; #35-Jared Zimbardi; #28F-Davie Franek

E&V Energy Heat Winners ($25 each): #28-Jordan Poirier; #87-Jason Barney; #7NY-Matt Farnham

Cobra Coaches / Fratto Curbing Dash Winner ($125): #63-Jeff Halligan

Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #7NY-Matt Farnham

A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #47-Kyle Drum (+7)

Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #X-Dan Bennett

Pinnacle Investments 11th Place (5 gallons fuel): #35-Jared Zimbardi

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #28F-Davie Franek; #53-Shawn Donath; #87-Jason Barney

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Outlaw Fall Nationals Next for Empire Super Sprints

By Curtis Berleue (Dundee, NY) | As the 2024 season winds down for the Empire Super Sprints, there are just two points events remaining on the schedule.  This coming Friday, September 20 is the first, with the annual ‘Outlaw Fall Nationals’ on deck.

Paying tribute to the late Cal Lane, the Outlaw Fall Nationals Cal Lane Memorial is set to pay $4,220 to the winner in the 25-lap main event. In the lone event held at the Outlaw Speedway in ESS action so far this season Matt Tanner was victorious, picking up the Outlaw Summer Nationals.  One other stop was scheduled for the tour back in April, but Mother Nature had other plans as the event was cancelled due to rain.

Atop the tour championship standings once again sits two time and defending champion Jordan Poirier.  With 1926 points, Poirier holds a 127-point margin over Jason Barney in second. Though he only has one tour victory to this point in the season, Poirier has been a model of consistency with 11 top 5’s and 18 top 10’s in 20 points-paying starts.

Currently third in the standings is Davie Franek with 1699 points, and just 33 points behind him is Matt Tanner in fourth.  Four-time winner in 2024 Danny Varin rounds out the top five.

All gate times, admission prices and a nightly schedule of events for this Friday’s event at the Outlaw Speedway can be found on the track’s social media pages and website, along with the Empire Super Sprints social media pages.

For the latest news, information, and schedule updates regarding the Empire Super Sprints be sure to check the series website (www.EmpireSuperSprints.com) and follow along on Facebook (Empire Super Sprints), X (formerly Twitter – @ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, PJC Spray Foam, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Fondations 4 Saisons, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., FX Caprara, ASI Racewear, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Bicknell Racing Products, DirtTrackDigest.com and LC Design.

The ESS Road Ahead:

Friday, September 20 – Outlaw Speedway – Dundee, NY ($4,220 to Win Outlaw Fall Nationals)

Friday, October 4 – Fulton Speedway – Fulton, NY ($2,000 to Win Outlaw 200 Weekend)

Friday, October 18 – Outlaw Speedway – Dundee, NY ($4,000 to Win Hoag Memorial)

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RYAN TURNER WINS IN 20TH EDITION OF NORTHERN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS AT OHSWEKEN

OHSWEKEN, Ont. (September 14, 2024) – Nitro 54 Variety, Arrow Express, and Sit’n Bull Tire presented the 20th Running of the Northern Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken Speedway on Saturday; Ryan Turner took the $30,000 A-Main win for the 360 Sprint Cars, while Brent Begolo won in the Crate Sprint division.

Northern Sprint Car Nationals 360 Sprint Cars

J.J. Hickle and Cory Turner earned front row starting positions for the 35 lap Northern Sprint Car Nationals 360 Sprint Car A-Main. Hickle had a dream start to the race, quickly catching the back of the 30 car field by lap six. Cory Turner became the new leader on lap eleven after chasing Hickle down. Turner’s lead was short-lived though, as Aaron Turkey spun and brought out the caution flag. Josh Hansen claimed the lead on the restart, becoming the third leader of the race, while Hickle began to fade through the field.

2024 Ohsweken track champion Dylan Westbrook started in the tenth row, but began to make his presence known as he raced himself into fifth place with ten laps to go. Two-time Nationals champion Ryan Turner also moved steadily forward from a row seven start and eventually passed Hansen for the lead on lap 27.

Anyone who saved their tires turned up the wick in the closing laps, however this hard racing resulted in contact between Jason Barney and Westbrook who were both inside the top five at the time. The damage led to Westbrook crashing hard into the inside wall in turn one and flipping, bringing out the red flag. Both drivers were unharmed in the accident.

The restart set up a three lap dash to the finish, and saw Ryan Turner stay up front to win his third Northern Sprint Car Nationals and the $30,000 grand prize. Nick Sheridan pushed hard, but had to settle for a runner-up finish after running out of fuel. Hansen took the final podium spot, followed by 2023 Nationals winner Mike Bowman in fourth, and Cory Turner in fifth. Jordan Poirier took the Hard Charger award after coming from the B-Main to finish sixth in the A-Main, while Joe Trenca, Liam Martin, Matt Billings, and Darren Dryden claimed top ten finishes.

Strickland’s Crate Sprint Cars
Brian Nanticoke and Keegan Baker brought the field to the green flag for the 20 lap Crate Sprint Car A-Main. Baker made quick work of Nanticoke, taking the lead of the race by the end of the first lap.

Baker had to hold off the field of stout drivers on several restarts as multiple caution flags fell during the race. He successfully kept the pressure under control all the way up to four laps left to go when traffic began to play a role.

Northern Crate Nationals champion Brent Begolo bided his time behind Baker, applying tremendous pressure on the young racer. Baker suffered a punctured left rear tire after contact while negotiating traffic, allowing Begolo to snatch the lead with just two laps left to go.

Begolo went on to claim another victory in his rookie season, quickly becoming an impressive driver in the Crate Sprint division. 2024 track champion Brett Stratford finished in second, with New York racer Josh Verne Jr finding the final podium position. Mack DeMan finished in fourth, while Lucas Smith rounded out the top five.

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Ohsweken Speedway Statistical Report
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Northern Sprint Car Nationals
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Northern Sprint Car Nationals 360 Sprint Cars (49 Entries)

A-Main [Started] 35 laps – NT
1. 15-Ryan Turner[13]; 2. 45-Nick Sheridan[7]; 3. 88H-Josh Hansen[3]; 4. 71-Mike Bowman[15]; 5. 17X-Cory Turner[2]; 6. 28-Jordan Poirier[21]; 7. 98-Joe Trenca[9]; 8. 9-Liam Martin[18]; 9. 84B-Matt Billings[16]; 10. 12DD-Darren Dryden[4]; 11. 5-DJ Christie[6]; 12. 77T-Tyeller Powless[25]; 13. 67X-JJ Hickle[1]; 14. 21-Alex Therrien[26]; 15. 94-Todd Hoddick[17]; 16. 28F-Davie Franek[27]; 17. 14H-Jim Huppunen[28]; 18. 71H-Max Stambaugh[8]; 19. 19D-Allan Downey[20]; 20. 3G-Dale Gosselin[11]; 21. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[30]; 22. 68-Aaron Turkey[24]; 23. 87X-Shone Evans[10]; 24. (DNF) 87-Jason Barney[5]; 25. (DNF) 47X-Dylan Westbrook[19]; 26. (DNF) 36-Logan Crisafulli[14]; 27. (DNF) 53-Shawn Donath[12]; 28. (DNF) 85-Dustin Daggett[29]; 29. (DNF) 52X-Jesse Costa[23]; 30. (DNF) 11-Jamie Turner[22]
A-Main Lap Leaders – J.J. Hickle 1-10; Cory Turner 11-12; Josh Hansen 13-26; Ryan Turner 27-35
Hard Charger – Jordan Poirier +15

Awards:
-A-Main Winner – Ryan Turner (Free Fire Suit – EPIC Racewear)
-Rookie of the Nationals – J.J. Hickle ($250 – Dip-A-Chip)
-Bill Peer Memorial Best Appearing Car – D.J. Christie ($350 – Corr/Pak Merchandising)
-Travis Rutz Long Tow – Alex Therrien ($250 – Rolleez)
-Fastest Qualifier – J.J. Hickle ($300 – Ackland Insurance)
-Fastest Canadian Qualifier – Nick Sheridan ($300 Case IH)
-Hard Charger – Jordan Poirier ($300 – Connell’s Construction)

Pole Dash [Started] 5 laps – 1:15.061
1. 67X-JJ Hickle[1]; 2. 17X-Cory Turner[4]; 3. 88H-Josh Hansen[2]; 4. 12DD-Darren Dryden[3]; 5. 87-Jason Barney[6]; 6. 5-DJ Christie[8]; 7. 45-Nick Sheridan[7]; 8. 71H-Max Stambaugh[5]

B-Main [Started] 12 laps – NT
1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[3]; 2. 19D-Allan Downey[2]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[4]; 4. 11-Jamie Turner[1]; 5. 52X-Jesse Costa[5]; 6. 68-Aaron Turkey[7]; / 7. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[14]; 8. 77T-Tyeller Powless[6]; 9. 28F-Davie Franek[9]; 10. 21-Alex Therrien[8]; 11. 79-Jordan Thomas[19]; 12. 7NY-Matt Farnham[17]; 13. 10H-Kelly Hebing[22]; 14. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[12]; 15. 0-Glenn Styres[20]; 16. 7-Eric Gledhill[16]; 17. 14H-Jim Huppunen[10]; 18. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[15]; 19. 21K-Kyle Phillips[21]; 20. (DNF) 84-Tyler Rand[13]; 21. (DNF) 15GG-Garrett Green[18]; 22. (DNF) 85-Dustin Daggett[11]

C-Main [Started] 10 laps – NT
1. 79-Jordan Thomas[5]; 2. 0-Glenn Styres[3]; 3. 21K-Kyle Phillips[4]; 4. 10H-Kelly Hebing[10]; / 5. 21J-John Burbridge Jr[2]; 6. 13-Evan Reynolds[1]; 7. 70MM-Dale Curran[7]; 8. 94X-Scott Hall[6]; 9. 46-Kevin Pauls[8]; 10. (DNF) 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[9]

Heat Race 1 [Started] 10 laps – NT
1. 12DD-Darren Dryden[2]; 2. 87-Jason Barney[4]; 3. 15-Ryan Turner[3]; / 4. 68-Aaron Turkey[1]; 5. 21-Alex Therrien[5]; 6. 84-Tyler Rand[7]; 7. (DNF) 17-Jared Horstman[8]; 8. (DNF) 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[6]; 9. (DNS) 52K-Scott Kreutter

Heat Race 2 [Started] 10 laps – 2:25.963
1. 88H-Josh Hansen[4]; 2. 3G-Dale Gosselin[1]; 3. 36-Logan Crisafulli[3]; / 4. 77T-Tyeller Powless[2]; 5. 14H-Jim Huppunen[5]; 6. 15GG-Garrett Green[6]; 7. 21J-John Burbridge Jr[7]; 8. 46-Kevin Pauls[8]

Heat Race 3 [Started] 10 laps – 2:21.758
1. 67X-JJ Hickle[4]; 2. 87X-Shone Evans[1]; 3. 94-Todd Hoddick[2]; / 4. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 5. 52X-Jesse Costa[6]; 6. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[7]; 7. 79-Jordan Thomas[5]; 8. 94X-Scott Hall[8]

Heat Race 4 [Started] 10 laps – 2:23.720
1. 98-Joe Trenca[1]; 2. 5-DJ Christie[4]; 3. 71-Mike Bowman[3]; / 4. 11-Jamie Turner[5]; 5. 7-Eric Gledhill[2]; 6. 7NY-Matt Farnham[6]; 7. 0-Glenn Styres[7]

Heat Race 5 [Started] 10 laps – 2:25.606
1. 17X-Cory Turner[2]; 2. 45-Nick Sheridan[4]; 3. 9-Liam Martin[1]; / 4. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[3]; 5. 28F-Davie Franek[5]; 6. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[7]; 7. 21K-Kyle Phillips[6]; 8. 70MM-Dale Curran[8]

Heat Race 6 [Started] 10 laps – NT
1. 71H-Max Stambaugh[2]; 2. 53-Shawn Donath[1]; 3. 84B-Matt Billings[3]; / 4. 19D-Allan Downey[4]; 5. 85-Dustin Daggett[5]; 6. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[7]; 7. 13-Evan Reynolds[8]; 8. 10H-Kelly Hebing[6]

Qualifications Flight 1
1. 87-Jason Barney, 00:13.610; 2. 88H-Josh Hansen, 00:13.703; 3. 15-Ryan Turner, 00:13.705; 4. 36-Logan Crisafulli, 00:13.855; 5. 12DD-Darren Dryden, 00:13.860; 6. 77T-Tyeller Powless, 00:13.898; 7. 2. 68-Aaron Turkey, 00:13.935; 8. 3. 3G-Dale Gosselin, 00:14.045; / 9. 21-Alex Therrien, 00:14.074; 10. 14H-Jim Huppunen, 00:14.262; 11. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier, 00:14.309; 12. 15GG-Garrett Green, 00:14.361; 13. 84-Tyler Rand, 00:14.485; 14. 21J-John Burbridge Jr, 00:14.855; 15. 17-Jared Horstman, 00:15.029; 16. 46-Kevin Pauls, 00:15.810; 17. 52K-Scott Kreutter, NT

Qualifications Flight 2
1. 67X-JJ Hickle, 00:13.499; 2. 5-DJ Christie, 00:13.718; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier, 00:13.782; 4. 71-Mike Bowman, 00:13.886; 5. 94-Todd Hoddick, 00:13.919; 6. 7-Eric Gledhill, 00:13.977; 7. 87X-Shone Evans, 00:13.990; 8. 98-Joe Trenca, 00:14.048; / 9. 79-Jordan Thomas, 00:14.081; 10. 11-Jamie Turner, 00:14.123; 11. 4. 52X-Jesse Costa, 00:14.124; 12. 7NY-Matt Farnham, 00:14.144; 13. 77E-Ashton VanEvery, 00:14.276; 14. 0-Glenn Styres, 00:14.622; 15. 94X-Scott Hall, 00:14.690; 16. 46C-Ryan Coniam

Qualifications Flight 3
1. 45-Nick Sheridan, 00:13.621; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 00:13.772; 3. 84B-Matt Billings, 00:13.951; 4. 17X-Cory Turner, 00:13.963; 5. 71H-Max Stambaugh, 00:14.142; 6. 9-Liam Martin, 00:14.160; 7. 53-Shawn Donath, 00:14.387; 8. 28F-Davie Franek, 00:14.411; / 9. 85-Dustin Daggett, 00:14.479; 10. 21K-Kyle Phillips, 00:14.554; 11. 10H-Kelly Hebing, 00:14.620; 12. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr, 00:14.634; 13. 20I-Kelsey Ivy, 00:14.740; 14. 70MM-Dale Curran, 00:14.747; 15. 19D-Allan Downey, 00:14.767[2]; 16. 13-Evan Reynolds, 00:14.842

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Jordan Thomas Gets Redemption at Weedsport

By Curtis Berleue (Weedsport, NY) | After a heartbreaking mistake while leading on the last lap the last time the Empire Super Sprints were in town back in July, Jordan Thomas was hungry for redemption as the tour returned for the finale of the ‘Cavalcade Cup’. And get redemption he did, as he led the final 15 laps en-route to a $2,000 victory.

Logan Crisafulli and Scott Kreuter would lead the field to the green flag, with Crisafulli taking the early lead down the backstretch. Kreutter followed in second, but Jordan Thomas slipped by him before the flag stand to take over the runner-up spot.

With 5 laps complete, the lead duo of Crisafulli and Thomas had opened a significant gap over the rest of the field.  Joe Trenca was solidly in third, with Kreutter and Matt Tanner racing for the fourth position.

As Crisafulli worked his way through lap traffic on lap 10, Thomas used that to his advantage and was able to pull right to the tail tank of the #36. Switching his line from high to low, Thomas slid Crisafulli going into turn 3, and exited turn 4 with the lead, leading lap 12.

Working the high side of the speedway, Thomas was able to masterfully work lap traffic and extend his lead over Crisafulli. Behind Crisafulli, Larry Wight had climbed to fourth and was trying everything he could to get by the #98 of Trenca. On lap 20, Wight slid Trenca in turns 3 and 4, but Trenca was able to cross him over and defend third for the time being.

With a clear track ahead of him, Thomas crossed under the checkers first, earning his first victory of the season.

“The car was really good, it was a really technical track tonight,” said Thomas. “It really slicked up compared to what we had in the July race.”

“It feels good to get the win, we’ve got a big week of us headed into Ohsweken, a lot of money on the line and we run pretty good up there, hopefully we can bring home some money.”

Logan Crisafulli continued the momentum he has built over the second half of the season and racked up another podium finish, coming in second behind Thomas.

“I was kind of hoping lap traffic would help me a little bit there,” said Crisafulli. “He had a fast car all night though, so I’m just glad to be up here. This car has been awesome lately, hats off to my team.”

At the line, Larry Wight slipped by Joe Trenca to round out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium.

“I just needed a caution to regroup everyone,” said Wight. “I think we definitely had a second-place car, I couldn’t see the 79 to see where he was, I figure he was probably ripping the lip though.”

“This is the second race on this car, and it hasn’t finished off the podium yet so we’re happy with it.”

With 30 cars in the pits for the final night of the Cavalcade Cup weekend, the field was split into three timed hot lap groups. Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards went to Jordan Poirier, Kelsey Ivy and Matt Tanner. E&V Energy heat race wins went to Larry Wight, Chris Hile and Matt Tanner, while the Kinney’s Kar Kare Dash was won by Chase Moran.  Davie Franek won the Lacaillade Masonry B-Main.

The next scheduled event for the Empire Super Sprints is the Northern Sprint Car Nationals at the Ohsweken Speedway for a non-points event. The tour’s next full points event will be on Friday September 20 at the Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, NY for the $4,000 to win Outlaw Fall Nationals.

For the latest news, information, and schedule updates regarding the Empire Super Sprints be sure to check the series website (www.EmpireSuperSprints.com) and follow along on Facebook (Empire Super Sprints), X (formerly Twitter – @ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, PJC Spray Foam, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Fondations 4 Saisons, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., FX Caprara, ASI Racewear, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Bicknell Racing Products, DirtTrackDigest.com and LC Design.

The ESS Road Ahead:

Saturday, September 14 – Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, ONT ($30,000 to Win NSCN – no points)

Friday, September 20 – Outlaw Speedway – Dundee, NY ($4,000 to Win Outlaw Fall Nationals)

Friday, October 4 – Fulton Speedway – Fulton, NY ($2,000 to Win Outlaw 200 Weekend)

Full Results:

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. #79-Jordan Thomas[4]; 2. 36-Logan Crisafulli[1]; 3. #99L-Larry Wight[8]; 4. 98-Joe Trenca[3]; 5. 90-Matt Tanner[6]; 6. 28-Jordan Poirier[5]; 7. 01-Danny Varin[7]; 8. 5H-Chris Hile[9]; 9. 87-Jason Barney[10]; 10. 22-Jonathan Preston[14]; 11. #52-Scott Kreutter[2]; 12. #41-Dalton Rombough[16]; 13. 4P-Chase Moran[13]; 14. #7NY-Matt Farnham[11]; 15. 3A-Jeff Trombley[15]; 16. 28F-Davie Franek[19]; 17. 10-Kelly Hebing[20]; 18. 8-Dillon Paddock[21]; 19. 2-Dave Axton[18]; 20. 13T-Trevor Years[22]; 21. 13E-Evan Reynolds[23]; 22. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[17]; 23. 38-Zach Sobotka[24]; 24. 53-Shawn Donath[12]

Lacaillade Masonry B-Main: 1. 28F-Davie Franek[3]; 2. 10-Kelly Hebing[1]; 3. 8-Dillon Paddock[2]; 4. 13T-Trevor Years[6]; 5. 13E-Evan Reynolds[5]; 6. 38-Zach Sobotka[4]; 7. X-Dan Bennett[8]; 8. 18-Timmy Lotz[11]; 9. 17E-Ethan Gray[12]; 10. #25G-Tyler Graves[10]; 11. 23-Eric Cartier[7]; 12. (DNS) 66-Jordan Hutton

Cobra Coaches Dash: 1. 4P-Chase Moran[1]; 2. 22-Jonathan Preston[3]; 3. 3A-Jeff Trombley[5]; 4. #41-Dalton Rombough[6]; 5. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[2]; 6. 2-Dave Axton[4]

E&V Energy Heat 1: 1. #99L-Larry Wight[2]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier[1]; 3. #52-Scott Kreutter[5]; 4. 36-Logan Crisafulli[4]; 5. 4P-Chase Moran[8]; 6. 2-Dave Axton[7]; 7. 10-Kelly Hebing[6]; 8. 38-Zach Sobotka[10]; 9. 23-Eric Cartier[9]; 10. #25G-Tyler Graves[3]

E&V Energy Heat 2: 1. 5H-Chris Hile[3]; 2. #79-Jordan Thomas[4]; 3. #7NY-Matt Farnham[2]; 4. 53-Shawn Donath[5]; 5. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[1]; 6. 3A-Jeff Trombley[7]; 7. 8-Dillon Paddock[6]; 8. 13E-Evan Reynolds[10]; 9. X-Dan Bennett[8]; 10. 18-Timmy Lotz[9]

E&V Energy Heat 3: 1. 90-Matt Tanner[1]; 2. 98-Joe Trenca[3]; 3. 87-Jason Barney[2]; 4. 01-Danny Varin[4]; 5. 22-Jonathan Preston[5]; 6. #41-Dalton Rombough[7]; 7. 28F-Davie Franek[6]; 8. 13T-Trevor Years[8]; 9. 66-Jordan Hutton[9]; 10. 17E-Ethan Gray[10]

Awards & Contingencies:

Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #28-Jordan Poirier; #20I-Kelsey Ivy; #90-Matt Tanner

E&V Energy Heat Winners ($25 each): #99L-Larry Wight; #5H-Chris Hile; #90-Matt Tanner

Cobra Coaches / Kinney’s Kar Kare Dash Winner ($125): #4p-Chase Moran

Lacaillade Masonry B Main Winner ($50): #28F-Davie Franek

PJC Spray Foam First Non-Qualifier ($50): #X-Dan Bennett

Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #36-Logan Crisafulli

A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #99L-Larry Wight (+5)

Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #38-Zach Sobotka

Pinnacle Investments 11th Place (5 gallons fuel): #52-Scott Kreutter

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #79-Jordan Thomas; #36-Logan Crisafulli; #99L-Larry Wight

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ESS Point Battle Heats Up Heading to Can-Am, Weedsport

By Curtis Berleue (LaFargeville, NY) | With just four full-point events remaining on the 2024 Empire Super Sprints calendar, the battle at the top of the point standings is as alive as ever. With another doubleheader weekend on tap at the Can-Am and Weedsport Speedways, drivers have two more chances at making headway in the final stretch of the season.

Since early July, two time and defending champion Jordan Poirier has been atop the standings, though recently early season points leader Jason Barney has climbed back into the second spot.  With 1830 points, Poirier holds a 111-point lead over Barney with 1719 points.  With a strong podium finish this past Saturday at Fulton, Barney was able to gain ground on Poirier, who had a 132-point cushion before the weekend began.

Davie Franek currently sits third in points with 1651, Matt Tanner is fourth with 1564 and Billy VanInwegen rounds out the top five with 1441.

The most recent Empire Super Sprints winner at Can-Am is Billy VanInwegen who was victorious when the tour visited last month on August second.  Jordan Poirier has also been strong at Can-Am, finishing third back in August and picking up the win at the speedway as part of last years CNY Speedweek.  Saturdays stop at the LaFargeville, NY oval will be critical for both drivers in the standings race.

As the tour moves south to Weedsport on Sunday, it’s anyone’s guess as to how the points standings will be affected.  Only one driver currently in the top five in points has a victory at the 3/8-mile oval, Jason Barney, though his victory came just over nine years ago in August of 2015.

More information on this weekends events including gate times and prices, along with an order of events can be found on either tracks social media pages, along with the Empire Super Sprints social media pages.

For the latest news, information, and schedule updates regarding the Empire Super Sprints be sure to check the series website (www.EmpireSuperSprints.com) and follow along on Facebook (Empire Super Sprints), X (formerly Twitter – @ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, PJC Spray Foam, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Fondations 4 Saisons, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., FX Caprara, ASI Racewear, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Bicknell Racing Products, DirtTrackDigest.com and LC Design.

The ESS Road Ahead:

Saturday, September 7 – Can-Am Speedway – LaFargeville, NY ($2,000 to Win)

Sunday, September 8 – Weedsport Speedway – Weedsport, NY ($2,000 to Win)

Saturday, September 14 – Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, ONT ($20,000 to Win Northern Sprint Car Nationals – No Points)

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