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September 1 2019

2 for 2 for Jonathan Preston tonight as he wins the second Lucas Oil Feature. (Make up feature from August 16th )

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History > Tour Archive > 2019 > 2019 Results Page > Brewerton 8/16/2019 Makeup

Published September 1, 2019

BREWERTON, NY– In the second 25-lap A-Main Jeff Cook jumped out to the lead on Sammy Reakes IV from his outside pole starting spot. On lap two the pair were joined by Paulie Colagiovanni with a three-wide battle for the lead developing. They remained together several laps before Cook maintained the edge.

Josh Pieniazek slowed on lap five to bring out the yellow. When action resumed another yellow was necessary as Barney clipped a tire on the bottom of the track sending him up the race track into Shawn Donath. They both got into the outside wall off of turn four. Tommy Wickham was also involved.

Cook benefitted from the single-file restart to keep the lead of the race. While he was motoring out in front, Preston was making his way to the forward after starting sixth. On lap 11 he broke into the top three, a lap later he was running second behind Cook.

Preston stalked Cook for three laps before finally making his move. Preston went low in turns one and two to pull even with Cook off the corner as they raced onto the backstretch. He completed the pass through turns three and four to take the lead on lap 15 after the pair exchanged slide-jobs.

“That was a riot,” stated Preston about the battle with Cook. “I wouldn’t want to race against anyone else. They are all great guys, Cook and them. I kind of feel bad, I know it’s been a while for him, but what are you going to do.”

Preston opened up the advantage on the field from this point. Cook had another challenger emerge in Matt Tanner. Tanner, who started 11^th, found some moisture off the extreme bottom of turns one and two allowing him to go by Cook for second on lap 17.

Tanner searched over the final eight laps looking for something to get to Preston to no avail. At the checkered flag it was Preston claiming the clean sweep of the night.

After not finishing in the top five in the first main, Tanner was pleased with his efforts in the second race as he finished in second. He also made up ground on those in front of him in the point standings.

“At the beginning everyone moved up immediately based on the first race,” mentioned Tanner. “That left the bottom open. It started to wear out late. You had to get up there in the middle to make speed and that’s where Jonathan was. Those guys had a hell of a night. I guess it’s not too bad finishing second to the guy that won two in one night.”

Cook was disappointed with his third-place finish. The team is getting closer and closer to getting that first win of 2019.

“It’s not where we wanted to be,” commented Cook. “I was hoping we were going to close this thing out. She started getting loose in the end. The top was just too far out. I already had the wing in the trunk so there wasn’t much I could do. I was just a sitting duck on the top.”

Lucas Oil ESS/Mach 1 Chassis A-Main #2 Brewerton – Jonathan Preston ($2,000), Tanner ($1,000), Cook ($800), C. Hebing ($630), Pieniazek ($530), Reakes IV ($470), Peebles ($430), K. Hebing ($420), Cartier ($410), C. Hebing ($400), Colagiovanni ($360), Barney ($320), Donath ($300), Holcomb ($300), Axton ($300), Flint ($300), Richardson ($300)

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August 27 2019

Shawn Donath Finally Breaks Into Victory Lane at RPM Speedway

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History > Tour Archive > 2019 > 2019 Results Page > LeRPM 8/24/2019

Published August 27, 2019

MARCEL, PQ – Shawn Donath has been close to collecting a Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) A-Main in 2019. There have been several different reasons why it hasn’t happened but the South Onondaga, NY veteran can put those aside.

Taking the lead on a lap 22 restart from Matt Tanner, he went on to take home $2,060 for winning the Mach 1 Chassis A-Main, Ohsweken Speedway Canada Tour and Fondations 4 Saisons Quebec Series event. The win was Donath’s eighth career on the tour.

By virtue of his third-place finish, Jordan Poirier narrowly edged Paulie Colagiovanni for the Quebec Series title. His first of any kind with ESS. For Colagiovanni, he just had to show up at Ohsweken’s Canadian Sprint Car Nationals and Brockville’s Fall Nationals to clinch the Canada Tour title.

For Donath, the win was a relief. “It feels good to finally put it in victory lane. The guys work so hard on this car and I have some many great people that sponsor and help me. This win is really for them, I just get to drive,” Donath noted, “We have had a good car at most of the races and have been close. But, it just didn’t come together. Tonight, it did.”

The 25 lap A-Main did come down to that final restart. “The restart before I switched to the bottom and that wasn’t the right move. Matt got me,” Shawn telling about the closing laps. “That though helped me. When the yellow came back out and he took the top I knew what not to do so I wouldn’t get so loose like I did before. The car just launched off the bottom and it was just enough.”

The last three laps saw Donath pull out a slight advantage to take the win in front of a record crowd for ESS’ visit to RPM. Tanner came home second but was disappointed the checkers didn’t fly over his #90.

“When I got Shawn on that restart I knew to take the top when the last yellow came out,” Tanner said, “He just got the lead back on the last one. I was hoping to get the win but it just didn’t turn out that way.”

For Poirier, the Quebec Series title adds the family name to another part of the ESS record book. “This feels good to win a point title with ESS, there are so many good cars and to win one is special,” Jordan continued, “I didn’t know I actually won it. I saw Paulie have troubles but he had a pretty good point lead. We got a little lucky.”

Dale Gosselin, Jeff Cook, Denny Peebles, Dylan Swiernik, Brett Wright, Bryan Cloutier and Jason Barney rounded out the top ten.

The A-Main had its excitement right at the drop of the green flag when the front row of Chuck Hebing and Steve Poirier made contact causing for cars to get together. Poirier went off on the hock as did Billy VanInwegen. Hebing and Chris Jones would retire shortly after with damage.

Lucas Oil ESS/Mach 1 Chassis A-Main RPM – Shawn Donath ($2,060), Matt Tanner ($1,260), Jordan Poirier ($1,085), Dale Gosselin ($855), Jeff Cook ($780), Denny Peebles ($895), Dylan Swiernik ($680), Brett Wright ($645), Bryan Cloutier ($660), Jason Barney ($625), Lacey Hanson ($610), Dave Axton ($545), Kelly Hebing ($525), Alain Bergeron ($515), Paulie Colagiovanni ($560), Chuck Hebing ($530), Steve Poirier ($500), Chris Jones ($500), Billy VanInwegen ($500).

E3 Spark Plugs Fast Time – Colagiovanni, C. Hebing, Swiernik $25

Car Mate Trailers Heats – Colagiovanni, Cook, Tanner $25

Around Town Plumbing and Heating Halfway – Donath $50

Pinnacle Pole Award – C. Hebing $50

Fondations 55 Hard Charger – J. Poirier (11 Pos), $50

Ground Control Last Car Lead Lap – Cloutier $25

Ground Control 11th Place Finisher – Hanson $25

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium – Donath, Tanner, J. Poirier $10

Hoosier Tire – Peebles $200

For more Information on the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints:
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August 27 2019

Paulie Colagiovanni Stays Hot With Late Race Pass of Jason Barney to win Autodrome Granby

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History > Tour Archive > 2019 > 2019 Results Page > Granby 8/23/2019

Published August 27, 2019

GRANBY, PQ – With the closing stages of the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) A-Main at Quebec’s Autodrome Granby playing out, it looked like Jason Barney was set to pick up win #3 in the 2019 campaign. A combination of lapped traffic and charging track conditions saw Paulie Colagiovanni slip by with two laps to go to pick up his seventh win on the tour.

The 18-year-old and current overall ESS point leader is showing that he is comfortable on all size of tracks and all types of conditions. The Granby half mile was lightning quick early on in the Mach 1 Chassis A-Main but then saw conditions change drastically in the final laps.

“The track changed in the end, I moved my car around and found some better lines to run out there,” said the calm teenager, “I really got quick off of two down low where Jason just stayed high. That’s where I made the most ground.”

Still, when you looked at the distance with about five laps to go, Barney looked to have enough of an advantage to the checkers. “He (Jason) was out there, I wasn’t sure if could catch him but I was running the car as hard as I could,” Colagiovanni continued, “I think being second definitely helped, as the track slicked off I could move around where he really couldn’t. To win with a late race pass is pretty cool.”

As you could imagine Barney was somewhat dejected, “This one is tough, I had a real good car all night and thought I was in the best lane. But, as it turns out it wasn’t,” he went on, “I was low and Alex (Vigneault) went by me up top. When he had is misfortune I went up there thinking that was the fast groove.

“When you lead you just don’t want to experiment too much on moving around, especially when you are comfortable,” Jason reflecting on his run, “As it turned out there were some better lines. It’s racing, Paulie is running good. I have to thank my guys for giving me a good piece. We will be back, I want a win here. I have a goal to get one win at every track ESS visits and Granby is one and man, I have been close here. We will get it.”

When the top three took to victory lane, the loudest roar from the huge Granby crowd was for sprint car rookie and local favorite Bryan Cloutier. In only a handful of runs, he put himself on the front stretch at the end and to say he was elated would be an understatement.

“Wow! I just can’t believe this race. To finish third with ESS is just amazing,” said the young drive with a big smile. “The track was real fast but I had such a good car. We didn’t change anything from hot laps to A-Main. It was all a basic Mach 1 setup that Mark Smith gave us.”

While Cloutier is new to sprints, he does have many laps around the Granby oval which proves key. “I have driven here but I don’t always do well. Tonight I felt so good out there,” he said with help of a translator, “I just can’t believe it.”

Alex Vigneault drew the pole and gave up the lead early to Barney. His high line saw him sweep back around the #87 only to come up to slower traffic and in a move to go around his car made contact with the wall and go upside down. He was fine. Chuck Hebing also found his way on his wing and he too walked away.

Billy VanInwegen and Steve Poirier rounded out the top five, the next five were made up of Jordan Poirier, Jeff Cook, Shawn Donath, Matt Tanner and Alain Bergeron

Lucas Oil ESS/Mach 1 Chassis A-Main Granby – Paulie Colagiovanni ($2,010), Jason Barney ($1,260), Bryan Cloutier ($1,035), Billy VanInwegen ($1070), Steve Poirier ($755), Jordan Poirier ($745), Jeff Cook ($680), Shawn Donath ($670), Matt Tanner ($635), Alain Bergeron ($650), Dylan Swiernik ($610), Denny Peebles ($545), Dale Gosselin ($525), Scott Holcomb ($515), Brett Wright ($535), Lacey Hanson ($505), Alex Vigneault ($600), Matt Hoyt ($500), Chris Jones ($500), Chuck Hebing ($500), Tyler Cartier ($500), Dave Axton ($200), Kelly Hebing ($500)

E3 Spark Plugs Fast Time – VanInwegen, S. Poirier, Cook $25

Car Mate Trailers Heats – Bergeron, Barney, Donath $25

Around Town Plumbing and Heating Halfway – Vigneault $50

Pinnacle Pole Award – Vigneault $50

Fondations 55 Hard Charger – J. Poirier (7 pos), $50

Ground Control Last Car Lead Lap – Wright $25

Ground Control 11th Place Finisher – Swiernik $25

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium – Colagiovanni, Barney, Cloutier $10

Hoosier Tire – VanInwegen $200

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August 13 2019

Jonathan Preston Takes Third Lucas Oil ESS Victory with Exciting win at Weedsport

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History > Tour Archive > 2019 > 2019 Results Page > Weedsport 8/11/2018

Published August 13, 2019

WEEDSPORT, NY – Jonathan Preston came into the 2019 Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints season still looking for his first A-Main win of 2019. After Sunday’s 25 lap, Mach 1 Chassis A-Main, he now is a three-time winner on the tour which puts him only behind Paulie Colagiovanni as the winningest driver on the tour.

“It’s been a pretty special year so far, we have been so close to getting a A-Main win over the years and now to have three in one season, that’s cool,” said the Romulus, NY, second generation driver. “We still consider ourselves a low dollar team. I mean this Mach 1 was a bent frame I got off of Jeff Cook for $500, the motor isn’t the best but you just never give up and try as hard as you can.”

The Weedsport oval had some bite and a good outside, that plays right into Preston’s wheelhouse. “It was definitely different than what it usually is,” he noted, “This track can get real slick but it never did tonight. I ran the top and I ran it hard.”

By the luck of the redraw, Preston started on the pole of the A-Main that also paid points for the NAPA Auto Parts US Tour and the E&V Energy I90/I81 Series. Alongside was Chuck Hebing who won the night before at Brockville. “I knew Chuck was going to be tough and I was a bit worried with him starting on the outside, he likes it up there,” said Preston, “But, I got the jump. Usually this motor stumbles on starts but I guess it was good enough.”

Many-time Weedsport winner Danny Varin got into second just shy of halfway and was hoping to close the gap on Preston but just never got close enough. “We just seem to be a little off this year, I’m just not quite sure what it is either,” said Varin who is surprisingly winless so far in 2019, “Second isn’t bad but I do like to get some wins, we will keep digging and see if we can get a few here at the end of the season.”

Colagiovanni is the current point leader and he got by Hebing in the closing stages of the event to stretch his point lead a little more over Hebing and Jason Barney who was a dropout victim. “The track was faster than normal which I like but it also made everyone else fast so passing was tough,” said the 18 year old, six-time winner. “It still was a good night, I just can’t thank the guys enough for giving me another good car.”

Hebing came home in fourth followed by Shawn Donath. The next five was made up of Jeff Cook, Tommy Wickham, Larry Wight, Kelly Hebing and Sammy Reakes IV.

Dave Axton lost a left rear wheel and went over on his wing but walked away uninjured.

Lucas Oil ESS/Mach 1 Chassis A-Main Weedsport – Jonathan Preston ($2,110), Danny Varin ($1,035), Paulie Colagiovanni ($835), Chuck Hebing ($655), Shawn Donath ($530), Jeff Cook ($470), Tommy Wickham ($430), Larry Wight ($420), Kelly Hebing ($460), Sammy Reakes IV ($450), Denny Peebles ($460), Matt Tanner ($345), Kyle Moffit ($325), Tyler Cartier ($300), Emily VanInwegen ($300), Scott Holcomb ($325), T.J. Karlsen ($300), Erik Karlsen ($300), Jason Barney ($500), Josh Flint ($300), Billy VanInwegen ($300), Josh Azzi ($300)

E3 Spark Plugs Fast Time – Varin, C. Hebing, Tanner $25

Car Mate Trailers Heats – Moffit, Colagiovanni, Donath $25

Around Town Plumbing and Heating Halfway – Preston $50

Pinnacle Pole Award – Preston $50

Fondations 55 Hard Charger – Reakes IV (11 pos), $50

Ground Control Last Car Lead Lap – Tanner $25

Ground Control 11th Place Finisher – Peebles $25

Walt’s Hobby Town/Cobra Coaches Dash – Peebles ($100), Axton ($75), K. Hebing ($50), Holcomb ($25), Tanner ($25)

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium – Preston, Varin, Colagiovanni $10

Hoosier Tire – Barney $200

For more Information on the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints:
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August 11 2019

Chuck Hebing Wins the Lucas Oil / Ohsweken Speedway A-Main Feature at Brockville Ontario Speedway

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History > Tour Archive > 2019 > 2019 Results Page > Brockville 8/10/2019

Published August 11, 2019

BROCKVILLE, ONT – It was a night of firsts Saturday night in Canada. For the first time in 2019 the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints invaded the Brockville Ontario Speedway and for the first time, Chuck Hebing put his familiar #45 in the winner’s circle. Even though the veteran is currently second in points, the checkered flag has eluded him until this 25 lap, $2,000 to win A-Main.

Another first at the speedway was a father/daughter front row for the start of the 25 lap A main event as Kelly Hebing took the lead from her dad Chuck and nearly led lap one, until “The Cobra” rocketed past the “Lil’ Cobra” off turn four.

“Anytime you get a win its special, especially after the year we have been having. But to start alongside Kelly was pretty cool,” said the past ESS champ, “That will be something I always will remember.”

The win not only got Hebing some important points for the overall Lucas Oil Championship but also for the Ohsweken Speedway Canada Tour as well.

Hebing was fast early and was using the top lane to his advantage as he held a comfortable lead in the opening laps of the race. On lap seven the first yellow would fly for Rick Wilson who spun his car off turn four and the caution would fly. “On the restarts I wanted to use the outside but when I saw Steve (Poirier) starting low I knew I had to hit them just right.’

On the restart Hebing took control as Poirier took was a close second trying hard to run down the leader. The leaders began to enter traffic and Poirier knew this was his moment to take advantage of any mistake made by Hebing but the Ontario New York native was working traffic perfectly.

“Chuck was fast but lapped traffic is always a key here and I was hoping I could get a shot at him,” said the defending and eight-time champion, “I tried down low a few times and he was strong up top but I just couldn’t make it work.”

Just as it looked to be an easy win, a final caution came out with three laps to go. They both echoed the same thoughts.

“Yea, I knew I just had to do it one more time (good restart),” Hebing quipped.

“I was hoping to get one more shot at him but he just got another good jump,” Poirier noted, but then he summed it up the night perfectly. “That was fun though and good to see some old guys up front for a change!”

Hebing collected career win #37 which moved him to fourth on the all-time list inching ahead from Hall of Famer Mal Lane. Poirier in for second ahead of Matt Tanner, Jordan Poirier and Paulie Colagiovanni. Rounding out the top ten were Jonathan Preston, Shawn Donath, who came back from a flip the night before at Can-Am, Jason Barney, who was involved in the same accident as Donath, Rick Wilson and Billy VanInwegen

Lucas Oil ESS/Mach 1 Chassis A-Main Weedsport – Chuck Hebing ($2,060), Steve Poirier ($1,010), Matt Tanner ($835), Jordan Poirier ($655), Paulie Colagiovanni ($555), Jonathan Preston ($460), Shawn Donath ($805), Jason Barney ($420), Rick Wilson ($435), Billy VanInwegen ($400), Kelly Hebing ($460), Chris Jones ($320), Jeff Cook ($350), Dave Axton ($375), Tyler Rand ($300), Kyle Fraser ($300), Scott Holcomb ($300), Lacey Hanson ($325)

E3 Spark Plugs Fast Time – Donath, J. Poirier, Tanner $25

Car Mate Trailers Heats – Wilson, K. Hebing, Colagiovanni $25

Around Town Plumbing and Heating Halfway – C. Hebing $50

Pinnacle Pole Award – K. Hebing $50

Fondations 55 Hard Charger – Donath (6 pos), $50

Ground Control Last Car Lead Lap – Axton $25

Ground Control 11th Place Finisher – K. Hebing $25

Cobra Coaches Dash – Donath ($100), Axton ($75), Cook ($50), Hanson ($25)

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium – C. Hebing, S. Poirier, Tanner $10

Hoosier Tire – Donath $200

For more Information on the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints:
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August 10 2019

Paulie Colagiovanni Wins the Lucas Oil /Napa / I90/I81 E&V Energy / Mach 1 Chassis Feature at Can Am Speedway

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History > Tour Archive > 2019 > 2019 Results Page > Can Am 8/9/2019

Published August 10, 2019

Lucas Oil ESS/Mach 1 Chassis A-Main Can-Am – Paulie Colagiovanni ($2,235), Matt Tanner ($1,085), Billy VanInwegen ($810), Josh Pieniazek ($630), Danny Varin ($630), Chris Jones ($570), Kelly Hebing ($455), Tyler Cartier ($420), Denny Peebles ($460), Jonathan Preston ($425), Paul Pekkonen ($410), Jeff Cook ($370), Davie Franek ($325), Scott Holcomb ($300), Dave Axton ($300), Dylan Swiernik ($300), Pete Richardson ($325), Shawn Donath ($350), Jason Barney ($300), Chuck Hebing ($325)

E3 Spark Plugs Fast Time – Colagiovanni, Varin, Tanner $25

Car Mate Trailers Heats – Richardson, Preston, Barney $25

Around Town Plumbing and Heating Halfway – Tanner $50

Pinnacle Pole Award – Donath $50

Fondations 55 Hard Charger – Peebles (10 pos), $50

Ground Control Last Car Lead Lap – K. Hebing $25

Ground Control 11th Place Finisher – Pekkonen $25

L&J Landscpaing/Cobra Coaches Dash – Jones ($100), Varin ($75), Cook ($50), Franek ($25), Pekkonen ($25), C. Hebing ($25)

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium – Colagiovanni, Tanner, VanInwegen $10

Hoosier Tire – Colagiovanni $200

August 5 2019

Paulie Colagiovanni Extends his Lucas Oil ESS Point Lead with Land of Legends win over Chuck Hebing

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History > Tour Archive > 2019 > 2019 Results Page > Land of Legends 8/3/2019

Published August 5, 2019

Talented teenager Colagiovanni cracked Canandaigua’s elusive winner’s circle, collecting $5,000 in his last two trips west.

“Doug (Emery) has been getting this car pretty good,” stated Colagiovanni, 18, after his tour-high fifth victory of the season extended his points lead in search of a first career ESS season championship. “There’s really a lot of great support all around, and that means everything to me.”

Fairgrounds favorite Chuck Hebing selected the pole from the group of 12 top heat race qualifiers to pace the 23-car starting grid. A nine-time LOLR sprint winner, including the Patriot Sprint Tour opener back in May, the “Cobra” was poised to reach double figures despite overcoming a leaking fuel cell discovered during preliminaries.

As expected, the Ontario ace took off at the drop of the first green flag yet front row partner Colagiovanni never let the leader of his sight. The Marcellus driver shadowed Hebing as the pair reached traffic a third of the way through the 25-lapper, looking for an opening wherever the experienced leader decided not to go. Exhibiting a sudden burst of speed down the back chute on lap 12, Colagiovanni split high-running Hebing and Sammy Reakes IV, putting his no. 10 Ground Control Landscaping-All Star Performance-Donath Motor Worx/Eagle ahead for good in the non-stop affair that ultimately took just eight minutes to complete.

“Chuck took off in the beginning, I tried the high side a couple times but didn’t really like it so I stuck to the middle (groove) the rest of the way,” noted Colagiovanni, a division rookie in 2015 before scoring his first ESS win two years later at age 16. “Me and Doug talked about the high line probably going away and it worked out in my favor tonight. Just have to thank everybody that helps get me to the race track, I’m so appreciative of them.”

Hebing crossed the stripe a straightaway behind followed by Frenchman Steve Poirier, Matt Tanner and Billy VanInwegen

Lucas Oil ESS/Mach 1 Chassis A-Main Land of Legends – Paulie Colagiovanni ($2,060), Chuck Hebing ($1,060), Steve Poirier ($835), Matt Tanner ($630), Billy VanInwegen ($555), Josh Pieniazek ($470), Jason Barney ($430), Shawn Donath ($520), Steve Glover ($410), Jonathan Preston ($600), Erik Karlsen ($460), Jeff Cook ($370), Darryl Ruggles ($400), Brett Wright ($325) Kelly Hebing ($300), Kyle Moffit ($300), Sam Reakes IV ($325), Josh Flint ($325), Davie Franek ($350), Pete Richardson ($300), Steve Doell ($300), Roger Levesque ($300), Tyler Cartier ($300)

E3 Spark Plugs Fast Time – Cook, Reakes, Franek $25

Car Mate Trailers Heats – Cook, VanInwegen, Poirier $25

Around Town Plumbing and Heating Halfway – Colagiovanni $50

Pinnacle Pole Award – Hebing $50

Fondations 55 Hard Charger – Donath (7 pos), $50

Ground Control Last Car Lead Lap – Preston $25

Ground Control 11th Place Finisher – Karlsen $25

Pitre Painting/Cobra Coaches Dash – Ruggles ($100), Karlsen ($75), Donath ($50), Flint ($25), Franek ($25), Wright ($25)

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium – Colagiovanni, Hebing, Poirier $10

Hoosier Tire – Preston $200

For more Information on the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints:
Web: www.empiresupersprints.com
Twitter: @ESSprints
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmpireSuperSprints
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July 28 2019

DYLAN WESTBROOK BIG WINNER AT OUTLAW SPEEDWAYS SUMMER NATIONALS

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History > Tour Archive > 2019 > 2019 Results Page > Outlaw 7/27/2019

Published July 28, 2019

(Dundee, NY) Night two of the A. Verdi Storage Containers Annual Summer Nationals at the Outlaw Speedway played up to all the hype as a packed pit area awaited the capacity crowd that was on hand.

The 360 Sprints, under the direction of the A. Verdi Storage Container sponsored Patriot Sprint Tour was out in full force with many of the top name pilots in the northeast. In an A Main event that saw no yellow flags and was clicked off in just 8 minutes and 46 seconds, Dylan Westbrook took full advantage of his pole position starting spot on the grid and cruised to the popular victory. Paulie Colagiovanni, who has shown previous signs of improvement at Outlaw Speedway, rode home for second from his third row starting position along with Jordan Thomas who finished third. Multiple time 360 Sprint Car feature winner at Outlaw, Jared Zimbardi started in the fourth row, drove a steady race and without the help of any cautions came home for fourth at the finish followed across the line by Joe Trenca.

Qualifying heats were won by Jason Barney, Billy VanInwegen and Jordan Thomas with Shawn Donath claiming the Dash win.

July 28 2019

Billy VanInwegen Scores Secord Career Lucas Oil ESS Win in Series Return to Freedom Motorsports Park

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History > Tour Archive > 2019 > 2019 Results Page > Freedom 7/26/2019

Published July 28, 2019

By MIKE MALLETT

DELEVAN, NY– Friday night the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints invaded the Freedom Motorsports Park for the first time in nearly two decades with Billy VanInwegen taming the bull-ring for his second win of the 2019 season.

The three-eighth’s mile produced some intense racing throughout the NAPA Auto Parts / Mach 1 Chassis 25-lap A-Main, but VanInwegen proved he was up to the task while on his way to claiming the $2,060 winner’s prize.

“This has been a hell of a year all around,” commented VanInwegen. “Between our Modified stuff and the stuff Brad Radivoy gives me here with the Sprint Car, it’s unbelievable. We finally got some things clicking here. We had some good luck on our side.”

Sammy Reakes IV redrew the pole and got the drop on the field at the original start. He immediately went to cushion in turns one and two to the secure the top spot in the event with Brett Wright in tow.

Reakes quickly caught the back-side of the field as only six laps showed on the lap counter. Traffic was tough for Reakes as he was forced to use multiple lanes on the speedway. This caused the action at the front to intensify with Wright making his presence felt.

The pair crossed the line on lap nine side-by-side for lead. Reakes kept him at bay for the moment as he made the right moves through the slower traffic to keep Wright in check.

On lap 10 VanInwegen made it a three-car battle for the top position as he drove around Wright for second. The trio remained tightly packed together with each driver looking to gain an edge.

Wright seemed to have found the line when on lap 13 he dove to the bottom of turns three and four to go from third to first. Unfortunately that pass was negated. Before the lap could be officially scored the red flag came out for Brad Knab. Knab took a tumble in turn two but walked away unscathed.

“I needed that (red) to catch my breath and reset a little bit to think about what I was doing,” said VanInwegen. “It was getting a little hairy in traffic with sliders flying and all kinds of crazy stuff happening there.”

A double-file restart put VanInwegen next to Reakes for the green. VanInwegen won the drag race to the top of turns one and two allowing him to drive around Reakes to secure the top spot. Dylan Westbrook came with him on the outside as he moved to second on the same lap.

Now it was VanInwegen’s turn to fend off the attempts by Westbrook to get by him. Like Reakes earlier in the race, traffic quickly became a thorn in his side. Westbrook applied continuous pressure with VanInwegen holding strong at the front.

Lap 23 saw the final yellow as current points leader Paulie Colagiovanni got together with Kevin Carlson causing both drivers to come to a stop in turn three. The caution led to one final restart. VanInwegen chose the outside lane for the green and it was the right decision as got a good enough start to keep Westbrook behind him.

“Dylan is one of the best 360 drivers in the country,” mentioned VanInwegen. “I was sweating bullets and I’m still sweating bullets. I definitely didn’t want to see that caution come out. My hats off to him for running me clean there at the end. I’m glad we could take it to the house.”

Westbrook enjoyed the racing on the smaller Freedom Motorsports Park while also having an opportunity for the win. VanInwegen made the right choices for the final restart to force the Scotland, Ont., driver to settle for second.

“I was really hoping he would pick the inside, but good move on him not to,” cited Westbrook. “It was a great race. I’ve never been here before so to come here and have a good run like this was great. It was a real fun track, real racy. There was a top and bottom.”

Wright was all smiles after his third-place finish. The team has had some tough luck as of late so it was a good night for the Old Chatham, N.Y. driver, as he finished on the podium for the first time this season.

“My dad and I have been working really hard in the shop to try to get the car dialed in,” said Wright. “We’ve got close to a top five and then we have our bad weeks. Tonight turned out to be a good night. We’ll see if we can carry it into tomorrow.

Jonathan Preston advanced from 11^th to finish in fourth with Scott Holcomb getting by Jason Barney in the final laps to finish in fifth

Lucas Oil ESS/Mach 1 Chassis A-Main Freedom – Billy VanInwegen ($2,060), Dylan Westbrook ($1,035), Brett Wright ($810), Jonathan Preston ($680), Scott Holcomb ($530), Jason Barney ($470), Davie Franek ($455), Sam Reakes IV ($470), Jared Zimbardi ($485), Scott Kreutter ($425), Paulie Colagiovanni ($410), Kyle Moffit ($345), Jeff Cook ($300), Matt Tanner ($400), Pete Richardson ($525), Josh Azzi ($300), Shawn Donath ($325), Kevin Carlson ($300), Jason Blum ($300), Dan Bennett ($300), Jeremy Barnard ($300), Chuck Hebing ($800), Kelly Hebing ($325), Brad Knab ($325).

Lucas Oil ESS vs. NY6A Match Race – C. Hebing $500

E3 Spark Plugs Fast Time – Kreutter, Franek, Richardson $25

Car Mate Trailers Heats – Westbrook, Colagiovanni, Moffit $25

Around Town Plumbing and Heating Halfway – VanInwegen $50

Pinnacle Pole Award – Reakes IV $50

Fondations 55 Hard Charger – Preston (7 pos), $50

Ground Control Last Car Lead Lap – Donath $25

Ground Control 11th Place Finisher – Colagiovanni $25

Pitre Painting/Cobra Coaches Dash – Tanner ($100), Zimbardi ($75), Knab ($50), K. Hebing ($25), Cook ($25), Richardson ($25)

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium – VanInwegen, Westbrook, Wright $10

Hoosier Tire – Richardson $200

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July 25 2019

Bell Claims Second Night of Northern Summer Nationals at Ohsweken

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History > Tour Archive > 2019 > 2019 Results Page > Ohsweken 7/23/2019

Published July 25, 2019

By Tommy Goudge

OHSWEKEN, Ont. (July 23, 2019) – The second night of Ohsweken Speedway’s Northern Summer Nationals presented by Burger Barn, Arrow Express, Nitro 54 Variety and Bradshaw Brothers was another action-packed affair. 146 drivers signed in for action across four divisions, including another star-studded Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Car roster which featured Tony Stewart, Christopher Bell, Rico Abreu, and a host of regional racing standouts.

Christopher Bell took the $5,000 USD win in the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars feature.

Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars

Christopher Bell and Scott Kreutter started on the front row for the 30-lap Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Car A-Feature. Bell saw his lead erased twice by yellow flags for Jim Huppunen, including a nearly three second advantage which he had built by lap 12.

Mark Smith gave Bell all he could handle after the restart, as the two exchanged a multitude of slide jobs with Smith leading laps 14 through 16 before Bell was able to slip away again. Dylan Westbrook began to reel in the leaders, but his bid for the win stalled in traffic as he fended off the advances of Jordan Poirier.

Bell drove nearly flawlessly for the remainder of the race to claim the win, while Smith took the runner-up spot followed by Westbrook, Jordan Poirier, and Jordan Thomas.

Christopher Bell, Joe Trenca, Dylan Westbrook, Cory Turner, and Jim Huppunen won qualifying heat races for the 45 car field, while Denny Peebles, Rico Abreu, and Dale Gosselin won B-Features. Jim Huppunen also won the Ackland Insurance Top Gun Award for accruing the most heat race passing points.

Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars (45 Entries)

A-Feature (30 laps – No Time)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 67X-Christopher Bell, [1]; 2. 55M-Mark Smith, [5]; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [7]; 4. 28-Jordan Poirier, [13]; 5. 79-Jordan Thomas, [3]; 6. 17M-Max Stambaugh, [11]; 7. 28FM-Steve Poirier, [18]; 8. 91-Ryan Turner, [17]; 9. 17X-Mack DeMan, [16]; 10. 28F-Davie Franek, [12]; 11. 49-Scott Kreutter, [2]; 12. 98-Joe Trenca, [9]; 13. 24-Rico Abreu, [22]; 14. 68-Aaron Turkey, [24]; 15. 35-Jared Zimbardi, [20]; 16. 10-Mitch Brown, [15]; 17. 3-Denny Peebles, [21]; 18. 87-Jason Barney, [14]; 19. 3G-Dale Gosselin, [23]; 20. 1-10-Jake Brown, [25]; 21. 0-Jim Huppunen, [4]; 22. 5D-Shane Ross, [19]; 23. 14-Tony Stewart, [8]; 24. 0J-Lynton Jeffrey, [27]; 25. 11-Jamie Turner, [26]; 26. 27H-Tom Huppunen, [6]; 27. 13-Cory Turner, [10]
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Christopher Bell (1-13, 17-30), Mark Smith (14-16)
Hard Charger – Steve Porier +11

Heat Race 1 (8 laps – 4 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 67X-Christopher Bell, [4]; 2. 87-Jason Barney, [1]; 3. 14-Tony Stewart, [6]; 4. 17M-Max Stambaugh,[8]; 5. 1-Holly Porter, [2]; 6. 1-10-Jake Brown, [9]; 7. 67-Pete Richardson, [5]; 8. 11-Jamie Turner, [3]; 9. 55-Mike Thorne, [7]

Heat Race 2 (8 laps – 4 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 98-Joe Trenca, [1]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas, [5]; 3. 91-Ryan Turner, [3]; 4. 17X-Mack DeMan, [6]; 5. 0J-Lynton Jeffrey, [2]; 6. 01-Kyle Fraser, [9]; 7. 18-Josh Shantz, [8]; 8. 9B-Scott Burk, [4]; 9. 46-Kevin Pauls, [7]

Heat Race 3 (8 laps – 4 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 13-Cory Turner, [1]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier, [2]; 3. 10-Mitch Brown, [4]; 4. 28F-Davie Franek, [7]; 5. 3-Denny Peebles, [8]; 6. 15-Dan Nanticoke, [5]; 7. 121-Steve Glover, [9]; 8. 18S-Micheal Summers, [3]; 9. 87X-Shone Evans, [6]

Heat Race 4 (8 laps – 4 Transfer – 2:06.339)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [5]; 2. 49-Scott Kreuter, [6]; 3. 27H-Tom Huppunen, [8]; 4. 35-Jared Zimbardi, [3]; 5. 24-Rico Abreu, [4]; 6. 3G-Dale Gosselin, [1]; 7. 16L-Roger Levesque, [2]; 8. 79K-Clyde Knipp, [7]; (DNS) 84-Tyler Rand

Heat Race 5 (8 laps – 4 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 0-Jim Huppunen, [6]; 2. 55M-Mark Smith, [7]; 3. 28FM-Steve Poirier, [2]; 4. 5D-Shane Ross, [5]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill, [4]; 6. 68-Aaron Turkey, [8]; 7. 9-Steve Lyons, [3]; 8. 46C-Ryan Coniam, [1]; (DNS) 88H-Josh Hansen

B-Feature 1 (10 laps – 2 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 3-Denny Peebles, [1]; 2. 68-Aaron Turkey, [2]; 3. 79K-Clyde Knipp, [6]; 4. 121-Steve Glover, [3]; 5. 18S-Micheal Summers, [7]; 6. 15-Dan Nanticoke, [4]; 7. 67-Pete Richardson, [5]; 8. 46C-Ryan Coniam, [8]; 9. 88H-Josh Hansen, [9]

B-Feature 2 (10 laps – 2 Transfer – 2:47.272)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 24-Rico Abreu, [2]; 2. 1-10-Jake Brown, [1]; 3. 1-Holly Porter, [3]; 4. 18-Josh Shantz, [4]; 5. 9-Steve Lyons, [5]; 6. 55-Mike Thorne, [7]; 7. 9B-Scott Burk, [6]; 8. 87X-Shone Evans, [8]

B-Feature 3 (10 laps – 2 Transfer – No Time)
Finish. #-Name, [Starting Position]
1. 3G-Dale Gosselin, [4]; 2. 11-Jamie Turner, [6]; 3. 0J-Lynton Jeffrey, [3]; 4. 77X-Alex Hill, [2]; 5. 46-Kevin Pauls, [7]; 6. 16L-Roger Levesque, [5]; 7. 01-Kyle Fraser, [1]; 8. 84-Tyler Rand, [8]

Ackland Insurance Top Gun: Jim Huppunen

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2019 SEASON
Ohsweken Speedway’s 24th season of weekly Friday Night Excitement features four divisions of racing, including the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars, Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks. Visit www.OhswekenSpeedway.com or call (519) 717-0023 for more information.

About Ohsweken Speedway: Founded in 1996, Ohsweken Speedway is a motorsports complex which includes a 3/8 (0.375) mile clay oval track. The facility is owned by the Styres family, and located in the village of Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. Ohsweken’s weekly Friday night racing program runs from May to September each year, featuring 360 Sprint Cars, Crate Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks and Mini Stocks. The season finishes each year with the track’ annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Ohsweken Speedway also hosts weekly Micro Sprint racing on Thursday nights.

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