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November 18 2025

2025 Season Celebrated at the Empire Super Sprints Awards Banquet

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By Barbara Patterson

Vernon, NY – On November 15, at the Vernon Downs Hotel, the Empire Super Sprints celebrated their 42nd season with the Chasing Neon band as entertainment. A familiar name was etched on the championship eagle trophy, as Jordan Poirier earned his fourth ESS Championship in back-to-back-to-back-to back years.

The highlight of the evening was the crowning of Jordan “the Canadian Cannon” Poirier as the 2025 Empire Super Sprints Champion. Jordan beat out runner up Dylan Swiernik, 3rd place Davie Franek, 4th place Jason Barney and 5th place Shawn Donath. Jordan earned 20 top 5s, 22 top 10s and led 98 laps. Out of the 23 races “the Canadian Cannon” finished outside the top ten only once and finished on the podium 16 times. During the season, he amassed 5 Rifenburg Contracting Corp. fast time awards, 9 Elab Smokers Boutique heat wins and 4 wins at Cornwall Motor, Brighton, Brockville Ontario and Albany-Saratoga Speedways. Jordan solidified the 7 race Canadian Series Championship by finishing in the top 10 for all of the races and winning 3 of them.

Dylan Swiernik had a banner year. He bettered his stats by finishing 2nd in points by earning 15 top 5s, 20 top 10s, 8 heat wins and 4 wins at Fulton, Can-Am, Utica-Rome and Autodrome Drummond Speedways. Dylan received the A-Verdi Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars, 91, throughout the season. The Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time Series went to Dylan for posting the fastest timed hot laps at 11 races. He was presented with the perpetual Speedweek championship belt for being the Pitre Painting CNY Speedweek Champion due to his 3 wins out of the grueling 5 race speedweek. His stats and numerous awards earned Dylan the Most Improved Driver.

Several special awards were handed out. ESS recognized the 13 different winners out of the 24 races, with 3 drivers earning their 1st victory. The Walt Throne Best Appearing Car was voted on by the fans. After over 1,000 votes the sharp looking green #7C of Dylan Swiernik’s team took home the honor. The peer-voted Mechanic of the Year award went to Cody Buhler, crew chief on the Swiernik race team. Dalton Rombough attained the Cobra Coaches Dash Series Championship by 1 point over Joe Trenca. He was presented with snake-skin cowboy boots by Cobra Coaches owner Chuck Hebing and Joe Trenca received baby pink snake-skin cowboy boots for his soon to be born daughter. The Lane’s Yamaha Rookie of the Year was Tyler Reynolds who moved from Sportsman to 360 sprints this year. Due to engine issues, he only competed in 14 races and scored his best finish of 14th at Autodrome Granby. The Outstanding Newcomer was Quebecois Alex Therrien who finished 8th in the points standings and earned his 1st feature win in front of a packed house of family and friends at Autodrome Granby. The “ironmen” drivers of Poirier, Swiernik, Franek and Barney, who competed in the entire tour, were applauded for their commitment and dedication.

ESS Technical Director Fred Shaughnessy was honored with the John Zentner Award. Fred displays the qualities of John Zentner: commitment, hard work, passion for the sport and a true friend to all in the pits. His attention to detail, work ethic, and willingness to step in wherever and whenever necessary is second to none. Congratulations to Fred who represents ESS in the best possible way.

Chuck “the Cobra” Hebing was inducted into the ESS Hall of Fame for his outstanding performance in sprint car racing. The Cobra has the most wins in ESS CNY Speedweek history with 6 and won back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2012. This year Chuck came out of retirement to run 5 races and scored his 40th and final career win which moved him to 3rd place on the ESS All Time Win list. His total 360 sprint wins were 101 with multiple car owners across various sanctions at 33 different tracks. Congratulations to Chuck for his contributions as an ESS champion, competitor, sponsor and board of director.

ESS would like to thank Hoosier Tire Canada, FX Caprara, Cobra Coaches, Rifenburg Contracting Corp, Pinnacle Investments, A-Verdi Storage Containers, E & V Energy, Elab Smokers Boutique, Ashley Lynn Winery, Lacaillade Masonry, PJC Spray Foam, Slade Precision Shocks, Allstar Performance, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Primal Tee Shop, Speedway Press, King Race Products, Lane’s Yamaha, and numerous lucky giveaway and dash sponsors for their support throughout the season. ESS is grateful to the 16 promoters that bring “America’s Race Cars” to their tracks. A big thank you to the drivers, their crews and families, the staff, officials, Board of Directors and fans for a fantastic 2025 season!

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October 20 2025

Franek Earns $4,000 in ESS Season Finale at Outlaw Speedway

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By Curtis Berleue (Fulton, NY) | For one final time in 2025, the Empire Super Sprints hit the track at the Outlaw Speedway on Friday night. ‘No Panic’ Davie Franek backed up his triumph back in July at the 4/10 mile oval with another trip to victory lane, earning $4,000 along the way.

Franek would draw the Pinnacle pole award, and line up alongside of Josh Hansen for the 25-lap main event. Hansen took the lead early, using the high side of the track to open up a decent gap between himself and Franek, while Sammy Reakes IV fell into third.

Hansen continued to set a torrid pace out front, and survived a few restarts early in the event that saw Franek line back up alongside of him. By lap 10, 7^th-starting DJ Christie had worked his way into the top three, following Hansen and Franek.

As the laps clicked off, Franek started to slowly cut into Hansen’s lead. On lap 15, Franek had caught Hansen as the duo worked through lap traffic. Using the outside lane through turns one and two, Franek was able to get by Hansen to take the lead.

Through the final 10 laps, the leaderboard would remain unchanged, and Franek took the checkers first over Josh Hansen. DJ Christie rounded out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium in third, while A-Verdi Storage Containers hard charger of the night Jordan Hutton came home fourth and Sammy Reakes IV completed the top five.

With $4,000 on the line Friday night along with a $5,000 bonus if a driver could win both Friday in the 360 and Saturday in a 305 at Outlaw, 50 cars signed into the pits for the final night of action in 2025. The field was split into 6 timed hot lap groups with DJ Christie, Davie Franek, Ryan Turner, Sammy Reakes IV, Spencer Burley and Dalton Rombough earning Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards.

Elab Smokers Boutique heat wins went to DJ Christie, Davie Franek, Ryan Turner, Jason Barney, Jonathan Preston and Dalton Rombough. Lacaillade Masonry B-Mains were won by Chase Moran and Shawn Donath.

The final event on the schedule for the Empire Super Sprints in 2025 is the annual rules meeting and awards banquet at Vernon Downs Hotel and Casino on Saturday November 15. 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 (@ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Motorhomes & Trailers, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Elab Smokers Boutique, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., Wilwood Disc Brakes, FX Caprara, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Slade Precision Shocks, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Bicknell Racing Products, and DirtTrackDigest.com.

The ESS Road Ahead:

Saturday, November 15 – Vernon Downs Hotel & Casino – Rules Meeting and Awards Banquet

Full Results:

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 2. 88H-Josh Hansen[2]; 3. 5-DJ Christie[7]; 4. 66-Jordan Hutton[15]; 5. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[4]; 6. 79-Jordan Thomas[14]; 7. 41-Dalton Rombough[12]; 8. 21-Spencer Burley[3]; 9. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[9]; 10. 4P-Chase Moran[19]; 11. 35-Jared Zimbardi[22]; 12. 38-Zach Sobotka[16]; 13. 15-Ryan Turner[8]; 14. 21K-Kyle Phillips[11]; 15. 77T-Tyeller Powless[18]; 16. 32-Kyle Smith[24]; 17. 8-Dillon Paddock[6]; 18. 84-Mike Lichty[17]; 19. 96X-Chad Phelps[21]; 20. 6-Ryan Coniam[13]; 21. 3A-Jeff Trombley[23]; 22. 53-Shawn Donath[20]; 23. 87-Jason Barney[5]; 24. 36-Jonathan Preston[10]

Lacaillade Masonry B-Main 1 (10 Laps): 1. 4P-Chase Moran[2]; 2. 96X-Chad Phelps[1]; 3. 3A-Jeff Trombley[4]; 4. 1R-Christian Rumsey[6]; 5. 21B-Blake Warner[3]; 6. 33-Scott Landers[5]; 7. 99-Adam Depuy[9]; 8. 4ST-Mikey Smith[13]; 9. 100-Chris Hulsizer[12]; 10. D9-Dustin Sehn[8]; 11. 29-Dalton Herrick[7]; 12. 21X-Will Glover[16]; 13. 13-Keith Granholm[10]; 14. (DNS) 27W-Nick Webb; 15. (DNS) 10-Paul Colagiovanni Sr; 16. (DNS) 66X-Scott Nash

Lacaillade Masonry B-Main 2 (10 Laps): 1. 53-Shawn Donath[4]; 2. 35-Jared Zimbardi[1]; 3. 32-Kyle Smith[2]; 4. 25G-Nolan Groves[3]; 5. 18-Timmy Lotz[5]; 6. 24-Bobby Hackel IV[7]; 7. 4S-Johnny Smith[8]; 8. 121-Steve Glover[6]; 9. #18C-Dan Craun[9]; 10. 10P-Nathan Pierce[11]; 11. Z28-Tucker Donath[15]; 12. 410-Jerry Sehn Jr[13]; 13. 48JR-Darryl Ruggles[14]; 14. 81K-Dalton Martin[12]; 15. 17E-Ethan Gray[10]; 16. 30-Kirsten Dombroski[16]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 5-DJ Christie[1]; 2. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[2]; 3. 6-Ryan Coniam[3]; 4. 96X-Chad Phelps[5]; 5. 3A-Jeff Trombley[6]; 6. 29-Dalton Herrick[4]; 7. 13-Keith Granholm[7]; 8. 4ST-Mikey Smith[9]; 9. 21X-Will Glover[8]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 2. 88H-Josh Hansen[2]; 3. 79-Jordan Thomas[4]; 4. 35-Jared Zimbardi[3]; 5. 53-Shawn Donath[5]; 6. 24-Bobby Hackel IV[6]; 7. 17E-Ethan Gray[7]; 8. 410-Jerry Sehn Jr[8]; 9. 30-Kirsten Dombroski[9]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 15-Ryan Turner[1]; 2. 21K-Kyle Phillips[2]; 3. 66-Jordan Hutton[3]; 4. 4P-Chase Moran[4]; 5. 33-Scott Landers[5]; 6. D9-Dustin Sehn[6]; 7. (DNS) 27W-Nick Webb; 8. (DNS) 10-Paul Colagiovanni Sr

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 87-Jason Barney[2]; 2. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[1]; 3. 38-Zach Sobotka[4]; 4. 32-Kyle Smith[3]; 5. 18-Timmy Lotz[7]; 6. 4S-Johnny Smith[5]; 7. 10P-Nathan Pierce[6]; 8. 48JR-Darryl Ruggles[8]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 5 (10 Laps): 1. 36-Jonathan Preston[2]; 2. 21-Spencer Burley[1]; 3. 84-Mike Lichty[3]; 4. 21B-Blake Warner[4]; 5. 1R-Christian Rumsey[5]; 6. 99-Adam Depuy[7]; 7. 100-Chris Hulsizer[6]; 8. 66X-Scott Nash[8]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 6 (10 Laps): 1. 41-Dalton Rombough[1]; 2. 8-Dillon Paddock[2]; 3. 77T-Tyeller Powless[3]; 4. 25G-Nolan Groves[5]; 5. 121-Steve Glover[6]; 6. #18C-Dan Craun[4]; 7. 81K-Dalton Martin[8]; 8. (DNS) Z28-Tucker Donath

Awards & Contingencies:

Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #5-DJ Christie; #28F-Davie Franek; #15-Ryan Turner; #17-Sammy Reakes IV; #21-Spencer Burley; #41-Dalton Rombough

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #5-DJ Christie; #28F-Davie Franek; #15-Ryan Turner; #87-Jason Barney; #36-Jonathan Preston; #41-Dalton Rombough

Lacaillade Masonry B Main Winner ($50): #4p-Chase Moran; #53-Shawn Donath

Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #28F-Davie Franek

Keizer Wheels 5^th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #17-Sammy Reakes IV

King Motorsports 10^th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #4P-Chase Moran

Pinnacle Investments 11^th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #35-Jared Zimbardi

Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #15-Ryan Turner

All-Star Performance 15th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #77t-Tyeller Powless

A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #66-Jordan Hutton

Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #96X-Chad Phelps

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #28F-Davie Franek; #88H-Josh Hansen; #5-DJ Christie

Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #36-Jonathan Preston

Slade Shock Tech ($50 Certificate): #36-Jonathan Preston

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October 5 2025

Trenca Lands in Victory Lane at Fulton

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By Curtis Berleue (Fulton, NY) | After a strong run resulting in a podium finish earlier this season at the Fulton Speedway, Joe Trenca backed up the performance with his first win of the season on Friday night as part of the Outlaw 200 weekend. Leading all 25 laps, the Clay, NY driver earned $2,000 for his efforts.

By virtue of drawing the Pinnacle pole award, Trenca and Chase Moran would bring the field to green. Trenca jumped out to an early lead, with Jason Barney falling into second place behind him. Larry Wight quickly moved from his fifth starting position to claim the final podium spot for the time being.

On lap 13, Wight was able to get by Barney to take control of second place, with Trenca still holding a one-second advantage on the field. Wight remained in second for a handful of laps, until a hard-charging Jordan Poirier was able to sneak by on lap 18. Poirier, who started in 7^th, had been steadily making his way through the field.

Out front, however, nobody had anything for Trenca as he crossed the checkers first, collecting his first win of 2025 and second career win at the Fulton Speedway.

“It feels great (to be in victory lane),” said Trenca. “We needed that one, it’s been a real tough year, the last 24 hours have been real tough. We’ve gone through a lot of adversity, and it feels great.”

Jordan Poirier, having just claimed the 2025 championship, came home in second.

“I knew it was probably going to be a bottom dominant race track,” said Poirier. “Barney went to the top (on the last restart), which is unusual so I took advantage of it.”

“I’m so happy for the Trenca crew though, we’ve been going racing with them for a long time and it feels good to finally see them win.”

The championship is Poirier’s fourth overall and fourth in a row.

“When I was watching (Uncle) Steve racing I was just hoping to win a race someday, let alone a championship. Now with four in a row, its just unreal.”

Rounding out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium was Danny Varin, who cracked into the top three on lap 19 after starting in 13^th.

“We were working on this car all night, we weren’t the greatest tonight but it’s pretty good to be able to come from where we did,” said Varin. “We just needed to start a little better.”

With 35 cars in the pits for the final points paying show of 2025, the field was split into four timed hot lap groups, with Larry Wight, Shawn Donath, Dillon Paddock and Jordan Poirier each earning Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards. Elab Smokers Boutique heat races were won by Matt Tanner, Jason Barney, Dylan Swiernik, and Jordan Poirier. Kyle Smith won the Lacaillade Masonry B-Main, while Danny Varin won the East Coast Sealcoat & Paving dash.

The final on-track event for the Empire Super Sprints in 2025 is Friday October 17^th at the Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, NY for the annual Hoag Memorial 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 (@ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The ESS Road Ahead:

Friday, October 17 – Outlaw Speedway – Dundee, NY ($4,000 to Win Hoag Memorial)

Saturday, November 15 – Annual Awards Banquet & Rules Meeting

Full Results:

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 98-Joe Trenca[1]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier[7]; 3. 01-Danny Varin[13]; 4. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[10]; 5. 87-Jason Barney[3]; 6. 53-Shawn Donath[25]; 7. 4S-Johnny Smith[17]; 8. #99L-Larry Wight[5]; 9. 15-Ryan Turner[23]; 10. 24-Bobby Hackel IV[19]; 11. 38-Zach Sobotka[12]; 12. 21T-Alex Therrien[22]; 13. 90-Matt Tanner[4]; 14. 66-Jordan Hutton[24]; 15. #99K-Mike Kiser[15]; 16. 100-Chris Hulsizer[9]; 17. 8-Dillon Paddock[6]; 18. 32-Kyle Smith[21]; 19. 13E-Evan Reynolds[26]; 20. 81-Tyler Reynolds[20]; 21. 36-Jarrett Herbison[16]; 22. 28F-Davie Franek[11]; 23. 21-Spencer Burley[8]; 24. 4P-Chase Moran[2]; 25. 41-Dalton Rombough[14]; 26. 87XS-Skyler Evans[18]

Lacaillade Masonry B-Main (10 Laps): 1. 32-Kyle Smith[2]; 2. 21T-Alex Therrien[9]; 3. 15-Ryan Turner[12]; 4. 66-Jordan Hutton[1]; 5. 53-Shawn Donath[14]; 6. 93-Bryan Cloutier[5]; 7. 13E-Evan Reynolds[6]; 8. 25-George Sanford[13]; 9. 29-Dalton Herrick[10]; 10. 13-Keith Granholm[4]; 11. 3-Parker Evans[15]; 12. (DNF) 77E-Ashton VanEvery[3]; 13. (DNF) 17-Sammy Reakes IV[11]; 14. (DNF) 93L-Guy Gosselin[8]; 15. (DNS) 33-Lacey Hanson

East Coast Sealcoat & Paving Dash (4 Laps): 1. 01-Danny Varin[3]; 2. 41-Dalton Rombough[1]; 3. #99K-Mike Kiser[2]; 4. 36-Jarrett Herbison[4]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 90-Matt Tanner[2]; 2. 38-Zach Sobotka[1]; 3. #99L-Larry Wight[4]; 4. 41-Dalton Rombough[3]; 5. 4S-Johnny Smith[5]; 6. 66-Jordan Hutton[6]; 7. 93-Bryan Cloutier[7]; 8. 21T-Alex Therrien[9]; 9. 25-George Sanford[8]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 87-Jason Barney[3]; 2. 98-Joe Trenca[5]; 3. 100-Chris Hulsizer[2]; 4. #99K-Mike Kiser[9]; 5. 87XS-Skyler Evans[1]; 6. 32-Kyle Smith[8]; 7. 13E-Evan Reynolds[7]; 8. 29-Dalton Herrick[6]; 9. 53-Shawn Donath[4]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[2]; 2. 8-Dillon Paddock[4]; 3. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 4. 01-Danny Varin[3]; 5. 24-Bobby Hackel IV[6]; 6. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[5]; 7. 33-Lacey Hanson[7]; 8. (DNF) 17-Sammy Reakes IV[8]; 9. (DNS) 3-Parker Evans

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[4]; 2. 21-Spencer Burley[2]; 3. 4P-Chase Moran[1]; 4. 36-Jarrett Herbison[7]; 5. 81-Tyler Reynolds[5]; 6. 13-Keith Granholm[6]; 7. (DNF) 93L-Guy Gosselin[8]; 8. (DNF) 15-Ryan Turner[3]

Awards & Contingencies:

Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #99L-Larry Wight; #53-Shawn Donath; #8-Dillon Paddock; #28-Jordan Poirier

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #90-Matt Tanner; #87-Jason Barney; #7C-Dylan Swiernik; #28-Jordan Poirier

Cobra Motorhomes & Trailers / East Coast Sealcoat Dash Winner ($125): #01-Danny Varin

Lacaillade Masonry B Main Winner ($50): #32-Kyle Smith

Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #98-Joe Trenca

Keizer Wheels 5^th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #87-Jason Barney

King Motorsports 10^th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #24-Bobby Hackel

Pinnacle Investments 11^th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #38-Zach Sobotka

Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #90-Matt Tanner

All-Star Performance 15th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #99K-Mike Kiser

A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #53-Shawn Donath

Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #81-Tyler Reynolds

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #98-Joe Trenca; #28-Jordan Poirier; #01-Danny Varin

Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #21T-Alex Therrien

Slade Shock Tech ($50 Certificate): #21T-Alex Therrien

Qualifying 1: 1. #99L-Larry Wight, 00:15.086[9]; 2. 41-Dalton Rombough, 00:15.466[3]; 3. 90-Matt Tanner, 00:15.490[7]; 4. 38-Zach Sobotka, 00:15.497[8]; 5. 4S-Johnny Smith, 00:15.691[5]; 6. 66-Jordan Hutton, 00:15.746[2]; 7. 93-Bryan Cloutier, 00:16.090[4]; 8. 25-George Sanford, 00:16.608[1]; 9. 21T-Alex Therrien, 00:16.608[6]

Qualifying 2: 1. 53-Shawn Donath, 00:15.208[6]; 2. 87-Jason Barney, 00:15.683[7]; 3. 100-Chris Hulsizer, 00:15.830[9]; 4. 87XS-Skyler Evans, 00:15.923[5]; 5. 98-Joe Trenca, 00:16.248[3]; 6. 29-Dalton Herrick, 00:16.348[4]; 7. 32-Kyle Smith, 00:16.610[1]; 8. #99K-Mike Kiser, 00:16.910[2]; 9. (DNS) 81-Tyler Reynolds, 00:16.428

Qualifying 3: 1. 8-Dillon Paddock, 00:15.426[4]; 2. 01-Danny Varin, 00:15.687[1]; 3. 7C-Dylan Swiernik, 00:15.939[6]; 4. 28F-Davie Franek, 00:16.112[8]; 5. 77E-Ashton VanEvery, 00:16.426[5]; 6. 24-Bobby Hackel IV, 00:16.515[3]; 7. 33-Lacey Hanson, 00:16.651[2]; 8. 17-Sammy Reakes IV, 00:17.095[7]; 9. 3-Parker Evans[9]

Qualifying 4: 1. 28-Jordan Poirier, 00:15.510[2]; 2. 15-Ryan Turner, 00:15.628[1]; 3. 21-Spencer Burley, 00:15.987[3]; 4. 4P-Chase Moran, 00:16.241[6]; 5. 13E-Evan Reynolds, 00:16.800[8]; 6. 13-Keith Granholm[4]; 7. 36-Jarrett Herbison[7]; 8. 93L-Guy Gosselin[5]

Hot Laps 1: 1. #99L-Larry Wight, 00:15.086[9]; 2. 41-Dalton Rombough, 00:15.466[3]; 3. 90-Matt Tanner, 00:15.490[7]; 4. 38-Zach Sobotka, 00:15.497[8]; 5. 4S-Johnny Smith, 00:15.691[5]; 6. 66-Jordan Hutton, 00:15.746[2]; 7. 93-Bryan Cloutier, 00:16.090[4]; 8. 25-George Sanford, 00:16.608[1]; 9. 21T-Alex Therrien, 00:16.608[6]

Hot Laps 2: 1. 53-Shawn Donath, 00:15.208[7]; 2. 87-Jason Barney, 00:15.683[8]; 3. 100-Chris Hulsizer, 00:15.830[9]; 4. 87XS-Skyler Evans, 00:15.923[6]; 5. 98-Joe Trenca, 00:16.248[4]; 6. 29-Dalton Herrick, 00:16.348[5]; 7. 13E-Evan Reynolds, 00:16.428[2]; 8. 32-Kyle Smith, 00:16.610[1]; 9. #99K-Mike Kiser, 00:16.910[3]

Hot Laps 3: 1. 8-Dillon Paddock, 00:15.426[4]; 2. 01-Danny Varin, 00:15.687[1]; 3. 7C-Dylan Swiernik, 00:15.939[6]; 4. 28F-Davie Franek, 00:16.112[8]; 5. 77E-Ashton VanEvery, 00:16.426[5]; 6. 24-Bobby Hackel IV, 00:16.515[3]; 7. 33-Lacey Hanson, 00:16.651[2]; 8. 17-Sammy Reakes IV, 00:17.095[7]; 9. (DNS) 3-Parker Evans

Hot Laps 4: 1. 28-Jordan Poirier, 00:15.510[2]; 2. 15-Ryan Turner, 00:15.628[1]; 3. 21-Spencer Burley, 00:15.987[3]; 4. 4P-Chase Moran, 00:16.241[6]; 5. 81-Tyler Reynolds, 00:16.800[8]; 6. 13-Keith Granholm, 00:16.800[4]; 7. 93L-Guy Gosselin, 00:16.800[5]; 8. 36-Jarrett Herbison, 00:16.800[7]

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September 20 2025

Jordan Thomas wins Outlaw Fall Nationals

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By Curtis Berleue (Dundee, NY) | After showing consistent speed throughout the 2025 season, Jordan Thomas finally broke through into ESS victory lane Friday at the Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, NY. Notching his third tour victory at the Yates County Oval, Thomas led 19 of 25 laps on his way to the $4,220 Cal Lane Memorial win.

By virtue of drawing the Pinnacle Pole award, Jordan Hutton led the field to green alongside Jordan Thomas. Thomas would immediately take control of the field using the high side of the speedway, with third starting Jordan Poirier moving to second and Hutton settling into third.

The lead trio remained the same until lap 14, when Jordan Hutton spun on the top side of turn two while working traffic. The ensuing restart allowed Poirier to sneak past Thomas, though his success was short lived as Thomas was able to get back by him to retake the lead just 6 laps later.

Poirier’s slide backwards continued two laps later, as eighth starting Davie Franek got by him with just three to go. Neither Franek nor Poirier ultimately had anything for Thomas though, as he got to the checkers first for his first tour win of 2025.

“In the black slick we were no good,” said Thomas in victory lane. “Once he (Poirier) got by me, he was struggling a little bit, I just had to be patient. Even when he was running the top, I could tell he couldn’t carry the speed I was.”

“When we got back by him there, I was just hoping for the laps to count down and hold on.”

Davie Franek picked up the A-Verdi Storage Containers hard charger award by passing six cars and finishing second.

“It was entertaining watching those two guys (Thomas and Poirier) go at it,” said Franek. “I wish we didn’t start eighth, I think we would have definitely been up there a little bit sooner.”

Rounding out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium was Jordan Poirier.

“We’re not good here usually,” said Poirier. “When I got the lead I was like ‘Okay, we might have something here,’ but I was just trying to conserve.”

“Its good to finally finish on the podium here at Outlaw, it’s the first time. We had a good battle with Jordan (Thomas) there.”

With 17 cars in the pits, the field was split into two timed hot lap groups. Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards went to Jordan Hutton and Dylan Swiernik, while Elab Smokers Boutique heats were won by Davie Franek and Jonathan Preston.

The next scheduled event for the Empire Super Sprints is Friday October 3^rd at the Fulton Speedway in Futon, NY. 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 (@ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The ESS Road Ahead:

Friday, October 3 – Fulton Speedway – Fulton, NY ($2,000 to Win Outlaw 200 Weekend)

Friday, October 17 – Outlaw Speedway – Dundee, NY ($4,000 to Win Hoag Memorial)

Saturday, November 15 – ESS Awards Banquet

Full Results:

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 79-Jordan Thomas[2]; 2. 28F-Davie Franek[8]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 4. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[4]; 5. 41-Dalton Rombough[9]; 6. 35-Jared Zimbardi[5]; 7. 7NY-Matt Farnham[6]; 8. 66-Jordan Hutton[1]; 9. 38-Zach Sobotka[11]; 10. 8-Dillon Paddock[13]; 11. 21-Spencer Burley[12]; 12. 67-Steve Glover[15]; 13. 33-Lacey Hanson[14]; 14. 87-Jason Barney[10]; 15. X-Jonathan Preston[7]; 16. (DNS) 36-Jarrett Herbison; 17. (DNS) 100-Chris Hulsizer

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 28F-Davie Franek[2]; 2. 35-Jared Zimbardi[1]; 3. 66-Jordan Hutton[4]; 4. 79-Jordan Thomas[3]; 5. 41-Dalton Rombough[6]; 6. 38-Zach Sobotka[7]; 7. 8-Dillon Paddock[5]; 8. 67-Steve Glover[8]; 9. (DNS) 100-Chris Hulsizer

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. X-Jonathan Preston[1]; 2. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[4]; 3. 7NY-Matt Farnham[2]; 4. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 5. 87-Jason Barney[5]; 6. 21-Spencer Burley[6]; 7. 33-Lacey Hanson[8]; 8. 36-Jarrett Herbison[7]

Awards & Contingencies:

Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #66-Jordan Hutton; #7C-Dylan Swiernik

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #28F-Davie Franek; #X-Jonathan Preston

Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #66-Jordan Hutton

Keizer Wheels 5^th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #41-Dalton Rombough

King Motorsports 10^th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #8-Dillon Paddock

Pinnacle Investments 11^th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #21-Spencer Burley

Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #33-Lacey Hanson

All-Star Performance 15th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #87-Jason Barney

A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #28F-Davie Franek (+6)

Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #33-Lacey Hanson

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #79-Jordan Thomas; #28F-Davie Franek; #28-Jordan Poirier

Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #41-Dalton Rombough

Slade Shock Tech ($50 Certificate): #87-Jason Barney

A Feature 1: 1. 79-Jordan Thomas[2]; 2. 28F-Davie Franek[8]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 4. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[4]; 5. 41-Dalton Rombough[9]; 6. 35-Jared Zimbardi[5]; 7. 7NY-Matt Farnham[6]; 8. 66-Jordan Hutton[1]; 9. 38-Zach Sobotka[11]; 10. 8-Dillon Paddock[13]; 11. 21-Spencer Burley[12]; 12. 67-Steve Glover[15]; 13. 33-Lacey Hanson[14]; 14. 87-Jason Barney[10]; 15. X-Jonathan Preston[7]; 16. (DNS) 36-Jarrett Herbison; 17. (DNS) 100-Chris Hulsizer

Heat 1: 1. 28F-Davie Franek[2]; 2. 35-Jared Zimbardi[1]; 3. 66-Jordan Hutton[4]; 4. 79-Jordan Thomas[3]; 5. 41-Dalton Rombough[6]; 6. 38-Zach Sobotka[7]; 7. 8-Dillon Paddock[5]; 8. 67-Steve Glover[8]; 9. (DNS) 100-Chris Hulsizer

Heat 2: 1. X-Jonathan Preston[1]; 2. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[4]; 3. 7NY-Matt Farnham[2]; 4. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 5. 87-Jason Barney[5]; 6. 21-Spencer Burley[6]; 7. 33-Lacey Hanson[8]; 8. 36-Jarrett Herbison[7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 66-Jordan Hutton, 00:13.233[6]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas, 00:13.247[7]; 3. 28F-Davie Franek, 00:13.538[3]; 4. 35-Jared Zimbardi, 00:13.624[5]; 5. 8-Dillon Paddock, 00:13.692[1]; 6. 41-Dalton Rombough, 00:13.865[8]; 7. 38-Zach Sobotka, 00:13.961[4]; 8. 67-Steve Glover, 00:14.139[2]; 9. 100-Chris Hulsizer, 00:14.397[9]

Qualifying 2: 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik, 00:13.368[4]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier, 00:13.501[3]; 3. 7NY-Matt Farnham, 00:13.551[2]; 4. X-Jonathan Preston, 00:13.805[5]; 5. 87-Jason Barney, 00:13.904[1]; 6. 21-Spencer Burley, 00:13.927[6]; 7. 36-Jarrett Herbison, 00:14.074[8]; 8. 33-Lacey Hanson, 00:14.146[7]

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September 16 2025

SHERIDAN WINS IN 21ST EDITION OF NORTHERN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS AT OHSWEKEN

ESS Sprints Results-2025

OHSWEKEN, Ont. (September 13, 2025) – Nitro 54, Sit ‘N’ Bull Tires, and Arrow Express presented the 21st Running of the Northern Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken Speedway on Saturday; Nick Sheridan took the $30,000 A-Main win for the 360 Sprint Cars, while Josh Verne Jr won in the Crate Sprint division.

Northern Sprint Car Nationals 360 Sprint Cars
2025 Ohsweken Speedway 360 Champion Dylan Westbrook and Texas visitor Sam Hafertepe Jr. earned front row starting positions for the 35 lap Northern Sprint Car Nationals 360 Sprint Car A-Main. Westbrook took the early lead in the opening laps. Eric Gledhill and Glenn Styres suffered spins on lap three and brought out the only caution flag of the race. Westbrook managed the restart with ease as he set a torrid pace, catching slower traffic by lap nine with a 1.9 second lead over Matt Farnham.

Nick Sheridan eventually tracked down and passed Farnham for second, and used the outside line to close in on Westbrook as the laps ticked down. With time running out, Sheridan made his pass for the lead and eventual win with just five laps left to go. Westbrook then fell into the clutches of eighth row starter Ryan Turner, who was on the hunt for a fourth Nationals win. It was Sheridan’s night though, as he claimed the highly coveted $30,000 crown jewel victory by a margin of 1.9 seconds.

Turner and Westbrook claimed the final two podium positions respectively. Finishing next were DJ Christie in fourth, Farnham fifth, Hafertepe sixth, Josh Hansen seventh, Jordan Thomas eighth, Todd Hoddick ninth, and Darren Dryden tenth. Sheridan set a new event record in time trials earlier in the evening, with a lap of 13.283 seconds

A-Main [Started] 35 laps – NT
1. 45-Nick Sheridan[3]; 2. 15-Ryan Turner[15]; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[1]; 4. 5-DJ Christie[9]; 5. 7NY-Matt Farnham[4]; 6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 7. 28-Jordan Poirier[6]; 8. 9-Liam Martin[11]; 9. 87XS-Skyler Evans[14]; 10. 88H-Josh Hansen[5]; 11. 79-Jordan Thomas[10]; 12. 21T-Alex Therrien[8]; 13. 94-Todd Hoddick[22]; 14. 12DD-Darren Dryden[7]; 15. 87-Jason Barney[17]; 16. 6-Ryan Coniam[12]; 17. 77X-Alex Hill[16]; 18. 0-Glenn Styres[30]; 19. 85-Dustin Daggett[13]; 20. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[23]; 21. 71H-Max Stambaugh[25]; 22. 7-Eric Gledhill[18]; 23. 0JB-Justin Barger[28]; 24. 52-Scott Kreutter[27]; 25. 84-Mike Lichty[24]; 26. 31C-Dale Curran[26]; 27. (DNF) 28F-Davie Franek[19]; 28. (DNF) 17X-Cory Turner[20]; 29. (DNF) 19D-Allan Downey[21]; 30. (DNF) 11-Jamie Turner[29]
Hard Charger – Ryan Turner +15

Awards:
-A-Main Winner – Nick Sheridan (Free Fire Suit – EPIC Racewear)
-Rookie of the Nationals – Skyler Evans ($250 – Glenn Styres Racing)
-Bill Peer Memorial Best Appearing Car – Jason Barney ($350 – Corr/Pak Merchandising)
-Travis Rutz Long Tow – Sam Hafertepe Jr. ($250 – Case IH)
-Fastest Qualifier – Nick Sheridan ($500 – Smokey’s Auto Service)
-Fastest Canadian Qualifier – Nick Sheridan ($300 –Plazek’s Auto Recyclers)
-Hard Charger – Ryan Turner ($300 – Niagara Dental Arts)

Pole Dash [Started] 5 laps – 1:15.061
1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[2]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 3. 45-Nick Sheridan[6]; 4. 7NY-Matt Farnham[4]; 5. 88H-Josh Hansen[3]; 6. 28-Jordan Poirier[5]; 7. 12DD-Darren Dryden[7]; 8. 21T-Alex Therrien[8]

B-Main [Started] 12 laps – NT
1. 17X-Cory Turner[1]; 2. 19D-Allan Downey[2]; 3. 94-Todd Hoddick[5]; 4. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[3]; 5. 84-Mike Lichty[6]; 6. 52-Scott Kreutter[4]; 7. 71H-Max Stambaugh[7]; 8. 70MM-Matt Billings[11]; 9. 0-Glenn Styres[10]; 10. 70-Baily Heard[12]; 11. 77T-Tyeller Powless[20]; 12. 68-Aaron Turkey[17]; 13. 0JB-Justin Barger[8]; 14. 31C-Dale Curran[14]; 15. 13-Evan Reynolds[18]; 16. 81-Tyler Reynolds[16]; 17. 46-Kevin Pauls[13]; 18. 11-Jamie Turner[9]; 19. 0C-Cole MacDonald[21]; 20. 94X-Scott Hall[15]; 21. (DNF) 36-Mikey Kruchka[19]

C-Main [Started] 10 laps – NT
1. 13-Evan Reynolds[1]; 2. 36-Mikey Kruchka[4]; 3. 77T-Tyeller Powless[6]; 4. 0C-Cole MacDonald[5]; 5. 28K-Tate O’Leary[2]; 6. (DNF) 21K-Kyle Phillips[3]; 7. (DNS) 12-Alex Bergeron; 8. (DNS) 7C-Dylan Swiernik; 9. (DNS) 84R-Tyler Rand

Heat Race 1 [Started] 10 laps – 2:21.000
1. 21T-Alex Therrien[1]; 2. 45-Nick Sheridan[4]; 3. 7-Eric Gledhill[2]; 4. 5-DJ Christie[3]; 5. 11-Jamie Turner[5]; 6. 46-Kevin Pauls[7]; 7. 13-Evan Reynolds[8]; 8. 0C-Cole MacDonald[6]

Heat Race 2 [Started] 10 laps – 2:22.098
1. 28-Jordan Poirier[2]; 2. 12DD-Darren Dryden[4]; 3. 87-Jason Barney[3]; 4. 0JB-Justin Barger[1]; 5. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[6]; 6. 94X-Scott Hall[7]; 7. (DNF) 12-Alex Bergeron[5]; 8. (DNS) 84R-Tyler Rand

Heat Race 3 [Started] 10 laps – 2:20.667
1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 2. 9-Liam Martin[2]; 3. 87XS-Skyler Evans[3]; 4. 94-Todd Hoddick[1]; 5. 17X-Cory Turner[6]; 6. 70-Baily Heard[7]; 7. 36-Mikey Kruchka[5]; 8. 77T-Tyeller Powless[8]

Heat Race 4 [Started] 10 laps – NT
1. 88H-Josh Hansen[4]; 2. 85-Dustin Daggett[2]; 3. 77X-Alex Hill[3]; 4. 71H-Max Stambaugh[1]; 5. 0-Glenn Styres[5]; 6. 31C-Dale Curran[7]; 7. 21K-Kyle Phillips[6]

Heat Race 5 [Started] 10 laps – 2:25.313
1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[4]; 2. 6-Ryan Coniam[2]; 3. 15-Ryan Turner[3]; 4. 84-Mike Lichty[1]; 5. 19D-Allan Downey[6]; 6. 68-Aaron Turkey[5]; 7. 28K-Tate O’Leary[7]

Heat Race 6 [Started] 10 laps – 2:27.163
1. 7NY-Matt Farnham[4]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas[3]; 3. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 4. 52-Scott Kreutter[2]; 5. 70MM-Matt Billings[5]; 6. 81-Tyler Reynolds[6]; 7. (DNS) 7C-Dylan Swiernik

Qualifications Flight 1
1. 45-Nick Sheridan, 00:13.283; 2. 12DD-Darren Dryden, 00:13.554; 3. 5-DJ Christie, 00:13.635; 4. 87-Jason Barney, 00:13.702; 5. 7-Eric Gledhill, 00:13.923; 6. 28-Jordan Poirier, 00:13.940; 7. 21T-Alex Therrien, 00:13.956; 8. 0JB-Justin Barger, 00:13.959; 9. 11-Jamie Turner, 00:13.967; 10. 12-Alex Bergeron, 00:14.046; 11. 0C-Cole MacDonald, 00:14.112; 12. 77E-Ashton VanEvery, 00:14.129; 13. 46-Kevin Pauls, 00:14.409; 14. 84R-Tyler Rand, 00:14.466; 15. 13-Evan Reynolds, 00:14.473; 16. 94X-Scott Hall, 00:14.726

Qualifications Flight 2
1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 00:13.538; 2. 88H-Josh Hansen, 00:13.607; 3. 87XS-Skyler Evans, 00:13.660; 4. 77X-Alex Hill, 00:13.697; 5. 9-Liam Martin, 00:13.756; 6. 85-Dustin Daggett, 00:13.835; 7. 94-Todd Hoddick, 00:13.885; 8. 71H-Max Stambaugh, 00:13.949; 9. 36-Mikey Kruchka, 00:13.996; 10. 0-Glenn Styres, 00:14.023; 11. 17X-Cory Turner, 00:14.107; 12. 21K-Kyle Phillips, 00:14.147; 13. 70-Baily Heard, 00:14.289; 14. 31C-Dale Curran, 00:14.364; 14. 77T-Tyeller Powless, 00:14.488

Qualifications Flight 3
1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 00:13.556; 2. 7NY-Matt Farnham, 00:13.647; 3. 15-Ryan Turner, 00:13.673; 4. 79-Jordan Thomas, 00:14.008; 5. 6-Ryan Coniam, 00:14.067; 6. 52-Scott Kreutter, 00:14.072; 7. 84-Mike Lichty, 00:14.168; 8. 28F-Davie Franek, 00:14.201; 9. 68-Aaron Turkey, 00:14.418; 10. 70MM-Matt Billings, 00:14.432; 11. 19D-Allan Downey, 00:14.598; 12. 81-Tyler Reynolds, 00:14.949; 13. 28K-Tate O’Leary, 00:15.402; 14. (DNS) 7C-Dylan Swiernik

September 16 2025

POIRIER and CHRISTIE Win the Night before the Nationals

ESS Sprints Results-2025

Davie Franek and Jordan Poirier brought the field to the green flag for the first of the Twin 15’s for the 360 Sprint Cars. Franek enjoyed his early lead until Poirier passed him on lap three. Alex Therrien also followed through the open door, relegating Franek to third on the same lap. Poirier and Therrien battled between traffic all the way to the finish but it was Poirier who crossed the finish first, besting his fellow Quebecer. The victory was Poirier’s first win at Ohsweken. Therrien finished a close second, with Darren Dryden in third. The rest of the top five were Franek in fourth and Baily Heard fifth.

The second of the Twin 15’s had DJ Christie and Liam Matin on the front row. Christie led the opening lap over Martin with a healthy lead. With seven laps left to go, Christie could be found slicing through traffic like a surgeon. Christie proved to be untouchable as he led every lap to claim his first 360 Sprint Car victory at Ohsweken. Next to finish were Martin in second, Skyler Evans third, Nick Sheridan fourth, and Josh Hansen fifth.

The wins guaranteed Poirier and Christie top ten starting positions in Saturday’s $30,000-to-win Northern Sprint Car Nationals A-Main.

September 2 2025

Franek Wins $10,000 in Cole Cup at Utica Rome

ESS Sprints Results-2025

By Curtis Berleue (Vernon, NY) | For the second time in his career, Davie Franek is a Cole Cup champion at the Utica Rome Speedway. The New Jersey driver was a model of perfection in the 30 lap A-main, leading green to checkered in a dominating performance to pocket $10,000, the highest-paying points event on the 2025 Empire Super Sprints calendar.

By virtue of drawing the Pinnacle Pole award, Franek and Johnny Smith led the field to the green flag of the 30 lap main event. Franek jumped out to an early lead, but the start was called back as Chase Moran brought out the caution on the back stretch before a lap could be completed.

On the second attempt at a green flag, Franek again jumped out to a lead with Larry Wight in tow. Matt Tanner assumed the third position, with Smith falling to fourth momentarily. Just a lap later, Smith got by Tanner and ran in third for the next four laps until misfortune struck and he brought out the caution, stopping between turns three and four.

When the field again took the green, Franek resumed his position at the front of the field. By lap ten, the makeup of the top five had changed, with Dalton Rombough, Danny Varin and Dylan Swiernik entering the picture behind Franek and Wight.

As the laps clicked off and the lap counter hit halfway, Danny Varin had worked his way past Rombough into a podium position.

Through multiple restarts, Franek and Wight were able to maintain their spots at the head of the field. A lap 20 restart, however, allowed Jordan Thomas to work his way into the top five. A final restart with three laps remaining gave Thomas one final shot, and using the extreme outside of the speedway he was able to get by both Varin and Wight to take the second spot.

Ultimately, nobody had anything for Franek as he would cross under the checkers first for the third time in 2025.

“There was a little bit of moisture down there on the bottom, and Larry was good on the restarts, he kept pace with me,” said Franek in victory lane. “My motor would stumbled a little bit so I had to set a little faster pace (on the restarts).”

“We got our motor combination back where we need it, it’s very important on these slick race tracks. Brian (Zyck) has been doing a great job in the shop, this past month we have been running very good.”

Jordan Thomas made some late race moves to work his way into a second place finish.

“I think we would have gave Davie a run for his money if there was one more caution,” said Thomas. “At the beginning I was super tight, as the fuel burned off the car just came to me and we were getting better and better.”

Rounding out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium was Larry Wight, who also picked up his third straight podium finish on the weekend.

“I actually wanted the long runs,” said Wight. “I was hoping we would get into some lap traffic, as soon as we got to that we were starting to catch Franek. When the cautions came out and we were stuck to the outside, it was hard to keep pace with him.”

With 33 cars registered for the final night of the Labor Day weekend tripleheader, the field was split into four timed hot lap groups. Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards went to Jason Barney, Dylan Swiernik, Joe Trenca and Shawn Donath. Elab Smokers Boutique heat races were won by Dalton Rombough, Davie Franek, Jordan Poirier, and Johnny Smith. The Cobra Motorhomes and Trailers Dash presented by Hidden Meadows Campground was won by Shawn Donath, while Alex Therrien picked up the Lacaillade Masonry B-Main.

The next scheduled event for the Empire Super Sprints is this coming Saturday September 6^th at the Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville, NY. 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 (@ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The ESS Road Ahead:

Saturday, September 6 – Can-Am Speedway – LaFargeville, NY ($2,000 to Win)

Friday, September 12 – Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, ONT (Northern Sprint Car Nationals Prelim)

Saturday, September 13 – Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, ONT (Northern Sprint Car Nationals)

Full Results:

Cole Cup A Main (30 Laps): 1. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas[7]; 3. 99L-Larry Wight[5]; 4. 28-Jordan Poirier[11]; 5. 01-Danny Varin[9]; 6. 98-Joe Trenca[16]; 7. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[14]; 8. 21T-Alex Therrien[21]; 9. 87-Jason Barney[10]; 10. 96X-Chad Phelps[20]; 11. 53-Shawn Donath[13]; 12. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[19]; 13. 38-Zach Sobotka[18]; 14. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[4]; 15. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[15]; 16. 13E-Evan Reynolds[26]; 17. 33-Lacey Hanson[25]; 18. 17S-Kyle Smith[17]; 19. 41-Dalton Rombough[6]; 20. 21-Spencer Burley[8]; 21. 66-Jordan Hutton[23]; 22. 7NY-Matt Farnham[12]; 23. 90-Matt Tanner[3]; 24. 3Z-Johnny Smith[2]; 25. 13T-Trevor Years[22]; 26. 4P-Chase Moran[24]

Lacaillade Masonry B-Main (10 Laps): 1. 21T-Alex Therrien[1]; 2. 13T-Trevor Years[3]; 3. 66-Jordan Hutton[7]; 4. 4P-Chase Moran[11]; 5. 33-Lacey Hanson[4]; 6. 13E-Evan Reynolds[5]; 7. 3-Denny Peebles[13]; 8. 81-Tyler Reynolds[9]; 9. 6K-Kyle Dutcher[2]; 10. 67-Steve Glover[6]; 11. (DNS) 36-Mikey Kruchka; 12. (DNS) 99K-Mike Kiser; 13. (DNS) 88H-Josh Hansen

Hidden Meadows Campground Dash (4 Laps): 1. 53-Shawn Donath[4]; 2. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[2]; 3. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[1]; 4. 98-Joe Trenca[3]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 41-Dalton Rombough[2]; 2. 87-Jason Barney[4]; 3. 01-Danny Varin[1]; 4. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[6]; 5. 17S-Kyle Smith[5]; 6. 21T-Alex Therrien[3]; 7. 13E-Evan Reynolds[7]; 8. 81-Tyler Reynolds[8]; 9. 3-Denny Peebles[9]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 28F-Davie Franek[2]; 2. 99L-Larry Wight[3]; 3. 21-Spencer Burley[1]; 4. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[4]; 5. 38-Zach Sobotka[5]; 6. 6K-Kyle Dutcher[7]; 7. 67-Steve Glover[8]; 8. 99K-Mike Kiser[6]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[1]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas[3]; 3. 90-Matt Tanner[2]; 4. 98-Joe Trenca[4]; 5. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[5]; 6. 13T-Trevor Years[8]; 7. 66-Jordan Hutton[7]; 8. 4P-Chase Moran[6]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 3Z-Johnny Smith[8]; 2. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[2]; 3. 7NY-Matt Farnham[1]; 4. 53-Shawn Donath[4]; 5. 96X-Chad Phelps[7]; 6. 33-Lacey Hanson[6]; 7. 36-Mikey Kruchka[5]; 8. 88H-Josh Hansen[3]

Awards & Contingencies:

Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #87-Jason Barney; #7C-Dylan Swiernik; #98-Joe Trenca; #53-Shawn Donath

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #41-Dalton Rombough; #28F-Davie Franek; #28-Jordan Poirier; #3Z-Johnny Smith

Cobra Motorhomes & Trailers / Hidden Meadows Campground Dash Winner ($125): #53-Shawn Donath

Lacaillade Masonry B Main Winner ($50): #21T-Alex Therrien

Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #28F-Davie Franek

Keizer Wheels 5^th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate):#01-Danny Varin

King Motorsports 10^th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #96X-Chad Phelps

Pinnacle Investments 11^th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #53-Shawn Donath

Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate):#38-Zach Sobotka

All-Star Performance 15th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #17-Sammy Reakes IV

A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #21T-Alex Therrien (+13)

Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #33-Lacey Hanson

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #28F-Davie Franek; #79-Jordan Thomas; #99L-Larry Wight

Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #90-Matt Tanner

Slade Shock Tech ($50 Certificate): #36-Mikey Kruchka

Cole Cup A Main (30 Laps): 1. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas[7]; 3. 99L-Larry Wight[5]; 4. 28-Jordan Poirier[11]; 5. 01-Danny Varin[9]; 6. 98-Joe Trenca[16]; 7. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[14]; 8. 21T-Alex Therrien[21]; 9. 87-Jason Barney[10]; 10. 96X-Chad Phelps[20]; 11. 53-Shawn Donath[13]; 12. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[19]; 13. 38-Zach Sobotka[18]; 14. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[4]; 15. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[15]; 16. 13E-Evan Reynolds[26]; 17. 33-Lacey Hanson[25]; 18. 17S-Kyle Smith[17]; 19. 41-Dalton Rombough[6]; 20. 21-Spencer Burley[8]; 21. 66-Jordan Hutton[23]; 22. 7NY-Matt Farnham[12]; 23. 90-Matt Tanner[3]; 24. 3Z-Johnny Smith[2]; 25. 13T-Trevor Years[22]; 26. 4P-Chase Moran[24]

Lacaillade Masonry B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 21T-Alex Therrien[1]; 2. 13T-Trevor Years[3]; 3. 66-Jordan Hutton[7]; 4. 4P-Chase Moran[11]; 5. 33-Lacey Hanson[4]; 6. 13E-Evan Reynolds[5]; 7. 3-Denny Peebles[13]; 8. 81-Tyler Reynolds[9]; 9. 6K-Kyle Dutcher[2]; 10. 67-Steve Glover[6]; 11. (DNS) 36-Mikey Kruchka; 12. (DNS) 99K-Mike Kiser; 13. (DNS) 88H-Josh Hansen

Travis Racing engines Dash 1 (4 Laps): 1. 53-Shawn Donath[4]; 2. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[2]; 3. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[1]; 4. 98-Joe Trenca[3]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 41-Dalton Rombough[2]; 2. 87-Jason Barney[4]; 3. 01-Danny Varin[1]; 4. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[6]; 5. 17S-Kyle Smith[5]; 6. 21T-Alex Therrien[3]; 7. 13E-Evan Reynolds[7]; 8. 81-Tyler Reynolds[8]; 9. 3-Denny Peebles[9]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 28F-Davie Franek[2]; 2. 99L-Larry Wight[3]; 3. 21-Spencer Burley[1]; 4. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[4]; 5. 38-Zach Sobotka[5]; 6. 6K-Kyle Dutcher[7]; 7. 67-Steve Glover[8]; 8. 99K-Mike Kiser[6]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[1]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas[3]; 3. 90-Matt Tanner[2]; 4. 98-Joe Trenca[4]; 5. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[5]; 6. 13T-Trevor Years[8]; 7. 66-Jordan Hutton[7]; 8. 4P-Chase Moran[6]

Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 3Z-Johnny Smith[8]; 2. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[2]; 3. 7NY-Matt Farnham[1]; 4. 53-Shawn Donath[4]; 5. 96X-Chad Phelps[7]; 6. 33-Lacey Hanson[6]; 7. 36-Mikey Kruchka[5]; 8. 88H-Josh Hansen[3]

Qualifying 1: 1. 87-Jason Barney, 00:17.596[4]; 2. 21T-Alex Therrien, 00:17.908[6]; 3. 41-Dalton Rombough, 00:18.155[8]; 4. 01-Danny Varin, 00:18.218[5]; 5. 17S-Kyle Smith, 00:18.239[1]; 6. 17-Sammy Reakes IV, 00:18.521[3]; 7. 13E-Evan Reynolds, 00:18.861[2]; 8. 81-Tyler Reynolds, 00:19.158[9]; 9. 3-Denny Peebles, 00:19.435[7]

Qualifying 2: 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik, 00:17.597[3]; 2. 99L-Larry Wight, 00:17.613[7]; 3. 28F-Davie Franek, 00:18.044[6]; 4. 21-Spencer Burley, 00:18.185[1]; 5. 38-Zach Sobotka, 00:18.302[8]; 6. 99K-Mike Kiser, 00:18.779[4]; 7. 6K-Kyle Dutcher, 00:19.080[2]; 8. 67-Steve Glover, 00:19.871[5]

Qualifying 3: 1. 98-Joe Trenca, 00:17.903[7]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas, 00:18.310[8]; 3. 90-Matt Tanner, 00:18.328[6]; 4. 28-Jordan Poirier, 00:18.418[5]; 5. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr, 00:18.770[4]; 6. 4P-Chase Moran, 00:18.866[1]; 7. 66-Jordan Hutton, 00:19.104[3]; 8. 13T-Trevor Years, 00:19.495[2]

Qualifying 4: 1. 53-Shawn Donath, 00:18.444[8]; 2. 88H-Josh Hansen, 00:18.480[5]; 3. 24-Jeremy Lafleur, 00:18.489[7]; 4. 7NY-Matt Farnham, 00:18.506[6]; 5. 36-Mikey Kruchka, 00:18.873[4]; 6. 33-Lacey Hanson, 00:19.126[3]; 7. 96X-Chad Phelps, 00:19.607[1]; 8. 3Z-Johnny Smith, 00:19.911[2]

Hot Laps 1: 1. 21T-Alex Therrien, 00:16.225[8]; 2. 87-Jason Barney, 00:16.333[7]; 3. 41-Dalton Rombough, 00:16.341[9]; 4. 17-Sammy Reakes IV, 00:16.605[2]; 5. 01-Danny Varin, 00:16.640[3]; 6. 3-Denny Peebles, 00:16.904[4]; 7. 13E-Evan Reynolds, 00:17.144[6]; 8. 17S-Kyle Smith, 00:17.185[1]; 9. 81-Tyler Reynolds, 00:17.557[5]

Hot Laps 2: 1. 99L-Larry Wight, 00:16.373[4]; 2. 7C-Dylan Swiernik, 00:16.575[2]; 3. 67-Steve Glover, 00:16.604[3]; 4. 28F-Davie Franek, 00:16.663[7]; 5. 38-Zach Sobotka, 00:16.766[8]; 6. 21-Spencer Burley, 00:17.097[1]; 7. 99K-Mike Kiser, 00:17.156[6]; 8. 6K-Kyle Dutcher, 00:17.304[5]

Hot Laps 3: 1. 79-Jordan Thomas, 00:16.892[8]; 2. 66-Jordan Hutton, 00:16.986[2]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier, 00:17.046[3]; 4. 90-Matt Tanner, 00:17.156[7]; 5. 98-Joe Trenca, 00:17.165[4]; 6. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr, 00:17.276[6]; 7. 4P-Chase Moran, 00:18.068[1]; 8. (DNS) 13T-Trevor Years

Hot Laps 4: 1. 53-Shawn Donath, 00:16.948[8]; 2. 88H-Josh Hansen, 00:16.974[3]; 3. 36-Mikey Kruchka, 00:17.259[6]; 4. 7NY-Matt Farnham, 00:17.460[7]; 5. 3Z-Johnny Smith, 00:17.671[5]; 6. 33-Lacey Hanson, 00:17.897[2]; 7. 24-Jeremy Lafleur, 00:17.948[4]; 8. 96X-Chad Phelps, 00:18.015[1]

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September 2 2025

Donath Claims ESS Victory at Fulton

ESS Sprints Results-2025

By Curtis Berleue (Fulton, NY) | Shawn Donath picked up his second win of 2025 on Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway with the Empire Super Sprints. It was the South Onondaga, NY drivers first ESS win at ‘The Highbanks’, and he pocketed $2,000 for his efforts.

Leading the field to green was the Pinnacle Pole winner Josh Hansen alongside of Shawn Donath. Donath grabbed the early lead, with Hansen settling into second. On lap four, however, Larry Wight had simultaneously moved into second and caught Shawn Donath, and one lap later Wight got by him for the lead.

Wight proceeded to lead laps 5-13, when Donath got back by him. For the remainder of the race, Donath was unchallenged, and continued on to cross the checkers first, earning his second win of the season and his first at the Fulton Speedway.

“we’ve had a rough stint here over the last few races,” said Donath. “I didn’t know how close it was (on the last restart) so I kind of slid myself going into one to make sure there was enough room for him (Wight).”

Larry Wight finished second for the second night in a row.

“I didn’t want to see any of those yellows,” said Wight. “It seemed like as soon as I got him at the line, the yellow would come out.”

“We had a good car, it just seemed toward the end we needed a couple of laps to get some heat back into the right rear before it would start taking off.”

Rounding out the Ashely Lynn Winery podium for his second podium on the weekend was Zach Sobotka.

“We had a fast car, I never really got in clean air,” said Sobotka. “I was just praying for restarts, because that’s when I felt the car was the best.”

28 cars signed into the pits Saturday night, and the field was split into three timed hot lap groups. Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards went to Larry Wight, Davie Franek and Mikey Kruchka, while Elab Smokers Boutique heats were won by Danny Varin, Josh Hansen and Sammy Reakes IV. The Kross Welding & Fabrication Dash was won by Joe Trenca, and the Lacaillade Masonry B-Main went to Spencer Burley.

The next scheduled event for the Empire Super Sprints is Sunday August 31^st at the Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, NY. 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 (@ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The ESS Road Ahead:

Sunday, August 31 – Utica-Rome Speedway – Vernon, NY ($10,000 to Win Cole Cup)

Saturday, September 6 – Can-Am Speedway – LaFargeville, NY ($2,000 to Win)

Friday, September 12 – Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, ONT (Northern Sprint Car Nationals)

Full Results:

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 53-Shawn Donath[2]; 2. #99L-Larry Wight[5]; 3. 38-Zach Sobotka[12]; 4. 21T-Alex Therrien[8]; 5. 87-Jason Barney[4]; 6. 28F-Davie Franek[11]; 7. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[9]; 8. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[6]; 9. 41-Dalton Rombough[14]; 10. 01-Danny Varin[10]; 11. 98-Joe Trenca[13]; 12. 79-Jordan Thomas[15]; 13. 96X-Chad Phelps[22]; 14. 17S-Kyle Smith[16]; 15. 13T-Trevor Years[23]; 16. 36-Mikey Kruchka[17]; 17. 28-Jordan Poirier[7]; 18. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[21]; 19. 88H-Josh Hansen[1]; 20. 66-Jordan Hutton[18]; 21. 13E-Evan Reynolds[25]; 22. 81-Tyler Reynolds[24]; 23. 33-Lacey Hanson[26]; 24. 8-Dillon Paddock[20]; 25. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[3]; 26. 21-Spencer Burley[19]

Lacaillade Masonry B-Main (10 Laps): 1. 21-Spencer Burley[1]; 2. 8-Dillon Paddock[2]; 3. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[4]; 4. 96X-Chad Phelps[3]; 5. 13T-Trevor Years[7]; 6. 81-Tyler Reynolds[5]; 7. 13E-Evan Reynolds[6]; 8. 33-Lacey Hanson[10]; 9. 29-Dalton Herrick[9]; 10. 67-Steve Glover[8]

Kross Welding & Fabrication Dash (4 Laps): 1. 98-Joe Trenca[1]; 2. 41-Dalton Rombough[3]; 3. 79-Jordan Thomas[4]; 4. 17S-Kyle Smith[2]; 5. 36-Mikey Kruchka[6]; 6. 66-Jordan Hutton[5]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 01-Danny Varin[3]; 2. #99L-Larry Wight[4]; 3. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[1]; 4. 53-Shawn Donath[2]; 5. 98-Joe Trenca[5]; 6. 79-Jordan Thomas[6]; 7. 21-Spencer Burley[8]; 8. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[7]; 9. 13T-Trevor Years[9]; 10. 33-Lacey Hanson[10]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 88H-Josh Hansen[2]; 2. 28F-Davie Franek[4]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 4. 21T-Alex Therrien[1]; 5. 17S-Kyle Smith[7]; 6. 66-Jordan Hutton[5]; 7. 8-Dillon Paddock[6]; 8. 81-Tyler Reynolds[9]; 9. (DNF) 67-Steve Glover[8]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[2]; 2. 38-Zach Sobotka[3]; 3. 87-Jason Barney[1]; 4. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[5]; 5. 41-Dalton Rombough[6]; 6. 36-Mikey Kruchka[4]; 7. 96X-Chad Phelps[7]; 8. 13E-Evan Reynolds[9]; 9. 29-Dalton Herrick[8]

Awards & Contingencies:

Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #99L-Larry Wight; #28F-Davie Franek; #36-Mikey Kruchka

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #01-Danny Varin; #88H-Josh Hansen; #17-Sammy Reakes IV

Cobra Motorhomes & Trailers / Kross Welding & Fabrication Dash Winner ($125): #98-Joe Trenca

Lacaillade Masonry B Main Winner ($50): #21-Spencer Burley

Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #88H-Josh Hansen

Keizer Wheels 5^th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #87-Jason Barney

King Motorsports 10^th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #01-Danny Varin

Pinnacle Investments 11^th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #98-Joe Trenca

Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #96X-Chad Phelps

All-Star Performance 15th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #13T-Trevor Years

A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #38-Zach Sobotka (+9)

Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #24-Jeremy Lafleur

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #53-Shawn Donath; #99L-Larry Wight; #38-Zach Sobotka

Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #28F-Davie Franek

Slade Shock Tech ($50 Certificate): #13E-Evan Reynolds

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September 1 2025

Sobotka Picks Up First ESS Win at Brewerton

ESS Sprints Results-2025

By Curtis Berleue (Brewerton, NY) |For the first time in his career, Zach Sobotka is a 360 sprint car winner, picking up the A-Main win at the Brewerton Speedway on Friday night. A late-race pass for the lead led Sobotka to his first Empire Super Sprints victory, worth $2,000.

Leading the field to green by virtue of drawing the Pinnacle Pole award was Dalton Rombough alongside of Joe Trenca. Rombough would lead the first three circuits until Larry Wight took the lead on lap four.

Wight would lead the next handful of laps, until the #17 of Sam Reakes IV slipped by him on lap 10. Wight re-took the lead on lap 16, but his lead was short lived as Sobotka used the middle of the track to rocket to the front on lap 18.

Behind the leaders, Jordan Poirier had been making steady progress through the field moving himself into a podium spot from his eleventh starting position.

As the laps wound down, nobody had anything for the #38 of Sobotka, as he crossed the checkers first, en-route to his first ESS win.

“I didn’t expect that one,” said Sobotka in victory lane. “I felt good, I didn’t really want to restart on the bottom. I messed with the wing in the car, moved it back pretty far and felt pretty good that first lap after the red.”

Larry Wight held on for a second-place finish.

“I didn’t think they were going to put that much water on the track, we just tightened up too much,” said Wight. “I was hoping when the fuel burned off it would free up a little bit. I just couldn’t roll the middle like he (Sobotka) was.”

Rounding out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium was Jordan Poirer in third.

“Our car was really good, just the luck of the draw making us start eleventh,” said Poirier. “We tried something with the car and I feel like it was working on the bottom, but the tire was eating up and getting way too tight.”

24 cars filled the pit area Friday night, and as such the field was split into three timed hot lap groups. Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards went to Danny Varin, Joe Trenca and Dylan Swiernik. Elab Smokers Boutique heat races were won by Shawn Donath, Jordan Poirier and Larry Wight, and the Jakes Grub & Grog Dash went to Chad Phelps.

The next scheduled event for the Empire Super Sprints is this coming Saturday August 31^st at the Fulton Speedway in Fulton, NY. 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 (@ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The ESS Road Ahead:

Saturday, August 30 – Fulton Speedway – Fulton, NY ($2,000 to Win)

Sunday, August 31 – Utica Rome Speedway – Vernon, NY ($10,000 to Win Cole Cup)

Saturday, September 6 – Can-Am Speedway – LaFargeville, NY ($2,000 to Win)

Full Results:

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 38-Zach Sobotka[3]; 2. 99L-Larry Wight[4]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[11]; 4. 01-Danny Varin[7]; 5. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[5]; 6. 96X-Chad Phelps[13]; 7. 87-Jason Barney[17]; 8. 41-Dalton Rombough[1]; 9. 98-Joe Trenca[2]; 10. 21-Spencer Burley[20]; 11. 100-Chris Hulsizer[23]; 12. 28F-Davie Franek[8]; 13. 66-Jordan Hutton[14]; 14. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[16]; 15. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[9]; 16. 79-Jordan Thomas[15]; 17. 13T-Trevor Years[18]; 18. 33-Lacey Hanson[21]; 19. 29-Dalton Herrick[19]; 20. 36-Mikey Kruchka[24]; 21. 8-Dillon Paddock[6]; 22. 67-Steve Glover[22]; 23. 53-Shawn Donath[12]; 24. 5H-Chris Hile[10]

Jakes Grub & Grog Dash (4 Laps): 1. 96X-Chad Phelps[2]; 2. 66-Jordan Hutton[1]; 3. 79-Jordan Thomas[4]; 4. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[5]; 5. 87-Jason Barney[3]; 6. 13T-Trevor Years[6]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 53-Shawn Donath[1]; 2. 01-Danny Varin[4]; 3. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[2]; 4. 38-Zach Sobotka[3]; 5. 66-Jordan Hutton[5]; 6. 79-Jordan Thomas[7]; 7. 29-Dalton Herrick[6]; 8. 67-Steve Glover[8]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[1]; 2. 98-Joe Trenca[4]; 3. 8-Dillon Paddock[3]; 4. 28F-Davie Franek[5]; 5. 96X-Chad Phelps[7]; 6. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[6]; 7. 21-Spencer Burley[2]; 8. 100-Chris Hulsizer[8]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 99L-Larry Wight[2]; 2. 5H-Chris Hile[3]; 3. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[4]; 4. 41-Dalton Rombough[1]; 5. 87-Jason Barney[5]; 6. 13T-Trevor Years[6]; 7. 33-Lacey Hanson[7]; 8. 36-Mikey Kruchka[8]

Awards & Contingencies:

Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #01-Danny Varin; #98-Joe Trenca; #7C-Dylan Swiernik

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #53-Shawn Donath; #28-Jordan Poirier; #99L-Larry Wight

Cobra Motorhomes & Trailers / Jakes Grub & Grog Dash Winner ($125): #96X-Chad Phelps

Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #41-Dalton Rombough

Keizer Wheels 5^th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #17-Sammy Reakes IV

King Motorsports 10^th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #21-Spencer Burley

Pinnacle Investments 11^th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #100-Chris Hulsizer

Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #66-Jordan Hutton

All-Star Performance 15th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #7C-Dylan Swiernik

A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #100-Chris Hulsizer (+12)

Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #36-Mikey Kruchka

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #38-Zach Sobotka

Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #53-Shawn Donath

Slade Shock Tech ($50 Certificate): #53-Shawn Donath

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August 24 2025

Dylan Swiernik Wins Fourth Race of 2025 at Drummond

ESS Sprints Results-2025

By Curtis Berleue (Drummondville, QC) | In what could be considered a breakout year for Dylan Swiernik, he picked up his fourth win of the 2025 season on Saturday night at Autodrome Drummond. The Port Leyden, NY driver led early, and then re-took the lead on lap 24 after running the majority of the race in the runner-up position to earn a $3,000 pay day north of the border.

Leading the field to green by virtue of drawing the Pinnacle pole award was the #7C of Dylan Swiernik. Swiernik would take the lead early, with Dale Gosselin in second. By lap six, however, Friday nights winner Alex Therrien was able to get by Swiernik and take command of the field.

The lead duo would then run the next handful of laps in the same running order, with Therrien opening up over a one second advantage over Swiernik.

Behind them, fellow Quebec driver Jordan Poirier had made quite a bit of headway in the first few laps. After starting 11^th, Poirier went to seventh on lap two, and took hold of a podium spot on lap three, making it all the way up to third.

As the laps wound down, Swiernik began to close the gap on Therrien. With just two laps remaining he was able to get by Therrien’s #21 machine to re-claim the lead. Swiernik would go on to lead the final laps, and pick up his fourth win of 2025.

Behind Swiernik, Alex Therrien finished second, while Jordan Poirier rounded out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium in third. Danny Varin finished fourth, and Davie Franek completed the top five.

With 23 cars signed into the pits, the field was split into three timed hot lap groups. Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards went to Davie Franek, Jordan Poirier and Dale Gosselin, while Elab Smokers Boutique heat race victories went to Dylan Swiernik, Jordan Poirier and Dale Gosselin.

The next scheduled event for the Empire Super Sprints is this coming Friday August 29^th at the Brewerton Speedway in Brewerton, NY. 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 (@ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The ESS Road Ahead:

Friday, August 29 – Brewerton Speedway – Brewerton, NY ($2,000 to Win)

Saturday, August 30 – Fulton Speedway – Fulton, NY ($2,000 to Win)

Sunday, August 31 – Utica-Rome Speedway – Vernon, NY ($10,000 to Win Cole Cup)

Full Results:

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[1]; 2. 21-Alex Therrien[4]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[11]; 4. 01-Danny Varin[6]; 5. 28F-Davie Franek[8]; 6. 87-Jason Barney[12]; 7. 3G-Dale Gosselin[2]; 8. 31C-Dale Curran[7]; 9. 90-Matt Tanner[3]; 10. 93-Bryan Cloutier[15]; 11. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[14]; 12. 13T-Trevor Years[13]; 13. 84-Tyler Rand[19]; 14. 33-Lacey Hanson[9]; 15. 20-Yannick Poirier[17]; 16. 81-Tyler Reynolds[21]; 17. 93L-Guy Gosselin[20]; 18. 55-Kaven Poliquin[23]; 19. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[5]; 20. 98-Joe Trenca[10]; 21. 13E-Evan Reynolds[16]; 22. 22-Tomy Moreau[18]; 23. (DNS) 53-Shawn Donath

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[3]; 2. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 3. 01-Danny Varin[2]; 4. 33-Lacey Hanson[4]; 5. 13T-Trevor Years[5]; 6. 13E-Evan Reynolds[6]; 7. 22-Tomy Moreau[7]; 8. 81-Tyler Reynolds[8]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[1]; 2. 98-Joe Trenca[3]; 3. 90-Matt Tanner[5]; 4. 31C-Dale Curran[4]; 5. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[7]; 6. 20-Yannick Poirier[6]; 7. 84-Tyler Rand[8]; 8. 53-Shawn Donath[2]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 21-Alex Therrien[2]; 2. 3G-Dale Gosselin[1]; 3. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[4]; 4. 87-Jason Barney[3]; 5. 93-Bryan Cloutier[5]; 6. 55-Kaven Poliquin[7]; 7. 93L-Guy Gosselin[6]

Awards & Contingencies:

Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #28F-Davie Franek; #28-Jordan Poirier; #3G-Dale Gosselin

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #7C-Dylan Swiernik; #28-Jordan Poirier; #3G-Dale Gosselin

Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #7C-Dylan Swiernik

King Motorsports 10^th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #93-Bryan Cloutier

Pinnacle Investments 11^th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #24-Jeremy Lafleur

Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #84-Tyler Rand

All-Star Performance 15th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #20-Yannick Poirier

A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #28-Jordan Poirier (+8)

Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #55-Kaven Poliquin

Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #7C-Dylan Swiernik; #21-Alex Therrien; #28-Jordan Poirier

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

Slade Shock Tech ($50 Certificate): #33-Lacey Hanson

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