Barney Perfect for Third Time in 2023 at Fulton
By Curtis Berleue (Fulton, NY) | For the third time this season, Jason Barney found himself in Empire Super Sprints victory lane at the Fulton Speedway on Friday night. From the first time he hit the track with timed hot laps, through his heat race and culminating in the A-Main, Barney could not be beat.
His performance through the night, capped off with the $2,000 winners check in the kickoff of the annual Outlaw 200 weekend further solidified his stronghold on Fulton, as it was Barney’s 10th ESS win at the track. He now trails just Gordy Button, who has 12 victories, on the all-time ESS win list at Fulton.
Pinnacle Pole Award winner Chuck Hebing and Jonathan Preston led the field to the initial green flag, with Hebing jumping out to an early advantage. Preston would assume second, and 7th starting Barney made quick work of 4 cars in front of him crossing the line on the end of lap 1 in third.
Barney’s march forward didn’t stop there, as one lap later he got by Preston for second, and immediately set his sights on the leader Hebing. As the lap counter hit ‘6’, Barney moved by Hebing and set sail from there, never looking back.
Hebing would ultimately hold on to cross the line second, and Danny Varin rounded out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium in third.
“We had a really good car again tonight,” said Barney of his victory. “We’ve had sort of an up and down season, but every time we have come home to Fulton we have been fast.”
“I wouldn’t be able to do this without my crew, I can’t thank everyone involved with our program enough to keep us running up front.”
Lacaillade Masonry B-Main winner Larry Wight arguably stole the show, making his own charge through the field. Starting 19th, he quickly made his way into the top 10 by lap 8. By lap 20, he was up to 6th, and on the last lap got by Joe Trenca for a top 5 finish, one spot behind current point leader Jordan Poirier.
28 cars signed into the pits on Friday night. In the 3 timed hot lap groups, Joe Trenca, Jason Barney and Shawn Donath each earned the Rifenburg Contracting fast time award. E&V Energy heat wins went to Logan Crisafulli, Jason Barney, and Jonathan Preston, while Jacob Dykstra won the Cobra Coaches Dash presented by The Hayloft Restaurant.
The next scheduled event for the Empire Super Sprints is tomorrow, Tuesday October 3rd at the Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, NY. The event is the continuation of the rain-shortened show from September 9th, with just the A-Main left to be run. Gate times and pricing information can be found on the Weedsport Speedway website and social media pages.
For the latest news, information, and schedule updates regarding the Empire Super Sprints be sure to check the series website (www.EmpireSuperSprints.com) and follow along on Facebook (Empire Super Sprints), Twitter (@ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).
The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, PJC Spray Foam, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, Fondations 4 Saisons, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., FX Caprara, ASI Racewear, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Bicknell Racing Products, DirtTrackDigest.com and LC Design.
The ESS Road Ahead:
Tuesday, October 3 – Weedsport Speedway – Weedsport, NY ($2,000 to Win A-Main from 9/9)
Friday, October 20 – Outlaw Speedway – Dundee, NY ($3,500 to win Hoag Memorial)
Saturday, November 11 – ESS Rules Meeting & Awards Banquet – Vernon Downs Hotel & Casino
Full Results:
A-Main: 1. #87-Jason Barney[7]; 2. #45-Chuck Hebing[1]; 3. #01-Danny Varin[10]; 4. 28-Jordan Poirier[6]; 5. #99L-Larry Wight[19]; 6. #98-Joe Trenca[8]; 7. #5H-Chris Hile[3]; 8. #36-Logan Crisafulli[12]; 9. #10C-Paulie Colagiovanni[5]; 10. #90-Matt Tanner[4]; 11. #79-Jordan Thomas[11]; 12. #53-Shawn Donath[18]; 13. #7C-Dylan Swiernik[25]; 14. 10BH-Bryan Howland[9]; 15. #22-Jonathan Preston[2]; 16. #23-Tyler Cartier[15]; 17. 96X-Chad Phelps[14]; 18. #5D-Jacob Dykstra[13]; 19. #10-Jeff Cook[20]; 20. #33-Lacey Hanson[24]; 21. #13-Keith Granholm[23]; 22. #X-Dan Bennett[17]; 23. (DNF) #67-Steve Glover[22]; 24. (DNF) #13T-Trevor Years[21]; 25. (DQ) #4P-Chase Moran[16]
Lacaillade Masonry B-Main: 1. #99L-Larry Wight[8]; 2. #10-Jeff Cook[6]; 3. #13T-Trevor Years[3]; 4. #67-Steve Glover[5]; 5. #13-Keith Granholm[10]; 6. #33-Lacey Hanson[4]; 7. #25G-Tyler Graves[9]; 8. #6K-Kyle Dutcher[7]; 9. #7C-Dylan Swiernik[1]; 10. #66-Jordan Hutton[2]
The Hayloft Dash: 1. #5D-Jacob Dykstra[1]; 2. 96X-Chad Phelps[2]; 3. #23-Tyler Cartier[5]; 4. #4P-Chase Moran[6]; 5. #X-Dan Bennett[4]; 6. #53-Shawn Donath[3]
E & V Energy Heat 1: 1. #36-Logan Crisafulli[1]; 2. 10BH-Bryan Howland[4]; 3. #79-Jordan Thomas[3]; 4. #98-Joe Trenca[6]; 5. #5D-Jacob Dykstra[5]; 6. #X-Dan Bennett[2]; 7. #7C-Dylan Swiernik[7]; 8. #33-Lacey Hanson[8]; 9. #6K-Kyle Dutcher[9]
E & V Energy Heat 2: 1. #87-Jason Barney[6]; 2. #45-Chuck Hebing[2]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[4]; 4. #90-Matt Tanner[1]; 5. 96X-Chad Phelps[8]; 6. #23-Tyler Cartier[9]; 7. #66-Jordan Hutton[7]; 8. #67-Steve Glover[3]; 9. (DNF) #99L-Larry Wight[5]
E & V Energy Heat 3: 1. #22-Jonathan Preston[1]; 2. #5H-Chris Hile[4]; 3. #01-Danny Varin[5]; 4. #10C-Paulie Colagiovanni[2]; 5. #53-Shawn Donath[6]; 6. #4P-Chase Moran[3]; 7. #13T-Trevor Years[7]; 8. #10-Jeff Cook[8]; 9. #25G-Tyler Graves[10]; 10. #13-Keith Granholm[9]
Awards & Contingencies:
Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #98-Joe Trenca; #87-Jason Barney; #53-Shawn Donath
E&V Energy Heat Winners ($25 each): #36-Logan Crisafulli; #87-Jason Barney; #22-Jonathan Preston
Cobra Coaches / The Hayloft Restaurant Dash Winner ($100): #5D-Jacob Dykstra
Lacaillade Masonry B Main Winner ($50): #99L-Larry Wight
PJC Spray Foam First Non-Qualifier ($50): #25G-Tyler Graves
Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #45-Chuck Hebing
PJC Spray Foam Hard Charger Award ($50): #99L-Larry Wight (+14)
PJC Spray Foam Reverse Hard Charger Award ($50): #22-Jonathan Preston (-13)
Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($35): #67-Steve Glover
Pinnacle Investments 11th Place (5 gallons fuel): #79-Jordan Thomas
Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #87-Jason Barney; #45-Chuck Hebing; #01-Danny Varin
