September 8 2026

Wight Doubles Up, Wins Second of Weekend at Fulton

By Curtis Berleue (Fulton, NY) | For the second time in two nights, Larry Wight’s #99L was parked in Empire Super Sprints victory lane. After winning Friday at Brewerton, Wight made it two for two on the weekend, picking up another $2,000 on Saturday at the Fulton Speedway.

Jeremy Lafleur and Larry Wight paced the field to green, with Wight jumping out to the lead. Lafleur settled into second, with Paulie Colagiovanni third, Davie Franek fourth and Tyler Graves fifth.

Just five laps in, Colagiovanni was able to get past the #24 of Lafleur to take the second spot. Two laps later, Franek made his way past Lafleur as well, moving to a podium position.

By lap 16, however, eighth starting Jordan Thomas had made his way well into the top five, and made a bid to get by Franek for third. As the laps wound down, it didn’t look as though Colagiovanni nor Thomas would have anything for Wight, who had led since the drop of the green.

Wight would indeed hold on, and score his second win in as many nights with the Empire Super Sprints. Colagiovanni came home second, and Jordan Thomas rounded out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium in third. Jason Barney finished fourth, and Dylan Swiernik would complete the top five.

With 28 cars in the pits on Saturday, the field was split into three timed hot lap groups. Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards went to Matt Tanner, Dylan Swiernik and Paulie Colagiovanni, while Elab Smokers Boutique heats were won by Matt Tanner, Dylan Swiernik and Paulie Colagiovanni. The Donath Motor Worx Dash presented by East Coast Sealcoat was won by Joe Trenca, and the B-Main went to Sammy Reakes IV.

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, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Elab Smokers Boutique, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Wilwood Disc Brakes, FX Caprara, Ashley Lynn Winery, Slade Shock Technology, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Bicknell Racing Products, Swagger Factory, PJC Sprayfoam, Donath Motor Worx, Transport Benoit Lafleur, All Star Performance, Stirling Lubricants, Trenca & Co. Realty, Speedway Press, Primal Tee, and Glenn Styres Racing.

The ESS Road Ahead:

Sunday, September 6 – Utica-Rome Speedway – Vernon, NY ($10,000 to Win Cole Cup)

Friday, September 11 – Can-Am Speedway – LaFargeville, NY ($2,000 to Win)

Friday, September 18 – Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, ONT (Northern Sprint Nationals Weekend)

Full Results:

A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 99L-Larry Wight[2]; 2. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni[4]; 3. 79-Jordan Thomas[8]; 4. 87-Jason Barney[12]; 5. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[5]; 6. 53-Shawn Donath[11]; 7. 28F-Davie Franek[3]; 8. 28-Jordan Poirier[16]; 9. 90-Matt Tanner[9]; 10. 38-Zach Sobotka[10]; 11. 17S-Kyle Smith[22]; 12. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[19]; 13. 98-Joe Trenca[7]; 14. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[1]; 15. 13T-Trevor Years[17]; 16. 25G-Tyler Graves[6]; 17. 56V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[18]; 18. 739-Nicholas Kruger[21]; 19. 63-Josh Weller[13]; 20. 31C-Maverick Coffey[23]; 21. 01-Danny Varin[14]; 22. 44-Chris Hulsizer[24]; 23. 21-Alex Therrien[20]; 24. 24H-Bobby Hackel IV[15]

B-Main (10 Laps): 1. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[5]; 2. 21-Alex Therrien[2]; 3. 739-Nicholas Kruger[1]; 4. 17S-Kyle Smith[3]; 5. 31C-Maverick Coffey[4]; 6. 44-Chris Hulsizer[7]; 7. 33-Lacey Hanson[6]; 8. (DNF) 8-Dillon Paddock[8]; 9. (DNS) 19EM-Emily VanInwegen; 10. (DNS) 96X-Chad Phelps

East Coast Sealcoat Dash (4 Laps): 1. 98-Joe Trenca[1]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas[2]; 3. 90-Matt Tanner[3]; 4. 38-Zach Sobotka[4]; 5. 53-Shawn Donath[6]; 6. 87-Jason Barney[5]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 90-Matt Tanner[1]; 2. 28F-Davie Franek[4]; 3. 38-Zach Sobotka[2]; 4. 53-Shawn Donath[3]; 5. 63-Josh Weller[6]; 6. 28-Jordan Poirier[5]; 7. 739-Nicholas Kruger[7]; 8. 31C-Maverick Coffey[9]; 9. (DNF) 44-Chris Hulsizer[10]; 10. (DNF) 96X-Chad Phelps[8]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[1]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas[2]; 3. 99L-Larry Wight[4]; 4. 87-Jason Barney[5]; 5. 01-Danny Varin[6]; 6. 13T-Trevor Years[7]; 7. 21-Alex Therrien[8]; 8. (DNF) 17-Sammy Reakes IV[3]; 9. (DNF) 8-Dillon Paddock[9]

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni[1]; 2. 98-Joe Trenca[2]; 3. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[4]; 4. 25G-Tyler Graves[3]; 5. 24H-Bobby Hackel IV[6]; 6. 56V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[7]; 7. 17S-Kyle Smith[5]; 8. 33-Lacey Hanson[8]; 9. (DNF) 19EM-Emily VanInwegen[9]

Rifenburg Contracting Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 90-Matt Tanner, 14.022[10]; 2. 38-Zach Sobotka, 14.205[7]; 3. 53-Shawn Donath, 14.206[1]; 4. 28F-Davie Franek, 14.217[9]; 5. 28-Jordan Poirier, 14.324[5]; 6. 63-Josh Weller, 14.528[6]; 7. 739-Nicholas Kruger, 14.684[3]; 8. 96X-Chad Phelps, 14.687[8]; 9. 31C-Maverick Coffey, 14.742[2]; 10. 44-Chris Hulsizer, 14.910[4]

Rifenburg Contracting Qualifying 2 (2 Laps): 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik, 14.224[6]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas, 14.280[5]; 3. 17-Sammy Reakes IV, 14.386[8]; 4. 99L-Larry Wight, 14.544[3]; 5. 87-Jason Barney, 14.568[4]; 6. 01-Danny Varin, 14.646[1]; 7. 13T-Trevor Years, 14.714[9]; 8. 21-Alex Therrien, 14.844[7]; 9. 8-Dillon Paddock, 14.847[2]

Rifenburg Contracting Qualifying 3 (2 Laps): 1. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni, 14.531[8]; 2. 98-Joe Trenca, 14.675[3]; 3. 25G-Tyler Graves, 14.817[9]; 4. 24-Jeremy Lafleur, 14.829[1]; 5. 17S-Kyle Smith, 14.840[4]; 6. 24H-Bobby Hackel IV, 14.876[2]; 7. 56V-Billy VanInwegen Jr, 14.925[6]; 8. 33-Lacey Hanson, 15.185[7]; 9. 19EM-Emily VanInwegen, 15.693[5]

Awards & Contingencies (full members only eligible for payout):

Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #90-Matt Tanner; #7C-Dylan Swiernik; #10C-Paulie Colagiovanni

Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #90-Matt Tanner; #7C-Dylan Swiernik; #10C-Paulie Colagiovanni

Donath Motor Worx / Hidden Meadows Campground Dash Winner ($125): Joe Trenca

Keizer Wheels 5^th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #7C-Dylan Swiernik

King Motorsports 10^th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #38-Zach Sobotka

Pinnacle Investments 11^th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #17S-Kyle Smith

Swagger Factory 12th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #17-Sammy Reakes IV

Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #98-Joe Trenca

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

A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #17-Sammy Reakes IV (+11)

PJC Sprayfoam Reverse Hard Charger ($100): #24-Jeremy Lafleur (-13)